6 Hours of Hurt: in glorious technicolour

In Auckland people pay hundreds of dollars for a mud facial. Suckers.

6 Hours of racing at Mangamahoe - December 6th

Results in detail posted above.

News article in the local paper with winners mentioned:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/3131303/Sore-but-successful

Feature on Craig:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/3136119/Craig-enjoys-making-testing-courses

Track for 6-Hour race announced

The New Plymouth Mountain Bikers are stoked to announce the trail for the upcoming 6-Hour Teams cross-country race, 6 December at the Lake Mangamahoe Trails:

1. Start at gravel car park
2. Start loop down gravel towards river before turning left into Kiwi Trail (this short section is for the start lap only, and is to spread the riders out going into the singletrack).
3. Follow Kiwi Trail to the main gravel road (Shane and Craig have created a special treat at this point), before rejoining the Kiwi Trail and following back to Kea Trail.
4. Turn left off the Kea Trail into Hudson’s Alley.
5. Exit of Hudson’s onto the gravel road and turn right into the first 4wd track.
6. Turn right into Blue Duck and into the Hihi Trail.
7. Near the end of the Hihi, turn right into the Club Link Trail which joins back into the Kea Trail.
8. Follow the rest of the Kea Trail and cross the gravel road back into the end of the Kiwi Trail.
9. Change riders and repeat.

The course is approx 6.5km long.

6-Hour Race: Entry Form

Entry forms for the NPMTB 6-Hour race on Sunday 6 December are now available. Click on the image below to download and print or pick up from any of Taranaki's bike shops. Entry can be completed and paid for on the day. Huge thanks to race sponsors and supporters AvantiPlus Mitchell cycles, Cycle Inn, Fuji Zerox, 02 Project and Raceway Cycles.

It's a Sign!

With all the new trailbuilding going down at Mangamahoe in recent months, some signage to get people to all the new trails was long overdue.

Fortunately that's been rectified with some flash new temporary signage created by Craig with printing support from Fuji Xerox NP.

Signs indicate the trail names, directional info and trail grading. Read signs backwards for hidden message (like the course for the 6-hour race, perhaps)...