UPDATE - 4/10/18
Due to the forecast rain event we have postponed the GRIN until late November, unfortunately we can't control the weather.. stay tuned for a new date
Well.......do we have a treat for you!
Working with the team from White Lightning Events we have organised Nymboida's first MTB multi day event, The GRIN (Great Race in Nymboida). It's a two day event, starting Saturday afternoon with racing and festivities at the Nymboida MTB Trails and then dinner and live music supplied by locals at Nymboida Camping and Canoeing. So make sure you book accomodation and order your meals through Nymboida Camping and Canoeing. (Saturday Dinner and Sunday Breakfast available) as well.
Local muso's will be performing at the Camping and Canoe Centre, with live music at the race to keep the crowd pumped and a sausage sizzle to raise money for the local RFS brigade. For a great night out, everyone is welcome to attend the festivities at the Camping and Canoe Centre, just make sure you book if you want a wonderful meal.
The event will be 2 x 4hr MTB race, teams or solo spread across the afternoon of Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th October. Each day will be a different course to add interest and best of all......it's all awesome, handbuilt single track nirvana, no fire road at all!
You can register for the event via this link
Mhoarrrrr Single Track !
While White Lightning Events have been doing their thing on the prodigious administration involved in getting the event up and running Toni, Mark, Henry and I have been super busy building new trail. We wanted to get this new track ready especially for the event and have been doing 3 or 4 trailworking bees every week for the last several weeks as well as months worth of work prior to that! |
| New bridge leading onto hand cut single track... |
The new trail hasn't even been ridden yet so I would suggest everyone ensure they do a test ride of the trail BEFORE the race event (get here early and head out !). The trail is built using the 'stacked loop' system recommended by the IMBA , where the trails are more difficult the further you are from the base of the bike park.
There are some really awesome features that might be tricky for beginner riders. It's not that they are particularly hard but if it's the first time out, they might catch you by surprise and add a pucker factor in the first lap that you don't need when racing. For all but one obstacle on the new trail, there are no B lines, it's called Taipan for a reason, it can bite and will hurt if you don't respect it.
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| Rock garden approach, onto a "wall" berm, before a new bridge, then onto hand cut single track.. it's all happening ! |
You can follow the trail construction on our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mtb_nymboida/
