New MX track in Onehunga

[Cary]

Was told about track thru info on TradeMe so went and had a look today.

Bit rough at the mo but lots of potential. See first pic for track info. At the end of Captian Springs Rd, Onehunga, Auckland. past refuse station.

[cheese]

Fuck I might go have a crack at that this weekend.

[Cary]

Fuck I might go have a crack at that this weekend.

Pay to call as is easter..........

[bugjuice]

knoblies on the 636 then..

[Brian d marge]

:argh::shit::shit::crybaby::crybaby::crybaby::cryb aby::crybaby::crybaby::crybaby:Then you have Kimmys track just down the road ( There is no emotional con that can do justice to my feelings here!!!!!)

The condition of that track is rougly what I race on here , gets rough and rutted ... That table looks good ...,,,,,,

Stephen

[XTC]

Kimmy's track :oi-grr: Smashed my ankle there :crybaby: Haven't ridden MX since and probably never will..... I want my YZF back. So that's 3 great tracks in auckland now. Ardmore, Harrisville and Onehunga.

[Cary]

Kimmy's track :oi-grr: Smashed my ankle there :crybaby: Haven't ridden MX since and probably never will..... I want my YZF back

Thats ok, you can live out your riding dreams thru your kids.............

[WRT]

Havent been there myself (despite living less than 10 mins away), but a mate has and reckoned while it was a lot of fun, its only good for short bursts before you start to loose interest.

[Cary]

Havent been there myself (despite living less than 10 mins away), but a mate has and reckoned while it was a lot of fun, its only good for short bursts before you start to loose interest.

Wow, really! Looked bloody good to me. lots of jumps, long track and WOOPS, after watching them on TV finally get to do some, how hard can it be...................

[XTC]

Wow, really! Looked bloody good to me. lots of jumps, long track and WOOPS, after watching them on TV finally get to do some, how hard can it be...................
Yeah well you know what those honda CR riders are like. They just wanna pose at the track. Goes like this - Ooooh look at my shiny frame... what take my bike on the track?? are you crazy?? might get it dirty!

[WRT]

Yeah buddy, where were you last sunday when I was up at woodhill going thru puddles deep enough to swallow your XT whole . . .

Might get it dirty . . . pffft.

Some of us prefer longer rides than just going round in circles. Good practice for the jumps I'll happily admit tho!

[XTC]

Hook line and sinker:nya:

[WRT]

Yeah, well the "going round in circles" bit was all tongue in cheek, especially as I'm signed up for the taupo track day . . .

[Cary]

Yeah, well the "going round in circles" bit was all tongue in cheek, especially as I'm signed up for the taupo track day . . .

Motard track was it:Punk:

[WRT]

I'd love a go on a motard (anyone wanna volunteer their bike??), but this time I'll be taking the Aprilia, the nobblies on the CR make for somewhat interesting cornering on tarseal!

[Motu]

Wow,an MX track in the heart of Auckland,that's bloody impressive.Looking at those woops I can feel my chest aching and my arms pumping up -
I wonder if I'm allowd to ride around sitting down,that's my pace these days,sigh....


If you are getting bored on a short track you aren't trying hard enough - how can you get bored if you are shitting your pants every corner and ever jump...

[XTC]

Cary I need to have a go on your YZF250 to see if my ankle is up to MX again. I'm sure it would be ok. Then I might have to buy another MX'er.

[Cary]

Cary I need to have a go on your YZF250 to see if my ankle is up to MX again. I'm sure it would be ok. Then I might have to buy another MX'er.

Not a problem, anytime:yes:

[Wellyman]

Yeah buddy, where were you last sunday when I was up at woodhill going thru puddles deep enough to swallow your XT whole . . .

Might get it dirty . . . pffft.

Some of us prefer longer rides than just going round in circles. Good practice for the jumps I'll happily admit tho!


Hahaha I agree with that post matey!!!!
I might go up for a look this weekend looks like fun! need to get some air time as I don't usually try to jump the 230.
WM

[Wellyman]

Wow,an MX track in the heart of Auckland,that's bloody impressive.Looking at those woops I can feel my chest aching and my arms pumping up -
I wonder if I'm allowd to ride around sitting down,that's my pace these days,sigh....


If you are getting bored on a short track you aren't trying hard enough - how can you get bored if you are shitting your pants every corner and ever jump...

Armp pump oh god yeah!, don't worry Motu I do a bit of nanna riding by the end of the day, get to tired to fast nowdays.
WM

[Brian d marge]

how hard can it be...................

Friggen hard ........ boy am I ever going to hold you to this ... when you get peeled of you bike cause you just so damn knackered that breathing hurts ,,,,, and you were lapped by the smart are 12 year old who cannot understand why you fing doing wheelies and stoppies in a 10 foot radius difficult...( Ha I ll teach him ,,,I VE BEEN through puberty -I think - )

:devil2:
Stephen

[Brian d marge]

What a good thread, those roundy roundy no bumpy riders just dont know what they are missing. Imagine going around in circles with out the front wheel trying to trick you or accelarating hard up the face of a mountain KNOWING there is a chazim the otherside and STILL holding the throttle WIDE open

Stephen
ps.
Dear lord:
I dont mind getting older , so long as I can still play in the mud ..could you see your way in helping me with my endeavors?
Kind regards

Stephen

[scott411]

Kimmy's track :oi-grr: Smashed my ankle there :crybaby: Haven't ridden MX since and probably never will..... I want my YZF back. So that's 3 great tracks in auckland now. Ardmore, Harrisville and Onehunga.

you can not compare Ardmore to Harrisville, Harrisville is way better, Club owned and operated, Watered every practise that it needs to be, groomed every week, all money raised goes straight back into the track,
Harrisville is a step above any other track in auckland (and NZ for that matter) Sure it suits the better riders more with the jumps and layout, ill accept that,

best thisng is thier actually is 3 tracks in south auckland

[Wellyman]

I personally prefer Ardmore. the track is always nicely groomed and prepared and the track is always DIFFRENT. he changes the layout every week or so which is great because it makes it fun and challenging, which I like riding personally.
WM

[cheese]

Ok I rang the guys that run the track and it's $20 per visit and if you want to buy a key, it's $500 adn something adn two people can own a key.

They look like they are trying to run it professionally. Could be a good thing.

Oh and it's open this weekend! :)

[Wellyman]

Ok I rang the guys that run the track and it's $20 per visit and if you want to buy a key, it's $500 adn something adn two people can own a key.

They look like they are trying to run it professionally. Could be a good thing.

Oh and it's open this weekend! :)

Keep talkin im keen, might pay a visit this saturday you never know. Got my forks back from Norm Cobb today WAAAAHOOOO! so my bike is good to go.
WM

[XTC]

you can not compare Ardmore to Harrisville
Who was comparing?? I found both the tracks great. Now if only they could sort out the huntly track so it can be opened more than 12 times a year or so then that would be even better. That track in huntly looks fantastic.

[Wellyman]

you can not compare Ardmore to Harrisville, Harrisville is way better, Club owned and operated, Watered every practise that it needs to be, groomed every week, all money raised goes straight back into the track,
Harrisville is a step above any other track in auckland (and NZ for that matter) Sure it suits the better riders more with the jumps and layout, ill accept that,

best thisng is thier actually is 3 tracks in south auckland

Ardmore is exactly the same setup as Harrisville in terms of how often the track is groomed and watered, sure the jump layouts are diffrent but the basics are te same mate. Ardmore is a top class MX track as is Harrisville.
WM

[IronicCapers]

Does anyone want to volounteer some information on how to approach these tracks. Are there particular days you can go or is it like the woodhill bike park. Anytime as long as the forestry gates are open.

[XTC]

Ardmore is open wednesdays for practise and sundays, they have a raceline phone number which cary will have to post up as I've forgotten it. Harrisville is open 1pm to 3pm saturdays for practise and sundays for racing. See first pic on first post of this thread for onehunga.
Andy.

[Cary]

Ardmore # is 2680886

He doesn't tend to leave a message till late. Wednesdays are usually a 2-3pm start although he usually starts later than what he says by hour or so:argh:

race days are last weekend (4th) of month other than that its open practice.

[cheese]

Far out I gave that track a blast on Sunday.

Now it was my first EVER time on a MotoX track. Shits you the first few times hitting the jumps, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. there is only two nasty(ish) jumps that aren't table tops, but it's a nice track. Easy and quick to get to. Only 8 people there when I went there and I had a Blast!

[Wellyman]

Far out I gave that track a blast on Sunday.

Now it was my first EVER time on a MotoX track. Shits you the first few times hitting the jumps, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. there is only two nasty(ish) jumps that aren't table tops, but it's a nice track. Easy and quick to get to. Only 8 people there when I went there and I had a Blast!


Welldone Cheese. you just gotta go faster and clear all them, hang on you can't possibly go fast on a Suzuki they fall apart above 10km/h, time for you to go buy a Honda!
WM

[cheese]

LOL ok, there was a Honda CR there and the rear shocks collapsed, but he kept giving it hell over the jumps.....

Another guy on 04RM cartwheeled his bike, bent his rear subframe and exhaust. Nasty!! Only on his 5th lap!!

[IronicCapers]

A fulltime motocross track out west would good. The bike park just aint that fun. A good loamy track would be sweet!:Offtopic:

[cheese]

Mate, onehunga ain't that far!!!

[IronicCapers]

It is for an 18yr old who aint got no bike transport or more to the point the money to travel far. Although i do sometimes head down to taupo/tokoroa

[cheese]

Let me know if you want to go to woodhill adn I'll give youa life next time then.

you on MSN?

[IronicCapers]

randomnut@hotmail.com

believe that email. Im the 1st ever.

[5hundy]

Hope they get rid of a few of those big rocks...

after my dancing with the Grizzly Bear [KX500] my butt will be better!

Yes took the big 2 stroke there on Mon.. hadnt riddin the beast in 2yrs so it decided to spit me off the back to show its displeasure...

needless to say my pal saw me running behind the bike with front wheel in the air at 50kmh then ended up eating dirt after losing the fight with the big bear- Nice track but im considering buying a KX125 for small tracks like that! Mind you saw a guy having fun on an RM80 so might get one of those

L8R :scooter: 5HUNDY :sick:

[cheese]

Yeah I was finding it tight with teh two fiddy.

[Wellyman]

You motocross girls should have came for a blast around Thundercross Valley with me! track was muddy in places, but still very easy and rideable, I had a ball.my new suspension was working really well so made my life so much easier
WM

[Adamski]

Yeah cooool track, if a little rough on rusty 500 riders. I tried to learn from my mates "bear dancing" routine :no: and stay on the beast, but very nearly came a cropper a couple of times.

Anyway it's a good day out - hopefully they will soon do a half-day (or after 2) half-price as well there.

[cheese]

Wher e is that track wellyperson?

[Wellyman]

Wher e is that track wellyperson?


Naike (Waikato Area)

it is a great track to visit, has a MX track and a trails.
WM

[XTC]

I always found thundercross shite. Their motocross track was just a single lane track around a paddock and the enduro track had dead ends and gates to open and livestock to deal with. Unless they've done some serious work on the venue then forget it.

[Cary]

I always found thundercross shite.

Yea same here.

[cr125nz]

want to go and ride is is still open and running

[cheese]

Hey tht track is long gone. Try Thunder park (good with some jumps there now) and woodhill. Kimmys is alos a good option and really cloe to teh tron.

[Pierce]

Naike (Waikato Area)

it is a great track to visit, has a MX track and a trails.
WM


Huh...? I thought there was only an A and B track... Where's the MX track Welly?

[barty5]

Huh...? I thought there was only an A and B track... Where's the MX track Welly?

bout 15 ks down the road take a left 20min drive turn right take next right then right at round about then a good 15ks and oops your at Kimmies not to far from the car park at thunder just remember to take spare gas you should be fine.

[jimmy 2006]

pity the onehunga track died. anyone know of any vacant land around auckland that can be ripped up? would be great to have a track in a similar industrial location.

[Atomic]

pity the onehunga track died. anyone know of any vacant land around auckland that can be ripped up? would be great to have a track in a similar industrial location.


YES PLEASE! Aucklanders need a local.
Id love too open a track in centralish auckland but no funds im afraid.

Surely there is someone out there with too much money???

Could be way out on my numbers but assuming we can rally together 1000 or less riders willing to put up $1000 or less each and buy a piece of industrial land in onehunga and build a track, 1000 riders = lots of man power for the hard slog. Id put in a grand to get a local track and wouldnt care if I didnt own it. If I ride for the next 10 years, thats only $100 per year, would obviously get lifetime free entry. New riders come on to the scene and get charged $20 per ride to cover rates, maintenance etc.

[cheese]

I like your idea. But why not just approach real estate agents with vacent lots and ask to use them until sold with a share of the profits?

[scott411]

YES PLEASE! Aucklanders need a local.
Id love too open a track in centralish auckland but no funds im afraid.

Surely there is someone out there with too much money???

Could be way out on my numbers but assuming we can rally together 1000 or less riders willing to put up $1000 or less each and buy a piece of industrial land in onehunga and build a track, 1000 riders = lots of man power for the hard slog. Id put in a grand to get a local track and wouldnt care if I didnt own it. If I ride for the next 10 years, thats only $100 per year, would obviously get lifetime free entry. New riders come on to the scene and get charged $20 per ride to cover rates, maintenance etc.


you forget to allow for resource consent costs,
allow $200,000-$500,000 depending on how many hours you want to be open, and no guarentee that you will get it,

Hampton downs costs over $1,000,000 just to get a resource consent, with out land or devolpment costs,

thier are people working on a track in the auckland region that will be open more, but the land is not the hard bit, the resource consent is,

and it costs a lot more than you think to maintain a track, in captial and running costs, if you want to run it near any houses at all, (ie within 5km) you will need a watering system, allow $50-100 in deisel per day to do that, and you need at least a 80hp tractor to run the size pump you need,

to put perpective, the Pukekohe Club spend about 10-15k a year maintianing the watering system to run once a week during summer, and we do the labout for free, i know Ardmore spent 80K on tractor repairs over about 2 years as well,

it is not cheap to run a mx track,

[telliman]

can you imagine the kaos when a thousand people turn up wanting to use there track they paid $1000 for,classic!!!

[Atomic]

Whoohoo, just talking shit on my lunch break.
Have fun guys.

[jimmy 2006]

this is probably a stupid question, but do you need resource consent if it is held indoors?

[scott411]

yes you do, because it is not in the permitted list of activities in most commercial zones,

[Ktmboy]

this is probably a stupid question, but do you need resource consent if it is held indoors?

Are you thinkin of laying claim to the Vector Arena Jimmy?

[scott411]

Are you thinkin of laying claim to the Vector Arena Jimmy?

to late somebody beat him to it, watch this space

[jimmy 2006]

also heard speculation of an event held there.... i will certainly be buying tickets if that is the case. also heard through the grapevine that the waikaraka (sp) park speedway area is talked about for sx.

[clmintie]

Just found these old pix from the Waikaraka supercross 1991. I love (watching) SX, the more the merrier......Sure do miss nipping down to the Taupiri track with the kids.

[Teava]

Vector Arena???? that place isnt very big inside.....

[Pierce]

Vector Arena???? that place isnt very big inside.....

The floor space needed for supercross isn't really that much! the Vector floor would be heapsa room I would'a thought.

Bring on arena sx to nz haha:banana:

[Teava]

nah man ive been there a few times, its very small floor space wise
plenty of seats in the upper bowl but cant imagine a supercross there
would be cool but would be very one lined track

[Buddy L]

ill check it out on thrusday when im moshing to "Korn".
I thought their was plenty of room when i went to see linkon park. more room then at the recent auckland SX round.
But will be hard to fill the place up i reckon , hard to cover the cost, etc

[Deon42]

Far out I gave that track a blast on Sunday.

Now it was my first EVER time on a MotoX track. Shits you the first few times hitting the jumps, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. there is only two nasty(ish) jumps that aren't table tops, but it's a nice track. Easy and quick to get to. Only 8 people there when I went there and I had a Blast!

Does anyone know what the physical address and exact location is of the motor cross track in onehunga is

[BoristheBiter]

Does anyone know what the physical address and exact location is of the motor cross track in onehunga is

Not there anymore.

[Cary]

Put that post up 2006....... :lol:

[fastoyz]

the track owner smoked a bit too much weed to keep the place running, its a shame being so close in auckland

[cheese]

His Dad owned the land and it was only there till the land compacted a bit as it was an old landfill. They got consent to build and the track went. Pity it was nice having somewhere so close to ride. Those 2 huge table tops were massive. I never quite managed to clear them.

[nzspokes]

I thought they were building one by the airport along with some other sports areas?

[scott411]

I thought they were building one by the airport along with some other sports areas?

they are apprantly, although when the manakau city council got absorbed by the super city i think it went on the back burner, the person who has the contract will build an unreal track when he gets the chance

[mandm40]

is this track still around or has it been sold i cant find it on google earth

[WRT]

Long gone! Used to be down by the tip there, it wasn't the greatest course but was still a bit of fun. However, it's been gone for a couple of years now.

[mandm40]

thats a shame so does that just leave us with woodhill, Harrisville and ARDMORE no other smaller hidden tracks closer to auckland city?

[meteor]

thats a shame so does that just leave us with woodhill, Harrisville and ARDMORE no other smaller hidden tracks closer to auckland city?

Also Dome Valley, Kimmy's, Thundercross Bike Park or trail rides or cross country's etc nearly every weekend and you could look at the events tab here www.silverbullet.co.nz

Hope that helps

[oldguy]

thats a shame so does that just leave us with woodhill, Harrisville and ARDMORE no other smaller hidden tracks closer to auckland city?


Also Dome Valley, Kimmy's, Thundercross Bike Park or trail rides or cross country's etc nearly every weekend and you could look at the events tab here www.silverbullet.co.nz

Hope that helps

+1 as said above,

there are also a lot of trail rides happening, one on tomorrow Mr Motorcycles Wairamarama, always good, and with the likely hood of rain tomorrow will be fun.