What are the Woodhill tracks like at the southern entrance?

[cheese]

there is a ride on this weekend, what are the tracks like? are they the ones from the 2 man last weekend?

When: Sunday, 13 May 2007
Where: Woodhill Forest - Southern Entrance - Murawai
District (Region): Greater Auckland (AUCKLAND)
Directions: Signposted from State Highway 16 at Waimauku - head to Murawai and down through township. Take Coast Road past the Golf Club and enter the Forest from that end. A gate person will direct you to the start area.
Classes: - This ride has a minimum of four courses; blue for Beginners, green for kids, yellow for the whole family and red for the more skilled - tracks are groomed and user friendly - lots of fun.
Terrain: Sand Based Forest - All weather so riding doesn't stop. Easy terrian and lots of fun and especially really safe.
Organiser: Power Adventures
Contact:
greg
greg@poweradventures.co.nz



http://www.silver-bullet.co.nz/event.php?id=5264

[jimmy 2006]

looks like it will be in the same area, the tracks around there are great, but some rain would be needed i think to make it worthwhile. if it has a days rain between now and then i will be going. the expert tracks are fun but no where near as technical as riding in riverhead!!

[Buddy L]

Your love it cheese, alot better then the trails at the bike part.
As they are not ridden every weekend.
Should still have alot of grass cover over the sand.
And a trial that you haven't been on before is always better then one that you can use every week. Even if it is cut up a bit.
Im not going to this ride as i'll most likely have to be "pit bitch for Gr8bums"
and "ArsoslowWC" at rodey club day:dodge: .
can't ride as instead of "thrashing" my 600 around the track i ended "trashing" it in stead:shutup: , and my wrist is paying for my big balls stupidity

[cheese]

oooh what happened?

[Buddy L]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=49
Thats all i have to say about that.

[cheese]

Bad link try this one

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=49391

[Firefight]

[QUOTE=cheese;1046225]there is a ride on this weekend, what are the tracks like? are they the ones from the 2 man last weekend?


a pretty good area to ride, when you can get access to it,
you will enjoy it more than the bike park.


I can only think of one area only one area better in the forest,
and thats the lake block :sunny: :sunny:
just north of the exsisting bike park, it used to be sub leased by a maori trust, not sure who controls it now, if you ever get the chance to ride there grab it with both hands..
Bugger all sand, heaps of natural jumps, lake, cover ,forest shade
great spot..


F/F

[cheese]

I'd like to see an area like that better set up. I think that a bit of a day with a digger riverhead coulld have a really fun track.

[Firefight]

I'd like to see an area like that better set up. I think that a bit of a day with a digger riverhead coulld have a really fun track.


yep fully agree, still one of my fav places to ride

riverhead has huge potential, but I don't think it will ever happen,

for reasons alreday discussed.



F/F

[jimmy 2006]

[QUOTE=cheese;1046225]there is a ride on this weekend, what are the tracks like? are they the ones from the 2 man last weekend?


a pretty good area to ride, when you can get access to it,
you will enjoy it more than the bike park.


I can only think of one area only one area better in the forest,
and thats the lake block :sunny: :sunny:
just north of the exsisting bike park, it used to be sub leased by a maori trust, not sure who controls it now, if you ever get the chance to ride there grab it with both hands..
Bugger all sand, heaps of natural jumps, lake, cover ,forest shade
great spot..


F/F


how do you get to this mystical place?

[Firefight]

[QUOTE=Firefight;1046479]


how do you get to this mystical place?




dude, yeah mystical is a good description of the maori block,

its not part of the bike park, its about two blocks north of the eastern boundry of the bike park, you travel north up the center forestry road, you know where the double gates are ... as I said it used to be under the control of a maori trust, not sure if its been logged out yet or not, it was the best part of the whole forest, Greg ran some one off events there a couple of years ago, we would spend a day marking it out, a day test riding it , then run the event the following day..

I will make some enquires tonight and see if it is ever still available, will drop you a pm if I find anything positive..

F/F

[Reckless]

Doesn't sound like a bad day. I'll see if I can get my suspenders back in in time. Also mothers day so "her indoors" may have to be consulted.

[cheese]

God I'm in troubel for staying out all day on my biek on sunday as it is!!

[Reckless]

mmmmmmmmmm I wonder if mine would like a nice "MOTHERS DAY" at a FAMILY Trail ride day at Woodhill".

Don't like my chances:nono:

Actually if it wasn't Mothers day and we are supposed to give up all activity unless devoted to her, she might go for it. See if I can get up enough courage to broach the subject aye!!

mmmmmmmm I have a plan Hatching :dodge:Get up early, Make her breakfast in bed:dodge: Woodhill (her too), flowers, cook tea.

How much does it cost. Couldn't find anything on Power adventures site. CR125, CR250, KX85cc. I riden by the wife if my plan works:innocent:

[cheese]

Probably $20 each.

[Wellyman]

25 bucks for adults, cant rember how much greg charges for kids, but its not too bad really.

Meh, I would like to ride, but seems like im gonna be stuck at home.
my bike aint to well ,in terms of the clutch plates after givin them a thrashing in a muddy Hukerenui Trail ride last weekend, my dad has fried his,mine dosent seem much better off.
WM

[cheese]

mmmmmmmm I have a plan Hatching :dodge:Get up early, Make her breakfast in bed:dodge: Woodhill (her too), flowers, cook tea.

How much does it cost. Couldn't find anything on Power adventures site. CR125, CR250, KX85cc. I riden by the wife if my plan works:innocent:

Have a happy mother fuckers day

[Reckless]

ha ha Looks like I'll be riding (and my boys) prob till 1 or 2. She's a good women.

So take that:rockon:

[Danger]

Greg charges $35.00 for an adult at his trail rides.

[chop]

Are you going to go danger?

[cheese]

I've got shit to do on sunday so I'm riding on sat now

[Danger]

Yeah I'm going. Been to busy to ride the last few weeks so looking forward to it.
Real outa shape but.:sick:

[Reckless]

Damn that might count me out.
$35 for me on CR250, $35 for my 17 year old on CR125, probably $25?? KX85 S/W for my 12 year old, Thats 95 bucks plus petrol for the ute and bikes for a family day out.

Probably go to Thunder Valley now.

Makes the Mr Motorcycles cross countries at $60 per family quite a good deal! Their site says they made 60 grand for charity over the 6 rides so someones doing ok at $35-00 per bike.

The kind lady at Thunder Valley only charges me $45-$50 for a family depending on how she is feeling that day and every 6th ride is free. So over the 6 that adds up to about $42 per time. And she has lots of awards for donations to westpac helicopter etc. So we know where some of our money goes when we go there. So that gets my vote.

[cheese]

Yeah I'm heading to thunder valley on sat I think (If I can get this ruddy flywheel sorted!!!)

[Firefight]

Yeah I'm heading to thunder valley on sat I think (If I can get this ruddy flywheel sorted!!!)


whats the probelm with it ?

F/F

[Danger]

Rick I would give Greg Power a call. He might have a family conscession too.
Starting today, finish sometime tomorrow. Will let you know.

[cheese]

I got a flywheel weight form bruin and it's a bit of a fucker to fit. He has said he will modify the case for me for free!!

Awesome!

[Reckless]

Rick I would give Greg Power a call. He might have a family conscession too.
Starting today, finish sometime tomorrow. Will let you know.

Thanks Danger
Called but Greg is out today, will call later.
Had a look on Silver bullett there is a club day at the Rodney MCC but i suppose you need a license etc and it will be a race day. Don't think me or my boys are ready for that. Looks like nice farm land tracks though.

Looking forward to trying the forks. See how good you really are! hehe!
I've been waiting for the wife to ask where those big gold things are off the front of my bike!!!

[cheese]

that is when you say they are in the corner as I'm giving them a clean, then ask them what the hell they are doing in the garage and to get back in the kitchen!

[Reckless]

oh no cheese she's far to wised up to my tricks over the years to fall for that one.
I'm always working on the bikes doing something, so its quite common they are in bits. So here's hoping!

[chop]

I put a Steahly fly wheel weight on my bike came with all the bits in the kit ie bolts,spacer for cover. Paid 199 and took 10mins to chuck it on.

[Reckless]

Same 4 me. The one from tjebbe on my 01 CR250 was just a few minutes. But Cheese has got the later honda and there is bugger all room between his fly wheel and the case I think.
From the pics on the web the Stealy ones for his 04 bolt to the outside but there is a fairly wide spacer you put between the crankcase and the cover. and have to modify the cover aswell.
So it may be the best of 2 evils. Honda was probably trying to keep the cases small and light so didn't leave room for after market add ons. It is supposed to be a race bike. We want the power but don't wanna maintain a 4 stroke so its a compromise.

[cheese]

I ended up taking the flywheel weight off as there is too much flywheel and not enough space. I'll get Tjebbe to machine it down a bit for me.

Bah

Anyway riding tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wooooooo hooooooo

[Reckless]

where are you goin

[jimmy 2006]

I will be keen for a ride tomorrow to.... where bouts are you thinking Cheese?

[cheese]

Thunderpark?

[jimmy 2006]

sounds good, what time?
the only thing to consider might be the weather forecast. i think it is meant to rain tomorrow. thundercross in the rain might not be the best place.

[cheese]

Oh is it shit in the rain?

Any other suggestions?

[jimmy 2006]

thunderx i hear is more clay based. when it rains it can get very slippery so i have heard anyway. have not been there yet. we went all the way last time to find that it was shut. maybe woodhill if it rains alot over night? either that or just go for it in what might be a mud fest at thunder x???

just checked the weather forecast, they are saying showers tomorrow morning. i think we give thunder x a go if it is not pissing down......

[cheese]

MUD FEST!!!! Yeah!!

[jimmy 2006]

agree! what time do you think you can get there by? the earlier the better for me. say 9.30??? i think going through Mercer is the quickist way.

[Reckless]

It can get muddy there. Mainly slippery on top. It was good last weekend. Didn't do the A track as I had my boys. But the B was ok. If the weather is bad give them a call B4 you start to pack.
Thunder Cross Valley 09/233-3117 Fiona or James Fowlie.

As you approach the big Mobil at Mercer on the statehwy 1, go off to your left and take the New fly-over, over the motorway. I think there is a roundabout next, go straight through, then Pretty much follow the road for quite a while when you get to a T intersection, turn left. You wil go past Glen Murray and a golf club. Just keep heading for the big Mast on top of the hill with 3 or 4 big transmission dishes on it. You go directly past this and the entrance has a sign in about 1/2 a k/m. Drive down and stop at the house pay your money. Then go on down to the parking area. Find a spot under a big tree if its sunny.

When riding go to the far end of the carpark and turn right across the stream. Not left as thats the way out. The A track is a fork after you start the B about 1min or so in. So don't look for it from the carpark.

Would have liked to show you guys the way but not sure of my plans.

[Reckless]

Oh I forgot. Don't forget she will give you a ticket and sign one of the slots. After 5 the 6th ride is free, bloody good loyalty system.
It is getting a bit choped up in places. No ruts but a few spots where the bikes have dug quite deep corogations try to get grip. It can't be to long b4 he gets the digger out. Its still second to Kimis though and first for entry cost.

Off to get my suspenders from Danger now CYA

[Arven]

Yeah, Me and some mates should be going to Thunderpark tomorrow morning. If it doesnt Piss down it will be fine. A little rain will do it good... We went there last year when it was totaly soggy and spent most the time on our hands and knees picking up the bikes.. We were covered head to toe in mud!

But it was still awesome fun. :)

Ahh well, Keep an eye out for a KX450 with a RMZ450 and a few other bikes. :)

[cheese]

Ok look out for two CRs in a blue van.

[jimmy 2006]

and a suzuki covered in mud with the owner somewhere near by crawling around on his hands and knees i suspect. what time is everyone going to be there?

[dammad1]

Thunder x is hard pack clay so when it gets wet it is very slippery, the B track is ok but the A track can get quite challenging if your a bit of a novice.

Would love to join you all but the bike is still in bits, but will be keen for a ride next saturday.

[Arven]

We should be there at about 9 - 9.30 or so. I cant wait. Havn't been on the dirt for almost a month! I'm having withdrawals!

[Reckless]

What was Thunder Valley like Muddy or OK. Might go there first thing if the guy at Woodhill doesn't get back to me.

[jimmy 2006]

MUD FEST !!!!!
i can't believe that i managed to get my car back to the road from the carpark!!

[cheese]

man I fucked myself up bad. I went on the A loop by accident and what a fucking wanker that was. I fell off 8 times and did a Superman into a tree...... Thank god I had body armour on as i would have fucked my sholder otherwise. I wasted my thumb as it was!! Ended up falling off about 8 times on the first loop.....

B Loop was awesome. A bit slippery in parts with some water down on the surface. I shit myself a bit with the downhills after all my spills.... Manageed to not fall off agiain, but my thumb made it a bit hard to go fast.

Took me over an hour to clean my bike!!

All in all I liked it, but I wich I hadn't done that A loop..... that was my only downside for the day..

[jimmy 2006]

I am amazed that you even bothered to clean your bike once you got back. mine might have to wait till midweek. cheers for the ride guys. i had the most dodgy trip back to the road with my car:shit: it almost bottomed out twice and it took three attempts. i will be keen as to go back, but next time when it is dry i think. BOOM was the only one of us the seemed to not have a problem with the mud!

[dammad1]

Sorry I forgot to warn you about the driveway, but cheese i'm sure I did warn you about the A track. and that was probably only half the A track as the last time I was there he had cut alot of it out beacause it was a bit wet.

[cheese]

Yeah I was warned about the A track But the sign had fallen down.......

Fuck it!!

Yeah Sam is a bit of a crazy bastard on his bike so he was going nuts everywhere. I was ok, but it was hard to ride with a fucking sore thumb!!

Keen as to go back again.

I've got a water blaster at home and I blast the mud off on the grass then I have a massive drain hole that I wash my bike over. It's great as I'm left with little or no mess!!

Nice to meet you James! Have to go for a ride again. I think that thunder park would be really good in the dry. It got better as the day went on and and the track got a chance to dry out.

[Danger]

I wish he would do something about that drive! Not all of us drive a big diesel. I'm surprised it was that wet. Looking forward to Woodhill in the morning. Should be minimal people on the trails as no one seems to be riding on account of it being Mothers day.

[B0000M]

it was awesome!

[Arven]

Yeah pretty wet in places. I managed on my first loop to ride straight into a big deep puddle and soaked myself and the bike...

We did the B loop a few times then thought to follow some guys up the A Loop. It probably would have been OK if we managed to stay on the track! Lets just say we had a bit of an adventure off the track in some massively muddy bogs!

But it was a fun day.

[B0000M]

Yeah pretty wet in places. I managed on my first loop to ride straight into a big deep puddle and soaked myself and the bike...

same here. that was a bad start.



Lets just say we had a bit of an adventure off the track in some massively muddy bogs!

But it was a fun day.

cheese had several adventures there!!

[Reckless]

Damn you guys!!

I didn't end up goin anywhere!!!!
But got the suspension in.
Jeepers Danger is pretty strict on how to install them right down to which bolts to torque up first. But I did it EXACTLY as instructed.

[Arven]

So was it Cheese who was with us down in the bog? Cos we went down the hill because we saw someone else down there and thought if he was down there there must be a way out! So we followed him down to find a narrow creek and a tiny little goats trail to get out... My mate got his back wheel stuck over the axle in mud. took us 15 mins to get that bastard out... Now who was the person to sugesst "Give it some Gas!!!" so it can dig itself a bigger hole!!

But we got the bike out, and used teamwork to get all 3 bikes through the tiny goats trail back onto the track...

[Arven]

So was it Cheese who was with us down in the bog? Cos we went down the hill because we saw someone else down there and thought if he was down there there must be a way out! So we followed him down to find a narrow creek and a tiny little goats trail to get out... My mate got his back wheel stuck over the axle in mud. took us 15 mins to get that bastard out... Now who was the person to sugesst "Give it some Gas!!!" so it can dig itself a bigger hole!!

But we got the bike out, and used teamwork to get all 3 bikes through the tiny goats trail back onto the track...

[B0000M]

i have no idea who's bloody who down at the track, next time we should arrange a bit of a KB meet & greet on site, if u guys saw 2 CR250's out there with no numbers(i think the only 2 strokes there) , that was cheese & myself, and the other bike riding with us was a RMZ250, which was piloted by jimmy 2006

[cheese]

I don't think it was me that you followed. I spent all my time on my ass on the A track. I was feeling ok untill I slid down a steep greasy part and smacked into a tree. I know you are meant to ride not slide, but I was fucking packing myself on that A loop! It would be awesome if it was a bit drier. I was really tempted to try to find a goat treack out of the A track, cause I really struggled to get up the first hill to enter the A track. And I thought to my self, hmmmm, we have gone up, we have to do down somewhere....... Shit.......

[Arven]

Lol yeah, i know how you feel... We made it up the first two hills, but the 3rd hill had a bit of a bog at the bottom of it and we didnt have enough speed to get through, so we went off the track a bit, and got stuck.. then we managed to get further and further away from the track untill we thought Stuff it! if hes down there then we can go down there too!! :P Bad idea!!

[cheese]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

anyway come say hi next time!

[Danger]

Damn you guys!!

I didn't end up goin anywhere!!!!
But got the suspension in.
Jeepers Danger is pretty strict on how to install them right down to which bolts to torque up first. But I did it EXACTLY as instructed.

Perhaps we should sneak out for a sly ride without the kids during the week eh?

[Reckless]

Danger --It wouldn't be a ride for you it would be giving a lesson!
Was thinking about Ardmore 2morrow but its really full on there.
Busy as hell and it might be taking the MX to far doing it in work time. I'm not drawing plans for anyone here am I?? Still I'm very tempted.

[telliman]

wednesday practice is never to busy,its the best time,to wet on the other hand might make a difference!

[cheese]

Man I'd love to take a wednesday and pop down to ardmore. I went on Anzac day and shit there was waaaaaay too many people there. Looks like a fun traack though.

I might go soon though as I really really need the practice..... Getting a bit worried about teh T100 after how many times I assed off at thunder park. Would you compare the grounds of the two places to be quite similar? Tarawera is Clay and volcanic rock based?

[Reckless]

Telliman
Went there one Wednesday about a month ago with my 17 year old, it was quite busy, he didn't even have a go. As the ones there were jumping high and long. He's not a whimp either, raced Karts for 7 years or more and can get round the B track at Thunder ok. But its pretty imtimidating when everyone is going for it. The other riders are very good but we thought the trails might be best intil we can jump 3 stories in the Air

Cheese
Hope my directions to Thunder helped. Glad you had a good day out there. B track is getting a little cut up since I first went there. But its good aye!
Ardmore on a Wednesday practice starts at about 2pm so it would only be an afternoon off. Had a job in Papakura today so dropped by the track its in good nick wet enough for no dust, but not muddy. He does look after it well.

Danger
When where you thinking of going and where. I'm still tempted.

[dammad1]

Man I'd love to take a wednesday and pop down to ardmore. I went on Anzac day and shit there was waaaaaay too many people there. Looks like a fun traack though.

I might go soon though as I really really need the practice..... Getting a bit worried about teh T100 after how many times I assed off at thunder park. Would you compare the grounds of the two places to be quite similar? Tarawera is Clay and volcanic rock based?

Theres not alot of clay at the Tarawera rides, its a nice loomy pumice type soil, it drains quite well and therefore drys quite quickly, but if you get alot of rain before the race it will still be quite slippery.

If you had that much trouble on the A track at thundercross, you may want to get a bit more practise in before tackling the T100.

[cheese]

Theres not alot of clay at the Tarawera rides, its a nice loomy pumice type soil, it drains quite well and therefore drys quite quickly, but if you get alot of rain before the race it will still be quite slippery.

If you had that much trouble on the A track at thundercross, you may want to get a bit more practise in before tackling the T100.

Yeah I should be ok. I want to get a bit more time on the bike before the race. I might try to do a Wednesday at ardmore. I think if I'd done a few laps on the B loop before the A loop I would have been more confident.

[Danger]

Telliman

Danger
When where you thinking of going and where. I'm still tempted.

Had tentative plans for the last part of this week but unsure now as I have had a few unexpected jobs coming in. I'll let you know if I intend to get out sometime. It won't be Wednesday.

[Dutchee]

Theres not alot of clay at the Tarawera rides, its a nice loomy pumice type soil, it drains quite well and therefore drys quite quickly, but if you get alot of rain before the race it will still be quite slippery.

If you had that much trouble on the A track at thundercross, you may want to get a bit more practise in before tackling the T100.
Depending on conditions, which vary from week to week, a certain enduro champion (Chris Birch) has been known to comment that the A loop "took a fair bit of riding" to get through. He got round, of course, but it wasn't that easy.
Not sure how much James has changed the place since then (few years back) but it's not always as easy as on dry days.
I think this expert has also gone on to win the T100, but can't quite remember if he's even bothered to race it. I know last year they were commenting he was going to race, but as he was also going to the A4DE, he never made it.
I think I've only ever made it out there once or twice (definitely once, remember getting myself in a total shit hole through total stupidity on my part) but looking forward(?) to going again in a few weeks' time.

Sorry, but to basically slag off someone who struggled around the A loop, unless you were there, it's uncalled for as conditions change. No, I wasn't there the day the expert was there either, but my husband was & he commented about the comment from Chris afterwards.

It may be that Cheese was totally out of his depth but will have a ball at the T100. Cheese - are you going to the Waitemata MCC family day at the end of this month? If so, ask at sign-on if I've left anything for you. I've got a video of the T100 from a few years back - I want it back, but it may give you a bit of an idea of what to expect. If not, good luck (doubt I'm doing any off-road riding before or after then for a while).

[dammad1]

"Sorry, but to basically slag off someone who struggled around the A loop, unless you were there, it's uncalled for as conditions change. No, I wasn't there the day the expert was there either, but my husband was & he commented about the comment from Chris afterwards".

Whoa ease up tiger... it was hardly slagging him off, it was a general comment!
I have ridden the A loop at thundercross hundreds of times and know exactly how bad it can get.
I have also raced enduros and ridden the Tarawera tracks many times and would think that it was only common sense to say that if you had that much trouble with such a short loop then maybe you might need a bit of practise before tackling a long race like T100.

No offence cheese.

[Buddy L]

I don't think that cheese is out their to win the t100, but to give it a go, and do it for fun.:dodge:
You never know he could finish the race with a smile:eek: on his face, and isn't that the main thing?
shut up cam [smilie=2,5,39]

[cheese]

Na I'm not offended. I'm entering the race for the fun factor. I'm just going to try to not be last.