More Maori greed at Woodhill bike park

[D dub]

I believe you are correct.

Woodhill forest is no longer owned by the crown, it is now owned by local Maori ie. it is private land!!
They can do what they want!

[JimO]

Woodhill forest is no longer owned by the crown, it is now owned by local Maori ie. it is private land!!
They can do what they want!

tell the greedy cunts we want our land back

[insomnia01]

tell the greedy cunts we want our land back

you want it you pay for it Bro !!!!

[Wellyman]

It's sad we have to pay this extra charge.for most of us with a small earning it hurts, I have been hit by Waitemata and now sandpit for these fees for last few rides,back to the farm rides for now. maybe they will change tune over summer if they don't having anybody show up.
WM

[Boo]

It's sad we have to pay this extra charge.for most of us with a small earning it hurts, I have been hit by Waitemata and now sandpit for these fees for last few rides,back to the farm rides for now. maybe they will change tune over summer if they don't having anybody show up.
WM

If $2 is that much bother and you have to dig in deeper to find it then yes.........don't show up.
The owners don't care if its stay open or shuts, then they'll be blamed for no place to ride. Some can ride other places not everyone is fortunate enough to have that option.
While farm rides are fun....... when your riding with everyone from kids up with a lot of people I know which one I would take.

[avgas]

Just to clear it up for you champ. $35.

Ok that is fairly high. So you must really like it or are a glutton of punishment. $2 on top of $33 really isn't worth complaining about either. GST is higher.

Of course I could have misread this - and you're penny pinching . In which case - please excuse me, I had no idea how loaded you are likewise how much you moan about someone else taking your tuppence.

Or buy a block somewhere else. I mean $35/week is the interest payment on a small block somewhere 90 minutes out of town.

[avgas]

$2 I wouldn't complain Im living in Connecticut USA there are buger all places to ride , bout the only places ive found are proper tracks not free riding all over a forest with miles and miles of track for around the same cost as woodhill thats $30 usd tho. All that being said I although ive bought a few bikes while being here for the last 1 1/2 years but ive only fixed them up and sold them as my insurance won't cover the cost of anything I break or damage neighbor did his collar bone cost with out insurance $40,000.00 +. So a couple of extra bucks to ride back home is nothing considering you also have acc to cover you as well id call it bloody cheap. Stop yah moaning it's the one thing that is cheap in NZ.

Not to mention the CT park pass which is a pain the arse to acquire......and is localized to a specific area, so if you drive to the park in the nearby town......you're screwed......

Never mind the crazy concept they call insurance here. I pay $20K+ year in insurances. It's insane.

But these guys have to pay for ACC on their bikes.......oh wait.....hang on they don't.......

What the Maori don't know (or they do and this is why they are charging and extra $2) is that when shit goes down on their land......ACC comes back to haunt. So don't assume this is all greed driven. Until you try and host a bunch of motorbike riders riding on your land (on a regular basis) - you don't know shit. Other bike parks have shut down for less.

[chadsta]

I got told on Sunday its for Road Maintenance.
There was a sign up on the outside of office wall from the local Whanau but wanted to ride so didn't read it. Was to rooted to stop on the way out.
They where doing a form fill out with vehicle weights and numbers etc

Knowing Tony he wouldn't have charged it unless he had to.
With Summer coming on, females free (I've taught my missus to ride) and every 6th ride free at Thunder X it may impact on his business.

Sandpit is only really any good in the winter when Thunder X and Moto X Central are closed.
I also just taught my missus to ride too and it works out a lot cheaper even though its further away.

I reckon the riding at the sandpit is pretty average and the sand probably doesn't do much for your bike either anyway.
That $2 is the straw that broke the camel's back IMO, from now on they will only get my business when the others are closed.
Lot of money to be made for someone who is willing to stay open in winter and build some gnarly tracks (big hillclimbs etc.).
But for now I reckon James Fowlie from Thunder X is a top man and deserves to be supported more.
Seen him go out of his way to fix a kids bike and help another guy out with a fix on his busted radiator.
I'm still waiting for a reply to my email/s I sent to the owner/s of the sandpit 3 months ago, rubbish service and woman pay full price

[skippa1]

Went to Woodhill (Sandpit) today and was informed that an additional $2 has to be paid to the maoris to allow your vehicle on its land.... Was told if sandpit refused to collect they would cancel lease.

More greed, Sandpit already pays plenty, sign of the times!

You base your claim of greed on what? The fact that you pay another 2 bucks?

have you seen what it costs to keep the place available? What would you charge for someone to ride around in your backyard?

i bet they charge the extra $2 because it weeds out whinging cunts so they don't have to listen to them

[Shane06]

Might force more "free" riding in muriwai forest or forest north of bike park. The bombing range is a decent ride and no extra fees. Feel bad for sandpit operators if numbers do drop from this

[barty5]

Might force more "free" riding in muriwai forest or forest north of bike park. The bombing range is a decent ride and no extra fees. Feel bad for sandpit operators if numbers do drop from this

Hmmm cause riding there and being caught having bike confiscated paying fines for riding bike on beach with no rego / wof or being banned from riding woodhill and other events out there if caught is way cheaper than $2 for fuck sack its $2 whoopie shit.

[Reckless]

I know Tony from going out there and a few other bits and Pieces
He would have negotiated this fairly hard knowing him. Prob why a Waitamata ride is $5 bucks for the same fee. I'm just going to front up and pay!
Imagine if the place closed down FFS we'd have no winter riding. It is a well cared for facility, tracks groomed and new tracks every now and then.
We shouldn't shit on the sandpit because of things beyond its control.

The only thing stopping me going there summer as well is the free riding for girls at Thunder (and the 6th ride free so its actually $25 per ride).
e.g. Sunday before last I took the missus out to Sandpit did fuck all riding as I was teaching her, and it cost the full $60 bucks.
The $30 dollar saving damn near gets me home and back from ThunderX.

None the less everyone knows without the Awesome facility we call The Sandpit we are all fucked.

[Deano]

You dirty buggers have it easy - do you realise how much it costs to do a 'road' track day ?

[Gremlin]

You dirty buggers have it easy - do you realise how much it costs to do a 'road' track day ?

Just wait till you see the difference in prices for gear, tyres etc

[Reckless]

You dirty buggers have it easy - do you realise how much it costs to do a 'road' track day ?

$90 at Puke Saturday testing day going up to $110
$135 Hampton track day
I understand its about $175 for an AMCC ART day?? Not sure what the fee might be if you want to go out and just ride the track without the rider training(if thats allowed)?