More Maori greed at Woodhill bike park

**scott411** · 29th October 2014, 19:39

Tony has done an awesome job with the sand put, and its my favourite place to go riding in the winter or after decent rain, i have taken some overseas riders up there and they all love it, Jake Nicols a british GP rider wished he could have a place like that to ride at home, and i think what he charges is more than fair for the amount of effort he puts into tracks and maitainence,

James at thundercross is another guy that has put a heap of time and money into having a place to ride, and has been though some hard times with it as well, stuff that no one should have to go though,

we as dirt bikers are lucky to have both guys to give us somewhere to ride,

**D dub** · 29th October 2014, 19:48

Originally Posted by 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.

The land owners set the fee and are also responsible for collecting the fee.
It has nothing to do with the Waitemata mcc itself.

**Reckless** · 29th October 2014, 21:15

Originally Posted by D dub

The land owners set the fee and are also responsible for collecting the fee.
It has nothing to do with the Waitemata mcc itself.

BTW: all: That was by no means a dig at The Waitamata mc club they run great events.

**Brett** · 30th October 2014, 08:00

I love going to Woodhill. Would prefer to stop hitting trees though. Paying an extra $2 is more a pain in the arse than a fiscal pocket pain. I never carry coins..

**ktm84mxc** · 30th October 2014, 10:01

Just wait for the Len Brown tax on the motorways to kick in , the costs to go riding will just be going up and up and up .

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 30th October 2014, 11:09

Originally Posted by Reckless

BTW: all: That was by no means a dig at The Waitamata mc club they run great events.

Speaking of which when is their next trail ride event? I see nothing advertised at all!!??

**noobi** · 30th October 2014, 12:14

Originally Posted by Kiwi Graham

Speaking of which when is their next trail ride event? I see nothing advertised at all!!??

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 30th October 2014, 12:42

Originally Posted by noobi

Thanks

Are they not running anymore at Woodhill Forest?

**Reckless** · 30th October 2014, 13:00

2man on as well

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**andy 101** · 30th October 2014, 21:00

Originally Posted by Kiwi Graham

Speaking of which when is their next trail ride event? I see nothing advertised at all!!??

Use your eyes man has been up for a couple of days

**Gremlin** · 31st October 2014, 02:03

Looks like there will be increases for mountain biking at Woodhill as well. Apparently the fees are going towards maintenance of the common areas.

Info here: http://www.bikeparks.co.nz/press-rel...dhill-mtb-park

The fee was a massive $7. I think this is criminal as well... Actually, it's more like the hours drive out there that gets me. $7 a ride (season passes available) ain't that bad when you can go lose yourself in a forest for as many hours as you like with a ton of trails...

The Jesters pie van is criminal. I just busted my gut mtb'ing and I can't resist that most delicious pie

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 31st October 2014, 06:37

Originally Posted by andy 101

Use your eyes man has been up for a couple of days

Are they not running anymore at Woodhill Forest?

**noobi** · 31st October 2014, 10:35

Originally Posted by Kiwi Graham

Are they not running anymore at Woodhill Forest?

That's not what he was responding too, btw.

Not over the summer months, no. The last trail ride in Woodhill was a few weekends ago. The first round of their 2man series is there though.
The events normally go up on silver bullet, so I imagine the trail rides will show up there soon.

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 31st October 2014, 11:36

yeah thats where Ive been looking as well as these;

http://www.silverbullet.co.nz/events.php
http://www.myrides.co.nz/trail-rides-xidc53532.html
http://www.trailrides.co.nz/trail_rides.php

But nothing at Woodhill by anyone and some are listing events up to May.
I know Sandspit is still there but it doesn't look like any clubs are running events in the forest now.
just asking if anyone knew differently.

**noobi** · 31st October 2014, 12:19

Originally Posted by Kiwi Graham

yeah thats where Ive been looking as well as these;

http://www.silverbullet.co.nz/events.php
http://www.myrides.co.nz/trail-rides-xidc53532.html
http://www.trailrides.co.nz/trail_rides.php

But nothing at Woodhill by anyone and some are listing events up to May.
I know Sandspit is still there but it doesn't look like any clubs are running events in the forest now.
just asking if anyone knew differently.

There aren't many groups who run in there. I only know of Waitemata MCC, and Endless Events(Tony's company). So there were never a huge number of people running events there anyway.

Its not that no one is using it anymore, just that they aren't using it over the summer because the sand gets a bit shitty without any rain.