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Craters Classic 2007, Wairakei Forest, on Sunday 24th June.
9.00 am Registration for a 10.00 am start.
Enter the 17 km Fun Course, the 30 km Adventure Course, or the 39 km Enduro Course.
Great spot prizes, thanks to event sponsor Top Gear Cycles.
Courses are 85% single track, with some gravel and 4WD. All course options are "big loop" format. Everyone gets to ride the primo Outback, Slalom and Coaster tracks. The Adventure and Enduro riders also get to ride the new Retro and Luge tracks, Luge being the longest flowing downhill track in the park. The Fun Course has tracks up to Grade 3, and the Adventure and Enduro Courses have some Grade 4 tracks.
Entry is $25 (reduced to $20 for Taupo MTB Club Members). Classes are Junior Men / Women (U19), Senior Men / Women (U36), and Vet Men / Women (36+).
Enter On-the-Day, or pre-enter by posting the entry form with your cheque to:
"Craters Classic, 43 Hyde Ave, Taupo 3330" by 19th June. Please make your cheque out to Taupo Mountain Bike Club.
Get the Entry Form (170kb)
The venue will be sign-posted from SH1 between Taupo and Wairakei. Turn in to Craters of The Moon opposite Helistar. The event base is the MTB car park on Powerline Rd.
"The Steaming Bean" coffee cart will be on site, with a wide range of coffees, other drinks and snacks, muffins, cookies and such, so bring some cash (they don't do mobile EFTPOS).
Course Details
For those of you who are familiar with the MTB tracks in Wairakei Forest, here is the full detail of the courses.
Get all the Course Maps (630 kb)
17 km Fun Course (Loop 1)
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Click here to see the Fun Course map.
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Do Loop 1 as above, but split off at end of Coaster. Part of Tankstand (again), Grinder, most of Buzzard, Missing Link, tail of Tankstand, short piece of Karapiti Rd, Young Pines, part of Drone (again), small part of Outback (again), part of Golf Course Rd, wee piece of Outback, uphill part of Retro, Luge (Yehaa!), short piece of Laneway Rd, Short piece of Links Rd, Walters Wiggles, Lake Hire Link 2, and back to car park to finish.
Click here to see the Adventure Course (addition) map.
Do Loops 1 and 2 as above, but split off at start of Corkscrew. All of Corkscrew, all of Tourist Trap, all of Ferret, and back to car park to finish. Coffee sure is going to taste great after this!
Click here to see the Enduro Course (addition) map.
These are pumice tracks, so a great ride is guaranteed regardless of the weather!
Thanks also to associate sponsor Matt Jensen Insurance Brokers Ltd, for all Taupo MTB Club insurance covers.
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