Scott on the 'North Shore' track.

We are going to have a crack at fixing up some parts of the ‘North Shore’ track this Sunday (8/1/2012).  Sorry for the late notice but any help would be appreciated.

The north shore is green on this map heading east up from the car park.  Just come along the trail till you find us.

Similar to our previous trail maintenance days we will be there from 8-1pm then have a BBQ.  Come for the whole time or just a part of it.

Also there’s a social ride afterwards if there’s any energy left.

For a list of what to bring have a look at the list here for the first working day.

Racing on 'TTT'

***Update***.  Results on results page.

Come and try out the proposed Ginja Ninja 250 race track this Sunday 18th at our monthly club race.

The loop is 7km long and there’ll be an option for completing 1 or 2 laps.

BBQ lunch afterwards (with bonus sauce!).

Start: 10am

Cost: $5 (+$20 for non-MTBA members for a day license or apply for membership online before Sunday)

This Sunday 4th of December 8am-13:30pm.  (If you can’t make the whole time then just come for what you can and find us on the trail.)

BBQ at 13:30 then a social ride if there’s any energy left.

We’ll be working on TTT again.  To find out what to bring and how to get to the TTT track see last months maintenance day post.

Any help would be very much appreciated to make our trails even better and last longer.

Entries are now open for the Ginja Ninja 250.

Go to the Ginja Ninja 250 event page to find more information and enter now.

Tell all your MTB friends about the race and encourage local friends to give it a go too.

***Update***:  Results on results page.  Photos on photos page.

As per the schedule we are running a cross country race this weekend at Kinross Forest.

We’ll be using some track that we have recently improved so come along and give us some feedback on the volunteer’s work.

The loop will be about 4km long and you have an option for 2 or 3 laps.

BBQ lunch afterwards.

Start: 10am

Cost: $5 (+$20 for non-MTBA members for a day license)

Sunday 6th of November 8am-13:30pm.  (If you can’t make the whole time then just come for what you can and find us on the trail.)

BBQ at 13:30 then a social ride if there’s any energy left.

To make sure the Kinross Trails are in schmick condition before the ninjas arrive for 250 minutes of fun we want to spruce them up a bit.  We are keen for anyone to come out and give us a hand.

Our first priority is to resurrect the “TTT” trail close to the car park (marked as a red trail on the map here, close the car park and Owen’s rest).   This was originally designed to be a tough track but we are working on making it easier (and fun for all levels) since it’s close to the car park, was in a poor state and will make a good addition to the ginja ninja 250 loop.

What to bring:

1. Tools – the best are pick/mattock/fire rake/rake.  Shovels may be handy too.  If you don’t have any then there will be some to borrow.
2. Gardening gloves
3. Safety glasses
4. Water + morning tea
5. Old convict railway work gang songs
6. Bike + stuff for a ride afterwards

Directions to start of TTT from car park:

1. Head north on the fire road leaving the car park.
2. After about 50m turn right up the over grown fire road just after the road heads uphill.  This is the trail where Owen’s Rest exits.
3. Follow the over grown fire road up until there is a sharp right turn. There’s a gully on the left heading up into the trees.
4. You’ll see the “TTT” start on the left of the gully a short way in.

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Ginja Ninja 250 February 2012

***Update***:  More details on the Ginja Ninja and Night Dash Events page.

CWORBC are announcing a great new mountain bike XC event for early 2012 (Feb 5th 2012).

The Ginja Ninja 250 will be two hundred and fifty minutes of racing on the great tracks of Kinross Forest only 6km from the centre of the beautiful metropolis of Orange NSW.

Contending ninjas will compete in the classic MTB enduro format.  This means striving to complete as many laps as possible in 4 hours and 10 mins around a course designed to be fun for everyone from beginner ninjlets to wise and experienced ninjas.

The focus is on fun and there will be a healthy prize pool showered on everyone, not only on the place getters.

What: Ginja Ninja 250

When: 5/2/2012

How long: 250 mins (4 hours 10 mins)

Time:  10am

Event Type: Multi Lap for 250 mins.

Categories: Solos and pairs.  Male and female, mixed pairs.

Entry Fees: $30 for Solos and $25 ea rider in a pairs (+$20 MTBA day license for non-MTBA members)

Local Ninja

There will be more details to follow but organisation is well under way with some great sponsors helping us out.

We also have the ambition that every entrant will get a free photo of themselves at the event!  There’ll be some merchandise available too, including our brand spanking new club kit (jersey and nicks) and event T-shirt.

For more information post your questions on the forum (link below) or use our contact page to email the organisers.

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I just wanted to remind you all to come along to our cross country race at Kinross on Sunday (25th September).

Sign on from 9:30am.

We had some positive feedback for the race loop from last month so we’ll use that same 7km loop again.

Everyone welcome!

The weather is looking great this weekend for the start of Bike Week.  This morning we rode the track we are using on Saturday and the track conditions are quite good.

Here are some further details for the bike week ride.  Registration opens at 2:30pm.  Cost for participation is $10 (includes $5 MTBA day participation license + $5 forestry park fee), only $5 for CWORBC members.

The kids race will be run first (as soon after 2:30 as we can) on a 1km track that is a fun and easy introduction to mountain biking.  This is the red track marked on the map below.

We’ll then run the longer ride on a 3km course (blue), with the option of 1 or 2 laps.

Everyone will get their laps timed and everyone goes into a random draw for a few prizes.

All you need to bring is a serviceable bike and helmet. Water is useful too.

So come along whether you are existing club members or mountain bike newbies or not!

Again, make sure you check out the other bike week events on this week.

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