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For those of you who are familiar with the MTB Tracks
in Wairakei Forest, here is some detail of the courses being used for
the Top Gear Cycles Craters Classic 2006 on 25th June.
The 20 km course covers some new ground and gets out
to the northern edge of of the park. You will enjoy it, for
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20 km Fun Course (Loop 1)
Actual
course length is 18.5 km. Start on gravel road, through car park
and then part of Corkscrew, Squirt, part of Q-Line and Powerline roads,
Fast Eddie, part of Bumble Bee, last parts of Ferret and Tourist Trap, Lake Hire Link,
Tankstand, part of Drone, Outback, remainder of Drone, Walters Wiggles,
and back to car park to finish.
30 km Adventure Course (Loops 1 & 2)
Actual
course length is 28.5 km. Do Loop 1 as above, and then continue: Lake
Hire Link, Tankstand, Grinder, Switchback, Connect, Easy Uphill, 60 km
Hill Road, Buzzard, Missing Link, short piece of Karapiti Road, Young
Pines, Incline, Coaster, and back to car park to finish.
40 km Enduro Course (Loops 1, 2 & 3)
Actual course length is 38 km. Do Loops 1 and 2
as above, and then continue: all of Corkscrew, all of Tourist Trap, all
of Ferret, and back to car park to finish.
These
are pumice tracks, great ride guaranteed regardless of the
weather. And if you haven't ridden them before, Drone and Outback are
reasonably new tracks, nicely bedded in and good fun to ride.
Check them out.
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