Kelly McGarry is one of Australia and New Zealands best MTB dirt jumpers. However his skills reach well beyond the dirtjumps, and Kelly proves here that he is a world class rider.
We follow as he kills spots all around his home country of New Zealand, before heading overseas for the northern summer. Locations include Queenstown, Winton, Christchurch, St. Bathans and Blenheim.
For more information and updates on Kelly visit his blog at www.kellymcgazza.blogspot.com
You really can get a great picture of how the pump track flows and is laid out from the below video.
I really like how these corner transitions are structured and built
1st place Male and 1st place Female obtain entry into the ladders at Kokanee Crankworx Ultimate Pump Track Challenge.
| Time | |
|---|---|
| Registration and plate pickup | 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
| Rider’s meeting | 10:15 am |
| Training | 10:20 am – 11:20 am |
| Heats | 11:30 am – 3:50 pm |
| Final all ages combined | 4:00 pm |
| Awards and prizes | 4:30 pm |
$5 for WORCA members.
Non-WORCA members will be able to purchase a membership on-site or online
Day of at the Whistler Bike Park Pump Track, top of the Bone Yard
1st place male and 1st place female – entry into the ladders at Kokanee Crankworx Ultimate Pump Track Challenge.
Source: http://www.declinemagazine.com/content.php?itemid=5133
Kokanee Crankworx & Monster Energy Unleash Ultimate Pump Track Challenge Event August 12
A pumptrack battle royale is the latest event added to the already stacked week of mountain bike mayhem found at the one-and-only Kokanee Crankworx in Whistler B.C.
The Ultimate Pump Track Challenge will be all about speed, flow and flair as Kokanee Crankworx’s newest event lights up the night. The new pump track, which has just been completed, at the top of the Boneyard in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, will be christened when the ultimate “mano-a-mano” battle goes down Thursday, August 12 at 8pm.
“We worked closely with Monster Energy to develop the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge which will display some fast and fierce action,” says Jeremy Roche, Kokanee Crankworx General Manager. “With a bell ring and knuckle-knock start, riders will drop and chase each other through a 20-25 second course chock full of berms, doubles and gaps. This is going to be one intense show.”
Pump tracks, an endless loop of steeply banked corners, doubles, gaps and rollers, have grown steadily in their popularity through the last five years. The track built for the Whistler Mountain Bike Park is 70 feet by 90 feet, translating into a spectator-friendly and compact arena for insane mountain bike action. Acceleration is built by pumping with legs and arms rather than continuous pedaling and there is one caveat – riders must have at minimum 26 inch wheels.
At the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge finals a stacked line-up of 32 men and eight women, culled by time trials from a field of 60 men and 25 women, will enter into a head-to-head quest through the final ladders. Winning the title is going to take speed, strategy and endurance to last through the five heats required.
The qualifier event held at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park July 25 will award wildcard spots to the fastest male rider and the fastest female rider, granting them automatic entry to the finals on August 12. Stay tuned to www.whistlerblackcomb.com/bike for more information and how to register.
A peek at the Whistler pump track that has been nicknamed “Crystal Viper”
There will be a $500 cash grab for the best antics dropped randomly through the night while the top man and top woman will each go home with $750 cash. Registration for the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge and other Kokanee Crankworx 2010 events found online athttp://www.crankworx.com/whistler/athletes/athletes.
Ultimate Pump Track Challenge Schedule:
Wednesday August 11 – 5:00pm-7:00pm – Training (Registered Athletes Only)
Thursday August 12 – 11:30am-1:00pm – Time Trials (Drop in)
7:00pm-8:00pm – Training (Finalists only)
8:00pm-10:00pm – Finals (Live Webcast)
Keep up to date on all things Kokanee Crankworx through www.crankworx.com,www.facebook.com/crankworx and make sure to add @Crankworx via Twitter for all the latest news.
Photos: Jude Heath
We had a successful opening of the Firepit dirt park in the Motueka Valley on Sunday. We where impressed by the turnout; we probably had a couple of hundred people. We had 100 riders riding on the dirt park and pump track, with ages ranging from 3 up. Cool to see so many young riders out there ripping it. There was a great atmosphere, with a couple of DJs – DJ Roy and DJ Moo Tree – laying down some epic tunes.
We had a continous stream of riders on the park from the opening at 11am. For the official opening at 2pm Todd Adams a teacher from Motueka High school and Tasman District Councillor Trevor Norriss said a few words. Trevor acknowledged the history of the land as the original training ground for the young Josh Coppins. He also talked about what a unique place Ngatimoti is and how people travel from far and wide to appreciate the valley. He thought the concept of the bike park was fantastic and has fully supported the concept from early discussions with Damian Stones. Kelly McGarry leading New Zealand mountainbike free rider encouraged the riders to help maintain the track and also spoke very positively about the park. After the speeches we had the comp which was judged by Kelly. First up was a large contingent of Groms, it was great to see all the young people having ago. There was a large crew of local BMX’s throwing down some tricks for the crowd. It was great to give out some prizes for their efforts.
It was really good to see community support for the event, with whole families turning out for it. We had some really great support from our sponsors, including St Johns which sponsored an ambulance (that fortunately we didn’t have to use). Other sponsors included: DMR , which supplied some super solid V12 and V8 pedals and mountainbike grips ; Village Cycles, which generously supplied us with spot prizes; Skullkandy , which supplied earphones; Santa Cruz, which sponsor me and keep me motivated to ride; and Corsair and Unit which sponsor Kelly McGarry, who has been intimately involved in the design and building of this park.
Funds raised from the day will go towards equipment for the park. To provide some background on the park, it was inspired by parks in the Queenstown and Wanaka area. I felt Nelson needed somewhere where the kids could progress their riding. The construction began in December last year and was completed recently. The jumps were built out of leftover clay from the Ruby Bay bypass. Tasman District Council provided most of the funding for the project, providing $12,000 for materials and diggers. Sponsors included Fulton Hogan, Bikeworks , Porter Hire , Ground Effect, and local members of the community. I’d also like to thank the Ngatimoti Reserve Board for its support.
If you are planning to come out to ride on the park please check if the park is open at www.firepit.co.nz
Results:
Grom (under 15 MTB and BMX)
B Line Shredder – Coke Eades
C Line Shredder – Daniel Ehson
D Line Shredder – Samuel Ehson
MTB (open)
1. Cameron St John
2. Hemiora Soundy
BMX (open)
1. Aiden Lummer
2. Ungy Watson
3. Mr Puha
4. Casy Scott
5. Lee Nultal
Please check or subscribe to are twitter feed to the right of this page to see if the park is going to be open before you come out to ride. For more info or to contact us go here or email us pt@firepit.co.nz
Please respect this park as a massive amount of work as gone into them :-]
$5 entry all proceeds go to Firepit Dirt Park
Sunday 21st of march – Park open 11am Jam starts 2PM
Prizes for Best Line MTB And BMX – Best trick – Best Grom and mini Grom
Sunday 21st of March 2PM
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