S3=Skink Site Survey

Giant Skinks require careful consideration. You can't just dump them anywhere. So Murray and Jonathan headed up the peak early this morning and scouted out the perfect location in amongst a forest of gorse and barberry! All the action attracted a giant spider, but that was all. Now the planning is done, we are ready to charge full steam ahead at the work party this Sunday (15th Oct, 10am). Lunch is provided, but you could bring a hammer. We will also be working on the section of track before and after The Skink. Oh, and there will be a few cool prizes drawn on the day.

Diggers in the mist

This is the lastest section of T3 to be built. Murray and Jonathan went up for a bash on Saturday morning. It was easy digging, and there is plenty of good rock around to use for just about anything you can imagine on the track. That's the great thing about this track, there is lots of opportunity to be creative and try things out, cos' almost anything goes.

The next work party on T3 is on Sunday the 15th October. The mission is to build the Skinks Back (see below) and if enough people turn up you could end up hammering away at the super tight switchback as well. Check out www.makarapeak.org.nz for details closer to the time. It should be a cracker. Hope to see you there.

Rocky out crops

These pictures are of 2 rocky out crops on the track, they have been ridden both ways so are deemed to be finished. As you can see by the before and after photos a lot of earth and rock has been moved to make them just right. These two sections were like big jigsaws puzzle to design, trying to fit in the nice natural rock features and make it tricky at the same time.

Skinks Back

This is the next feature to be built on T3, The Skinks Back. Instead of having a normal raised boardwalk the design team thought it would be cool to have something a bit more creative going on, and don’t just think it is going to look pretty either, the skink has been designed to only just be rideable with front and rear wheel placement critical. The finished Structure will be covered with old MTB tyres so if you have any lying around bring them to the next work party on the Sunday the 15th of October when we will be building the Skinks Back!

Design Map and info

The track has already been started and about 100mtrs is rideable from the Vertigo end up, but as you will be able to see by the design map it is by no means finished, there are several features to be put along this part of the track, and a whole heap more along the rest of it. The track will be a very interesting design unlike anything else in the park. If you like been creative (with large amounts of rock and earth) then contact the design team to find out when they will be working up there next.