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There will be one final Suzuki Trail Blazer trail ride to be held 8-9 September 2007 near Taupo.
There is also a brand new event called Suzuki Berm Buster taking place 13-14 October.
SUZUKI BERM BUSTER MEDIA 1
16 August 2007
'READY TO BUST SOME BERMS?'
Epic Events and Suzuki are proud to announce a brand new 2 day trail ride scheduled for 13-14 October near Taupo.
Normally at the end of September, the forest companies close their gates to trail riders due to the increased fire risk, but Nick Reader has been able to negotiate a special access in October to a fantastic pine forest venue just off the Napier/Taupo road. Epic Events has been targeting this venue for 3 years now and has finally secured the permit.
The venue, called Wainui Forest, is perfect for a 2 day trail ride and is packed with features including almost pure pumice soil, native edge firebreaks, lake views and rolling hills.
One of the most important aspects of any trail ride is the soil type. Good pumice soil creates berms and soaks up water. Well the soil for Berm Buster is about 90% pumice so it can soak up heaps of water if it has to and will create fun flowing berms.
Another cool feature is the native edge firebreak, a bit like the native edge at Suzuki Desert Storm. Berm Buster is located right next to the Kaimanawa Forest Park, one of the largest areas of native bush in the North Island. The pine forest firebreaks twist and turn for many kilometres right beside the native bush.
The forest runs from the Napier Taupo Road half way down to Lake Taupo, so there are some excellent views of the lake to be had (that is if anyone slows down for a few seconds to look).
There are many kilometers of old logging tracks that weave their way through the rolling hills and gullies in a roller coaster fashion, so there won’t be too many flat sections.
The event takes place at a fairly high altitude, so a lot of the trails are lined with the sub alpine tussock and scrubby manuka. And yes it could be cold in October so jackets will be the go.
The team at Epic Events will be very busy over the next 8 weeks constructing at least 100km of quality bulldozed trail for Suzuki Berm Buster. There will be 2 kids’ tracks, a novice track and 2 main trails open all weekend, with a 30-35km trail saved for use on Sunday only.
As you can probably tell, we are pretty excited about Suzuki Berm Buster and we look forward to a fantastic event to end the winter trail riding season.
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Contact Epic Events
Nick Reader - Director
phone: 021 983766.
Email: nick@epicevents.co.nz
post: P.O. Box 1636, Taupo.
Epic Events Trail Ride Safety Rules for Riders
1. Stay on the marked tracks. Do not take shortcuts other than proper shortcuts marked by the event.
2. Only use the trails within the hours specified. Do not go out on the trails before the trails are open or after the trails are closed.
3. Obey all arrows. 2 crossed arrows indicate the wrong way, down arrow/s indicate slow down for potential danger, green arrows indicate novice option. Never ride backwards against the arrows.
4. Stay left at all times as there could be (and probably are) other people and vehicles in the forest.
5. Ride within your capabilities and vision.
6. Ride slowly in the base at 10 km per hour maximum. Use the base access roads if provided. Do not rip up grassy areas. No wheelies.
7. Wear the correct safety gear when riding including helmet, boots that cover the ankle, (no gumboots), long sleeved top and strong long trousers. (Gloves, goggles, knee pads, kidney belt and body armour are strongly recommended)
8. All riders must read or understand the event rules and sign the event indemnity of liability statement before riding.
9. All Riders, except Mini Riders, must carry a fire extinguisher of 0.3 litre minimum.
10. If you break down, push your bike off the trail to be safe, but stay near the trail. Wait for event staff or ring the base for assistance, or send another rider for help. A recovery vehicle will be despatched when possible. Once back at base, report to sign on to confirm that you & your bike are back.
11. If injured, stay with your bike near the trail. Try to make yourself safe and comfortable. Ring the base if you can or wait for help. The next rider on the scene must stop and assist the injured rider. Make sure that oncoming riders can not hit the injured person or yourself. Ring the base phone numbers if there is phone coverage. Next rider on the accident scene needs to get help. Ride to get mobile phone coverage or follow the track to base to get medical help. Only use proper marked short cuts to get home faster. If you think you may have been reported injured, but make it back to base, please report to sign on to say that you are back safe.
Consequence: non compliance to any of the rules may result in one or a combination of the following;
1. You could get injured or killed.
2. You could injure or kill someone else
3. You may be removed from this event
4. You may be banned from all Epic Events trail rides for one year or forever.
5. You may be banned from all other trail rides run in NZ by associates of Epic
6. You may be prosecuted by the NZ Police under New Zealand Law.
7. You may cause the loss of this venue, the end of this event and the end of Epic Events trail rides.
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