Only the 2nd time in New- Zealand, and once again, where better to find a course that involves cold miserable weather, mud, hopefully rain, possibly fog, and a flat-ish paddock type course, than H-Town in the Tron.

In the true spirit of the sport you can expect a course that will include mud, sand, running, obstacles, plenty of hurt, and afterwards beer & frites.

The track will be laid out to suit cyclocross style bikes, but can also be raced on mountain bikes. A training day may be held prior to the event, obstacles will be set up for people to practice on. The format will be very informal just bring your bike and ride.

The Details:

• When: Saturday August 29th 2009 Time of day to be advised.
• Where: Hamilton Pukete Farm Park, Maui St, Hamilton North
• Price: To be advised

Get planning, start looking at all that junk in the garage and figuring out what can be cobbled together to make a Cyclocross weapon. For some inspiration check out these links:

There's this one to learn how to convert an existing bike. (You may have to scroll down the page a bit)
Or this one which is a cyclocross online magazine.
Or this one which is a cool You-tube video that may inspire you to get into this

To get here . . .

To find out where the park is in relation to the larger area, this Google map will show you,

To find how to get into the park once you're nearly there, use the one below: