Mt. Stromlo - The best place to ride in the world.  
(0 comments) Tuesday, 10-October-2006  10:01 PM - by demo man 
Well the time has come around again to head back up the hill and keep on rollin' on with buiding the Stromlo MTB Park. The next working bee is scheduled for 21 and 22 October (weekend after next) and will include more work on polishing the backbone trail as well as downhill track work. As in the previous ones we'll feed you and arm you with tools if you don't have any yourself.

We really need a HUGE turnout over the next couple of working bees. With the windy weather of last month putting a halt to some of the work on the Sunday, and rain causing a few more days to go by the way side, there is a fair bit of catching up to do. I'm sure you'll all agree that the more track we have at the end the better it will be - so help get the kilometre count back on track and come along with anyone else you can muster. And by helping to build them you will also get the earliest glimpses of the stuff that may make up the 2007 Scott 24hr course.

BUT, we know you want MORE. So for a limited time there is unlimited opportunity to head up the hill and help out Glen and the boys with the world class DH track he is building. Glen has indicated that he and the team will be working this and every weekend on the Downhill Trail, and welcomes helpers (even during the week). So if you have not had the chance to put in some hours yet, or are keen to go above and beyond in the trail building arena then grab your shovel, put on your gloves and help Glen and CORC pull together the best DH course in the world. Seriously, if you have not had the chance to put some hours into Stromlo yet then here it is.

For the scheduled working bee on 21 and 22 Oct the process is same as before - let us know if you intend coming along and on what day (stromloNOSPAM@corc.asn.au - remove the NOSPAM before sending). This helps us with the catering and the tools. If you are keen to head up there outside of the scheduled working bees to help out then give Glen J himself a ring on 0407 674 943 to tee up a time and place to meet him.

Hope to either see you there at the working bee, or to check out your unscheduled handywork next time the (hopeful) masses converge on the mountain.

General info on the Mt. Stromlo development can be found here.

A recent mini-documentary of the project has also been made, downloadable from the thumbnail below.


See you all at the working bees.





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