Slush Fund

The Waiheke Mtb Club are building three large table tops to give their trail network at the Onetangi Sports Park a bit more ooomph. The Ground Effect Slush Fund donated to purchase a leaf blower to keep the trails tidy after the Auckland Council have been through with the lawn mower.

Kaipara Cycling Inc. are developing the Kauri Coast Mountain Bike Park 12km from Dargaville in the Kaipara District. The Ground Effect Slush Fund contributed $2000 for trail expertise and digger driver time towards the build of the Matariki Trail.

The Hanmer Springs Mtb Club might be small in membership but has a trail network under its wing that is used all year round by holidaymakers from across the motu. The Ground Effect Slush Fund donated $2000 towards an eBarrow to help move material about on the hilly terrain.

The summer rains have made the grass grow and riding the trails in Christchurch's Port Hills feel a bit like skiing in a whiteout. Taylors Escape is now trimmed from tip to toe with a new Slush Fund-ed brush cutter. 

Work has started on the new 12km Lake Brunner Scenic Trail linking Moana with Mitchells. The Ground Effect Slush Fund has donated $990 to enable the purchase of a couple of chainsaw packages.

The North Avon Christchurch BMX Club is a small group of passionate volunteers behind the new asphalt pump track at the Bexley Reserve in Eastern Christchurch. The Ground Effect Slush Fund supported their recent crowd funding campaign with a $1000 contribution.

The Marlborough Mtb Club recently approached the Ground Effect Slush Fund for $2000 cash to purchase a couple of weed eaters and 10 of the newly designed Trail Beaver Tools rakes. They were put to good use at last weekends Homebrook Dig Day to spruce up the Enduro and DH tracks.

The Mtb Trails Trust based in the top of Te Waipounamu is charged with ensuring tools and resources are available to look after existing trails as well as create new ones. The trust approached the Slush Fund for $700 to purchase an electric hedge trimmer for their new volunteer tool shed at St Arnaud.

Damian Stones and his video camera capture construction of the new 'Butters' grade 5 trail in Nelson.

The Golden Bay Mtb Club have been given the green light to build a grade three descending mtb trail in the scenic reserve on the mighty Takaka Hill. The club received $2000 from the Ground Effect Slush Fund to put towards more digger time on project.

The Kerikeri Mtb Club is busy constructing new trails in the White Hills Forest. The Ground Effect Slush Fund has donated $1600 for the purchase of new tools to keep the solid group of regular volunteer trail builders happy.