03 April 2025
The Belmont Area Mountain Biking Association (BAMBA) in Greater Wellington has recently completed a professional, machine re-build of the popular ‘Electric Avenue’ - orginally hand-built by volunteers back in 2017. Ground Effect’s Slush Fund stumped up $1750 to purchase a leaf blower to help keep the new track neat, tidy and flowing fast.
15 February 2024
The Central Wairarapa BMX Club have been busy rebuilding a historic relic from the birth of BMX glory days of the 1980s. A small band of volunteers have slogged away for nearly 5 years to rebuild the track on the outskirts of Masterton.
06 November 2023
03 October 2023
In 2023 Trails Wellington opened the first section Te Tuarā o Matairangi, the new Grade 4 flow and jumps trail on Matairangi (Mt Victoria). Trails Wellington work in partnership with Wellington Mtb Club, Mākara Peak Supporters and Brooklyn Trail Builders to maintain and create mtb trails around Wellington City.
12 June 2023
The Panpac Eskdale Mtb Park located in Esk Valley suffered massive damage during Cyclone Gabrielle. It's going to be a huge effort to restore the park so the community can ride there again. The Hawkes Bay Mtb Club started a Givealittle page to help raise funds for the rebuild, and the Slush Fund added $1000 to their fundraising campaign.
08 August 2022
21 July 2022
05 July 2022
28 June 2022
22 June 2022
The Ground Effect Slush Fund buys a new e-saw for the Whakatāne Mtb Club to help manage fire risk in the Onepu Mtb Park.
22 June 2022
02 June 2022
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.
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