North Saanich Freeride Park AGM!

This is it, by this weekend we should have phase 1 legally open for all to come ride! Massive pump track was finished last night with the aid of a light system and some old fashion elbow grease!

**FOR CONFIRMATION OF PARK OPENING, CHECK BACK FRIDAY EVENING**

Our third AGM is set for Dec 11 2008, 7PM at Mary Winspear.
We are looking for volunteers to help with fundraising and to help run our society.

NSMBS *North Saanich Mountain Bike Society* will be eagerly seeking the right candidates to make this park like no other. We want to open phases 2, 3, 4 and 5 the following year with an ambitious goal to erect structure making it a covered, all weather riding facility.

We appreciate any support that you may be able to
provide.

Again Dec 11th 2008, 7PM at Mary Winspear Center out here in Sidney, right off the Highway.


A lot has been done behind the scenes to even get to this stage, we have an amazing Gas sponsorship through Peninsula C0-Op intended to keep our Generous donations of Machines from G & E Equipment Rentals / Dave Aylard, North Saanich Municipality Parks Division and Endless support from Sidney Water Front Inn and Spa .


Tilt your head a little bit! This is our end goal, so please support North Saanich and our quest for a place for kids and adults to enjoy their rides.

Pumptrack test run!

We finally received some quality material and immediately went to work forming/fixing the pump track. Kyles' skills with the Bobcat along with the ease of raking the soft material, has enabled us to be close to opening phase one! Kyle gently forming the track with his bucket! This is when you sadly realize that you are not in as good of shape as you thought, you can hear me huffing as I video taped.


It's taken awhile, but we finally scored some proper material and had it trucked in by Gordy Martman Excavating. Previously, we had to mix 60/40 sand and clay and it sucked! Either it snowed, rained or we always ran out of material. But the new material is so easy to manipulate.

Kyle Michell, Cliff Haliday and myself hammered out the track in 7 hours! We had Cliff on the Wheel Loader, dropping material in key spots and Kyle working his magic with the bobcat, supplied by Jim Dunlop.


Kyle getting the Bobcat ready to show off why we call him the Rockstar!

Look at that material... so nice to rake instead of clay chunks!