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Chch dual slalom series #1 1st round of the Christchurch Dual slalom series is now on this weekend, May 3 from 12pm.
Course is on the airstrip at the top of Victoria park. There will be flags marking out the course on the grass to the left of the airstrip looking down the hill.
It's super low key so no entry fee, practice will run for an hour or so then elimination will begin with a random draw and we'll try to make sure all the people knocked out in the first round get a second chance.
Come along to watch or have a go at one of the most exciting disciplines of mountain bike racing!!
Race will be cancelled if it is wet, check www.vorb.org.nz for updates ...posted 28 Apr 2008 |
Latest news on upcoming events We've got a lot coming up over the next few months:
1. A brand new dual slalom series, two up elimination racing.
2. An under $100 retro DH race on Worseleys.
3. The Annual General Meeting of Gravity Canterbury.
If anyone is interesting in some DH coaching then email jeremyb[at]gravitycanterbury.org and i'll put you in touch with our club coaches who are keen to run some more training sessions. ...posted 05 Apr 2008 |
New Zealand Open 2008 Results Thanks to everyone who made this a fantastic event, special thanks to our sponsors Bike HQ, MTB NZ, Maxxis, Dakine, Disraeli Automotive, Bryndwr After School Care, Barrington Fresh Choice, and of course a big thanks to all the volunteers who put in the hard yards to make this all happen.
Results are available here and podium shots will be up soon.
Photos from the event are available here and here. ...posted 09 Mar 2008 |
NZ Open Practice Day We're running a practice shuttle day on the saturday the 8th of March for out of town and local racers wanting to practice Lava Flow, will be on a first in first served basis, limited to 50 riders, $25 a head, meeting 9:30am at the end of Bowenvale. ...posted 27 Feb 2008 |
Online entry form for the NZ Open! Online entries have now opened for the NZ Open 2008, to register for this awesome event, click here.
...posted 17 Feb 2008 |
Gravity Canterbury New Zealand Open 2008 
Gravity Canterbury in association with Bike HQ and MTB NZ are proud to present the 2008 New Zealand Open.
Date: Sunday, the 9th March, 2008
Location: Port Hills, Christchurch
Track: Lava Flow
Classes: Open Men, Open Women, Vet Men, Under 19, Under 17, Under 15 / Hardtail mixed grade.
$500 for 1st in Open Men courtesy of Disraeli Automotive, prize money and / or sponsors product for 1st, 2nd, 3rd in every category, prize money for fastest time of the day.
National series live timing system!
Perfect warm up the weekend before the Oceania Champs!
Entry: $30 pre-entry, $40 on the day, pre-entry forms will be available from this website shortly.
Schedule:
Registration 8-9:30am Bowenvale Ave
Practice 9:30-11:30am
Race Brief 11:30am
Seeding 11:30am
Race 1:30pm
More details to follow, stay tuned to www.gravitycanterbury.org
...posted 26 Jan 2008 |
Track Building Sat 9th February Meet 9:30 at the rangers station, we will be re-building the old 40 footer into a bigger and better jump! ...posted 24 Jan 2008 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2007 Round 3 Results Apologies for the delay, results are now available here.
Series results available shortly. ...posted 13 Dec 2007 |
Lost Property If anyone has lost a camera and bag, a hoodie, or a glove then email jeremyb[at]gravitycanterbury.org and I'll get them back to you. ...posted 10 Dec 2007 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2007 Round 3 Results Another beautiful sunny day for racing, we cannot thank enough all the volunteers for their support and BikeHQ for the sponsorship and spot prizes, without you all we would not have had such a great series!
Result will be available soon, we're having minor technical issues which caused the delay in the results and we hope to have these up in the next day or so.
Congratulations to Daniel Franks, the winner of the BikeHQ sponsorship package, I bet you can't wait to ride your new Ironhorse Sunday!! ...posted 09 Dec 2007 |
Track Building Thurs 6th December Lava flow is in need of a bit more work before the race this weekend so we're organising a track building for thursday at 6pm, meeting at the end of Bowenvale Ave.
Please bring your own tools.
...posted 04 Dec 2007 |
BikeHQ Junior Rider Sponsorship Package 2007 
At the conclusion of the BikeHQ downhill series for 2007, the winner of this years junior rider sponsorship package will be announced.
The winner for 2007, like last years winner Rupert Chapman, will receive a brand new bike to use for the following year (unconfirmed rumours for the Sam Hill fans about an Ironhorse Sunday being up for grabs!), free servicing, and parts at cost!
Its an amazing package and a great opportunity for the junior members of Gravity Canterbury, so keep riding hard and impress the judges with your skills and attitude on and off the bike and it could be you winning this awesome prize! ...posted 20 Nov 2007 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2007 Round 2 Results Another beautiful sunny day for a race, we cannot thank enough all the volunteers for their support and BikeHQ for the sponsorship and spot prizes, without you all we would not have had such a great race!
Result are available here.
Pictures from our official photographer Tracey Kidd are available here, photos from NZSnaps are available here. ...posted 18 Nov 2007 |
GC Dig Day this Saturday Meet 9:30 at the rangers station and there will be some bangas afterwards.
We had a massive turn out last time (about 25 all up was a count i heard) so lets keep it up eh!! ...posted 09 Nov 2007 |
Summit Road Closure - Sunday 4th Nov The Summit Road will be shut to vehicles and cyclists on Sunday 4th Nov from 8.30am-till 12.20pm as a running event is being held. ...posted 01 Nov 2007 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2007 Round 1 Results What an awesome day, a huge thanks to all the volunteers for their support and BikeHQ for the sponsorship and spot prizes, without you all we would not have had such a great race!
Result are available here.
Pictures from our official photographer Tracey Kidd are available here, photos from NZSnaps are available here. ...posted 28 Oct 2007 |
BikeHQ Series 2007 - On The Day Entries We have a limited number of on the day entries available on a first in first served basis, on the day registrations will be available from 9:00 to 9:30 or earlier if they have run out, get in quick or you will miss out! ...posted 25 Oct 2007 |
Dhnz.com Mt Hutt Forest Ride Day A shuttle service will run from Christchurch for this event .
Alpine expeditions will run a door to door service for riders and there gear to the Mt Hutt Forest on October the 27th
Contact Rory on 0800754488 to book at this stage there is only one vehicle so seats are limited First in First served
Adults transport and lift pass $70
Junior transport and lift pass $60
DHNZ.com shuttle day in the Mt Hutt forest.
$30 adult
$25 junior ( 16 and under )
$45 family ( im family )
11am start
Lift pass aval from Mt Hutt ski area info booth car park
contact andy 021503408
andydhnz.com[at]xtra.co.nz
www.dhnz.com/contact.htm ...posted 10 Oct 2007 |
Volunteers Needed! We're still desperate short of people to help out with various roles for the first race on the 28th of October, for an overview of whats required have a look at the Volunteer Form.
If you are able to help if you could please email jeremyb[at]gravitycanterbury.org, it will be greatly apreciated. ...posted 09 Oct 2007 |
Gravity Canterbury Clothing We now have a large number of Gravity Canterbury T-Shirts and Caps available for sale!!
T-Shirts are available in S, M, L, XL and are $30.
Caps are Trucker Style with the Gravity Canterbury logo embroidered on and are $20.
These will be available at the upcoming races and track building sessions.
 ...posted 09 Oct 2007 |
'How About It' - Christchurch Premiere
'How About It' - Christchurch Premiere - Mon 8th Oct - 8pm - HollyWood Theatre - Sumner - $12 tickets
One for all you Canterbury cyclists to check out... Make sure you get there, only $12 a ticket, will be a splendid night!
Venue Address:
HOLLYWOOD THEATRE
SUMNER 28 MARRINER ST
 ...posted 28 Sep 2007 |
Womens Only Shuttle Day This is really looking for an expression of interest from Canterbury women of all ages who would like to try shuttle runs of some of the many tracks in the Port Hills, specifically but not limited to, Victoria Park.
If we have enough interest we will run an event, no DH bike would be needed, just bring what you ride and save wearing out your chain grovelling up the hill for a change!
If you're interested please email jeremyb[at]gravitycanterbury.org! ...posted 19 Sep 2007 |
Gravity Canterbury Track Building Ok its a bit short notice but Dig Day this weekend, Sat 22nd September.
We have some pipe so were attacking the bomb hole in the new track. If we get it done the track will be rideable!!(appart from the fence might still be there)
Meet at the rangers station as per normal. Time to be confirmed because Nick isnt there so we have to go through another ranger for the tools and what not. Probably just the usual of 9:30. ...posted 19 Sep 2007 |
Junior Rider Development Days Saturday 22nd of September and Sunday 14th of October, open to club members aged 13-16, $50 for a day of training with Cameron Cole, Dan Sims, and Joseph Allen.
Limit of 18 riders so book your place now by emailing jeremyb[at]gravitycanterbury.org! ...posted 11 Sep 2007 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2007 Information For 2007 we have changed the series to pre-entry and have limited the number of riders to 100. This is so we can plan transport in advance and you will get more practice runs in without the long delays we've had in the past with registration for 100+ riders. As with the Canterbury Champs, the BikeHQ series is only open to club members.
If we don't have 100 pre-entries then a number of on the day entry spots will be made available on a first come first served basis, these will be advertised here the week before the event and will be $30 for members.
Please download and complete the Entry Form and return to us with payment via mail. If you are Under 18 you must also have your parent or guardian complete and return the Parental Consent Form.
If you know anyone who can help with Driving or Marshaling we would apreciate if they fill in the Volunteer Form and return that with your entry. The form details what is involved with the various jobs, if we don't have enough volunteers we simply won't be able to run the race, so please encourage your parents, friends, and family. You will get a credit on your race entry for the day(s) they help out and they will recieve lunch, a gift voucher from BikeHQ, a cold beer afterwards and our eternal gratitude.
The dates for the series are as follows:
Round 1 - 28th October
Round 2 - 18th November
Round 3 - 9th December
Tracks will be announced closer to the dates, and choices will depend on conditions.
Cost for the series is $80 for members, $100 for non-members, which includes your membership, please fill in the Membership Form if you aren't a current financial member of Gravity Canterbury.
...posted 10 Sep 2007 |
Gravity Canterbury Track Building Track Building Saturday the 11th of August, 9:30am at The Rangers Station in Vic Park and will continue with regular dig days on the second saturday of every month. ...posted 01 Aug 2007 |
Gravity Canterbury AGM 2007 The annual general meeting for Gravity Canterbury will be held at Christchurch Boys High School, on Wednesday the 25th of July at 7:30pm.
All members should receive a formal invitation via post, if you need to update your address details please forward these to membership[at]gravitycanterbury.org ...posted 20 Jun 2007 |
Canterbury Champs 2007 - Results Click here for results.
We'd like to thank BikeHQ for their generous donation of spot prizes and ongoing support for the club and its members, and of course the many volunteers who made this event happen, drivers, marshalls, timers, without you we couldn't have done it!! ...posted 21 Apr 2007 |
Canterbury Champs 2007 21st April: Canterbury Champs Track
See the events page for further details. ...posted 15 Mar 2007 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2006 - Round 3 Results Another awesome days racing, huge thanks to BikeHQ for their support with this series, all the spot prizes today, and giving away a bmx!! unbelievable!!
Congrats to Rupert Chapman for winning the sponsorship package, with a brand new KHS DH Bike to use for a year and servicing and parts at cost!!
A huge thanks of course to all the volunteers who organised, drove, marshaled etc, without you it wouldn't be possible to run such an awesome event!!
Unfortunately we had a slight hiccup with collating the results today for the series for U15 & U19 meaning James Hoggan and Tim Reeves missed out on their prizes today, however we will get some BikeHQ vouchers out to you guys asap.
Results are available for the race here and for the series here. ...posted 10 Dec 2006 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2006 - Round 2 Results Heres the results from todays race, big thanks to BikeHQ and Vorb for spot prizes!!
Big thanks to all the volunteers who helped, without you we couldn't run these races, a big thanks from all of us on the committee :-)
Results are available here. ...posted 19 Nov 2006 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2006 - Round 1 Results Heres the results from todays race, was great to see so many spectators, big thanks to BikeHQ and Vorb for spot prizes!!
Big thanks to all the volunteers who helped, without you we couldn't run these races, a big thanks from all of us on the committee :-)
Results are available here. ...posted 29 Oct 2006 |
BikeHQ Downhill Series 2006 Round 1 - 29th October
Round 2 - 19th November
Round 3 - 10th December
See the events page for more information. ...posted 09 Sep 2006 |
Gravity Cantebury AGM 2006 The annual general meeting for Gravity Canterbury will be held at the Cashmere club on Colombo St, Saturday 16th September at 7:30pm. ...posted 16 Aug 2006 |
Gravity Canterbury Magazine
Issue #1:
Interviews with Scottie Sheldon, Amy Laird
Canterbury Champs 2006
Tips & Tricks
Movie & Music Reviews
And the best bit, it's free!
Download it here.
...posted 01 Aug 2006 |
Canterbury Champs 2006 Results Click here for the results from the Canterbury Champs, people in bold are the club members who won the trophies, only members were eligible for these.
We'd like to thank BikeHQ for their generous donation of spot prizes and ongoing support for the club and its members, also Cashmere Cuisine for the sausages and BBQ and of course the many volunteers who made this event happen, drivers, marshalls, timers, without you we couldn't have done it!! ...posted 28 May 2006 |
Canterbury Champs 2006 Scheduled for the 28th of May 2006, See the events page for more information. ...posted 01 May 2006 |
