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May Midweekers
May Midweekers by Dennis Whimp The Wednesday midweek run crew gathered as normal at 10am on the last Wednesday of the month at the clubrooms for a cuppa. But this time they had the task of putting the furniture back on the newly laid carpet tiles that had been finished the day before. Bob had two furniture moving 4 wheel platforms that were invaluable for shifting heavier items such as the bus seats. Thanks Bob and everyone who helped with the shift. Maybe it was the new tiles. Everyone was chatting away and it was with some difficulty they were prised out of the clubrooms for a follow the leader drive out to the Waipa Mountain Bike carpark to view the newly erected Steampunk mountain bike sculpture. An information plate explained the background to the construction. Well worth a read. Then it was off to a walk around the edge of the new BMX track with an explanation by Dennis on the background and construction. The cost was $1.6 million and included a lot of voluntary work and fundraising. It is one of two tracks in NZ that can be used for international meets. Then a short walk into the Hemo gorge to see the start of the Puarenga Stream rapids and back along the shared path to the cars. Lunch was at the Trail Kitchen café. All our cars lined up on the grass outside and created a lot of interest as half of them were club cars.
