Caleb, Chris Beverland and myself have spent a couple of days in the last two weeks with Ivan from Red Bull scoping lines and designing a downhill event with a difference. The race will run from the top of the Martha mine (Waihi), around the side and down to the open-cast mine floor a few hundred vertical metres down. We’ll be incorporating as much mine equipment, machinery and radness as we can get away with in an operational mine. It’s been a loooong time since New Zealand has seen an event with ‘a difference’ and this event certainly fills that spot!
Pro boys get your act together as there will be some good prize money up for this one!
More details will be available soon, but keep 4th Dec open for a road trip to Waihi! More pics after the jump….
All photos and video thanks to GOPRO cameras.
oh snap. this looks fresh.
oh snap. this looks fresh.
Is it going to be an open? Or an invite only style event? (guessing the pro boys comment means that it will probably be the latter)
Is it going to be an open? Or an invite only style event? (guessing the pro boys comment means that it will probably be the latter)
Duncan – Details of entry TBC but it will be ‘relatively'(there will be some conditions) open entry at this stage.
Duncan – Details of entry TBC but it will be ‘relatively'(there will be some conditions) open entry at this stage.
Sweet. Looks like it will be awesome. Nice one.
Sweet. Looks like it will be awesome. Nice one.
Same day as Nis Auckland practice day.
You’ll find that AKDH have moved their event one weekend later…
Same day as Nis Auckland practice day.
You’ll find that AKDH have moved their event one weekend later…
Awesome idea – What’s the name of the track? Remix of some Rakim??
Awesome idea – What’s the name of the track? Remix of some Rakim??
RED BULL RAMPAGE, NZ STYLE!!! gonna be pretty sick, keen as! 🙂
RED BULL RAMPAGE, NZ STYLE!!! gonna be pretty sick, keen as! 🙂
are girls allowed to race this??
are girls allowed to race this??
This will be massive. Costumes for spectators mandatory. Signs from spectators also mandatory. Bring on the pro photographers too!!
This will be massive. Costumes for spectators mandatory. Signs from spectators also mandatory. Bring on the pro photographers too!!
Super cool can ‘t wait. entered over a week ago. but haven’t heard anything.hope they are stil allowing open entry.
Super cool can ‘t wait. entered over a week ago. but haven’t heard anything.hope they are stil allowing open entry.
In view of the recent events at Pike River Coal Mine in Greymouth, Red Bull has decided as a gesture of respect to postpone the Red Bull Rock Drop.
The mountain biking event was planned for Saturday December 4 in Waihi, but is now postponed until further notice.
In view of the recent events at Pike River Coal Mine in Greymouth, Red Bull has decided as a gesture of respect to postpone the Red Bull Rock Drop.
The mountain biking event was planned for Saturday December 4 in Waihi, but is now postponed until further notice.
This should still go ahead I reckon. Has the potential, from the pictures, to be like the rampage in Utah…
This should still go ahead I reckon. Has the potential, from the pictures, to be like the rampage in Utah…