Trail maintenance at Marrinup and Turner Hill

Kyra and I rode the Marrinup short and long loop today, the track is looking great with many improvements from last year.
thanks to those who have worked hard on the track, great job.

love the work done and it will make for a great day next week for Mtb race muchly appreciated

Thanks for your positive feedback, I will be finishing off the outer loop at Marrinup this week but unfortunately I will not get to the inner(short)loop before the race next Sunday. The plan at this stage is to finish the outer loop at Marrinup and then concentrate on pimping Turner Hill before that race, I will then head back to finish off the work at Marrinup. It just means you have an excuse to go back and ride Marrinup once all the work has been completed and yes I do have some special plans for the short loop

Please feel free to ride the trails when you want to, I will generally have signage out on the trail warning you if I am working in the area and it is unlikely I will need to close down any sections of trail.

Cheers

Trackman

I like/agree the comments about A & B Lines.

I think it is also important to ensure that younger riders/kids, that go out with their parents for a blast in the bush have the ability to 'go around the big stuff'!

I disagree with Zoom.

For a race track the better rider should always get the advantage. This is standard build practice everywhere in the world. The slower rider wanting to get faster can work on their fitness and their skills so they can attempt the harder line. Most B lines in WA don't seem to punish the B line rider nearly as much as what I've seen elsewhere. IE. at Fox Creek in South Australia there is a wood drop. Under racing circumstances this creates a great passing opportunity as the B line at least 5 seconds slower.

This is a race track under race circumstances (Marrinup and Turner Hill are also tracks designed for competition racing). We aren't calling it the chicken line (like they do/did in DH) and riding is about progression and the sense of accomplishment we get from challenging ourselves. If you can't do it on a social ride, who cares? I do have concerns about B lines that are faster than A lines (the first obstacle east from the Camelfarm is a good example) with the B line being much faster. There is no incentive for riders to attempt the risk/reward of the harder line (over the stump) so the track is dumbed down and some riders will never attempt the log over because there is no point to, which is not good. The whole flow of all the technical features on Joeys line going from the Camelfarm is broken (ie it's faster to just avoid the obstacles like 95% of riders do).

B lines should cater for riders not attempting the A line but as elsewhere in the world of MTB trail design the A line rider should have the advantage of a faster line (and right of way in a race situation).

Oh and thanks also to PMTBC is also needed as they are a big part of this work.

So all those times I have payed for a race then had to pull out have been worth while.... lol. Cheers Tony

Hi Jamie,

thanks for your response and for letting us know your reasoning too, much appreciated. It's great to be reminded of the track's purpose and rating and how that affects what TTF's it has. The more us 'punters' know about the subject of trail building, the more satisfied we will be with the results I reckon.

There is plans for some new TTF's, and some of the existing TTF's improved. No new lines planned at this stage but that could change. Upgrades to the "Double Trouble" area with both lines being improved.

Cheers

Trackman

Double the money for Double Trouble, can we have some Quad gap lines please Jamie. Awesome on both parties.

How are things progressing at turners. Will it be worth a visit in the next week or two.