The NEW and IMPROVED Santorini B Line

Post date: Jan 4, 2014 3:53:34 AM

The first of many working bees has been completed this morning in preparation for the 2014 UNE12 Hours In The Piney which will be held on 22^nd March.

After lots of feedback back relating to the time penalty associated with the B Line on the initial Santorini climb, the track crew headed out and installed a new and improved B Line which we expect will dramatically shorten the time penalty and hopefully remove the constant chatter in regards to reducing the technical challenge associated with the challenging A Line.

So the new and improved B line leaves The Ice Run approximately 10m before the A line onto a brand new slick deck. Then there are three switch backs adding to the tracks name sake before you re-enter the Santorini main track. Note that the switch backs and track haven’t yet been ridden and as it very dry at the moment it is a little soft and spongy - bring on the rain! So I’m am sure there will be a few mods to make it more rideable as we continue to work on this section of the track.

There was also a significant amount of pruning and grass trimming completed during the working bee.

A big thanks to Steve and Patrick Chapman, Michael and Emily Wooster, The Hoskings, Dave Harris, Paul Whitford, Paul Billings and Trevor Weston who put in a solid couple of hours as the heat was setting in.