2nd December - Mega Build Day

Today started, dreary eyed, at 9:30 at Birches Valley to collect the kit for what we thought would be a quiet build day in the sideways rain. We were wrong. A huge turnout allowed us to get massive amounts of stuff done

Aaron, Stu Tite, Alex and Greg started work on the Northshore Offshoot, and a ladder was moved from the original offshoot line to form the start of the new shore section. The new uprights are in and you'll soon start to see where the line is going to go. It's already looking scary!Meanwhile, up on the (closed) Red Run, Nick, Spence, Martin, Ellis, Greg, Jake, George and Alex were rebuilding the Causeway Stepdown. The landing and takeoff have been completely rebuilt and there's now a big payoff for hitting the jump just right and pumping the bike into the steep landing, without taking away the rollability. Having all the help meant we could get the job done and the track open really quick.Elsewhere, Aaron and Stu (Phil's dad) began clearing "Will's Line"/Pro-Line with Weedwhackers. It's going to be awesome, and there's not a lot of work left to do before there's a full line rideable.

Slightly later and back on the Black Run Stu (Phil's dad) was putting his weedwhacker to best use by clearing a new line between the Causeway Stepdown and the red course berm. Once built, it'll replace the boring straight that doubles up as a walkup track.

Stu and Alex also did some general housekeeping on the red run, so you can keep your feet dry!

We finished at three with enough time to get a short ride in. Awesome!

Next build day will be in December. Keep an eye on www.Chasetrails.co.uk /SDH/ UKMB for dates.