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Taikorea Motorcycle Park is an off-roaders dream

CASUAL TRAINING SENIOR RIDER COST: $30 MX/XC | $10 MINI TRACK – MINI RIDERS

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It’s all fun and games…

Dirt-Days are the back-bone of Taikorea-MX philosophy providing a great environment for all levels of off-road rider skill. Whether you’re a new rider or a Pro – 500 class rider, we have a space for you.

The purpose of Taikorea MX is to provide a fantastic venue for people who want a great space to ride. It’s also there to help foster our future stars within the sport. With Paul Whibley running the show… you know you’re heading in the right direction.

A few rules

When coming out for a ride at Taikorea-MX, you’ll need…

A well serviced bike – It is up to the individual rider to make sure their bike is in a suitable condition to ride.
A good helmet and boots – We also highly recommend goggles and gloves (especially when dry and dusty).
Ride within the stipulated hours (summer/winter). We want you to have a safe and enjoyable time.

RULES:
– When riding anywhere in the park – always wear a helmet
– 8km riding in pit area and driving into Taikorea MX park (caution as 2-way traffic). We also don’t want to lose our grass in the pit area.
– Never ride in the reverse direction
– Be courteous of those less experienced than you on the track
– Close gates behind you if out of hours
– Don’t ride alone out of hours
– Enjoy your experience.

PARK OPEN | Contact Paul or check Facebook for additional info.

RIDER COST: $30 MX/XC | $10 MINI TRACK
Note: There is a log book for all riders to sign in and you must ride within stipulated hours for that day.

OPEN TIMES – WINTER: 9AM – 5PM Monday through Sunday | DAYLIGHT SAVING SUMMER: 9AM – 8PM |  Riders – Sign in at shed on park entry. Located through gate.
 Casual riding sign-in map

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Shed sign in

Train to race!

Taikorea Motocross Park is a park developed purely for the off-road motorcycle enthusiast. The terrain is an undulating sandy soil base with quite a few pine trees to boot (literally). The park itself is located about halfway between Palmerston North and Foxton, North Island, New Zealand.

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Taikorea, Where it all started…

Taikorea 1975 opening
In 1975 the MOMCC (Manawatu Orion Motorcycle Club) were on the scout for something a little more permanent regarding the off-road side of the business. Even back then it was getting a bit hard to secure land for events. On top of that was the set-up time involved in bringing materials out (pegs, bunting, start gate etc), marking the track and even supplying toilets (this involved digging holes each time and erecting a plastic cloth/vinyl surround). Then just when you were cold, wet , tired and wanting to go home you had to pack everything up again. There had to be a better way? After an extensive search a medium sized sandy soil based property located at Taikorea (near Himitangi beach) became available and seemed to be the ideal setting. So the club took out a lease. The idea was to have regular Dirt-Days and MX events. It was going to be great! Arguably MOMCC were the first club to have their own permanent facility. Dirt-Days and organised MOMCC Motorcycle events from motocross to hare-scrambles (cross-country) were held. The venue also developed track-wise thanks to many key supporters who loaned machinery and time.

After a few years as a successful venue the property was put up for sale. Mort Andrews MOMCC (club parton at the time) purchased the property to keep it dirt-bike focused. The park ran regular dirt-days, high level training from top riders (national and international), local and national Motocross events for thirty-five years. For his efforts to motorcycling Mort Andrews in 2008 won the award for services to Motorcycling. A fitting result to a lifetime involvement in the sport. At the same awards, local off-road big winner on the night was Paul Whibley. Ironically a little over three years on from that awards ceremony would see Paul Whibley rekindle the magic of the park when Katherine and himself bought the facility. Taikorea-MX had been given an exciting future.

Taikorea-MX isn’t everybody’s cup of tea with its sandy undulating base and heavy demand on the physique. But if you want to make it in this sport… it’s an ideal venue. Many a top rider including Paul have ridden at Taikorea over the years. In 1996 a relatively young yet immensely talented rider spent countless hours carving up the nicely groomed tracks. Shane King himself attributed the Taikorea work-outs as a big part of his success at the sand tracks of Belgium and Holland. That year Shane was crowned 500cc World Champion.

Paul Whibley GNCC Training

Paul Whibley profile: One of the fastest off-road riders on the planet Paul’s reputation speaks loud and clearly for itself. Having been a professional rider for many years, Paul has competed in and won some of the most prestigious off-road series there are. Now he’s back in New Zealand to help foster home grown talent.

Profile/results: Multi time NZ Enduro and XC Champ. 2015 NZ XC Champion. Woodville MX winner. 2x Australian Enduro Champ. 6 x OMA (Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV) Champ USA 2009 and 2012 GNCC (Grand National Cross Country Championship) Champion USA. 10 years racing GNCC in America. 3 years racing in Europe (World Enduro Championship).

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Taikorea Motorcycle Park is an off-road motorcycle facility located in Taikorea. It caters to Motocross and Cross-Country riders of all skill levels.

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