Time to dig! Day of the volunteers; Saturday 19 March.

Mar 19, 2011

Written by Bart de Jong

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It takes time for kids to realize what goes into building a spot to ride. That counts for a concrete park, the local indoor park but also for all the trail spots out there. It takes time for them to understand what it takes to shape that perfect take off and lines that have flow to it so you don't need to pedal in between. Because they're outdoors, most of the time you need to take a shovel in the hand before you can actually ride your bike. During the wintertime there's not much riding going on, but still it's possible to get things ready for spring.

It's usually the locals that take care of it. So if you're a visitor, pay respect and pick up a shovel to repair the damage you did to the jumps, or to help build a new section that the local crew is working on. It's a good work-out too.

19 March is "volunteer day". The Helm trails at the Johannes Vermeerlaan in Helmond-Noord, NL have been chosen by the SWH as the place that they're going to help out at. They've got 10 people lined up to help move some dirt, build new turns, and new jumps. The kids track is going to receive an overhaul and with a bit of luck we're having the help of a little crane too.

The digging day starts "early" at 10am and everyone is welcome to help out. The goal is to have a new kids track by the end of the day and to shape all the lines at the big boys that are located right next to it. On 1 May the Open Dutch BMX Dirt championships will be held at the Helm Trails so come on over to check it out.

BdJ