WORDS: JANE WHITAKER/QUEENS OF DIRT
PHOTOS: PHIL SMITH, CLMINTIEPIX
RISE OF THE QUEENS
Rise Of The Queens, 2019 will definitely go down as the start of something great for women's dirt
biking in New Zealand. So let me hit you with some facts, although let’s use that term loosely…
• The biggest off-road ladies’ event New Zealand has ever seen
• New Zealand’s first and biggest ever moto-ice-cream team relay!
There’s no research to quantify it but we've never heard of it, so we are claiming it
• Possibly a new world record for the most number of women with brain freeze in a one hour period
• One hundred and fifty Queens on bikes
• One hundred and fifty smiling faces
• By far the most badass women’s dirt bike event ever
This all-new event was in hot demand, and to
the surprise of the Queens Of Dirt Committee
sold out much faster than we ever anticipated.
We saw ladies come from all over the country
to be a part of this epic new event. What was
it all about? Well, you name it and Rise Of
The Queens had it! There were goodie bags,
tee’s, a trail ride, skills coaching, equipment
coaching, a very popular moto-ice-cream team
relay, drinks and nibbles, a guest speaker
and an absolute tonne of spot prizes for the
assembled ladies.
Queens Of Dirt contracted only the best –
Forest Trail Events – to run the trail ride, which
consisted of three loops – a novice track, a
10km and a 30km track… and the dirt was
perfect! It was literally the best you can get
at Ohakuri. We were very lucky with bluebird
skies on the Saturday... which turned out to be
perfect ice cream eating weather.
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