hello to everyone
A note to get things going about our trails in Great Ayton.It,s been going since 1980 when the quarry shut down we went up as kids got in and started riding and digging.back then it was all about rcing we had track to practice on for the weekends of racing,but now it,s totally changed and it,s all about dirt jumping and good flow where ever poss.
theres 3 of the original crew left tommy,paul and me.in the 90,s ste pressland ,mike hill ,dan galloway and chris lodge transformed the trails and brought in the death pack jumps and some really cool lines.the death pack is still going strong and is a good challenge for any rider,it,s great to watch people going through it .mega height.it was about this time that the a.q.l was started thats Ayton Quarry Locals,a few tattoo.s have been done since.
we added an 8 pack next to the dp in the december of 08 and have had some great sessions on it since,new lines and jumps are coming on weekly,i,m still as keen as ever all these years on.theres still nothing like putting in the spade time then long summer nights enjoying riding em,even at my age.
with the quarry being a public place it,s a never ending challenge to keep the trails up to scratch as long as the litter is collected up we don,t get many problems .the land is owned by the national trust with which we have a good rappor with.the real main prob is with riders who just don,t get it and won,t do any digging ,my youngest son charlie is 5 and he,s done more than most of em.but i think everyone has this problem at some time or other.
photo,s to follow cheers keep digging
nige AQL.
