Dirt and Trail July 2020

ERORA
TURNS 20
That’s a milestone. A dirtbike and ATV track run by
the same family for 20 years…
A feature in Dirt and
Quad magazine
An early pic of the
quad rentals...
This was a PW initiative by the
guys from Centurion Yamaha.
In 2000, Xavier Arnold approached
comedian Barry Hilton and his kids
about starting a track where they could
race on the East Rand.
There was a perfect piece of vacant
ground being used by guys who used to
patrol the railway lines. They lost the
contract and Xavier and his family went
along to have a look.
It was perfect – 40 Hectares of unspoiled
ground that included a lekker Quarry,
small forests and a groot open section
perfect for MX lines.
The Arnolds approached the owners
and rather than having the ground
vacant, they agreed to a long, long
term lease. With lease secured, Xavier,
Mike Kok and Family and the Hiltons all
climbed in with TLB’s and earth movers
and started what has become one of the
most famous Facilities in Gauteng.
Gates opened for the very first time on
the 1st July 2000.
Back then, you could rent a quad, take
your bakkie into the quarry and ride
very socially on the enduro track –
Aerial view back in the day...
The Arnold family has
run ERORA for 20 years
A very young
William
Sutherland
with a fan...
The Utility Quad
challenge was cool fun
when quads were huge...