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FEATURE<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
31<br />
<strong>2021</strong><br />
1MAY UNTIL<br />
16 MAY <strong>2021</strong><br />
2373255<br />
MidCanterbury<br />
ProudSponsor of<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>WheelsWeek <strong>2021</strong><br />
Saturday 1 st May – Sunday 16 th May<br />
Hyundai MidCanterbury|91 Archibald Street, Tinwald |03307 2415<br />
www.midcanterburyhyundai.co.nz<br />
Riders of all ages will be racing at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Motorcycle Club Wheels Week TT.<br />
Two tracks for TT racing<br />
Ridersofall ageswill<br />
feature duringthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>MotorcycleClub<br />
Wheels Week TTeventatthe<br />
Rakaia Barrhill Methven<br />
Road track this Sunday.<br />
The WheelsWeek TT will<br />
use two tracksanatural,<br />
flowing terraintrack for<br />
motorcross events andtrail<br />
riders, andaseparate track<br />
for miniclass riders.<br />
Riders aged fromsix years<br />
old through to veteransaged<br />
over40yearswill compete.<br />
It is at 600 RakaiaBarrhill<br />
Methven Road, with signon<br />
from7.30am,and riders<br />
briefingat8.45am.<br />
Organisers require all<br />
riders to have afull<br />
MotorcyclingNew Zealand<br />
license, or aday license.A<br />
one daylicense is available<br />
with aday clubmembership<br />
onsite.<br />
Trophiesare up forgrabs<br />
in allclasses; seniorMX1,<br />
PHOTOFACEBOOK<br />
MX2, vets 35 44years and 45<br />
years plus MX3 for first and<br />
secondtimeriders, junior 8<br />
11 years, 12 016years, mini,<br />
intro 50cc, trailand ladies<br />
amongthe classes available<br />
forentry.<br />
Rider entryvaries from<br />
seniorclasses cost $70,<br />
junior $50 andminiclasses<br />
$50.<br />
Hotand cold food<br />
available for purchase on<br />
the day.All welcome.<br />
Hop on connector service<br />
The Mid Canterbury<br />
Connector service is offering<br />
free trips during Wheels<br />
Week, but bookings are<br />
essential.<br />
The connector service<br />
bringspeople living in the<br />
more rural/remoteareasof<br />
the district into<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
township for medical and<br />
dentalappointments,todo<br />
business with council,see<br />
familyand friends, access<br />
governmentand social<br />
services,shoppingand<br />
more.<br />
It is coordinated by Safer<br />
Mid Canterbury and being<br />
trialled for six monthstosee<br />
if thereisdemand for it to<br />
continue.<br />
The service usesvolunteer<br />
drivers and, outside of the<br />
free Wheels Week<br />
promotion,its fares are still<br />
reasonable.<br />
Every Tuesday the<br />
connector operates fromMt<br />
Somers, Staveley, Methven,<br />
Winchmore and Wakanui to<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>,where people<br />
can get jobs, attend<br />
appointments or shopfor 23<br />
hours,beforetaking areturn<br />
journey home.<br />
Every Wednesday it runs<br />
from Rakaia to Chertsey,<br />
Fairton/Hakatere Marae and<br />
down to Hinds, dropping<br />
people off in <strong>Ashburton</strong> for<br />
23 hours, thentaking them<br />
home.<br />
In the past therehad been<br />
aneed for the transport<br />
serviceasthe district had no<br />
publictransport system<br />
whichmade it harderfor<br />
people in rural or remote<br />
areaswho did not drive to<br />
get to <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
For more information on<br />
routes, fares and pick up<br />
places and timesand to<br />
make abooking, call03308<br />
1395 ext 225.<br />
Radiator Repairs<br />
We areexpertatrepairing all types of<br />
automotiveradiators – FAST<br />
www.spraymarks.co.nz<br />
ARTHUR<br />
CATES<br />
LIMITED<br />
26 McNALLYSTREET,<br />
RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL<br />
PARK,ASHBURTON<br />
TEL 308 5397<br />
www.arthurcates.co.nz<br />
2343599
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