Whakarewarewa is the place to be this Saturday for the Ultimo National Schools Mountain Bike Relay and Downhill event.
The event, run by Rotorua Lakes High School as an annual fundraiser, has been going for the past 17 years.
The track that has been used for the competition in the
past has been de-forested, so the school's Friends of the School parents group decided this year the races would be held at Whakarewarewa.
Event co-ordinator Lisa Roe said the relay and races would be held at the bottom of the downhill track on Pipeline Rd and would include parts of existing tracks.
"The previous races were all held at the same track so we will find out whether it's a good thing or not - it's going to be more technical. It's quite good to do something different every now and then to keep it fresh."
