'Undie Run' to get underway with a little support

Dave Donaldson riding a previously logged track. The new Exit Trail is being built on another area of the forest recently logged.

Rotorua's mountain bikers will do almost anything to get new trails. As well as a Givealittle page set up to boost the Rotorua Mountain Bike Club's reinstatement of the Exit Trails, a group of dedicated riders have committed to an "undie run" if their target is raised by tonight.

Last year Lisa Horlor, who is a club committee member, rode an undie run in the cold after putting her body on the line for the sake of charity.

This year the club is fundraising for two new trails. The overall target is $7340 but the Undie Run will go ahead at $5500.

"We could do something normal and usual like run a race to raise funds, but people enter the race and forget what the money is needed for," said Miss Horlor.

"The Undie Run is a bit controversial, but it is noticed, and it is remembered. People tend to donate for a giggle."

If the money is raised mountain bikers James Alexander, Alex Tague, Mark Woods and Marcello Ojerio will complete the run with Jane Roberts. A crash at Crankworx has Miss Horlor off her bike while she recovers.

The Exit Trails fell victim to recent logging in the forest but the club wants the tracks rebuilt as quickly as possible.

"More importantly, is that it is a safety issue," Miss Horlor said. She said there will be two new tracks, one family friendly and another more advanced. The undie run will be completed tomorrow at 7am.

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