JEFF CARTER - TRAIL DESIGNER
Director of Southstar Trails & Southstar Shuttles (Rotorua, NZ)
Founding Director of NZ Trail Solutions Ltd (closed). Responsible for 110 kiwi trailcrew and the design and construction of over 500km of handbuilt singletrack in projects in Chile, Portugal, Jamaica, Australia, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand
President of Mountain Bike New Zealand 2009/2010
President of Rotorua MTB Club 2007/08
Currently on the Standards NZ advisory board working on NZ track construction and maintenance standards.
Qualifications: Bachelor with Hons in Mechanical Engineering from Canterbury University, Wheels Tracks and Rollers License.
Chainsaw 6916, 6917 units
First Aid
Contact: jeff@southstaradventures.com, ph +64 21619954
Founding Director of NZ Trail Solutions Ltd (closed). Responsible for 110 kiwi trailcrew and the design and construction of over 500km of handbuilt singletrack in projects in Chile, Portugal, Jamaica, Australia, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand
President of Mountain Bike New Zealand 2009/2010
President of Rotorua MTB Club 2007/08
Currently on the Standards NZ advisory board working on NZ track construction and maintenance standards.
Qualifications: Bachelor with Hons in Mechanical Engineering from Canterbury University, Wheels Tracks and Rollers License.
Chainsaw 6916, 6917 units
First Aid
Contact: jeff@southstaradventures.com, ph +64 21619954
NICK CROCKER - CREW LEADER
Trailcrew Leader & Site Manager, Nick is in charge of delivering the construction of Southstar's awesome trails.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Sports and Recreation
Wheels, Tracks and Rollers Endorsement
Pre Hospital emergency care first aid
Chainsaw units 6916 and 6917
Experience:
Site Manager Waitangi MTB Park
Site manager for NZ Trail Solutions in the Wairoa Gorge MTB Park near Nelson NZ
Event Director for the Dodzy Memorial Enduro Event 2014/2015/2016
Races: NZ Enduro, Coast to Coast
Qualifications: Bachelor of Sports and Recreation
Wheels, Tracks and Rollers Endorsement
Pre Hospital emergency care first aid
Chainsaw units 6916 and 6917
Experience:
Site Manager Waitangi MTB Park
Site manager for NZ Trail Solutions in the Wairoa Gorge MTB Park near Nelson NZ
Event Director for the Dodzy Memorial Enduro Event 2014/2015/2016
Races: NZ Enduro, Coast to Coast
SCOTT TAYLOR - TRAIL BUILDER
Scott Taylor is one of our most experienced excavator operators, developing his skills under the tutelage of Casey King on the Tokoroa Trails, and creating some of the great trails in the Waitangi MTB Park
Qualifications: Wheels Tracks and Rollers
First Aid
Chainsaw Units 6916 & 6917
Races: Enduro
Qualifications: Wheels Tracks and Rollers
First Aid
Chainsaw Units 6916 & 6917
Races: Enduro
LLOYD JENKS - TRAIL BUILDER
Lloyd Jenks is an experienced excavator operator and has worked on Southstar projects all around the North Island including pump tracks in Wellington, Peak Flow, Napier Mint 2, Waitangi MTB Park
Qualifications: Wheels Tracks & Rollers
First Aid
Chainsaw units 6916, 6917
Races: Downhill, Enduro, Pump Track
Qualifications: Wheels Tracks & Rollers
First Aid
Chainsaw units 6916, 6917
Races: Downhill, Enduro, Pump Track
RYAN LOVETT - TRAIL BUILDER
Ryan Lovett came to the Southstar Trails team with a wealth of experience in the bike industry having owned and operated the Freeride'n Bike Shop in Auckland, and worked on the Riverhead trails. Ryan has worked on Southstar Projects in Napier, Porirua and at the Waitangi MTB Park, and has become an experienced excavator operator
Qualifications:
Wheels Track & Rollers
Chainsaw units 6916, 6917
First Aid
Qualifications:
Wheels Track & Rollers
Chainsaw units 6916, 6917
First Aid
RICHARD CAUDWELL - TRAIL BUILDER
Richard started working for Southstar Trails in March 2015, starting with the Paihia School Pump Track - our first hotmix asphalt pump track.
Previously Richard had worked on Rotorua trails Gunna Gotta, Corridor, & Dipper
Qualifications: First Aid
Wheels Tracks and Rollers
Chainsaw 6916, 6917
Previously Richard had worked on Rotorua trails Gunna Gotta, Corridor, & Dipper
Qualifications: First Aid
Wheels Tracks and Rollers
Chainsaw 6916, 6917
GABY TEBIB - TRAIL BUILDER
Gaby is a very experienced trail builder from France, having worked on MTB projects in France and Norway. Gaby started with Southstar at the Waitangi MTB PArk project and has proven himself to have a great eye for trail shaping and finishing.
Qualifications:
Chainsaw
First Aid
Qualifications:
Chainsaw
First Aid
BASTIAN WENZEL - TRAIL BUILDER
Bastian is a german qualified landscaper, with much experience with stone work. He joined Southstar Trails for the Paihia School Pump Track and the Waitangi MTB Park
CASEY KING - TRAIL BUILDER
Casey an excavator/digger driver for Southstar Trails, with over 2000 hours of excavator experience. He now only works on projects in the Rotorua area
These are the tracks that he has worked on:
Tokorangi Track (Rotorua)
Boulderdash (Rotorua)
K2 (Handbuilt, Rotorua)
Creek re-route (Rotorua).
Huckleberry Hound (Jumps track) refurbishment (Rotorua)
Pondy DH & jumps (Rotorua)
Dipper - the six big sweeping corners then all of the uphill then last section, Rotorua)
Be Rude Not To (Rotorua)
Tickler re-route (Rotorua)
Pak'n'Save pump track (Rotorua)
Rainbow Mountain Te Ranga Trail - digger built section (Rotorua).
Ohakune Pump Track
Corridor lower jumps (Rotorua)
Lion Trail reinstatement trough felled gums at top (Rotorua)
Gunna Gotta re-route hand built (Rotorua)
Thames pump track
Corners Track top section (Rotorua)
Super Plus trail refurbishment, Petone Wellington
Tokoroa new trails 2015
These are the tracks that he has worked on:
Tokorangi Track (Rotorua)
Boulderdash (Rotorua)
K2 (Handbuilt, Rotorua)
Creek re-route (Rotorua).
Huckleberry Hound (Jumps track) refurbishment (Rotorua)
Pondy DH & jumps (Rotorua)
Dipper - the six big sweeping corners then all of the uphill then last section, Rotorua)
Be Rude Not To (Rotorua)
Tickler re-route (Rotorua)
Pak'n'Save pump track (Rotorua)
Rainbow Mountain Te Ranga Trail - digger built section (Rotorua).
Ohakune Pump Track
Corridor lower jumps (Rotorua)
Lion Trail reinstatement trough felled gums at top (Rotorua)
Gunna Gotta re-route hand built (Rotorua)
Thames pump track
Corners Track top section (Rotorua)
Super Plus trail refurbishment, Petone Wellington
Tokoroa new trails 2015