The Hunter region is fast becoming a destination for national sporting events and adds another when the 2017 edition of the JetBlack 24-hour endurance mountain bike race is staged at Awaba Mountainbike Park in February.
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The event will be hosted by Hunter Mountain Bike Association in the Olney State Forest west of Lake Macquarie on February 18 and 19.
It has been held in various locations, including a holiday resort and botanic garden, but this is the first time the event has headed bush.
Race director Martin Wisata said the best trail sections of the popular Awaba track would be linked up to a giant 24-hour circuit.
“The Jetblack 24 Hour has been on the Rocky Trail calendar since 2009 and we've raced around the clock at a holiday resort, a botanic garden and a winery and for this next one we're going bush”, Wisata said.
Registrations open on October 3. Participants can race solo or in teams. Numbers are limited to 350 riders and organisers are expecting a sell-out field.
