This is our third year delivering bLUcRU Kids Camps across New Zealand. We identified that there was a need to run smaller camps that are more personalised with a real focus on developing the skills of every child that attends our camps, and ensuring the entire family has a memorable, fun experience in a safe environment. We can achieve this with a limit of 150 registered riders attending each camp.

Our camps are held over a weekend, arriving from Friday afternoon, with two full days riding on a variety of Trail ride loops. The concept is camping with your own accommodation which can be anything from a caravan, tent, trailer, truck, motorhome, and some people stay at venues close by. You bring your own food and cooking gear, ideally a BBQ, plenty of snacks and water, and of course petrol as you will be amazed how many hours riding you do over the weekend. We have a kid’s BBQ on Saturday night after all the fun kids’ games which adults also enjoy, and this is a time to relax and get to know different families. We run a Quiz night or Q & A with Josh Coppins which is always lots of fun!

Our team arrives at each venue well in advance and sets up the Trail ride loops for the weekend which vary considerably from farm-to-farm dependent on the layout of the farm. We like to ensure the whole family can ride and there are up to five different tracks and trails that are colour coded for difficulty as per the below:

• Blue – Mini Kids Track taped off and close to camp so you can watch your kids.
• Green – Learners and Small Kids track about 1km long and close to the camp.
• Yellow – Approx 5kms for bigger kids who want more of a challenge.
• Red – A longer track approx 10kms long and still rideable by most riders.
• Expert – We try and provide a longer loop approx 15–20kms for adults and more advanced children.

On Saturday we run a series of coaching sessions which need to be booked in advance as we try to ensure that riders are of similar age, ability and bike size for these 1-hour sessions run by our bLUcRU team. These one-hour coaching sessions have proved to be invaluable to children of all abilities. We are also extremely fortunate to have Josh Coppins helping out and providing one on one tips throughout the weekend to all riders.

Our camps are open to ALL bike brands and to the entire family – we have no age limit but do ask that adults and older children respect the fact that it is a Kids camp. Younger children are welcome to bring their push bikes as we have lots of options for them to ride these bikes at our venues and in most cases, kids enjoy each other’s company at the end of the riding day.

Our camps are unique in that we have the JCR full-time mechanic Nabe attending each camp and more than happy to help out where and if he can should there be any mechanical issues, and this is on any brand of bike. Nabe also manages the Demo fleet for us on Saturday where we have a range of Kids bikes for you to test during the day. All you need to do is book in a ½ hour slot on Saturday morning. This is a great way to get to know what bike your child likes riding and we have a team of experts including the local dealers that will be there to help you also.

It is truly a great weekend of fun for the entire family, you will meet new friends and it is a time for you to enjoy some time in the country together as a family.

Every camp venue is totally different and has a uniqueness to it.

A typical programme for one of our camps looks like the below:

FRIDAY

4pm onwards - Arrive at camp and set up

5.00pm – 7.00pm - Rider sign on at Camp HQ

5.30pm – 6.30pm - Meet and Greet at Camp HQ

SATURDAY

7.30am – 8.15am - Rider sign on (if you have not signed on the night before)

8.30am - Riders briefing (explains the tracks and any hazards on the loops)

9.00am - Tracks open

9.30am - Coaching sessions begin. Demo bikes available

11.00am - Mechanics workshop

2.00pm - Ride with Josh Coppins and photo opportunity

4.00pm - Tracks close

4.30pm - Evening activities including kids games, Quiz, running races, lolly scramble, sausage sizzle including a inspirational talk from Josh Coppins

SUNDAY

8.30am - Riders briefing

9.00am - Tracks open

11.00am - Adults free coaching session

1.00pm - Prizegiving (including spot prizes and special camp giveaways)

3.00pm - Track closes

Q: Can you just come for one day?

A: Yes you can, you will just need to email virg@imemanagement.co.nz to arrange this

Q: Can adults ride with their children?

A; Yes, you can ride with your children or day or chose only to watch them if you cannot ride?

Q: Do we have to ride Yamaha?

A: Absolutely not! We want to see kids having fun on their motorcycles so are open to all brands (even though we are blue at heart).

Q: What age are the camps suited for?

A: We aim to cater for all ages so you can bring the entire family

Q: What level of experience do we need to have?

A: Any! Whether you’ve just bought a new motorcycle or have clocked up hours on your motorcycle, we have various length riding loops that cater to all level of riders from beginner to expert and suitable for all size motorcycles.

Q: Do I have to camp?

A: No you don’t - as long as you are there for riders briefing each morning, you don’t need to stay at the venue.

Q: What’s included in the cost for the camp?

A: We provide paramedics, toilets, showers, games & activities as part of our weekend programme. We also have kids demo bikes available to test on Saturday thanks to Yamaha Motor New Zealand. Depending on the camp location, we have extra entertainment such as freestyle shows too. We also have a free mechanics workshop thanks to Altherm JCR Yamaha and a free adults coaching session.