Tag Archives: Hellsend Dirt Compound

One of South Africa’s hottest up-and-coming Downhill MTB riders is 17 year old Jasper Barrett. Hailing from Cape Town, we spent some time with the young rider while he was shredding his way down the flow-line at Hellsend Dirt Compound in Stellenbosch. Witness Jasper in full flow mode and get to know more about him in our interview below.  ...

Sit back, strap in and get behind the scenes of 5 years of dirt, sweat and cheers with The Darkumentary! Follow Sam Reynolds and his all time crew journey from the roots of Pure Darkness to DarkFEST and all the carnage in-between! 

DarkFEST 2018 has shifted gear this week with most of the riders having arrived and being introduced to the insane creations that have grown to maturity over the past three weeks. More riders means more excitement and some big tricks have already gone down. At first sight jaws hit the floor as the big hit is sitting at around 100ft ...

The DarkFEST 2018 course is nearly complete! The guys have been working amazingly well with the diggers and with a few tiny sprinkles of rain, some spade work, have managed to compact most of the line. At the beginning of the week Nico Vink, Sam Reynolds and Clemens Kaudela worked hard on the course, compacting and cleaning the jumps. The rakes then ...

The Dawn of the Dirt MTB and BMX Dirt Jump Jam is back, and at a brand new venue! Now in its third year, it will be held at the newly built and super impressive Hellsend Dirt Compound in Stellenbosch. Created by The Trails Crew to grow the local Dirt Jump scene in South Africa, it is an event now to ...