The first BMX race track built in NZ was on a local farmers land on the Kapiti Coast in 1979. The track moved from the farm land to the council owned Te Atiawa park land in 1981 and has been there ever since.

The local Kapiti BMX Club applied to BMX NZ and were granted the right to run a national qualifying meeting on Waitangi Day 2009 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of BMX in NZ.

The event went off without a hitch, the weather was hot and sunny and 150 riders from all over the country descended on the track during the morning, ready to compete. The meeting included old school riders in their original 1980's gear, not quite so well fitting now, and their restored and much loved old school bikes, most of which are collectors items now. It was a real treat for all the youngsters involved in the event to see how far the technology for bikes and safety gear has come since the initial boom days of the '80s.