GMBC No Frills Friday Winter Series
Dates: 20/6, 27/6, 4/7, 11/7, 18/7, 25/7
Friday nights, rego from 6pm, Race Briefing at 6:55pm, race start at 7pm.
Lights are compulsory
Some lights will be available to be loaned
Races will start from either Kurrajong picnic area or the park office,
the park front gate will be open.
Each race will be of a different format, all on the new tracks in the
Kurrajong, and maybe even a hot lap of Great Circle Drive with lights.
More details in May
WEEKEND OF MTB RIDING @ ROUND 2 OF STATE XC SERIES
Want to ride some specially designed and prepared MTB tracks, then come to Bendigo on the
12th & 13th January 2008.
The Bendigo MTB Club is hosting the 2nd rd of the Victorian State Summer XC series on the
13th Feb at the Cavagna's Rd Track. The track is in great condition with new berms, bridges,
fast flowing single trail and a great spectator viewing track, that can only be ridden on
during club events, as it is on private property, so bring you family and mates, make it a
weekend of mtb riding and checking out Bendigo range.
We will be having practice on the track after 3.00 on Sat and Sun 13th from 8.00. Race
starts at 10.30am. $30 entry for riders ($10 goes to the series prizes) riders must
show a current MTBA membership card when entering or buy a day licence for $15.
Directions to the track
and a map.
More information at www.mtbbendigo.com
VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007
On Sunday the 1st April the 2007 Victorian Championships
were conducted by the Bendigo MTB Club. The event was held on a 6.3km
predominately single trail track which included some new sections of track. 126
competitors register in 16 various categories, with good numbers of juniour and
womens riders. A field of 25 riders started in the Elite category, having to
complete 7 laps of the course.
Murray Spink (giant), 19 yr old Lachlan Norris, local riders Josh
Fleming and (roady) Tim Hucker went out hard with Ballarats Phil
Orr in an attempt to establish a winning lead. After lapping
close together for the first 4 laps the pressure began to tell,
with Spink and Norris beginning to pull away from the rest of
the field. On the bell lap they had established a 2-3 min
advantage over the chasing riders, and this set up a duel to see
who had the most left for the last lap. In the end Murray Spink
was just too strong taking out another Victorian State
Championship title, with Lachlan Norris 10 sec behind in 2nd and
Josh Fleming finishing strongly to take 3rd, 4th place went to
Phil Orr and 5th Tim Hucker.
The womens Elite with the absence of National
Champion Tori Thomas proved to be a closely fought 5 lap race
between Jenni King, local rider Jo Wall and (Spokens) Erica
Gerner. Jenni was able to pull away in the last 2 laps to take
the win 62sec from Jo Wall and closely followed by Eric Gerner.
Expert men was won by Ern Francis 35 Sec in front of Ashley
Hayat, Local Rob Hucker, Tim McColl and Nick Bird won Under 19,
Veterans and Masters Men respectively, in times that would have
seen either of them take out the Expert category.
A strong field of under 15's were in
attendance, with local riders Matthew Keays 1st, Jack Haig 2nd
enjoying the home track advantage with Lance Renshaw 3rd (from
Warragul). In the Under 17's Luke Fletch came from behind to
take 1st, from James Peacock (Scott Flight Centre Team) and Paul
Liston 3rd. 15yr old Shelley Flood overcame a broken chain to
finish 1st in under 17's women and Anslie Bennett finished 1st
in under 15 women. Special mention goes to 12 yr old
Liam Kennelly-Griggs competing in his first Mtb race in the
"fun" category, completed his 2 laps and finishing 1st.
Further details of the race go to
www.mtbbendigo.com