Category: News
2013 Membership Information
We have a new membership form for MTBA for 2013. You can download it from here or you can renew online here. Unfortunately the MTBA fees have increased for some memberships in 2013. An Senior Membership has increased by $10, a Junior Membership has increased by $5 and a Value Add Membership has increased by…
Mt Baw Baw 4 Hour Twilight Enduro: 27-Jan-2013
UPDATE 1: As Monday is a public holiday, this event will mean that you can have a rest before returning to work – it is not a twilight enduro with a work day the next day. UPDATE 2: This area has not been effected by the recent fires and is not under any threat at…
2013 Mid Week Social Rides
After the success of the Mid Week Social Rides last year, these events are on again in 2013. Every Wednesday night in January & February there will be a ride at Blores Hill leaving the Tinamba Road Trailhead at 7pm (map) for a social ride/sprint/plod until dusk (9 pm-ish). Riders split into groups of similar…
2013 Club Calendar Now Available
The 2013 Gippsland MTB Calendar is now available for your viewing pleasure. We did a bit of a change this year whereby we opened the calendar process up to allow new events, new locations and new ideas come into the club calendar. This year, we see this race calendar start in January in a new…
Blores Hill Twilight 4 Hour Enduro: 24-Nov-2012
UPDATE: There has been some questions about the course: No, the Trig & Trials Tracks are not a part of this course and will not be required tackled under lights. The course is different to most Blores races and will focus on the more flowy trails. November 24th sees the closing round of the 2012 Gippsland MTB…
Erica Point To Point Race Report: 28-Oct-2012
Round 9 of the Gippsland Mountain Bike club’s cross country series was a point to point race starting at Collins Siding just South of Erica and finishing at Caringal scout camp. The weather on the day was fine but a course designed to test the resilience, stamina and skill of the very best riders had…
Mount Taylor Challenge 2013
Mount Taylor Challenge – 3rd Year ,are you up for it 10.00 am Sunday 4th October 2012 (Registration from 9am) Runner Vs Bike Vs Horse From the start at 35 Damons Road, it’s just over18km to the top of Mount Taylor and back. It is so tough getting there, that some people will need a bike or a horse to help them. A good runner can get…
Paper Based Membership Form Issues
We are having some issues getting paper based membership forms processed by MTBA at the moment. Until these are resolved, please renew your Gippsland MTB membership online at https://www.registernow.com.au/mtba/SignUp.aspx?C=152 Hopefully we can resolve these issues ASAP and get the paper based system operational again for our non-technological members.
Presentation Night: 30-Nov-2012
The time is drawing near to crown our 2012 GMTB Club Champions!! This year will see the GMTB Presentation Evening held at the Main Hotel, Bairnsdale. Finger food will be provided and beverages available for purchase. Meals are also available. We hope that all of our club members can attend the evening, which is essentially…
Erica Trail Maintenance Day: 14-Oct-2012
There will be a trail maintenance day on the 14th Oct for the upcoming Erica Point To Point Race later this month. People at to meet at 09:00 across the road form the Erica Pub. There is a power load of work to do, including building a bridge and some new trail, so the more…
Erica XC Point To Point Race: 28-Oct-2012
The inaugural Erica XC Point to Point Race will form Round 9 of the Gippsland MTB Club Championship using purpose built trails of the Erica MTB Park and surrounding forest. The race will conclude at the Caringal Scout Camp on Telbit Road and entry and car parking will be provided at the Scout Camp. The…
Nowa Nowa MTB 4 Hour Enduro Report: 23-Sep-2012
Round 8 of the Gippsland mountain bike club’s cross country series on Sunday, 23rd of September saw riders greeted with perfect sunny conditions and a fast and flowy singletrack loop. This was only made possible by East Gippsland’s dedicated and hard working crew of volunteers who gave up countless hours to bring the tracks back up to scratch after recent wild weather . They had also spent time preparing another short loop for the ever popular ½ hour kids race to be held in conjunction with main event.