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Mt Taylor Twilight Enduro: 24-Mar-2012
Round 2 of the Gippsland MTB championship see a new style of event with a twilight race at Mt Taylor. Wile this area is more well known for its down hill track, it also has some good cross country courses winding up and down the valley. This event will follow the standard enduro format with…
Erica 3 Hour Enduro Report: 26-Feb-2012
Well, the first GMTB event of the year was kicked off in style. For this rider at least, there was some definite nervousness surrounding rain and wet trails from the year previous, especially with the light sprinkle of rain (or was sweat) at about 1 hour in???? However, what greeted the 50 odd riders was…
Mt Taylor DH ***GRAND OPENING*** Poster
Mt Taylor DH ***GRAND OPENING***
The time is now for all of you out there in this great nation of Downhill Mountain Biking to get your road trip on and drive yourself to Mt Taylor, Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria – to help celebrate the GRAND OPENING of what has been tipped to be “…up there with Australia’s BEST DH tracks…”…
Single Speed Championship 2012
Gippsland MTB Is Holding Another DH Ride Day At Mt Baw Baw!
So you’re disappointed that the all time favourite Mt Baw Baw Downhill wasn’t added to any racing calendars this season? Well here’s your chance to come and ride the fast paced beast. Shuttles will be provided by Gippsland MTB. With limited places for this event and online registration open – get in quick! Another 1…
Erica 3 Hour Enduro (GMTB Round 1): 26-Feb-2012
Round 1 of the 2012 Gippsland MTB club championship will tackle the trails in the Erica MTB Park. The course will be situated in the hills and gullies to the east of Erica. These trails were used for the first round of last two year’s championships. The track will be very similar to the one…
Erica Trail Maintenance Day: 12-Feb-2012
In the lead up to the first event of the 2012 Gippsland MTB Series, the Erica 4 Hour Enduro at the end of February, there will be a trail maintenance day held on Sunday February 12th at Erica. People are to meet at the rotunda in Erica at the corner of the Moe-Erica Road and…
2012 Calendar Updates
At the last committee meeting it was decided to swich Rounds 1 & 2 of the Club’s 2012 Calendar that was published at the Presentation Night. This will mean that Round 1 will now be held at Erica and Round 2 will be held at Mt Taylor. This was to enable the DH Ride Day…
GMTB Championship 2012 – Events & Rules
2012 Event List
| Round | Date | Event | Location | Type | Opens | ||
| 1 | 26-Feb-2012 | 3 Hour Enduro | Erica | Enduro | 01-Feb-2012 | Register | Results |
| 2 | 24-Mar-2012 | Twilight 3 Hour Enduro | Mt Taylor | Enduro | 01-Mar-2012 | Register | Results |
| 3 | 22-Apr-2012 | 3 Hour Enduro | Foster | Enduro | 01-Apr-2012 | Register | Results |
| 4 | 27-May-2012 | Pete’s Track Sprint (Solo Only) | Bulldog Junction | Sprint | 01-May-2012 | Register | Results |
| 5 | 24-Jun-2012 | 4 Hour Enduro | Colquhuon | Enduro | 01-Jun-2012 | Register | Results |
| 6 | 22-Jul-2012 | 6 Hour Enduro | Blores Hill | Enduro | 01-Jul-2012 | Register | Results |
| 7 | 26-Aug-2012 | Checkpoint Race (Solo Only) | Blores Hill | Checkpoint | 01-Aug-2012 | Register | Results |
| 8 | 23-Sep-2012 | 4 Hour Enduro | Nowa Nowa | Enduro | 01-Sep-2012 | Register | Results |
| 9 | 28-Oct-2012 | Point To Point Race (Solo Only) | Erica | Point To Point | 01-Oct-2012 | Register | Results |
| 10 | 24-Nov-2012 | Twilight 4 Hour Enduro | Blores Hill | Enduro | 01-Nov-2012 | Register | Results |
Gippsland MTB Is Holding A DH Ride Day At Mt Baw Baw!
So you’re disappointed that the all time favourite Mt Baw Baw Downhill wasn’t added to any racing calendars this season? Well here’s your chance to come and ride the fast paced beast. Shuttles will be provided by Gippsland MTB. With limited places for this event and online registration open – get in quick! Another 2…
2012 Mid Week Social Rides
After the success of the Mid Week Social Rides last year, these events are on again in 2012. Every Wednesday night in January & February there will be a ride at Blores Hill leaving the Sandy Point intersection at 19:00 (map) for a social ride/sprint/plod until dusk (21:00ish). Riders split into groups of similar skill…