Category: News
2011/12 VIC DH Series – Registration OPEN
The KONA Victorian Down Hill Series is back and ready for an action packed 2011/12 series!
Online rego has opened for the first round at the You Yangs so register now to avoid the queues. Online rego will save you time and MONEY this series. As an added bonus all online entries will go into the draw to win a refund of your race entry fees at each round. The first round always has the longest queues at rego so register online.
The VDHS Committee and individual clubs have all been hard at work over winter getting everything ready to race. This series includes some old favorite tracks, some new tracks as well as heavily modified ones. Once again thanks to the generosity and support of our sponsors there is upto $50,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs.
Gippsland MTB Committee 2011-12
The 2011 AGM for Gippsland MTB was held last night in Traralgon. It was a very good meeting with most of the committee staying on while we welcome 4 new people to the committee to help keep the ideas fresh. Richard Northover has stepped forward to be the clubs Vice President, taking over from Adam…
Nowa Nowa Trail Maintenance: 17-Sep-2011
As some of you may have heard, the trails at Nowa Nowa are not in the best condition at the moment. With the race coming up at the end of this month we are keen to do some work down there. On Saturday September 17th we are looking for volunteers to help out with track…
Nowa Nowa 3 Hour Enduro: 25-Sep-2011
Round 8 of the Gippsland MTB Club Championship sees riders return to East Gippsland and the purpose built MTB Trails at Nowa Nowa. For those of you that have never been there, this would be the perfect opportunity to experience these trails built by club members Pete & Max Cook. The start location will be…
Forrest/You Yangs 3 Day Weekend – Nov 11-13
UPDATE (08-Nov-2011): Sorry to anyone who got an “Entry Has Closed” message when they tried to register. The entry close date had been set to the 4th for some reason. This has been fixed and there are currently 2 cabin beds and an almost infinate number of camp sites still available. Also, the Forrest Guest House…
GMTB AGM 13-Sep-2011 in Traralgon
Have you ever been to an event and wondered how it happened? Or had an idea for the club but did not know how to start? Well we have positions for you.
We will be holding an Annual General Meeting on 13th September 2011 at the GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL, 8-22 FRANKLIN STREET, TRARALGON. This is your opportunity to put your hand up and take on a role to help with the running of the club. Most roles are not too time consuming and some are almost as easy as turning up to committee meetings to providing input in decision making.
The agenda for the meeting can be found here.
Different roles require different time commitment, however most roles are fairly small in size. If you want to know more then contact one of our current committee members or e-mail info@gippslandmtb.com.au.
All positions are declared vacant at the AGM, so do not be afraid to put your hand up because someone else did it and they might want it again. Most current committee members have multiple roles at the moment and would be more than happy to focus on a specific area of the club to keep us moving forward.
If you do wish to nominate for the committee, you will need to complete a Nomination Form (available here) and return to it:
Gippsland MTB Inc
PO Box 792
Traralgon, Vic, 3844
Also, if you cannot be there on the night but one of your mates is going you can still vote for people by completing a Proxy Appointment Form (available here) and sending it to the address above. This all sounds very formal and in fact it is probably the most formal part of the club at the moment. So please, just fill in the forms and we’ll get some new faces and ideas in the prime positions to keep the club growing.
Leonie Picton Injured!
As you should have heard, club member Leonie Picton was in Europe to represent Australia in downhill at the upcoming UCI World Championships in Switzerland at the end of August. However, news came through today that she has been injured in a crash and will not be competing. I’m sure that you will be join…
Bulldog Junction Shuttle Ride Day Cancelled!
Due to all the rain that has fallen in the region over the past week we are going to have to cancel this event due to major flooding in the region. There has been a number of road closures into the region an we just cannot guarantee that the roads will be reopened by Sunday….
Blores Hill Checkpoint Race: 28-Aug-2011
UPDATE: Start location will actually now be on the Tinamba Road (southern end of Blores). Signs will be placed out from Heyfield. Round 7 of the Gippsland MTB club championship remains at Blores Hill following round 6, however this time it is a completely different style of race with competitors undertaking a navigational checkpoint race….
Bulldog Junction Shuttle Ride Day Expressions Of Interest – This Sunday!
Now that the Blores Hill 6 Hour has been run and won, we can return to normal business of running the club and it appears that we have a Bulldog Junction Shuttle Ride Day scheduled for this Sunday! Since it is relatively last minute to organise, can anyone who is planning on attending e-mail us…
Blores Hill 6 Hour Enduro Race Report
Round 6 of the Goldcross Cycles Victorian Enduro Series was run at Blores Hill out of Heyfield on Sunday 31st July 2011. This event was the first major endurance event that has been hosted by local mountain bike club Gippsland MTB. The event was sponsored by the Heyfield & District Community Bank who provided valuable assistance in making the event successful.
One of the events major goals was to promote the trails that we have in the Gippsland region to riders across the state. Due to a number of major areas being closed at the moment (You Yangs near Geelong and Lysterfield near Melbourne) because of the extreme weather at the start of the year, rider numbers have been down for this year’s series. However, this event proved to be the exception!
Blores Hill 6 Hour Enduro Results Issues
First of all I’d like to thank you for attending the first round of the VES that Gippsland MTB has hoted. We hope that you had a good time and enjoyed the event, and above all, enjoyed the course. Blores Hill is a great venue for a ride and we hope to keep making it…