Category: News
Blores Hill Trail Maintenance Sessions
UPDATE 2: Unfortunately these session have now been cancelled until further notice. UPDATE: These session are actually scheduled to start at 9:00 from now on. Max Cook will be starting a Saturday morning working bees at Blores Hill from the first Sat in Feb. They are to meet at Sandy Point Road at 8:00. If…
Scott And Avanti Come At Try Day At Blores Hill: Saturday Feb 5th
Push‘n’Pedal cycles in Sale are holding a come and try day at Blores Hill on Saturday, February 5th. The session starts at 13:30 at the Tinamba Road end of Blores Hill and will feature Scott Sparks, Scott Genius, Scott Genius LT’s, Avanti Vapours and Torrents, and a few others. Event registration is required, registration forms…
Volunteers Needed, Again!
Thanks to all the volunteers that helped out with the National DH Event held up at Mt Baw Baw. It was a successful event but unfortunately we need to straight away support the Victorian DH Event in March at Mt Baw Baw. The National event was run by MTBA with our assistance; however the Victorian…
Thank You And Congratulations To Our Volunteers!!!!!
A huge thank you goes to all of our volunteers for their superb effort at last weekend’s Australian MTB Series event (Downhill) at Mt Baw Baw. We have received nothing but praise from MTBA officials and riders alike, all commenting on the professionalism and effortless way in which our volunteers contributed to what was a…
Erica 3 Hour Enduro: 27-Feb-2011
Round 1 of the 2011 Gippsland MTB club championship will tackle the trails in the newly designated 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 year’s championship and were arguably one of the best courses…
Erica Trail Maintenance Day: Sunday 13-Feb-2011
The first trail maintenance day for 2011 is up at Erica in the lead up to the 3 Hour Enduro held at the end of February. The Erica crew have done an awesome job preparing the trails but need to help to finish off the trails before this event. Erica has recently been declared a…
Mid Week Social Ride Australia Day BBQ
Since this Wednesday is Australia Day, we are meeting at 17:00 at Sandy Point Road (map) for a pre-ride BBQ. All welcome for a sausage and drink, as per the rides, you don’t have to be a club member to come along. If you just wish to attend the ride, then it will be departing…
GMTB Championship 2011 – Events & Rules
2011 Event List
| Round | Date | Event | Sponsor | Type | Opens | ||
| 1 | 27-Feb-2011 | Erica 3 Hour Enduro | Loy Yang Power | Enduro | 01-Feb-2011 | Register | Results |
| 2 | 27-Mar-2011 | Boolarra 3 Hour Enduro | Latrobe City | Enduro | 01-Mar-2011 | Register | Results |
| 3 | 30-Apr-2011 | Mt Taylor Twilight Enduro | Colin Watson Motors | Enduro | 01-Apr-2011 | Register | Results |
| 4 | 22-May-2011 | Pete’s Track Sprint | McMillian Partners | Sprint | 01-May-2011 | Register | Results |
| 5 | 26-Jun-2011 | Colquhuon 4 Hour Enduro | Latrobe Country Credit | Enduro | 01-Jun-2011 | Register | Results |
| 6 | 31-Jul-2011 | Blores Hill 6 Hour Enduro | TBC | Enduro | 01-Jul-2011 | Register | Results |
| 7 | 28-Aug-2011 | Blores Hill Checkpoint Race | Loy Yang Power | Checkpoint | 01-Aug-2011 | Register | Results |
| 8 | 25-Sep-2011 | Nowa Nowa 3 Hour Enduro | LCHS | Enduro | 01-Sep-2011 | Register | Results |
| 9 | 23-Oct-2011 | Erica 3 Hour Enduro | McMillian Partners | Enduro | 01-Oct-2011 | Register | Results |
| 10 | 27-Nov-2011 | The Final Challege: Bulldog Spiral | Loy Yang Power | Point To Point | 01-Nov-2011 | Register | Results |
- All events are open to Non-Gippsland MTB riders, they are just not eligible for championship points.
- Outright
- Solo Male
- Solo Female
- Solo Junior
- Teams
2011 MTBA Fee Increase
Unfortunately this new year brings new fees from MTBA for some membership types. This is an MTBA increase to cover their increased insurance costs. Gippsland MTB is still collecting the same fees from its members for club membership as it always has. The new membership fees are as follows: Senior Membership has increased by $10…
Club Ay-Up Loan Lights
Have you ever thought about trying night riding? Have you thought about buying a set of Ay-Up lights? If you answered yes to either of these questions then have we got a deal, or even deals for you! Ay-Up has provided the club with a loan set of V4 Adventure lights for two months for…
2011 Mt Baw Baw DH National Event
Gippsland MTB 2011 Mid Week Social Rides
After the success of the Mid Week Social Rides last year, these events are on again in 2011. 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…