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On behalf of the Farkin.net team & and its members, I’d like to wish everyone all the best for the New Year. It's been a great 2006. Cheers for the memories.
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The GT Mountain Cross will be the fourth and final round of the MTBA National Mountain Cross Series as it rolls into Newcastle on the 13th and 14th of January with a $500 first place prize for the winner of Elite Men. There will also be a GT Chucker 1.0 up for raffle along with some great prizes from Ogio, Maxxis, Utopia and Black Phoenix Films. The famous Black Hill BBQ will be in full swing and once again the Black Hill Mountain Cross course has received significant additions in the lead up to the finals.
To top it all off there is even a bonus preliminary round being held the weekend prior as the Hunter Mountain Bike Association hosts their Mountain Cross Club Championships on Sunday the 7th of January for anyone interested in a little extra practice. Entry to the HMBA Club Championships is only $15 and all riders are welcome.
For those interested in getting a little dirty the final working bee to get the course in A1 condition will be held on the 6th of January. Directions to the site will be posted prior to the 5th of January and all riders are encouraged to pre enter and save $20. For all enquiries please email drift@bigpond.net.au and we hope to see you there!
Download the entry form here. |
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MV Australia have recently been in contact with Canberra Off-Road Cyclists to inform us that there have been riders on the DH, XC and MtnX trails. These people have not only ridden the trails, which are all CLOSED, but have also taken down the bunting, safety netting, para webbing and some fencing to make the track seem open.
These riders are not only damaging the trails, but are also making more work for the trail builders, who have more than enough work already getting the tracks ready for the National championships in January.
If these riders continue to ride the trails it will severely impact the ability of the trails to hold up to the hundreds of riders at the National Championships and quite possibly impact on the ability of MV Australia to finish their job (they are spending time that should be used to finish the trails on fixing safety netting and closing the tracks again).
The Mt. Stromlo trails are ALL CLOSED to riders. This is as much for safety reasons as any others, as machinery is still being used on the trails. Please respect the wishes of Glen Jacobs and MV Australia, as well as CORC, who are trying their upmost to provide you with the best mountain biking facility in Australia.
The trails will be open after the 2007 National Championships 100% of the time, free of charge. It's not that long to wait, so please, do the right thing. |
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Elite Men
1. Luke Madill
2. Thomas Hubert
3. Ivan Oulego
4. Alex Lloyd
Open Women
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Julia Boer
3. Alice Minahan
4. Sarsha Huntington
U19 Men
1. Michael Jobson
2. Alex Wruck
3. Timothy Harrington
4. Tom Patton
Full results here. |
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Australia’s newest jump park is currently being constructed in Townsville, North Queensland.
With Glen Jacobs heading up the team of top guns including Rick Boyer, Dave Mclaughlin, and Dennis Beare, MV Australia are set to deliver a state of the art dirt park in the tropics scheduled for completion just prior to Christmas.
Click here for pics of the track work. |
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Elite Men
1. 6:08.68 - Nathan Rennie
2. 6:08.95 - Jared Rando
3. 6:10.91 - Amiel Cavalier
4. 6:14.61 - Dave West
5. 6:14.86 - Liam Panozzo
Elite Women
1. 7:24.78 - Joanne Fox
2. 7:32.84 - Emma McNaughton
3. 7:34.57 - Claire Whiteman
4. 7:40.46 - Caroline Buchanan
5. 7:51.47 - Cara Smith
U19 Men
1. 6:16.84 - James Maltman
2. 6:20.95 - William Rischbieth
3. 6:21.78 - Mitchell Delfs
4. 6:22.52 - David Hethrington
5. 6:27.63 - Tom Patton
Full results here. |
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Elite Men
1. 1:47:34 - Sid Taberlay (6 laps)
2. 1:50:43 - Dylan Cooper
3. 1:50:55 - Aiden Lefmann
4. 1:51:09 - Lachlan Norris
5. 1:51:52 - Perren Delacour
Elite Women
1. 1:30:38 - Kate Potter (4 laps)
2. 1:32:29 - Tory Thomas
3. 1:33:54 - Renee Fortunato
4. 1:34:51 - Rebecca Henderson
5. 1:35:15 - Niki Fisher
U19 Men
1. 1:14:06 - Paul van der Ploeg (4 laps)
2. 1:17:53 - Nathan Haas
3. 1:18:40 - Peter Braunsteins
Full results here. |
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Thinking about coming to the National Championships in January? Not sure what the new tracks are going to be like? Want to see it all for yourself? Easy - check out this film from CORC - made by our own Sam Davies (heh, that's me!)
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 | ACT Government commits $1m for 09 World's bid
(0 comments) (link) Tuesday, 12-December-2006 6:34 PM - by demo man |  |
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As you all probably know by now, CORC has bid for the 2009 UCI World Mountain Bike & Trials Championships. As the date for the decision gets closer, it's looking better and better. Check out this media release from MTBA that shows how awsome the ACT government really is.
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Elite Men
1. 3:24.99 - Rick Boyer
2. 3:29.21 - Tim Eaton
3. 3:30.03 - Adam Dossetor
4. 3:32.95 - Lincoln Verass
5. 3:33.91 - Garreth Paton
Elite Women
1. 4:32.75 - Claire Whiteman
2. 4:36.94 - Caroline Buchanan
3. 4:54.07 - Rosemary Barnes
U19 Men
1. 3:36.09 - Joshua Button-Janco
2. 3:45.32 - Kent Hamilton
3. 3:46.12 - Matthew Vincent
Full results here.
Reminder: The Mt Stromlo MTB Park bike trails are closed until the Australian National Championships in January 2007. This is due to further construction and trail work. Please respect the requests of the trail builders, CORC and the park operators and do not ride the trails. The park will be open for free use after the National Championships. |
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Elite Men
1. Tom Hubert
2. Dennis Beare
3. Tim Eaton
4. Michael Geale
Open Women
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Julia Boer
3. Harriet Burbidge-Smith
U19 Men
1. Michael Jobson
2. Tom Patton
3. Jack Wilson
4. Joshua Button-Janco
Full results here. |
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There has been some confusion of the opening date for the new Mountain Bike tracks at Mt Stromlo, Canberra.
The MTB park portion of Stromlo Forest which includes the DH, MtnX & XC tracks will be open from the National Championships in January.
Only the DH & MtnX are open this weekend for the Brindabella Challenge to which afterwards all the tracks will be closed with barricades, fencing and gates until the opening dates.
The reason for this is simple. The tracks need to compact naturally and for insurance reasons the area is still a construction site. MV Australia, who are the designers and consultants of this facility have a delivery date for these professional courses of January 25th 2007. Once open, anybody can ride these tracks when needed.
The DH that will be ridden this weekend is without the start mound, road crossing bridge and finishing straight. The course will be adjusted to suit these insertions. There are sections of the downhill which are not the final course, and are re-routed temporary tracks. Riders will be riding 90% of the final product.
The MtnX that will be ridden this weekend will be the shaped track without top soil dressing, finishing straight, start gates and spectator mounds.
All these items have been scheduled to be installed after the New Year.
The race this weekend gives riders a sneak preview of what to expect once the park is opened.
Thanks to Glen Jacobs for the heads up. |
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Third day of construction.
Today saw the final touches put on the Thredbo Mountain Cross course. Because of limited ski field space, this above ground temporary track is located in the same location as last year. Glen used 1200 tonnes of soil, 2 excavators, 3 4 wheelers, 7 workers with rakes and shovels as well as compactors to finish the track in a record 3 days. Unlike larger permanent courses, the Thredbo course will be in place until first snow. It will then be plowed into the ground to make way for the beginner ski area.
Glen is now back in Canberra to get the new Mt Stromlo Mountain Cross course into a race ready condition. The course will be open for 1 day during the Brindabella challenge, but will be closed again until the Nationals Championships in January 2007. The track will be open to the public after this event.
Click here for pics of the track work. |
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Second day of construction.
Word from the man himself (Glen Jacobs) is that they'll be finishing the start straight tomorrow which will feature the main jumps. Total length for this pure race track should be around the 40 second mark.
The pics tell the rest of the story.
Click here for pics of the track work. |
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(2 comments) (link) Tuesday, 5-December-2006 9:57 PM - by Scott | |
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Our very own Sam Davies is putting together a DVD (of which Farkin.net is sponsoring) of all the national DH and MtnX rounds this 06/07 season. Since that's a while off he's given us a teaser from round #2 held in Tasmania to wet our appetites.
(right click > save as) 10.2mb
Post any comments about the teaser here. |
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While this is not really an update, it has some vital information that many of you need to know. The most important bit is that this is a pre-entry ONLY event, so don’t delay in securing your spot in this year’s National Mountain Bike Championships.
Click here to go to the official website for more info and online registration. |
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First day of construction.
Thredbo’s latest Mountain Cross course is under construction this week.
The latest “temporary above ground” course is located in the same area, with some nice changes from last years track.
Photos show the unique “Glen Jacobs innovation” the “Fish-hook stallwall” featured in the new Angelsea and Stromlo track. Photos show the construction crew with the perfect “MtnX packers” 4 wheel motos shaping the track.
Click here for pics of the track work. |
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