novice

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hey guys I'm reletily new to mountainbiking i ride an 04 norco sasquatch and i am considering riding in the novice class at the king of ballarat i plan to go up to narina this weekend for a ride and some practice but i was just wondering weather doing this race would be a good idea or wwether i shood wait for a bit befor i have a race also how do you think my sasquatch would take dh btw im 15

[Simo]

get out there and race, you'll love it. The novice class is there for people like yourself to go and have fun and enjoy the experience.
Your bike will handle the course fine, just don't go front wheel casing the bombholes and she'll be right.

Have fun and good luck.

[Kreaky]

like simo said, RACE!!!

im 15 too and i have been racing all year, its sooo much fun, and it really helps you get ur skills up!!

get out and ride!!!! :D

[Regan]

Racing is so much fun! Give it a go! No matter how fast you ride, I guarantee you'll have a blast! :D

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hey yer it sounds like a blast im pretty sure ill do it now what do i have to do to enter what costs time and track and such where can i find this info also is anyone here doing the race what sort of jumps are on it

your help is appriiated

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oops double post

[Simo]

all race tracks have B-lines around the harder things and if not they should be roll-able. If this isn't the case the track is opening its self up for a lawsuit.
I haven't had the chance to ride Ballarat but from what I've heard it's fast with some big jumps and drops on it, all of these have B-lines.

Costs are usually around 30-50 bucks plus a 10 dollar day license (for insurance). A race will usually involve three main steps: registration, practice, race runs.
Racing will go over an entire day and by the end of it you will be shagged, poor and happy (especially if there's beer like the YY rounds :P )

All your runs at most tracks are shuttled (ie you all load into a truck, bikes on a trailer and you are driven up). ON some tracks that are either short or easy to walk shuttles are not provided so entry is usually a fair load cheaper. Four cross round are not shuttled (in general) as the track is under a minute long. Entry for these races is also cheap when compared to DH events.

Have fun and don't be discouraged if you find the track hard or people over-take you. It's your first time and it doesn't matter where you place as long as you have fun and learn something from the day.

[W2ttsy]

i gave some racing advice here http://pedalbite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=302&start=15

so it should help to read the thread there. pretty basic, but its all relevant.

the main thing to remember is this: "youre there to ride, not to win"

winning happens because you ride, not the other way round.

if you set out to win, you will lose, because all the effort is going into thinking you will win, and not on whats important. riding the track, finding the lines and focusing on the obstacles.

just go and have fun, and dont come a cropper.

goodluck

W2ttsy

[stacka]

Ballarat is a sweet first race to do. We have plenty of huge lines to challenge the hardcore bunch,but we Ballarat track builders pride ourselves in making sure that that the novice lines are just as much fun. Also, you'll find that alot of the nerrina race tracks have more than two lines, so that you can progress form the easy lines to the hard lines with a couple of stages in between.

Final thought: GET THERE!

I'll see you there (will be riding profile hardtail with boxxers).

[look i can faceplant]

oh man stupid mistakes i was pumped to race and my folks had thought it was a Good idea then out just jumping landed toes on the edge of the pedal and i have torn my Achilles tendon i have to keep of the riding for a month or so which is a real downer because I'm not a Fan of riding with others i don't no ten i finally decide I'm going o do it and this happens but you can guarantee ill b up there watching i might see some of u guys up there

[W2ttsy]

oh man stupid mistakes i was pumped to race and my folks had thought it was a Good idea then out just jumping landed toes on the edge of the pedal and i have torn my Achilles tendon i have to keep of the riding for a month or so which is a real downer because I'm not a Fan of riding with others i don't no ten i finally decide I'm going o do it and this happens but you can guarantee ill b up there watching i might see some of u guys up there

maybe get a book on simple sentence structure too? little bit off light reading while off the bike :wink:

sorry to ehar about your injury. sucks when you hurt yourself and cant ride. ive been out all winter with a knee injury.

W2ttsy

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lol sorry about that last post it was typed during study for maths exam hows your knee are you back riding now thanks Ive been told I'm lucky that I'm only off for a month though oh well good luck to everyone racing :P