WSMTB Introduction practice day, SOPA 21/1/07

[wsmtbdhvp]

Mountain X Practice and introduction day will be held at Sydney Olympic Park Monster Mountain X track on Sunday 21/1/07 startijng at 9 and running till approx Lunch. Gate will be set up and club members will be on hand to help with riding, gate starts etc. Cost $15 for day licence (if not MTBA Member) and $10 to pay for costs, also approx $15 for parking.

[Cronar]

Perhaps a working bee should also be organised.

I was at the track about a week ago, and some sections were quite badly damaged from the recent rain. The inside line on the last corner is/was unrideable and many other sections were badly rutted.

Who's responcible for track maintainence? SOPA or WSMTB?

[NiK TyLeR]

i'm a new rider to 4x and i've heard this isnt even a real 4x track buy a friend, is it open to new riders?
cheers nik

[wsmtbdhvp]

I was at the track about a week ago, and some sections were quite badly damaged from the recent rain. The inside line on the last corner is/was unrideable and many other sections were badly rutted.
Will look at this on Sunday.

Who's responcible for track maintainence? SOPA or WSMTB?
SOPA look after track from day to day, WSMTB must return track to same level as track was before event after each event.

i'm a new rider to 4x and i've heard this isnt even a real 4x track buy a friend, is it open to new riders?
The 2005, 2006 and 2007 first round of the national mountain X series have and will be held on this track and it holds the first and second largest number of riders to an Australian mountain X or 4X race record of 204 and 170 riders, WSMTB's other track at Ebenezer has a rock drop, logs and 8.5 metre jump but the general public can only use the track on race days.

Yes the introduction day is open to all riders men and women, boys and girls.

[Fraz]

so is this a day for riders like myself who want to start racing? can you give me more info on what this intro day is about?

[wsmtbdhvp]

You will register and possibly have a talk about clothing and bike set up. The gates will be set up and you will be introduced to gate starts, (most mountain bike riders need to learn to gate start, riders that came from BMX are very good at gate starts). You will have the track explained why you should practice each line on the track in case you are blocked where the lines are. If time permits you may learn to corner which mountain bike riders can normally do very well and off course the beginnings of the jumps, if there is time.

[Goobs]

If we're going to have a crew out there? How about an afternoon working bee? Is there any soil around we can use to plug the holes? What about some water?

[schacksta]

Bump....

Had a committee meeting tonight. This day is going ahead, and Barnesy, our 4X VP will be on hand to provide all the right advice on how not to break collar-bones ;)

Be there for a great day of learnin'.....

.....and if its not your thing, have you considered the Lifecycles 4hr we're running on the same day?

cheers,

schacksta
president
www.wsmtb.com

[Wattsy]

ha, i was gonna go out there on sunday to practice, guess i have a gate now. yeow.

[NiK TyLeR]

will there be water or do we gotta bring our own?
cheers nik

[tinkerbell]

i would take drink's out there .


hope to be there more time on the gate's is good.

[Balfa_Oli]

will it be the same rules as a club race?
e.g. 3 working gears, front and rear brake and 26" Wheels?
thanks oli

[wsmtbdhvp]

Any bike for practice or introduction, club race days are when the when the 3 rule starts to come in.

[gliss]

ah lol that's happening now!, gosh should've woken up earlier.

[TransitionPete]

Great day today was boys.But I think shade cloth's are needed there.We roasted.It was so so so so hot.

Big shout of to Barnesy for teaching me to manual through doubles on my DH bike.lol

Cheers

[Balfa_Oli]

was a great day, heaps of fun.
a bit on the hot side but you get that in the middle of summer.
Can't wait till stromlo and the first round of wsmtb 4x series.