South West Mountain Bike Club

Peel/ South West Downhill mountain bike event  Sunday 1^st August 2010 

Club Round 5 of the Peel/South West downhill racing saw a great day of downhill action at the Wellington Mill track last Sunday attracting riders from the Great Southern, South West, Peel and Perth. 

Perfect conditions resulted in tacky soil and a fast rolling track which saw 78 riders register on the day. The trail now named ‘The Slickrock Track’ was used. Competitors seemed pleased with the new 200m section which added a bit more flow and speed to the track. A big thank you to goes out to Peter Munck at DEC for his support and cooperation with local riders and builders in the making of the new section. 

Riders’ abilities and skills were tested in all areas with a track that combined tight steep sections with high speed fast sections over rocks and slippery roots. There proved to be many spills on the day particularly on the stepdown off the last road crossing and the jump into and out of the hole at the bottom. Competitors who were able to maintain speed and flow through corners proved to be putting down the best times. 

South West club members were well represented with 12 South West riders competing including new starters in the under 13 division; Max Bertenshaw and Corey Beynon. After not riding for two races due to injury Lachlan Payet was more than ready for a return to racing but withdrew due to injury the day before. Max and Corey placed 1^st and 3^rd respectively a fantastic start for their first downhill race! Hamish Hall maintained his fine form with a convincing 2^nd in the Under 15’s and Nathan Larsen came in a close 3^rd in the Under 17’s. Joel Brandreth came in 6^th in Men’s Expert, a great effort out of 15 competitors. 

After a successful season of racing Under 19’s last year South West rider Sam Payet chose to ride Elite this season proving he has what it takes to create competition. Amidst a loud local support crew Sam came in on the day with a 1^st in elite whilst capping off the fastest overall time on the day at 1:58.540 seconds, 1.616 seconds ahead of second place getter Ben Bell. 

Our South West girls are coming into their own with Jaime Harris, Nicole Depiazzi and Samantha Larsen all competing in the women’s division. 

Well done to Under 17 riders Michael Edmeades and Robert Lorrimar and Sport rider Peter Elride for competitive finishes on the day also. 

The South West club has much to be proud of in its downhillers with new faces turning up for runs most weekends and fantastic performances and sportsmanship all round.

Jenny Payet

Sunday the 29th of August sees the final round of Peel/Swmtbc club downhill races for the 2010 season to be held at the Wellington Mills Pines in the Ferguson Valley.

So far we would like to thank the 178 Individual riders that have competed in the series so far, and as with all stats, let's go out with a bang and try to crack 200 for the final event. So if you havn't been in one yet, come down, give it a go as we are back on the legendary side of the welli mills hill where you can sample the gravity berm and the fast open flow of tacky soil an slippery roots.

Prices:
Peel an SWMTBC Members $25
Non Members $30
Mtba or Club card will need to be shown at Rego for proof of club.
Plus: Mtba/Day licences apply

Downloadable Entry Form on this link:
http://pdmbc.com/pdmbc-downhill-entry-form-2010

Rego: 8:30am onwards

Practise 9:30 to 11:30

Racing starts around 12:00

We will have 2 shuttle bus to get riders to the top.

Directions:

If you are travelling down the south west highway you can go via-
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=South+Western+Hwy&daddr=-32.193628,116.016998+to:Ferguson+Rd&geocode=Fd5qFf4ddFbqBg%3B%3BFRKZAf4deg_oBg&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=-32.139572,115.954514&sspn=0.29071,0.617294&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.393326,115.830231&spn=0.143322,0.308647&t=h&z=12
If you are travelling from the centre of perth on the new freeway you can go via-
As you can see google hasnt updated the new freeway so the link starts halfway down the old coast road.
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Old+Coast+Rd&daddr=-33.447718,115.864949+to:Ferguson+Rd&geocode=FdO6Cv4dc3TlBg%3B%3BFQSZAf4dHw_oBg&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=16&via=1&sll=-33.449257,115.871966&sspn=0.008952,0.01929&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.315611,115.676422&spn=0.14345,0.308647&t=h&z=12


IMPORTANT NOTICE

Camping at the Wellington Mills Trails is not permitted, please use some of these links to find suitable or Legal Camping areas in the area.

http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/pdf/national_parks/wellington/recreation_sites_wellington.pdf

http://www.fergusonvalley.net.au/Accommodation?cate=Accommodation

Remember that you get a $10 Huck to Flat discount if you stay at the Wellington Forest Cottages, www.wfccc.com.au