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The Margaret River Cycle Trek

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The Margaret River Cycle Trek is on again this year following the Cape to Cape.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:01
 

Results from PDMBC/SWMTBC DH RD#6 Welli Mills

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The 3rd blackwood meeting

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BORCAG

The 3rd blackwood meeting took place in bussleton on the 24th august.
There was a more complete representation from the black wood region.
New faces from the cape club, Busselton, Bridgetown and Down hill reps were at the meeting.

A tittle for the group has been agreed upon.
Blaclwood Off Road Cycling Advisory Group.
BORCAG

This group is the 1st of its kind in WA, and the pressure is on to get things right with the eyes of Australia keeping a close watch on how we progress.

It was re-empathised that DEC will not deal with individuals , you must be part of a club.

DEC have had correspondence in from a motorcross group stating that our mtb trails will be impacting on their riding... Basically the motor cross riders have got wind of our group and are putting a campaign of some type to reduce our impact of trail planning for fear that it will deplete their riding space and push them out.

The basics of BORCAG committee will be:
SW club x 2 people
Margret river club x2
cape club x2
Potential bridgetown club x2
Potential nannup club x2
Dealing with Mundabiddi  when needed.

We then went thru the "No Go" areas, an explanation of why they are no go area range from endangered frogs, rare flora and Disease Risk Areas. DRA.
Overall the “no go” areas are small and limited, and will not have any major impact on trails master plan. There are plenty of opportunities for corridors around any sensitive areas.

Talk of a SW alliance of clubs.  SWMBA  South West MountainBike Alliance, all agreed in principle, good idea will be more on this.

We also talked a little about the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Capes Area Parks and Reserves management draft plan due out soon, which is currently sitting on a minister’s desk, waiting to be released. Being an organized group in conjunction with DEC,  BORCAG should have a lot more pull when it come to commenting on the draft plan.

Agenda for next meeting is to start putting forward our wish list of trails  master planning Keeping in mind, planning for every group, family, gravity riding, trails centre, epic trails, jump parks ect ect.

With everyone from the different areas now having attended and knowing whos who, the focus will be getting on with the job of planning, which I see as the fun part.
The group has intimate knowledge of the whole Blackwood region, with backup and help from DEC. Im positive that the mtb master plan can start happening and please all disciplines of riding. To say we are entering an exciting time, would be an understatement.

Next meeting 21st September
Busselton DEC 7 pm.
 

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

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Peel/ South West Downhill mountain bike event  Sunday 1st 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 1st and 3rd respectively a fantastic start for their first downhill race! Hamish Hall maintained his fine form with a convincing 2nd in the Under 15’s and Nathan Larsen came in a close 3rd in the Under 17’s. Joel Brandreth came in 6th 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 1st 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

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:27
 

PDMBC/SWMTBC DH RD#6 Welli Mills

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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

 
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