New BLOGsite launch for the 2012 Games

Lucky sport 33 or MTB by the sea has a new blogsite
http://vicservicegamesmtb.blogspot.com/ is the new home for all the juicy goss on the 2012 race.
April 20th 2012 is gonna be ace.

The Photos

Well The first lof of photos are up on FlickR, check them out http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=61478757@N06&q=&m=text . Remember to send me your photos from the event and ill add them to the gallery.  Results will be up on the blog tomorrow (hopefully) and ill keep adding photos as they get sent to me. 

The Rider Info Pack and Final Race Details

Hello Rider,

This e-mail contains the final information for each of you before this Thursdays big race.  The trails at Anglesea could not be more perfect for us.  Hardpack tacky sandy loam for almost the entire 7.9km loop.  And on most of the way there is not so much as a leaf on the trail.  This years race course will favour the skilful smooth rider with about 80% of the track being flowing single trail. I could go on, but here are the details.

 

 

Where-  Eumeralla Scout Camp, 1415 Great ocean Road Anglesea. Event signage will be posted from the Anglsea and Melbourne sides.

When-   Thursday march 31st             Rider Registration and sign in 0830-0930

             Rider Briefing  0945

             Race Start   1000 sharp

             Presentation 1145

 

Food-    Barista and coffee cart open from 0730 coffe and muffin combo $5.00

            BBQ at the race end, steak sandwiches, sausages and veggie rolls, soft drink and beer price TBA.  sorry we have to charge you but we lost our free location (yangs) with the rains.

 

Toilets- On site, clean and stocked.

 

Race distance will be either three or two laps of the 7.9km loop depending on the division you are in.  The winners of most divisions will take between 60 and 75 minutes to complete the race.  The trail will be bunted out Wednesday, and practice laps are welcomed Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning.  All riders must sign in on the day between 0830 and 0930 at the rego tent to get a race plate.  All riders must attend the race briefing.

Maps of the Eumeralla Camp and the race track are available on the blog http://www.esmtb2011.blogspot.com/ ask any questions via the blog, im sure others are asking the same.  Any urgent questions email or call, sam_bach@live.com or 0412802951.

 

See you all Thursday.

 

Shane and Sam

 

Race Plates and Competitors

With online rego closed and race plates printed the games draw nearer.  The fields oldest competitor at 73 is the MFB's Senior Station Officer Anthony Branchflower.  Anthony will receive the number 1 race plate on the day, along with the honour of completing the same number of laps as the open men.  Onnya Tony.

Anthony Branchflower as a Junior Fireman 1956

SSO Branchflowers race plate for the games.

The Details

Where-    Eumeralla Scout Camp
Where the hell is that-   1415 Great ocean Road Anglesea VIC
Event signage will be posted the night before showing the directions from the Anglsea and Melbourne sides.

When-   Thursday march 31st
What Time-   All age groups will kick off a 1000hours

What to bring-    Australian approved helmet, working mountain bike or hybrid or flat bar or cyclocross bike or unicycle. 
The camp is Family and Pet friendly, there will be food and drink available for spectators, other trails for the kids to ride or hike on and heaps of spectator room.
So bring the spouse bring the dog and give the kids the day off school and bring them as well.

How far, How Hard-   We are aiming for the winners of each category to be riding for 60mins, the race distance will vary between age groups.
All trails are very achievable, there is ample overtaking opportunities there are NO jumps and NO dropoffs on the race track, any difficult sections will have a chicken line around the outside of them.

Change of Venue

Due to flood related trail closures at the You Yangs flat track we have relocated the Emergency Services Games MTB event to Eumeralla Scout Camp 1415 Great Ocean Road Alglesea Victoria 3230.  Eumeralla has a first rate race course with flowing hard sandy single trak.  The trails are about as challenging as the You Yangs and the race will still cater for all skill levels.