Dirt Critters

By Dave Empey

Another gravity enduro was held at Rifle Butts MTB Park Tuesday night. The race consisted of two runs down the same track.

As usual, the racing was tight with positions 1, 2, and 3 all on the same second. Eventually, after a count back, it was Zac Empey who prevailed after a busy week of racing Downhill at the national titles in Thredbo. Zac posted the fastest time down the track with a 2.17 closely followed by Ant Bateup on 2.18 and another second in arrears Elijah McGuigan on 2.19.

Rounding out the top five were Ryder Chad and Charlie Dobson.

Steve Curnow chose to rest his legs in anticipation of destroying them this coming weekend at the Otway Odyssey. Good luck for the coming weekend Steve.

It is great to see not just our younger members having a crack but the older guys as well.

Next week it will be back to the pain cave with an XC race at Rifle Butts.

Dirt Critters is for primary school kids

Dirt Critters is up and going for the year. Dirt Critters is for primary school kids who enjoy riding and want to gain experience and skills in a fun environment. The group meets at Rifle Butts reserve on Tuesday afternoons with juniors (grade 3 and below) on at 4pm and the older group at 4:45pm. Tim and Luke lead the group with help from parents.

Junior Racing in Bright

Club members Ben & Alastair Ross travelled to Bright on Saturday to join in the Alpine Cycling Club’s junior MTB series. This 6 race series over the summer features events in Yackandandah, Beechworth, Bright, Mt Beauty, and Albury. Kids from U5 to U15 from all over the North East participate, mainly in XCO style events. At Bright almost 100 kids entered, with the biggest contingent in the U9s. The races are well organised, fun, and focus on participation. To top off their day, Ben placed 1st in U13, while Alastair placed 3rd in U9.