There’s a fair bit going on this week…
Dirt Crits
What was scheduled as a Cross Country night at Rifle Butts Reserve last Tuesday was hijacked by the young nad fit “We don’t want to ride up hills, it’s too hard!” crowd and was therefore changed at the last minute to a night of Gravity racing.
With Matt Empey working it was left to Elijah McGuigan to take the win, much to the chagrin of second placed Archie Smith with Ryder Chadd in third. Detailed results might appear eventually.
In celebration of his win, Elijah went back up to Highline on Wednesday night, crashed badly landing a jump and concussed himself! Get well soon Elijah.
Festivities continue next week; the calendar says it’ll be a Gravity Enduro at Highline.
Dirt Critters is BACK for Term 1
We meet at Rifle Butts Reserve at 4:30pm on TUESDAY.
Dirt Critters is for primary school age kids (but anyone who has just started high school is welcome back) who enjoy riding. The aim is to gain experience and learn new skills in a fun environment.
So welcome back to all our riders from last year, and feel free to bring along your friends.
There is NO COST to attend each week - the only requirement is that all riders must have an AusCycling membership. Click here to go to the Join Now page and follow the AusCycling links. An AusCycling membership is valid for 12 months and costs $60 for 7yo and under; $85 for 8 to 12yo. For those who haven’t previously had a membership, a free, four-week ‘come and try’ membership is available.
Parents can help in lots of ways, from riding with us to cutting up oranges to marking the roll - please make yourselves known to us if you'd like to help!
Contact dirtcrits@gmail.com or call Luke on 0455 604 785 for more information.
Mansfield Tour 4 & 5 March
The Mansfield Tour is just around the corner. As usual, Bruce is pleading for volunteers to make sure the event runs as smoothly as usual. If you were involved in 2022, thanks very much and we’ll put you on the list for the same job in 2023, if that’s ok. Mel Green will confirm it all soon.
There’s a big change this year - a new Time Trial course for Stage 1. Click on the Tour page for more details.
Another change is… polo shirts have been ordered!. They look a bit more professional than t-shirts. And you can turn the collar up to protect your neck from the sun.
All volunteers to the Tour will receive a new cotton club polo, produced by Ventou. And MMBCC members who volunteered for the VDHS race at Mt Buller in January, are eligible for one too!