Enduro, Riflebutts Reserve, Monday 23 Nov.

Delatite Dash, Carters Road to Mirimbah, Monday 16 Nov.

Dirt Crits, Riflebutts Reserve, Monday 19 Oct.

Rider name                             Laps   Distance    Speed
1        Jai Lerch-McKinnon      2         5.68           17.3
2       Joel Marison                 3          8.52         22.2
3       Ben Grundy                   1           2.84          13.0
4       Dave Moore                  3          8.52           21.4
5       Alan Gerrans                 3          8.52           16.5
6       Ollie MacDonald           2          5.68           15.4
7       Will MacDonald             3          8.52            17.7
8       David Jagger                 3          8.52           18.8
9       Trevor Arnold                3          8.52           15.9
10      Cameron Dobson         3          8.52           18.4
11       Dan Friday                     3          8.52           21.0
12      David Bock                    3          8.52           19.7
13      Brett Stevens                 3         8.52            19.2
14      Rachael Grundy             3         8.52           18.8
15      Damian Grundy             4         11.36           20.5
16      Kian Lerch-McKinnon    5        14.20          25.3
17      Shannon Rademaker     3         8.52           19.9
18      Mike Davies                    3         8.52            18.6
19      Ethan Lee                       3        8.52             19.3
DNFWilliam Grundy              3          8.52
DNFNick Hinnaberg              3        8.52

Dirt Crits, Riflebutts Reserve, Monday 12 October.

Rank     Rider name         Laps      Distance       Finish Time
1             Adam Baker              2              5.32               0:26:53
2             Rachael Grundy        3              7.98               0:27:59
3             Dave Empey             4            10.64               0:28:33  
4             Bruce Halket             4            10.64               0:28:37
5             Will MacDonald        3              7.98                0:29:04
6             Jem Davies               3              7.98                0:29:13
7             Dan Friday                3              7.98                0:29:14
8             Mike Davies              3              7.98                0:29:20
9             Ollie MacDonald      2              5.32                0:29:35
10           Peter Coffey             3              7.98                 0:29:46
11           William Grundy         3              7.98                 0:29:48
12           David Bock               3              7.98                 0:29:50
13           Ethan Lee                 3              7.98                 0:30:10
14           Matthew Empey       3              7.98                 0:30:22
15           Alex Green               3              7.98                  0:31:23
16           Kian L-M                   5            13.30                  0:32:42

Dirt Crits, Riflebutts Reserve, Monday 5 October

Ranking    Rider name               Time

1st              William Grundy         11.37
2nd            Bruce Halket             9.36
3rd             David Jagger            11.42
4th             Mike Davies              10.58
5th             Jem Davies               11.27
6th             Matthew Empey       10.05
7th             Ethan Lee                  10.05
8th             Brett Stevens            11.33
9th             Will MacDonald         12.26
10th           Peter Coffey               11.33
11th            David Bock                 11.21
12th           Rachael Grundy         12.09
13th           Adam Baker                13.34
14th           Trevor Arnold             14.03
15th           Ollie MacDonald        15.01

Dirt Crits Race 17- 25th March 2014

CLICK HERE for Jason's latest report.

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Dirt Crits Race 16 – 18th March 2014

CLICK HERE for the latest Dirt Crits report.

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Dirt Crits Race 15 – 11th March 2014

Dirt Crits Race 15 – 11th  March 2014

See below for results from Bike Buller, the National MTB Championships and Mitch competing in the Oceania MTB Championships.

Junior Event
It was an evening for the boys this week at Dirt Crits. The course was very dusty with a few scrapes on the knees and elbows.
Newcomer James improved his time by 5-minutes- Great work!
We hope to see you at Riflebutts Reserve at 5:15pm next Tuesday.
Kate.

Senior Event
The event was the second of the long lap races, organised by Cam Lachal.
The A lappers went well and honed their skills on a modified track courtesy of a fallen tree. Everyone raced a steady race to keep back markers at bay, while Anthony Plummer pinned it for the A grade victory.
B grade saw a good race with Keoni Brunner taking out 2nd while Ross McKinnon took out 1st.
Cam.

Results-
With only three events to go in this season the points standing is closing up-
1st place-    Mike Davies    256 points
2nd place-    Anthony Plummer    246 points
3rd place-    Jai Lerch-MacKinnon and Rod Sargeant 225 points

Duty Roster
Senior event- Dave Empey and Trevor Arnold.

A heads up for next week’s senior event
Damian Grundy has offered to organise next week’s senior event.
The race will begin with a mass start, with a climb to sort out the bunch before the single track starts.
Riders will race about the same number of laps as they normally would.
Riders will be eliminated from the race as it progresses.



Dirt Critters race at MTB Nationals at Bright
It was great to see that the hard work has paid off for three of our club members at the MTB Nationals at Bright. Kian Lerch-MacKinnon raced in the U17 category, riding through the field and coming away with second place from Liam Jeffries- well done!
Foley Lachal and Mitch Greenway raced in the U19 category. Foley had a mishap at the start, which put him a far way back. He rode through the field and ended up in 5th place. Well done. Mitch finished in 2nd place behind Reece Tucknott. Congratulations Mitch!

Mitch competes in the Oceania MTB Championship in New Zealand
Mitch has travelled to New Zealand to compete in the Oceania MTB Championships at Mt Hutt, Methven (south west of Christchurch). Good luck Mitch!

Bike Buller MTB Festival
Quite a few local riders competed over the weekend at Bike Buller MTB Festival.

35km Cross Country - Craig Kappes (3rd)

50km Cross Country - Kian Lerch-MacKinnon (6th), Matt Young, (11th), Frank David (61st), Will MacDonald (148th), Anthony Plummer (149th), and Kieren Payne (211th).

Mavic Crossmax Enduro - Craig Kappes (188th), Frank David (196th)

Mt Buller Super D - Shannon Rademaker (1st), Flynn Bowker (71st)

22km Cross Country - Kian Lerch-MacKinnon (4th), Craig Kappes (43rd), Frank David (61st), Will MacDonald (148th), Anthony Plummer (149th)

For up to date results ladder - CLICK HERE

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Dirt Crits Race 12 - 18th February 2014

Dirt Crits Race 12 - 18th February 2014

Pre-Junior Participation

It was great to see the participation of some very junior riders on balance bike- Ruby Rademaker (with Shannon and Narelle, and of course Alice providing emotional support) and also Lexie Meek (with Chad and Skye).

(report and photos - CLICK HERE)

Junior Event

Kate’s enthusiasm with the Juniors is always evident as it rubs off on the children.

Before the beginning of the event Kate reminded the riders to ensure that they left enough space between each other- no elbows or rubbing tyres!

All the children had a great ride and try really hard to improve their personal best each week. They were rewarded with watermelon at the end of their event.

We hope to see you at Riflebutts Reserve at 5:15pm next Tuesday.

Senior Event

After a bike weekend of riding for some club members it was going to be interesting to see how they pulled up and recovered for this event.

The handicapper is closing the gap for many riders, with the target being the 40min mark. Many riders are finishing within a minute either way of that target, with a few still needing closer attention. It was great that Jai Lerch-MacKinnon recorded his first win of the season- Well done Jai.

Results-

1st Jai Lerch-MacKinnon- 36.25 (4 laps) 2nd Rod Sargeant- 37.21 (5 laps)
3rd Matthew Empey- 37.29 (4 laps)

The current points standing to date is-

1st place- Mike Davies- 234 points 2nd place- Anthony Plummer- 194 points 3rd place- Aaron Sargeant- 179 points

Thanks to Foley for bunting the course this week.

Duty Roster

Senior event- Katie Bowker and Kieren Payne.

Next Week’s Ride

Cam is working on a different course, but there are still some things to iron out, so next week’s race will be held on Course 1.

CLICK HERE for the current leaderboard.

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Dirt Crits Race 11 - 11th February 2014

Bright 12hr

Matt Young reported on the results of the Bright 12hr held on the weekend.

The bright 12hr was muddy and loose then the rain stopped and the lap times got faster and faster.

The juniors with Foley, Mathew, April and Tom took out 4th in the Schools category, with Foley dotting down some insane lap times!

Dave, Kian, Cam and Matt pushed hard all day and came in with 2nd in the team of 4 male and 2nd overall.

Anthony Plummer competed in the solo category and over 6hrs30mins completed over 80km- great work!

Junior Event

We hope to see you at Riflebutts Reserve at 5:15pm on Tuesday.


Senior Event

We tried something different at Dirt Crits with some laps over the back of the hill. Shannon and Rod organised the event, beginning with a mass start.

I wasn’t able to attend, however Shannon said that the general consensus was that it was good to do something a little different.

Results-
1st Mike Davies- 28.36 (3 laps)
2nd Aaron Sargeant- 28.29 (3 laps)
3rd Nick Howland- 29.29 (2 laps)

The current points standing to date is-

1st place-    Mike Davies-     234 points
2nd place-    Anthony Plummer-    183 points
3rd place-    Aaron Sargeant-    163 points

Thanks to Cam for bunting the course this week.

Thanks to Kate for bringing along the watermelon as a post-race snack!

Duty Roster
Senior event- Mike Davies and Aaron Sargeant.

Next Week’s Ride
This will be held on Course 3.

CLICK HERE for report and all currnet standings.

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Dirt Crits Race 11 - 11th February 2014

Bright 12hr

Matt Young reported on the results of the Bright 12hr held on the weekend.

The bright 12hr was muddy and loose then the rain stopped and the lap times got faster and faster. 

The juniors with Foley, Mathew, April and Tom took out 4th in the Schools category, with Foley dotting down some insane lap times!

Dave, Kian, Cam and Matt pushed hard all day and came in with 2nd in the team of 4 male and 2nd overall.

Anthony Plummer competed in the solo category and over 6hrs30mins completed over 80km- great work!

Junior Event

We hope to see you at Riflebutts Reserve at 5:15pm on Tuesday.

Senior Event

We tried something different at Dirt Crits with some laps over the back of the hill. Shannon and Rod organised the event, beginning with a mass start.

I wasn’t able to attend, however Shannon said that the general consensus was that it was good to do something a little different.

Results- 

1st Mike Davies- 28.36 (3 laps)

2nd Aaron Sargeant- 28.29 (3 laps) 

3rd Nick Howland- 29.29 (2 laps)

The current points standing to date is-

1st place-      Mike Davies-                   234 points

2nd place-     Anthony Plummer-        183 points

3rd place-     Aaron Sargeant-             163 points

Thanks to Cam for bunting the course this week.

Thanks to Kate for bringing along the watermelon as a post-race snack!

Duty Roster

Senior event- Mike Davies and Aaron Sargeant.

Next Week’s Ride

This will be held on Course 3.

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Dirt Crits Race 10 - 4th February 2014

Prizes
 
Jodie Batchelor attended the Tour Down Under recently and brought back a whole load of goodies, which she has kindly offered to donate to Dirt Crits as prizes- Thanks Jodie!
 
Junior Event
 
It was great to see the junior riders raring to go for the first event of the season. Numbers were a bit light on, so Kate decided that they could ride a few laps of the Senior Course 1, although the pressure was on to ride ‘Rubbish Run’. Kerren MacNamara was the lead rider for the group- Thanks Kerren.
 
We hope to see you at Riflebutts Reserve at 5:15pm next Tuesday.
 
By Jason Parker
 
 
Senior Event
 
A total of twenty riders participated in the senior event on Course 1 this week. It was going to be an interesting race, as some riders had been doing a significant amount of training over the Summer break, whereas others had fessed up that they had been busy doing other things.
 
Results-
1st Nick Howland- 29:39 (3 laps)
2nd Jai Lerch-MacKinnon- 33:03 (4 laps)
3rd Trevor Arnold- 35:28 (4 laps)
 
The current points standing to date is-
 
1st place-      Mike Davies-                   184 points
2nd place-     Anthony Plummer-        180 points
3rd place-     April Lachal-                      142 points
 
Thanks to Cam for bunting the course this week.
 
Thanks to Kate for bringing along the watermelon as a post-race snack!
 
Duty Roster
Senior event- Rod Sargeant and Shannon Rademaker.
 
Next Week’s Ride
We will be trying something different next week.
 
You will need to arrive a little earlier as the race will be held on the back side of the Reserve.
 
Attached is a map with the red star indicating the start/finish area and the red line marking the course. CLICK HERE FOR MAP
 
I hope to see you on the top of the hill at 5:45pm next Tuesday.
 
 
Jason Parker
 

Dirt Crits Spring-Summer 2013-2014 Series Points Table- Races 1-10
Name
Total

Name	Total		Place	Points
Matthew Empey	95		1	50
April Lachal	142		2	40
Ross MacKinnon	30		3	35
Andrew Wettenhall	113		4	31
Anthony Plummer	180		5	28
Jarrod Appleton	52		6	26
Bruce Halket	28		7	24
Jason Parker	67		8	22
Damian Grundy	105		9	20
Foley Lachal	64		10	18
David Bock	30		11	16
Kieren Payne	119		11	16
Kian Lerch-MacKinnon	111		12	15
Trevor Arnold	92		13	14
Rachel Grundy	104		14	13
Mitch Greenway	90		15	12
Noah Lachal	114		16	11
Aaron Sargeant	123		17	10
Mike Davies	184		18	9
Cameron Lachal	94		19	8
Shannon Rademaker	20		20	7
Brett Stevens	107		21	6
Flynn Bowker	121		22	5
Nick Howland	106		23	5
Justin Sargeant	78		24	5
Brandon Smith	54		25	5
Jem Davies	104		26	5
Jai Lerch-MacKinnon	101		27	5
Will Grundy	128		28	5
Josh Payne	77		DNF	3
Toby Humffray	69
Rod Sargeant	117
Jodie Batchelor	40
Keoni Brunner	66
Dylan Harding	74
Nick Watson	107

Tuesday 10 December - Dirt Crits Race 9

Dirt Crits Race 9 - 10th December

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Tuesday 3 December - Dirt Crits Race 8

Dirt Crits Race 8- 3rd December 2013

Junior Event

Tuesday night saw all riders trying to chase down their lap times with Hunter Reeve and Elise Empey successful in achieving new PB’s.
Juniors are also welcome to have a Christmas theme on their bikes or person.
The last event for this season, a pairs race, will be held next Tuesday 10th December- Registration 5:15pm and event start at 5:30pm.

By Kate Empey

Senior Event

On Tuesday 3rd December the eighth event in the Dirt Crits Spring/Summer Series was held at Riflebutts Reserve.

Flynn Bowker and Dave Empey ran the event, Cam Lachal put out the bunting and Katie Bowker looked after the finances and memberships- Great work!

Sixteen riders competed this week. It was seventeen, however Rod Sargeant had a mechanical failure on the start line so was unable to compete- better luck next week.

As many of the riders have been competing regularly, their times are becoming more consistent. Each week Brett Stevens and Mike Davies have a close competition, with only a few seconds separating the pair. Brett crossed the line a mere 8 seconds in front of Mike this week! Rachel Grundy was only 5 seconds behind Mike on paper.

One rider that continues to improve their lap time each week is Will Grundy. Will is now lapping the course over 2-minutes per lap better than he was at the start of the season- Well done Will!

Foley rode strongly this week and looked aggressive out on the course. Kian was riding fast, however he came into the start finish area looking a bit wide eyed after eyeing a species of the slithering variety on the track.

Results-
1st Brett Stevens- 25:45 (4 laps)
2nd Mike Davies- 25:53 (4 laps)
3rd Rachel Grundy- 26:58 (4 laps)

The current points standing to date is-

1st place- Anthony Plummer and Mike Davies- 156 points
2nd place- April Lachal- 142 points
3rd place- Noah Lachal- 114 points

The last race for this season will be held next Tuesday 10th December- Registration 5:45pm and event start at 5:6:00pm (course 2).

Cam Lachal has some plans for the last race of the Spring Season, so it will be good to see this come together.

Duty Roster
Senior event- Dave Empey and Flynn Bowker.

Dirt Crits Spring-Summer 2013-2014 Series Points Table- Races 1-8 

Name	Points Race 7	Points Race 8	Total		Place	Points
Matthew Empey	11	11	95		1	50
April Lachal	50	12	142		2	40
Ross MacKinnon	0	0	30		3	35
Andrew Wettenhall	20	0	98		4	31
Anthony Plummer	18	31	156		5	28
Jarrod Appleton	0	0	52		6	26
Bruce Halket	0	0	28		7	24
Jason Parker	14	0	67		8	22
Damien Grundy	24	24	77		9	20
Foley Lachal	0	16	64		10	18
David Bock	8	13	21		11	16
Kieren Payne	28	0	103		11	16
Kian Lerch-MacKinnon	0	14	93		12	15
Trevor Arnold	16	22	57		13	14
Rachel Grundy	9	35	82		14	13
Mitch Greenway	0	0	64		15	12
Noah Lachal	12	18	114		16	11
Aaron Sargeant	13	26	111		17	10
Mike Davies	0	40	156		18	9
Cameron Lachal	15	15	83		19	8
Shannon Rademaker	0	0	20		20	7
Brett Stevens	0	50	107		21	6
Flynn Bowker	40	0	107		22	5
Nick Howland	0	0	56		23	5
Justin Sargeant	0	0	79		24	5
Brandon Smith	16	0	41		25	5
Jem Davies	31	0	104		26	5
Jai Lerch-MacKinnon	0	20	61		27	5
Andrew Clark	0	0	8		28	5
Will Grundy	3	28	97		DNF	3
Josh Payne	10	0	77
Toby Humffray	0	0	69
Rod Sargeant	35	0	107
Jodie Batchelor	0	0	40
Keoni Brunner	26	0	46
Dylan Harding	0	0	74
Nick Watson	0	0	107

Memberships

Katie Bowker is looking after the memberships for the Dirt Crits this season. Katie has had a chance to gather all of the membership information together over the last few weeks and is currently compiling a list of current members. Katie spoke to a few of the riders at tonight’s Dirt Crits and asked them about the status of their membership.

It is important that all riders are insured at each Dirt Crits event by the MMBCC in the following ways- ‘Come and Try It’ statues, Day license or Full Membership.

If you are not currently a Mountain Bike Australia member, please join up this week, or you will be required to pay the $20 Day license fee each week.

To find out more about MTBA memberships, and to join up, click the link- http://www.mtba.asn.au/join

Tuesday 26 November - Dirt Crits Race 7

Dirt Crits Race 7 - Tuesday 26th November 2013

Junior Event

Thirteen juniors raced on another dusty afternoon. By the end of 4 laps six riders recorded new personal best times (PBs). In particular, Zali Vaivars improved on her previous PB by nearly three minutes! Great work Zali!

All riders performed will and their times have been very consistent, so congratulations to all!

The next race will be on Tuesday 3rd December- Registration 5:15pm and event start at 5:30pm.

By Kate Empey

Senior Event

On Tuesday 26th November the seventh event in the Dirt Crits Spring/Summer Series was held at Riflebutts Reserve.

As the course is drying out, some of the braking areas are turning into talcum powder, making them very slippery.

A couple of the riders have incidents- one over the handlebars and another into a tree!

I’m not sure what the handicapper was thinking, but there seemed to be a lot of riders that finished at vastly different times this week!

Thanks to Jodie Batchelor and Nick Howland for running the event this week.

Results-
1st April Lachal- 32:34 (4 laps)
2nd Flynn Bowker- 30:56 (4 laps)
3rd Rod Sargeant- 37:03 (3 laps)

The current points standing to date is-

1st place- April Lachal- 130 points
2nd place- Anthony Plummer- 125 points
3rd place- Mike Davies- 116 points

The second last race for this season will be held next Tuesday 3rd December- Registration 5:45pm and event start at 5:6:00pm (course 2).

Cam Lachal has some plans for the last race of the Spring Season, so it will be good to see this come together.

Duty Roster
Senior event- Dave Empey and Flynn Bowker.

MMBCC Christmas Party

Members of the social committee are planning the combined Road/MTB/BMX Christmas party-

When Saturday 14th December
12 noon
Where The High Country Maze
What Picnic in the open air

More information to follow.
 

Dirt Crits Spring-Summer 2013-2014 Series Points Table- Races 1-7 

Name	Points Race 1	Points Race 2	Points Race 3	Points Race 4	Points Race 6	Points Race 7	Total		Place	Points
Matthew Empey	22	8	35	8	0	11	84		1	50
April Lachal	16	16	16	20	12	50	130		2	40
Ross MacKinnon	6	24	0	0	0	0	30		3	35
Andrew Wettenhall	5	31	11	15	16	20	98		4	31
Anthony Plummer	40	13	18	18	18	18	125		5	28
Jarrod Appleton	14	0	24	14	0	0	52		6	26
Bruce Halket	28	0	0	0	0	0	28		7	24
Jason Parker	0	0	0	31	22	14	67		8	22
Damien Grundy	0	0	0	5	24	24	53		9	20
Foley Lachal	15	15	9	9	0	0	48		10	18
David Bock	0	0	0	0	0	8	8		11	16
Kieren Payne	31	11	7	0	26	28	103		11	16
Kian Lerch-MacKinnon	24	12	31	12	0	0	79		12	15
Trevor Arnold	0	7	12	0	0	16	19		13	14
Rachel Grundy	10	0	0	28	0	9	10		14	13
Mitch Greenway	26	10	28	0	0	0	64		15	12
Noah Lachal	11	26	40	7	0	12	96		16	11
Aaron Sargeant	14	22	20	16	0	13	85		17	10
Mike Davies	35	20	26	0	35	0	116		18	9
Cameron Lachal	12	18	10	13	0	15	68		19	8
Shannon Rademaker	9	0	0	11	0	0	20		20	7
Brett Stevens	7	6	13	0	31	0	57		21	6
Flynn Bowker	13	0	0	40	14	40	107		22	5
Nick Howland	5	35	3	0	13	0	56		23	5
Justin Sargeant	50	28	0	0	0	0	78		24	5
Brandon Smith	0	0	8	6	11	16	41		25	5
Jem Davies	20	14	0	24	15	31	104		26	5
Jai Lerch-MacKinnon	0	0	15	26	0	0	41		27	5
Andrew Clark	8	0	0	0	0	0	8		28	5
Will Grundy	24	0	0	22	20	3	69		DNF	3
Josh Payne	0	5	22	0	40	10	77
Toby Humffray	0	50	14	5	0	0	69
Rod Sargeant	0	9	0	35	28	35	107
Jodie Batchelor	0	40	0	0	0	0	40
Keoni Brunner	0	0	10	10	0	26	46
Dylan Harding	0	0	50	24	0	0	74
Nick Watson	0	0	7	50	50	0	107

Memberships

Katie Bowker is looking after the memberships for the Dirt Crits this season. Katie has had a chance to gather all of the membership information together over the last few weeks and is currently compiling a list of current members. Katie spoke to a few of the riders at tonight’s Dirt Crits and asked them about the status of their membership.

It is important that all riders are insured at each Dirt Crits event by the MMBCC in the following ways- ‘Come and Try It’ statues, Day license or Full Membership.

If you are not currently a Mountain Bike Australia member, please join up this week, or you will be required to pay the $20 Day license fee each week.

To find out more about MTBA memberships, and to join up, click the link- http://www.mtba.asn.au/join

Tuesday 19 November - Dirt Crits Race 6

Dirt Crits Race 6 - Tuesday 19th November 2013

Memberships

Katie Bowker is looking after the memberships for the Dirt Crits this season. Katie has had a chance to gather all of the membership information together over the last few weeks and is currently compiling a list of current members. Katie spoke to a few of the riders at tonight’s Dirt Crits and asked them about the status of their membership.

It is important that all riders are insured at each Dirt Crits event by the MMBCC in the following ways- ‘Come and Try It’ statues, Day license or Full Membership.

If you are not currently a Mountain Bike Australia member, please join up this week, or you will be required to pay the $20 Day license fee each week.

To find out more about MTBA memberships, and to join up, click the link- http://www.mtba.asn.au/join

Dirt Crits Race 5- 12th November 2013

Junior Event

Although the wet weather caused the cancelation of the seniors on Nov 12th, the juniors still arrived keen to race, so race they did in the wet conditions. Their times were considerably slower but there was no dust to contend with.

Dirt Crits Race 6- 19th November 2013

Junior Event

Nov 19th saw a much warmer and dustier night resulting in a number of crashes. A number of riders finished covered in dust from one or more falls, but no one was hurt and the usual smiles were on show at the end of the four laps.

All riders are riding faster than the first week, with some showing lots of improvements.

Charlie Hutchinson is commended on his great sportsmanship by stopping and helping another rider with their chain.

The next race will be on Tuesday 26th November- Registration 5:15pm and event start at 5:30pm.

By Kate Empey

Senior Event

The sixth event of the Dirt Crits Spring/Summer series was held at Riflebutts Reserve MTB Park on Tuesday 19th November. Although the temperature downtown was quite hot, it seemed much cooler than that at Riflebutts.

This week, thirteen riders participated in the senior event on Course 3.

Thanks to David Bock and Aaron Sargeant for running the event.

Trevor Arnold was able to bring along some more bunting to help mark the course- Thanks Trev!

Nick Watson won the event- well done Nick! After the second win in a row, Nick can guarantee that the handicapper will be looking carefully at his lap times in preparation for next week’s race!

Results-
1st Nick Watson- 23:36 (2 laps)
2nd Josh Payne- 25:25 (3 laps)
3rd Mike Davies- 33:20 (4 laps)

The current points standing for races 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are-

1st place- Mike Davies- 116 points
2nd place- Nick Watson and Anthony Plummer- 107 points

Next Dirt Crits
We will have a break from Dirt Crits next Tuesday, due to Melbourne Cup day.

The next race will be on Tuesday 26th November- Registration 5:45pm and event start at 5:6:00pm (course 1).

Duty Roster
Senior event- Jodie Batchelor and Nick Howland.

Dirt Crits Spring-Summer 2013-2014 Series Points Table- Races 1-6 

Name	Points Race 1	Points Race 2	Points Race 3	Points Race 4	Points Race 6	Total		Place	Points
Matthew Empey	22	8	35	8	0	73		1	50
April Lachal	16	16	16	20	12	80		2	40
Ross MacKinnon	6	24	0	0	0	30		3	35
Andrew Wettenhall	5	31	11	15	16	78		4	31
Anthony Plummer	40	13	18	18	18	107		5	28
Jarrod Appleton	14	0	24	14	0	52		6	26
Bruce Halket	28	0	0	0	0	28		7	24
Jason Parker	0	0	0	31	22	53		8	22
Damien Grundy	0	0	0	5	24	29		9	20
Foley Lachal	15	15	9	9	0	48		10	18
Kieren Payne	31	11	7	0	26	75		11	16
Kian Lerch-MacKinnon	24	12	31	12	0	79		12	15
Trevor Arnold	0	7	12	0	0	19		13	14
Rachel Grundy	10	0	0	28	0	10		14	13
Mitch Greenway	26	10	28	0	0	64		15	12
Noah Lachal	11	26	40	7	0	84		16	11
Aaron Sargeant	14	22	20	16	0	72		17	10
Mike Davies	35	20	26	0	35	116		18	9
Cameron Lachal	12	18	10	13	0	53		19	8
Shannon Rademaker	9	0	0	11	0	20		20	7
Brett Stevens	7	6	13	0	31	57		21	6
Flynn Bowker	13	0	0	40	14	67		22	5
Nick Howland	5	35	3	0	13	56		23	5
Justin Sargeant	50	28	0	0	0	78		24	5
Brandon Smith	0	0	8	6	11	25		25	5
Jem Davies	20	14	0	24	15	73		26	5
Jai Lerch-MacKinnon	0	0	15	26	0	41		27	5
Andrew Clark	8	0	0	0	0	8		28	5
Will Grundy	24	0	0	22	20	66		DNF	3
Josh Payne	0	5	22	0	40	67
Toby Humffray	0	50	14	5	0	69
Rod Sargeant	0	9	0	35	28	72
Jodie Batchelor	0	40	0	0	0	40
Keoni Brunner	0	0	10	10	0	20
Dylan Harding	0	0	50	24	0	74
Nick Watson	0	0	7	50	50	107

Tuesday October 29 - Dirt Crits Race 4

Dirt Crits Race 4- 29th October 2013

The fourth event of the Dirt Crits Spring/Summer series was held at Riflebutts Reserve MTB Park on Tuesday 29th October.

Junior Event

All juniors participated extremely well this week with all riders beating their previous times. Some improved by 30 sec and others by as much as 2-3 minutes, over the same course!

They have shown great sportsmanship, yet remained very competitive.

There were even a few disappointed groans when they were informed we will have a week off for the long weekend, but they were encouraged to have a social ride instead.

Racing will resume on Tuesday 12th November- Registration 5:15pm and event start at 5:30pm.

By Kate Empey

Senior Event

Twenty-four riders participated in the senior event on Course 1. Many of these are junior members of the club that choose to challenge themselves each week by riding in the senior event, including Matthew Empey, Noah Lachal and Jai Lerch-MacKinnon. Also, Flynn and Dylan Harding’s dad, Cam, decided to have a go at Dirt Crits this week- Great work!

Cam Lachal marked the course again, and explained it to the riders- Thanks. (If you have any bunting you could donate to Dirt Crits, I’m sure that Cam would appreciate it).

It was great to see the racing from a different perspective this week- as a rider, rather than as an organiser. Thanks Kieren and Trevor for running the event. A few things stood out for me- The good sportsmanship shown by riders of all standards when overtaking riders, or being overtaken by them, and the encouragement shown to riders when going through the start/finish area and on the course.

Results-
1st Nick Watson- 23:49 (2 laps)
2nd Flynn Bowker- 24:23 (3 laps)
3rd Rod Sargeant- 32:40 (3 laps)

After a count back, the current points standing for races 1, 2, 3 and 4 are-

1st place- Anthony Plummer- 89 points
2nd place- Noah Lachal- 84 points
3rd place- Mike Davies- 81 points

Next Dirt Crits
We will have a break from Dirt Crits next Tuesday, due to Melbourne Cup day.

Racing will resume on Tuesday 12th November- Registration 5:45pm and event start at 6:00pm (course 2).

Duty Roster
Senior event- Brett Stevens and Mike Davies.

Dirt Crits Spring-Summer 2013-2014 Series Points Table- Races 1-4
Name Points Race 1 Points Race 2 Points Race 3 Points Race 4 Total Place Points
Matthew Empey 22 8 35 8 73 1 50
April Lachal 16 16 16 20 68 2 40
Ross MacKinnon 6 24 0 0 30 3 35
Andrew Wettenhall 5 31 11 15 62 4 31
Anthony Plummer 40 13 18 18 89 5 28
Jarrod Appleton 14 0 24 14 52 6 26
Bruce Halket 28 0 0 0 28 7 24
Jason Parker 0 0 0 31 31 8 22
Damien Grundy 0 0 0 5 5 9 20
Foley Lachal 15 15 9 9 48 10 18
Kieren Payne 31 11 7 0 49 11 16
Kian Lerch-MacKinnon 24 12 31 12 79 12 15
Trevor Arnold 0 7 12 0 19 13 14
Rachel Grundy 10 0 0 28 10 14 13
Mitch Greenway 26 10 28 0 64 15 12
Noah Lachal 11 26 40 7 84 16 11
Aaron Sargeant 14 22 20 16 72 17 10
Mike Davies 35 20 26 0 81 18 9
Cameron Lachal 12 18 10 13 53 19 8
Shannon Rademaker 9 0 0 11 20 20 7
Brett Stevens 7 6 13 0 26 21 6
Flynn Bowker 13 0 0 40 53 22 5
Nick Howland 5 35 3 0 43 23 5
Justin Sargeant 50 28 0 0 78 24 5
Brandon Smith 0 0 8 6 14 25 5
Jem Davies 20 14 0 24 58 26 5
Jai Lerch-MacKinnon 0 0 15 26 41 27 5
Andrew Clark 8 0 0 0 8 28 5
Will Grundy 24 0 0 22 46 DNF 3
Josh Payne 0 5 22 0 27
Toby Humffray 0 50 14 5 69
Rod Sargeant 0 9 0 35 44
Jodie Batchelor 0 40 0 0 40
Keoni Brunner 0 0 10 10 20
Dylan Harding 0 0 50 24 74
Nick Watson 0 0 7 50 57

Tuesday 22 October - Dirt Crits Race 3

Dirt Crits Race 3- 22nd October 2013

The third event of the Dirt Crits Spring/Summer series was held at Riflebutts Reserve MTB Park on Tuesday 22nd October.

Junior Event Twelve riders started the junior event. Ellie Parks and Flynn Harding were two new `Come and Try it´ riders. The event ended up being a close finish with Jonty Vaivars improving his time from last week and finishing 1st in 16.53, Kody Appleton 2nd in 16.56 and Flynn Harding 3rd in 17.02. Race registration next Tuesday is at 5:15pm for a 5:30pm start.

Senior Event The Mansfield Mount Buller Cycling Club had many riders representing it over the weekend at the Elevation series at Barjarg, THULE 24Hr MTB race at Bright and the Victorian Enduro Series- Race 6 at Beaconsfield. As a result, there would have been some tired legs on the course. However, that didn´t seem to dampen the riders´ enthusiasm. Three new riders tried out in the senior event- Dylan Harding, Brandon Smith and Nick Watson- Well done boys! This week, after some deliberation, the handicapper chose to put the three fastest riders, Mitch Greenway, Kian Lerch-MacKinnon and Foley Lachal, off the same handicap, with April Lachal starting off at the same time. This resulted in a close start, and if Kian´s chain hadn´t slipped, it would have been an even closer affair entering the single track. Mitch and Kian worked well together during the race, pulling away from Foley, who was having mechanical issues. Special mention needs to go to Brett Stevens who continues to improve each week. Results- 1st Dylan Harding in a time of 30:45 over 4 laps ($30 gift voucher to Alpine Butchery)2nd Noah Lachal a time of 28:44 over 3 laps 3rd Matthew Empey in a time of 32:01 over 3 laps

The current points standing for races 1, 2 and 3 are as follows- 1st place- Justin Sargeant- 78 points2nd place- Noah Lachal- 77 points3rd place- Anthony Plummer- 71 points See you next Tuesday for registration at 5:45pm and the event starts at 6:00pm (course 1).

Race Fees 3-12 years old $2 per week, 13+ years old - $4 per week.

Memberships - Once a rider has participated in three `Come and Try it events´, they´ll either need to join the cycling club, or it will cost $20 each week for a day licence. 3-12 years old - Dirtmaster competition licence $30 annually (includes MTBA and MMBCC Club fee) 13-18 years old - Junior competition licence $86 annually (includes MTBA and MMBCC Club fee) 19+ years old - Senior competition licence $130 annually (includes MTBA and MMBCC Club fee)

To find out more about MTBA memberships click the link- http://www.mtba.asn.au/join, or alternatively ask Kate, Katie or Jason for more information about joining.

Duty RosterSenior event- Trevor Arnold and Kieren Payne.

21 & 22 October - Weekend Results

Big Weekend of Racing for Club Members- 20-21st October 2013

MMBCC members raced all over the state this last weekend.

Elevation Series- Round 1- Barjarg

The first round of the elevation series was held at Barjarg, near Mansfield on Saturday and Sunday. Some local riders participated in the event-

· Shannon Rademaker 3rd (Vets),

· Tom MacMunn 4th (Vets),

· Dave Empey 1st (Super Masters)

· Matthew Empey 2nd (U/13´s)

· Aaron Sargeant 4th (U/15´s)

· Rod Sargeant

· Dave Moore

· Trevor Arnold

Shannon put together a clip about the event-

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It was great watching the riders navigate through the gully, with some not making it to the bottom!

Thule 24hr MTB Race- Bright

Mitch Greenway teamed up with Michael Crosbie, Alex Meyland, Kris Meyland, Lucas Sproson and Damian Enderby in a team called `Chicken Dinners´, to take out the `Team of 6´ category in the 24 hour race. Mitch´s support crew included his mother, Fiona, and sister, Rachel. Well done Mitch!

Anthony Plummer also competed in the Solo category- Great work Anthony!

Victorian Enduro Series- Round 6- Beaconsfield

Kian Lerch-MacKinnon and Foley Lachal teamed up to race round 6 of the Victorian Enduro Series at Beaconsfield. The event is held over 6hrs, with team mates tagging through the transition area.

Quoting from Kian´s Facebook report- `Awesome day of racing down at Beaconsfield today, ... coming 2nd Place in 6Hr Male Pairs. They have some great trails down there, nice and technical. ... Foley ...got us off to a great start, sitting comfortably in 2nd and then in 3rd on our first lap, then I passed 2nd and on Foley´s second lap he got a flat, putting us back to 4th, but we managed to come back and finish 2nd place overall...´

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Matt Young also competed in the event in the Open Male 3hr solo category, placing 5th- Great work Matt!

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