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Clubroom => Competition => Topic started by: Tony H on May 28, 2015, 11:03:53 pm
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Pre 81 and pre 91 classes -3 hour pony express or 5 hour vinduro. Great value for money. See link for details.
cheers Tony
http://www.bmcc.net.au/news_item.php?story=74
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Sounds awesome. Cheap entry too! :)
And just for clarity: BENDIGO MCC.
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I like the sound of that to best get the hybrid sorted out
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Im down :D
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Sounds like a good one. Great opportunity to race your old bike!
Tex
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Sounds like a good one. Great opportunity to race your old bike!
Tex
You coming for a ride?
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You coming for a ride?
I'm keen! It should be heaps of fun. Tentatively booked in, just need to sort out a couple of things to be 100%.
Tex
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5/7/2015
BMCC Vintage 3 hour Enduro - Wedderburn Vic
Come and ride the track where rounds 9 & 10 of the Yamaha Vic Off Road Championships are to be held this year.
This event will run as a 3 hour Pony Express from 10.00am until 1.00pm (vintage rolling 25 years), Pre 91 and Pre 81 classes. The event is open to any configuration of off road bike rego or no rego. Enduro and Moto-X Bikes at this event will ride in the same class, if there is a good response age classes will be introduced, all bikes will run at the same time. Entrants have one bike each that must be from the same class period, although a bike from an earlier class is permitted to ride up a class.
Pre 81 build date up to December 1980, pre 91 build date up to December 1990. If one bike brakes down, both riders can ride the remaining bike.
Single riders that wish to participate in the 3 hour Pony Express are welcome to attend and will be paired up with another rider.
Single riders that wish to go it alone can ride in the Ironman class.
There is a non competitive event that will run for 5 hours from 10.00am until 3.00pm and this class will leave straight after the competitive riders, this class will bypass the check point.
Start - Le Mans start, starting area is wide.
During - Tickets to be punched at a check point at the start/ finish area.
Finish - Flag comes down on 3 hours (1.00pm). Winner is then determined on lead rider with most laps and best time. Due to the track being open competitors are welcome to continue riding until 3.00pm at there own leisure (non competitive).
Transponders will not be used, a tag system will be attached to the handle bars for laps completed.
Entry fees
· Competitive single day MA licence $55 + $35 entry total $90
· Non-competitive single day MA licence $25 + $35 entry total $60
· If you hold a current MA licence, entry is only $35
Camping is permitted on the Saturday night and is highly recommended, great yarns and tall stories to be shared.
Toilet facilities will be on site, NO showering facilities.
A canteen will be open on Sunday with breakfast and lunch available.
Please email [email protected] with expressions of interest with your name, age, bike details and class you would to ride, this is to help determine which classes would be best run on the day. The more feedback we get, will best determine classes that can be run on the day.
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Sorry I have asked this question on another site but thought I'd put it on here as well
I have a question about the laps accrued for the event , is it 3 hours plus the lap your on as well as the time taken after the 3 hrs or 3 hours and count back to the last lap finished and time it finished
cheers Andrew
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Your right in your first statement, it's the 3 hours plus the lap your on. You could say the most laps in the quickest time, this may take 3 hours 15 minutes to do 7 laps, if someone comes in then at 3 hours 17 minutes for 7 laps the better time same laps win. So your final lap counts, i hope this is a fair explanation to your question.
Cheers Pete
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Perfect thanks for that
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Who is going and what are you riding?
I'm planning to ride pre 81 on my iT425. Just hoping my busted foot heals in time.
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Entry forms are now available on the BMCC website, if riders could download the entry form prior to the event, fill it out and either email it back (preferred method to reduce paper work on the day) or bring it on the day. Payment can be made on the day, cash only as there is not eftpos facilities on site.
Entry fees
· Competitive single day MA licence $55 + $35 entry total $90
· Non-competitive single day MA licence $25 + $35 entry total $60
· If you hold a current MA licence, entry is only $35
Entries can be download from www.bmcc.net.au
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I plan on being there with my 89 KDX200.
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A nice road trip Nathan. Ironman or are you teaming up?
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Ironman. No point in driving that far to do half the event... :)
Ekka, road trip?
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I'm kean but under the pump with work :'(
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PIC'S AROUND THE TRACK
This track has something for everyone long straights, tight stuff in the bush areas and fast sweeping sections to get a bit of rhythm happening.
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1 week to go and you can enter on the day.
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Will those nice groomed trails be the same after the meeting there this weekend?
K
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Kev the track will be good. The moderns are using about 1/2 of the track we will be riding in the pre 91 event. This will be re groomed prior to the event on the 5th.
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Link to entry form, supp regs and directions-
http://www.bmcc.net.au/news_item.php?story=77
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The entry form and direction links dont work?
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I'm not sure what happened Curtis, it worked when initially pasted. You can access the info if you open the link then click the Entry form and supp regs tab/ and Final instruction tab.
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Links work ok for me.
Tex
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The weather is looking great for this event. Hopefully there will be a good mix of bikes and maybe some euro's.
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That's a terrible thing to do with Husky frame!
K
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I agree K. That little beauty was at Harrow last year.
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An attempt to make it steer properly?
I'll be there. First ride in 30 months. Can't wait!
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Still time for an oil change, clean the air filter and check tyre pressure. See you there.
DIRECTIONS: Bendigo -> Bridgewater 37km - 20mins…. Bridgewater -> Inglewood 9kms – 8 mins
Inglewood -> Wedderburn Track 21kms - 15mins… Track not long past Inglewood/Korong Vale Rd – Venue on right coming from Bendigo
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Scooter news are on their way, camping tonight. Ktm350 gs 1988 ponying up with our mate Cappa ktm250 1983
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Great event. No nonsense, good fun, good competition.
I need to crawl into a hole and hide until my body forgives me. Which feels like it will be late 2017.
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Great track and weather. A big thankyou to BMCC. Heres the start-
https://youtu.be/MaE2ypCJUGY
more to come.
cheers Tony
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Nathan on the gas-
https://youtu.be/742f7ihuLjw
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Hodaka in action-
https://youtu.be/sPdYDximBpU
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The event was a great ride that provided a bit of everything for everyone. The course was the same as what was used the previous weekend for the BMCC club pony express only ran in reverse. The reason was to make the bumps not so harsh, but on a pre 80 or 90 bike any bump is harsh. The track though was spot on with tight second gear rutted and bumpy sections to fast top gear open paddocks with a little bit of dust thrown in. A great effort by all associated with the event, and a big thanks to the land owner and the people who made it possible. Bring on next year and a possibly a series.
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How's the air filters guys :o
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The bike was thrown in the shed and I crawled to the couch, no time for air cleaner checks :)
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My event report, FWIW
The Course.
The first third was mostly tight single track, with ruts and bumps and whoops that had set like concrete. Nothing difficult to ride, but pretty gnarly to try to do quickly. There was also a more open bit in here that was rough and whooped out across a creek bed. I discovered a smoothish line that let you jump over a couple of whoops: it was a lot of fun.
The middle half was much more open, including lots of places where you'd be wide open in top gear. Most of the corners were rock hard with loose gravel on top, but some had small ruts and others were bulldust.
The last bit was mostly smoother, more flowing single track.
The Start.
My bike fired second kick and I was second away - miles behind first, and only just ahead of Yamahaha (Mark) on his YZ400 - I didn't realise how close until I saw the video!
We all had to space out because the dust was bad.
The first half of the race was pretty uneventful - mostly just learning the track and finding the right speed, but a few things became apparent:
1. Rod on the XR250 was making the rest of us look silly. He was taking about 30 seconds/lap off me, as best as I can tell.
2. Jim had snuck past Yamahaha and was hounding me. I was very slowly pulling away, but I really had to work for it.
3. My KDX had better top speed than the MX bikes, despite the power deficit. I reckon this is the only reason I was making any time on Jim.
The Second Half
This is where it got more interesting.
Rod stopped to refuel after the 4th lap, so I inherited the lead. I was trying to work out how many laps I could stay in front of him for (two, maybe), when I had an important realisation: I would have to stop for fuel too...
So I stopped at the end of that lap, and Rod went back past.
Midway through the 7th lap, my brain switched off. Not enough fuel. I was making lots of stupid mistakes. So I cruised through the lap, and stopped at the end - took my helmet off and ate, drank and breathed.
Jim came and had a chat - He'd withdrawn with blisters and fuzzy brain. He told me that Rod was miles ahead, and I had a comfortable margin on Mark "but don't muck around because he's not that far back".
So I was still chewing away when Mark went past.... Ah crap. I'm an idiot (this is not news, I know).
I got going about 20 seconds behind Mark. At the end of the tight stuff, he was about 15~20 metres ahead of me: I could see him, but I couldn't pressure him.
The middle of that lap was both awesome fun and incredibly frustrating: I'd nail a corner and reduce the gap, only to have him nail a corner (or me make a mistake) and have the gap increase again...
I was faster into corners (disc brakes!), he was faster out of them (lower bike, better technique).
Near the end of the lap, I realised this might be the last lap, so I berserked it, and latched into his rear wheel. (And my apologies to the bloke I carved up: that was entirely my fault).
Then I overcooked it, and stalled. Grrrrrr....
I was more than happy to get another lap to try to get past Mark. I didn't have the speed to pass him in the tight, but I just kept the pressure up. He didn't seem to flinch - I was making WAY more mistakes than him, but was on a Do Or Die mission.
In the open I had more chance to pressure him, and he eventually let me past - go went past and breathed a sigh of relief - but he hadn't given up! So I was back into it, and very, very gradually pulled away.
And then back to the finish, and it's not over! Another lap, dammit!
I think Mark had to stop to refuel, because he was miles back when I saw him.
And that was that.
Beautifully run event, great bunch of riders, and lots of fun, highly recommended.
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Laid back event, with an interesting (and dusty) loop. Always good to catch up with mates, including a couple I hadn't seen in quite a while. I had fun racing, and this event will hopefully grow over time.
Thanks to everyone who made it happen, including the BMCC and Pete.
Tex
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Some nice pics on the Bendigo MCC Facebook page, and an article about the event appeared in the most recent edition of Scooter News.
Tex