Improving Classic Dirt

[AjayVMX]

I guess it goes without saying that if someone knows of a venue which has:

A natural, MA licenced, natural terrain grasstrack MX with track watering capability
Full Camping Facilities on site
Cheap Food Vendors available
Ample power on site
Lots of accomodation nearby
Closeish to a major city

We may possibly consider it (Not asking for much are we?)

A winery in the Hunter or Barossa valleys would be interesting...

P.S. Just so as we don't get bombarded by suggestions for Barrabool, Barrabool currently does not meet these requirements, otherwise we already would have gone back there.

[VMX247]

I was going to say WA earlier ,but not too many travellers out there
Collie track has all the above and can also cater for 1000 campers/canteen etc etc,but the track has a bit of deep sand which some don't like.
just a suggestion
I love to travel as its my holiday combined with vmx

[AjayVMX]

Sorry to say, but I suspect that the logistics of doing CD in WA from our base in NSW may prove to be an insurmountable problem. :'(

Never say never though.

[mx250]

I guess it goes without saying that if someone knows of a venue which has:

A natural, MA licenced, natural terrain grasstrack MX with track watering capability
Full Camping Facilities on site
Cheap Food Vendors available
Ample power on site
Lots of accomodation nearby
Closeish to a major city

We may possibly consider it (Not asking for much are we?)

A winery in the Hunter or Barossa valleys would be interesting...

P.S. Just so as we don't get bombarded by suggestions for Barrabool, Barrabool currently does not meet these requirements, otherwise we already would have gone back there.

The Thumpernats used a track at Meldon on the outskirts of Picton that would  tick most boxes. Not sure of camping facilities and plenty of power though.

[AjayVMX]

Picton was actually one of our first options and was considered for CD4. 

Unfortunately, it is a no-go for a couple of fundamental reasons. :'(

Nice try though.

[mx250]

Picton was actually one of our first options and was considered for CD4. 

Unfortunately, it is a no-go for a couple of fundamental reasons. :'(

Nice try though.

Great minds think alike.

Take a bow.

[Nathan S]

The track at Fairbairn (Canberra) would have to go close to those criteria. Sure its not natural terrain, but it's closer to being natural terrain than Raymond Terrace (even allowing for the rain issues at RT)...

Plus we've got Dennis the ACT track maintenance guru...

And it never rains here. 

On a different tangent, why does the MA track licence matter? Surely its possible to get a MA rec-riding permit for trail riding (even if that trail happens to go round and round on itself)?

[STW996]

Gee Ajay don't open this can of worms as all the Queenslanders are going to get on board, Conondale, Just had a round of the national championships on the weekend, plenty of camping, 30 mins from the sunshine coast, lots of bed and breakfast within 15 mins, local school does the food selling including breakfast, make any type of track you like!!!.

But we would like to push our own day at Conondale in early August (two days of the best riding you can get hey Magoo!! and keep it as it's own meeting)

But to be fair I can see the point in not moving each year, it is easier for you to organise from Sydney, central to the East coast runners (most of the East Coast runners) and Raymond Tce was an excellent venue that was still usable after 2 weeks of rain!!! the catering was first class and at a reasonable price, the accommodation around was also at good pricing, easy to find (even if your signs were not user friendly)

I think all in all a top effort was put in by your team under very hard conditions, (the past two years have been hard) and now speaking as a sponsors (as the owner of Wiltec Industries) the valve for money is great in terms of the people that turned up, you are never going to please all the people all the time but that is typical of anything in life these days.

Lets just hope it continues to grow and we all get behind this worthy event

Shane

[Rosco86]

Gum Valley, 30 mins south of Mackay Qld, can fulfill those criteria. Used to hold the Aust Champs in the 70s, track can be diverted back to basically exactly what it was. I helped John Hand (land owner and ex Aust Enduro Champ) get the track back going about 3 years ago and is under the banner of the Gum Valley Natural Terrain and Vintage MX Club. The idea was to at some stage hopefully lure the VMX  Qld Title meeeting away from Bris vegas at some stage. Round of the Modern Aust titles held there in 2007 and got pretty good wraps from everybody (at least up here!). Anyone for some time in the sun and a sail in the Whitsundays.

Only really posting this so people know we have good tracks up here. When I lived in Vic, the trip to Cherabah certainly looked a biggie, so I could understand reluctance to go to North Queensland. If you are in this neck of the woods give me a PM. We don't have a heap of meetings up here but there pretty good when we do.
Rosco.

[Freakshow]

mAke any track you like at victor harbour in SA, everything else is there, could do all the above.  also there still might be a venue at Mount gambier inside the current road track that could be marked out.  mildura ? swan hill ? whats out that way /

[firko]

Why not Lake Eyre Freaky? Raymond Terrace is a perfect venue and accessible to most folks. If you're complaining about the travel, you're just not keen enough. Keep it at Raymond Terrace and build a tradition from there. Many make the pilgrimage to Philip Island for the GP, Bathurst for the Tooheys 1000 and Canberra for the SummerNats so why not work on building those same traditions for Classic Dirt at MX Central/Raymond Terrace?

[YSS]

Well said Firko , but also keep the date a tradition also . Then all the planing can be done in time.
Hollydays , long leave etc. It would certanly be more convinient at my doorstep , but looking at the big picture  , Raymond tc is pretty central for all . My fuel bill was exeeding the big 1000 mark , but hey ,everyone is in the same boat and for me its only one event per year. If therte is enough warning ( at least 9 months ) we will do it again.

[firko]

Hey Walter, My fuel bill was $220 and I  live only down the road a bit in Sydney. :'(

[Rossvickicampbell]

Ajay - does it look like being the same weekend next year?  I wholeheartedly agree with YSS - I would like (and need) to plan now - to even trying to buy a bike and leave over there?

ta

Rossco

[AjayVMX]

Unfortunately, we cannot lock a date or venue in for next year at this early stage.  We'd like to, but it's just not possible.

Naturally, the moment a date and venue is locked, this forum hears about it first.