MTB Update

It was the first race of the Spring Summer series for the kids and there was a great turnout with 12 racing.

Well done to all the little tackers in getting their legs spinning again after winter. It was great to see their smiling faces on the track again.

Adults race there was a good mix of junior riders and not-so junior riders, with 18 in total racing. It was great to see new faces and some old ones back after the long winter break.Chris Morecroft ‘wowed’ the crowd with a trackstand start to kick-start the Adults Race.Ewen Macaskill strained a heart muscle after only 3 of this planned 4 laps. Most of the crowd considered this just sandbagging in front of the handicapper so he gets an easier 'mark' next race.

Ava Kappas had a spill but braved it out to cross the finish line, which was really impressive.Frank David was probably wishing he'd been on his new, faster bike, instead of his heavy, old, slow one - he might have gotten past Katie Moore and onto the podium.Great effort by Nick Howland and Matthew Empey at keeping the seniors at bay and cruising through to the finish line to take first and second places!

A big thanks to Alpine Butchers for their generous support in sponsoring first prize.

Duty roster is now up on the website. Please have a look for when you are rostered on. If you cannot make it, please arrange to swap with another person. Once arranged,please advise Katie Moore of change.Monday nights at Riflebutts Reserve. Kids races register at 5:15pm for 5:30pm race,Adults register at 5:45 for 6:00pm race.

See you next week!

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MTB Update - 17 April 2012

Mt Buller Road and Mountain Bike Social Rides – MTB update

An 8am round of lattes at Mirimbah Store prior to a shuttle up to the heady delights of Mt Buller – is there any better way to finish the summer season of mountain biking?  After some brief discussions on route options and some group photos, upwards of 25 hooping and hollering mountain bikers headed up One Tree Hill and down Gang Gangs where the first crash of the day was claimed by Foley Lachal!!  All smiles though at the skills park and time for people to head off on their chosen route to Mirimbah Park for lunch. 

Routes ranged from the fast and flowing delights of Cornhill followed by the descent of the Delatite River Trail, to those who headed out to Mt Stirling to complete the gruelling but awesome 10k loop of Stonefly before taking the River Spur Trail down the mountain. As everyone arrived back at Mirimbah there was plenty of sweat, smatterings of mud (and blood), but most of all lots of grinning – what a great morning of riding!!  Special mention should go to the following participants though:

Jason Parker for making it to the bottom in time for lunch despite 3 punctures including front and rear at the same time!!

Katie Moore for the most impressive stack of the day, even if no one saw it – when you get up and have to look for your bike you know it has been a big one!

And finally to Tina McDonnell for beating the likes of Shannon, Tom, Laurie, Cam, Foley and Frank down the River Spur Trail – you’ll be a marked woman at the first dirt crits event!!

All the excitement was followed by a great effort to cook all of the great bbq food supplied by Mirimbah Store – a big thanks to all those who to a shift with an apron and tongs!  And what a spread they put on – it was clear that the mornings activities had brought on some serious appetites.  It was a welcome opportunity to mingle with the road side of the club especially given that everyone had travelled to Mirimbah by pedal power!

After lunch was the job of presentations for the summer series dirt crits – and it still felt like summer sitting in the sun in Mirimbah Park!!  Before the overall series winner prize was handed out, the following awards were given out:

The Mums Who Ride Award went to Paula McMunn, Kate Empey and Kerren McNamara for coming to dirt crits every week with there kids and racing too!!

The Mr Consistent Award went to Jason Parker for his ability to set his speed at the outset of each race and maintain that same speed the whole way through!

The Stepping Up Award went to Jem Davies for starting late in the series and quickly stepping up from the kids race category up to the Adults D grade where he performed very well taking a number of race wins

The Red Cordial Award for the person with the most amount of energy went to Foley Lachal who for example raced in dirt crits the day after completing the 100k Otway Odyssey!

A special award was given to Tom MacMunn for his considerable efforts over the last few years in administering and improving the Dirt Crit Series.  Thanks again Tom for all your efforts!

So on to the big prize of Series winner, the top ten were as follows with Dave Bock taking out the honours after a great effort – excellent riding Dave!

1 Dave Bock

2 Kian Lerch-McKinnon

3 Tom MacMunn

4 Jason Parker

5 Paul MacNamara

6 Foley Lachal

7 Chad Meek

8 Paula MacMunn

9 Cameron Lachal

10 Nicholas Howland

Well done to everyone and great to see yet more young riders coming through the ranks.

A big thank you to everyone who turned up on Sunday and to all those who have helped out throughout the Summer Series.  Lookking forward to seeing everyone back in action for the Autumn Series starting on Sunday 22nd April – see you there!

Other images can be found on the Pictures page of the web site.

 

 

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MTB Update - 2 April 2012

Dirt Crits Update

Week off Dirt Crits this week, following the end of the Summer series last week. Riflebutts Reserve has undergone some controlled burning by DSE and it has to be said that they have done a great job! The trails have been left in great condition, even the raised trail areas. There is still a concern of trees falling after the burn, so please do not enter the park if the gates are closed.

 

Mitch has had a successful weekend riding in the 2012 Cycling Australia Junior Mountain Climbing Championships. He finished the weekends races 8th overall in the General Classification, knocking off a lot of top track and criterium riders including a few from the NSW Institute of Sport! A fantastic effort by Mitch, preparing him for next week’s races in NZ, with the U17 MTB Development team. Go Mitch!!

The Autum Series will kick off on Sunday 22 April at 2pm at Riflebutts. Keep an eye out for more info on the website.

 

Upcoming events:

Sunday April 15 –Combo Social ride at Buller!

A variety of rides to take part in followed by some lunch in the park, catered by Amongst the Sticks catering, and presentations from the Summer series of racing.

 

MTB:

Car pool to Mirrimbah

Uplift by Stuart @ Mirrimbah store (time TBC)

MTB ride options:

  • ·       Mt Buller to Stonefly, then down the Delatite
  • ·       Corn Hill & Misty Twist, then down the Delatite
  • ·       Delatite ride

 

Road ride options:

  • ·       Merrijig to Mirrimbah
  • ·       Mansfield to Mirrimbah
  • ·       Mansfield, Mt Buller, Mirrimbah

 

All riders meeting at Mirrimbah park for lunch at 12:30pm. Presentations to follow and then the road ride back to Mansfield for all those who are keen! There are options available if you would like to do both MTB and Road.

 

To assist with catering purposes, please text your name and riding preference MTB/Road to Katie Moore 0415 369 297 and keep an eye on the website for more details next week.

 

Come along and enjoy the festivities!

 

**Please note the Road social ride on 22 April has been cancelled in light of this combined event. **

 

Saturday May 12 – Six Hours In The Saddle (SHITS) race at Beechworth. Interested in getting a team together? Contact Katie (0415 369 297) or Shannon (0409 552 564) to register your interest.

 

 

 

MTB Update - Monday 26 March 2012

Dirt Crits Update – 26 March

 

We had a fantastic turnout for the Little Person/Big Person social race on Monday night with approximately 50 people gathered at Riflebutts Reserve, ready for a fun night of racing.

 

The evening began with a ‘reccie lap’ of the course and then the little people were teamed up with a big person. After brief introductions it was time to race! The air was filled with excitement, laughter and a few streaks of competitiveness as the little people raced off to do their first lap. The ‘Big People’ waited anxiously in the change-over area until tagged by their team mate, and then they were off for a larger loop of the course.  Two laps were completed by both team members and it was great to see a sea of smiling faces at the end of the race.

 

Drink bottles were handed out by Kirsten Linguard from Active Scotland, along with some information on the Active Families challenge, which begins on 01 April. We were also very fortunate to have some wonderful organic fruit donated by Hoffman’s Holistic Produce (open Thursdays from 12:30pm at the ‘veg shed’ on Malcolm street). The bananas and pears certainly kept everyone fuelled up for the race! Thanks to everyone for a great end to the Summer Series of Dirt Crits.

 

The Autum Series will kick off on Sunday 22 April at 2pm at Riflebutts. Keep an eye out for more info on the website.

 

Upcoming events:

Sunday April 15 – Combo Social ride at Buller! MTB crew to do some biking on Mt Buller the Road crew to cycle out from Mansfield, with both ending up at Mirrimbah and for a BBQ lunch at 1:30pm. If you are keen to join in the festivities, please contact either Katie Moore 0415 369 297 or Margaret-Anne

 

Saturday May 12 – Six Hours In The Saddle (SHITS) race at Beechworth. Interested in getting a team together? Contact Katie (0415 369 297) or Shannon (0409 552 564) to register your interest.

 

Other news:

The Bike Buller team (Chad, Yully, Cam and Foley - stepping in for Dave Empey) raced at the Mont 24hr race in Canberra over the weekend. The boys put in another stellar effort coming 7th in their team of 4 category (out of approx 180 teams) and finishing 22nd overall, out of approximately 600 teams. Brilliant effort guys! They will certainly be a team worth watching at the SHITS race in May.

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MMBCC MTB Update - 19 March 2012

Dirt Crit Update 19/03/12

 

Well a beautiful Monday afternoon and a cracking track after the recent rains brought the riders out in storm, with 9 in the kids race and 22 in the last of the Irish handicap races of the Summer Series.  It seems that as the summer has progressed into early autumn everyone is gaining fitness and speed making handicapping a bit of a challenge!  Taking out the win this week was Frank David who will surely be doing five laps the next time we race!  The next three over the line were young Flyn Bowker, Jai Lerch-McKinnon and Matthew Empey all of who are improving very quickly – great to see some even younger stars of the future up in the adult field! 

 

Fresh from his travels (and successes) Mitch was unable to catch everybody but lead home a close pack of riders including Rob (You nearly stayed in front of him!!), Kian, Chad, Kate Empey, Tom McMunn, Foley and Cam (again the young’un taking the honours) – all of them finishing within a minute of each other!  All in all a great night of racing and brilliant to see some new faces taking part.

 

We hope to see more new faces next week for our “Little Person/Big Person race”. This will be a fun event, part of the Active Families challenge, in collaboration with Active Mansfield. If you ever wanted to try out mountain biking, this is the time to come along and see what it’s all about! Take part in a social ride around Riflebutts Reserve or have a crack at the race! CLICK HERE FOR THE FLYER

 

Monday 26 March, Riflebutts Reserve

Registrations at 5:30pm sharp

Adults $4, Children $2

MTBA day licence fee costs kindly covered by PATON AIR helicopters.

 

Spread the word!

 

 

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MMBCC MTB Update - 12 March 2012

Dirt Crits Write-up 12/03/12

 

Bike Buller Festival

It was a massive weekend at the Bike Buller Festival with a great Mansfield and Mt Buller contingency, consisting of the Bike Buller team (Yully, Chad, Cam & Dave Empey), Tom, Foley and Kian. All local riders ‘smashed it’! A truly fantastic effort, with riders taking part in a number of races over the long weekend.

 

There were a few tumbles and lucky near misses with Cam taking a bit of a blow to the head, Yully taking a chunk out of his knee and Chad winning a prize for the most amusing injury(?!!)

 

(Please note: times for the Brake Burner were unavailable at time of writing)

 

Foley scooped up a host of prizes and finished 2nd overall in the Under 18 category. Foley took 2nd in the 50k race (3:33) and 3rd in the 25k race (1:36). Well done Foley!

 

Dave Empey took 1st place in the 30k race (40-49 category) with a finishing time of 2:32, and in the 25k race came 7th (1:36).

 

Kian Lerch-Mckinnon finished 1st in the 30k race (U 18 category) with a time of 3:01, and 4th in the 25k race (1:43).

 

Chad finished 8th in the 30k race (18-39 category) – 3:11, and 41st in the 25k race (1:38).

 

Cam came 27th in the 30k race (18-39 category) with a time of 3:46. Then, after recovering from his pretty spectacular tumble, came 108 in the 25k race (2:08).

 

Yully took 68th place in the 50k race (18-39 category) with a time of 3:55, and 30th in the 25k race (1:33).

 

Tom finished 16th in the 30k race (18-39 category) with a time of 3:28

 

Awesome effort and big congratulations to all the competitors – makes you really proud! Well done!! For full result details please see the Rapid Ascent website:

 

Dirt Crits:

Monday night saw the second round of the “Irish Handicap” series. There was a smaller crowd, to be expected after a big weekend of racing at Bike Buller Festival, but a competitive field non-the-less!

 

A few thrills and spills with Tom coming off his cyclo-cross bike, Laurie jack-knifing on a turn whilst chasing Tom, and last week’s winner Jem Davies losing his chain and taking him back a few places, which was a shame.

 

It was a tight race with Dave Moore and Jason sharing the lead and battling it out for 1st place. Fantastic ride by Paula MacMunn too!

 

1st place: Dave Moore (who swears he didn’t rig the handicapping!) – 4 laps, 34:10

2nd place: Jason Parker – 4 laps, 34:20

3rd place: Paula MacMunn – 3 laps, 34:41

 

Next week will be the 3rd and final race of the “Irish Handicap” series (for the Summer series at least!). Come along for a great ride. Come on Stefan, you know you want to have a go!

Duty: Kerryn McNamara & Jason Parker

 

 

Little person, Big person race:

The last race of the Summer series (Monday 26 March) we are looking to hold a ‘taster race’ for anyone looking to try out Mountain biking, specifically geared towards the younger ones. To be held in conjunction with Active Mansfield. Details being confirmed at the moment so stay tuned!

 

Upcoming events:

Murrindindi Cycle club are organising a MTB holiday to Forrest (home of the Otway Odyssey) over the Easter weekend. The group are planning to stay at the caravan park in Forrest, and plenty of riding and fun are scheduled for the weekend! For more info and to register your interest, please contact Jason Parker 0439 108 832.

 

If you have any events you would like to share on the MTB page of the MMBCC website, please contact Katie Moore 0415 369 297.

 

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MMBCC MTB Update 5 March 2012

MMBCC MTB Update 05/03/12

 

A snazzy new race format was unveiled on Monday night by Dave Moore : The graded handicap combo race! Unlike a normal handicap race this format meant that D-graders only had to race 3 laps of the course, while C – A graders raced 4 laps, making it more inclusive and fun for all involved. It took a fair bit of initial organising and mathematical calculations, but the overall feedback was that it was a success!

 

It was interesting to see A graders and D graders setting off at the same time, racing each other but keeping in the back of your mind that the A graders had to do an extra lap in order to beat their starting competitors.

 

Big congratulations to the ever improving Jem Davies. At just 12 years old he took out the win holding off the charging Tina McDonnell and Laurie Harding.

 

1st: Jem Davies (3 laps) 28:37

2nd: Tina McDonnell (3 laps) 28:43

3rd: Laurie Harding (4 laps) 29:44

 

Lots of smiling faces at the end and we finished at the respectable time of 7pm! There was even time for a socialise at the end (and time to see Tina in her beasty 4x4  wrench Frank’s car out of a ditch!)

 

A winning format all round and one that we will continue with for the rest of the summer series, which concludes at the end of March. Next week will see an extra twist to the format with A-graders to complete 5 laps of the course.

 

The Autumn series and calendar is due to be confirmed this week at the MTB sub-committee meeting. So, stay tuned!

 

Kate Empy and Cam Lachal on duty next week. Please be there before 5:45pm to register.

 

Enjoy the week ahead and all the best to all those racing at the Bike Buller Festival this weekend! There will be quite a few of us heading up there so get in contact if you would like to take part in the festivities.

 

Katie Moore

0415 369 297

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MMBCC MTB Update 21/02/12

MMBCC MTB Update 21/02/12

Good turnout at Dirt Crits this week, despite the rain, and I must say the track was pretty sweet!

There were 12 entries in the kids race and lots of big smiles out on the track, along with some extraordinary gorilla noises from Jamieson MacNamara – think there may be a Yully protégé on the way there!  Well done to all kids for a great race.

The Adults had a graded scratch race this week incorporating  a new section of the track called ‘Bogan’s beginnings’, created by students at the High school with guidance from Shannon . Great work team!

D grade winners were Jem Davies 25:07, Paula McMunn 27:13 and Kate Empy 26:57. C & A grade did a longer loop which cut into ‘rubbish run’ for a super-fun loop! C grade winners were Will MacDonald 26:01, Dave Bock 26:01 and Ben Annear (after stopping to assist a fellow team-mate after a stack) 27:06. B-grader Dave Moore joined the A grade race this week doing 5 laps of the course – good effort! An exciting sprint finish was displayed by Chad and Mitch with Chad taking 1st place 32:57 and Mitch 32:58. 3rd place went to Laurie Harding 36:17. Well done everyone on a great race!

Next week will be a handicap race kicking off at 6pm sharp.  Please be there 15 minutes before to register with your MTBA licence. Kate Empy and Rob Greenway on duty.

A BIG ‘well done’ should also be extended to Chad, Foley, Cam, Jason and Dave Empy who participated in the Kona Odyssey race in Forrest on the weekend.  The boys took part in either the 100k or 50k challenge and by all accounts did very well!  Results can be found on the Kona Odessy website  (www.otwayodyssey.com )

Mitch will be taking part in the Australian MTB championships this weekend, to be held in Adelaide, and then off to Newcastle next Wednesday for round 4 of the National Series. Go Mitch!!

Upcoming events:

Lake Mountain Granite Grind this weekend, 25 February: http://lakemountainresort.com.au/latest-news/granite-grind

Snowy Triple Trail MTB Challenge, 7 & 8 April, Snowy Mountains, Jindabyne NSW: http://www.rollingground.com.au/ . Please note the club has been offered 2 free entries to this event, on the condition that it is distributed to 1 male or female junior entry AND 1 male or female open entry. Please contact Katie Moore (0415 369 297) or Shannon (0409 552 564) if you are interested!

Social Ride: There are a few of us heading up to Buller on 3 & 4 March to do some riding at stay at the Bike Buller Lodge with Yully. All welcome! Contact Katie Moore (0415 369 297) if you would like to join in.

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MTB - Tolmie Sports

Saturday saw the sun come out in just as much force as the locals at the Tolmie Sports Day. The whole day was a hustle and bustle of activities that tickled the eyes and underarms of all ages.

Axes were swung in the centre ring with vigour all day while kids smashed spuds as they rolled off the table. Others whittled little twigs, while some little miniature farm machines bailed hay to the amusement of all that saw. A talented bunch of horse riders tackled an obstacle coarse side by side and some extraordinary dogs showed that fences really are no obstacle for a bounding hound.

Just when you thought your eyes where full of good ol' county town entertainment the announcement came "The Three Man Challenge is about to begin"! I'd never seen an instant amalgamation quite like it. Everybody squashed by the sidelines to see the event unfold.

Beginning with the woodchoppers, who by this stage in the day must surely have tiered shoulders. They swang and chopped with more power and enthusiasm than you would see for the national title! Once chopping their block into pieces each axeman lumbered over with unstoppable momentum to tag their team mate. Off the runners went, in a tight bunch of chaos. Each arriving at a 35kg sack of happiness which they had to charge down a race and over the Tolmie Tavern truck, bumping and pushing and tumbling each other while attempting to scramble over the tray before dumping the sack and sprinting back down the race to tag the third and final challengers.
That's were our team of cycle powered expeditionaries were waiting in anticipation of tackling the almighty Tolmie Sports Ground Super Crits MTB Criterion Trail. With the race warming up it was that little green frog in the ATC top Foley Lachal to tag out first with not more than a second or two gap before the other ATC shirts of Cad Meek and Shannon Rademaker came bellowing up from behind.
Foley somehow managed to fend off the two giants through the back section until the final climbing bend where in front of the HUGE crowd Chad Meek made his most impressive passing blunder to date! Clipping the rear wheel while attempting a gentleman’s pass he sent himself sliding into the grass giving Foley the chance of a lifetime to perform his magic. Taking the win for his team in the black bibs, followed by Shannon Rademaker and Chad Meek managed to remount his bike and take out third for his team.

Well done to all the competitors as it truly was the spectacle of the day!

Cheers ATC for sponsoring the event, and the members of the MMBCC for participating and helping to make a fantastic day for all!
 
Words by Hjalmar "Yully" Arnold

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MMBCC MTB Results - Round 7

Well done everyone last night - the kids had a great race with lots of them setting a new PB.  Katie Moore was flying in the handicap race, good to see Tina back and take second and Frank took out third in his second race with us.  Jason Parker is a hard man.  He raced all weekend in the Garmin 24hr and then rolled out last night and stayed within sight of his group all race!
I'm after some feedback about races.  There is an option to race handicap races where D grade riders ride 4 laps, C and B grade riders ride 5 laps and A graders ride 6.  This would mean some tricky handicapping but would be achievable.  It would mean that everyone would race for about 35-40min.  The other thing is that some people have said that they really enjoy the handicap format.  We will look at the calendar for after christmas this week and some feedback on what type of races people are keen on.  Use the feedback thing below and be a part of the conversation about our racing.
Cheers,
Tom

Results - CLICK HERE.

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MMBCC MTB Results - Round 5

Steffan Vaivars and Darren Bakker are on duty for next week AND people are most welcome to whipper snip the trails before next Monday.  We are racing the long course.  Most of it looks good but another pass with the whipper snipper wouldn't hurt.  Thanks to Mick and Rob and Mitch the Start/Finish and the carpark looks great.

 

For all the results from Mountain Bike racing on Monday 14 November 2011, CLICK HERE.

 

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MMBCC MTB Results - Round 3

The first handicap race of the Summer Series was held on Monday night.  It saw 18 riders on a new lap that was designed to allow plenty of opportunities for passing.  Please pass any feedback on this new loop onto the MTB committee.  We have a handicap race scheduled about once a month for the Summer Series and it would be great to race a course that people enjoy.
 
thanks,
Tom
ptmacmunn@bigpond.com

 

For all the results from Mountain Bike racing on Monday 31 October 2011, CLICK HERE.

 

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MMBCC MTB Results - Round 1

There was a great turnout for the first round of the Summer MTB Series on Monday night.  21 kids lined up for the first race of the evening everyone setting a time that they will try to beat throughout the season.  Some of the bigger kids will be encouraged to race with the adults over the next few weeks - so look out C and D grade.

D Grade  - Lachie Opie is one of those kids who has recently made the transition to racing with the adults.  He fooled the handicapper with his size (tiny) and speed (fast) and won in great style.  Nick Howland rode strongly in his first race, welcome Nick,  to finish third.

C Grade - Uschi Steedman reeled in Paul McNamara's early lead and finished very strongly to win C Grade.  All 8 riders finished within 5 minutes of the winner so the curses thrown at the handicapper by some were misguided.

B Grade - After Cam Lachal's lightning first lap, Laurie Harding and Isaac Heppell took over the front of the race and were within 10 metres of each other at the end of each lap.  Laurie had enough legs on the last lap but Isaac seems to have done enough to shake the 'downhiller' tag.  Mick Durham took a tumble (again) and Jason Parker was polite enough to ride around and not over him.

A Grade - Steffan Vaivars took one look at the start list and started licking his lips.  He took the lead from the start but Foley Lachal early on, and Chad Meek later in the race, kept him honest.  Steffan managed to stay away and deserved his 20 second win over Chad with Foley just staying clear of Bruce Halket.
In all 26 adults raced across 4 grades.  Well done all.
For full results and points click here.

AND a bit of housekeeping:
1.  Keep an eye on the MTB page on the website.  There are a couple of changes to race formats and duties for each race that will be posted later in the week.
2.  Please bring a current MTBA membership card to the race next week and each week after that.  We need to see these to ensure that everyone is covered in case of an accident.

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MMBCC MTB 3 Hour Enduro - 10 October 2011

Duck season, Rabbit season, Ski season…….Bike season!

3 hour enduro kick starts MTB racing for Mansfield club members.

 Sunday the 9th of October and it was ‘open season’ for the MMBCC Mountain Bikers, who held a 3 hour enduro event at the Rifle Butts MTB reserve. Originally scheduled for August, however, due to heavy rains during that month caused the organising committee to re-stage the event.

For a detailed article on the whole event - Click Here.

 

Results:

1st - Mick Durham and Jason Parker
2nd - Shannon Rademaker and Katie Moore
3rd - Foley Lachal and Ewan Macaskill
4th - Will MacDonald and Cam Lachal
5th - Euan Friday and Dave Moore
6th - Laurie Harding and Garryn Hoffman
7th - Steffan Vaivars and Ben Annear
8th - Paula and Tom MacMunn

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