March Downhill Social Day

Townsville Rockwheelers will be holding the First DH social ride for 2015.  So pull those bikes out of the shed, give them a good dust off and head out to Mt Stuart for a ride with your mates.  The guys have been working hard to get some new and improved lines completed for everyone to enjoy.

It will be online registration to confirm rider numbers. 

We will be providing the shuttle bus and club trailer for your bikes as well as a BBQ lunch provided with cold drinks available on the day

Date: 28th March (Saturday)

Where: Mt Stuart (Bottom Carpark 300m up from gun club turn off)

Time: 9am - 3pm

Cost: $20 per rider for MTBA members or Day Licence will be required for non members.

What to Bring: Full Working Bike, Full Face Helmet, Knee/Shin Guards, Closed in Shoes   

Highly recommended: Neck Brace, Elbow guards.

So tell your Mum, Dad, Brothers, Sisters and mates to come along and check it out.

Register now so you don't miss out.  Rego's Close Friday 27th March

2015 XC Race Series: XC1 Rising Sun Marine Ringtail Frog Race

When - March 15th 2015 Where - Douglas Mountain Bike Reserve - Windarra Ave Top Watertank Parking Very limited parking along windarra ave, Please if possible park at main douglas carpark and ride in via easy st trail or via road, If parking on windarra ave please park nose in on left hand side to fit in as many cars as possible noise – please be respectful of neighbouring residents on an early Sunday morning. Times Rego opens 6.30am Rider briefing 7.15am U15/Recreational Race Start 7.30am Main Race Start 8am Presentaions 9.45am Racing format – XCO cross country Olympic                            Challenge and U15’s 2 laps easy course                            All other categories 90minutes on blue/green rated course                            You must complete all laps within allotted time

Registrations

Open: Now

Closes: 9pm Fri 13th March

U19 and below - $5
All other categories: $25
Rockwheelers discount: 20%

$20 Additional fee for Day Licence if rider does not have MTBA insurance

All riders must hold MTBA insurance or Day Licence required

Courses

U15/Recreational course: 2.5km 50VM - Start finish top Windarra ave, anti clockwise, whiptail, beefwood, longway

Main course: 5.0km 120VM - Start finish top Windarra ave, clockwise, long way, hammerhead, fireroad, longway, ring bark frog, whiptail.

Read more: 2015 XC Race Series: XC1 Rising Sun Marine Ringtail Frog Race

2015 Series Events - Save the Date

Our Coordinators and Commitee Members have been working hard to lock in dates and get started planning another awesome year of Series Events.

These are the dates to look forward to, and start preparing for. We'll have more information our closer to each event, if you want to make sure you are in the loop "Like" us on Facebook, subscribe to our mailing list and look out for the events on our Facebook.

Don't forget our events rely on volunteers to run smoothly - have a think about how you can help in 2015, jump in the timing tent, marshall from the best seat in the house, or anything else. Are you an XC Racer? Why not help out at a Gravity event then?

We also couldn't do this without the generous support of our sponsors - support the businesses that support MTB in Townsville!!!

See you racing on the trails in 2015

Gravity Enduro
Race 1 22 March Douglas
Race 2 2 May Mt Stuart
Race 3 2 August Douglas

XC (Cross Country)
Race 1 15 March Douglas
Race 2 19 April Ross Dam
Race 3 28 June Targa Townsville
Race 4 30 August Pallarenda
Race 5 20 September tba – twilight race

Downhill
Race 1 3 May Mt Stuart
Race 2 14 June Atherton
Race 3 9 August Cairns
Race 4 13 September Mt Stuart
Club DH Championship 3/4 October Mt Stuart

Hotrock 23/24 May

Paluma Push 19 July

Damn Dark TBA (November sometime)

2015 North Queensland Downhill Series

Townsville Rockwheelers in conjunction with the Cairns and Atherton Mountain Bike Clubs are re-establishing the North Queensland Downhill Series.  The 2015 series will comprise 4 rounds with a race at each of the hosting clubs tracks and a final round at Townsville.  Points from each round will be used to crown the overall series champion.

Round 1 is at Townsville's Mt Stuart Course, a high speed, rough rocky trail that was the site of the 2010 QLD state championships. 

Round 2 will be at Atherton on the Ricochet, a fitting name for this track as you bounce between a series of huge berms just like a bullet fired into a steel barrel. The track is super fun and flowy.

Round 3 will be at the Cairns Smithfield track that needs no introductions. It has been the site of National and World Cup events. The trails are technical and open up into speed sections, every rider will be put to the test.

Round 4 returns to Townsville on a different section of the Mt Stuart Complex.

Downhill is the fastest and most spectacular form of mountain bike racing. This series promises to reinvigorate Downhill racing with more riders bringing more action and better racing. For those unfamiliar with Downhill racing, it is a category of mountain bike races where riders race down steep hills at high speed over impossible obstacles in the shortest possible time.

Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhill_mountain_biking

In downhill racing, every second counts and you can guarantee there will be no holding back when

the best of the best from North Queensland face off in this series.

Round 1 Townsville 3 May http://www.rockwheelers.com.au/

Round 2 Atherton 14 June http://tablelandcyclesports.com/

Round 3 Cairns 9 August http://cairnsmtb.com/

Round 4 Townsville 13 September http://www.rockwheelers.com.au/

Competitors from all levels are encouraged to take part.  Check your local club for details.

Details of each individual event to follow.

2015 Trail Building Workshop

For the last two years we have run a Trail Repair and Building Workshop early in the season to engage more folks in our "Adopt A Trail" program and also to get more folks involved with the holistic approach to Mountain Biking.

This year the Workshop is at James Cook University - ATSIP Building #145 (Ground Floor) - on Saturday the 21st of Feb at 2pm. The theoretical session is about 2 hours and then weather permitting we will go out onto some close by trails to put some of the info into practice.

Rockwheelers subscribes to the IMBA trail building formula and we have numerous resources for folks to tap into. Our trail network at Douglas alone, is conservatively valued at a replacement cost of nearly $1mill. That's right we have assetts worth a $1mill and they need to be looked after. We receive almost no support from TCC and a little bit of money from government grants.

Volunteers are essential to maintain our growing network of trails.....................Please do your bit and turn up at the Workshop.

RSVP by TXT (Name Only) to 0410 684891.

Please Wear some walking shoes and bring a hat and water.

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1530140567273328/?ref=22

Douglas Wet Trail Closures

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