GRAVITY DOWNHILL WEEKEND -
A weekend devoted to going downhill. We shuttle you up by vehicle along
with your bike and you ride down. A laid back social weekend of downhill
shuttling, ride at your own pace.
THE RIDE- Saturday December 9 (12pm-5pm)
- the downhill trails at the Beechworth MTB Park (nothing too technical
but challenging at speed) + Woolshed Trail (a cool fast flowing trail with
some jumps, berms and a natural wallride). Sunday December 10 (9am-4pm)
- the Mt Stanley DH Trail (Australia's longest and certainly one of the most
challenging rock gardens you'll ever ride). This Gravity Downhill Weekend
is ONLY suitable for at least strong intermediate DOWNHILL riders.
COST -Entry price is $70 + MTBA
licence ($5 for the weekend for non MTBA members- compulsory).
LOCATION - The town of Beechworth
is around a 3 hour drive from Melbourne in North-East Victoria.
Travel up the Hume Fwy past Wangaratta and take the Beechworth
turnoff. If coming from the north, Beechworth is a 35-40 minute
drive from Albury/Wodonga. Follow the signs through Wodonga to Beechworth.
Travel time from Canberra is 4 hours.
ACCOMMODATION - For all your accommodation/travel
enquiries and bookings, please call the Beechworth Visitor Information
Centre on
1300 366 321. There's a range of accommodation available in Beechworth
ranging from Caravan Parks to Motels, B&B's and pub style rooms.
For non-riders, the town and area surrounding Beechworth has lots
to offer- great shops, galleries, museums, a famous Bakery, walks,
Historic Park and more ! For more information visit
www.beechworth.com
TIME/ PLACE- Meet at the Beechworth
Mountain Bike Park at 12pm on Saturday December 9, 2006. To get to the Beechworth
Mountain Bike Park turn right at the only roundabout in town if coming from
the south (ie- Melbourne) or turn left if coming from the north (ie- Albury).
Take the next left which is High Street and follow this road for a little
over 2km. The road becomes Alma Rd and eventually turns to dirt. Continue
straight on this road and ignore other roads that branch off. You can't
miss the big Beechworth Mountain Bike Park sign on the left (and the jumps).
WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING ? - Riders
must be fully self-sufficient. Please bring along at least a
basic pack with spare tubes and tools, water, some snack food
and anything else that you're likely to need on the track. Full face
helmets are compulsory and body armour is strongly recommended. Oh
yeah, don't forget your bike !! A BBQ lunch will be provided for the downhill
ride on the Sunday at Mt Stanley as there is nothing out there ! BYO lunch/snacks
for the ride on Saturday afternoon at the Beechworth MTB Park.
CAN I REGISTER ON THE DAY ? - NO,
only 10 spots are available for the weekend and you MUST pre-enter.
Please contact Paul (see details below) to see if spots are available. Full
payment must accompany your entry to secure a spot. Please do not post
your entry forms and payment to us after Monday December 4, 2006. Entry
forms sent after this date may not get to us in time. Contact us for
an alternative form of payment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - For further
information call Paul Fitzgerald on (03) 5727-0280; or mobile
(0419) 317- 012; or e-mail-
gravitysports@bigpond.com
