Perth Mountain Bike Club

The race-track will be sent down one of the older tracks at Tom’s Crossing. It starts up at the usual starting area, but goes down the fire-road a little way before it drops into the trees and then sends you over a series of jumps (the 2nd can be used as a mini-whip to hip). Then your pedal down the track towards a log jump/rollover now you are pedalling toward the top of a well constructed rock garden. You need to choose your lines to hold as much speed as possible through the rock-garden that snakes slightly left, then back right and finally harder left. Once through that section you need to jump smoothly off a log or push into the hole. It is now only a short run-up to a built-up road gap which can be jumped or you can ride around it.

Now you ride a long off-camber strait section up to the next fire-road crossing which turns hard right and scoots over the road into another hard right that is followed by a tricky roll-over. Then the track darts down to the left through the trees and over a ski-jump. You land into a bermed right hander which sends you along another off-camber strait section where you need to launch a small log roll over and then lay the bike into a right-handed corner. Follow that at speed back up hill and then veer left and suck-up a few whoops before flying over top a large mound that leads strait into a super steep and rocky section. At the bottom, you take a hard right around a tree where you drop into a hole as you turn.

Next comes another off-camber section that is rocky and rough; you must get up high for the next sharp, off-camber corner that leads into a steep section that finally drops onto a third fire-road crossing. You pedal off the road to launch into a rocky & root infested section of track where you must negotiation some sharp switch backs before entering the grass-tree obstacle section. You take a hard right after the last grass-tree and line up a series of 3 steps that are best launched with speed. After landing in a loose gravely section you must attack a drifting right corner to get inside of a large tree; pass that and crank the pedals hard smash through a rough whoop and race toward the finish where you must launch a double log gap or hit a ski-jump on the right in order to fly past the finish line. This is a fast and technical track with a variety of obstacles and challenges to test you along the way.

Registration
*Online rego for this event is up and working, and I strongly urge everyone to take advantage of this service, as it makes life way easier for everyone on the day. You can access online rego from the toolbar link "RACE ENTRY - FORMS AND ONLINE". If you don't have a Credit Card, you can choose pay on the day option, but you still have to fill in the rego online. We will have late rego on the day, HOWEVER IT WILL INCUR AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $10. Anyone who registers online, can you also print out the online receipt and bring it with you. AS ALWAYS YOU WILL NEED TO BRING YOUR CURRENT MTBA CARD OR RECEIPT AS PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP, OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY A DAY LICENCE FOR $15.

Details:
Late Rego: 8:00 - 9:30
Practice: 8:00 - 10:00
Racing Starts: 10:30

Cost:
U13: = Free
Juniors (Under 15; 17; & 19): = $30
Seniors (All other classes): = $40

Some people question why we charge so much to race DH; well here is a breakdown of the basic costs to run this event: Buses = $1100, 1st Aid = $500, Toilets = $200, PA = $200…etc.

Getting there:
From Perth head out Albany Hwy to South Western Hwy—head south; or Tonkin Hwy to Thomas Rd then to South Western Hwy—head south; or Kwinana Freeway South turn left at Mundijong Rd (which becomes Watkins Rd) and follow all the way down over railway tracks to South Western Hwy—head south. Once you’re on the South Western Hwy follow it down to North Dandalup turn left at “Floopers” Petrol station on to Del Park Rd. Follow this all the way to Dwellingup continue up to the T junction with Pinjarra Williams Road, turn left and follow it to right turn onto Nanga Road. Once there please follow the signs to the parking area.

Dwellingup is one of the states best locations for Mtb racing utilising some of the lushest pine forests in WA, providing that super tacky soil we all love—Hope to see everyone there!

Clubber.