trailburner
Rocky Trail Entertainment
9 am - just drive down into the valley. You can't miss us. If you are late then keep driving south along the creek until you see the parked cars. Please ALWAYS give horses right of way when we are there.
Australian Gravity Enduro Series 2014
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- Start date
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
Hey guys, first race is fast approaching. I would appreciate any details on the above.
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
There are some pics up on the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Australian-Gravity-Enduro-Series/184304368442645
trailburner
Rocky Trail Entertainment
Series points are explained here: http://www.rockytrailentertainment.com/events/GravityEnduro-rules.html
I will ask Phil (who wore the GoPro at the build day) if his footage is online somewhere.
The trail will start on the fireroad - do a loop on an open paddock - head into the first short technical descent followed by a long traverse before the shit gets real
. A fairly slow but technical and very steep descent. It includes some supertight corners - we tried to widen them as much as possible but there was only limited room on some of them. One of the lines we had after build day 1 we changed completely at build day 2 to get rid of 2 of those crazy corners. After that it flattens out on more singletrail before hitting a fireroad again for a downhill sprint to the finish line.
Dreggsy
Likes Bikes and Dirt
if there is camping on sat night, is there any practice on sat seeing as it's a national event?Series points are explained here: http://www.rockytrailentertainment.com/events/GravityEnduro-rules.html
I will ask Phil (who wore the GoPro at the build day) if his footage is online somewhere.
The trail will start on the fireroad - do a loop on an open paddock - head into the first short technical descent followed by a long traverse before the shit gets real
It includes some supertight corners - we tried to widen them as much as possible but there was only limited room on some of them. One of the lines we had after build day 1 we changed completely at build day 2 to get rid of 2 of those crazy corners. After that it flattens out on more singletrail before hitting a fireroad again for a downhill sprint to the finish line.
trailburner
Rocky Trail Entertainment
http://www.rockytrailentertainment.com/events/GravityEnduro-location.html
We will have a dedicated camping area for Saturday night and we will organise a get-together. Talking to beer sponsors now...
Saturday the track is open for trailwalks but no shuttles.
trailburner
Rocky Trail Entertainment
a few more pics of the track
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...073741829.401881136533052&type=1&l=040eb80c09
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...073741829.401881136533052&type=1&l=040eb80c09
benmwatkins
Likes Dirt
Victorian Round 2 Info Update
Gravity Enduro Nationals Victorian Round 2 March 29 & 30 moved to Bright
The Victorian round of the Gravity Enduro National Series run by Alpine Gravity was always set to be a multi stage event over two days, but due to the complexity of the event, and not being able to run this format to its true potential, the event was moved to Bright, but the date remains the same being 29 & 30 March.
However with the move of location it now allows us to broaden the event with multiple trails and extra formats, much like the Enduro World Series. Heres how the event will work:
EVENT OVERVIEW
Round 2 takes place in the beautiful town of Bright where you will descend almost 4000 vertical feet over two days. Mystic Mountain hosts a maze of technical and challenging trails that we have linked together to form a total of NINE challenging stages, complete with descending, pedalling, traversing and technical trails. Experience world class alpine views, terrain and racing, with the event village having music pumping, full catering and live timing, providing an exciting atmosphere.
Sat 29th Stage 1: 10am Super Enduro Format: Four timed descending trails with un-timed liason stages in between, with the stage starting at the top of the mountain and finishing at the bottom.
Sat 29th Stage 2: 2pm Gravity Enduro Format: One longer timed stage from half way up the mountain to the bottom.
Sun 30th Stage 3: 10am Super Enduro Format: Three timed descending stages with un-timed liason stages in between, again starting at the top of the mountain and finishing at the bottom.
Sun 30th Stage 4: 1pm Gravity Enduro Format: One timed stage from halfway up the mountain to the event village.
Unique features of this event:
Nine total competitive stages
Combined stage times added together for your overall result
Live timing direct to the internet
Cash prizes for Elite men and Women
Euro style liason stages
Downloadable GPS course maps available online
No official practice during event
EVENT INFO FOR THE VIC ROUND WILL BE REGULARLY UPDATED ON THE AUSTRALIAN GRAVITY ENDURO SERIES PAGE AT: www.alpinegravity.net
Gravity Enduro Nationals Victorian Round 2 March 29 & 30 moved to Bright
The Victorian round of the Gravity Enduro National Series run by Alpine Gravity was always set to be a multi stage event over two days, but due to the complexity of the event, and not being able to run this format to its true potential, the event was moved to Bright, but the date remains the same being 29 & 30 March.
However with the move of location it now allows us to broaden the event with multiple trails and extra formats, much like the Enduro World Series. Heres how the event will work:
EVENT OVERVIEW
Round 2 takes place in the beautiful town of Bright where you will descend almost 4000 vertical feet over two days. Mystic Mountain hosts a maze of technical and challenging trails that we have linked together to form a total of NINE challenging stages, complete with descending, pedalling, traversing and technical trails. Experience world class alpine views, terrain and racing, with the event village having music pumping, full catering and live timing, providing an exciting atmosphere.
Sat 29th Stage 1: 10am Super Enduro Format: Four timed descending trails with un-timed liason stages in between, with the stage starting at the top of the mountain and finishing at the bottom.
Sat 29th Stage 2: 2pm Gravity Enduro Format: One longer timed stage from half way up the mountain to the bottom.
Sun 30th Stage 3: 10am Super Enduro Format: Three timed descending stages with un-timed liason stages in between, again starting at the top of the mountain and finishing at the bottom.
Sun 30th Stage 4: 1pm Gravity Enduro Format: One timed stage from halfway up the mountain to the event village.
Unique features of this event:
Nine total competitive stages
Combined stage times added together for your overall result
Live timing direct to the internet
Cash prizes for Elite men and Women
Euro style liason stages
Downloadable GPS course maps available online
No official practice during event
EVENT INFO FOR THE VIC ROUND WILL BE REGULARLY UPDATED ON THE AUSTRALIAN GRAVITY ENDURO SERIES PAGE AT: www.alpinegravity.net
trailburner
Rocky Trail Entertainment
Thanks to Phil Leslie for giving us his GoPro footage from the ride he did at the Glenworth Valley track. The track starts approx 1km before the video begins.
[video=youtube_share;9Pe7dui0CpA]http://youtu.be/9Pe7dui0CpA[/video]
[video=youtube_share;9Pe7dui0CpA]http://youtu.be/9Pe7dui0CpA[/video]
trailburner
Rocky Trail Entertainment
We will be there Friday morning to give the top section a bit of a haircut.
Saturday you can do push-runs and trackwalks but we are not allowed to run shuttles (including private ones).
On Saturday evening we are planning an Enduro Campfire, which is a regular campfire but Enduro
Gravityfreak
Likes Dirt
Do you want assistance on Friday AM?We will be there Friday morning to give the top section a bit of a haircut.
Saturday you can do push-runs and trackwalks but we are not allowed to run shuttles (including private ones).
On Saturday evening we are planning an Enduro Campfire, which is a regular campfire but Enduro
Possibly + 1 for this.
Looking at the video above, the soil around the 2.00 mark looks like it would get quite badly damaged with a lot of riders although there does appear to be a lot of exposed rock.
I wonder if there is a potential issue that the resort will be upset with a section of track and fire trail getting damaged by wet riding and leaving an area that appears ugly, unusable for a while or requiring money or labour to rectify damage. I seem to recall that an event at Ourimbah last year resulted in a few areas getting quite badly chewed out after wet riding.
I wonder if there is a potential issue that the resort will be upset with a section of track and fire trail getting damaged by wet riding and leaving an area that appears ugly, unusable for a while or requiring money or labour to rectify damage. I seem to recall that an event at Ourimbah last year resulted in a few areas getting quite badly chewed out after wet riding.
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
The soil there is very similar to Del Rio, sand... sand... more sand... and rock, it's the type of soil that will blow out with a lot of traffic no matter if it's wet or dry. Hopefully the rain will wash away a lot of the really soft stuff.
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
Considering they hold Tough Mudder events there, I don't think there will be much of a problem and seeing how it's part of a national series I think it will be run regardless of the weather or track conditions.
Ok. Thats great to hear. My concern was damage being done and having that seen by someone out of the of the MTB community and misconstruing it as "MTB tears up bushland" or similar melodramatic rhetoric.
And still interested to know if you need help on Friday morning.
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