Gravity Enduro racing is coming to Qld!!!!
November 20 2011 will see the staging of the Great Escape Gravity Enduro held at Mt Joyce Recreation Park. Gravity Enduro racing is similar to rally racing where riders compete on timed stages on a variety or terrian with untimed liason stages between competitive stages. Liason stages are generally uphill with no assistance. So this is a great chance for the weekend warrior to race their mates without the need for the lungs and legs (and epo) of the XC whippets or the full DH rig (and lack of self preservation) of the Downhill crowd.
Final details are still being sorted, and the webiste should be live within a week (waiting on some pretty graphic stuff) but we have in principal approval from the land managers and we feel that we have overcome the timing issues that were had at the Garapine event a few years ago. Based on the success of this event there are plans in the works for a full series of Gravity Enduro in 2012 that will hopefully expand outside of the South East corner.
For a bit more info about this style of racing check this slideshow on Vital. http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/2011-Sandy-Ridge-Super-D,2741/Slideshow,0/sspomer,2 Brian Lopes and the Race Organiser sum up this style of racing perfectly.
Let me know what you want from this style of racing and we will see what we can do via this thread or e-mail ian@eventmanagementsolutions.com.au
Event Management Solutions is a small Brisbane based company focused on delivering high quality, World Class events, regardless of the size or audience. We have a long history in working with world class events such as
ITU Triathlon World Championships and the Dextro Energy Triathlon World Championships Series
2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships
Kokanee Crankworx
So get that your mates out there and see who really does have bragging rights down the pub after a ride.
November 20 2011 will see the staging of the Great Escape Gravity Enduro held at Mt Joyce Recreation Park. Gravity Enduro racing is similar to rally racing where riders compete on timed stages on a variety or terrian with untimed liason stages between competitive stages. Liason stages are generally uphill with no assistance. So this is a great chance for the weekend warrior to race their mates without the need for the lungs and legs (and epo) of the XC whippets or the full DH rig (and lack of self preservation) of the Downhill crowd.
Final details are still being sorted, and the webiste should be live within a week (waiting on some pretty graphic stuff) but we have in principal approval from the land managers and we feel that we have overcome the timing issues that were had at the Garapine event a few years ago. Based on the success of this event there are plans in the works for a full series of Gravity Enduro in 2012 that will hopefully expand outside of the South East corner.
For a bit more info about this style of racing check this slideshow on Vital. http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/2011-Sandy-Ridge-Super-D,2741/Slideshow,0/sspomer,2 Brian Lopes and the Race Organiser sum up this style of racing perfectly.
Let me know what you want from this style of racing and we will see what we can do via this thread or e-mail ian@eventmanagementsolutions.com.au
Event Management Solutions is a small Brisbane based company focused on delivering high quality, World Class events, regardless of the size or audience. We have a long history in working with world class events such as
ITU Triathlon World Championships and the Dextro Energy Triathlon World Championships Series
2010 UCI Road Cycling World Championships
Kokanee Crankworx
So get that your mates out there and see who really does have bragging rights down the pub after a ride.