Turner_rider
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Rightio,
The concept of an Unofficial Retro/Vintage/Old School Aussie MTB Champs has been discussed a few times in various riding circles in the past, and so this thread is really to gauge whether there is actually enough interest in an event to justify the effort of putting one on.
I’ve had a chat with a few interested Hobart locals and I think we can get a weekend together for a bit of an event for sometime in October/November.
A rough schedule of how things could work are as follows:
Friday: Those non Tassie riders arrive in Hobart and maybe meet up for a pre event FND (Friday Night Dink) or two.
Saturday: Simple event rego to hand out number plates etc for the event before a social ride for 3 or so hours. Post ride BBQ and maybe some novelty events (longest grassy skid, track stand, bunny hop etc etc) and prizes (best stack on the social ride, most desirable bike etc).
Sunday: (Competition Day) XC race (about 1 hour), Uphill and Downhill Races, and maybe even a pairs short track event if there is enough interest. Fashions on the trail (best dressed period race gear).
Rather than deciding the winner purely on race results, I’m think points for races, participation in the social stuff as well fashion to determine an overall winner is the go – although this can be discussed at a later date (assuming this thing goes ahead).
Bike wise I’m thinking anything built prior to 2000 is an acceptable cut off although I won’t stop anyone participating on a modern bike (they just won’t be eligible to win anything).
So people add your $0.02 worth and I’ll look at locking in some dates and doing some real advertising should there be real interest, otherwise I'll let it go the way of Fat City Cycles.
The concept of an Unofficial Retro/Vintage/Old School Aussie MTB Champs has been discussed a few times in various riding circles in the past, and so this thread is really to gauge whether there is actually enough interest in an event to justify the effort of putting one on.
I’ve had a chat with a few interested Hobart locals and I think we can get a weekend together for a bit of an event for sometime in October/November.
A rough schedule of how things could work are as follows:
Friday: Those non Tassie riders arrive in Hobart and maybe meet up for a pre event FND (Friday Night Dink) or two.
Saturday: Simple event rego to hand out number plates etc for the event before a social ride for 3 or so hours. Post ride BBQ and maybe some novelty events (longest grassy skid, track stand, bunny hop etc etc) and prizes (best stack on the social ride, most desirable bike etc).
Sunday: (Competition Day) XC race (about 1 hour), Uphill and Downhill Races, and maybe even a pairs short track event if there is enough interest. Fashions on the trail (best dressed period race gear).
Rather than deciding the winner purely on race results, I’m think points for races, participation in the social stuff as well fashion to determine an overall winner is the go – although this can be discussed at a later date (assuming this thing goes ahead).
Bike wise I’m thinking anything built prior to 2000 is an acceptable cut off although I won’t stop anyone participating on a modern bike (they just won’t be eligible to win anything).
So people add your $0.02 worth and I’ll look at locking in some dates and doing some real advertising should there be real interest, otherwise I'll let it go the way of Fat City Cycles.
