Sun 30 March 2008
Directions to Mt Torrens Race track.
If your travelling up the South Eastern Freeway, turn off to Verdun, and turn onto the Onkaparinga Way Road, through Balhannah, Oakbank, Woodside and Charleston. Follow this road through to a T junction, and turn right to Mt Torrens. When in Mt Torrens turn left and travel about 500 metres and turn left again onto Oval road.
If you are coming from Adelaide via Gorge Road or North East Road, follow these roads through into Birdwood, and turn right on the Mt Torrens Road. Follow this through to Mt Torrens, and right onto Oval road.
Once on Oval road, you need to turn right at the sign posted intersection, and follow the signs to the parking area from the rear of the oval, DO NOT ENTER VIA THE MAIN OVAL ENTRANCE, THIS IS THE START/FINISH/TRANSITION ZONE FOR THE RACE.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The race starts at the Mt Torrens oval, and climbs up a fire road, before entering the Moore’s property. The track climbs up a switchback climb to the top of Mt Torrens Hill, and then traverses the top of the hill, then drops down the back of the hill onto a flowing singletrack section, then climbs up before entering the mincer section, a rocky pice of single track on the back of the hill. Then it’s a climb back to the top of the hill, through a few rock gardens, down through a section of switchbacks, before a short climb across the top before making your way progressively down through a number of sections of single trail, before entering a small pine forest section, then its back to the oval, to do it all again.
lap length 6.8 km. Estimated Elite men time - 28 minutes
RACE TRACK MARKINGS
The race track is marked by 20 x 20cm white/red arrows. Where there is a forward pointing arrow on either side of the race track - this forms a gate, and the competitor must pass through this gate.
PRACTICE TIMES BEFORE RACE
The track will not be available for practice on Saturday. It will be available for practice before the morning race.
WEARING OF HELMETS AT EVENTS
It is important that your wear your helmet at all times that your are on your bike - before, during and after the your race - if your on your bike, you must be wearing your helmet.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LAPS FOR MT TORRENS RACE
Current planned laps are
|
Elite Men |
5 laps |
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Senior Men |
4 laps |
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Veterans A |
3 laps |
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Single Speed Class |
3 Laps |
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Masters A |
3 Laps |
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Super Masters A |
3 Laps |
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Elite Women |
3 laps |
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Sports Men |
3 laps |
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Sub Sports Men |
2 laps |
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Vets B men |
2 laps |
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Sub-Juniors |
2 laps |
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Senior Women |
2 laps |
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Masters B |
2 laps |
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Super Masters B |
2 laps |
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Ultra Masters |
2 Laps |
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Vet Women |
2 laps |
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Master Women |
2 Laps |
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Recreation Men |
1 lap |
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Recreation Women |
1 Lap |
MORNING RACE START SEQUENCE - 10.30 AM
Sub Sports Men
Vets B Men
Masters B and Super Masters B
Sub Juniors
Senior Women, Vets Women and Master Women
Ultra Masters
Recreation Men, Recreation Women
AFTERNOON RACE START SEQUENCE - 1.15PM (after morning prize presentations)
Elite Men
Senior Meb
Veterans A Men
Masters A and Super Masters A
Sport Men and Elite Women
Single Speed
PRACTICE DURING THE EVENT
The track is closed for practice from the start of morning racing (10.30am) until 11.45am. Riders who are practicing the track must not impede any competitor who is competing in the morning event. Please do not ride in front, or directly behind a morning competitor when practicing.
If you are doing a practice lap on race day, please do not ride through the start finish line, as it complicates time keeping. Also, once you have finished, please do not ride thro the finish line again. Either go around, or cover your plate.
TIMEKEEPING DURING THE EVENT
Please do not stand in front of the time keeping tent during the race, or when you finish. The time keepers need to see the riders coming through the finish line. Also while the event is in progress, do not ask the time keepers questions as they need to concentrate on correctly recording numbers.
TIME-KEEPERS
As Always we need assistance on time keeping.
If you can assist, or know someone who can, let me know at
info@amtbc.com
The new computerized timing system has made timing much easier, however we still need some help to call and record numbers.
RACE PLATES
Please ensure that your race plate is firmly attached to the front of your bike, and is fully visible to the timekeepers. If we cannot see your plate, we WILL NOT be able to record your time. The onus in on the competitor to ensure the race plate is attached to their bike at all times during the event.
SIGN-ON PROCEDURES
PLEASE NOTE - you must show your membership card at sugn on to race at members prices.
Pre entry is $25 for member, $35 for non members.
Link to secure payment site for online entry - Click_Here
For those who don't pre enter, you can enter on the day. Sign in starts at 9am in the morning - so if you want to miss out on lines come early and then you can also pre-ride the course. Please allow time to fit in a practice lap, we always recommend you do one.
Also if people could bring the right money this will also speed up lines.
Race entry on the day is $30 for members, $40 for non members. Plate deposit is $10, which is refundable when you bring your plate back.
Afternoon sign in starts at 12.15pm.
INSURANCE
All competitors require accident insurance cover. If you are a member of the Adelaide Mountain Bike club, you will be covered under our capital benefits accident insurance. If you are a member of inside line, you must be a current MTBA card holder. If you are a member of Bike SA, you must provide proof that you have accident insurance through Bike SA’s insurance.
If you do not meet the above requirement, then you will need to be signed up as a day member to the Adelaide Mountain bike club.
So don’t forget your membership card.
A reminder of sign-on procedures.
If you haven't pre-entered, you must fill in and sign an indemnity form and then line up to have your name entered onto the timing system. You will be issued a race plate.
You must show your membership card.
If you have pre entered, just be on the start line at your start time.
Please note we are not accepting 2006 plates back for refund, as the club has purchased all replacement plates.
Why is your plate so important? On our timing system you are tracked by your number/name/category. If you keep your number all season, then your number and name is ready and waiting in the system at the next race. Also the numbers for each category are unique - so if you change category, your race plate will also change. So if your changing category, please let the people at sign on know, and they will exchange your plate for a new one, in the new category.
REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS
In order to make our racing safer, and identify risk, we would prefer for competitors to report any accidents (or even near missed) that resulted in injury. We do not need an extensive report, just a brief report. There will be forms available at the registration tent.
MEMBERSHIP
Full AMBC membership is available at the event. To speed things up, you can print off a copy of the membership form from www.amtbc.com
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES - CLARIFICATION ON WHO GIVES WAY
We have provided some alternative routes around obstacles. If you choose to use the alternative route, you must give way to riders who have ridden the obstacle, when you re-enter the race line. This will prevent collisions between riders. The alternative lines are slower lines, so the rider who rides the obstacle will be travelling faster.
RIDERS WHO DO NOT FINISH
If you decide that you are not going to start or finish the race, can you let the timekeepers know as soon as you can. This is important, as we need to know where all riders are, so that we know when everyone is finished.
ONE LAP DOWN RULE
Some people have been misinterpreting the one lap down rule.
Just to clarify it, here are the relevant parts of the rule –
“4.3 Once the first competitor of a category has finished a race, all remaining competitors in the same category will be deemed to be on their final lap, and will be flagged as they cross the finish line. In this case a lapped rider will not be belled. Lapped riders will have their time recorded as on the time sheet as "1LD" (one lap down).
4.4 Only riders who have completed the entire lap when flagged will be recorded as one lap down. Riders who partially complete a lap when flagged will not be recorded as one lap down.”
So you need to have completed the entire course on your last lap to be able to be recorded as one lap down.
LITTERING AT EVENTS
On of the conditions of use of this area for racing is that we clean up all litter. This is getting increasingly difficult, and also frustrating with the number of gel packs that have to be picked up as the track is packed up. If you are one of the offenders who are dropping used gel packed, please stop doing this, and place them in your jersey, or somewhere that is not on the ground!
FOOD
Food will be available, with the normal selection from the BBQ. If you want to pre-order, please see Hans at catering in the morning.
There will also be lots of soft drinks, Bratwurst, sausages and Mars Bars.
There will also be a cake stall at this event.
CLOTHING
Club Jerseys will be available to order at the event.
RACE CANCELLATION PROCEDURE
Current weather forecast is overcast but no rain.
However if it looks like it is going to rain all night and day, please confirm on the club mobile 0408 840 610, after 8.15am on race day that the race is going ahead.