Singletrack Mind Series

Yellomundee Regional Park, Yarramundi, hosted by Western Sydney MTB Club - Sunday 13 June 2010

Western Sydney MTB Club

Western Sydney MTB Club (WSMTB) is one of the three largest MTB clubs in Australia and is the main MTB club in Sydney. Started in 1988, it is also one of the oldest clubs in Australia and has been the nursery for riders such as XC and endurance legend Craig Gordon and former DH Junior World Champ and 2003 DH World Cup Champion Nathan Rennie. Focusing on XC, DH and 4X, competition venues include Yellomundee Regional Park in the small town of Yarramundi, Del Rio Resort near Wisemans Ferry and the superb Blue Gum Lodge in the Blue Mountains.

The Course

The venue for the Round 3 of the SRAM Singletrack Mind Series - Protected by Brave Soldier is Yellomundee Regional Park, Yarramundi. First used in 1989, the Yellomundee track is revered by Sydney’s MTB community. Yellomundee has seen events ranging from National XC races and State DH championships to WSMTB’s regular XC club rounds. The track will likely be around the 9km mark in length, and is characterised by a technical first section of trail winding and climbing along the bottom of the Blue Mountains escarpment, and fast and flowing singletrack broken up by the occasional tight corner for the remainder of the lap. Like many MTB tracks, it might not have a monster climb but the constant undulations quickly add up!

Check out the proposed course here - why not head up for a practice lap or two before the weekend itself?

Preview of the legendary Yellomundee track, venue for Round 3 of the SRAM Singletrack Mind Series!

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Directions

Yellomundee Regional Park is sandwiched between the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains and the Nepean River, north-west of Penrith. See this Google Maps link for more information and how to get there.

Entries

Entries for Round 3 of the Singletrack Mind Series are now closed. Contact us on 0457 084 552 to see if on-the-day entries are possible. Substitute riders are allowed - all substitute riders must download, fill out and bring the Replacement Rider Form to Registration. If your new rider is not a MTBA member they will need to pay $15 (cash only) for a MTBA day licence even if the rider they are replacing has already paid for a day licence online – the insurance policy always stays with the individual. Day licences are not transferable BUT the unused day licence will be refunded to the rider who originally paid for it in online entry – minus a buck ($1) for administration.

Final Schedule

The schedule for the weekend is shown below.

Facilities & Services

For those arriving to register and practice on Saturday 12 June, toilets are available from 1pm.

On Sunday 13 June, the following services will be provided:

• Toilets
• Drinking water - thanks to Yarramundi Rural Fire Service we'll have a 1000l tank but please do not rely on this - come with your bottles full and a few extra litres spare!
• Espresso Mobile Cafe coffee van selling hot drinks, biscuits & cakes from 6.00am
• Catering by the 1st Grose Vale Scouts from 6.30am. For breakfast, they'll have on offer bacon & eggs and pancakes. And from 11.30am they'll have available sausage, bacon & egg sangers, and vegie pasta. They'll also have soft drinks for sale.

• Lifecycles Bike Shop & SRAM Technical Support from 7.00am

Yellomundee Regional Park - specific conditions for users

Yellomundee is a Regional Park, managed by National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS). We are privileged to be able to use this venue as it is classified as an Endangered Ecological Community (EEC), and is culturally significant to the Aboriginal community as it lies within the traditional territory of the Boorooberongal clan of the Darug people. As such, with the consent to use Yellomundee as a venue for a major event comes a number of conditions which we ask all competitors and supporters to adhere to:

• Tents and other shelters may only be erected in areas of the park shown to you by event officials
• Please do not tie anything to trees, including guy ropes, banner strings, etc.
• No fires allowed
• No dogs or other domestic animal are allowed within the Park
• You are encouraged to use plastic containers instead of glass within the Park
• There will be NO rubbish collection service at this round - please bring a garbage bag with you and take home what you bring in.

For more information about Yellomundee Regional Park and other activities available in addition to cycling, please see the NPWS website.

Camping, Parking & Carpooling

As this venue is a Regional Park, there is no camping on site at Yellomundee. Please see below for details on accommodation nearby.

There is also limited parking at the venue so competitors and their supporters are strongly encouraged to carpool. For Sydney riders, there is a great alternative to driving to the event - Will from mtnbike.com.au is offering return transport on Sunday 13 June, departing from Bike Bug in North Sydney at 5.30am. The cost for this transport is just $35 and places are limited to 15 people and their bikes - click here for more info and how to book.

Accommodation & Dining

There are plenty of great accommodation and dining options in nearby Richmond, Penrith and  Faulconbridge. See the Hawkesbury Tourism website for more details.

Rules & Conditions

Please read the event Rules & Conditions and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you need any clarification of these!

What To Bring

Except for the obvious (bike, helmet, race food, toolkit & spares), you might want to bring a pop-up tent for shelter beside the track, and a chair to relax in between laps. You'll need to have some drinking water - we will have a 1000l tank available, however we can't guarantee that this will last. Please also bring a garbage bag, as we are unable to provide rubbish collection at this round.

MTBA members must present their membership card at Registration, and riders under 18 must have a parent or guardian present to sign the event waiver on their behalf.

Results

Results will be available live during the event at www.onlineresults.com.au and PDF files posted here after each round.

Volunteers

We're looking for willing people to join our event crew - if you'd like to volunteer to help us out on race day we'd really appreciate it! The type of roles for volunteers might be marshalling, Registration, event centre set up, assisting with timing, etc. Volunteers will be well looked after during the event, and hopefully you'll find it gratifying to know you've helped the participants have a fun day on their bikes!

If you'd like to be involved, please fill out this form to register. Note that you can select your availability for each round on the form.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this event, please don't hesitate to contact us by email up until 11am Friday 11 June or by phone - 0457 084 552.