Peel District MTB Club

I can tell you now that the Forestry department will be starting logging on the Murray valley side as of this week and this will go on till September.  They will then start on Tom’s Crossing side after that and this will continue through 2013.

We are able to race at Tom’s for another year and then it’s more a suck it and see where the logging is at.

The logging will consist of a complete logging and clearing of the land; after the land is cleared it will be turned back into native forest again. This is where we as mountain bikers are being given the opportunity to go in and design and develop trails. This has been handed to WAMBA to be the overall controller.

Cheers Paul

Pres

The club would like to welcome some new and old faces to our 2012 committee.

President:                           Paul de Klerk

Vice President:                 Rex Dubois

Secretary:                           Kerry-anne de Klerk

Treasury:                             Kathryn Weeks

Trail’s Co-ordinator:        Mitch Bryant

General Committee:

Carl Beck

Jenny Payet

Ben Bell

Sam Temple

Tony Davies

Jamie Dunlop

Russel Cox

PEEL’s AGM and fun day will be held at Tom’s crossing Dwellingup on Sunday 4^th December.

It will be free shuttles for club members and $15 Non-members.

This will include one bus doing shuttles all day and lunch (there will be no private shuttles)

Start time : 9:00am

Finish time : 4:00pm

The club would like to say a big thank-you to the couple of people who rang volunteer their time to drive the bus for us this weekend.

We now have a bus driver

Because of this Saturday practice is on and there will be two buses on Sunday.

The club is in desperate NEED for a bus driver for this weekend. We as the club have exhausted our contacts to no avail. If we do not get a bus driver there will be no Saturday practice and only one bus on Sunday. This is where you can help yourself and the club by getting a friend or family member to help us out. They will require a HR or more licence.

They can contact me on 0438 606 135

Cheers Paul

As discussed at Wellie Mills we are having Timing training this Monday 22^nd ,7pm at:

The Chase Bar & Bistro
13 Settlers Ave, Baldivis WA 6171       http://www.thechasebarandbistro.com.au/index.html

Aaron from Event timing will show us how to use the gear, tips and explain the extras add-ons we can purchase.

As well as the training we will touch base and have a short committee meeting to discuss state champs and putting the show on the road.

Great opportunity for us.  Look forward to seeing you there.

Cheers

Paul and Kerry

For everyone’s Interest, there is a horse event on Sat 27^th Aug in Lane Poole Reserve.

They will be using the Les Cousens bridle trail which goes past the downhill trails. Riders will just need to be aware that there will be horses in the area.

Cheers Paul

September 11th        4th round                          –  Dwellingup   (two tracks will used)
October 22nd-23rd    State champs      -  Dwellingup

Cheers Paul

Just a friendly reminder to bring your current MTBA license with you to be shown at Rego either on the Saturday or Sunday.  If your license has expired please register/renew via the MTBA website or renew on the weekend.  If your unable to renew a day license of $20 will need to be purchased.

To become a member of PDMBC please select our club when applying for your license or become a member for $20 on the weekend.

Wellington Mills maintenance day

When: Sunday 7th august 9am

Where: bottom carpark

What: general maintenance and drainage

The track proposed for peels club round is in need of some love. It would be great to get a dozen or so volunteers however the more the sooner we get to ride. Some tools will be provided and it’s a great opportunity to get some practice in before the next race