When: Sunday August 1st
Where: Dungog - meet at common rd - see top left of map: http://www.pedalfest.org.au/DungogArea.htm
Time: 0930hrs
Requirements: Since this is a club held event, it will be covered by MTBA insurance. Riders must have a current MTBA license or purchase a social ride license on the day.

Hunter riders Trenton Day and Cameron Ivory have been selected for the Australian Junior Men Cross Country (XCO) team to compete at the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships.

The championships - from August 31 to September 5 this year - are being held in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, and will commemorate twenty years of international mountain biking.

22 Jul, 2010 12:00 AM

MORISSET Park pedal-pusher Jack Moir has added the Under-17 NSW Downhill Mountain Bike Championship to his growing list of victories.

Moir, 16, recently defeated a field of 59 riders on a wet and slippery track at Lithgow to win his division in a time of 3 minutes, 1.39 seconds.

The time was fast enough to have placed the teenager in the top five of the elite men's division.

Moir recently capped a remarkably consistent year on the bike by winning the State Downhill Mountain Bike Series.

Hunter riders triumph over wet conditions at Lithgow

Two HMBA riders took out state titles at last weekend’s Downhill Championships at Lithgow, despite wet and often treacherous conditions.

The consistent rain in the lead-up to the July 11 race turned a normally fast track into a slippery nightmare, with mud and slick exposed roots bringing many riders unstuck.

Its been a while since we have put up photo's of whats been going on at the build days, so to showcase the awesome work of the build crew I thought it was high time we stuck up some of the recent works.

If you want to help out with these trails, feel free to come along to any of the build days, check the calendar for details.

This section of trail runs from near the top of Camelback Climb on the redloop and provides a bail out opportunity for those who don't want to take on the full climb.

Click the heading to view more photos.

*** EDIT: NOTE THE DATE CHANGE****

The next build day for the XC trail is set down for the 15th August

Meet at 7:30am at the main car park.

The next section will be a loop on the north side of Little Falcon Rd. It will ultimately be approximately 1.5-2 km in length and will be almost entirely a descent. I am pretty confident in saying this is going to be the best bit of trail to date - the terrain and altitude we have to play with is very favorable.

Yesterday HMBA received confirmation from the Dept of Spor and Rec that we would be receiving a grant for toilets at Awaba.

This is great news for the club and will contribute to q much needed amenity at the Awaba trails.

The club had resolved to go ahead with the toilets at the last committee meetings, so the grant will allow funds that had been allocated to the project to be diverted to the new carpark, new shuttle turnaround and ultimately the next phase of trail design q d construction.

Saturday the 18th of september will see the introduction of a HMBA night race as a charity fund raiser.
Race start will be at 6pm with registration opening at 5pm.
Cost: Adults: $15 Children: $10 (all entry fees will go to charity)
Expect a shortened version of the yellow course with a few surprises to keep things interesting.

Hi all,

I know there’s a lot of racing & events still to go in 2010 but we need to discuss some news for 2011.

MTBA regulations state that by January 2011, all club racing must be overseen by an accredited commissaire. In practical terms this means that we are looking for volunteers to do the commissaries course (online component plus a practical assessment) between now and the end of the year.