Round 2

2nd March

South Coast United Mountainbikers
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Too much fun at SCUM!

Results are up from what was a stunning 8 Hours at Nowra with the guys and girls from SCUM! Big thanks to SCUM for building the course, and to all of the 459 of the riders for making this race one of the all-time biggest and best Working Week Series events.

Congratulations to all of the winners, including James Davies (photo on right) who won the BMC frame valued at $2000!

Note too that the pictures on this page have been changed to pictures from yesterday, click on a photo to open it & view it a little bigger.

As always for the results, please email us if you note any issues at all and we'll fix them promptly.

06/03/2008: We've published a new, revised set of results below containing corrections as emailed to date. If you notice any further issues, please email us. 

BMC Working Week Series Round 2 - Summary Results

BMC Working Week Series Round 2 - Detailed Results

 

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SCUM

This is one of those cases where the reality sounds much better than the name!

South Coast United Mountainbikers inc. is a mountain bike club based in the Shoalhaven area. Formed in relatively recently in 2004, they're lucky to be surrounded by some awesome State Forests, they currently have 4 Cross Country trails!.

Just how much fun does the Coondoo Rd track look?

All of the pictures on this page are from the one track! That's right, evidently when you get a little closer to the water you get some more variation in the trails, because we're not sure we've ever seen more variety in the one course. Big thanks to the follow SCUM committee members and regular riders for providing the photos: Greg Lewis, Richard Millard, Chris Smee, Laurie Donald, Evan Mobbs, Claire and Lauren Mathew and Deborah Napier.

The Coondoo road track has hosted a 4 hour enduro and a state round too, and we're really looking forward to taking round 2 of the BMC Working Week Series to a track that simply looks soo much fun!

Bring the family - a WWS round only 10min from the beach?

There are plenty of beaches along the coastline, with Callala being only 10mins from the actual track! What better way to secure that vital 'leave pass' than to take the family on a late-Summer beach getaway?

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Your first event?

Click here to read our guide, it tells you all about an event - it even includes a packing list!

 

 

The Full Details: Round 2: Coondoo Rd 2nd March 2008

 

 

Before the Race

  
  Race Location   South Coast United Mountain Bikers Inc, Coondoo Road Course (under 2 hours from Homebush).  
         
  Late Entries   Entries are open online until Friday 4pm prior to the race. PLEASE enter online ASAP.

In 2008, late fees are being split to encourage early entries - the sooner we know how many people are coming, the better we can plan for a great event!

  • A $10 per team late fee will apply online 10 days before the event
  • An additional $10 per team late (totalling $20) fee will apply on the weekend of the event
  
  What you will need  
  • A bike, an approved helmet, some method of carrying water (bottle or hydrapak).
  • If you are under 18, you will need a signed copy of our declaration (which will be made available here in the week prior to the race).
  • If you are a member of MTBA, Australia's fantastic national body for mountain biking, you will be required to bring and present your MTBA membership card to avoid paying $15 for a day licence. If you're not a member, why not head to the MTBA Website and find out all about them, as well as locate your local bike club and find out how to join!
 
  Directions  

  • Turn east off the Princess Hwy into Comberton Grange Road ( approx 3.5 klm from South Nowra)

  • Then turn left into Western Boundary Road.

  • Then  the turn right into Coondoo Road

  • Travel along Coondoo Road for 1.6 klm to the start/finish area (old quarry)

  • http://www.scum.asn.au/Untitled-TrueColor-02.jpg

  
  Course Map   SCUM Coondoo Road Course Map  
  Coordinates   34°57'33.09"S 150°37'26.58"E (use this in your Sat Nav / GPS / GoogleEarth)  
  Course Length   Approx 9k.  
  Course   Expect a great fun course with loads of state forest variety to be had!  
  Race-Day Facilities  
  • Coffee
  • Great food from a BBQ through to healthy options!
  • Fresh water (but please bring your bottles full to the event. We'll have our 1000L container - but our job is loads easier if everyone brings some water too!)
  • Toilets (of course)
  
  Camping   Camping is available on private property at the race site for a fee of only $5 per adult, with school-aged (and younger) juniors being free.

Please note there is currently a total fire ban in place. We will let you know if there is any change to this situation in the pre-race-weekend email.

 
  Motel of Choice  

Shoalhaven Heads Tourist Park

Shoalhaven Heads Road, Shoalhaven Heads, NSW 2535

02 4448 7178

Crookhaven Heads Tourist Park

 

Prince Edward Avenue Culburra Beach

 

02 4447 2849

 

Nowra Motor Inn

202 Kinghorn St, Nowra

02 4421 0555

Park Haven Motor Lodge

CNR Kinghorne & Douglas Streets, Nowra NSW 2541

02 4421 6444

Or for any other options, you can check out http://www.shoalhavenholidays.com.auor ring tourist info on 1300 662 808
 		  
  Questions?   Email info@brightorangeevents.com or if it's complex or urgent call 0412 357 951.  

 

 

 

 

On The Weekend

  
  Saturday 1st March  
  Pre-Rego   3pm to 5pm  
  Informal Practice   12pm to 5pm  
  Facilities Available on the Saturday  

Pre-entries, toilets... and of course water.

Camping is available on private property at the race site for a fee of only $5 per adult, with school-aged (and younger) juniors being free.

  
         
  Sunday 2nd March (Race-Day - Race Start 8:30am!)  
  Rego Opens   6am  
  Formal Practice   6am to 8:00am  
  Rego Closes   8:00am  
  Rider's briefing   8:15am (and then on to the start)  
  Race Start   8:30am  
  Rego re-opens (for late-comers)   9:15am  
  Race Finish   4:30pm (with riders on course to finish lap in progress which will count towards results. No mandatory requirement exists to finish after 4:30 pm however, as soon as your team completes 1 lap it will feature in the results.)  
  Presentation   As soon as possible after the last rider crosses the line, approximate time expected to be 5:30pm  
  Questions?   Email info@BrightOrangeEvents.com or call 0412 357 951