Mt Perry Gold Rush 6 hour- June Long Weekend

Well, its only a week away now..... six hours of pain, sweat and lots and lots of fun.  Greg and Mel Long from Cognition are taking the girls and heading north for the weekend. Greg is going solo and Mel is taking it a little easier in a 3 person team with Cam and Paula (some Trailblazers buddies). Tara and Keely are keen to take their bikes though just going on a camping trip is pretty exciting!!. Word on the street or should I say the track is ... there is plenty of local Sunshine coast riders heading north for some great fun, lots of Noosa Trailblazers as well as other Cognition's customers. It will be a busy time in the shop this week with everyone gearing up for the race. The word is ... the competition between mates and fellow trailblazers is high... but really it's all about having a great time with your friends.

So the township of  Mt Perry is located 100kms west of Bundaberg and Wolca Reserve (the actual venue of the race) is 6 kms north of Mt Perry. There is an area for camping which includes hot showers (ohh ahhh), flushing toilets (nice!), wood BBQs and most importantly, drinking water. There is also tank water for washing your faithful companion (ah that's your bike!!) so don't forget a bucket.

 

The weekend will be full of challenges. First the race itself, just check out the race profile, then the campers will be subject to early sunsets (due to the reserve being located in a valley), early frost and minimum temperatures ranging from 0 to 5 degrees. So if the race doesn't make to you tough the temperatures will!!!!!! The course is 11kms long with 245metres of ascent.... oh my gosh..... Last year the record for the faster lap was 27 minutes and 58 seconds who's up to beat that, I will certainly congratulate anyone who can beat that!!!!!.

 

Well good luck to everyone who has entered, and for those for haven't there is always next year... entries have now closed and organisers are not accepting any late entries as the race has reached maximum capacity with 300 riders prepared to take on the challenge of Mt Perry. If you would like to check out more go to Grindin Gear - 6hr Mt Perry Gold Rush.

See you there,
Mel

Jack's latest Update

Well the KWT Maxxis Sunshine Series is heating up with round 2 being run on the 30^th May.  Local Trailblazers have notched up some impressive results in both rounds.  Course conditions at Illinbah could only be described as very ugly after much rain in the Gold Coast hinterland on the Saturday.  Stand out rides included Rodger Pogson Manning, 1^st u19, Declan Wharton 2^nd u 17 ( 3 laps in 63 mins) WOW! 

Jack Jude and Nathan King both raced in the under 15's and came 1st and 3rd respectively.  Other brave Trailblazers who tackled the mud were Lestar Manning, John King, Richard and Nicholas Dodds, Ki and Ron Hendrickson, Seb and Emil Vejby, Jesse Hill and Ethan Kelly.  A total of 14 riders is a testament to the success of our local Club and the Saturday morning rides.  Well done Boys. Next round is at Mt Cotton on the 20^th  June, but hopefully we will see you at Mount Perry next weekend.

Jack

And a little something from Jack....

April was a full cycling calendar month for me. The Sunshine Coast Cycling Club road racing season kicked off with the 50km Eudlo course, very undulating and finishing on a 17% climb aptly named THE WALL.  I finished 5^th in B grade just ahead of Dad. A fortnight later I lined up at the Eumundi / Browns Creek road race, 60kms on another undulating course, with 2 sharp climbs. Another solid ride finishing 6^th in B grade loosing touch with the bunch at the road works on the last lap. (I had to stop at a red light for 5 minutes).  I’ve also raced in two Junior Carnivals, Northlakes Brisbane and Nerang on the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast Cycling Centre at Nerang is a brilliant venue with a bitumen velodrome, criterium circuit encompassed by a challenging road race course, plus excellent MTB tracks in the 1752 hectare State Forest. Jealous yet?  On the Mountain Bike scene it’s been Saturday morning training rides in Woori as usual.  MTB competition wise the first event was the Avanti 6hr at Canungra. I teamed up with Rodger Pogson Manning and Seb Vejby and we had a great day’s racing. Our lap times were consistent and we finished 1^st in the 3 person teams. The 6hr Enduro is ideal for a team of 3 so get your buddies together and join us at Mt Perry on 12-14^th of June for a cycling challenge. This past Sunday was the first round of the MTB Sunshine Series at Mt Crosby. I was looking forward to racing again, and had a great race finishing 1^st in the under 15 age division making it a good start to the series. Keep riding and I’ll see you on the tracks soon.

 Jackylegs