Fat Tyre Flyers Downhill MTB

Presentation day is on at Eildon DH track!!

The Eildon DH track is located close to town, head into Eildon and follow the MTB signs to the track.

Registration 8.30am - 12 noon

Riding 9am - 12 noon

Lunch and Presentation 12 noon - 1.30pm

Riding 1.30pm - 4.30pm

$30 per rider 

 $10 participation licence (if you do not have an MTBA membership)

Free BBQ for all on the day some come have a ride and a feed.

Full results of the state series will be on display on the day and will not be posted prior to  Sunday 24th May.

See you all there.

Here they are...what a great weekend. Fantastic turnout, awesome weather, class racing on a long, fast track.

Locals made their impact...especially the Panozzo men - first and second in Elite.Will Gower simply BLITZED everyone. Go Will...hope you remember us Vics in the future. You will always be welcome on our tracks.

FTF with assistance from Team Mt Beauty and Beechworth Chaingang is hosting the final round of the Victorian State Series at Big Hill, Mt Beauty.

Please read the information provided below, along with links to accommodation and directions.

We hope to see you all there!

Registration                      Practice (Shuttle) Times          Race Times
Sat 8:00am - 4:00pm          Sat 9:30am - 4:00pm                 N/A
Sun 8:00am - 10:00am        Sun 8:30am - 10:30am               Sun 12:00pm onwards

Entry Fees
Sat and Sun = $90
Sat and Sun (Under 15's & Under 13's only) = $70
Sun Only (inc Under 15's & Under 13's) = $70
Day Licence = $20
Replacement Plate (forgotten not damaged) = $5

Accommodation and Directions
Camping is available at the Mt Beauty Caravan Park. Click here for details. 
For all types of accommodation in the Mt Beauty click here

For directions on how to get to Mt Beauty you can use the map below.

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We need your feedback again...please have a look and help us out with yet another survey...thanks!

Survey 

Finally...what apainintheass...click here for the standings.

Results are up...click here.

Event Volunteers

Running a DH event is easy when you have all the right people. It takes a lot of effort, but we need more people. We are seriously reviewing how we are going to do this next season, any ideas wil be gratefully received. Just dont suggest getting a commercial events company unless you are happy to pay double the entry fee!

Here are some of our thoughts:

• Like MX, everyone has to volunteer (or provide a nominated volunteer in their place) at least once every season, no volunteer duty against your name = no season points.
• We offer half price entry to anyone who volunteers (or provides a nominated volunteer in their place) for at least one day of a race weekend.
• We cut down the number of races to avoid burnout - not really an option, but if can happen to 2 of the best clubs in Victoria, there's no reason why FTF cannot suffer the same condition.

Go Here...for the results.

The DH Gods smiled upon us this weekend just past (28/29 March). The sun shone all weekend, the track held up OK, transport was perfect and timing went (relatively) smoothly.

A huge thanks to ALL the volunteers from FTF and GMTB, everyone who bunted, drove, marshalled, registered, MC'd, race directed or whatever else you did - you know who you are who worked, and those who didnt also know who you are!

Its boring to hear for a lot of people, but its true - these races are organised and ran by volunteers - not one persone gets paid a red cent. The riders and clubs get any benefits that may arise.

So, if anyone out there wants to put their hand up for volunteering - come along! We are going to need a lot of people to run Mt Beauty BIG HILL. The club up there has asked FTF to run this race for them (they have a few issues this year), so if you want to help out for a reduced entry fee - contact us! We dont bite!

We apologise to those riders that had to do a second run - we learned another thing this weekend about timing (it seems there is an inexhaustible supply of things that can go wrong with timing!). Never let diffused sunlight fall onto the beam path...here endeth the umpteenth lesson from the book of ALGE.

Our thoughts are with all the victims of the recent bush fires. Many people have lost their lives, many more are burned and have lost property.

Our own brush with the destruction that the fires have wrought is at our beloved Long Gully.

Scott and Benny have spent many days fighting the fires, and have managed to save both the house and the shed. However, much of the tree cover has been razed, and of course the tracks are destroyed.

We ask everyone to STAY CLEAR of the property until you hear from us at this site. We cannot stress enough how DANGEROUS it is at the site right now. Many trees will need to be felled - and many are going to fall of their own accord. We dont want anybody there underneath when that happens.

Last Updated : 16th May, 2009