STATE GRAVITY RACING COMMITTEE
Inaugural Meeting MinutesNorfolk Hotel, 20th February 2010
Present:John Barton (chairman)
Clint Ricetti
Brock Dwyer
Bec Barton
Christine Baarspul
Piet Baarspul
Cat Neve
Paul Neve
Holly Baarspul
Rex Dubois
Bec Goodlich
Corey House
Phillip Barnes
Damien Bergsma
Doug Stewart
Mac Hoskin
1. FormThe group will be a sub-committee of WAMBA. It will oversee races, dictating the standards that must be met and helping out with organisation. Actual running of the races will be left to the clubs. At least one rep from each club should attend the WAMBA meetings and be part of enforcing the rules within their club. Pending further discussion with the clubs, ir is propsed that Doug Stewart will act for Perth, and Rebecca Barton for Peel.
2. Commissaires- For the commissaire requirements, see: http://www.mtba.asn.au/cms/uploads/policies/commissaires_at_events_v9.pdf
- We have three commissaries in the state at present, all national level accredited. In order to be able to commissaire a state level event, applicants need to do an online course, and then commissaire a club level event whilst being supervised/assessed by a national level comissaire.
- It is proposed that we can trade commissaries with cross country events, so that people who become commissaries won’t have to miss out on racing.
- All people present at a race need to know that the commissaire has the ultimate authority.
- People willing to train to become commisaires are; Clint, Doug, Piet, Mac, Rex, John, Bec.
3. Safety- Crashpads. We oughta have them. Can look at getting them through WAMBA grants.
- Marshalls. They need to be better briefed about their role at races. Should be provided with printed material, which will be discussed in a breifing before practise starts on each racing day, where marshalls are told their duties. Can be done by the commissaire.
- Need to be more vigilant in making sure people have bike and safety gear that complies with MTBA requirements
- Ambulances should be present at all events, UNLESS the race is within 15 minutes of an ambulance station. In that case, two professional first aiders should be present on site.
- Each racing venue should have literature drawn up with a map of the track, and the location of essential services shown on it. This should be made available to all competitors.
4. Event registration and structureRaces are to be run in accordance with the MTBA guidelines, with some changes where practical, ie, all classes will be allowed two runs, and a top 30 should be included. The guidelines are found here:
http://www.mtba.asn.au/cms/uploads/policies/organisationguide06.pdf. The parts specific to downhill will be typed separately and posted here later.
All riders must pre-register for state races. Entry will close at 5pm, three days before the race. There will be a grace period of the first two races (Geraldton and Nannup rounds this year), where entry on the day will be allowed if people had not heard about the rule. After that, no excuses.
- We must ensure a system is in place for online entry
- At each state round, entry forms for the later races will be available
- Pay on the day options will be provided
5. CalenderThe 2010 event calendar is as follows. The Super 8 series rounds will likely be changed to state rounds, pending feedback from PMBC.
No longer valid!Date Event Club Venue
17-Feb Albany club downhill ACC Mt Clarence
7-Mar Albany club downhill ACC Mt Clarence
21-Mar DH skills clinic PMBC Goatfarm
21-Mar DH Skillz day PDMBC Dwellingup
28-Mar Albany club downhill ACC Mt Clarence
11-April Albany club downhill ACC Mt Clarence
18-April Club downhill PDMBC Dwellingup
25-April ‘Super 8 DH’ #1 GMBC Geraldton
16-May Club downhill PDMBC Dwellingup
23-May ‘Super 8 DH’ #2 PMBC Nannup
6-June ‘Super 8 DH’ #3 PMBC Bridgetown
13-June Club downhill PDMBC Dwellingup
4-July State Round DH PDMBC Dwellingup
18-July Peel 4X round PDMBC Goatfarm
1-August State Round DH PDMBC Wellington Mills
15-Aug ‘Super 8 DH’ #4 PMBC Goatfarm
29-Aug Club downhill PDMBC Wellington Mills
12-Sept Peel 4X PDMBC Pingelly
26-Sept ‘Super 8 DH’ #5 ACC Mt Clarence
11-Oct ‘Super 8 DH’ #6 PMBC Golden Grove
24-Oct State Championships DH PDMBC ? ? ?
Extra 4X rounds still need to be added in.
- 2 races at Pingelly, one at the Goatfarm, and later State Champs at the Goatfarm
- Three Chillies will possibly host a race on 18th July, but it’s up to the riders to prepare the track and run the event.
- 4X skillz days are also suggested. John is to provide an available date to Clint, and he will organise a coach
- It is agreed that two 4X races should be held at BMX tracks, to help with crossover riders and because 4X tracks are in short supply. Cockburn and Albany are the suggested venues.
6. Race FeesWe should work towards having the same fee to race at all state rounds, regardless of the venue, or who is running the event. However, events should not be run at a loss. For this season, we will work at helping clubs in reducing the cost of running events.
Meeting closed at 5.55 due to the room being booked out...
