2021 Summer Series

2021 Summer Series

It’s back on!! The very popular Summer Series Races at Kookaburra Crest and SportUNE on alternate weeks.

The series starts on Monday, 8 February and run until Monday, 29 March 2021.

Kookaburra Crest dates are – 8th & 22nd Feb and 8th & 22nd Mar. Parking is available at the corner of Newton St and Crest Rd.

SportUNE dates are – 15th Feb and 1st , 15th & 29th Mar. Will be setting up at the Basketball Courts side.

Standard Kookaburra long and short loops will be used and at UNE we will be riding the full Kermit loop. Thr short loop (sign posted Kermit) will utilise the “Short Back” link shown below. UNE course map is shown at the bottom of the page.

IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE ENTERING

Please be aware that this event is subject to current NSW Covid-19 restrictions and may be cancelled/postponed at short notice.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, there will be some changes in how these races will be run.

Entries will be ONLINE ONLY, absolutely NO registrations on the day. You must hold a current MTBA or AusCycling membership or a trial membership https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/other/free-trial

We are still using the MTBA online registration system while transitioning under the new AusCycling structure. AusCycling has advised that at present there is an issue with the online system if you have renewed or taken out at new membership with AusCycling.

IF YOU HAVE A NEW AUSCYCLING MEMBERSHIP OR HAVE RENEWED YOUR OLD MTBA LICENCE FOR AN AUSCYCLING MEMBERSHIP, YOU NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWING BEFORE REGISTERING FOR AN EVENT:

Members who have a new AusCycling membership need to email their membership details to mos@auscycling.org.au. AusCycling will then set up an account in the registration system which you can use to register for events. Otherwise the system will charge you for a day licence. When emailing please explain what you are trying to do and inlcude your name, old MTBA number and new AusCycling number. AusCycling will extend the date on your MTBA membership to match the expiry dates on your AusCycling membership. Once this is done, you will be able to enter using your MTBA number. Thank you for your patience, AusCycling are working hard to rectify the problem.

IF YOU HAVE AN EXISTING MTBA MEMBERSHIP (HASN’T BEEN RENEWED TO AUSCYCLING YET) PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE REGISTRATION.

PLEASE NOTE:

- Currently all event entries are online only

- Due to the above issue it is recommended that you renew or take out your membership in advance of entering an event to avoid missing the event entry closure period.

We will be following our Covid-19 Safety Plan which will include practicing good hygiene, social distancing and recording all attendees including support personnel. Downloading the COVIDSafe App is strongly recommended. We will need everyone’s help and consideration. The key focus is on protecting participants and volunteers and this requires significant changes to the way we have done things previously.

We will be promoting a “Turn up, Participate, Leave” approach. Please practice physical distancing (stay 1.5m apart) and good hand hygiene (hand sanitiser is provided) before and after the race. You must not attend if in the last 14 days you have been unwell (cough, sore throat, fever or shortness of breath) or had close contact with a known or suspected case of COVID-19. Anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19 during the event will be required to leave immediately. Do not congregate at the finish line and do not hug or shake hands.

By entering online your registration will capture your relevant details required for the Covid Register, support personnel/parents/caregivers must check in by scanning the QR code supplied at the gate when entering. Anyone considered by the race organisers to be ignoring the requirements will be required to leave. Not following our plan may jeopardise future races for everyone.

If you are a club member and you are planning on racing the summer and/or winter series races, you will be issued with a number plate which you will keep for the year and you will need to bring it to EVERY race. It is your responsibility to bring your number plate if you would like your race to be timed. If you have lost your plate you can purchase a new plate for $5.00 under by pressing the buy now button below and selecting the "other" catgeory - I need a new race plate in the online registration process. There will be no extra plates available at the race. If you plan on doing the odd race here or there and you do not want to pay for the whole summer series you will be issued a race plate for every race with a new timing chip. ($10 per adult and $5 per junior per race to cover the cost of the plate)

The race start will be in a grid formation with a 1.5m distance between racers. There will be no race briefing at race start. You MUST read the race briefing here.

About the races……

The race format is a 35 minute race and each rider can do as many laps as possible in that time.

The tracks are short and designed to be fun, A lines and B lines will be in play

The first starts at 5.20pm for Juniors and anyone else who needs to race early, the second is for open categories and starts at 6.10pm

The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for junior members for the series or $10 adults and $5 junior per race.

The race categories are as follows:

Open male/female

40+ male/female

50+ male/female

U19 male/female

U17 male/female

U15 male/female

E-Bikes male/female

U13 male/female – participation event – not timed

To enter for the 8 races for the Summer Series enter once here