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29th June - Vintage Racing, McAdam Park

Ride The Famous Barrabool Track

With the new ride day format that was introduced in 2006 anyone can ride at McAdam park, just buy a Conditional Membership on the day and away you go!
Find out how here

Saving Barrabool

The push is on to save McAdam Park! The Save Barrabool Campaign is now in full swing so we need all club members, friends, family and anyone at all who is interested in saving Barrabool to get behind the club. You can find out all you need to know at the Big Picture Wall.

22nd June 2008
'08 Events Calendar

Please note there have been some revisions made to the events calendar for this year. You can get the latest version under the Club Information heading in the menu bar at the top of the page.

22nd June 2008
'08 Club Champs - Rd.4 Entry Form

The entry forms for round 4 of the club championships to be held on Sunday, 10th of August, are now available below.
Round 4 Entry Form

22nd June 2008
'08 Club Champs - Rd.3 Results

The results after round 3 of the club championships are available on the Club Champs Results page.

11th June 2008
Barwon Recreational Motorcycling Council

MEDIA RELEASE

A critical need and unanimous support from off-road recreational motorcycle riders, clubs and other organisations has ensured the Barwon Recreational Motorcycling Council will become the peak regional body.

"The future of recreational off-road motorcycle riding and the need for junior riders to have a safe and legal place to ride has been neglected for too long", said interim Chairperson Peter Lindeman.

"The loss of Breakwater MX track, the potential closure of McAdam Park at Barrabool and Parks Victoria plans to all but close the Otways to motorcycle recreation highlight the need for a unified representative organisation."
Read the rest of the press release here.

5th June 2008
Honda 2 Day Open - Results

The results from the Honda 2 Day Weekend Of Motocross which was held at McAdam Park recently are now available. The link for the spreadsheet is below.
2 Day Results

If you're a rider and you think there's a discrepancy with your points, please contact the club.

28th April 2008
A New Steering Committee For Recreational Motorcycling In Geelong And Regions

Continued strong and steady progress is being made in the Save Barrabool campaign, part of which is the forming of a new regional committee which will speak as the "One voice" for all of Geelong's recreational off road riders. This is a big step forward for all off road riders!

The new steering committee will have representation from both existing Geelong motorcycle clubs (the Sporting M.C.C. and the Geelong M.C.C.), trail riders, local government leaders, motorcycle industry, police, various involved government departments, and a band of local dedicated business people who specialise in the areas of expertise needed to achieve our common goals; To preserve and pursue riding areas and facilities for the off road motorcycling public in our region.

A "Saving McAdam Park Community Management Committee" was formed late in 2007, and after several meetings, it was deemed that a broader representation was needed for all of our communities riders, young and old, no matter what type of off road bike they may ride. At the last meeting in early April it was passed that the old committee would make way for the new yet to be formally named, Steering Committee for Recreational Motorcycling in Geelong and Regions. Excellent progress had been made in a short time by the Save McAdam Park Community Management Committee, and that work can now be carried on.

4th February 2008
What's On For '08

Well, season '08 is underway and it's looking like another big year for the Sporting Club!

The club is currently taking memberships, if you haven't signed up yet then you can find out all you need to know here.

The club championships will be run over 6 rounds again this year with one round being a grass track and another round to be run at the Colac motocross track (date yet to be confirmed). Colac is a sandy, loamy circuit which will mix things up a bit compared to the harder Barrabool track.
SMCC is in the throes of organising reciprocal riding rights with the Colac Club so we can all enjoy more riding experiences.

We're also hosting some bigger events, there will be a 2 day Open MX in May, our usual round of the Western Region in September and a round of the Victorian Senior Titles in August. There will be something for everyone this year with plenty of racing for the juniors as well.

Speaking of juniors, the SMCC Junior Development Program will be running again this year. The program consists of two parts, the Junior Race Team which focuses more on the competition and racing aspects of the sport which is run under the tutelage of Mark Willingham and Tom Ovens and Warren Faneco from Eager Pig Developments, and the Junior Dirt Squirters which is held Sunday mornings at the track and concentrates more on developing skills for beginner riders.

For more information on the Junior Race Team contact Mark Willingham on 0439 397 757 or email mark@eagerpig.com.au or to find out about the Junior Development Program check out the Junior Development page.

The first draft of the club calendar is about to be released, it will be sent out to the club email list so if you're not on the list you can subscribe here. Of course it will be available here on the website as well, just browse the menu bar at the top of this page to find the link.

The Save Barrabool Campaign is still rolling on, there's lots of stuff going on behind the scenes but for club members there's two important things to do; buy a tile and spread the word!

We still need our plight at Barrabool to be widely publicised so spread the word on the club's behalf, tell someone outside of the sport what a tragedy it will be if we lose McAdam Park, slap a Save Barrabool sticker on your car or trailer, put the www.bigpicturewall.com address in the signature file of your email, hijack a sign writing plane, anything you can to get the message out there!

Finally, the Sporting Club is asking our members to pitch in this year, many hands make light work and with the committee and key members of the club having quite a bit on their plate running events and continuing work on the Save Barrabool Campaign, we're relying on people to step up and give a hand.

Roll on 2008!

11th January 2008
December/January Newsletter

The latest newsletter is out for December/January, when it covers two months you know it's gonna be good!
Dec/Jan Newsletter

10th January 2008
'08 Memberships

The club is now taking memberships for 2008, you can find out everything you need to know on our membership page.

10th January 2008
Club Champs Results

The final results for the club championships in 2007 are now available. Check the results page to view.

31st October 2007
Team Australia Wins Oceania Title

The Australian team has taken out the Oceania International Motocross Championships over New Zealand for the third year running.
Read all the results here

11th October 2007
Consortium Gives Geelong And McAdam Park Another Chance

The Geelong MOTORPLEX consortium, the Sporting Motorcycle Club of Geelong and the McAdam family have put an arrangement in place that will enable the Sporting Motor Cycle Club to maintain its tenure at McAdam Park in the Barrabool Hills.
Read the whole press release here

23rd September 2007
September Newsletter

The low fat, high protein September version of the Sporting newsletter is now available for consumption. Feast on it below.
September Newsletter

22nd September 2007
Rider Photos For Sale

Jon Barter, a professional photographer, has recently taken a pile of rider photos at Rd.4 of the club championships and also a practice day in July. The photos can be purchased through the club so take a look at the galleries and pick out any you like. Order and pricing details are explained on the front page and all money raised goes towards the Saving Barrabool Fund.

7th September 2007
August Newsletter

The August newsletter is now here, my apologies for the lateness!
August Newsletter

19th June 2007
SMCC Classifieds Page

The Sporting website now has its own classifieds page. It's free for all club members to use if they're looking to sell or buy any bike related bits. Details on how to place your ad are all on the page.
Click the link below to take a look.
Classifieds Page

13th May 2007
New Flag Marshalling System For Club Days - Please Read!

This year will see a revolution in the way flag marshalling at Club days is done! The never ending chore / problem of finding enough flaggies, is over! We hope!!
For 2007 S.M.C.C. will be trialling a new system, dropping the old system of each rider having to flag marshal for one entire day of the championships.

The new system will allow each rider to ride every one of the 6 Club Championship club days. Riders (or parents) are now required to do flag marshal duties for only 3 separate 1 and a half hour stints spread throughout the year! Not much eh? As usual there will be 3 rounds of racing on the day. At sign in, riders will nominate which of the 3 rounds of racing on the day they will flag marshal.

Riders have the liberty of nominating a friend to do their flag duty, or doing it themselves.

If the rider does the flag duty for his/her nominated round, then he/she will be given points for the missing race equal to his/her best result on the day, in that class. For example; if you place 7th. and 3rd. in your two races, you will be awarded points for 7th, 3rd, and 3rd. on the day.
If you ride multiple classes, the same rule applies. This should be a fair system and still enables the rider to accrue championship points for each and every race.
All riders get to do practice. The club will source other volunteers at riders briefing to help for the 40 mins. or so of practice.

To be counted in the Championship overall points score, riders will need to have worked for 50% of their races entered, or 3 stints of flag marshalling duties throughout the year. The system is flexible, as it also allows the rider to work a full day (3 stints) all at once if they wish, e.g. if they are injured.
As was previous years, riders worst Club Day score for the year is dropped. Only the best 5 of 6 count toward the Championship.

After each round of racing there will be a 5 minute break to enable changeover of flaggies and P.A. announcements etc.
Of course riders or parents can also elect to do other jobs such as Starter, Finisher, Watering etc.

So that's it in a (big) nutshell! Here's to hassle free Clubdays!

20th May 2006
The 'Wall' Is Online!
It's finally here! The Big Picture Wall project has begun, now you can do your bit to Save Barrabool!
Check it all out here

25th March 2006
SMCC Gold Passes
Support the Sporting Motorcycle Club and get yourself entry to every Sporting event by purchasing a Barrabool Gold Pass.
Find out more here.

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