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Upcoming Events SMCC Club Champs, Rd. 3, 5th July Western Region, Rd. 4, 19th July

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 page.

Save Barrabool Online Petition As part of the Saving Barrabool campaign we're currently in the process of getting the land at McAdam Park rezoned. To help with our application we need a show of support from the community to assist with the application to the council, to help us with this please visit our online petiton and add your signature. You can visit the petiton page at the link below. Save Barrabool Online Petiton

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1st July 2009
Western Region, Rd. 4, Barrabool

Entry forms for the fourth round of the Western Region series, to be held at McAdam Park, Barrabool on the 19th of July, are available at the link below.
West. Region Rd. 4 Entry Form

29th June 2009
Club Champs Results, Rd. 2

The aggregate results from the second round of the club championships are now available, to go to the results page hover over the Racing/Riding heading in the menu bar above and then choose Club Day Meetings>Club Day Results.

29th June 2009
Club Champs Entry Form, Rd. 3

Entry forms for the third round of the club champs, to be held this Sunday, are available at the link below.
Rd. 3 Entry Form

8th May 2009
One Million Dollars Allocated To Save McAdam Park

$1 million has been set aside in the State Budget to help retain Geelong’s McAdam Park as a community recreational and motorcycling facility, State Member for South Barwon, Michael Crutchfield announced today.
McAdam Park is currently owned by the family of the late Clive McAdam, who have indicated their wish to sell the site.
It is now the only remaining off-road motorcycle facility in the Surf Coast and Geelong region.
Read the rest of the press release here.
(Photo courtesy of Adam Olive,
Front – SMCC members Harry and Jake West
Back – Peter Ovens, SMCC Saving McAdam Park coordinator - Michael Crutchfield MP, Member for South Barwon – Peter Lindeman, Chairman Barwon Recreational Motorcycling Council – Madison Bird, SMCC member)

30th April 2009
State Treasurer Inspects McAdam Park, Barrabool

Recently in Geelong attending a local heads of government meeting, State Treasurer John Lenders M.P., was invited by State Member for South Barwon, Michael Crutchfield to take time to visit McAdam Park. The following article featured in the Geelong Advertiser 25.4.09
Read the article here.
(Photo courtesy of Adam Olive)

30th April 2009
Crutchfield Welcomes McAdam Park Business Case

Sporting Motor Cycle Club (SMCC) and the Barwon Recreational Motorcycling Council (BRMC) have been very busy of late campaigning our government leaders for support to save McAdam Park, Barrabool! Read on to see what Michael Crutchfield, M.P. has to say about saving our very own icon of Australian motorcycling
Read the press release here.
(Photo courtesy of Adam Olive)

14th April 2009
We're Back!

What's that? Didn't know we were gone? Well, we weren't really, but we have been hiding a bit of late because of some persistent bugs in the website we just could not get on top of, until now!

We are happy to say the Big Picture Wall site has had a major rebuild under the bonnet and is working a treat, it's now simple to use so you can easily sponsor a tile on the "Wall" and help us save McAdam Park, with safe payment options either by cheque/mail order or online via our secure Paypal payment process.

Within just a few short minutes you can become one of our special 'friends of Barrabool', happy in knowing you have done your bit to help Save McAdam Park, Barrabool! Your tile, with your name and message, will appear on our list of sponsors on the website Wall and will also be inscribed on the Wall when it is built at the track. It's so simple, yet such a powerful thing to do, as all we need do to Save Barrabool is raise cash, nothing else is in our way. It would be such a tragedy if we lose it simply because everyone did not pull together, because that's all it will take!

So take the time to visit our fundraiser website, if you do help you can be comforted in knowing your money is refundable if the worst happens, but let's not even talk about that, it brings bad karma!

Just sponsor a tile (or two) and hopefully we will see you in the future sometime, especially as you helped make that future happen!
You can visit the Big Picture Wall website here.

26th February 2009
Masters Games Motocross Results

The results from the Australian Masters Games Motocross meeting held at McAdam Park last Sunday are now available at the link below.
Masters Games MX Results

17th February 2009
09 SMCC Events Calendar Released

The events calendar for '09 is now available, you can get it in the menu bar at the top of the page under Club Information.

21st November 2008
Club Championships Final Results

The final results after Round 6 of the Club Champs are now available. You can go straight to the results page at the link below.
Club Championship Results

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.

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.

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

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.

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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