VDHS Round 2 V2.0 @ Mt Taylor

If you haven’t already heard Mountain Biking East Gippsland will be hosting the rescheduled Round 2 of the Victorian Downhill Series (VDHS) at Mt Taylor on the weekend of 13/14 April 2024. This is set to be the biggest event the club has hosted to date with 300 riders set to enter.

This event will bring a huge number of riders to experience Mt Taylor not only for the race but also for practice in the weeks before and hopefully return visits to ride our trails. Keep your eyes open as these riders start visiting Mt Taylor, we’ve already seen a massive increase in the use of the DH track in the last few months.

From a club perspective this event will bring in some much needed funds and really kick off our ability to start redistributing these funds into other useful projects and developments within our community. So the smooth running of this event is a vital step into moving the club forward.

Here is all the important information and also some ways in which you can help out:

VDHS Round 2 @ Mt Taylor

Date: 13th/14th April 2024

Schedule:  Friday 12th April – DH track open for Track Walk – No bikes

Saturday

8am – 2pm: Rego open – please remember to bring your helmet and photo ID to rego

8am-9am: Track Walk

9am – 12.30pm: B group practice

12.30 – 4pm: A group practice

(A group is Elite, Expert and U19, all other categories are B group)

Sunday

8am -9am: Rego open

8am-10.45am: Open practice – please note, you must complete a compulsory practice run on Sunday to be able to race.

11.00 approx: Racing Starts

Presentation for all categories will be held at the end of racing.

Track Closure: Mt Taylor DH will be closed from Wednesday 10th April  – Sunday 14th April for the event. In the weekdays before the event the volunteers will be out refreshing, repairing and bunting the trail for the race, please stay off the trail and allow us to complete this work safely. Riders entered into the event will be able to walk the track on Friday 12th. A detour will be in place for the lower section of All Mountain where it joins the DH Track until Friday. Lower All Mountain will be closed on the Saturday and Sunday. All other trails will remain open to any riders across the weekend.

Road Closure: Lookout Rd and Milkies Run will be closed to vehicle access for the weekend of the 13/14th April.

Shuttles: Riders will be shuttled to the start of the DH track for this event. The shuttles will leave from the Pines entrance to Mt Taylor – Along Bullamwaal Rd to Mt Lookout Rd then up Tower Rd and along Tower Rd to the top of the Hill. The return busses will follow the same route but go down Laytons rd instead of Mt Lookout Rd. 3 teams of Busses and Vans bus will be on constant turnaround getting riders to the top. This ‘Long way around’ approach ensures that the vehicles will not cross the DH track, minimise dust and allow us to use bigger busses and trailers for transport. Local landowners will be contacted if effected by this route and encouraged to contact president@mtbeg.com.au with any concerns.

Shuttle route and site plan: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1FwSacd0SbIxtqnp1gDoxYsuZaGcHDqA&usp=sharing

Food and Beverage: On Saturday and Sunday of the event the legendary Stu from The Local Metung will be out slinging pizzas and other delectable treats to keep you fed. The Perky Grind will also be onsite fueling caffeine addictions and will also have some cold beverages available as well. There is no water onsite so please bring your own water if you are coming out.

Parking: Parking for the weekend will be fairly tight. As such please try and car pool if you are coming out to the event. There will be no camping onsite over the weekend to maximise parking availability. Overflow parking may be needed on nearby roadsides on Decarlos Rd and Milkies but please under no circumstances park on Bullamwaal rd!

Site Set Up: Mt Taylor will start to look like an event site from Thursday 11th April. If you are heading out, please follow instructions and do not impede the set up of infrastructure for the event.

Site Plan:

VOLUNTEERING: We would love your help to make this event a success and we have a number of volunteer shifts to cover across the weekend. From Shuttle Drivers, Track Marshalls, Parking Attendants and General helpers its going to be a busy weekend. Where possible we have split volunteer roles into half day shifts to spread the load and allow everyone to enjoy the event. You are more than welcome to sign up to more than one shift across the day though if you are keen and willing. Please click the link below and sign yourself up to be a volunteer for the event as we really need your help for this one.

https://volunteersignup.org/HYFMW

These little videos from Auscycling will give you a little insight to what it’s like to volunteer at these events as a general volunteer or track marshall

Further information about specific roles will be distributed to all volunteers who sign up prior to the event.

If you have any questions or require any help in signing up to volunteer please contact Jake at racing@mtbeg.com.au