Fat Tracks Mountain Bike Club

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FEEDBACK: SPUR SCHOOLS LEAGUE (29 August)

Thanks to the Spur Schools League, Cross Country racing is becoming increasingly popular
under the younger riders. In Port Elizabeth we had double the entries compared to last
year! Those who participated had a great time riding the paths in the Baakens Valley
behind the Elliot Centre. It was great to see the parents supporting the riders. Well done
to the following age category winners.
BOYS: N. Friend (10 – 12); S. Pettit (13 – 14); S. Venter (15 – 16); N. Martin (17 – 18)
GIRLS: C. Teeton (10 – 12); M. Reed (15 – 16);

NEXT EVENT: Don’t miss the next event at the Willow Academy on 19 September.

Results & Photos

HANSA POWERADE FISH RIVER MOUNTAINBIKE CHALLENGE

Date	: 1 and 2 October 2010
Venue	: Cradock Sports Grounds
Distance	: Day 1 - 85km
	: Day 2 - 45km
Start	: Day 1 - 07:00am
	: Day 2 - 07:00am

For more info see flyer and entry form.

STEYTLERVILLE MTB RACE 28TH AUGUST

Come and enjoy a scenic MTB race and all the additional festivities planned around the event.
Visit www.ecmtb.co.za, scroll down to races and check out all the details.

Saturday Social Rides

A calendar has been set up for Saturday social rides and Social evenings. You can check it out on the outrides page.

The next outride will take place on Wednesday 1 September (Spring Day) at 6PM. It will be a night ride in the Baakens Valley. Come and join in the thrill of night riding!!
Contact Brad for more info - 082 651 9182

St Francis Bay MTB Challenge - 5 September 2010

Come and be part of this great MTB race held in the beautiful area of St Francis Bay

Venue	: St Francis Links Golf Course
Date	: 5 September
Distances	: 5km, 15km, 30km and 60km

View the race poster and entry form. More information is available here.

Bathurst Pineapple Enduro - 12 September 2010

Come and be part of a spectacular MTB race in the Bathurst area. This event promises to be a tough and fun event for all to enjoy.

Date	: 12 September 2010
Venue	: Shaw Park Country Club
Distances	: 5km, 18km, 43km and 63km. There will be medals for all finishers in the 18, 43 and 63km races!
Registration	: 07:00am until 09:00am

There will be food and drinks available at the pub from 12pm onwards.
Download the entry form.
For more information, contact Jane on 082 470 9807 or Michelle on 084 618 8556.

Cape Epic Race Report

Check out the great report by Graham Taylor - follow this link.

HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP?

If not consider some of the benefits of being a FATTRACKS member- if you have, thank you, and enjoy them.

• Enables one to get a CSA license. Which saves money at every race - no need to buy a R35 day licence at each race!
• Subsidized entry fee at each Fat Tracks race.

These two alone can amount to more than the cost of membership- NOW ADD the following...

• Subsidized club cycle shirt. Great to see all the club kit at a race like Bruintjies.
• Subsidized social events, great value for money.
• An active and enthusiastic committee with the interests of mountain biking at heart.
• Help to save the Baakens valley - there is a plan brewing - be a part of it.
• etc, etc....

PLEASE NOTE - as from 26 March 2010 Fat Tracks can only pass these benefits to paid up members. Help us to grow the sport and renew your membership now.

New developments for social riding

Check out our outrides page for the exciting new developments.

NEW FAT TRACKS CYCLE SHIRT

We have already sold 70 new shirts and everyone is happy about the quality. (Not even complaints about the black being hot during the weekends racing!) If you want to get yours, shirt available @ R280 on Friday’s at the Moth’s.
Either 16:20 before the ride or after the ride at 17:30.

Fattracks NewsLetters

All newsletters can be downloaded from the downloads page.

SMS and E-mail list

We have been sending out sms to all the numbers that we currently have. If you have not received any sms and would like to, then send your details to Kevin and if you would like to be added to the email list, then send your details to Megan.
See our SMS Notifications page for more details.

OUTRIDES

See the outrides page for the next social ride.

MEMBERSHIP

The League points table currently contains the points for all riders who have participated in events comprising the Fat Tracks league. If you are not a member of the club you do not qualify for points in the Fat Tracks league and cannot win trophies and other great prizes at the end of the year. In addition you also miss out on the following membership benefits (to name a few):

• Get league points every time you race or organize an event
• Win trophies and great prizes at the Annual General Meeting
• Receive SMS and e-mail notifications of Outrides
• Know that your membership fees are used to support Mountain Biking
• Be part of a voluntary mountain biking movement
• Be part of the oldest mountain bike club in the country
• You are supporting the sport, not individual entrepreneurs
• You have a say in how your sport is run

Membership Update

A list of paid up club members is now available on the about Fat Tracks page. If you do not appear on the list, it means you have not paid your dues for 2009. If you have paid, but, do not appear on the list, contact Megan.

MEMBERSHIP - DIRECT DEPOSITS NOW AVAILABLE!

To make joining the club even easier, you can now pay your membership by direct deposit.
See the Direct Deposit information.

CONTACT DETAILS

For contact details, please see our Committee information.