KWT Maxxis Sunshine Series DH 1 - Now at BLACKSTONE
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madmanmark82
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Castle hill is 1 massive rock and is full of old mine shafts so it drains very well. I have ridden there in crazy storms with hail and the place rides the same. I dont know about the new track but the other ones are sweet.
new track is dirt not rock like the old one. gets rather slippery in parts, im not bothered, i have fun riding castle hill just curious as to the organisers view of it..
Welshy
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Look, I'll say it simply. It seems that those who are using mummy and daddy's money are less sensitive to the fact they are gambling with their money.
I don't give a shit that the race was cancelled. I've been racing in QLD since 2008 and a fuckload of races have been rained off in that time. Yeah, it's a bitch, but shit happens. They get rescheduled and life moves on. That's not the issue.
The issue is that they have hid this little clause in the T's & C's, as a quick way to fill the club's pockets. It's a bullheadedly short sighted approach, that will be nothing short of the death of DH in QLD.
You CANNOT offer a service at a previously determined price, only to say "sorry, it rained, we're now not offering a refund, and the service has now changed".
It is a morally disgusting way to do this, and by god if Karma actually exists it's waiting behind those responsible with the biggest, knobbliest stick it can find.
QLD DH has been getting worse and worse, and going for the short sighted cash grabbing technique to get funds in the bank now will do nothing productive for DH in the future.
One of the most famous business techniques is; "Look after your customers, and the business will look after itself". Yeah, and you know what? Fuck over your customers, and your business will fucking burn.
Steve-0
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Hasn't that happened quite a few times in the past though? Race gets cancelled, No refund but the date is postponed?
I think the only sour part in this whole situation is the fact people layed down top dollar for Kenilworth and now have to race Blackstone. It's still a race but alot of people pay not to race but to ride on exclusive tracks.
Although Saturday practice is being refunded and a round at Castle hill still costs the same anyway so it's all gravy. Unless of course you can't make it to Castle hill due to the extra 1-2hr drive.
Oh, If anyone's already paid and ready set go for the race tomorrow but is not racing, PM me!
Welshy
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Generally in the past (the times I've tried at least), any time the race is cancelled or postponed, all you have to do is email for a refund.
That's also a prime point about the tracks. There's only ever going to be ~5 guys in each category who will ever win; the rest just do it to access the tracks. It's a bit of a kick in the balls to pay top dollar to ride a track that you can go to any day of the week, despite the addition of a stop watch or two.
DH - racer
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not raining in brisbane atm
Registered Nutcase
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Unless you are going down the shitter due to the inability to run a club/series.
needaride
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thats good news!
DH - racer
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flamshmizer
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Castle hill has the potential to be a very fun little weekend of racing and riding, if there had been more time to organise.
You could have a big air comp at the tabletop over the road, or biggest whip contest or something.
An XC aswell as downhill race.
Or even better a race series, you can enter 1 bike, and you must race downhill and XC on the same bike in the same day to get points and win.
A shuttled downhill endurance race like beerburrum.
I think races need more silly contests with small cash prizes, like maybe biggest endo over the finish line.
Castle hill has so much that you could have an incredibly fun weekend of mountain biking. If such an even as this happened I would be there in a heartbeat.
Also i just watched the video of the track as it is now, wow its changd heaps since i was there 6 months ago. Looks heaps more fun and flowy.
You could have a big air comp at the tabletop over the road, or biggest whip contest or something.
An XC aswell as downhill race.
Or even better a race series, you can enter 1 bike, and you must race downhill and XC on the same bike in the same day to get points and win.
A shuttled downhill endurance race like beerburrum.
I think races need more silly contests with small cash prizes, like maybe biggest endo over the finish line.
Castle hill has so much that you could have an incredibly fun weekend of mountain biking. If such an even as this happened I would be there in a heartbeat.
Also i just watched the video of the track as it is now, wow its changd heaps since i was there 6 months ago. Looks heaps more fun and flowy.