2013 Yarra Ranges Downhill Festival
Event Details
Time: November 17, 2013 all day
Location: Monbulk VIC
Street: Baynes Park Road
City/Town: Monbulk
Event Type: downhill, slalom, slide jam
Organized By: Aaldert VanDenBerg
Latest Activity: Nov 25, 2013
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Event Description
Yarra Ranges Council, Yarra Ranges Youth Services and Al's Event Services are pleased to announce that Baynes Park Road, Monbulk will be closed once again for the Yarra Ranges Downhill Festival.
Everyone's welcome to attend the all day, all age, drug and alcohol free event to race or watch as riders reach speeds of up to 75kmh all competing to win heaps of skate gear donated by Mac's Skate Shop, Heelside Magazine, Basement Skate, Do EPIC SHIT, Fibretec Skateboards, Goliath Skate and more.
Musical entertainment will be provided by Ryan Koller, James Wade Music, Kaine Ketelaar (Musician), Braidz and more, on the Yarra Ranges Youth Services stage whom will also be providing a free BBQ. There will also be a mini market with clothing and skate gear from CROSSBONE CLOTHING, Mac's Skate Shop and Simply Skateboarding.
- Downhill requires full-face helmet, gloves, knee and elbow pads, Kevlar jeans and a thick jumper/jacket (no skin showing) leathers are recommended. Entry is $70
- Slide jam requires half shell helmet and gloves(full face and pads recommended). Entry is $30
- If you would like to compete in both its $90
- Slalom will go ahead on the day if there is enough interest and will be $15 on the day.
Practice
Practice will start at 9am on Sunday the 17th November 2013. More details about times will be posted closer to the event.
Volunteers
We will need more volunteers on the day, anyone keen to help please contact Al-s_Events@hotmail.com
We will also need help setting up the hay bales in the morning at 8am.
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Premium Member Comment by matti rae on November 13, 2013 at 9:05 -
cheers, hopefully I can get a lift but it's good to have a plan B
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Comment by Aaldert VanDenBerg on November 13, 2013 at 8:52
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Hey Matti, I would say a bus to the city(Southern Cross) then a train to Belgrave then the 663 bus from Belgrave to Lilydale, hopping of at Monbulk
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Premium Member Comment by matti rae on November 13, 2013 at 7:55 -
whats the best way to get there from the airport?
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After a number of requests we have relaxed the safety requirements for the downhill race on Sunday. Leathers are now strongly recommended but kevlar jeans and a thick jumper/jacket with knee and elbow pads will be ok, as long as theres no skin showing. Full face helmets and slide gloves are still required. A safety inspection will be conducted on your safety gear and board when you hand in the event waiver on the day so get registering.
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Dan, only raw run I've seen is facing backwards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4-l0hFtlmM&feature=youtu.be , apart from the luge video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVpOrA6lUoE that has a couple of runs.
We'll be making an announcement about the leathers on Monday
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Premium Member Comment by Dan Parish on November 9, 2013 at 0:26 -
any raw runs of the hill or anything like that?
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Premium Member Comment by Simon Duber on November 7, 2013 at 18:53 -
For grommet up here the guys have often had a no skin showing rule at races. Making kids wear a minimum of knee pads, jeans and thick jumped of jacket. You can go to vinnies and get some pretty thick gear. But if first aides won't budge then that's just to bad. This is racing, get the gear now or wait till you can, the scene isn't about to die out in a hurry.
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Comment by Evan Johnston on November 6, 2013 at 15:39
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I get that if your serious about racing, get some leather which I plan to do this Christmas but other kids might not have enough cash to do so.
Maybe you guys could offer some sort of leather suit borrowing system or somthing if not this year, next year.
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Evan I know that leathers do cost a bit but if your serious about racing you'll need some eventually. If this event goes well we'll be moving to a bigger hill next year and hopefully having more races. Also it wasn't just the big crash last year that made the the first aiders not happy, it was more the loss of skin from everyone else.
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Any Yarra Ranges skaters with leathers and full face want to get their photo in the local paper? We will be doing a photo shoot on Friday so if anyones interested please let me know asap, Al-s_Events@hotmail.com
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