4X is four riders racing a track with obstacles designed to propel the rider into the air or slow the rider on a 30 second course. WSMTB is fortunate to have three 4X tracks, the only club in Australia have more than one track. WSMTB also has three of the six 4X tracks in NSW/ACT.
Dual Slalom is two riders starting together and racing down individual tracks usually around poles passing left and right the first to cross the finish line at the bottom is the winner.
Sydney Olympic Park Monster Mountain Cross SOPMMX
Sydney Olympic Park, Parking Area Number P5C. Hill Road Homebush
This site is open sunrise to sunset to the general public.
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Kurrajong Mountain Bike Park
1367 Bells Line of Road Kurrajong Heights.
This site is on private property and is open only on club days.
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Ebenezer Tizzana Road Ebenezer
NOTE:
This site is on private property and is only open club race days.
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$15 to WSMTB,
$15 if you need a day licence, and at SOPMMX if you bring a car $15 for parking, so max $45 minimum $15.
Kurrajong MTB Park is $25 due to the rope tow to take you back up the hill.
WSMTB unfortunately have been loosing money on each 4X event so a club member will be first aid officer in 2009.
Bikes:
At club racing all types of bikes are accepted but at State and National level only mountain bike are allowed to race each has functional front and back brakes.
The mountain bike then obeys the two out of three rule,
1. the bike front suspension
2. the bike has gears
3. the bike has 26" to 29" wheels
A mountain bike has two of the above three to qualify as a mountain bike.
Long travel greater than 3" travel front & back.
Transport:
SOPMMX Riders will push their bikes to the top of the 13 meters of vertical rise of the course on the using the path from the finish to the start. Do not push up the landscaped slopes, use the path provided.
Ebenezer Riders will push their bikes to the top of the 20 meters of vertical rise of the course on the using the path from the finish to the start.
Kurrajong MTB Park Riders will ride over to the base of the rope tow after completing the 4X course and be pulled up the 40 meters of vertical rise.
Full face helmet with all body covered is strongly recommended. No riding with out helmet or registration.
Spectators are to be behind the bunting around the track. Remember the riders are coming down the track very fast and have right of way.
Please note, do not stand at the end of the jumps as a bike may cart wheel in this direction. Please stand at least 5 meters back from the track. Spectators have been struck by riders and bikes.
Companion animals are dangerous around bicycle riding. Please do not bring them to the event.
Food:
As the event should finish by lunch no food will be at the event. No club events have food except Kurrajong MTB Park which has snack food and drinks for sale. Water is available at the P5B centre at SOPMMX.
SOPMMX has toilets at the Archery Centre and P5B centre.
Kurrajong has toilets at the entrance to the car park.
Ebenezer uses portable toilets.
Registration at 9:00 am, riders may practice till 10 am when riders will gather at the start in Under 13, 15, 17, 19, Sport, Expert, Elite Masters 1&2 and 3+. Riders will be grouped at the officials decreation if numbers are not sufficient and finals will be at the official's discretion. The moto's will be in random order with four rounds leading to finals.
A Did Not Start (DNS) generally occurs if a mechanical failure or injury stops the rider from competing in the race run after registering.
A Did Not Finish (DNF) is recorded if a rider started but did not pass through the finish.
Depending on conditions and volunteers either paper or computer recording will take place at the finish. All results, points and times will be posted on wsmtb.com. the week after racing.
The Licensee will consult with SOPA's nominated officer the day before and on the morning prior the club day to jointly decide if the club sports program day will proceed according to the weather conditions of the day.
Depending on numbers either ribbons will be used on the day of the event. First, second and third ribbons are given out for each of these classes after the race. All the numbers from the bikes are placed in a pile and spot prizes are drawn from the pile.
If riders did not race in their respective classes the points are awarded to those classes using the 80 points system. Ten points for Did Not Finish (DNF) and one point for Did Not Start (DNS). The riders are then placed into their state and national classes (Under 15, Under 17, Under 19, Sport, Elite/Expert, Masters, Women for 2008 series) for the end of year, first, second and third club medals. In 2009 series the classes may well expand due to increased numbers.
History:
The Sydney Olympic Park Monster Mountain X track was constructed using funds from SOPA and Bicycling Australia. The track was first used and constructed for the first round of the 2005-06 National Mountain Cross Series on October 21, 2005. Robbie McNaughton and Hunter Mountain Bike Club were race directors, with Bright Orange promotions organising the event and Bicycling Australia major sponsor. The track was designed by Brett Barnes and constructed by (some landscapers).
The first round of the 2005-06 National Mountain Cross Series on October 21, 2005 used the round robin and then semi finals style riding format and had the following categories, Elite Men, Sport Men, Junior Men and Women.
Western Sydney Mountain Bike Club (WSMTB) was approached to create a club program and events calendar to be carried out after the 2005-06 National series event.
Mountain X is a name sometimes used for the sport of 4X. Mountain X pertains to a style of running the event. 4X run under the Union of Cycling International (UCI) rules, requires each rider to ride the course individually and be timed, this then places slower riders against quicker riders and in each heat. After a heat the 3rd and 4th places are finished for the race meet and 1st and 2nd go on to the next round.
In Mountain X the riders are random drawn and ride 3 heats gaining points, semi finals and finals are then carried out using the elimination style of racing. A company called Australian Mountain X has claimed rights to "Mountain X" so the name is no longer used.
| 2009 | Series points |
| Round 1 22 February | |
| Round 2 7 March | Points up to Round 2 |
| 2007 | Series points |
| Round 1 18 February SOPMXX | |
| Round 2 Ebenezer 7 March | |
| Round 3 Kurrajong 7 April | |
| NSW State Round 2 Ebenezer 6 May | |
| Round 8 Kurrajong 18 November | |
| Series Points 2007 |
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