News Archive

April newsletter - It's been a while since these have been posted on the site and back on track now. You can view a copy of the April newsletter here.

Australian Championships Results - If you haven't checked them out the top eight for each class is available on the BMX Australia website.

Australian Championships - Congratulations to all Eastfield members that travelled to Adelaide to compete in the 2008 Australian BMX National Championships. Amongst all those that competed, the following made it through to a have a place in the finals:

• 6A - Jaidyn Smith - 8 Boys
• 1A - Lachlan Kennedy - 11 Boys
• 1A - Bodi Turner - 14 Boys
• 7A - Luke Parker - 14 Boys
• 5A - Isabella Penglase - 10 Girls
• 7A - Brohden Kennedy - 12 Girls
• 6A - Timothy Kennedy - 40-44 Mens Cruiser
• 1A - Karen Turner - 40-44 Womens Cruiser
• 3A - Micahel Chasteauneuf - Junior Men
• 4-Fun - Cooper Hepburn - 6 Boy Sprockets
• 4-Fun - Ryder Kennedy - 6 Sprockets

Working bee - 10 May - A working bee has been scheduled for Saturday, 10 May to work on the second staight. Any volunteers to work would be greatly appreciated.

Australia Titles - Good luck to all riders competing in the Australia Titles next week.

Results have been posted - been a bit slow with the news for the last couple of weeks so here's a couple of links to results. Firstly the last Friday night races and secondly the Geelong round of the state series.

XBR Autumn Series - for those people who were going to race this series, please note the first two rounds have been cancelled. More information is available at the XBR website.

BMX Victoria race jerseys - Race jerseys with the BMX Victoria logo are now available for ordering, just in time for the Aussie Titles. If you are interested then check out the Flyer, Size Chart and Order Form.

ACT Championships - Results from last weekend's race meeting in Canberra have been posted here, Congratulations to all club members who raced and a summary of the results are:

• 2 - Johanna Lee Dobson - 9 Girls
• 3 - Jaidyn Smith - 8 Boys
• 3 - Fiona Dobson - 30+ Female Cruiser
• 3 - Brenton Gibbs - 13-14 Cruiser
• 4 - Isabella Penglase - 10 Boys
• 4 - Sarah McNamara - 19+ Women
• 5 - David Lyon - 13 Boys
• 5 - Wade Turner - 11 Boys
• 7 - Declan Hepburn - 9 Boys
• 7 - Isabella Penglase - 8-13 Female Cruiser
• 7 - Bodi Turner - 14 Boys
• 8 - Mark Earney - 17-18 Men
• 9 - Brenton Gibbs - 14 Boys
• 10 - Luke Smith - 13 Boys
• 10 - Mark Dobson - 40-44 Cruiser
• 11 - Matthew Donders - 12 Boys
• 12 - Daniel Gardiner - 17-18 Men
• 15 - Joel Terpstra - 12 Boys
• 26 - Mark Stagg - A Men
• 4-Fun - Nicholas Dobson - 7 Boy Sprockets
• 4-Fun - Cooper Hepburn - 6 & Under Sprockets

RCH fundraiser results - Results from last Sunday's race meeting at Warragul have been posted here,

Gate practice each Tuesday - Just a quick reminder there is gate practice each Tuesday night from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The canteen won't be open at the moment.

Friday night races - A few Knox v Eastfield races have been organised over the coming weeks. The first one is this Friday at Eastfield with sign on at 6:30pm and racing at 7:00pm. The full dates are:

• 8 February 2008 - Eastfield
• 15 February 2008 - Knox
• 7 March 2008 - Eastfield
• 14 March 2008 - Knox - to be confirmed

Flyer for the Come and Try Day - There is a flyer available for the 2008 Come and Try Day to be held at the club on 16 February 2008. You can view it here. Feel free to distribute this and help publicise the day.

Updated race calendar - The race calendar for 2008 has been updated. Apologies for the delay. All club days, Victorian races and a few others around the country have been included. Entry form links will be added as they become available. You can view it here. You can also check out the BMXV issued calendar here.

RCH Fundraiser - The Eastern Region and Western Park BMX Club are holding the Royal Children's Hospital fundraiser on sunday, 17 February 2008. You can check the entry form for more details.

Manningham Leader newspaper article - There was an article in the Manningham Leader newspaper this week with a few photos and words about the Park Orchards round of Track Attack. You can view it here.

DK Track Attack 2008 results - Just in case you haven't been checking the results after each meeting you can see all the results at the Track Attack BMX website.

Gates - Thursday 17 January 2008 - To give people a chance to try out the new random start controller and also have a ride of the new second straight, there will be gates from 7pm on Thursday, 17 January 2008. It may start earlier if the first aid person is around. Any help with track maintenance would also be appreciated so if you can help then head down to the track or contact Keith or Mark first.

Working bee this Saturday - There will be a working bee this Saturday, 6 January 2008 to work on the second straight changes.

Flyer for the Come and Try Day - There is a flyer available for the 2008 Come and Try Day to be held at the club on 16 February 2008. You can view it here. Feel free to distribute this and help publicise the day.

Updated race calendar - The race calendar for 2008 has been updated. Apologies for the delay. All club days, Victorian races and a few others around the country have been included. Entry form links will be added as they become available. You can view it here. You can also check out the BMXV issued calendar here.

RCH Fundraiser - The Eastern Region and Western Park BMX Club are holding the Royal Children's Hospital fundraiser on sunday, 17 February 2008. You can check the entry form for more details.

Manningham Leader newspaper article - There was an article in the Manningham Leader newspaper this week with a few photos and words about the Park Orchards round of Track Attack. You can view it here.

DK Track Attack 2008 results - Just in case you haven't been checking the results after each meeting you can see all the results at the Track Attack BMX website.

Gates - Thursday 17 January 2008 - To give people a chance to try out the new random start controller and also have a ride of the new second straight, there will be gates from 7pm on Thursday, 17 January 2008. It may start earlier if the first aid person is around. Any help with track maintenance would also be appreciated so if you can help then head down to the track or contact Keith or Mark first.

Working bee this Saturday - There will be a working bee this Saturday, 6 January 2008 to work on the second straight changes.

Second Straight Changes - The second straight has been demolished and restarted. If anyone is available to help work on the changes please contact Keith Lyon or Mark Dobson to find out when and what you can do. We obviously need to have the up and running before Track Attack 2008 and the earlier the better.

Track Attack 2008 Entry Deadline Is Next Week - Just a reminder that the deadline for entries is 6pm on Friday, 4 January 2008 which is less than a week away. To make it as easy as possible for the organisers please ensure your entry is sent in time, so it is received by this date. Visit the Track Attack website to download the entry form.

Coaching Clinic - 17 January 2008 - Further details about the clinic to be held on Thursday, 17 January 2008 have been added to the Coaching Clinic page.

December Newsletter - The December 2007 newsletter is available here and better late than never, the November 2007 newsletter is available here.

2008 National Come and Try Days - As part of the national program, Eastfield will be holding a Come and Try Day on Saturday, 16 February 2008. If you know of other interested people who aren't as close to Eastfield then encourage them to attend one of the other tracks on the following days:

• Saturday, 9 February 2008 - Geelong BMX Club, South Eastern BMX Club, Sunbury BMX Club
• Sunday, 10 February 2008 - Northern Park BMX Club
• Sunday, 16 February 2008 - Knox BMX Club, Eastfield BMX Club, Lilydale BMX Club, Park Orchards BMX Club, Wyndham Warriors BMx Club, Border BMX Club, Portland BMX Club

Victorian State Title Holders - Well the dust has settled and it's time to recognise the Eastfield members who won their classes at the recent state titles. Congratultions to Johanna Lee Dobson in the 8 Girls, Lachlan Kennedy in the 10 Boys and finally Michael Chasteauneuf who capped off a successful year by taking the main prize in the AA Men's class. Well done to these three and all other riders.

Victorian State Titles Photos - Bec has started to upload the photos from the weekend so head over to Becs Pix. Keep checking back as more are added in the nex few days.

Victorian State Titles Results - Results from last weekend's WD-40 Victorian State Titles are available here. Congratulations to all the riders, proud parents and volunteers who helped to make the weekend a great success.

Victorian State Titles DVD - If you would like to order a DVD of the second day's racing you can download the order form here.

Park Orchards open Thursday, 22 November - Late notice I know but with no rain today the track is dry enough so gates will be running tonight as originally scheduled.

Park Orchards closed Thursday, 22 November - With the change in forecast and rain also expected tomorrow the track will need time to dry out a bit. Therefore the Park Orchards club advise that unfortunately they will be keeping the track closed for Thursday as well.

Park Orchards closed Wednesday, 21 November - With the rain and possibility of damaging the surface there won't be any practice today, Wednesday 21 November. All being well and with fine weather forecast for the rest of the week it will be open for the Thursday practice.

2008 Calendar - BMX Victoria have released the calendar for 2008 and you can view it here.

Park Orchards gate practice - Park Orchards track is open for gate practice each night this week in the lead up to the weekend.

• Tuesday - 6 to 7pm
• Wednesday - 5 to 7pm
• Thursday - 5 to 7pm
• Friday - 3 to 7pm

The Friday session is the first official practice and you will also be able to register. Registration prior to practice on the Friday night is required.

Don't forget to vote - For those that are required to vote in the Federal election on Saturday there are options available to lodge early votes by visiting early voting centres or by postal vote. More information can be found on the Australian Electoral Commission website.

Knox Thunderdome Results - Results from Knox Thunderdome have been posted here.

Track Attack 2008 Website - The DK Bicycles Track Attack 2008 website is now live at www.trackattackbmx.com.au. It contains general information about the series, entry forms and news items that will be updated regularly.

Warrnambool Classic - As the meeting was postponed due to poor weather it has been rescheduled to 9 December 2007. All entries that were received for the 4th of November meeting will be transferred to the new date. Riders that were entered for the 4th of November and cannot race on the new date are asked to please contact Paul Pretlove on 03 55623873 or Allan Malone on 0427 052424 by 8pm on Thursday 6th December.

October Newsletter - The October newsletter is available here.

Victorian State Titles Final Entries - Entries have now closed for the state titles and you can check your details by class and alphabetically. If there are any problems with your entries then please send an email as soon as you can.

Great Northern Park Results - Results from Sunday's race meetng at Northern Park have been posted here.

Victorian State Titles - Entries close tomorrow, 25 October 2007 so here's a final reminder. BMX Victoria are also posting updated entry lists so head over to BMX Victoria to check your entry has been received and processed correctly.

Race Results - Race results from the GV Classic at Shepparton have been posted here.

Race Results - Race results from the Spring Cup at Lilydale have been posted here and the Cash Dash at South Eastern are here.

Entry forms - With major races coming up every couple of weeks for the next two months, a number of entry forms have been released. You can get the forms from the Race Calendar and Entry Forms page. New ones now available include the Warrnambool Classic, Knox Thunderdome.

Stolen bikes from Bayswater Cycles - Two bikes were stolen from Bayswater Cycles on 27 September. They were a 2005 Diamond Back BSX Comp DJ bikes -black 16". It's brand new and would probably stand out as there wouldn't be many of this model still in new condition. The second bike is a 2006 Raceline Extremem Pro Downhill bike - black. There aren't many of these around so it too will stand out. If you think you have seen them then please contact Bruce at Bayswater Cycles on 9720 8491 or email.

Eastfield wins the Inter Club Challange - Eastfield once again took home the majrity of the trophies from last weekend's WD-40 Inter Club Challange. The club won the overall, relay, Men's Pro-Am 20" and cruiser. Well done to every who participated and contributed to the club's points tally. Some photos will be posted later in the week.

13 Boys Finals footage - Eastfield Experience 13 boys class sponsor rsabout clothing has posted up some videos of the action last Sunday, check them out at the rsabout website.

Inter Club Challenge - additional practice times - There has been more practice time allocated on Sunday morning for the inter club race meeting. Registration will run frm 8:30am to 10:30am and practice will be from 8:45am to 10:30am.

Michael Chasteauneuf Wins Moro Olive Oil Eastfield Experience AA Pro Men - In what was one of the best days of BMX this year, Eastfield’s Michael Chasteauneuf won the AA Pro men section of the Moro Olive Oil Eastfield Experience. Chasteauneuf won two of the three finals and was second in the other, which gave him the win from Frankston’s Olivier Hoarau and South Eastern Rider Jonathan Hoare.

The first final saw Canberra’s Leigh Darrell power away from the field for an easy win with Chasteauneuf in second and Hoare in third. Chasteauneuf got a great start in the second final and lead into Moro Olive Oil berm. Behind him the fortunes of a couple of the leading riders changed when Darrell and Hoare came together. This effectively ended both their races.  Liverpool’s Ryan Jedrzejczki went on to take second with Lilydale’s Josh Callan third.

The third, and last, final saw Chasteauneuf once again get the better start, he powered away from the field to win with Hoare in second and Hoarau in a close third. In the Moro Olive Oil Pro Ladies South Eastern rider Caroline Sobotka defeated new Knox rider Ashleigh Weier.  Erin Anderson also from Knox took third place for the day.  Sobotka and Weier traded wins all day and the finals were know different.  Sobotka’s win in the final race of the meet saw her walk away with the winners cheque and 4lts of Moro Olive Oil.

In the BMXMAD Shake n Bake A Pro Men, Knox’s Matthew Dunsworth and Tom Siinmaa also banged bars all day.  After the two of them took a win a piece in the first two finals, Dunsworth was able to take the win in the third with Siinmaa only able to take third.  This gave the win to Dunsworth from Siinmaa with Wyndham’s Jordan Morgan being in third place.

All classes were very well supported on the day with many of the age classes giving us some very entertaining racing.

Eastfield Experience results - Well done to everyone who raced yesterday and a big thank you to all the organisers, class sponsors and major sponsors, Moro Olive Oil, BMX MAD and Phil Munday's Panel Works. Results for the pros can be found here and for all other classes here. There will be photos posted shortly, once the photo gallery is back up and running.

Spring Cup entry form - The Spring Cup at Lilydale is to be held on 7 October 2007. You can get the entry form here and please note the entries close on Thursday, 5 October and there are no late entries or entries on the day except for the relay and pit bikes.

Eastfield Experience entry list - Entry list for the pros can be found here and for all other classes here. Good luck to all riders.

Interstate AA Pros heading to Eastfield - The $3000 prize pool is attracting a number of top interstate pros as well as the Victorian ones. Ryan Jedrzejczyk from Liverpool and Leigh Darrell from Canberra are making the trip south. Looks like the local club members including current W3 (16 boys), Michael Chasteauneuf, will have some hot competition.

Eastfield Experience class sponsors - The Eastfield Experience is on this Sunday and below are the sponsors for each class. These businesses support BMX so let's support them where possible.

• Sprockets - Wendy's Ice Cream
• Sprocket Girls - Wendy's Ice Cream
• 8 Boys - A & R Custom Fabrication
• 9 Boys - ANZ Mortgage Solutions
• 10 Boys - National Australia Bank
• 11 Boys - Powerade
• 12 Boys - Oz Bore Directional Drilling
• 13 Boys - RSABOUT
• 14 Boys - Vandenberg Excavations
• 15 Boys - National Australia Bank
• 8 Girls - Powerade
• 10 Girls - Curves
• 12 Girls - Curves
• 19+ Men - WD 40
• 30+ Men - ARB
• 40+ Men - Pig & Whistle Tavern
• 45+ Men - National Australia Bank
• 8-10 Cruiser - Powerade
• 11-12 Cruiser - National Australia Bank
• 13-14 Cruiser - Dust Supression
• 19+ Cruiser - Roccim Transport
• 30+ Cruiser - National Australia Bank
• 40+ Cruiser - Haslam Engineering
• Ladies Cruiser - Curves
• Vet Pro (30+) - Phil Munday's Panel Works
• 14+ Ladies - Moro Olive Oil
• A Men - BMX MAD
• AA Men - Moro Olive Oil

The Great Northern Classic - The Northern Park Open has changed its name to the The Great Northern Classic and will be held on Sunday 28 October 2007. More details including the entry form will be posted when available.

2008 Nationals Qualification - BMXA have released the qualification details for the 2008 nationals. Other than some wildcard entries, Victorian riders have to basically enter and compete in the 2007 WD-40 Victorian State Titles. More details here.

Upcoming coaching days - Feel the need to get some coaching tips before the state titles? Dates are:

• 15 September at Wyndham from 8:45am to 1:00pm
• 22 September at Eastfield from 8:45am to 1:00pm
• 27 October at Park Orchards from 8:45am to 1:00pm

Cost is $15 per rider. Contact Rob Symmons to secure a place. You can turn up on the day however it's easier for the organisers if they know in advance how many riders will be attending.

CA$H DA$H entry form is available - The CA$H DA$H celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and some of the riders from the original 1982 event are still racing. The entry form has been released and you can get it here. Racing is on Sunday 14 October 2007 and entries close Thursday 11 October 2007. There are no entries on the day and if you wish to pay on the day it will be an extra $5 per class. Practice at the track on the Saturday between 3:00pm and 5:00pm.

WD-40 Victorian Open BMX Championships - The decision has been made and the championships are confirmed for the Park Orchards track. The entry form has been released and you can get it here. Entries close Thursday 25 October 2007 and early bird entries close Monday 24 September 2007. All early bird entries will go into a draw to win a full refund of entry and other great prizes. Should be a great weekend of racing on the newly completed Park Orchards track.

Metro Plate final round and series results - The final rounds results can be seen here except for the Men's 14+ top 8 which are here. The final series results are here. Congratulations to all competitors, officals and volunteers for a job well done over the course of the series.

August Newsletter - The August newsletter is available here. Please note the working bee dates to prepare for the Moro Olive Oil Eastfield Experience are 15 September and 22 September.

Metro Plate final round photos - A few photos from last Sunday's Metro Plate final round have been posted here

WD-40 Interclub Challenge - The WD-40 Interclub Challenge is scheduled for Sunday, 30 September and is a great lead up to the state titles. Entries are due with your club secretary by Sunday, 2 September and you can get the entry form here.

Geelong Spectacular postponed - The Geelong Spectacular, originally to have been held on 16 September 2007 has been postponed due to the construction of the new canteen. They hope to hold the event in the new year.

Central G.V. Classic - The entry form for the Central G.V. Classic at Shepparton on Sunday, 21 October 2007 has just been released and you can get it here. Although it's a couple of months away, early entries help the organisers run events on time. Entries close last mail Thursday, 18 October. Gate practice will be held on the Saturday from 3:30pm to 5:30pm for a gold coin donation.

Eastfield Experience Sponsors - Major sponsors for the Eastfield Experience include Moro, BMXMAD and Phil Munday's Panel Works, however, sponsors are still required for each of the classes. A sponsorship information sheet is available, if you know of any potential sponsors.

July Newsletter - Just in case you missed the July newsletter you can read a copy by clicking here.

Eastfield Experience entry form - The entry form for the Eastfield Experience, to be held on Sunday, 23 September 2007 is now available by clicking here. Things to note are entries close Thursday, 20 September and there will be no entries on the day. Prize money is over $5000 so get the word out there and let's ensure the day is a great success.

Working Bee - With the club now holding the final round of the Metro Plate series, a working bee will be held on Saturday, 18 August, starting at 10:00am. There will also be a sausage sizzle and cordial.

Metro Plate Round 7 Important Information - The Eastern Region have asked that all riders who will be qualifying for a series award to take note of the following:

• please ensure you enter by the closing date (last mail 23 August 2007), late entries or entries on the day may result in you missing out on series trophies.
• please enter the same class that the series progress scores show you in. Some examples: sprocket girls enter sprocket girls not the sprocket age (5 sprocket etc), ladies cruiser enter 19-24 ladies cruiser, if your class is usually merged but you appear on the series results in your original class please enter that class.

Metro Plate Round 6 Results and Photos - Round 6 of the Metro Plate series at Lilydale has been run and won. Well done to everyone who braved the less than ideal weather conditions. Click here to view the results from the day and click here to check the series point standings. If an asterisk (*) appears after your name you will qualify for a series award by racing the final round. There's also a few photos been posted by Mark here.

Metro Plate Round 7 Change Of Venue - Eastfield will now be holding the final round of the Metro Plate series instead of Park Orchards. Everything else remains the same and entries should still be submitted to the Park Orchards club.

Michael Chasteauneuf W3 - Club member Michael Chasteauneuf had a very successful World BMX Championships in Victoria, Canada. He finished 3rd in the very competitive 16 Boys class and also managed a third in the 15-16 Cruiser. Well done Michael.

Track Attack 2008 Dates - The Eastern Region have announced the dates for the 2008 Track Attack series. They are:

19 January - Park Orchards
20 January - Frankston
22 January - Eastfield
23 January - Knox
25 January - South Eastern
26 January - Lilydale

The Park Orchards round will also include the UCI/Probikx round. Mark you calendar now for one of Australia's best BMX racing series.

Metro Plate Round 4 - South Eastern - A few photos from last weekend's metro plate round at South Eastern have been posted here.

Eastfield BMX Club anounce big sponsorship deal for September sanctioned event - Eastfield Eagles BMX Club announced today that Moro Olive Oil as the new Major Sponsor for their annual spring race meeting on September 23rd 2007. Eastfield President Keith Lyon said today “this sponsorship is a great boost for our event. Moro Olive Oil have pledged a significant amount of sponsorship to our event and it will allow us to turn this into a major date on the BMX Victorian calendar. We are actively pursuing every AA pro in southern Australia to attend our event and we are also seeking a big interstate name to headline it. Moro Olive Oil has come to us from outside the BMX industry to sponsor us. This is great for BMX in Victoria that we now have other companies looking at our sport as a way to promote their product.”

Eastfield are looking at re-launching their September event because of this Sponsorship deal. So stay tuned over the coming weeks for big announcements on a new name for the event, interstate riders and prize.

No Smoking Policy In Effect - The track has implemented a no smoking policy with the exception of the car park. Please observe the signs.