It’s not through any act of extreme laziness, or even lack of interest that we have not posted for a little while. The truth is there has not been much that has captured our interest or garnered our attention even.

Bit boring really……..

Well, the crew from the ‘…OF…’ MTB event series ran their first event of 2008 and all involved are happy to say that the day could not have run more smoothly…. (more…)

Well here it it has happened again!Three days out from our first event of 08 and it has not stopped raining on the track, nor does it seem it will with rain and storms forecast right up until Sunday and maybe beyond.

Now while there is nothing at all wrong with riding in the wet, raining or not, some might know all too well that Killi is renowned for many things, two of which are a fire road that is not that great in dry weather, un-negotiable in the wet, and sandy + clay based conditions, meaning it will be a bog fest which will eat your drive train on the first lap. As the Newcastle area has received somewhat more rain than Sydney, we know that the track conditions will be swampy and with more rain to come over the next few days, probably totally rubbish.

As such, HMBA and ourselves have had several discussions about what the best option might be for riders, ourselves and bikes/cars and have made the unfortunate decision that we will have to postpone the even until: Saturday the 15th of March (which does not seem to conflict with any other event).

Whilst this is a total drag for everyone, we are offering several options to all who have entered to help ease the disappointment:

1. If you can make the new date, see you there and we will discount your team entry into the ‘12 Hours …OF… Darkness’ by 10%. Do nothing more.

2. If you can’t, you can carry over your entry into the ‘12 Hours …OF… Darkness’, just let us know.

3. If you’re just not interested, we’ll refund your money in full, within two weeks after the rescheduled event as per our terms and conditions. Again, let us know.

We are really sorry about having to do this so close into the event but the mighty heavens it seems stop for no one… not that there is anything wrong at all with this cool weather and wetness.

We all hope to see you at the new date or at the ‘12 Hours …OF… Darkness’.

Best regards,

BSI and HMBA.

PS: Any questions email us on event and if you know people that wanted to come but couldn’t, tell them they now can!

For those that had visited the previous BSI site for 5D Events and now looked at the new one, you might have noticed that all the images had vanished.

We’re happy to say that they are back, after we remembered that they had not been updated with the new format! For those that are new and are looking for info on the 2008 5D MTB Race Series, the images should give you a pretty good feel for the vibe we have developed over the years.

Check it out here.

It’s come and gone for another… well few months in anyway. Another successful, if I may say so myself, 5D Event.

This time around we ran the 12 Hours OF not so much Darkness, a first as it seems we seem to have developed a fetish for doing things at night! Anyway, numbers were up, down considering the pull outs due to change of dates, but still up. I think next year it will be 200 easy and the event series should be full.

As usual there were a range of highlights that always make running the events such a joy. Smiles all round and ‘Tripples’ from the Sydney Single speed Society courier crowd topping it out by nabbing not one but near all the treasures on the track AND still riding 15 or so laps solo AND having been hit by a van at work in Sydney’s CBD!!! Bloody hell.

The crew from the Hunter Valley Mountain Bike Association as usual ponied up a brilliant track…. apparently (this is the first course I have not ridden) and the timing and the rest went flawlessly. it’s amazing what can be achieved by doing things simply!

In all though, as a pre run to the 2008 5D ‘..OF..’ Race series, I gotta say we are all convinced there will be great times to be had. Of course being true to 5D form, there will be a bunch of new features coming up that will make the events a better and funner (is that a word?) experience. What’s best though it that it has rebirthed my love of the sport and that has to be a good thing!