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Dec.14/06:Volunteers needed! The wooden bridge (crossing) at Fallen Timber will be replaced Saturday, Dec.16th. Dave Dunlop has prepared the designs and metal infrastructure, so all we need to do is show up with or work gloves, hammers and crowbars. Meet 9:00 AM at the water crossing just off of Hunter Valley Road west of hwy #940 (Forestry Trunk Road).......Keep Reading.... Nov.3/06:Ice season is coming up...put your orders in early. Note that front & rear fenders are mandatory this year in Alberta.
Nov.1/06:Awesome windup party....great food, great music and great people! Barry Singer was awarded the "Ron Mallet Sportsman of the Year" for all his tireless efforts helping out with ice and harescramble events and with his involvement in the GAMP process. Thank you Barry, you deserve this award. We added a new annual trophy this year 'the Second Gear Club Youth Sportsperson of the Year" which was awarded to Matt Coonfer. Matt's a great kid and we appreciate his super attitude and the example he makes for the many younger kids that look up to him. This year he helped the little guys, he swept and helped flagging too. Samm Lethbridge and Mitchell Brown won some of the picture contests. Thank you to Mike Briggs for preparing and running the music, Krista and Joan for manning the admission, Kathy for the lovely table decoration, Samm and Terese for preparing and running the awards ceremony. Scott for the use of his projector and Amie, Samm, Mitchell & Jay for the great clips viewed all night long. Of course a big thank you to Siggi for pulling the whole event together. Have a super Holiday Season...Christmas is a great time to relax? no way, buy biking gear for the family and suit up the bikes with ice tires....!
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Windup Party!
as of : October.20th.2006 NEW SITE! Of course many thanks to all of our many sponsors and members,
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Oct.6/06: Windup party Oct.28th, 2006. Invitation Overall results Saturday and Sunday PDF files Saturday and Sunday Sep.30/06: Hi Folks, sorry it has taken so long to get my computer system up and running. There is plenty of new I wish to share with you, however, first things first….this weekend there is a cancer fundraiser being held at the Blackfoot motocross park. All proceeds will go to Chris Bonneau and family. If you’re not into motocross, try to make it out today for a silent auction that is to be completed at 6:00pm. Please see the attached for all the details. http://www.albertadirtriders.com/hareevents.htm See you all down there. Sep.8/06:
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Dec.31/03: Ghost Lake Track!
The Hewitt's have plowed an awesome
track at Ghost Lake. It's farther north on the lake than in past years. You
can't see if from the road, but rather about a 1km north of the boat ramp.
EVERYONE will be out for New Year's Day - see you then!
Update Dec.6/03: ORGANIZERS NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU, THE CROSS-COUNTRY RACER! Are you still interested in cross-country racing? Do you prefer harescrambles to cross-countries? Is competing in a series important or is it just as satisfying to win a trophy at individual events? What should it mean to win a series? Do we need more national events? Should we support future ISDE competitors by offering CMA qualifiers? Want do you want from organizers (be serious)? Do you care who sanctions the races (CMA, CMRC, etc.)? Are you interested in club events ie. classic or invitational, kids series, for-fun events. Email us with your comments.
Who’s interested in supermoto racing at Race City in Calgary? We need to know who you are?
Update Dec.5/03: 2004 CMA Ice Racing Calendar - tentative!
Jan. 18 - Lethbridge
Jan. 25 - Chestermere
Feb. 8 - Chestermere (new date)
Feb.15 - Rimbey
Possibly one or two more clubs to add to the list.
Update Dec.5/03: Check out this link to the adventure riders from the 50's - pretty cool!
Update Nov.12/03: Second Gear Club will have a booth at the Jan.9-11, 2004 Calgary Motorcycle Show. We'll be located beside the trial demo area. We need volunteers to man the booth. We need photo albums to display. Let us know if you would like to display your photos. Email us at info@secondgearclub.com.
Update Oct.28/03: We're Back! Sorry for the long delay in updates! Webmaster was suffering from motorcycle mental meltdown - thank goodness it was temporary! Note that September dirt track results will be posted shortly.
See the latest Prior Years Message Board
Next events include:
Nov.1 - CMA Annual Gen. Mtg, call Pat for info (403) 238-0956, Calgary
Update Sep.18/03: Dirt Track Race is still on despite bad weather this past week. We'll see you all out at the Blackfoot Motorpork dirt track on Saturday & Sunday. Free for spectators. Classes will include: Light Weight (220-2S, 250-4S), Medium Weight (250-2S, 450-4S), Heavy Weight (over 250-2S, over 450-4S, unlimited), Grand Prix, Vintage, Ladies, Kids PeeWee, Kids 50cc, Kids 65cc, Kids 80cc.
Update Sep.15/03: AURS Waiparous cleanup pictures! Second Gear Club & Calgary Motorcycle Club members teamed up to repair two wooden bridges at the AURS annual cleanup Sep.13/03. Checkout the pics. Many other motorcyclist showed up and volunteered their time at some of the other 20 or so projects! Great job everyone!
Newly designed dirt track - it's now BANKED! Thanks to Royal & Daryl for buying the new grader and water truck. Thanks to Doug, Gord, Terry, Siggi, Chad, Cody, and, and for all your work. Would also like to mention how boring it must have been for a few of you that took their vehicles out to 'harden' the track. Did anyone clock your race times? Oh, did I say racing? ha ha! See pictures.
Update Sep.14/03: Waiparous cleanup a success! Thank you to everyone that showed up at the A.U.R.S. Waiparous cleanup yesterday. I'm not sure of the exact numbers but there must have been over 200 people out there. The motorcycle crews completed the repairs on the wooden bridges on HunterValley and at Fallen Timber. Pics to follow.
Remember to gear up for the Dirt Track racing on Saturday and Sunday (20th & 21st) at Blackfoot Motorpark. Race time is 11:00 am and sign-in anytime before 11:00. Camping is available. Entry fee is $10 for the first class and $5 for additional classes - Kids are $5. The entry fee is in addition to the gate charge. No other memberships fees. We are also hoping we get a couple bikes to make a vintage class - spread the word!
Next events include:
Sep.20th - Dirt Track, Blackfoot Motorpark, Calgary
Sep.21st - Dirt Track, Blackfoot Motorpark, Calgary
Sep.21st CMRC MX - Bruderheim
Sep.21st AMRA (8:00 am) pts event, Calgary
Sep.28th CMC MX - Wild Rose, Blackfoot Motorpark, Calgary
Update Sep.7/03: Ryon Bell Trial School has been cancelled!
Also, the Second Gear Club will be heading the bridge repair projects at Fallen Timber & Huntervalley for the AURS volunteer day Sep.13th. Please let us know if you are interested in helping out with this project.
Update Aug.29/03: September 13th ATRA Trial - Indian Graves - event is still a go, call Chris Wilson for info at 403-652-4029.
Check out Outlaw Dave's Trials Newsletter now posted on our web page.
Update Aug.27/03: September 13th, AURS cleanup at Waiparous! We need members of the motorcycle community to SHOW UP! The AURS has made some huge steps to be recognized by the government as an OHV voice. However, in the past we have had very few motorcycle individuals/enthusiasts present. This IS important! Bring the family. Check the AURS sight for further location & time details.
Update Aug.27/03: The only thing better than a day dirt tracking is TWO days of dirt track racing in a row on Sep.20th & 21st! Let us know if you would be interested in having 2 club races on the same weekend. This would include Dirt Track & TT racing each day.
The club also decided to use Blackfoot's insurance, so all you do is pay the normal $15 gate fee (this is your insurance) and then $10 entry for the class and $5 for each additional class. Pretty cheap weekend! The dirt track was suppose to be a CMA Top Gun event but we decided that given the additional expense for CMA insurance - we just wouldn't be able to afford it without upping the entry fee.
The club has also had a suggestion to put on a swap meet for the same weekend! Let me know if you would have any motorcycle stuff to sell and I will post a general list.
Update Aug.25/03:Dirt Track/TT racing September 20th & 21st at Blackfoot Motorpark in Calgary. Great news, we now have a grader for our use thanks to Daryl MacRae and Royal Adderson. Last week Royal was out there sweatin' to get some slope on the track. Doug Houston had a backhoe to dig the trench for the water pipe & culver. Work is not yet completed and we could use all the help we can get this Wednesday to finish grading and placing the culvert in corner one (where the wet spot is). Looks promising that we'll have an awesome track for the 20th & 21st. Need to know what classes will be needed. Please email me with the class or size of bike you have so we can make plans. Also, let me know if you are interested and/or have a bike for the vintage class. info@secondgearclub.com
Update Aug.25/03 Just received some great pictures from the Extreme weekend. Check back next week to view the new photo gallery (trials, field event, XC, kids, quads).
CMA Moose Mountain XC was rescheduled to August 24th at Fallen Timber! Jim Titmus & Jarod Thomas and, and, and put on a good event. Unfortunately, rescheduling and fire situation took a toll on the number of registered riders. However, it great to know we all can start fresh next year. The cross country series for both CMA & CMRC took a hard hit this year. Update results will be posted as soon as we can get our hands on them!
August 23rd Moose Mtn Ladies & Kids race displayed awesome competition. Despite low turnout, there was no shortage of excitement and the desire to WIN! This was the final event for the 2003 Second Gear Club Series Championship that was sponsored by Legacy Kitchens. Check out the final standings. Series Championship trophies were awarded to those that showed up at the event. Those winners that would like to pickup or make arrangements to receive their trophy should call us at 403-274-0834 or email at info@secondgearclub.com. Otherwise, your trophy will be waiting for you at the CMA annual meeting this fall. Thank you to everyone that showed up this year. Check out the final results 2003 Second Gear Club Series Championship
CMRC Crowsnest harescramble & cross country has been cancelled due to forest fires.
August 16th & 17th CMA Xtreme Cross Country!
The race was a success - weather perfect and not problems with forest fires! Check out the updated results!
2003 kids & ladies results. Unofficial 2003 CMA XC results.
August 16th Fallen Timber Field Event (Dirtbike Trial) Fallen Timber Field Event Results Again we had lots of spectators but short on riders. Riders appeared to have had a blast. Many surprising themselves at how well they could do on the Log Run which consisted of four logs ranging from 1 foot to over 2 feet high.
August 16th Fallen Timber Trial Fallen Timber Trial Results can be viewed on the Trials Canada web. Jano was our course master and did a great job. Lots of spectators. Great to have many of the trials riders camp out with us cross country folk.
August 16th Fallen Timber QUAD Cross Country Fallen Timber Quad XC Results Rod Chandler did a great job flagging. Course was approximately 5 km in length and riders completed 6 laps. Fairly tight course through the trees and cutlines. However, if carefully navigated, the boys found ways to pass. All riders had a great time, even Barry after he crashed into a tree and injured his thumb.
July 20th Rocky Mountain House Trial, Which was held at the farm of local enthusiast Byrnie Schroderus, attracted another good turnout of riders. The course, that consisted of both natural hazards and man made obstacles, took points from everybody, but had the right amount of "easy" sections that made all riders feel like hero's - It was local ace Chris Tronnes, who showed that he still has what it takes, and he handily beat out buddy Neal Ward, and born again Trials rider Rob Doel., Complete results can be seen later on the Trials Canada web site.......... you heard it first from the "Second Gear club"....... Report & Pictures by Outlaw Dave.