Bright future for the Hinterland BMX Club

THE Hinterland BMX Club continues to smash goals on the track, after recently placing 7th out of 39 clubs at the SouthEast Queensland Shootout Series, with 14 riders placing in the top eight.

Club secretary Jaclyn Smith said it was a great effort from all 46 riders from the club who participated, particularly for a small club compared to others which had around 100 riders.

She also highlighted some standout players from the club, who achieved great things during the Shootout Series.

“Eva Natalier and Noah Cook participated in the superclass division for the first time, which can be more competitive, placing 4th and 5th respectively and Eva also placed 3rd in the 15 year old girls division,” she said.

“Jeff Williams won the 50-54 year old men cruiser division, Keriann Reissenberger came 2nd in the 50-54 women and Rory

Jaclyn told GC&M News that the club has a big few weeks ahead of them, hosting the state championships from their Mooloolah big day,” she said.

“Anyone from the community can come down to our home tracks and watch the races if they’d like to, its free for the public to come and spectate.”

The club also recently announced the installation of new LED lights on their track is finally complete, improving safety for riders.

“We’ve been fundraising for our new LED lights for three years now, which COVID managed to slow down and cause prices to skyrocket,” she said.

“We recently got a community gambling grant for a little over $20,000 to help get us over the line and complete the lighting.

“The project cost $40,000 total, and it will improve vision for our riders at night time and safety for them when they are on the tracks. It will certainly be well received once the team who came second - Mooloolah Magnets. Paula, Donna, Brenda & Maree tried their hardest - but were beaten by a better team on the day. 48 games to 18. Now we have a few weeks off from comp before Spring season commenced in July selected to join the Performance Pathways Program Team on May 29, after completing their trials flawlessly. happy with the results from the trials, and it was a big step for his hinterland-based club. essentially a step up from the state team that we have, so that’s a team that trains twice a week down at UQ…” he said.

Witta Wompoos battled it out against Gympie Silver on Sunday. Both teams enjoyed the new court surfaces and sets see-sawed throughout the day. No tiebreaks were called for, but the standard of tennis was exceptional from both teams. After the ladies set the teams were tied with only a few games separating them. Mal Carlisle had an impressive rut for the day winning all four of his sets, with Haydyn, Donna, and Andrew each winning two out of their four sets for the day. Great results over a tough consistent team. Once again, the match came down to the last two mixed sets. With a win going to each of the teams. The only way to separate them to get a result was games count back which put Witta over the line by 3 games. Thanks to the Gympie team for the exciting tennis and to Mal, Haydyn, Andrew, Jim Donna, and Paula on an excellent win.

Two of our students competed at the the Regional Cross Country trials at Noosaville State School on Tuesday, 6 June 2023. Both boys ran extremely well, achieving great results. Alby placed 22nd in the 11-year boys event.

Chayse achieved 1st Place in his 10-year boys multi class event, in a time of 11:08 (almost 1 minute faster than the 12:00 minute qualifying time). He has been selected in the Sunshine Coast Regional Team (multi class division) to compete at the state trials in Hervey Bay on 15-17 July 2023.

Congratulations to both Alby and Chase.

“It’s made from the best of the state, and they also get an opportunity to train with the national team in Melbourne, so it’s a great stepping stone for our athletes.

“One of our black belt athletes, Charlie Bidgood, was picked in the pathways team having a pathway that can actually take you to the national team,” he said.

“It’s great for them to be able to see the path from club level to training at a state level month to month, training more seriously and, from there, opportunities to train nationally to boost those skills.”

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