Summer Series MTBO Event #4 – Silvan Sat 18 Feb

The four event MTBO Summer Series wound up with the final event at Silvan last Saturday.

Dandenong Ranges had their turn of running an MTBO event and had plenty of helpers on board to assist organiser/setter
Graham Wallis.

Again we had a great turn up with over 70 competitors lined up to tackle the scenic fern-lined paths of the Dandenong Ranges
National Park.

Using a new MTBO map created from two old foot O maps, competitors were tempted to find routes with the most economic
use contours and climbing. The faster riders had some work to do with one hill top control taking 16 contours (10 metre )
to reach. Only 3 riders managed to get all 20 controls in time with Alex Randall managing to get them a few minutes quicker
than Adrian Jackson. Those with more modest speed still had options to collect plenty of controls and get back on time
without having to climb to these sort of heights.

We've just about perfected a self-service results display to further ease the organiser's job. Phil Torode had the novel
idea of using his motor scooter to assist in putting out and collecting controls.

Again the picnic atmosphere prevailed with the barbecue available and plenty of sausages and cheese toasties
available and plenty of people hanging around for a chat and something to eat after their ride.

Planning now starts for expanded series for next year. Quite a few different ideas were tried so it will be good to get
feedback about what worked and what didn't for the future events.

Thanks to Peta Whitford, John Sheahan and Graham Wallis who assisted me in developing this idea into what has
been a successful series.

Peter Cusworth
Victorian MTB-O Coordinator

Silvan Rode MTBO Results, Sat February 18 2006
Name Club Age Time Score Penalty Total
1 Alex Randall YV M Open 57.57 400 0 400
2 Adrian Jackson MFR M Open 60.40 400 0 400
3 Tony Clark BK M40-49 67.32 400 0 400
4 Steven Cusworth BK M Open 68.40 380 0 380
5 Rob Davis BK M40-49 70.15 380 0 380
6 Peter Cusworth BK M50-59 71.35 380 0 380
7 Dion Keech MFR M Open 74.03 380 0 380
8 Tim Hatley BK M40-49 75.01 380 10 370
9 Carolyn Jackson MFR W Open 75.45 380 10 370
10 Peter Signorini M40-49 70.07 360 0 360
11 Jenny Mitchell BK W Open 71.10 360 0 360
12 Beat Okle SUI M Open 73.30 360 0 360
13 Anthony Kuc M40-49 75.55 360 10 350
14 Paul Leicester BK M40-49 79.55 400 50 350
15 Peter Jackson MFR M50-59 71.40 340 0 340
16 Ben Cotter BK M Open 71.45 340 0 340
17 Ian Dodd DR M40-49 71.52 340 0 340
18 Andrew Meads M Open 72.35 340 0 340
19 Cormac McCarthy YV M40-49 74.05 340 0 340
20 Chris Stevens M Open 71.28 320 0 320
21 Peter Mitchell BK M Open 74.07 320 0 320
22 Ariole Ford W Open 74.55 320 0 320
23 Rob Edmonds NE M50-59 77.25 340 30 310
24 Ian Mack M40-49 70.05 300 0 300
25 Sophie Allen W Open 70.20 300 0 300
26 Matthew Le M Open 70.45 300 0 300
27 Bruce Paterson BK M40-49 76.15 320 20 300
28 Gary Rook DR M60-69 75.09 300 10 290
29 Peta Whitford YV W50-59 75.25 300 10 290
30 Ralph Koch YV M50-59 61.30 280 0 280
31 Helen Edmonds NE W50-59 63.20 280 0 280
32 Michael Stanbrough M Open 64.25 280 0 280
33 Barry Hart YV M50-59 67.00 280 0 280
34 Peter Sala M40-49 67.03 280 0 280
35 Bruce Johnson NE M50-59 70.35 280 0 280
36 Andrew Medew M Open 71.22 280 0 280
37 Corrie Hoeboer DR M40-49 71.53 280 0 280
38 Ben Hoeboer DR M -18 71.55 280 0 280
39 Mark Hookey M Open 72.38 280 0 280
40 Hans Damen BK M50-59 73.03 280 0 280
41 Rob Mason BK M50-59 73.18 280 0 280
42 Steve Raymond DR M Open 74.43 280 0 280
43 Jacqui Raymond DR W Open 75.09 280 10 270
44 Dylan Shuttleworth NE M Open 77.35 300 30 270
45 John Sheahan BK M60-69 72.34 260 0 260
46 Bernard Shuttleworth NE M40-49 72.50 260 0 260
47 Gary Panter BK M40-49 59.50 240 0 240
48 Daniel Somerville M -18 64.41 240 0 240
49 David Beard ARDF M40-49 71.55 240 0 240
50 Marta Salek DR W Open 72.03 240 0 240
51 John Verkabel M40-49 72.40 240 0 240
52 Carolyn Cusworth BK W50-59 59.57 220 0 220
53 Mark Bradley M Open 67.30 220 0 220
54 Darian Panter BK M -18 67.45 220 0 220
55 Warwick Howland M Open 68.47 220 0 220
56 Barry Dovey DR M50-59 69.09 220 0 220
57 Scot Williamson M Open 69.25 220 0 220
58 Damian Verkabel M -18 69.45 220 0 220
59 Kevin Maloney NE M60-69 70.47 220 0 220
60 Kathy Liley YV W50-59 71.12 220 0 220
61 Jeff Robinson M Open 72.30 220 0 220
62 Mike Stanway M Open 72.50 220 0 220
63 Susan McNab W40-49 68.05 200 0 200
64 Emma Johnson NE W -18 69.05 180 0 180
65 Matthew Johnson NE M -18 69.06 180 0 180
66 Liam McLynskey NE M -18 69.07 180 0 180
67 Matthew Signorini M -18 76.45 180 0 180
68 Philip Somerville M40-49 61.50 160 0 160
69 Jenny Sheahan BK W60-69 53.28 140 0 140
70 Luke Harb M -18 66.35 120 0 120
71 Jesse Harb M -18 67.30 120 0 120
72 Kerry Dixon W Open 67.32 120 0 120