For all the Facebook users we have today launched the clubs new Facebook site, In Facebook’s infinite wisdom they for reasons unknown have turned our old page off and it will soon be removed, sorry for the inconvenience.

So Please head over to https://www.facebook.com/SportingMotorCycleClub/ and follow the new page for club updates, news & events. Please spread the word to other members and friends.

Cheers,

Patrick Middleton – Club Secretary.

Our monthly rides on the second Sunday of the month are still on, and we are looking for someone to put their hand up to do the run on August 14th. If you are thinking of having a go and need a bit of help just ask, there are quite a few members willing to help.

September 11th ride will be the COMBINED DIRT AND ROAD RIDE around Enfield State forest. Dirt ride will be organised by Mark Gross & Phil Nelson and the road ride will be from the clubrooms to meet the dirt riders for lunch. More details will be posted as they come to hand.

It has been suggested to do a POKER RUN on October 9th , so we are looking for helpers to organise and run it. Remembering that if no-one helps on these runs, they don’t happen.

November 13th we will be running the annual SPORTIES T.T. for the tiddlers and old bikes among our ranks. It’s a fun day with the opportunity to bring your smallest or oldest bike out for a run. Starting and Finishing at the club rooms. Gathering around 9.00am for a 10.00 start for about a 60 >80 klm ride around the local area returning to the club rooms for a feed and chat.

First of all, congratulations to the club and thanks all members past and present who have kept the club alive through thick and thin over our 90 years of activity in motor cycle sport. Looking through some of our recorded history we have achieved quite a lot with many members being multiple champions in various facets of motor cycle competition over the years with quite a few Australian Champions among them. But as usual with all clubs, there have been many members who may not be competition winners but who are tireless workers for the club organising the events and day to day business of running a club over so many years.

The 90th Birthday ride went off without too many hitches with around 115 riders participating over the course that was used for the first event SMCC ran in 1932 which was run as a Reliability Trial (remembering all roads would have been unsealed and most competitors would have been on 1920’s machines). Covering around 130klms with a loop through Lara, around the back of the You Yangs to Anakie, the on the Durdiwarrah for a coffee stop. Then it was onto Meredith with a return back to the clubrooms via Steiglitz and Southerlands Creek, some riders took various detours whether they were intended or not, but all back safely for a feed and a chat over some refreshments at the clubrooms.

We would like to compile an album and a photo board for the clubrooms and are asking all who attended to send in their photo memories to the club e-mail enquiries@smcc.com.au We will select some of them to compile a fitting reminder of the event for display.

Below is a Youtube clip of the day recorded by a Member, Thanks Vio – Much appreciated

Fun ride this morning, more details on the Ride Reports Page check it out https://smcc.com.au/ride-reports/

What a great ride to Moriac this morning for Coffee, an interesting mix of bikes, and excellent coffee to top it off. Highly recommended for all members to come along on the Monday rides, always great fun.

Weekly Monday morning Red Plate Rides (really any vehicle welcome) are back on – Casual & Cruisy. Meet Barrabool Rd, just past the Macintyre walk bridge heading west towards Highton, on the right hand side of the road in the car park near the toilet block. Meet at 9.00am and depart 9.30am. Rides are very casual, usually pick a cafe / bakery in the area and away we go, always great fun.

This months club ride has been organised by life members Mark Gross & Phil Nelson who have put together the first dirt ride as our monthly club ride. It will be an easy ride for the experienced dirt riders but is aimed at a level that all riders will be able to complete regardless of experience. Suitable for all dirt bikes whether they be Red Plate, Rec Registered or Fully registered, but they must be registered in some form to participate.

Marked track for approx 30klms of an easy standard with access roads throughout if any problems. Riders can choose to do more than one lap if they choose.

Directions;

From Shelford proceed west towards Rokewood

Approx 4klms turn right to Mt Mercer

Approx 25klms turn left at Flemings Rd and follow yellow arrows to the start .

Meet at starting point around 9.00am for a 9.30 start.

Hope to see you there to support the effort our members put in to organise this for us.

Happy 89th Birthday today (1/10/2021) to 1953 SMCC club champion Dave Jeremiah pictured here with his championship sash. Coincidentally David was born in 1932, the same year SMCC was foundered.

Thanks to our historic records custodians and generosity of former club members, we have managed to collate a variety of interesting club memorabilia. We are excited to be able to celebrate Daves milestone today and recognise him as one of the many champions who have contributed to the rich and diverse history of the Sporting Motorcycle Club over the past 89 years.