Ay-up Dusk till Dawn 12hr

Two Wheel Promotions teamed up with the Aussie made light company Ay-up to put together the annual 12hr event Dusk till Dawn. The event this year had moved to a private property near Beaudesert. The track was a six kilometres loop and the event centre had everything to make a great MTB event. There was hot food and drinks, endless areas to camp beside the track, hot showers and plenty of loos.
The dedicated enthusiasm emitting from the check point crews and camaraderie between competitors made for great atmosphere. Even other participating support-crews made the effort to encourage rides. This made for a fun 12hrs.
The first part of the track was made up of a two kilometres mowed paddock section which tricked you with its fast sweeping curves to begin with, then tore you down with a grass hill climb and soft flat sapping grind. It then switched to sweet wide flowing descents and tight switchback climbs. There were no tough technical sections but in the dark, it could catch out even the seasoned rider.
Over 140 riders participated, with the solo men podium being made up of all Ay-up riders. Andy Bell travelled from Melbourne to defend his title and succeeded, Andrew Fellows came in second with Sean Bekkers nipping at his heals one lap down from Andy.