New track 10 name = Turbulence! 
We would like to say thanks to Jarrod for coming up with the name TURBULENCE, the trail committee together with the Ranger all thought this name was well suited to the track.

.tur·bu·lence (tûr'byə-ləns) n.

A. The state or quality of being turbulent: times of turbulence and confusion.
B. Turbulent flow.
C. An eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind.

The easy way of explaining it is its like being in a plane, you hit a pocket of air you suddenly drop the same way you do when you hit all the pockets of air on track 10!

New Gallery & Photos 
We have upraded our photo gallery and added some photos from the last Ride Day in February. You can check them out on the GALLERY page.

Merchandise 
We now have Hoodies and T-shirts available for purchase. Visit the MERCHANDISE page of this website for more information.

Visitor Surveys 
The Ranger in charge Dave Roberts has finally had a break through with his  head office and they will be undertaking some market research/visitor surveys at the you yangs over the next few weekends. The focus of the survey is general park info then specific Mountain Bike Questions. The data will be used to help determine demand, expectation of users, public opinion, and areas for improvement.  This data is also good to use when justifing additional funding through various government and non government groups. At the same time they will be doing the exact survey at Lysterfield which will provide interesting comparisons.

They will be on site at Drysdale Rd Car park this weekend as a start. I'd recommend you spread the word to try and get a good representation of the You Yangs Riders. We also have track counters out on tracks to count rider numbers and get an idea of useage patterns and impacts.

Track Changes
A lot of people may have noticed the closure of the bottom part of track 7 and the construction work to the new bridge on track 10, over the coming month this work will be coming to an end. This has taken alot of time and effort and a big thanks go's out to all that have helped. It has been explained to a couple of people that  the works are essential to avoid high speed crossing points.   The construction is a significant installation that has been part funded by the YY Mtb Inc and Parks Vic. On completion it will be a unique feature in the trail network.  

Drysdale Shelter
On completion of  track 10 (Mid April) The picnic shelter at Drysdale Rd Car park will be commenced. The certified plans for the structure are due shortly, hence the delay, and also the extra effort with the track 10 works has slowed progress. 

Drysdale Car park and Toilet Area

Drysdale Car park and Toilet Area
Hopefully you've noticed the revegetation works occuring around the carpark and toilet area. Vic Parks Staff planted 1500 tubes pre xmas and have had reasonable success. We aim to keep this area neat and tidy and present a professional approach to the mtb area. This leads me to the poor condition of the car park which is obvious to all.  The current dry conditions have restricted our ability to grade and resurface the car park. When we get some moisture back in the ground we'll be improving the access in and out of the area using large road base to hold the car park surface.

Code Red - Catastrophic days

Code Red - Catastrophic days
A recent State Government Decision has meant that all parks, reserves and forest areas in victoria will be closed on Code Red - Catastrophic days. Where gates are located, signs will be erected and gates locked. This is to minimise the number of people in the parks on those few days a year when the fire weather is considered dangerous and unpredicatable.