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A WEEKEND OF RIDE DAYS – AND A DIRT TRACK SLIDE AT VICTOR!

Filed Under: Dirt Track, Enduro, Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, Speedway

A WEEKEND OF RIDE DAYS – AND A DIRT TRACK SLIDE AT VICTOR!

After the postponement of the PRO MX Nationals this weekend due to the latest COVID-19 lockdown over the border, this weekend has suddenly become a  get back out on the bike and enjoy a Ride Day, or a Come & Try Day, or a Dirt Track blast, or scrape your knee type of weekend!

Below is who and what is open this weekend now – including a chance to ride the MX Nationals prepared track at Gillman on Sunday – contact the clubs through their socials – or through the Club Directory on this website for all the relevant details!

And also not forgetting – MSA’s ACUSA Park in the hills will also be open on Sunday – 2 motocross tracks, enduro loop, juniors track, dirt track for the youngest riders, fully catered – a great family friendly atmosphere!

Get those bikes out of the shed and get riding – and after the rains this week, the off road tracks should be getting into some mint conditions!

Here’s the rundown!

SATURDAY 29TH MAY

PORT PIRIE MCC                                COME & TRY DAY                                           MOTOCROSS                         

Rob has been out working the track and it is absolutely prime after the rains this week so we are going to run a come and try day this Saturday. Track open from nine until about four. $15 come and try $25 licenses riders. No food at the canteen only drinks sorry. No water will go on the track on the day but we have had about an inch of rain this week so should be wet enough.

MOUNT GAMBIER MCC                     RIDE DAY                                                        ROAD RACING

Another great weekend coming up. Ride Day Saturday 29. Weather looking awesome.

On Sunday, working bee. Please bring a shovel or spade. We plan on doing the edges around the track. Easy work if there are enough of us. We look forward to seeing you all.

SUNDAY 30TH

MUD N TARS                                      ROUND 1, DIRT TRACK SERIES                      DIRT TRACK

Dirt Trackers – Race Day is this Sunday at Day Road. PLEASE pre-enter, even if you want to pay on the day. You can enter via Ridernet. The link is on our website www.mudntars.com

They are also having a working Bee on Saturday at 13 Day Rd, Victor Harbor. The track and surrounds needs a bit of a tidy up. Wade has a list of jobs. Bring along anything you would normally bring to a working bee. The track looks excellent so we only need to concentrate on the surrounds, pit and parking areas and around the buildings. Members, get your working bee card signed and after 3 being marked off, you get a free entry at a Mud N Tars Ride Day!

SOUTH COAST                                                RIDE DAY                                                        MOTOCROSS

With the unfortunate news that the PRO MX has been postponed, we will now be open this Sunday! 8:30am – 2:30pm. Entries on the day, and via Ridernet. Last time to get some practice in before our Round 2 SCMX Club Day – June 6th

Member – $30.00, Non-member – $40, One day licence – $35, EFTPOS and Cash Available

CLARE MCC                                        RPA RIDE DAY                                                MOTOCROSS / OFF ROAD

Registrations now open on Ridernet. To enter sign into Ridernet using the rider’s Ridernet login. Members required to run the day. You must be a current member. If you want any more info please call Jo 0419393906

MSA / ACUSA PARK                          RPA RIDE DAY                                                MOTOCROSS / OFF ROAD / TRAIL RIDE

GET KEEN! Ride day this Sunday – 10.00am to 3.00pm, sign on from 9.00am!  With more lovely rain this week, we can now safely say that this Sunday’s Ride Day will be held in prime conditions! Looking forward to seeing a full house this Sunday!

MOTOCROSS RIDERS ASSOC.                       RIDE DAY                                                        MOTOCROSS

Track will be open Sunday 8.00am till 2.00pm Great opportunity to ride a track that’s prepped and ready for national event.

$30.00 members $40.00 non-members, $35.00 one day licence, EFTPOS only

*Please make sure you stay on the track, please do not ride on the infield.

*Please enter and exit from some spot as we don’t want to spend all this time fixing the infield up.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 29TH & 30TH

ARIEL MCC                                          RIDE DAY                                                        OFF ROAD / TRAIL RIDE

Ariel MCC of South Australia – Social Dirt Bike Riding Club: The Ariel club is all about having a great time with mates and riding Dirtbikes – contact the Club for all details about this weekend ride.

       

ASHLEY JANSEN-BATCHELOR RACING #131 – 2020/21 SEASON WRAP!

Filed Under: News, Speedway, State Championship

2019 MSA Rising Star Nominee, Ashley Jansen-Batchelor gives us his rundown on a hugely successful season, with lots of miles travelled and lots of silverware to add to the cabinet – huge effort by him and his team! 

2020/21 Summer Season Wrap Up

The 2020/21 Summer Season was my most successful Season and I am incredibly proud of what I achieved. It had its challenges through injury where I missed my home South Australian Championship and COVID-19 has delayed the Australian Championships until September this year.
However I am very proud of what I achieved when I came back from that injury. This season we travelled more than we have done in any other season, raced at more tracks and gained valuable experience. I also started racing in the 250cc category which was a whole new learning experience and a really good challenge.

NSW State Championship
The first major race of the season for me after spending 6 weeks on the sidelines with injury was the NSW State Championships, for both 125cc and 250cc categories, held at Woodstock Park Speedway near Cowra NSW. It was a really successful trip having finished on equal highest points scorer for 125cc and coming out of gate 2 in the final, I was able to come away with second place in what was a tough field. This was a really important race for me, especially coming back from injury. I was really happy with the result.

The Graham Baker Memorial Shield
Next up was The Graham Baker Memorial Shield held at my home track Sidewinders. This was one of the races I set as a goal to win this season after having made the podium in the previous season. I am very grateful that the Baker family business CBS Bins, as well as Ecowaste Solutions are key supporters and partners of mine and I’m proud to be associated with them, so to win this and to get my name on the Shield was special for me.

Craig Boyce Invitational
We then made the long trip over to Kurri Kurri in NSW to compete in the Craig Boyce Invitational in both 125cc and 250cc categories. It was great to go over to compete at a track I had not raced on before against some riders I had not competed against before. This was my most successful event in the 250 category finishing with the highest points scorer for the day.

Roy Bitmead Memorial Cup
The Roy Bitmead Memorial Cup was the next race back at my home track Sidewinders, another race I wanted to win this season after finishing on the podium last year. The memorial meetings are always special to win as these events are to honour the people that started our Club. This event was a tough one. I started the final in gate 3 and I am really proud to come away with the win after a tough round of heats.

ANZAC Medal Presidents Cup
The final race of the season was the ANZAC Medal Presidents Cup. This one I wanted to finish the season on a high and get the win. I managed to do just that with a maximum not dropping a point all night and winning the final. It was one of my best races for the season and it was great to finish the season off on a winning note.

Thank you to our Partners & Supporters
During this season we had two new partners join our team of supporters in Darren Disbury and Repco Victor Harbor. I would like to say a massive thank you and welcome on board to them. I would also like to thank all of our partners and supporters for your ongoing support. It really makes all of what we achieved this season possible and I could not have done this without you. I look forward to coming and seeing you all over the off season to thank you personally.

 

The O’Connell Family Racing Team
Darren Disbury

ROUND 2 – 2021 SART CHAMPIONSHIP & SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINE A HUGE WEEKEND!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, Reliability, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAMX Championship, State Championship

ROUND 2 – 2021 SART CHAMPIONSHIP & SA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINE A HUGE WEEKEND!

Saturday – Sedan – The Mike Connors Reliability Trial – the 61st running of the Keyneton MCC’s longest running annual event heads to Sedan this Saturday for round 2 of the South Australian Reliability Trials Championships, with the first bike due to head out on a 6 hour journey at 9.01am.

What will, at this stage, be a dry journey for the 130+ starters, sees a 2 lap journey of 3 hours each, with the first section, just around the corner from Main Control, being an awesome spectator area, at a local’s personal motocross track. So, come to Main Control in the morning, grab breakfast from the local community catering crew, then a program and directions to the spectator area and head out to watch some awesome action!

20+ sidecars will lead the field the away, followed by the Expert solos, old bikes, ladies and then the Clubman and aged classes – with lap 2 staring at 12.01pm for a 3.00pm finish for bike 1.

As mentioned above, the local Sedan Community Group will be catering the event all day, so please get around them and support their efforts, and especially as some are also our fabulous land owners, without whom those events couldn’t run!

The Keyneton MCC would like to thank all who are making this event happen – especially all of the control keepers who will be sitting out in the dust – and a big shout out to BAROSSA MOTORCYCLES in Nuriootpa for their continued support of the Club.

The SART Committee would like to thank MOBILITY SA, CBS BINS, ECO WASTE SOLUTIONS, BAROSSA 4X4 & OUTDOORS and PETER HENNEKAM’S SKETCHOGRAF for their great support of this SA Championship Series.

Action from the Sedan MX track from 2 years ago – and the winners of the 60th Keyneton MCC ‘Annual Road Trial’ from 2020 – Rowan Pumpa (outright & Mike Connors Trophy) and Max & Sam Hutchesson (sidecar & Weckert/Hollamby Trophy)

2021 EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSIPS, presented by AMX SUPERSTORE – ROUND 2 THIS WEEKEND IN THE RIVERLAND

Saturday & Sunday – Renmark – SA Motocross Championships round 2 – the 2nd round of the 2021 South Australian Motocross Championships will kick off early tomorrow morning at Renmark, as the action hots up across all classes of the Championship, led by SA’s amazing future Champions with the junior Classes heading day 1!

Entry for spectators this weekend is a gold coin donation – with all proceeds going to charity – and there will be hot and cold catering all weekend at the Riverland JMC Canteen, with plenty of prime viewing areas at the venue as well.

Camping at the track is also welcome, so head to Sedan, watch the SART action until early arvo, then head to Renmark, catch the last of the junior races,  have a feed, roll out the swag, and then wake to some awesome action on Sunday morning, after an egg & bacon sanga of course! 

With the juniors heading day 1 – with kids aged from 4 to 16, boys and girls, in action – day 2 will headline the senior competitions, again make and female riders, as well as the oldest juniors (15+) in the Junior Lites class – so both days will feature awesome racing and something for everyone to watch!

All this action from round 1 at Gillman – will be on show this weekend at Renmark as riders start to put their Championship run together, with a huge thanks to fullnoise.com.au for the brilliant pics!

EAGLE TRAILERS, CAMPERS & CARAVANS showed their ongoing commitment to the series, securing the Series Naming Rights sponsorship in a lucrative 2 year deal with AMX SUPERSTORE signing on for the 2021 and 2022 seasons as well. AMX STORE support is totalling $14K including round by round helmet and tyre giveaways, participation prizes, track side sales and much more.

BUTLERS MECHANICAL SERVICES continue to raise the bar and their increased pledge into the series in 2021 secured the Naming rights for the Woman’s Class with TITANIUM SECURITY AUSTRALIA supporting the Junior Girls Classes.

GBF CLOTHING, BANKS RACE DEVELOPMENT, KESSNERS MOTORCYCLES and COAST POWERSPORTS are the other fantastic Championship partners for 2021.

LILLIE YIATROU WINS 4TH SA WOMEN’S CUP (FOR TRIAL) IN A ROW!

Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

LILLIE YIATROU WINS 4TH SA WOMEN’S CUP (FOR TRIAL) IN A ROW!

Reigning MSA Rising Star Award recipient, Lillie Yiatrou, made it 4 on the trot on Sunday in winning her 4th SA Women’s Cup in a row, making her the first to win the event 4 times, and the first to do it in a row as well, as she also took out the PRO Women’s Class. Hot on her heals though is junior rider, Alisha Harry, who easily won the SPORT Women’s Class, with all 3 entrants in this senior class being junior riders.

A total of 14 girls and women rode the event in 2021, sponsored again by the good folk at Rockhopping SA and run by the Keyneton MCC, and, for the 4th year running, there was also an all-female officiating crew running the event – with thanks to Verlaine Bell (Steward), Tyler Hogan (Clerk of Course), Carole ‘Crouch’ Tune (Race Secretary) and Wendy Holmes (Scrutineer)!

It was a double win for the ladies, with Melissa Rogers, along with rider Steve Rees, getting the gold in the 2021 Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy, the 3rd time the team have won the event (Steve’s 4th overall), with it pleasing to also see 3 sidecars in the Sidecar 2 Class this year.

 

Above left; 2021 SA Women’s Cup field, with the officials; (Rear from left) Lillie Yiatrou, Ella Peacock, Jasmine Tarrant, Anna Rogers, Tanya Harry, Melissa Rogers, Charlotte Cowan, Wendy Holmes, Tyler Hogan, Crouch Tune, Jesse Nourse, (Front from left) Verlaine Bell, Hayley Stephen, Alisha Harry, Chelsea Long, Cadance Long, Lucinda Cowan, Ashley Barwick.

Also great to see that the discipline of Trial is still the family sport – with three generations from one family all having a ride together (below) – and for the first time at an event, when David Long ended a 23 year retirement to ride along side his son, Aaron, and granddaughters Chelsea and Cadance, with the girls also having their first ever SA Women’s Cup ride – fantastic to see!

Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy winners for 2021 (above) – Sidecar 1; Steve Rees / Melissa Rogers, Sidecar 2; Chris Paunola / Damien Nash

(Pics not from the weekend – we wish it was that green! )

Results; The Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy

Results; 2021 Trials SA Star Awards – after event #2

Also, on the Saturday there was a Come & Try Day for Girls and Women, with a few newbies coming out for a ride – with a huge thanks to Kieran Hill for taking the time to put them all through their paces – the improvement through the day was there for all to see!

SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY HEAD UP A HUGE WEEKEND!

Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling, Trials

SA WOMEN’S CUP & DIENER/HOLMES SIDECAR TROPHY HEAD UP A HUGE WEEKEND!

The first event in SA motorcycling history to have the girls and women headline the event, the Rockhopping SA 2021 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy for Trial, hosted by the Keyneton MCC headline a huge weekend of action, across many disciplines of the sport.

Being run on Long Gully Road at Angaston from 9.00am Sunday, this event also features free entry for spectators, who will be able to wander around between the sections and watch some of SA’s awesome trials talent.

Leading the way is current Australia #2 (2019) in Open Women and Junior Women U13, Lillie Yiatrou and Charlotte Cowan, with Lillie also a 2 time Australian representative, and the reigning MSA Rising Star. Also in the field is 2018 Australian U13 Champion, Alisha Harry and Under 11 #1 from 2019, Ashley Barwick, again showing how much SA leads the country in Junior Women.

And due to the nature of Trial, and only 1 bike on the course (section) at one time, juniors can compete in senior classes in direct competition, with the Sport Women (formally C Grade) Class being made up of all junior riders, Charlotte, Alisha and Hayley Stephen.

At the other end of the field, look for the Long sisters, Chelsea & Cadance, both riding in Junior B Girls in their first SA Women’s Cup in 2021, and with dad, Aaron, and grandfather, David, also in the field, it shows that Trial is very much a family affair!

The Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy will also feature a number of female passengers, led by 2016 Australian Champion, Melissa Rogers, onboard with Steve Rees, the very team that won the Australian Championship in 2016. Look out also for the husband & wife team of Adrian & Tanya Harry, and the father & daughter team of Greg & Anna Rogers (who are having their first ride together).

There will also be a full field of support classes in action, led by Trial 1 riders, and Australian Champions, Connor Hogan (and Trial2 World Championship competitor & multi time Australian representative) and Haydon Barwick, along with juniors Hayden Eardley (2018 U13 Australian Champion) and Carl Henschke taking it on in the senior classes, and a heap of junior riders in action as well – there will be something for everyone to watch!

Although there is free entry for spectators, there is no catering for this event, so bring a picnic lunch and sit under one of the many gum trees to watch the action.

The event will also be preceded by a Come & Try Day on the Saturday – at the same venue – from 10.00am to 4.00pm, mainly for the girls and women, but open to all.

ALSO ON – MOTOCROSS, SIDECAR-CROSS, ENDURO, ROAD RACE, ACUSA PARK, RIDE PARKS – IT’S ALL HAPPENING

Also on this weekend there are a number of Clubs around the state that have gates open – check out the list below, but a couple of highlights are;

  • The opening round of the ASA Sidecar-cross & Quads Series at Murray Bridge, and,
  • The opening round of Mud N Tars Club Series, which also features the Slur feature race, a 30 minute moto – with the Parawa Track looking awesome for this weekend’s event.

Entries for both of these events, and many others, are still open, so get around it and get out and support the clubs doing the hard yards preparing their venues – see the pics below of the awesome track prep at Parawa!!

For those who like sliding their knees around corners – head out to Mallala this Sunday for another great Ride Day – and you never know, you may like it so much, that a competition license becomes you and you get racing!

Here is the full list for the weekend!

CLUB EVENTS

SUNDAY, 16TH MAY

MUD N TARS      ROUND 1             PARAWA

Don’t forget to get your entries in for Parawa round 1 this Sunday (16-05-21) Online entries close Friday PM, and they still need more entries for the event to be awesome!! Weather is looking unreal which should make for perfect conditions on a fully prepped track. Hope to see you all there. Enter at Ridernet or via www.mudntars.com

ASA                        ROUND 1             MURRAY BRIDGE

The 2021 Sidecar & Quad Series – Round 1 is on this Sunday at Murray Bridge!

If you haven’t done so, get your entries in now https://bit.ly/3ba4UWr

We’d also love to see more juniors out and about on the track! They are the future of the sport we all know and love and some solo classes have also been added for the event.

MORGAN            ROUND 3             MORGAN

Round 3 of the Morgan Club Championship have entries open and will once again cater to the young and old, with all the usual – enter through your Ridernet profile and head to the Morgan for another great day of racing!

WHYALLA – ENDURANCE             WHYALLA

Come on out for a ride on a marked out enduro track and camp the night, entries available on the day, check out the Whyalla socials for all the details and who to contact.

RIDE DAYS

SATURDAY 15TH MAY

TEA TREE GULLY                               TEA TREE GULLY

The TTG MCC are running a Ride Day on Saturday, at the Tea Tree Gully MX Track – Para Valley Drive, Tea Tree Gully, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well

SUNDAY 16TH MAY

CAFNIX                                                 MALLALA

Hey knee scrapers ……. head out to Mallala Sunday for another awesome day of wearing the knee scrapers out! Cafnix have done their bit and begged got more track time for all, so if you’re keen Pre Book, your fee is refundable or transferable if you don’t ride. Follow the link to book; https://mallala.rezdy.com/…/mallala-motorsport-park…

PORT LINCOLN                                  PORT LINCOLN

10:00 am – 3:00 pm *** PLEASE NOTE *** TRACK WILL NOT BE PREPPED *** EFTPOS AVAILABLE FOR SIGN INS

CANTEEN AVAILABLE (Hot dogs, snags, drinks, lollies) CASH ONLY PLEASE

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA

SUNDAY 16TH MAY

CLARE MCC                         George Wade Ride Park – Bennys Hill Road, Clare              contact, John Barry 0418 802 890

ADELAIDE HILLS                Barthwicks Property – Tungkillo, Tungkillo                             contact; Ben Brereton 0433 012 312

AND OF COURSE – ACUSA PARK IS ALSO OPEN FOR A RIDE DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2021!

Ride day this Sunday – 10.00am to 3.00pm, sign on from 9.00am!
With this lovely rain over the past day or so, we can now safely say that this Sunday’s Ride Day will be going ahead!
Looking forward to seeing a full house this Sunday!

MOUNT GAMBIER’S SENIORS MEETING – & IT’S HOTTING UP AS YOU READ!

Filed Under: Motocross, News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

MOUNT GAMBIER’S SENIORS MEETING – IT’S HOTTING UP AS YOU READ!

WHAT AND WHERE!

This weekend sees the Mount Gambier MCC hold their annual Seniors Meeting, for riders over the age of 45 years at their fantastic Mac Park circuit down at ‘The Mount’, with almost 100 entries received for the weekend’s action!

Practise started today (Friday), with practise and qualifying kicking off Saturday morning, before the racing gets underway – for classic and modern bikes, solo and sidecar!

So, if you have not a thing to do this weekend, and you were looking to head out for a ride or a trip – then this might well be the choice you were looking for! Great action, great viewing, great food, and always a great atmosphere at the Mac Park venue!

Spectators $10 per day entry

Catering Yes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Saturday night tea in Clubrooms

Bar Yes , Saturday and Sunday

Camping yes $15 per person per night Under 15 free

What more do you need!

PROGRAMME

Friday 7th May; Non-compulsory practice.

Saturday 8th May; Practice and Qualifying from 9.00am with racing to commence after qualifying.

Sunday 9th May – From 9.00am, Limited practice with racing to follow.

CLASSES OF COMPETITION

Races will be structured into events for Historic solo, Historic Sidecars and Modern bikes.

Age Brackets for the Seniors Meeting are as follows: 45-54, 55-64, 65 & over

PLUS, ALSO ON OFFER THERE IS;

Sidecar Scratch Race: Open to any motorcycle with sidecar of any period

Sidecar Handicap Race: Open to any motorcycle with sidecar of any period.

PLUS, FEATURE RACES, with the Club will conducting the following feature races:

The 100 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 100 years or greater

The 85 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 85 years or greater

The 70 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 70 years or greater

The 45 Plus Cup: Combined age of rider & machine must be 45 years or greater

Combined Sidecar Cup: Open to any motorcycle with sidecar of any period

PLEASE NOTE; This is a COVID-Safe Event and all COVID Protocols will be in place and must be adhered to by all personnel on-site.

  • All Riders and Teams are reminded that the current COVID-19 environment changes quickly and all should understand that changes and adjustment may occur planning which are outside of Mount Gambier Motor Cycle Clubs control.
  • Please cooperate with all new regulations and adhere to requests from Officials and Covid Safe Marshalls. Any breach of the COVID-Safe restrictions may result in a sporting penalty and/or fines and penalties by government law enforcement.
  • A condition of entry into the circuit will require ALL personnel to register their contact details either by the QR Code at the track or by signing upon entry.
  • Competitors/entrants are fully responsible for the management of personnel in their pit area under the COVID-Safe Plan. Any breach of the COVID-Safe restrictions may result in a sporting penalty and/or fines and penalties by government law enforcement.
  • All competitors, entrants, and personnel are strongly encouraged to download the SA GOV App

 

AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN OFF ROAD RIDE, ALSO ON THIS WEEKEND

RIDE DAYS

TEA TREE GULLY – The TTG MCC are running a Ride Day on Sunday, at the Tea Tree Gully MX Track – Para Valley Drive, Tea Tree Gully, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

RIDE PARKS AUSTRALIA RIDE DAYS

WHYALLA – The Whyalla MCC are running a RPA day tomorrow, Saturday, at their MX venue, on Lincoln Highway from 9.00am, and as it is a RPA day – no licence needed, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

KEITH – The Keith & Districts MCC are running a RPA day Sunday, at Andy Caldecott Park, Charles Well Road, Keith, from 9.00am, and as it is a RPA day – no licence needed, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

RENMARK – The Riverland JMC are running a RPA day Sunday, at Riverland MX Track – 19695 Sturt Highway , Renmark, from 9.00am, and as it is a RPA day – no licence needed, so contact the club for all the details – and get out and have a low key non-competitive ride – and the whole family as well!

All of the Club contacts are listed in the Club Directory here on the MSA website; www.motorcyclingsa.org.au/clubs/club-directory