Rider Briefing Sunshine Coast Schools Comp Sugar Bag 2025

Due to popular demand, this is a 2-day event!

Primary (Y5-6) and Junior (Y7-8) are racing on Thursday; Intermediate (Y9-10) and Seniors (Y11-12) are racing on the Friday.

• Race Director – Bob Morris 0458 299 558
• Event Director – Jo Parker 0424 955 332

Parking

No onsite parking , therefore we have created a Stop, Drop and Go zone for all riders to utilise. Arrive early to allow enough time to park and return to the event hub for registration and racing.

Offsite Parking areas available are:

• BEST OPTION – 60 parks available onsite at the bottom entrance gate accessed via the industrial estate, – head to Hitbikes on Mark Rd E and enter in through the gate. 600mtr walk up to the event hub.
• Caloundra High School Carpark – 1km walk along footpath
• Additional Parking is available on Bower St and at the sporting facilities there.
• NO parking allowed in Lawman /Hans Street – please respect the local residents

Event parking will be detailed in the rider brief. School buses/trailers please email jo@rockytrailentertainment.com to secure your spot.

Volunteers

We encourage volunteering and we need your help! – Parent or teacher volunteers required on the day. Roles include rovering bike and course marshalling.

Register Now for your shift – Link

 Bring a Bike or chair, jumper and sunscreen, wear walking shoes and prepare a loud cheering voice to encourage the kids out on track.  Come and have a great day in the outdoors!

We need 5-6 marshal spots for each time slot (9am until 10.30, 10:30 to Midday, Midday to 1.30pm)

A few showers mid week with clear skies forecasted Thursday and Friday. Temps Low of 11c High 22c

Thursday – Primary (Yr 5 & 6) & Secondary Schools	TIME
Event Village & Registration open	7:30 AM
Rider Briefing	8:50 AM
Race Runs – depending on rider numbers each category may be allocated a track and rotated during the day	9:00 – 1:30 PM
Last Race Run	1:30 PM
Podium Presentations*	1:45 PM

FRIDAY – Secondary Schools Only	TIME
Event Village & Registration open	7:30 AM
Rider Briefing	8:50 AM
Race Runs – depending on rider numbers each category may be allocated a track and rotated during the day	9:00 – 1:30 PM
Last Race Run	1:30 PM
Podium Presentations*	1:45 PM

Primary Schools can only attend on Thursday with Year 7 & 8 Secondary students.

*Secondary Schools results will be aggregated across both days with podium presentations held on Friday.

We have three epic tracks for you to test your skills, endurance, speed and technical ability, which school will dominate this year?

Liaisons To Starts

• No towing or shuttling permitted at anytime during racing
• Follow our orange “Neutral To Start” signs from the event hub to ride to the start of all of our trails
• To return to the event hub after completing your runs please follow our orange “Neutral To Event Hub” signs

Food & Refreshments

We will have a coffee and food van on site throughout the event to keep you suitably fed and caffeinated!

Declans onsite café will be operating all weekend from 5.30am until 2pm each day.

Please note there is NO BBQ operating .

Event Services

• Bike support will be available on site – Paul from Astroboy Mechanical services will help with any last minute bike issues
• Registration Tent with live timing, merch and race info
• Music and live race updates
• Toilets available on site
• Professional First Aid

TREK Tech Support

The crew from the local TREK Kawana bike store will be at the race!

All bikes should arrive at the event “race-ready” and it’s always a good idea to bring any bike-specific spare parts, but the TREK team can assist with mechanical issues on the day.

Event Partners

Some of our awesome event partners will be showcasing their products throughout the event.

Insurance

This is an Auscycling sanctioned event with all registered riders and volunteers covered under Public Liability/Personal Accident