The Australian Cycle Messenger Championships (ACMC 2010) are kicking off this Easter weekend with a throw-in tournament organised on Friday at 11am. Polo, footdown slow race, kwik lock and other events throughout the day. Come down for the festivities and drinks!
I’ve also heard that this Thursdays polo (1/4/10) might be a little special too. The ACMC is open to all and is carried on with many other events over the loooong weekend. The main race being Saturday night. Lewis has posted up some more info on these over on Le Pista Resistance.
The dates have finally been released for this years championships held in Brisbane. They will be held on the 18th & 19th of September 2010.
These dates also fall within school holidays so if you can book flights early, it might be a good idea. Some of us might also have a think about car-pooling? If you decide to organise flights, they are expecting games to hit-off around 9am on Saturday and run up until 5pm on the Sunday.
Keep an eye out for further updates, posters and info coming soon.
If anyone missed Fridays airing of the bike polo segment on Totally Wild, Rob from Melbourne was nice enough to post it up on the net (thanks Rob!). Keep an eye out for some of the Sydney players, Ive counted 6 so far. And well done Virginia for making the final cut!
As most of us regularly watch Totally Wild on channel 10 it comes as no surprise that this weeks upcoming episode features a segment on The National Champs down in Melbourne last November. A few Sydney teams represented with Bush League Bushrangers (Lewis, Mitch and Maija) coming in 3rd.
A few of the Sydney players were interviewed so heres hoping we make the final edit. Its on air this Friday at 8am, fingers crossed that I can post up a vid of it for anyone that will miss it.
“Bike Polo Championships:
Nat heads to the 1st ever National Bike Polo Championships to find out all about this new sport…”
An interesting vid from Brooks all about the recent year and growth of polo. Has some great clips from the first-ever season of international hardcourt bike polo tournaments held in Europe and North America in 2009.
I know its hard not to laugh everytime you see a Segway, but you would have to wonder about their polo playing ability. Tightest 2 wheel turning circle and stability could go a long way for a play-off. Anyone up for an exhibition match? Consider it like Gaelic Football and AFL…
So some of you may have noticed that recently Cameron Diaz was seen playing polo for a recent movie, but what about anything previous? Rewind a few years (about 56), add a touch of class and a few african slaves and you’ve got “Elephant Walk”. A 1954 movie starring Elizabeth Taylor with the scene pictured below..
We are going to try out holding another night of polo this coming tuesday (the 9th of March)! So head on down if you can and hopefully if the turn out is good we can make it a regular thing. Same place as Thursday nights: Technology Park Basketball Court, Crnr Mitchell rd and Henderson Rd, Alexandria. From 6pm.
Regular times listed below, but check above for the most up to date info:
Alexandria Park basketball court, Alexandria.
Thurs 7:30 - 9:30
Sundays from 1:30 till late arvo
Contact: Brook 0405 576 342
Next Tournament
Australasian Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships 2010
Date: 18th and 19th September 2010
West End, Brisbane, Queensland
