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661 MINI DOWHILL RACE – Chicksands Bike Park - Bedfordshire
Sunday 30th March 2008
Mini downhill is the new fun exciting way to race downhill.
You get a good laugh and topped off with some great prizes.
The riders will be competing against the clock to get the fastest time.
Three timed runs the winner is the rider with fastest time.
The course is around 30 to 40 seconds long.
This makes the race really intense where every single second counts.
Location:
Chicksands Bike Park, Rowney Warren Woods Bedfordshire
Rowney Warren is situated next to the A600 just north of Shefford
Link to Mulitmap Map here
Registration:
You can collect your number board on Saturday to save time on Sunday morning.
Saturday 2pm to 5pm
Sunday 8.15am to 10am
You must sign on and collect your number board before 10am
Full Face Helemts must be worn for racing.
Event Programme Sunday 30th March:
Practice 9.00am – 10.45am
Race Starts (3 x runs) 11.00am – 3.30pm
Prize Presentations 3.45pm
Background:
Chicksands is a Mecca for all types of mountain bikers from XC, Dirt Jumpers, DH, 4X and Free Riders with 100’s of riders turning up every weekend.
" There are hundreds of people who ride at Chicksands that have never raced”. This is because you have to drive hundreds of miles into Wales or Scotland, so we have brought the race to you”
The event is open to any one to try downhill. The course is fun and following to ride but a real challenge to ride flat out on the limit.
Just three age categories and a Pro Am for the experienced riders.
Chicksands is the place for a big crowd of people to watch you race.
Tell your friends and get your bike ready!
Top names from UK Mountain biking are taking part in the pro am race.
Race categories
Product prizes to top three in each age category
Youth – Age 12-17
Senior – Age 17-29
Master – Age 30+
Pro-Am – open to any experienced racers, Pro, semi pro any one who wants the challenge of this intense type of racing.
Medical Cover
Extreme Medics are there to take care of anyone who tries just a little bit to hard!
Prizes
SixSixOne, Royal Clothing & Sunline products for top 3 in each age categories.
Cash prize pot for Pro-am category.
Course
The course is tweaked and groomed to make it as fun, flowing and a real challenge for this one off event.
For anyone heading down to pratrice the course, Tim from Smokeriders has given us the following directions to the start of the track. (check out his site for some amazing photos of Chicksands)
The track location, I’ll describe it for now!
From the car park – there are 2 paths, 1 to the 4X start gate + 1 to the Dual start gate.
Take the Dual path then about half way between the cark park and the Dual start gate is the start to the track to be used.
Look for the board/signage for the race it should be easily seen / found.
It’s the single track that runs along the right had side of the hill where the jump/Dual & 4X are situated.
Hope some of that helps!
The race is now full.
If you want to try downhill racing you can enter the Caersws Cup.
The 2nd round is on May 3/4th but make sure you enter before the race fills up.
Chicksands Bike Park
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