MTBNJ Unofficial Offseason Training Series Event #1
* Date: 11/24, the Saturday after Thanksgiving
* Time: 9:00 am leave the parking lot
* Place: Round Valley south lot. Enter main gate, through the booth, take your first right, lot on the right
* Warmup: About 30-ish minutes as a group ride along the Cushetunk trail. Down the switchbacks then up most of the climb. At the sign we'll drop into the fire road and take that to the race start area
* Classes: As of now a single class, with the possibility of having a beginner race if 3 beginners show and want to race
* Primary Event: A short loop race, say 4-5 loops of the ST from the phone to the trail closed sign, then back on the fire road. Winner gets 10 points on down to at least 1 point for all competitors. Anyone lapped gets pulled. Figure this event should be an hour and change.
* Bonus Event: 3 hill climbs. 1 point bonus for cleaning the climb from the trail closed sign. 1 point bonus for cleaning the climb from the end of the fire road up to the intersection and to the top of "Puke Hill". The last 3 bonus points for "the wall" on the Cushetunk side. Max 3 attempts, top 3 climbs get points (3-2-1).
* Numbers: Min 5 riders. If we get fewer then 5, all riders get 10 points and we'll do a group ride. No maximum number. If we get more than 15 we'll split into 2 groups and the beginner group will do a different loop.
* Volunteers: Following Sean's lead, volunteers get 2 points per hour out there. Expected total time out there in the 3 hour realm. Probably not a whole lot of need for volunteers but whatever, free points is free points. Also, if you don't want to race but want to see the park, we'll end up riding much of it.
* Fees: Determined day of event. Bring some singles and if everyone agrees we'll throw into a hat, take out a few bucks for volunteer coffees, and winner takes the rest home.
* Time: Expected to go until say 12-1:00 or so.
* Super Bonus: 10 point bonus if you can get Brian Sipler to show.
* Date: 11/24, the Saturday after Thanksgiving
* Time: 9:00 am leave the parking lot
* Place: Round Valley south lot. Enter main gate, through the booth, take your first right, lot on the right
* Warmup: About 30-ish minutes as a group ride along the Cushetunk trail. Down the switchbacks then up most of the climb. At the sign we'll drop into the fire road and take that to the race start area
* Classes: As of now a single class, with the possibility of having a beginner race if 3 beginners show and want to race
* Primary Event: A short loop race, say 4-5 loops of the ST from the phone to the trail closed sign, then back on the fire road. Winner gets 10 points on down to at least 1 point for all competitors. Anyone lapped gets pulled. Figure this event should be an hour and change.
* Bonus Event: 3 hill climbs. 1 point bonus for cleaning the climb from the trail closed sign. 1 point bonus for cleaning the climb from the end of the fire road up to the intersection and to the top of "Puke Hill". The last 3 bonus points for "the wall" on the Cushetunk side. Max 3 attempts, top 3 climbs get points (3-2-1).
* Numbers: Min 5 riders. If we get fewer then 5, all riders get 10 points and we'll do a group ride. No maximum number. If we get more than 15 we'll split into 2 groups and the beginner group will do a different loop.
* Volunteers: Following Sean's lead, volunteers get 2 points per hour out there. Expected total time out there in the 3 hour realm. Probably not a whole lot of need for volunteers but whatever, free points is free points. Also, if you don't want to race but want to see the park, we'll end up riding much of it.
* Fees: Determined day of event. Bring some singles and if everyone agrees we'll throw into a hat, take out a few bucks for volunteer coffees, and winner takes the rest home.
* Time: Expected to go until say 12-1:00 or so.
* Super Bonus: 10 point bonus if you can get Brian Sipler to show.
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