New to Racing

shackraj said:
Hello, I have been cycling for the last three years (road) and used to race MTB in high school (now 41yrs). Would like to relive the experience. 🙂

Any suggestions for races in North Jersey area? (preferably "close" to 07675 - under 100 miles)
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Step right up, this has your name all over it. If you can't make this one, there are two more on each following Sunday.
https://www.bikereg.com/41796
 
shackraj said:
Do I need UCI license for these races? Where can I get it? I was checking out the UCI page and got "lost" in it trying to find it...
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no for short track, yes to the H2H series (at least pretty sure of this)

shackraj said:
This is great! Question: (if you are familiar with the course) - I have a hard tail bike - will that be ok for the terrain?
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where you riding now? Should be fine, it's not too technical
 
you need at least a day of license for H2H races ($10 i believe)

EDIT: also... no license for the short track races
 
shackraj said:
Do I need UCI license for these races? Where can I get it? I was checking out the UCI page and got "lost" in it trying to find it...
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Hardtale for racing is fine.
No license required for Short Track, sign up for Silly Sport
Assuming you race cat 3 or cat 2, you can get a day of license in H2H, I think. Cat 3 is like cat 5 roadie, cat 2 is equivalent to cat 4 roadie. Cat 1 mtb is like cat 3 roadie, Pro mtb open class is Pro, cat 1/2 roadie.
 
+1 on the Short Track race series for beginners.

As a fellow roadie with limited MTB experience the ST races are great and no one takes it too seriously (well i dont anyway). Hopefully we dont get snowed out again this year like last year. My 8+ year old 26" Hardtail MTB is all I got, so I just let it rip (or walk) and hopefully like last time only 5 people show up and 2 people DNF which gave me 3rd place in one of the races.
 
pooriggy said:
Hardtale for racing is fine.
No license required for Short Track, sign up for Silly Sport
Assuming you race cat 3 or cat 2, you can get a day of license in H2H, I think. Cat 3 is like cat 5 roadie, cat 2 is equivalent to cat 4 roadie. Cat 1 mtb is like cat 3 roadie, Pro mtb open class is Pro, cat 1/2 roadie.
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jumping into this thread here as well, as i'm "racing curious" and have added, "enter a MTB race before i turn 50" on my 50 things before i turn 50 list (i turn 49 this year).

anyway, i've never raced, ever, but i've been riding MTB for a long long time...Silly Sport or Beginner?
 
pygmypony said:
jumping into this thread here as well, as i'm "racing curious" and have added, "enter a MTB race before i turn 50" on my 50 things before i turn 50 list (i turn 49 this year).

anyway, i've never raced, ever, but i've been riding MTB for a long long time...Silly Sport or Beginner?
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that's not even close, Silly Sport for sure
 
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