PCC Under 16's Dirt Crit Series 2014 (incorporating TweedLove Biking Festival 2014)

Welcome to the 8th PCC Dirt Crit Series. The club aims to repeat the phenomenal success of the previous year’s event, a truly grass roots experience open to all young riders who want a taste of racing in a friendly exciting atmosphere. The Dirt Crit series is open to riders from 6 to 16 years of age (age on 31st Dec'14).

A little reminder of the event courtesy of Emma Borthwick ERC:

Peebles Dirt Crit

This year the first race of the series will be part of the TweedLove 2014 Biking Festival 14 days of biking and good times in Tweed Valley.

The event will be held in Glentress Forest, racing on a mixture of man made trails and fire roads making up an exciting short fast circuit for riders and spectators alike. The race series will consist of 6 races taking place over 6 summer evenings starting in May and finishing in August. All circuits will be closed to the public for the short duration of the races.

The event will be run from the Buzzards Nest car park where registration and bike checks will take place.

Date

Description

Thurs 5th June '14

Race 1

Thurs 12th June '14

Race 2

Thurs 19th June '14

Race 3

Thurs 14th Aug '14

Race 4

Thurs 21st Aug '14

Race 5

Thurs 28th Aug '14

Race 6 & Series Prize Giving

The race age groups, start times and durations will be the same each week as follows:

Age Group

Start Time

Duration

All Ages

17:00

Registration & Bike Check

All Ages

18:00

Registration Closes

7 & unders

18:15

upto 2 laps ~10mins

8's

18:25

2 laps ~10mins

9 & 10

18:35

3 laps ~15mins

11 & 12

18:50

4 laps ~20mins

13 & 14

19:10

4 laps ~20mins

15 & 16

19:35

4 laps ~20mins

Please note, that organisers may combine races if there are small number of riders entered in a particular age category, however riders will only be competeing against those in their own age group.

Enter the whole of the race series for only £20, all categories Entry on the day will be £5.00 per race.

Info for Riders

PCC Under 16's Dirt Crit Series 2014 Enter all six races for just £20 or £5 per race. Welcome to the 8th PCC Dirt Crit Series a truly grass roots experience open to all young riders who want a taste of racing in a friendly exciting atmosphere. The Dirt Crit series is open to riders from 6 to 16 years of age (based on year of birth, i.e. age on 31 Dec 2014). Peebles Dirt Crit This year the first race of the series will be part of the TweedLove 2014 Biking Festival, 14 days of biking and good times in the Tweed Valley. The event will be held in Glentress Forest, racing on a mixture of man made trails and fire roads making up an exciting short fast circuit for riders and spectators alike. The race series will consist of 6 races taking place over 6 summer evenings starting in June and finishing in August. All circuits will be closed to the public for the short duration of the races. The event will be run from the Buzzards Nest car park where registration and bike checks will take place.