Entry on the day will only be available if we have space

There will be two sessions on race day.

Session 1 will comprise of 3 skills stations. A maximum of 3 points will be available at each station. Each rider will be given a points card which will they take to each station and scores will be recorded by the judges.

The XC race will be handicapped according to the scores obtained in the skills session.

The time and distance of any race may be altered at the discretion of the Chief Commissaire.

Skills stations will be as follows:

1. Bottle pick up

• Riders must pick progressively shorter bottles up off the ground and place them on to smaller plinths.
• Each zone is also failed if the bottle isn’t picked up, is dropped, or does not stay upright when placed on the target plinth, or a rider puts a foot down.

1. Plank traverse

• Riders must ride along progressively narrower planks and remain within the marked area when moving from one plank to another.
• Each zone is failed if either wheel slips off the side of the plank, either wheel touches or crosses the boundary of the marked area or a rider puts a foot down.

1. Slalom

• Riders must cross a progressively twistier course remaining within the marked area. Riders may hop their bike in to position to remain within the marked area.
• Each zone is failed if either wheel crosses the boundary of the marked area, or a rider puts a foot down.

Maximum points available – 9 points

The handicap for the XC race will be 5 seconds for every point, as follows

9 points  0 seconds

8 points  +5 seconds

7 points  +10 seconds

6 points  +15 seconds

5 points  +20 seconds

4 points  +25 seconds

3 points  +30 seconds

2 points  +35 seconds

1 points +40 seconds

Session 2 XC Race

The course will be roughly the following times and distances:

U8 – 10 mins (1 lap of short course)

U10 – 10 -15mins (2 laps of short course)

U12 – 10-15 mins (1 lap of long course)

U14 - 15-20 mins (2 laps of long course)

U16 – 20-25 mins (3 laps of long course)

This is only a guide and will vary depending on course.

Info for Riders

Please see the about tab for more details To make our event a bit different we will run it as a “Combined MTB Skills” event. This means that before the XC race each rider will take part in a skills demonstration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EoULTORcvg The idea behind these events is that points accrued in the skills section lead to some kind of advantage or handicap in the race section. There will be 3 skills courses to allow the difficulty to be tailored to the relevant age groups. Likewise the XC race course will have more difficult extensions for the older age groups. TIMETABLE Set up 0730 Sign On 0900 Sign On Close 1030 Marshall Briefing 1100 Judge Briefing 1100 Skills Practice 0900-1100 Course Practice 0900-1100 Skills Session Start 1130-1330 XC Session Start 1400-1600 Prize Presentation 1615