Beginner Ride-A-Long and Short Course Race – Tuesday August 16th
Beginner Ride A Long and Short-Course Race Return this Tuesday.
What does that mean: Elite Racers will only have short race for points on Tuesday, but will mentor a less experienced rider during the main event…then following the main event the Short Course Race will go out for approximately 12 minutes of firing excitement surrounding our exhibit area. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT.
Beginners and Juniors, a select few of you, will be given the opportunity to have an Elite racer race alongside you. You’ll get during race coaching, encouragement, and the opportunity to meet someone who once was a beginner, now turned seasoned racer.
If you would like to be paired with a Ride-A-Long Coach for the Day simply be ready to be paired near registration on Tuesday, June 7 @5:40pm .. *Keep in mind only 5-10% of our field is made up of Elite Racers, so if you don’t get paired up this time, we’ll have clinics and training opportunities for you in the future.
IMPORTANT Elite Racers, you will be paired up with a beginner racer to show them the ropes and ride alongside (NOT INTERFERING WITH THE BEGINNER PARTICIPANTS), to help guide them through the night’s race. THIS IS REQUIRED, IF YOU PLAN TO RACE THE ELITE SHORT COURSE RACE FOR SERIES POINTS. You’ll complete Two Laps with the beginners; Starting with them, and finishing with them. (There is no regular length Elite Race Tuesday, August 16th).
Then, after all racers are off the course at 7:15 We will launch the Short-Course Race.
Scoring: Short Course will be scored same as any other race in the Elite Classes (we keep 9 of your best races out of 12 races for series points)
Who: Elite Racers will line up together (All 3 Classes Elite, Elite Masters, and Elite Women, but will be scored in their own category)
Length of Course: 1 Mile or less. Racers will complete 4 laps on the short course, winners will be awarded cash prizes for the top 3 places in their class. $1000 will be distributed across the classes plus 2 lap “primes”
Where: Oak Canyon Park, surrounding our exhibit area this Superstar Battle of the summer with mountain bike motocross greats, current stars, and legends (even if it’s only in our mind).
Three ways to participate:
- Beginners & Juniors: simply come out and race…if you want to be paired we’ll take as many racers as we can into the pairing.
- Elite Racers: Ride-A-Long(side) and coach a Beginner. Help them find their pedal stroke, or gain some useful race tips. Then after you’re warmed up from the beginner laps, launch your superchargers. The short course will be a fast and spectator lined Bicycle Jockey Race.
- Everyone else: get out there and see the latest and newest addition to our multi-sensory Over the Hump experience. The Short-Course Race is going to be one that we talk about for the rest of the year.
- All other classes (except Elite) will be racing during the standard 6:00 – 7:00pm “Main Event” or 5:30 kid’s race…just like any other week.
Beginner Rules: Beginners you’ll race your 2 laps, as you always do, no changes.
Elite Rules: To Race the Short Course Elite, Racers must participate in the Ride-A-Long
- In order to race the Short Course Race you will need to do the Beginner Ride-A-Long with a rider assigned to you before the main event race. You must cross the line with them, or if they do not finish, escort them to the DNF line and report together.
- After racers have completed the beginner lap, and the course is clear, the Short Course Race will begin.
- All other Over the Hump rules apply, you must stay on the course, and within the markings as delineated on the course, complete the four laps.
- Race will be scored on the finish order for your individual Elite Class (Elite, Elite Masters, or Women’s Elite), however you will be racing at the same time.
See you Tuesday. Register to Race as normal HERE!
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