November 9th Race Plan

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: check back again. This is our current operating plan as we finalize several fine points. Please check back here on Friday, November 8 for final version.

Race Day Plan:

Please Read to learn how this race is different than you might have experience

WHICH RACE PLATE WILL I USE? It matters. Make sure you get scored.

RACE DAY CHECK IN- All Over the Hump and Strait Acres Slalom racers pick up Race Plates at OTH Registration

• Cross Country- Over the Hump Racers (you registered on  our website raceoc.com)
  • If raced in August use your existing winter race plate
  • If this is your first winter race (Long or Short course) Pick up morning of race

• Slalom Racers- STRAIT ACRES SLALOM (you registered on raceoc.com for slalom racing)
  •  IF YOU OCMTBIf you registered with OTH. You will use your OTH race plate.  You do not go to plate pick up.
• Cross Country- OCMTB Racers (you registered on  at OCMTB.com)
  • Race Day Check in for OC MTB: Please go to the OC MTB Race booth

• ALL RACERS – Race Day Check in Procedure: 

1. 1. Pick up your plate at Over the Hump or OC MTB booth depending on where you registered
   2. Onsite registration will be at Over the Hump’s Registration Table
   3. Get your calf marked with your representative race class
   4. You must go through Fast Check @ Replay Timing Booth with your number plate to validate and activate your timing chip on your number plate. transponder reader to activate your timing chip

Nov. 9th Schedule

We will be racing in Limestone Canyon Wilderness Park.  Start/Finish is at the Over the Hump Venue

Race Day Parking: CASH only $5/car for parking unless you drive a Mazda, then it is free

Location: Over the Hump/Lakeview Park at Irvine Lake

5305 Santiago Canyon Rd (Turn off onto Blue Diamond Haul Rd), Silverado, CA 92676

https://raceoc.com/directions/

Q7CQ+2J Silverado, California
33°46’13.7′′N 117°42’38.1′′W

Race Day Check in:

Please go to the OC MTB Race booth, pick up your plate, get your calf marked, and you must go through number plate transponder reader to activate your timing chip

Saturday Schedule:

• 7:00 am – Plate Pick-up at Irvine Lake (Cross Country and Dual Slalom)
• 7:00 am – Pre-ride Cross Country-ALL COURSES
• 7:30 am – All Slalom Practice
• 8:30 am – 9:00 am Pro Only Slalom Practice-
• 8:30 am – Kid’s Race Start Kid’s Race (6-11Yrs)
• 9:00 am ALL Cross Country Race Start Long & Short Course (staged by class see below for staging order)
• 9:00 am –Pro Slalom Qualifying
• Approx 10:00 am –11:00 am  Amateur Slalom Practice
• 10:30 am – FREE TIKES BIKES & TRIKES RACE through EXPO
• 11:00 am – approx 12:30pm Amateur Slalom Qualifying
• 12:00 OC MTB Awards Ceremony
• 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Strait Acres Slalom Pro Practice
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm  Finals Strait Acres Dual Slalom Pro & Amateur
• Slalom Awards After Last Finisher

ATTN Slalom Racers: after a practice, qualifying or final schedule block is complete we will move to the next group. It is your responsibility to be aware of announced schedule changes through out the day. It’ll be a Wham, Bam, Thank You MAN day fo’ sho’!

Race Details:

STRAIT ACRES SLALOM Pro & Amateur See above schedule

Click Here for All other details re: Dual Slalom Rules and Format

OC MTB / OTH Limestone Canyon Wilderness (long course)

Which Classes:

• • OC MTB Open Men/Single speed, Open Women, First Year Men, First Year Women
  • Over the Hump Mens 60+, all Sport/Super Sport, Elite, Clydes, Single Speed

Start: 9:00 am (in stages – staging order to follow below by Thursday November 7)

Course Information: 

Distance: 1 lap race: 18.5 miles / singletrack and fire roads / Elevation gain:  2827.8ft.

NOTE: Racing will start at 9:00 am. We will not hold race for late pre-riding racers. ONLY DAY OF PRERIDING WILL BE ALLOWED.   Unauthorized access or Pre-riding the course will jeopardize our ability to offer these events, AND result in disqualification for this and possibly future OTH Events.

Map: Aid station crew at miles 4.5, 14  and personal bottle drop table available (must drop marked bottle by 8am @ OC MTB Booth) .

Safety checkpoint truck at mile 9.5 – Click Here for Map 

GPX Click Here

Long Course Staging: Multi Wave Start by category (Note: please be super sober/real about your wave start selection.)

• • WAVE 1. All Male Racers OC MTB Racers for top 5 overall male cash purse contention and Over the Hump Elite + Super Sport  no other classes will qualify for OC MTB podium places or cash.
  • All other Over the Hump Racers Sport, Mens 60+, Clydes, Single Speed will start with their respective groups, or WILL NOT BE SCORED if you do not start with your groups.
  • All other racers in Long Course will be in respective OTH class selection MUST START WITH YOUR CHOSEN OTH CLASS TO QUALIFY FOR OTH POINTS.
  • All Female Racers, Women contenders in all Women’s Classes will be released after the Men’s Sport 50

Prizes for OC MTB Long Course Categories provided by Baghouse Industrial (Note: please be super sober/real about the wave start selection.)

• • Overall Male and Female $2500 Purse to top 5 in each | $500 • $275 • $225 • $150 • $100
  • Trophies to top 3 in each class

• • Over the Hump points awarded for series results – Prizes awarded for OTH will be top 30% Winner’s Pint Glasses
  • Must be present for awards

OC MTB Class Categories: