ETSU Race April 5th!

[tbird0216]

We are bringing back the spring etsu race on Saturday April 5th! We will hold xc, ds, and dh all on saturday. The cross country will start around 9am and it will be a 4 man relay style race of a short loop of our xc course. Dual Slalom practice will be open all morning with qualifying beginning around one. downhill will round out the day once slalom is over. Its is going to be a pretty chill day, the categories will probably just be expert and beginner. We are teaming up with a group on campus and this whole race will be a benefit for darfur. Entry fees will be $10 per event and extra donations will be greatly appreciated!

Let me know if you have any more questions.

thomas

[srphillips89]

Unless I'm mistaken that's the same weekend dark mountain is having their race. I haven't read that anywhere but I have heard it talked about.

[Gunnar75]

Or is it open?
Thanks

[ulockjustice]

its an open race

[mattmatt86]

Awesome! I've been itching to ride your DS course again. I'll pass this along to the other boys here at Clemson.

[hardtailpride]

Ill be there. Is the DS going to be run single elimination? And what course for the DH race, same one from this years collegiate?

[highrevs]

Unless I'm mistaken that's the same weekend dark mountain is having their race. I haven't read that anywhere but I have heard it talked about.

The dates for the Dark Mountain Series are May 3-4, July 12-13 and Oct. 11-12. From the BMCC web site.
(http://bmcc.us/)

[srphillips89]

Sweet, thanks for the correction.

[Gunnar75]

Do you have any venue information ie camping/lodging, directions? Past pics would be awesome! If not no biggie and I appreciate the update.

[Mtnbiker245]

http://picasaweb.google.com/mtnbiker245/ETSURace07

Here are some photos from the fall race!
And the DH course will be the same as it was in the fall with minor changes. And the race is open to anyone.

[ztlh13]

Do you have any venue information ie camping/lodging, directions? Past pics would be awesome! If not no biggie and I appreciate the update.

You can camp at the bottom of the slalom course and there are numerous hotels available. Since NASCAR is this weekend there should not be any availability issues either.

For those who have not been here, the courses are right on campus and the campus is centrally located on the south side of Johnson City so there are many amenities in the area!

[Gunnar75]

Thanks alot for the info, a couple of us are starting to plan for it!

[tbird0216]

The dh course is the same as past collegiate seasons. the dual slalom format has not been decided on yet but due to time constraints it will most likely be single elimination, but we will keep you updated.

[mtbman1127]

How early will you have to courses marked and set up?

Me and a few other WCU guys might come up and check it out but we have never ridden there before so it would be good to have a few pre runs to get to know everything. Also how would you compare it to the clemson or fontana course tech wise?

[Mtnbiker245]

It is not to technical. Although our slalom course is a lot larger than most the smallest gap is about 20ft but you can roll it all I would suggest some practice on it before you race on it. The DH I would make a few practice runs.

[tbird0216]

How early will you have to courses marked and set up?

Me and a few other WCU guys might come up and check it out but we have never ridden there before so it would be good to have a few pre runs to get to know everything. Also how would you compare it to the clemson or fontana course tech wise?

we probably wont have the dh course marked till friday, but if you come up earlier we will be happy to show you the course. as for slalom it is pretty much self explanitory. the dh course is basically a section of xc trail, mostly downhill with a few drops, some logs, small rock gardens and a couple jumps. it can easily be ridden on a hardtail or short travel full suspension trailbike. a full blown dh rig isnt necessary.

[Gunnar75]

Thanks for the pics, can't wait!

[mtbman1127]

we probably wont have the dh course marked till friday, but if you come up earlier we will be happy to show you the course. as for slalom it is pretty much self explanitory. the dh course is basically a section of xc trail, mostly downhill with a few drops, some logs, small rock gardens and a couple jumps. it can easily be ridden on a hardtail or short travel full suspension trailbike. a full blown dh rig isnt necessary.


Alrighty cool deal...I'm looking forward to is there somewhere we can get directions to the trails...

And can we cook and stuff, ie fire, if we camp there

[tbird0216]

Alrighty cool deal...I'm looking forward to is there somewhere we can get directions to the trails...

And can we cook and stuff, ie fire, if we camp there

Directions from 26:
Take exit 24, turn left onto university parkway/milligan highway.
You will pass through 3 lights if you are coming from asheville and 2 if you are coming from 81.
Turn left onto southwest avenue and follow to the stop sign.
Take a left and go under the train tracks.
Parking for xc and dh will be on the right.
To get to the dual slalom course, pass the parking lots and take your first left onto village lane, follow this road all the way to the end, bearing left into a small gravel parking lot.

As far as having a fire goes i will have to check, terry might know more if this will be fine or not. hopefully he will post here about it soon.

[WODIE]

I raced at ETSU in the fall in our collegiate conference. I can definitely vouch that they have an awesome dual slalom course. I might try to make it up there for the race myself, school permitting.

[mattmatt86]

You've got your priorities wrong.

1. Bike
2. School

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

Can someone give updates until the race when the track is good to ride.To come up & practice.

There is going to be rain it looks like in the 4cast. Don't want to waste my day driving up there, & it's red clay mud. I have done this a few times before.1x there & 2x Bigfoot at least.

[tbird0216]

the course right now is pretty much perfect. however, if it rains it usually takes one full day of sun to dry out, two to be sure. let me know when you are thinking about coming up and i can let you know how the course is looking.

[danielsapp414]

i might be up for some etsu riding sometime next week, what days work?

[Mr.Flannery]

I REALLY liked the DH course in the fall...with the exception of that drop to flat at the very top of the trail. Is that still part of it?

[tbird0216]

yea the drop to flat is still there, we might get the time to put in a small lander, no guarantees though

[tbird0216]

i might be up for some etsu riding sometime next week, what days work?

any day but tuesday is good for me. but there will pretty much be someone riding every day. just let me know when you are thinking about coming up.

[tbird0216]

here is our official race flyer. once this snow melts the course should dry out by thursday so anyone looking to ride come on up.

SAVE DARFUR
Mountain Bike Race
Put on by the ETSU Cycling Team
Saturday, April 5th

All proceeds will go directly to the Save Darfur Coalition!
www.savedarfur.org

We will be offering dual slalom, downhill, and cross country. Cross country will be a solo, two, or four man relay style race of a short loop of our cross country course.
Downhill will be the fastest of two runs.
Entry fees will be $10 per event
Race in Beginner or Expert classes.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Cross Country: 9 am
Dual Slalom: Practice all morning
Qualifying Begins at 12:30 pm
Downhill: Practice open after xc
First rider goes off at 5:00 pm

NOTE: Registration for ends thirty minutes prior to event start time

DIRECTIONS FROM I-26:
Take exit 24, turn left onto University Parkway/Milligan Highway.
You will pass through 3 lights if you are coming from Asheville and 2 if coming from 81.
Turn left onto southwest avenue and follow to the stop sign.
Take a left and go under the train tracks.
Parking for xc and dh will be on the right.
To get to the dual slalom course, pass the parking lots and take your first left onto village lane, follow this road all the way to the end, bearing left into a small gravel parking lot.

[drkenan]

Do you guys have an approximate time as to when the DH practice starts? I'm going to a show in Myrtle Beach on Fri night and trying to convince the wife to come back early so I can race. :biggrin:

Also, is anyone riding this week? It looks like Wednesday may provide a brief break from the rain...I may be able to cruise over in the afternoon if anyone will be there to show me around.

[bizutch]

DH race starts at 5pm?

[Jeremy R]

DH race starts at 5pm?

So, let's see, add a couple of hours to that which is normal for a local race, and well........bring a light.

[bizutch]

So, let's see, add a couple of hours to that which is normal for a local race, and well........bring a light.

you'd think we were married...finishing each other's sentences....:disgust1:

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[Salami]

we were married...finishing each other's sentences....:disgust1:

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:cheers: :clapping:

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

So, let's see, add a couple of hours to that which is normal for a local race, and well........bring a light.

Yeah,no doubt. Especially if it's gloomy out.

30 second intervals?

[CharlieM]

Is there going to be some kind of purse for pros?

What do you think the turnout will be?

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

Is there going to be some kind of purse for pros?

What do you think the turnout will be?

Could be the new tablehooker purse!
:monkey:

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

Maybe also. Just a thought.:biggrin:
Get a person there with a bullhorn to do a little beatboxing, & announce what is going on exactly !

Last event i was there years ago, it was like a morgue & absolutely nobody knew what was going on, ya know !

[tbird0216]

dh practice will start as soon as the cross country finishes but officially after slalom finishes, and we will allow at least an hour of practice, so it will be five at the latest. but yea 30 sec intervals.

[tbird0216]

Is there going to be some kind of purse for pros?

What do you think the turnout will be?

No purse for the pros, but we do have gold plated chainrings :biggrin:

We really arent sure about the turnout, past events have seen slim numbers of people. but that means we will most likely qualify everyone for slalom.

[huckaduck]

whats the weather lookin like up there?

[tbird0216]

whats the weather lookin like up there?

right now its looking really clear, friday looks cloudy. but temps in the 60's and 70's sunny most of the time.

[FCLinder]

So what DH course are you guys using? The 48 sec one?

[huckaduck]

48 seconds? is that a joke?

[Jeremy R]

48 seconds? is that a joke?

Yes, the fast times are about 1:30.

[FCLinder]

48 seconds? is that a joke?

Sorry was told its really short and times were under 1 min. Jeremy knows better as he has raced it before.

[Mtnbiker245]

Average times are about 2 ish

[bizutch]

Yes, the fast times are about 1:30.

1:40ish if you fracture your knee cap on the last rock and hop across the finish line like me. :thumb:

[ridiculous]

ahahaha I remember that rock during the collegiate race, hilarity ensued at the finish.

[tbird0216]

the bottom of the course is really the only thing worthy of calling it a dh race, so its a great place to watch some crashes.

[huckaduck]

sounds like a blast, cant wait to meet you guys, still havnt called O'Hatnick though to see if he wants to go.

[WODIE]

Unfortunately i cant come any more (funeral on saturday) but i was really hoping to ride that dual again. Hope it goes well

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

the course right now is pretty much perfect. however, if it rains it usually takes one full day of sun to dry out, two to be sure. let me know when you are thinking about coming up and i can let you know how the course is looking.

Looks like non stop RAIN today,Friday,Saturday. I'm guessing 99.9% no slalom!
Still going to have the XC & DH mudfest ?

[BikeMann]

Looks like non stop RAIN today,Friday,Saturday. I'm guessing 99.9% no slalom!
Still going to have the XC & DH mudfest ?

yea, what's the deal with this? could somebody post about any changes that will take place? thanks guys

[tbird0216]

what will probably happen is we will still do xc and dh and save slalom for the last event for any hopes of drying. if we can get a few solid hours of sunshine it will dry out but we gotta hope for that to happen. definitely dont miss out on the mud fest though.

[Jeremy R]

Ha, I found a pic from the last time I raced ETSU.
Check out the gauze sticking out of my knee pad.
I took all the skin off of it earlier in the week, and could barely walk.
Racing was not a problem though.:biggrin:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d174/bikeryder007/etsujeremy1.jpg

[ridiculous]

an interesting line if thats where i think it is.

[WODIE]

Yeah pretty sure thats the rock at the end judging by the angle of descent. Too bad i cant come any more but i was going to see if i could send it to... rock garden/creek? haha

[ridiculous]

ahaha. as long as you thread the needle through those skinny trees at the end youre good.

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

Good to see a DH bike in the picture. Bring your big bikes ,eh!

So,now what is the schedule for the mudfest? Do i have to wake up early now to DH ?

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

Friday radar .
This morning------------------------ & now.

[bizutch]

geez...I remember when I got into DH in 96, everybody just got a flyer at the bike shop off the fax, mailed in their registration, showed up, found the big yellow bus, and rode their bikes till it got dark...seems like there was a raced mixed in there somewhere....every single weekend, rain or shine.

MudPuppy Sports!!!! (my wife still wears my old t-shirt) :thumb:

[tbird0216]

Since the rain has pretty much not stopped we are going to still run xc in the morning, but we are going to run dh after that. we are hopefully going to give the slalom course enough time to dry. so once xc finishes we will open up dh practice. and then weather depending we will have slalom.

[racer661]

damn so its gonna be rainin the hole time? where is this place located is it on the campus or what? im comming up for the dh and ds hopfully we'll stil be able to run the ds. i should be there thogh.

ethanq

[BikeMann]

i'm leaving atlanta to come up now. i was hoping for the DS too but i'm bringing the XC rig so i can still get two races in. see you guys tomorrow

[Mtnbiker245]

It should be a slop fest but our ds course only needs 3-4 hours of good dry time and its normally good to race! But everything is taped and good to go for in the morning!!!

[tbird0216]

the trails are located just behind campus

[ATOMICFIREBALL]

Too bad only 2 XC riders showed.That XC course looked good !

It was good experience riding the downhill in the slick. Would have been cool to try these tires ?
Post up the next shindig whenever/if there is one.

Edit: I was not one of the two xc racers.

[DRB]

geez...I remember when I got into DH in 96, everybody just got a flyer at the bike shop off the fax, mailed in their registration, showed up, found the big yellow bus, and rode their bikes till it got dark...seems like there was a raced mixed in there somewhere....every single weekend, rain or shine.

MudPuppy Sports!!!! (my wife still wears my old t-shirt) :thumb:

and you got misshapen pottery and mismatched socks for prizes.....

[spoke80]

Too bad only 2 XC riders showed.That XC course looked good !

It was good experience riding the downhill in the slick. Would have been cool to try these tires ?
Post up the next shindig whenever/if there is one.

Awesome you showed up to support the race.:clapping:

[tbird0216]

Hey i just wanted to say thanks to all who showed up today, despite the weather. Considering the slop fest conditions i think we had a good turnout and im glad all of you came. Here are the results:

XC
1st Brad Reed-he did four laps in the slop and drizzle

DH
Expert:
1st Ethan Quehl 1:37
2nd Matt Griffin 1:45
3rd Jeremy Raney 1:47
4th Geoff Fryer 1:50
5th Zachary Lutright 1:53
5th PK Graff 1:53
5th Harley Addair 1:53
6th Alex Honkenen 1:56

Beginner
1st Sean Royall 2:00
1st Drew Dickson 2:00
2nd Shea McLutcher 2:10
3rd Mike Seymour 2:12
4th Zack Dinkins 2:16
5th Conor Fitzgerald 2:28
6th Maggie Josine 2:54
7th Michael Mann 2:59
8th Alan Sparks 3:15
9th Josh Davis 4:41

Women Beginner
1st Maggie Josine 2:54

Let me know if i spelled anyones name wrong and i will fix it.

Thanks again for coming out. Hopefully this summer we will have a little get together shindig when it isnt supposed to rain all weekend.

[sheamus]

did y'all end up doing slalom after all?

[racer661]

haha you spelled my name wrong "Ethan Quehl" its kool thogh man

[tbird0216]

we tried to do slalom but it was just too wet. it needed a few more hours of drying to be really rideable.

[sheamus]

haha yeah my last name is "McCutchen"...but it's okay...happens all the time