LMBS Race Details & Registration
January 26th, 2009Event dates: Click “Schedule” on the right.
Time: Races will begin at 6:00 pm. Check-in/Registration will open around 5:30. (Almost) everyone has something to do during the day. We’ll do what we can to get things going on time. Be sure that you get there with enough time to check in and be ready to ride by 6:00.
Location: Registration will be at the warming hut at the Tie City parking lot of Happy Jack. (Courses will be in the Medicine Bow National Forest, which charges a $5 parking fee. Either pay when you get there, ride with a friend who has a pass, or better yet, buy your own annual pass.) To get to Tie City, take I-80 to exit 323. Turn towards the rest area (left if coming from Laramie, right if from Cheyenne) and then left onto 210. The trailhead is about a mile down the road on the right.
Categories: If you plan on racing in the series, you’ll need to decide what category you want to race:
- Junior (under 15, beginner)
- Beginner (Short, less-technical routes; non-competitive. Don’t feel comfortable in bike shorts? This is for you.)
- Sport (non-competitive/sort-of-competitive)
- Expert (”eat-your-competitors’-children” competitive)
Entry fee: Five bucks a race.
Pre-registration: New for this year is pre-registration. It’s 25 bucks for all six races. You can register for the whole season at either the first or second race.
Check-in: Be sure to check in at registration each night, even if you pre-registered for the whole season. We need to know how many people are out on the course and at each race.
Courses: Courses will change each week. Course lengths will depend on category. Juniors and Beginner categories will do 3-5 miles. Sport riders should plan on 8-15 miles, while experts should expect 12-18 miles. Check out the links to the course maps on the right side of this page.
Number plates: Riders will be assigned a number at their first race. They will use the same number throughout the season. Riders are allowed and encouraged to use whatever they want for a number plate. As long as the number is easily visible to the timers, it’s fair game. At the end of the season, riders will vote on the coolest plate. To be eligible for the vote, number plates must have survived through at least three races.
Scoring: The points schedule can be found here.
Points will be tallied for the duration of the season. Final scores will be based on a rider’s five best results. In the event of a tie, the following procedures, in this order, will be used to determine final placement:
- Total score from all six races. A DNF counts for more than a no-show: participation pays off.
- Head-to-head differential between all interested riders. Only races in which all of the tied riders participated will be counted for this.
- Most recent head-to-head.
Prizes: The winners of the expert races will get their entry fees back and then some. We’ve received a bunch of cool prizes to give away, too. We’ll do a raffle after each race to give those out. The current points leader in each category will have to carry with them some small trinket until the next race. Any reported sightings of the winner between races without it will result in a ten point deduction.
We’ll provide a hot grill after each race and encourage racers to bring their grillable of choice to enjoy in the company of other like-minded intellectuals.
At the end of the series we’ll have a post-race grillin’ and provide both adult- and non-adult beverages. It’s here that we’ll crown the fastest riders around and reward those with good participation.
Sandbagging Law: If you’re deemed a sandbagger (decided entirely by the judges) you’ll be moved up a category. No whining about it, either.
Important: Cycling can be dangerous. Really dangerous. Especially mountain biking. Because of this, racers must wear a helmet and sign a waiver.
Contact: Email Evan [evano2l(at)gmail(dot)com] for questions. Sign up below for the google group to get updates sent directly to your email. I promise there’s no spam and I don’t send an outrageous amount of emails.
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