661 MINI DOWHILL RACE – Chicksands Bike Park - Bedfordshire

Mini downhill is the new fun exciting way to race downhill.

You get 3 race runs, a good laugh and topped off with top product and cash prizes.Race Sponsor-
The race is being sponsored by SixSixOne, Sunline and Royal Clothing and will known as the “661 Mini Downhill”.

Date: Sunday 17th February 2008

Location: Chicksands Bike Park, Rowney Warren Woods Bedfordshire, Rowney Warren is situated next to the A600 just north of Shefford

Times:
Practice 9.00am – 10.50am
Race Starts (3 x runs) 11.00am – 3.30pm
Prize Presentations 3.45pm

Background:
Chicksands is a Mecca for all types of mountain bikers from XC, Dirt Jumpers, DH, 4X and Free Riders with 100’s of riders turning up every weekend. "There are hundreds of people who ride at Chicksands that have never raced”. This is because you have to drive hundreds of miles into Wales or Scotland, so we have brought the race to you” The event is open to any one to try downhill. The course is fun and following to ride but a real challenge to ride flat out on the limit.

Just three age categories and a Pro Am for the experienced riders.

Chicksands is the place for a big crowd of people to watch you race.

Tell your friends and get your bike ready!

Description:
Top names from UK Mountain biking are taking part in the pro am race.
The riders will be competing against the clock to get the fastest time.
Three timed runs the winner is the rider with fastest time.
The course is around 30 to 40 seconds long.
This makes the race really intense where every single second counts.

Race categories:
Product prizes to top three in each age category
Youth – Age 12-16
Senior – Age 17-29
Master – Age 30+
Pro-Am – open to any experienced racers, Pro, semi pro any one who wants the challenge of this intense type of racing.

Medical:
Extreme Medics are there to take care of anyone who tries just a little bit to hard!

Prizes:
SixSixOne, Royal Clothing & Speedline products for top 3 in each age categories.
Cash prize pot for Pro-am category.

Course:
The course is tweaked and groomed to make it as fun, flowing and a real challenge for this
one off event.

Entry limited to only 200 riders.
Enter online at www.minidownhill.com or www.nakedracing.com

For more details or discuss the event contact:
Chris Roberts
Phone 07702 826260
E-mail chris.roberts@nps4x.com


Editor Notes-
Mini downhill racing – What is it?

The races take place over short courses of around 30 to 60 seconds long. The course’s are not the longest or hardest course but to race it absolutely flat out will be an intense riding experience. This is the world’s only downhill race with 3 timed runs, the winner will be the rider with fastest total time.

Live Timing
The latest Tag Huer timing equipment shows each individual riders time down to 1/100 of a second at the finish. This makes the racing really intense where every single second counts. No need for uplifts just a quick walk back to the start and that keeps the entry costs low. This is exciting to watch and when the spectators’ start lining the track and shouting for their rider it is a fantastic atmosphere.

Location – Chicksands Bike Park, Bedfordshire
Rowney Warren is situated next to the A600 just north of Shefford, in Bedfordshire.
Rowney Warren is primarily managed by the Forestry Commission. The landowners of the Rowney Warren are Southill Estates who also retain executive management control over some areas of the woodland such as where the Dual Slalom course is situated. Off-road cyclists have used Rowney Warren for many years, but it was as the introduction of mountain bikes in the mid-to-late 1990’s that resulted in significantly increased use of the area. As a result of this the Forestry Commission and Southill Estates approached the founders of what was to become Beds Fat Trax in order to bring some form of control and organisation to what was going on. Following on from this Beds Fat Trax was formed on 15 September 1999. Since then the club has developed a variety of cycling facilities including:
Dual Slalom Course, 4X, Dirt Jumps, Freeride Area, Northshore and Way-marked Cross-Country trails.

Website www.bedsfattrax.org