The Hidden Gem Gravity Weekend Returns September 15th & 16th

PRESS RELEASE: The Hidden Gem

photography & words: // Max Fierek // Rhett Williams // Colin Johnson

The Hidden Gem Gravity Race Weekend returns for its fourth year on September 15th & 16th! The event is held on the Fierek families private land just outside of small town Bayfield, Wisconsin and consists of three different races including Downhill, Dual Slalom and Enduro. The Hidden Gem offers a unique riding experience due to the freedom the trail builders have had to build anything they could imagine! Being private trails they receive low traffic and are always in prime condition for race weekend.

Last year was a blast! Riders from around the Midwest showed up and absolutely threw down! The Dual Slalom was doubled in length and we built a bunch of new features on the existing trails.

This isn't your typical race weekend, the gem is all about hanging out, riding with your buddies and getting weird!



We strongly believe in equal payouts so both Open Men and Open Women categories have $150 cash prizes for 1st! There is also a Sport Men category for those riders just getting into racing and are eligible to win some sweet prizing from our event sponsors!


Schedule of events:
Friday, September 14th
- Course taping and last minute trail maintaince
Saturday, September 15th
- Enduro stages open for practice all day but some sections may be closed during DH race
- 9am Downhill practice
- 11am Lunch! Provided by the Fierek Family
- 12pm Downhill race start!
- 3pm Dual Slalom starts
- Movie Premier and Awards in downtown Bayfield
Sunday, September 16th
- Island View Lodging Racer Breakfast
- Last minute early morning practice open till 9:30am
- Enduro Race Starts at 10am
- Awards to follow

Pricing
Downhill: $30
Enduro: $20
Dual Slalom: $10
Trifecta (all events): $50
Onsite Camping: Free
Racer discounted rooms onsite at Island View Lodging: $99 per night


What's new in 2018? Our trail crew has been working tirelessly to not only fix up the killer trails we have built over the last few seasons but also on a brand NEW trail!

For more info on the 4th Annual Hidden Gem check us out on Facebook!