2011 Louisville MTB Short Track Series

Revised Wednesday June 29th schedule:

4:30pm - Course open for pre-riding
5:00pm - Registration opens
5:30pm - (05 min) - Kids race (FREE, but registration is required)
5:40pm - (20 min) - Cat 3 Women, Junior Men/Women
6:05pm - (20 min) - Cat 3 Men
6:30pm - (25 min) - Cat 2 Men, Masters Men, Singlespeed, Cat 1/2 Women

7:00pm - (30 min) - Cat 1 Men

7:35pm - (15 min) - First Annual S*Bike Classic - ($5 race entry goes to support KyMBA)
Ride your kids bike, old huffy, pink cruiser, whatever would normally get you laughed at...
And support KyMBA and our trails! 1st annual S(mall) Bike Classic.

Cat 3 - Beginner

Cat 2 - Intermediate

Cat 1 - Advanced

$10 adults/$5 juniors/Kids FREE - Prizes for Top 3 in each category!

NOTE: This is a USAC-sanctioned event, but you do NOT need to have an annual USAC license to race. 1-Day licenses are available on race day for $5.

For the Finale, the KENTUCKY MTB CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD, races are worth DOUBLE POINTS!

To determine OVERALL POINTS winners for the Series, we are taking the BEST OF 5 races.

First things first...what is short track MTB racing?

Short track MTB racing takes place on a ~3/4 mile trail and is a cross between a criterium, cyclo-cross and single-track off-road racing. Racers do multiple laps on the short 3-5 minute course, with races running in length between 5 minutes for kids up to 30+ minutes for the Pro/Cat 1 category. The short track MTB course is designed to be fast, fun and very spectator friendly.

USAC Categories:

Pro/Cat 1 = Experts
Cat 2 = Intermediate
Cat 3 = Beginners

Start Times & Race Duration:

4:30pm - Course open for pre-riding
5:00pm - Registration opens
5:30pm - (05 min) - Kids race (FREE, but registration is required)
5:40pm - (20 min) - Cat 3 Women, Junior Men/Women
6:05pm - (20 min) - Cat 3 Men
6:30pm - (25 min) - Cat 2 Men, Masters Men, Singlespeed
7:00pm - (30 min) - Pro/Cat 1/2 Women
7:30pm - (30 min) - Pro/Cat 1 Men

USAC license is required to race (except kids race). A 1-day License can be purchased at the event for $5. Annual USAC licenses are also available on race day.

Registration:

$10/race, $5 Juniors, Kids race FREE

There is no online registration this year. Show up, drop a ten spot and race your little heart out.

Day-of-race registration: 4:45pm to 10 minutes prior to your start time.

Race Plates:

All racers will receive a race plate upon initial registration. These are the only race plates that will be honored by our officials. Don't lose it. Ever.

Points Breakdown:

The points breakdown for the 5 Wednesday races is shown below. The weekend race is awarded DOUBLE POINTS, and start position for the weekend race is based on your cumulative points total of all 5 weekly races.

PLACE	POINTS
1	200
2	186
3	174
4	164
5	156
6	150
7	144
8	140
9	136
10	132
11	130
12	128
13	126
14	124
15	122
16	120
17	118
18	116
19	114
20	112
21	110
22	108

23 106

24 104

25 102

For the Finale, the KENTUCKY MTB CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD, races are worth DOUBLE POINTS!

To determine OVERALL POINTS winners for the Series, we are taking the BEST OF 5 races.

Important Notes:

- Helmets are mandatory!

- All riders MUST sign a liability release form to race.

- During races, the course is closed to racers not in the active race category. If time allows, racers will be able to pre-ride the course in between race heats (only after all racers have come through on their last lap).

- Dogs are allowed, but must be leashed.
- Keep it fun...and be sure to support our sponsors!

USAC Points:

The Louisville MTB Short Track Series is a USA Cycling sanctioned series, but it will be treated, for points purposes, as a "training series" by USAC. This means that partial points are awarded. For example, if you race all 5 races in the series, it counts as 3 USAC mountain bike races.

More Info:

Brian Segal/Joe Czerwonka

louisvilleshorttrack@gmail.com