Blackstairs MTB Spring League

A couple of enthusastic MTB'ers in Bunclody are organising a short 4 race series of MTB races as a pre season warmup for the upcoming NPS.
The races will be held under the NPS format, ie. catogeries for S1,S2,S3 and S4 riders. The course will consist of a 3.3km lap with a good mix of technical singletrack and fireroad. This will be a mass start event with 2 laps for S4, 3 for S3 and 4 for S1 and S2. In the current (dry) conditions, a good S3 rider will take about 1h10mins for the 3 laps
The best 3 rounds from 4 will be counted for final overall positions in the league. To win the league you must compete in RD 4.
These are only warmup/training races, no entry fee, no licences required, but as a result there will be minimal marsalling and support. Along the lines of the IMBRC league
All races will start at 11.30am and rounds will be held on Feb 8th and 22nd and March 1st and 22nd.
If you intend taking part please fill out this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wKL...RJpoE/viewform to help with race timing.

All welcome

For more info and updates join the Facebook group 'Blackstairs MTB Spring League'

Cheers
David Furlong

Great Idea!

Good work lads! Unlikely to make the first two rounds but hope to make the 3rd or/and 4th round!

Great to see more xc events popping up!

Get involved folks!

Cheers folks, be great to see some of ye

This is actually a completely different loop than our old race loop (Leinster League 2012) which some of ye might remember - i'd say in general not quite as technical, but equally as good - if not better, good bit of climbing - mostly fireroad rewarded with some deadly xc singletrack. It's a proper NPS style loop - i.e. hard! Note that the meeting place is about 2km further up the road from where the last race was held.

Current conditions are great as you would expect! And the forecast for next weekend is excellent.

For anyone coming from Dublin, by far the best way to get to Bunclody is via the M7 and M9. We're just 20 mins from J5 of the M9. 50 mins from the 'Big Ball'
M11 is quite a bit longer in time, especially as there are road works now, and the road from Ferns to Bunclody is $hite..

Here's the location https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?m...U.k086HSSCSp5o

Look forward to seeing ye!
Cheers
David

Ok I'm planning to go to the first round . If any body wants to join me let me know. Probably head over a bit earlier for a warm up via some trails.

Great morning for racing. Well orgnanized and riders from S4 to S2. Nice track with some good single track and steep climbs. Hope make the next round aswell. Good turn out on the day which ment there was always somebody to chase.

Good man Rudolf, i see you were well up there too with the lap times! Hoping to make one of the later rounds

Last round this Sunday folks....great opportunity for some XC before the NPS

Hope to see some of ye there

I'm down for Sunday as can't do saturday morning spin , so see u there