Can I only register at the race or by Fax?
Anybody know?
Thanks MIke Fitz
Anybody know?
Thanks MIke Fitz
Sugar race
- Thread starter Mike Fitz
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correct.
I know last year you could register by mail, fax, or at the race.
yeah...no online registration...
yes there is....it's called paypal to tubby's addressbizutch said:
okay now that registration problems are solved. does anyone know of a good cheap hotel that they have stayed in before and would reccomend it. i know its off topic but i thought it would be better to do it in here then start a new thread. thanks in advance. 
Nomad - maybe try the Pineola Inn, right off Hwy 221, near Linville (828-733-4979)...Dunno how much, but it *looks* like it should be pretty reasonable...Also, there's a campground off of Hwy. 105 heading into Boone...I think it's $16 a night, and they have showers and bathrooms...Wanna say it's Grandfather Mtn. campground, but don't know for sure...
Now on another subject concerning the race, did anyone else notice the flyer says Sport and Beginner classes only race from the 3/4 station, and apparently do not hit Lizard's Lane? Last year, I raced Sport and we went through Lizards, just like the Experts...However, I was told that the Sport women didn't race through Lizards last year...Weird...
Anyway, I'm glad I'm racing Expert now, but it kinda sux for the Sport guys and gals IMHO...
Now on another subject concerning the race, did anyone else notice the flyer says Sport and Beginner classes only race from the 3/4 station, and apparently do not hit Lizard's Lane? Last year, I raced Sport and we went through Lizards, just like the Experts...However, I was told that the Sport women didn't race through Lizards last year...Weird...
Anyway, I'm glad I'm racing Expert now, but it kinda sux for the Sport guys and gals IMHO...
send complaint emails about the sport course to showdown@skisugar.com
^^
Nah, I'd rather just bitch and moan about it on RM...
Seriously, should I also let Kim know as well? I'm also thinking about telling her that if we aren't allowed to ride the new upper section, Butch will forego his traditional post-race run autograph session...
Nah, I'd rather just bitch and moan about it on RM...
Seriously, should I also let Kim know as well? I'm also thinking about telling her that if we aren't allowed to ride the new upper section, Butch will forego his traditional post-race run autograph session...
Let it rain, let it rain....
I'm also hearing rumors that there is no practice on saturday. according to the flyer, there is no time. how can they do that? if no practice, then me and the boy no racey. seems like a liability issue to me as well.jackalope said:
last year, sport men did the same course as Experts and beginner ran the HT course that has those hellacious uphills.
There are lots of things about this race that are wierd. It seems as if they are running the same event as 8 years ago. No practice on Saturday, the race is on Saturday, the pros go off at 10:00, while the Mighty Mites go off at 2:00?!?!?!?!?!? Seems like they need to update their schedule. It really don't like anything about this race other than its a race. I think I know why racing is dead in the Southeast. Check out a race put on by the Cycle Cyndicate out in the Rockies and you'll know what a great race is like.
So if I race sport, I'm not going to hit Lizard Licks or whatever it is? So I'm come out of acne alley or the babyhead graveyard and then were do I go? Straight down the slope? I'm not being a smarta$$, but this is only my 2nd race in the world of MTBing and I'm just wondering. I would like to go through licking lizard, but the more I can get on the gas, the more of advantage I think I would have. All those years of doing sprints with a BMX bike just might payoff! But seriously, I would have a hell of a lot more fun hitting loving lizards lane. Is this one of those things that no one really knows about until we get there?
Brian
Brian
Hey,
i'd love to try this race would it be outta the question to try it on a Stock specialized P2? I mean does anyone run Hard tails out there?
Cause it looks like a blast!
i'd love to try this race would it be outta the question to try it on a Stock specialized P2? I mean does anyone run Hard tails out there?
Cause it looks like a blast!
thanks guys for all the info. i would stay at the campground but one guy out of my crew has crazy sheltering parents and wont let him camp. we dont even know if there going to let him stay the night. :mumble: :mumble: . so looks like a hotel for us. thanks for all the great info.
ohh and about the sport classes, the last time i looked at the courses and stuff they said that sport and expert were racing on the same trail. i dont know if this has changed or not. it also said that there were going to be practice runs open at 8:00 am on saturday then the experts would start off at ten. i dont know if that has changed but thats just what i saw. hope thats what it is keep the fingers crossed and the wheels pointing down the mountain.
ohh and about the sport classes, the last time i looked at the courses and stuff they said that sport and expert were racing on the same trail. i dont know if this has changed or not. it also said that there were going to be practice runs open at 8:00 am on saturday then the experts would start off at ten. i dont know if that has changed but thats just what i saw. hope thats what it is keep the fingers crossed and the wheels pointing down the mountain.
Thanks for all the info.
I have stayed at the campground. It is a nice place good clean showers etc..
I have stayed at the campground. It is a nice place good clean showers etc..
yeah bro.Chillin_Dude427 said:
Everybody send an email to showdown@skisugar.com about this stuff if you want it changed and to kim@skisugar.com
GD-it...My bad on the whole Sport - Lizard Ln. thing...Saw the 'Sport F' excluded, and didn't realize it was the ladies...I still think it sux for them, but I guess it's no different from last year in that regard...
What are lift times on Friday? Ben anybody going to be there?
I'll be there Friday morning to practice. I don't think anyone else from Knoxville is going to make it.
Well, I don't know about Saturday's practice, but there has never been a real Saturday practice anyway. The race starts at 10:00 with a 30 minute lift ride. Sugar has never been worth doing unless you can get in some runs on Friday.spoke80 said:
And the upper section is closed.
They are about as clueless as possible when it comes to this event.
Same flier for 10 years.
Same course for 10 years.
Same AA battery powered lift for 10 years.
Same mindset about not making changes for 10 years.
Yet somehow they want to have a National.
Well, I don't know the way Nationals are going it might make perfect match.
Southeast riders who are fed up with this nonsense should plan to take a trip to the September race at Diablo. It is worth the drive, and it will show us all how it is supposed to be done. Even non-racers should go for the riding alone.
Here is the schedule...and for once, everybody (who is registered) should just shuttle for practice on Saturday morning.
I'm going... are you?Jeremy R said:
I just did two races out west and had a tremendous experience. Snowmass was a national and well... it was hurried and very busy trying to get in all the practice you need during the allotted time while trying to get a rear wheel and a shock rebuilt. However the following week I did the Full Tilt at Telluride. The top half of the course was built the week of the race and the bottom half was the old World Cup course, which basically zig zags down the slope. The course was the same for all classes with go-arounds to the difficult sections. There was plenty of practice on Friday, Saturday and one hour before the race on Sunday afternoon. The lift lines got a little out of control due to the gondola and the number of racers, but the promoters adapted and offered an additional pro/semi-pro only practice for one hour Saturday afternoon. What a diiference that made. The results were prompt and the racing went off without any stupid delays. I paid $60 to race and thought every minute was worth it. To boot the course was maintained as it got run in. As problem areas occured course marshalls were there with shovels in hand to fix the problems. One addtional thing I thought was cool was that in sections the course tapping was 60 feet wide allowing for mulitple lines to develop. It was cool to see how personal riding styles dictated which line you took.
How many ways is that different from Sugar?
How many ways is that different from Sugar?
yeah...cause the race that you put on at Windrock is gonna be so awesome right?profro said:
That is the EXACT reason why I haven't put any races on as well as why Joey hasn't allowed any either. He, as well as the rest of us were very dissappointed with how the past Windrock races have gone off.bizutch said:
Racers putting on races usually is a bad idea. I think it works well for little races like Dark Mtn and ETSU where the atmosphere is chill. but at Windrock and Bigfoot it didn't work out so well.
That is the plan.profro said:
I gonna wait until Snowshoe to see if it worth it to go to Vermont, but right now, I am thinking Diablo instead. The riding is hard to pass up.
Lets plan a rental car together if you are flying. I'm going to fly in Friday night, ride on Saturday/Sunday and fly out on Sunday night, possibly Monday morning.
Vermont = 5 hrs of practice with no Alpine or Dominion
Diablo = Way too much practice plus all the runs down Alpine you can handle
Diablo > Vermont
Vermont = 5 hrs of practice with no Alpine or Dominion
Diablo = Way too much practice plus all the runs down Alpine you can handle
Diablo > Vermont
No doubt, I think the Dominion/Alpine combo is what is making up my mind.profro said:
I still dream at night that I am dragging my bar through Alpine.
Ben, you should go man! Those races are non-Norba, so no license is required.spoke80 said:
hmmm...I'm not getting the feeling I'm invited to this Diablo place...spoke80 said:
WTF? This is not the X-games or the head cheerleaders sweet 16 party.bizutch said:
Its a bike race. No invitation required.