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Dark Mtn Super D - August 20th

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Guard

Monkey
Apr 21, 2004
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Wilkes "By God" County
Super D is returning to Dark Mtn on August 20th. This will be held in conjunction with the XC race on August 21st as part of the Southern Classic Series. We are getting things in order and should be able to post schedules in 3-4 weeks.

Quick Info:
~ USA Cycling event
~ best of two runs
~ medals only for prizes to keep entry fees low
~ will start revamping course after the Burn 24
~ NC State Championship (either for event or possibly as a series with Beech & Fontana)
~ main goal of the event will be to have FUN:thumb:

Hope you can come join us!
 
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mbrennan

Monkey
Jan 25, 2011
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Very cool - i love dark mountain ... Will they be fixing some of the jumps and tabletops first?
 
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FCLinder

Turbo Monkey
Mar 6, 2002
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Greenville, South Carolina
Yes Sir!!!! Matt, thanks!!! There maybe another Super D in the south this year too. Can't say to much more yet. Glad to see Dark Mt. Super D back. I have the perfect bike for it too!!!!

You Rock!!!

Cecil:thumb:
 
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Monkey
Apr 21, 2004
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Wilkes "By God" County
mbrennan said:
Very cool - i love dark mountain ... Will they be fixing some of the jumps and tabletops first?
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yep, we'll be fixen her up after the Burn 24. as for classes:

  • Pro/Cat. 1 Men 19+
  • Cat 2 Men 19+
  • Cat 3 Men 19+
  • Pro/Cat. 1 Women 19+
  • Cat. 2 Women 19+
  • Cat. 3 Women 19+
  • Junior Men 15-18
  • Junior Men 14-
  • Junior Women

We will have practice in the morning and start the race at high noon. More info to follow...stay tuned:thumb:
 
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Monkey
Apr 21, 2004
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Wilkes "By God" County
More Info:

Saturday August 20th
NC State Championship Finale (points will be combined with the Beech Mtn Super D).
Best of two runs format unless its raining hard or extremely muddy then it'll be one run...this will be decided the day of.
Entry Fee - All classes - $25 (USA Cycling License required or $5 for a one day license).
Prizes - metals for top three

Schedule:
Registration/Practice opens - 9:30am
Registration/Practice closes - 11:00am
Riders meeting - 11:30am
Race starts - 12:00noon

Classes:
Pro/Cat. 1 Men 19+
Cat 2 Men 19+
Cat 3 Men 19+
Pro/Cat. 1 Women 19+
Cat. 2 Women 19+
Cat. 3 Women 19+
Junior Men 15-18
Junior Men 14-
Junior Women

Course is hardtail friendly and its pretty evenly matched for gravity & xc racers. Hope you can join in on the fun!:thumb:
 
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ktmdirtracer

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Oct 13, 2009
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do we have to have a USAC membership in order to race the super d? I plan on trying to qualify in cat 2 for the US nat'l DH at Beech, but I would like to race cat 1 in the super d..is that allowed?
 
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Monkey
Apr 21, 2004
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Wilkes "By God" County
USA Cycling doesn't look at Super D as Gravity or XC. Therefore you can race in either your gravity or XC category...your choice. If your license for XC is Cat. 1 then your good to run Super D as a Cat. 1. If you don't have a license we can still put you in Cat. 1 but you won't receive any points and you'll be removed when the results are sent to USA Cycling. Hope this helps!
 
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mbrennan

Monkey
Jan 25, 2011
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the table tops are still a mess as of today and there are 4-5 trees down...
they work on wc every weekend but they do nothing to the best trail in wilkes county .... so sad. I would love to help and have offered over and over again but right now i am too busy with work to help ....
 
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jabsrapunzel

Chimp
Jul 15, 2011
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Greensboro NC
Haven't seen any new information anywhere about the Super D on August 20. Is it still a go? How long is the course? Does it run down trail 6 only or is there more added to it? I would like to try it and I have a few friends who are interested and I would like to let them know some more about it, but there is not much information to be had other than categories, entry fees, and time schedule. Would love to find out more about the course itself and the length of it. I have ridden trail 6, but have never done a Super D and am curious to know how long the race course will be so I can be prepared.
 
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Monkey
Apr 21, 2004
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Wilkes "By God" County
Hey guys, sorry for the delayed response...been super busy. Everything is still on track for the 20th. The course is about 1.5 miles in length. The course includes the majority of trail 6 plus some of the core trail. We are working on the course tomorrow & Sunday so hopefully be able to finish most of the work this weekend.

We may add one additional jump at the very end because we've got one mud puddle that will not dry up. The jump would just be temporary so we'll put it in at the last minute and remove afterwards. The bigger table we had near the end of the course will not be built back but we plan to put something at the top that should offset it.:thumb:

The fastest time we've recorded was Herndon a coupe of years ago with 2:47 or 48.

Again sorry for the delayed response. Thanks Cecil for giving me a call!
 
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trap121

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May 26, 2011
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Im thinking about racing this event but wanted to get a little more clarity as to the type of race it is. I'm no XC racer at all. I have never raced before, would this be a good first?Would a Ibis Sl be ok on the course?
 
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manimal

manimal

Ociffer Tackleberry
Feb 27, 2002
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Blindly running into cactus
trap121 said:
Im thinking about racing this event but wanted to get a little more clarity as to the type of race it is. I'm no XC racer at all. I have never raced before, would this be a good first?Would a Ibis Sl be ok on the course?
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there is some footage in this vid of the 2007 super d race course and, according to a conversation with matt, i don't think it will be changed much. the vid only has a small section of the course but at least you can see what kind of trail it is...flowy and fast (if it's dry). so yes, this is the PERFECT course for your first race and your Ibis will be just fine.

Dark mountain is between the 1:14-2:00 mark on the video.

 
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itrytofly

Chimp
Aug 18, 2011
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Hey you guys! This will be my first mtb race but Ive raced bmx my whole life so I think Ill do alright. I only really have two questions and Ill try to figure everything else once I get there.

What address could I plug into my gps to get where Ill need to park?
About how long will they racing part of the event last? (Ive really got to roll out by 3:30... preferably earlier.)

Thanks
 
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Monkey
Apr 21, 2004
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Wilkes "By God" County
itrytofly said:
Hey you guys! This will be my first mtb race but Ive raced bmx my whole life so I think Ill do alright. I only really have two questions and Ill try to figure everything else once I get there.

What address could I plug into my gps to get where Ill need to park?
About how long will they racing part of the event last? (Ive really got to roll out by 3:30... preferably earlier.)

Thanks
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This address is to the Visitor's Center (499 Reservoir Road, Wilkesboro NC 28697). You'll see yellow BMCC signs on your way in which will guide you to Dark Mtn.

Our goal is to start at high noon. We're expecting 50-60 races so figure the first run will be over with by 1pm or so. We'll probably start the second run around 1:30pm and hope to have results posted by 2:45pm, awards around 3pm.

With your BMX background I think you'll really like the course. See ya on Saturday!
 
manimal

manimal

Ociffer Tackleberry
Feb 27, 2002
7,212
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Blindly running into cactus
Matt....can you create a "Scantily clad Clydesdale" class? I feel so much faster when I race in my speedo but it would look silly unless I was racing in a specific class for it ;)
 
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jabsrapunzel

Chimp
Jul 15, 2011
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Greensboro NC
I checked back here daily after my last post, but then got bummed that I had no reply and probably stopped checking right before the update and missed all the new info and thought the race was not happening. I even heard through the grapevine this week that there wasn't much going on with it. And the condition of the trail 2 weeks ago when I went out to practice made me believe it. Really bummed I missed out. I work weekends so I need to plan pretty far out to get off. Really really bummed there was not more advance info available for someone not really in the race scene. Really wanted to race today :(
 
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