Mountain Biking
Winter MTB XC Series Race #1 RESCHEDULED… AGAIN!
Feb 3rd
Really? Again? Did somebody forget to order us a winter? The forecast for this Sunday’s RESCHEDULED Winter MTB XC Series race is a high of 50 degrees. We are actually closer to having dry trails than frozen trails, but neither is expected for this weekend. Therefore, we are going to attempt another rescheduling of the first race of this series to Saturday, February 11, 2012 to make a double header weekend of it. For those trying to keep track, here is the current list of dates for the series:
- Saturday, February 11, 2012
- Sunday, February 12, 2012
- Sunday, February 26, 2012
The long term forecast for next weekend does look a little better than this weekend but still may not be cold enough. Maybe the trail will dry up enough to race. Hopefully, we can get these races in before the Spring “thaw”.
We have extended online series registration to Friday, February 3, 2012 at noon.
Winter MTB XC Series #1
Feb 3rd
| February 11, 2012 | ||
| 7:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
Visit the Series Page for full details.
Winter MTB XC Series Race #1 RESCHEDULED
Jan 27th
Due to the non-wintery winter weather we have been having, we have decided to reschedule the first installment of the Winter MTB XC Series from this Sunday, January 29th to next Sunday, February 5th. We have had excessive amounts of rain with temperatures at or above freezing leaving the trails in less than adequate condition to prevent any damage to the trails. The Cincinnati Off Road Alliance spends many volunteer hours building and maintaining these trails, and it is up to us to follow their guidelines and request for trail use as to not cause long term damage or permanent damage to the trails.
We scheduled these races in late January and February in anticipation of sub-freezing temperatures which would mean the trails would be frozen. This is also why we have the start times for these races set at 8:00 am so that we could be done racing before the trails had any chance of thawing. We did not expect to have such a mild winter and hope that things change soon.
We do hope to get all three races of the series in and have extended online series registration to Friday, February 3, 2012 at noon.
Winter MTB XC Series #1
Jan 27th
| February 5, 2012 | ||
| 7:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
This race is being rescheduled for Saturday, February 11, 2012.
Visit the Series Page for full details.
Winter MTB XC Series #3
Jan 13th
| February 26, 2012 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
Visit the Series Page for full details.
Winter MTB XC Series #2
Jan 13th
| February 12, 2012 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
Visit the Series Page for full details.
Winter MTB XC Series #1
Jan 13th
| January 29, 2012 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
| 8:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
This race is being rescheduled for Sunday, February 5, 2012.
Visit the Series Page for full details.
Caesar Creek MTB Race is CANCELED!
Aug 5th
Due to poor trail conditions caused by a sever storm about a month ago, we will not be able to have the course ready in time for next weekend’s Mountain Bike State Championship at Caesar Creek. The storm laid down about 60+ trees along the trails. A handful of people have been working numerous hours, sometimes daily, trying to clear the trails in time for the August 13th race. Despite making quite a lot of progress, there is still a lot left to clear, and there just isn’t enough time to get it all done to have a safe race. The work that has been done is greatly appreciated and we hope that work will continue to be done until the entire trail system in Caesar Creek is open again for recreational riding. Many thanks go out to those who have been working on these trails.
We are entertaining the idea of rescheduling the race. HOWEVER, we had a difficult enough time finding a date to hold the event to begin with, so looking for an alternate date will be a steep mountain to climb. There aren’t many weekends left before we get into Cyclocross season, and many MTB-ers also race CX.
There is a rumor that Full Service Racing may be looking to do a repeat of either the Harbin Park Race or Hueston Woods Race to fill the vacant spot in the weekend as well as the vacant spot in the CORA Series.
We apologize for any inconvenience or heartbreak this may have caused you and hope that you understand the situation we are in.
BDS Receives Anonymous Donation to Support Junior’s Races
May 12th
BigDaveSports recently received a gracious anonymous donation to be used for providing and developing racing opportunities for juniors in our area. BigDaveSports has already been working to provide more racing opportunities for juniors, but this will help offset some of the costs involved as well as provide funds to be able to encourage more juniors to participate. Here are some of the ways BigDaveSports plans to use these funds:
- A Junior’s Category has already been added to the OSRS #10 Series Finale in Georgetown, OH. Now, with collaboration of Dino’s Neighborhood Grill, all juniors (entering the juniors category) will receive a FREE meal after the race.
- At the 2011 Ohio Juniors & Masters State Road Race Championship, again with collaboration from Dino’s Neighborhood Grill, all junior participants will receive a FREE meal after the race.
- For the Devou Park Summer Race Series, all juniors will race for FREE. That’s right, entry fees waived for the juniors’ categories! This will include the Devou Hill Climb Time Trial.
- The last event that BigDaveSports has on the schedule for juniors is the Caesar Creek MTB Race. This event is not only the USAC-MTB State Championship for Ohio, but is also part of the Alison Dunlap Junior Series-Mountain Bike (ADJ-MTB). As part of the ADJ-MTB program, this event offers juniors’ categories from U10 up to the standard 15-18 age brackets. Currently, none of the funds have been allocated to this event, but entry fees are only $10 and it is worth mentioning as it has a strong push for junior racing. Additional benefits for juniors may be added at a later date as we get closer to the race.
We greatly appreciate this unsolicited donation and hope that the outcome from it is an improvement in juniors racing in Ohio!
