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12:12 - Preview & schedule

by Paul Howard, 01 Sep 08.

SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER, Midday to Midnight

A huge pre-entry has already come in for our first 12 hour enduro event at Minley Manor near Yateley on Saturday 6 September 2008, but don't worry if you haven't got yours in yet, as online and postal pre-entries don't close until SUNDAY 31st AUGUST. If you're still unsure of your exact team line-up you can submit your entry anyway and confirm the rider names at the event when you collect your Race Number Pack (which also contain lots of info and some great offers) at Event Registration. The options are Solo, Pairs, or Teams of 3 or 4. There will be Entry On The Day as usual, but with a late entry charge of £5 per rider.

Headline sponsors TORQ Fitness will be giving away free bottles, energy bars or gels to every rider. In addition they'll be supplying your energy needs at the on-course TORQ POWER STATION with free energy drink. Our stalwart sponsor Mountain Trax who fund the race numbers will have a collection of their standard demo bikes to test, with the addition of the Yeti Cycles demo fleet. Please bring ID such as a driving licence.

We are very pleased to announce the following companies are supporting the event not only showing off their products but also giving away prizes to race winners and spot prizes too;

TORQ Fitness, Lumicycle Lights, Saddle Skedaddle - the new 2009 Spring Series XC sponsor, Action Cameras, Dodgy Gear Clothing, Bike Goo cleaning materials, 1st Gear Cycles, Camberely Osteopathic Clinic, Vertebrate Outdoor, and Chelmer Cycles with the Cannondale demo truck.

The 8 mile long course designed by Jon Lucas and Paul Howard is in it's final stages and is typically 'Gorrick' i.e. flowing with sinuous singletrack through pine forest and a few technical challenges interspersed by short fireroads to aid recovery and refuelling. It will be very well marked with travelling marshalls, paramedics and bike mechanics should any problems occur. The final 500m of the course will be a downhill blast awarding riders and spectators a great view of the action.

Onsite facilities include free camping, showers, toilets, drinking water, hot and cold food from Friday evening through to 2am on Sunday morning, a Solo pit/camping area, our event photographer and last but not least the massage team.

The venue opens from 12pm on Friday when the course will be available for pre-riding from 2pm. Event Registration will be open on Friday from 2pm to 7pm and on Saturday from 8am to 10.45am with rider briefing at 11am, and the race start at 12pm. Full schedule below:

FRIDAY

12pm Venue opens

2 - 7pm Registration
Course open for pre-riding

7 - 10pm Catering available

SATURDAY

8am Catering opens

8 - 10.45am Registration

8 - 11am Course open for pre-riding

11am Briefing (all riders to attend)

11.45am-12.15pm Vehicle entry closed to camping field during race start

12pm RACE STARTS

7pm (approx) Lights to be mounted

SUNDAY

12am RACE ENDS

1am Prizegiving

2am Catering closes
Congratulate yourselves, drink a beer, relax and sleep!

2pm All competitors to have left venue

FRIDAY
12pm	Venue opens
2 - 7pm	Registration Course open for pre-riding
7 - 10pm	Catering available

SATURDAY
8am	Catering opens
8 - 10.45am	Registration
8 - 11am	Course open for pre-riding
11am	Briefing (all riders to attend)
11.45am-12.15pm	Vehicle entry closed to camping field during race start
12pm	RACE STARTS
7pm (approx)	Lights to be mounted

SUNDAY
12am	RACE ENDS
1am	Prizegiving
2am	Catering closes Congratulate yourselves, drink a beer, relax and sleep!
2pm	All competitors to have left venue