Don’t miss Spooky Cross Night Race coming Saturday, 10.24 to Irvine, CA
Bring your favorite costume and be prepared for the time of your life! Music, Halloween madness, costumes and beer will be the call as the 2009-10 Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross presented by Shimano brings you Spooky Cross Night Race hosted by Rock N Road Cyclery on Saturday, October 24th in Irvine, CA.
This is sure to be an unforgettable event filled with Halloween-themed festivities beginning with Juniors and Youth cyclocross racing at 2:30pm. Spooky sounds begin to fill the air. At 3:15pm, the kids will get the chance to show off their costumes with the Clif Kids Costume Race! The schedule continues with Prestige Series racing culminating with live music by the Rims and more, food and beer and elite cyclocross racing at dusk and into the night.
In between pumpkin carving contest nominees will become illuminated Jack-o-lantern barriers and will put racers to the test on the Spooky Costume Race course – starting out with a celebration lap for everyone to show off their Halloween garb. Team Duke hosts the Spooky Costume Relay Race – 2 or 4 person teams to benefit the John Wayne Cancer Foundation. Prizes awarded to top men, women, co-ed and best costume podium.
The Halloween themed course is a mix of pavement and dirt and grass. The racers will head out on with a full-out sprint taking racers out of the field and onto the Planet Bike Hill of Fame sending racers up and down then into a steep run up and back onto the infield heading through the Ellsworth Tunnel. Racers will charge around the Sock Guy go cart track and onto the Moots Gucci off-camber dirt bank before heading over to the H2O Overdrive Stairs and back around the SoCalCross Expo and Shimano fast-track double barriers. This will take racers into the darkness of the Kool N Fit DJ Dead People Zone and immediately into the Fluid Sand Pit. Racers complete the loop and finish on pavement in the middle of the SoCalCross Expo and Beer Garden. Each lap is approx. 3.5km in length. Races are timed circuits on the course based on category.
The elite categories will race at dusk and night. Look for challengers for Elite Men’s Series Leader Brent Prenzlow (Celo Pacific) from the Gritters brothers – Brandon and Kyle of Rock N Road. MTB Champions Brian Lopes and Sid Taberlay are schedule to be in the line-up as well.
Save $$$, save time, pre-register on-line at: www.Sportsbaseonline.com Prestige Series discount passes available. Each time you pre-register, you will be automatically entered to win a Fuji CX frame and Fork! Online registration closes Thursday, October 21st at 9:00PM (Pacific). Race Day registration is available opens at 1:00pm and closes 20 minutes prior to each race category start. Demo.rental bikes are available for new riders to ‘cross. Reserve yours today. A beginner’s CX clinic will take place at 1:30pm by MTBChick.com.
GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS: 8800 Irvine Center Drive – Irvine, CA
MORE INFO AT: www.SoCalCross.org
ENTRY FEES: Pre-Registration entry fee is $25.00 for all CX categories except, Juniors (10-18 yrs) race Junior race for FREE with USA Cycling license, or purchase one-day license for $10. Juniors must pay regular entry fee for category races if NOT entering Junior race. Add $5.00 for Race Day Entry. Additional and fun race entries are just $5.00/per race after higher entry fee is paid.
A valid USA Cycling license is required for all race participants.
DIRECTIONS: HIDDEN VALLEY (Wild Rivers / Verizon Amphitheater)
From 405 freeway south: Exit Irvine Center Drive, go right. Make a right at Lion Country/Hubble signal (entrance to Pass through ticket booths, go left and continue to end of parking lot.
From 5 freeway: Exit Bake Parkway, go west. Turn right onto Irvine Center Drive. Make a left at Lion Country / Hubble (Wild Rivers/Irvine Meadows entrance) Pass through ticket booths, go left and continue to end of parking lot.
GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS: 8800 Irvine Center Drive – Irvine, CA
