only three dh races Is this the final schedle
2010 BNS Race Calendar
Sunday, March 21 2010 at 7:16pm
#2
Sunday, March 21 2010 at 7:27pm
#3
Feel free to organize a few more -- I'll be happy to add 'em!
Monday, March 22 2010 at 7:02am
#4
XC and Road look TIGHT. Jamie, thanks for getting this done in plenty of time for people to plan their seasons. No conflicts between road and mtn are going to make for a stellar season. But what about cyclocross? (joking)
Monday, March 22 2010 at 10:08am
#5
I was thinking about doing a 2nd Gorge DH........the negative talk kinda made me 2nd guess that one. I'll wait and see what the attendance is like for the 1st one, and I might go for a 2nd DH at the Gorge if I can find a date that works for me, and jives with the BNS schedule.
Connor had mentioned a possible 2nd race at Wentworth too. 5 races would be legit.
Monday, March 22 2010 at 10:41am
#6
Why did you pull Middleton??
Monday, March 22 2010 at 11:25am
#7
For the reason we discussed............Impossible Shuttle situation: The bottom of the hill is all clay. If it rains ant any point during a race weekend the shuttle is done. We got so lucky last year, the hill was dusty, and after 30 minuts of rain the trucks were unable to get up the hill. Fortunately that was lunchtime Sunday and not a few hours early.....or worse.......Saturday. I have no interest in putting huge hours into a shuttle road that wont work if it rains. Its too bad as its a good course, but I'm willing to sacrifice the time or $$$$ on such a risky proposition.
Monday, March 22 2010 at 4:59pm
#8
For the reason we discussed............Impossible Shuttle situation: The bottom of the hill is all clay. If it rains ant any point during a race weekend the shuttle is done. We got so lucky last year, the hill was dusty, and after 30 minuts of rain the trucks were unable to get up the hill. Fortunately that was lunchtime Sunday and not a few hours early.....or worse.......Saturday. I have no interest in putting huge hours into a shuttle road that wont work if it rains. Its too bad as its a good course, but I'm willing to sacrifice the time or $$$$ on such a risky proposition.
Get people to bring up a four wheelers instead of big heavy pick up trucks
Monday, March 22 2010 at 5:35pm
#9
Would be a good idea I know some guys with big trailers and I have a quad and some other people you guys no would be probly willing to do it,
Monday, March 22 2010 at 6:33pm
#10
Interesting - this could be a good idea, as long as people were willing to help Dave organize and prepare the trail for the race.
Monday, March 22 2010 at 6:39pm
#11
im guessing those dh dates are also in line with the NB dates that will most likely be at crabb and campbelton making 5 races already unless it will be seperate points? mabey 6 if theres some god given miracle and we can race at hillsbourogh
Monday, March 22 2010 at 8:00pm
#12
Theres no way you could get 5 riders and bikes up that hill on a quad. The 2nd half is steep as fuck. Its a tough pill for me to swallow due to the amount of work Ryan and put into that course, but I just can't justify it this year.......each trip for me is an hour of driving, the shuttle situation is not good, and the course still needs lots of work. Not to mention we didn't have great attendance......30 riders on race day, and there was some moaning about the size of the hill. Some times I think people expect MSA or Whistler when they come to NS races......pisses me off.
All my time saved from not doing a Middleton race is going to alow me to travel to Quebec to race twice, and maybe NB a couple times........and spend more time with my family. This works better for me. The Gorge is 2 minutes down the road for me, the DH and XC course need no real work......just tweaking. Makes it easier to host races.........easier is better at this point.
Monday, March 22 2010 at 8:05pm
#13
Sounds good Dave. It would actually be great to coordinate events between NS and NB. Can someone provide us with the dates to Crabbe and Campbellton so we can prepare to attend (eg permission from families and work).
Monday, March 22 2010 at 8:22pm
#14
I don't know when Velo NB had their dates confirmed last year but I'm pretty sure it wasn't anywhere near March 22nd, which would lead to the 'coordinating' problem. It seems every year someone somewhere says this should happen, and when the obvious is pointed out, they will do it despite the negativity or something to that effect. Its funny because its usually someone in NB who doesn't understand why we cant work together. Cay sara sara. Anyway, go for it.
Monday, March 22 2010 at 8:45pm
#15
Ahhh. Bummer, I was just organizing the events I want to do this summer, and I have three conflicts.
June 6th
Sea Level Lobster Crawl Road Race
(Never done it before, and really want to)
June 6th
Wentworth Provincial Championships DH
(fav Dh riding all year)
AND
June 27th
Breakaway Cycling 2-Up Time Trial
June 27th
Keppoch Mountain Downhill
AND (well this is a no brainer for me but still...)
September 26th
Wentworth Spokebener MTB
September 26th
2010 CSSC in PEI
Monday, March 22 2010 at 9:00pm
#16
September 26th
Wentworth Spokebener MTB
September 26th
2010 CSSC in PEI
Ahhhhhh mmmaaaannnn! I so wanted to do the CSSC. This is gonna be a tough call.
Monday, March 22 2010 at 9:34pm
#17
Dave I beg to differ on your quad coment I have seen some pretty big trailers towing big loads around here. And that guy lends out that trail could hold a bunch. Just sayen I understand where your coming from though
Tuesday, March 23 2010 at 2:35pm
#18
I figure we should try it sometime early this year and see if is a possibly.
Tuesday, March 23 2010 at 2:50pm
#19
I agree dave, We put hard work into that hill especialy you guys and it is such a good hill. Yeah we heard some moans and groans from people but you always will. If they really have a problem tell us what need to be done to make it better. It would just be nice if more people showed up to the middleton race. The only thing I feel the course needs is more stuff after the table and rock garden then it would be super sick and not just pedal and berm at the bottom.
Sorry for thread jacking
Tuesday, March 23 2010 at 4:57pm
#20
We tried halling a trailer up with Nicks Chev with the mega tires, locking diffs, and lift...........no dice. Thats when it was dry. Carrying people on a trailer behind a quad going up mega steep rocky terrain seems like a serious safety issue.
Thursday, March 25 2010 at 8:21am
#21
ya - you'd have to run the race as a total covert op if you were to do that. I think the truck shuttling action is a minor concern for insurance people... think about quads.. that'd be fun though!
Tuesday, March 30 2010 at 1:07pm
#22
Yeah I'd have to side with the nizzz. No insurance company would protect you if you used a quad for shuttling.
Tuesday, March 30 2010 at 3:15pm
#23
Not sure if this got lost in the topic or just wasent mentioned but a quad hauling a trailer with should/head high planks=bad?
I'm working on a nice PDF, but don't have it done yet and am still waiting on some more contact info for a few races. It'll be prettier later. But for now:
ROAD
May 16th
Starrs Point Road Race
Al Mumford (Breakaway Cycling)
792-1026 amumford_ca@yahoo.com
May 30th
Halifax Criterium
Ghislain Desainde
gdesainde@hotmail.com
June 6th
Sea Level Lobster Crawl Road Race
Jimmie Atwood
723-2747 tpijennifer@ns.sympatico.ca
June 20th
River Port Road Race
Provincial Championships
Al Heubach (Lunenburg Bike Barn)
634-3426 nika@eastlink.ca
June 27th
Breakaway Cycling 2-Up Time Trial
Al Mumford (Breakaway Cycling)
792-1026 amumford_ca@yahoo.com
July 11th
Cape Breton Classic
Road Race and Time Trial
Ambrose Delaney
539-5374 adelaney@ns.sympatico.ca
August 15th
Breakaway Cycling Race Day
Road Race
Al Mumford (Breakaway Cycling)
792-1026 amumford_ca@yahoo.com
August 22nd
Provincial Time Trial Championships
Al Mumford (Breakaway Cycling)
792-1026 amumford_ca@yahoo.com
XC
May 23rd
Victoria’s Secret
Bruce Roberts (Hub Cycle)
897-2482 hubcycle@aliantzinc.ca
July 4th
Conquer the Pass Marathon
Bruce Roberts (Hub Cycle)
897-2482 hubcycle@aliantzinc.ca
July 18th
Fitz of Fury
Troy Turple
July 25th
A-Gore-A-Phobia
Tom Kavanagh
823-1700 thebikepeople@gmail.com
August 8th
Gorefest 8 hour MTB Festival
Michael Phillips
Sept 5th
Curse of the Gorge
Dave Marshall
678-6708 biffff@live.ca
September 26th
Wentworth Spokebender
Conor Scallion (Hub Cycle)
897-2482 hubcycle@aliantzinc.ca
DH
June 6th
Wentworth Provincial Championships
Conor Scallion (Hub Cycle)
897-2482 hubcycle@aliantzinc.ca
June 27th
Keppoch Mountain Downhill
Jeff Teasdale
863-1623 jeffteasdale@hotmail.com
July 11th
Curse of the Gorge
Dave Marshall
678-6708 biffff@live.ca