The first event in the Queenstown Bike Festival is the OUTSIDE SPORT SUPER D ENDURO.
Ben Lomond Forest
16th April 2011
Race start 10am
Operations
The Skyline Gondola has assured us of every second car for the duration of the 6hrs and there will be no other bikers able to use the gondola.
Timing is going to be done at the end and start of each run, so it will be the racing time that will count.
Route Markings
The route will be marked as required with SUPER D and TAPE signage
What to bring
A bike that will get you to the end of a 6hr race – the Super D format is neither a DH or XC race but something in-between – the ideal bike is a 4-6inch travel all-mountain bike
After the race
Prize giving will be about 5.00pm Skyline Restaurant followed by after party at Dux de Lux with video of the day.
Full details on on Outside Sports SUPER D ENDURO
Everyone had a great day at this years annual 7 hours of 7 Mile endurance race, New Zealand’s best 7 Hour endurance race! There was a great low key and friendly atmosphere with great tunes, good food and drink and some great riding.
This years course was tough as always with plenty of technical climbing and descending so full credit to all who competed, especially those legends that did it solo!
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And here are some pictures click on the thumbnail for a bigger version, if anyone has any more send them in and I’ll add them to the Gallery.
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The guys organising the Dirtmasters DH race on the 22nd of April have offered the club $2,000 for 20 volunteers from the Club members for the Downhill - to act as marshals along the course etc etc
If you would like to volunteer please email bikers@queenstownmtb.co.nz, you never know you might end up in a great spot to watch the race and help raise funds for the club to build more fantastic trails!
And for those club members and season pass holders with the nuts there’s a $35 per person discounted entry to the downhill.
A James Allan photo
The Course
A technically demanding course which will start at the top of the Skyline Gondola will be about 3km long, finishing in Brecon Street where there will be a full on party atmosphere.
The course covers 3kms down steep downhill tracks. Beginning at the top of the Skyline gondola the course utilises existing downhill tracks cut by the Qtn Mtn bike club and a small section of Hammy’s Trail’ before dropping into the camp ground ie ‘Vertigo’ into ‘Original’.
Qualifications and practise would occur on this section on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd April
On Sunday 24th April the full course will be used.
On leaving the forest the course and passing through the ‘timing gate finish’ and riders enter a ‘neutral’ non timed section into ‘the Urban Section’. While the clock is not running, riders still have to cycle through the edge of the camping ground to follow Man Street to the ceremonial finish down the Steep stairs dropping into the finish line outside the Lone Star Brecon Street Queenstown.
Queenstown’s growing reputation as a must-visit biking destination will be further enhanced this Easter with the highly-anticipated inaugural Queenstown Bike Festival on 16 -25 April.
Headlining the festival will be the three day Ben Lomond Dirtmasters Downhill, Ben Lomond Dirtmasters Downhill a challenging three kilometre course in the Ben Lomond Forest open to elite riders only and the Outside Sports Brake Burner Outside Sports Super D Enduro a six hour non-stop tag team or individual mountain bike Super D. The New World Tour de Wakatipu, a fun challenging mountain bike event set in the Wakatipu Basin that links the two rivers and two lakes using some of the new tracks developed by the Wakatipu Trails Trust.
The progamme also caters to all ages and abilities with rides for kids, a social wine-trail and coffee rides.
For more information about Queenstown visit www.queenstown-nz.co.nz or visitQueenstownBikeFestival.co.nz to download the programme of events.
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