24 HOURS OF KIRKWOOD

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TEAM / SOLO CATEGORIES
1)Beginner   2)Sport   3)Expert   4)Pro 5)Male Jr(age17&<)    6)Master (age 40+)   7)Super Master (age 50+)   8)Super Duper Master (age 60+)
9)Women Jr.(age 17& under    10) Women Beginner 11) Women Sport 12) Women Expert/Pro
13) Mixed (at least one woman)   14)Clydesdale (each rider 200lb+)   15)Tandem (2 entries)   16)Unicycle 17) Singlespeed 18)Singlespeed Women
NOTE: Category is determined by the highest ranked team member: For instance, a 4-rider team with only 1 expert will still race in the expert category. For age categories (Jr., Master, etc.) all team members must be within that age category.

24 HOUR ENTRY FEES: $100 per rider, Juniors (age 17 & under) $90 Race day entry is $15 extra.

RACE DAY REGISTRATION: FROM 7AM TO 7:45 ONLY
$15 per rider race day late fee applies.

COURSE: The 6.2 mile course has about 1100 feet of climbing per lap. The new trails (Roby Wolfe, Dangberg, and Sentinels) from last year are now packed and smooth. It will be marked by the afternoon of 8/25. It is free to pre-ride the course at any time, Kirkwood only charges for lift access, not trail access.

CAMPING / LODGING: Kirkwood Lake Campground is less than two miles from the venue. For information on hotels, cabins & condos www.kirkwood.com/main.asp?pID=99

RACER PACKET PICK-UP: Race-day packet pick-up is 7:00am to 8:15am, BUT, we strongly urge racers to pick up race packets the day before 4:00 to 7:00pm at the rear of Red Cliffs Lodge (upstairs from the General Store, across from the Kirkwood mountain bike center).

RIDERS MEETING: Riders Meeting: All team captains and all solos must attend the 8:30am riders meeting and we strongly suggest that all riders attend too. This is when you'll learn the rules and procedures.

START / FINISH: We'll start the race promptly at 9am. Only laps COMPLETED by 5pm for the 9 to 5 or by 9am Sunday for the 24 will be counted.
Lap Counting: Each team will be provided with a wood "baton" (solos don't need one) that MUST be carried by the rider on course. A 15-minute penalty is assessed for a lost baton. Only one rider from your team is allowed on course at any time. At the finish line, upon the completion of each lap, the rider must stop to have Team Bigfoot record that lap's finish time.

RULES: Visit our website for a complete list of rules and procedures.

AWARDS: Medals for top 3 in all categories. Solo winners will each get a 1-day ski pass to Kirkwood Ski Resort. Pro winner purse is $200 each to the winning man and woman or 100% payback, whichever is more (minimum of 2 pros per class). PLUS, the man and woman with the most laps (regardless of category) wins a custom Jet Lites A-51 model, in a special gold anodized finish with the event name engraved...COOL! We'll also raffle off some cool sponsor schwag, Kenda Tires, Kirkwood Day Passes, Rock N Roll Lube, ODI grips & more! The better you and your team do, the more raffle tickets you'll get.

NO CHERRY PICKERS! We'll have a full data bank of race results from the past few years, (including Sea Otter, and other big events) to check your past categories. So don't think that you can step down a class or two....we'll getcha!

WHERE IS KIRKWOOD? Kirkwood Mountain Resort is located 30 miles south of Lake Tahoe, along CA State Hwy 88. The resort has a great network of cross-country ski trails that become ideal all-singletrack mountain bike courses when the snow is gone. As you can see by the photos above, the terrain is gorgeous!

Driving Directions
From Reno/Tahoe: U.S. 395 South to State Route 88 West, Exit the Airport on E. Plumb Ln. (go 0.2 mi.) to US Hwy 395 South (go 7.5 mi.), Take exit 57B to remain on US 395 (go 35.2 mi.), Turn right onto Hwy 88 (go 34 mi.)
Turn left onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive. (approx. 90 min.)

From South Lake Tahoe:US 50 West to Hwy 89 South to Hwy 88 West, Take US 50 (Lake Tahoe Blvd.) West to "the Y" intersection where US 50 meets Hwy 89.
Turn left at the Y onto Emerald Bay Rd. (the combined road US 50 West / Hwy 89 South) (go 4.9 mi.) to Meyers. Turn left to continue on Hwy 89 South (go 11.1 mi.) Turn Right on Hwy 88 West (go 14.3 mi.), Turn Left onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive. (approx. 35 min.)

From Bay Area:Interstate 580 East to Interstate 205 to Interstate 5 North to Route 4 East to Route 99 North to Route 88 East, Connect with Interstate 580 East from your area (about 44 miles from the Bay Bridge) to Interstate 205 East (go 13.5 mi.) to Interstate 5 North (go 13.3 mi.), Exit Downtown Stockton Hwy 4 East (go 3.4 mi.) to Hwy 99 North (go 1.8 mi.), Exit CA Hwy 88 toward Jackson (go 97.4 mi.) - (Be sure follow signs to Stay on Hwy 88 after Clements and in downtown Jackson)
Turn Right onto Kirkwood Meadows Drive. (approx. 3.25 hrs.)

WHERE CAN WE STAY? There will be FREE camping in the pits the night before and the night of the race. Tent camping and car camping will be in Pit #1 (see course map), RVs, large vehicles or teams who want to set up a large pit area will be in Pit #2.

There will be restrooms open nearby, but sorry, no showers. Bring your sun shower.

The resort also has a full range of accomodations: condos, hotels, cabins and campgrounds. Camping is available just across the road from the venue.

CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON THE ROCK STAR LODGE, KIRKWOOD'S MOST AFFORDABLE LODGING. The course goes right by it...you could pit from your unit.

HOW DOES AN ENDURANCE RACE WORK? It's simple - ride as many laps as you can between the start and the finish of the race. This one starts at 9am and goes until 5pm. Only laps COMPLETED by 5pm will count. In the event of a tie, whoever completed that final lap first takes it. For teams, only one rider can be on the course at a time and all rider changes must take place at the transition area near the finish line. Teams are free to rotate riders however they wish; there are no minimum number of laps per rider - you can do one lap at a time, two at a time or whatever you want. Simple, eh?

LIGHTING SUPPORT: Our friends from Jet Lites will be on hand to provide a charging station for our 24 Hour racers. They'll also have rental systems available for racers who haven't yet invested in their own system.

SOLO CUP SERIES: Championships in all solo categories! We add up your miles from the 12/6 Hours of Weaverville, Kirkwood Nine to Five, 12/6 Hours of Humboldt and the Whiskeytown Nine to Five and then the top rider in each category is presented with an engraved trophy at the series final the Whiskeytown Nine to Five.

12 Hours of Weaverville, May 21
Weaverville, www.teambigfoot.net

6 Hours of Weaverville, May 21
Weaverville, www.teambigfoot.net

12 Hours of Humboldt, July 23
Arcata, www.teambigfoot.net

6 Hours of Humboldt, July 23
Arcata, www.teambigfoot.net

Kirkwood Nine to Five, Aug. 27
Kirkwood Mtn Resort, www.teambigfoot.net

24 Hours of Kirkwood, Aug 27-28
Kirkwood Mtn Resort, www.teambigfoot.net

Whiskeytown Nine to Five, Oct. 1
Whiskeytown Lake, www.teambigfoot.net

24 Hours of Whiskeytown, Oct. 1 & 2
Whiskeytown Lake, www.teambigfoot.net

GLOW-IN-THE-DARK 24 HOURS OF KIRKWOOD
T-SHIRT $20
You'll love this shirt! The stars, moon and
Bigfoot's lights all glow in the dark!

FREE! Luna Chix Women's Only
Mountain Bike Skills Clinic
FREE LUNA CHIX WOMEN'S ONLY MOUNTAIN BIKE SKILLS CLINIC, Friday, Aug . 26, 3pm - 5pm.
Meet at the Kirkwood Mountain Bike Center.