Special thanks to our sponsor, Adventure's Edge. Check 'em out when you're in town. They have a fully equipped bike shop, a climbing department, a great selection of camping gear and more kayaks and water gear than anyone in town. Adventure's Edge (707) 822-4674, 650 Tenth St., Arcata. Tell 'em Bigfoot sent you!
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WIN A CUSTOM SOULCRAFT FRAME! YOU could have the guys at Soulcraft build a cusom frame just for you...hardtail, singlespeed, 29er, 'cross, road, whatever you want in whatever size or color. Here's how. At each Team Bigfoot event this year every racer gets one raffle ticket at each race toward winning the frame. Win your class, get 6 more ticket, 2nd gets 4 more, 3rd gets 3 more, 4th gets 2 more and 5th gets 1 more. The winner will be drawn at the cross-country awards at the Lagrange Fall Classic in October. Must be present to win.
SINGLESPEEDERS, WIN A REDLINE MONO-COG FRAME! Singlespeed racers get another chance at a free frame. We're giving away a Redline Mono-Cog frame too! It's the same format as for the Soulcraft, each singlespeed racer gets one ticket at each race, win more tickets based on your finish. The winner will be drawn at the cross-country awards at the Lagrange Fall Classic in October. Must be present to win.
NO RIDING THE COURSE PRIOR TO RACE DAY! Our permit with Green Diamond is for race weekend only! Riding on this property prior to or after the event constitutes trespassing. Violators are not only endangering our ability to hold the event, they are also subject to arrest by Green Diamond security patrols.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From Arcata, take 299 east approximately 13+ miles. At Lord Ellis Summit turn right at the Bigfoot Bike Race sign. Take the dirt road 5 miles to a "T" intersection & turn left, go 1/2-mile, turn left at the "bike race" sign. You're there!
From Redding, take 299 west, about 28 miles west of Willow Creek there will be a "Bigfoot Bike Race" sign at Lord Ellis Summit, turn left. Take the dirt road 5 miles to a "T" intersection & turn left, go 1/2-mile, turn left at the "bike race" sign. You're there!
SUPER-D : It's a lonnng one. We start at the top of Bald Mountain and send you down one of the most fun sections of the XC course. Last year's winning times were well over 20 minutes! Top finishes were had by all types of bikes, XC, DH & freeride...there's something for everybody. Each rider gets one run.
CROSS-COUNTRY: The cross-county course is a 60% / 40% mix of singletrack and fireroad with lotsa singletrack. Beginners will do about 14 miles, sports will do about 21, experts & pros will do 28 miles. All classes start at the same time. We put the pros in front, then the experts, sports, etc. It sorts itself out just fine.
SUPER-D : It's a lonnng one. We start at the top of Bald Mountain and send you down some of the XC course, some of the DH course and finish down in creek canyon. It's almost all downhill with one short level section and one very short climb.
Each rider gets one run.
DOWNHILL: Our downhill course has been called "world cup worthy." It has high speed stuff, a little bit of slower technical stuff and all the jumps and drops that the experts love, but with safe & sane outs for the beginners and sports. Best two of three format. Course will be open for practice on Saturday after the Super-D (probably 3pm or so) On race day we'll run shuttles with two trucks & trailers, and you're welcome to run your own shuttle too.
COURSE WORK: We'll have a few trail makin' sessions prior to the event. Here's your one way to get to pre-ride! To join in on a work day call Vic at (707) 845-3095 or e-mail teambigfoot@excite.com.
AWARDS & RAFFLE: Top 3 in each category get awards. After awards presentation we raffle off a table-load of sponsor scwhag. Each rider gets one raffle ticket, earn more tickets based on your finish.
To NORBA or not to NORBA?: Team Bigfoot likes to bring you good racin' without emptying your wallet. So, while we use NORBA's rules (gotta wear a helmet, gotta be self-sufficient & all that) we DON"T require a NORBA license.
CAMPING: There are campsites nearby, but sorry, but our land sponsors at Green Diamond Timber Company won't allow any overnight camping at the race site. Some folks ignored this in 2003 and camped along the dirt road between the race and Hwy 299 and got us in trouble with Green Diamond. Please, please don't endanger the future of this event.
Boise Creek Campground - 2 mi. W of Willow Creek, Hwy. 299, (530) 629-2118
East Fork Campground - 7 mi. W of Willow Creek, Hwy. 299, (530) 629-2118,
KOA (707) 822-4243, On Hwy 101 between Eureka & Arcata
Clam Beach County Park (707) 445-7651, Off Hwy 101 just North of Arcata
Patrick's Point State Beach (707) 677-3570, Off Hwy 101 North of Arcata
Mad Rivers RV Park (707) 822-7275, Arcata
FREE "LITTLE FEET" KIDS' RACE: Bring the little ones along on Saturday for the cross-country, cuz after the adult's race any kid 12 & under gets to race on a small course for free. They gotta have a helmet and mom or dad has to be there to sign a release.
SCHEDULE
Hillclimb, Thursday 6/29 FREE! 5pm. $20 prize to winner!
Super-D, Friday 6/30 Sign-Up 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Race 5:00 pm
Cross-Country, Saturday 7/1 Sign-Up 8-9:30, race 10am (all classes start at the same time).
Short-Track Cross-Country, Sunday 7/2 Sign-Up 8:00 - 9:30am, Race 10: 00 am Beginner/Sport 10:30 Expert/Pro
DOWNHILL, Sun. 7/2: Sign-Up 8am-12 noon. Practice starts at 8am. NO ONE IS TO PRACTICE WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING IN AND GETTING A RACE NUMBER. 1ST Run 1pm. We do a best of 2 run format.
Wheelie Contest & Huffy Toss Sat & Sun just before awards. No Fee, all registered riders welcome.
Mass-Start Downhill: Sunday after downhill awards. To cap off the weekend we hold a grand finale, free to any rider who has entered ANY event all weekend. It's simple, everyone goes to the top of Bald Mountain, we line 'em up and send them careening down in a high-speed dash to the pit area. A table of race schwag awaits at the bottom, winner-take-all! It's wild!