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downhillmike · All-City

Whiteface 3rd Annual 5 K Downhill on 8-31-08
Our big race:
The 3rd Annual Whiteface 5 K Downhill will be on Sunday August 31st.
Last years winning time was a super fast 7:36.2 by Derrick Nobman. Competetition was amazing with Morewoods Gerritt Beytagh taking 2nd place with a time of 7:36.7 (1/2 second slower!).

The race course:
Whiteface is a huge mountain and to make it down in under 8 minutes you need pro level speed. This course starts off on a crazy speed section where racers will approach speeds well over 40 mph. After the speed section you have a very challenging traverse across a couple of very steep black diamond ski trails. Now you enter the single-track with approx 1,800 feet of vertical to go. This section of single-track is approx. 850 feet of vertical and very challenging. Steep with non stop naturally challenging moves needed to make it to mid lodge. Now you have another speed section to some easier single-track, to the wood chips. Once you are on the wood chips you have 1 more speed section on a ski trail that is also very fast! After this speed section you enter trail # 11. Trail # 11 is awesome single-track that experts and up can pin with no brakes at all. Just a quick couple of hundred yard sprint to the finish and you done.

Registration: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1614768&assetId=29e42b44-8c8f-4d1c-9d73-003b4504159d
We will be using Active.com for registration this year. We will also have registration set up at the mountain 1 week before the event. This will be a U.S.A.Cycling sanctioned event and a U.S.A.C. or U.C.I. license will be required to race. Online registration will be ready by 8-7-08.

Cash purse and prizes:
There will be a $5,000.00 cash purse for pro racers and awesome prizes for the 1st 3 places in all amateur categories.
Here is a quick break down of the pro pay out:

Men's 1st place: $1,225.00
Womens' 1st place: $1,225.00
Men's 2nd place: $500.00
Women's 2nd place: $500.00
Men's 3rd place: $250.00
Women's 3rd place $250.00
Mens pro will be paid 10 deep with 10th place winning back approx. registration and lift fees.

Yep we pay the women the same as the men as their equipment and travel expenses are the same!

downhillmike · All-City

We may put this new jump near the finish line?

Registration is filling up nicely with out of state downhillers. Anyone from N.Y. racing? Haha

We are also thinking about changing the course. More single-track and a longer race course. 10 minutes?
Maybe lowering the chainless category to a super cheap registration like $5.00 just to fill it up. In order to race chainless for $5.00 you must be registered in another category.

We are also considering having 1 course for pro, expert and sport. And another course for beginners.

All the above will be officially announced this week. We are trying to get a few things approved, but expect a couple of nice jumps you can hit at speed.

DHM

downhillmike · All-City

The $5.00 chainless category is a go!
* New race course (Trail 23 to 24). 24 is The Old Downhill.
* New line cut in single-track # 22 making the trail flow better
* Teams can set up their tents on the lawn near the finish line (email me 1st please)
* Beginners will start at mid and use the same lower course as the pros, experts and sport racers
* More jumps
* Longer course with more single-track and possibly faster times? Trail 24 is faster than trail 27 used in the last 2 races. Not quite as steep as trail 27 but plenty challenging. Trail 24 from top to bottom is a very fast flowy run entirely in the woods. Maybe 1100+ of vertical just on trail 24! Sick!

Taz · Site Admin

I so wish I could come to the race!

downhillmike · All-City

Taz,
Give me call to see if we can help at all.
DHM

downhillmike · All-City

Whiteface 5 K Downhill course is open for practice as of 8-23-08 from 10:00 am till 4:00 pm daily.

The race course will be open on Sunday August 31st from 10:00 am till 11:45 am.

Saturday August 30th: Registration opens at the mountain at 8:00 am till 5:00 pm.

Saturday August 30th at 9:00 pm est. online registration closes.

Sunday August 31st: Registration will be open from 8:00 am till 11:00 am only at the mountain only.

Sunday August 31st: There will be a pre-race meeting held by the chief U.S.A. Cycling official at 9:30 am.

Sunday August 31st: 10:00 am lifts open.

Sunday August 31st: 12:00 pm race starts with all beginners starting on the beginner course located at mid mountain. Beginners will have to ride down from the top of the gondola to the beginner start.

Note. Pro, expert, sport, hard tail and chainless categories will start from the summit of Little Whiteface.

After the last beginner starts all other categories will start in this order: Pro men, pro women ,expert 10-14, junior experts will go next followed by expert 19-29, then expert 30-39 and expert 40+.
Sport riders will be up next also starting with the 10-14 and finishing with the sport 40+.
All amateur women will be starting next and finally the chainless & hard tail class.
We expect the race to wrap up around 3:00 pm and will hold the awards ceremony immediately after.

Exact start times will be posted by 11:00 am on race day near the base of the mountain.

If a racer misses their start time they will still be able to race. They would now be the last one in their class. If they miss their class they will have to wait till after the last racer in the hard tail class starts their race run.
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Taz · Site Admin

Just not possible for me time wise, really not a money issue. I will be at Snowshoe that weekend then flying to Boston on 8-31

Dangerous · Bomber

Can't wait for this weekend. Whiteface and Labor day weekend, NICE ! Downhill Mike, couple of questions. Does registration include practice Sat ? Why does practice start so late? 1 1/2 hours for practice? Seems tough on that long of a course. In all seriousness, my experience with the resorts that are allowing you MAYBE two practice runs is bullshit !! Mike I know you guys put a lot of effort into your mountain I hope this would be considered. THX for all your efforts and look forward to this coming weekend Mr. Green

downhillmike · All-City

Dangerous · Bomber

THX Mike !

Plug2561 · Burner

Sounds good. Just to make sure this is clear. If I pre register and ride saterday and suday it will be a total of $86. Just want to make sure so I no what i need to bring as far as fundage for the weekend.

downhillmike · All-City

For your total to be $86.00 you would need to be a member of Active.com to get their $2.00 discount.
If not it will be $28.00 to register online + a small fee they charge, usually 2 or 3 bucks.
Then you would need your annual usac license or a 1 day license.

If you do not have a usac license we will be selling them at the mountain, as a usac license is required to race. Cost is $60.00 for adults and $30.00 for 10-18 or college students.

If you wish to purchase a 1 day permit from us instead of an annual usac license it will be only $5.00 extra.

Example 1) non active member registers $28.00
2 day lift ticket $60.00
1 day usac license $5.00
Total = $93.00

Example 2) register at the mountain $35.00
2 day lift ticket $60.00
already have a license $.0.00
Total = $95.00

The best deal is one of our bike n stay packages.
For $69.00 to $89.00 you get a nice motel room and your lift ticket needed for the day. At the bike n stay in Lake Placid you also get a hot breakfast. Stay 2 nights you get 2 lift tickets valued at $60.00. Then all you need is registration for $28.00 or $35.00. And the $5.00 1 day license if you do not have an annual license and are racing beginner or sport.
Note. To race expert or pro you need to have an annual license and move up through the ranks in usac.

Plug2561 · Burner

Thanx. That cleared everything up.

downhillmike · All-City

8-26-08 late night update.
* Chainless category is filling up nicely.
* registrants are from 8 states and 3 provinces so far.
* 20% of registrants are women

downhillmike · All-City

Spectators wishing to walk down the course can get a discounted gondola ride to the start of the course at:
http://www.downhillmike.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=60

For those of you that read the article in Decline about last years race; I already spoke with Centerplate (Whiteface's concessionaire) about beer. They will have beer at the race this year. I have reminded them earlier today and will do so again tomorrow. We will have beer!