T. Kenji Sugahara
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From: John Wilson
On behalf of our generous sponsors:
Pacific Power
Willamette Valley Cycling
The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Redline Bicycles
Castelli
Sellwood Cycle Repair
Hammer Products
Northwest Multisports
I am pleased to announce the 2010 Oregon Junior Cyclocross Series and the
Oregon High School Cyclocross Series.
The JCS is back for its second year and promises to be bigger and better.
The same great schwag, awards, and racing action plus expand race venues
reaching out to a town near you! The JCS is a best 6 out of 8 race series.
Must participate in 5 or more races for series awards / grand prize awards.
New for this year is a High School CX Series. This series rides on top of
the JCS. It is a best 4 out of 5 race series. Must participate in 3 or more
races for series awards / grand prize awards. The HS Series is configured so
all HS participants can simultaneously race the JCS. Two series and two sets
of titles/schwag on the line for the price of one $5 Entry/event. These are
OBRA events. All rules apply. Helmets required. Memberships available for
$5. http://obra.org or Day of Race.
Within a week or so we will have a new dedicated to Junior Racing web page
up on the OBRA site (Thanks Cheryl Willson). Keep an eye out for this (but I
will send out a reminder to everyone once it is up). This site will provide
all the series info plus track race / series results. It will also provide
all the contact info and context for the High School teams.
*JCS Awards**:*
We have great awards, medals, and cool swag 5 deep in each JCS category,
plus great Grand Prizes. Series Champion Jerseys from Castelli for each JCS
category. Equal awards for Girls and Boys. Grand Prizes will be based on
a lottery system factoring in race participation + finish position in the
series.
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*High School Awards**:*
HS Categories: Team, Best Girl, Best Boy. Series Champion Jerseys for Top
team, best Girl, best boy. Medals three deep.
Parents please get the word out to all the kids you know who may be
interested. If you are interested in creating or joining a High School team
contact one of the following regional coordinators. Note: e-mail addresses
are not active yet but will be shortly.
*Portland/Vancouver*
Lindsay Kandra
portlandhsccx@obra.org
*Hood River*
Jeff Lorenzen
hoodriverhsccx@obra.org
*Bend*
Bill Warburton
bendhsccx@obra.org
*Salem*
Omer Kem
salemhsccx@obra.org
*Eugene/Corvallis*
John Wilson
eugenehsccx@obra.org
corvallishsccx@obra.org
*Southern Oregon*
Glen Gann
soregonhsccx@obra.org
*Coast*
Elliot Crowder
coasthsccx@obra.org
The JCS will follow the identical format as last year. Let me give some more
info on HS Series.
*Goals for our first year:*
1. Get the ball rolling. Start putting the structure together for
high school competition.
2. Get kids/parents to start cyclocross clubs in each of their schools.
3. Introduce cyclocross to high school administrators and other key
people in schools.
4. Pull together high school kids so they can compete directly
against each other.
*High School Scoring:*
Top three finishers in each race receive points.
Best 4 out of 5 races.
Must participate in 3 races to qualify for series awards.
Double points for the championships.
*HS Categories:*
Team
Male (no age distinction)
Female (no age distinction)
*Jerseys:*
Castelli has generously offered to provide teams with jerseys at preferred
pricing rates. You may use other vendors. More info on this once the web
page is up but the deadline for artwork is August 6th to ensure a September
15 delivery just a week prior to the first HS race. Castelli will provide a
choice of templates to help create your team jersey or you may provide your
own artwork.
Schedule: HTML format
*Date*
*Name *
*Time *
*City *
*JCS Race *
*HS Race *
Sun 9/19/10
HR Double Cross
12 noon
Hood River
1
Sat 9/25/10
Psycho Cross
12 noon
Eugene
2
1
Sat 10/9/10
WVC Heiser Farm
12 noon
Dayton
3
2
Sat 10/16/10
Psycho Cross
12 noon
Eugene
4
Sun 10/24/10
Cross Crusade
12:35 pm
Hillsboro
5
3
Sun 11/7/10
Cross Crusade
12:35 pm
TBD
6
4
Sat 11/13/10
Psycho Cross
12 noon
Eugene
7
Sun 11/21/10
OBRA Champs
Double points
12 noon
Salem
8
5
Categories and Start order (all will race together in one 30 minute, mid day
race, Juniors only, no adults on the course).
*Start order*
*Gender *
*Age Category *
*Series Points *
First Group
Boys
17-18
JCS and High School
Ages scored separately for JCS
15-16
Second Group
Girls
17-18
JCS and High School
Ages scored separately for JCS
15-16
Third Group
Boys & Girls
13-14
JCS Only - B&G scored separately
Fourth Group
Boys & Girls
10-12
JCS Only - B&G scored separately
If you have more questions please feel free to contact me:
John Wilson
Willamette Valley Cycling Team / Pacific Power Blue Sky
JCS and HSCS Series Director
541-760-1331
Special thanks to: Jeff Lorenzen, Jeff McNamee, Sal Collura, and Brad Ross
for opening their arms and welcoming Junior racing into their awesome
Cyclocross races and race venues!
Get your game on! Spread the word. Get your kids ready. Assemble your High
School Team (Don’t let my Corvallis team run away with the series in its
inaugural year). Get out to those short track races and fine tune those CX
Skills (Free in Salem for Juniors)! It is going to be a great CX season for
Juniors this year in Oregon!