ripleymike1
Hello,
As the snow blows in, I can't seem to remember if this is April 2008 or
December 2008. Who knows what the next season will bring in the way of
weather, one thing is for sure...the racing will be hot.
2 races moved two weeks later by your request and we have summer
racing.....will you be coming?
All semi-pro's that want to race Pro, please renew your membership and sign
up as Pro. My last look at the USAC upgrade policy give you until November
30th, 2009 to move up to Pro. If you choose to race as a Cat 1 then you must
place top 3, 3 times in a 15 person field to upgrade to Pro in a calendar
year. So its your call weather to race Cat 1 or move to Pro.
More on this to come as the race directors have a meeting in January to go
over the subtle differences and keep things as tight as possible.
*Series categories*
As you have noticed the membership form has generic, Pro, Cat1, Cat 2, Cat 3
and singlespeed to sign up for.
Here is the breakdown for the series. I will be posting more info on this at
www.oregonxcseries.org by the end of 2008.
Men
Pro, Cat 1 19-34, 35-44,45+ Singlespeed, Cat 2 U18, 19-34,35-44,45-54,55+
Cat 3 10-14, 15-18, 19-34, 35+
Women
Pro, Cat 1, Cat 2, Cat 2 35+, Cat 3, Cat 3 U 18
20 categories, points chase for the individual and Team race in all
categories. You must submit a Team Roster to be tracked by 5/3 Mudslinger (a
Team rep). No late season add ins for the Team Competition
Each race that will be in the series for both XC and ST and Marathon will be
letting me know soon if they are participating or not in January.Weekday ST
races are limited to 2 events that can be in the series per region.
Portland, Salem-Corvallis, Eugene, Bend, Southern Oregon-----to grow your
local area and keep the points chase well represented in your area, The
cost is 50.00 per ST and 100.00 per XC and Marathon to be in the series for
race directors from Echo Red to Red until the end of July or Mid
August....TBD
See the State...... race your mtb, carpool...cut gas down to under 1.00 per
gallon
Ride safe
Mike Ripley
Series Director
OBRA Mtb Rep