FOX Racing SHOX Downhill National Series - Fontana National

[Sharky]

Is anyone interested in playing/practicing 4X before Thursday? Looking at the Thursday schedule looks like we might not be allowed on it (maybe before 4X pro/semi-pro practice which starts at 3:30) but I'll be there to watch some practice? One of the guys was out Saturday said the National DH course was cut criss crossing the mountain coming down.

[Bullcrew]

Whats the scheduel? Nevrmind its at the top. Um yeah!

Whats the scheduel: sat nmbs and sun SRC?

[MOSH1DH]

I'll be racing both. expert dh 30-34 I'm not sure if the CGS is going to have the same age groups, or not. here's a link you can find who is racing in your class or register online.

[socal ridur]

is there any coupon codes floating abouting about?
im racing 16 under sport

[socal ridur]

do you have to have the license number to register?
this is wat im looking at right now

NMBS #1 Fontana National presented by MAXXIS : DH Sport: You currently do not have a valid USAC-MTB annual license.

[sdyeti]

I think you can renew or purchase your license there at the event. If not, you can renew on www.usacycling.org

Originally Posted by socal ridur

do you have to have the license number to register?
this is wat im looking at right now

NMBS #1 Fontana National presented by MAXXIS : DH Sport: You currently do not have a valid USAC-MTB annual license.

[allison]

Originally Posted by socal ridur

do you have to have the license number to register?
this is wat im looking at right now

NMBS #1 Fontana National presented by MAXXIS : DH Sport: You currently do not have a valid USAC-MTB annual license.

I think for Sport you can still just purchase the $5 one day license at the event.

[sdyeti]

Yep, you're right. I forgot about that.

FYI...still haven't heard back from Jeff Frost about short track!! Aaaaargh!! Five days to get back to me???

You can register for men's expert and women's open but neither is on the schedule.

Originally Posted by allison

I think for Sport you can still just purchase the $5 one day license at the event.

[socal ridur]

is there anyone i could tag along with on friday? my parents arent going to be able to get off work to take me.

[Rockinthecasbah]

i cant make it Friday but you can come along on sat and Sunday if you want

I will be shotting all the action again on sat and sunday so look for your photo on my site afterward

[Mudman]

I may show up for a peek on Saturday since I've got the day off and still can't ride. Dr. says the Mud needs to stay off the bike for another week.

[sdyeti]

^what happened Gary?

Side note: Jeff Frost, who I finally got ahold of, tells me he is 99% certain there WILL NOT be expert men's or open women's short track at the National (despite the fact that you could register on-line for it AND it was on the reg. form).

Of course, he also told me to go call someone else to verify and I felt like that was pretty much doing his work for him.

[sdyeti]

sounds like TBB/Blue Wolf/NMBS/USAC has some bugs to work out......it's not like they've been doing this for years...oh, wait........

the SIR9?

Originally Posted by mechmann

sounds pretty bogus to me! to be entirely honest, i was afraid of what a southridge short track would consist of... outcome is fine with me though, i don't have an XC race bike right now.

[BFloFoxRider.]

Originally Posted by mechmann

in pieces.

in short, i feel that in order to compete with the faster people i need to have a 2x9. i ordered an FD from The Path but even if it were to arrive soon, i have too much work getting both DH bikes ready and rebuilding the Dos for allison with a 2x9 setup.

as it is i doubt i will get 6 hrs of sleep per night between now and nationals (i got about 6 last night)

Your starting to sound like me with excuses
Just kidding. DO short track with a 1X9, dont you have a 1X9 bike? chances are you wont be shifting too much

[sdyeti]

There is no short track for the following:

expert men
expert women
sport men
sport women
beginner men
beginner women

boooooo

Originally Posted by mechmann

my SIR9 was my 1x9 bike. it is in pieces. i had robbed parts from it for VQ and for the lunchbox and for allison's enduro. it now needs shifters, an RD, and an FD. i am holding off on buying parts. need to pay the tax man, and even if the parts were here i don't have time to build the bike.

not to mention that there probably won't even be a sport men's short track...

[davidB]

boo on the no short track for beg. men

anywho, is it possible to register for XC the same day?

[denmother]

Originally Posted by davidB

anywho, is it possible to register for XC the same day?

Nope!!

Saturday

6:30AM – 4:00PM Registration and Packet pick-up

10:00AM Registration closes for KENDA Super D all categories.

4:00PM Registration closes KENDA Sport and Beginner Cross Country events, and Pro and Semi-Pro FOX Racing SHOX Downhill.

[davidB]

good to know, gives me a reason to go out there saturday and shoot some stuff

[denmother]

FYI,

On line registration closes at 11:59pm tonight. The on-line registration fee is $3.42 vs the $10 on site registration fee if you register at the event!!! That's about 2 gallons of gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sdyeti]

This always amazes me....they charge you for the event, the shuttling, etc and then they charge you to register?!?

Originally Posted by denmother

FYI,

On line registration closes at 11:59pm tonight. The on-line registration fee is $3.42 vs the $10 on site registration fee if you register at the event!!! That's about 2 gallons of gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!