Rides & Events

2009 Mar 03

Announcing GHORBA's Short Track Stampede Championship Series

Registration and race format details are below the flyer.

Our first race at the Cypresswood Trails is on March 21!

Short Track Stampede Flyer

Format

Time Qualifier

Course 1.5 – 2 miles

Each racer will first participate in a qualifier to establish the category they will race in (Cat1, Cat2, or Cat3). There will be time standards for all the categories. If you fall within those standard times, then you will race in that category. There is no age division except for the youth 14-18 class. You could be 50 and end up competing with a 20 year old if your time is fast/slow enough to fall into one of those categories. DO NOT SANDBAG DURING THE QUALIFIER; IT WILL COST YOU YOUR PLACE IN THE PODIUM. WE WILL BE CHECKING!

Short Track Races

Course 3.5 – 5 miles

  • You will be put into a group of 2 to 6 racers, depending on the amount of participants. You will race within your category only.
  • Your race number will be placed in a drawing to establish the groups for HEAT 1.
  • The 1st and 2nd place finishers of each group—if there are more than 3 racers in a group; otherwise only the top finisher, will advance to HEAT 2. Then we will draw again to establish the groups for HEAT 2.
  • The same process will take place until all participants of that category have raced, at which time we will have the podium winners for that category, and run the remaining categories.

These races are going to be very fast and conceivably a podium finisher could log more that 20 miles for the day. So, you better be in shape!!

Our first race in Cypresswood is sponsored by David’s Cycles. So if you are in the FM1960 area, stop by and tell David thanks for sponsoring this first race in the City Short Track Stampede Championship Series!

David's Cycles logo

Registration

Pre-Registration for the 1st race is closed now. Due to popular demand, we will offer registration on site.

  • You must be a new or renewing member of GHORBA for 2009. So please join or renew your membership first (you may also use the Membership menu at the top). The deadline to join is 48 hours prior to the race (your payment must be received by then, be it Paypal or check)!.
  • The race fee is $10. Register for the 2nd race by using the PayPal button below
     $10.00 GHORBA 2009 Short Track Series Registration


Important: In PayPal’s “Add special instructions to seller”, type in your age and if you have an idea what Cat you may qualify for.

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  1. Great idea GHORBA, I’ll definitely race one or two of these. What time does the Cypresswood race start? And the others for that matter…

    By: Paul Allan
    Mar 4

  2. sounds like this could be extremely fun, Ill sign up!

    By: Michael Lyons
    Mar 4

  3. I WANT TO RIDE BUT, I DON’T HAVE BANK ACCOUNT

    By: Alex Diaz
    Mar 4

  4. You may send us a postal money order:

    It’s $25 for membership + $10 for the race:

    GHORBA
    PO Box 667607
    Houston TX 77266-7607

    By: Veljko, GHORBA Secretary
    Mar 4

  5. Qualifying run starts at 8:00 a.m. Racers will be grouped accordingly after that.

    By: Gerry
    Mar 5

  6. Is there a women’s class?

    By: Sarah Montgomery
    Mar 5

  7. Women will have the same categories: 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Each cat will have 3 top finishers just like men’s.

    By: Gerry
    Mar 5

  8. If someone rides too fast during their one of their heat races, will they be disqualified?

    By: Chris S.
    Mar 7

  9. How many racers have signed up so far?

    By: Dave
    Mar 10

  10. Yes. Here is why. The qualifying run is about 1.5 to 2 miles the Heats are 3.5 to 5 miles in similar terrain, if a person logs a faster miles per hrs in the shorter track (take away any accident or mechanical problems). Doesn’t stand to reason he/she was sandbagging?

    Raf

    By: Raf
    Mar 13

  11. The Spring Observer has a little article regarding our upcoming race at Collins Park

    By: Veljko
    Mar 13

  12. How much experience you need to participate in the race

    By: Juan
    Mar 16

  13. Pre-registration for the 1st race is closed now, but there WILL be on-site registration for you procrastinators!

    By: Veljko, GHORBA Secretary
    Mar 19

  14. Raf posted results from the STS races

    By: Veljko, GHORBA Secretary
    Mar 25

  15. Cat 3 times?

    By: Dani
    Mar 26