Rides & Events

2009 Apr 02

GHORBA Short Track Stampede Championship Series Continues in the Woodlands April 11

Registration and race format details are below the flyer.

Our 2nd race is at the new GEORGE MITCHELL NATURE PRESERVE—Flintridge Trail, next to the Woodlands, Saturday morning April 11 8:00 AM Start!

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, but we have separate women’s and youth categories.
  • 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 very fast and conceivably a podium finisher could log more that 20 miles for the day. So, you better be in shape!!

Our second race race is sponsored by BIKE LANE. So stop by BIKE LANE’S NEW STORE in the Woodlands and tell them thanks for sponsoring this second race in the City Short Track Stampede Championship Series!

Registration

  • 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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