[sofarider1]

City of Jacksonville,Echelon Events & SOFA have partnered up to put on the first annual Jacksonville Bike Fest DH and Super D race in Jacksonville's Forest Park. April 24th and 25th. Stayed tuned for more details @ www.echelonevents.webs.com & www.sofaride.webs.com.

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=584820

Got ya by a day Mike... LOL. I hit PB and RM as well.

 

[sofarider1]

saw that. oh well. double posting. you should have seen Bill R and Ken rip the rock drop.

 

[sordave]

Super D in Jacksonville? Anyone have a course map?

 

[sofarider1]

DH Map ..... http://echelonevents.webs.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=4008372&eventID=58101527

Super D course map coming soon.

 

[sofarider1]

Jville Bikefest

Registration is now open.

http://echelonevents.webs.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=4008372&eventID=58101527

 

[antiherohio]

Is the course open to ride anytime? I'd like to come over and check it out.

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

Is the course open to ride anytime? I'd like to come over and check it out.

Where are you coming from?

Currently, both courses are available to ride. There's some clearing and dirt work to be done still, but that's it. The entrance to the Cat. 1 DH is hidden pretty well, so you might want to get in touch with the promoter for practice...

FYI, there are scheduled work days every other Sunday leading up to the event. I'll post the schedule when I'm near a real computer...

 

[antiherohio]

I am over in Klamath Falls. Our trails are to muddy to ride, so I've been coming over and riding Applegate area but looking for something more technical and challenging. Let me know about the work schedule and I'll make it over for that...

Might head over today...

 

[Hack]

So will the DH be one course for everyone? Hope so.

 

[sofarider1]

Course is still under construction. Portions are there. SOFA is working to build the course. See site for more info on trail build days. www.sofaride.webs.com

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

So will the DH be one course for everyone? Hope so.

I'm not the promoter... Saying that, I wouldn't send beginners down the planned DH course. I know plenty of Cat 3 people who could do it, but they've just never entered a race before. The graph I have says you lose around 600 feet of elevation before you get to the half way point.

I'm pretty sure the beginners will have a different drop-in point. Just keep watching my posts on FB.

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

Let me know about the work schedule and I'll make it over for that...

Jacksonville Work days.
10 am Red Rock Quarry Jacksonville Reservoir Rd.
Jan. 10th 24th
Feb. 7th,21st
March 7th,21st
April 4th, 18th

 

[Echelon Events]

Jacksonville Bike Fest

The course is open to all, I would recommend you keep to the lower sections & Super D course as the Upper Downhill section has not been finished yet. All the course profiles are available on www.echelonevents.webs.com on the side bar or under the Calender section. You can also contact me directly off the web site & I can answer any additional questions you might have.

Thanks,
Joe Davis
Echelon Events LLC.

 

[sofarider1]

Volunteers needed race weekend. Sign up @ echelonevents.webs.com

 

[Ratfab0120]

do volunteers need to bring their own shovels, etc., or are they being provided? I would love to help make this trail worthy

 

[sofarider1]

If you have any. The city can supply some if we know we need some. Most of our trail workers have their own tools.
May be a very small crew tomorrow due to the Super Bowl and other engagements.

 

[sofarider1]

Thanks to all the peeps that have been coming out to help with the trail work. The DH course is coming along but not quite done yet. We have some berms to build and trail armoring to do.
It is a bit hard to find. Once you get to the upper flat follow the orange maxxis ribbon to the the trail head. Look for a small pine that that has multi colored ribbon hanging from it. That is the start of the dh course.

We are continuing with our work days untill complete. See the dates on our blog below.

 

[bdierks]

Where is the "upper Flat"

 

[sofarider1]

Trying to get the promoter to get a map out to you guys.