MARIAN FALL MTB FESTIVAL 2016 A Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference MTB Event September 25 & 25, 2016 Saturday location: Indy Cycloplex, 3649 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN 46222 Sunday location: Southwestway Park, 8400 Mann Road, Indianapolis, IN 46221 Entry: $15/event for all events. Available on site, closing 30 minutes before each event. $5 late fee for day-of registration. **Pre-register on USACycling.org - closes Thursday, September 22, at 11:30pm.**
Saturday: Short Track Cross-Country Category Women B/C Men C Women A Men B Men A •
Start Time 10:00am 10:25pm 10:50am 11:20am 12:00pm
15 15 20 20 25
Length mins + 2 laps mins + 2 laps mins + 2 laps mins + 2 laps mins + 2 laps
Prizes MWCCC points MWCCC points MWCCC points MWCCC points MWCCC points
Course: expect grass, gravel, and some dirt sections of singletrack trail for the STXC covering the Indy Cycloplex property, with at least one trip up the Velodrome grandstands hill and some technical rock features included. Start/finish line TBD.
Saturday: Four-Cross (4x) Seeding begins 2pm, racing to follow Track open for practice 12:30-1:30pm • • •
All Categories All riders will do a qualifying run for seeding. Brackets will be created, and top 2 riders advance out of each heat (tournament style). See USAC rulebook for policies and seeding.
held under USA Cycling permit # 2016-2736
Sunday: Cross-Country (Southwestway Park) CATEGORY Men C Women B/C Men A Men B Women A •
START TIME 9:00am 9:10am 10:30am 10:35am 10:40am
LAPS 2 2 4 3 3
DISTANCE 12 mi 12 mi 24 mi 18 mi 18 mi
Prizes MWCCC points MWCCC points MWCCC points MWCCC points MWCCC points
Course: Race loop is approximately 6 miles; it will take you up and over Mann Hill at least once per lap, and offers views of the White River. Expect some flat doubletrack for opening up the throttle, some tighter twisty singletrack to test your handling, and some moderate sections along the river.
Sunday: Downhill Course open for practice 11:30am Race runs begin at 1pm • •
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All Categories Course: Starting from the top of Mann hill, riders will drop into a steep, rocky section of trail. From there the trail flows smoothly with jumps, berms, and rollers all the way to an open field section with 180 degree corners and more tall berms and jumps. Approximate race run of 2 minutes. Scoring: best of two (2) run times. All riders must complete at least one (1) run, but can do a second if they believe their time will improve. All riders must have bike number plate for all race runs.
Rules: All standard USA Cycling and USAC Collegiate Rules apply. ` License: All riders must have a valid USAC collegiate racing license. One-day licenses will be available on site. Recommended lodging: Sleep Inn at Indiana Ave, 1244 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Miscellaneous: All times EST. Contact: Michael Kubancsek,
[email protected], 317/847.7946