Bragging
rights
are at stake! Who has the fastest team in the east? Whether
you have an
established team representing a resort, shop, company, or just
a crew
of off-the-street rippers, now is your chance to throw-down the
gauntlet
and represent! Back away from the keyboard, stop hiding
behind
screennames, and prove it on June 15th!
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[photo: C. Vanderyajt / rider: M. Tremain]
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| Event
Information: |
| Date: |
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Sunday,
June 15, 2008 |
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| Discipline: |
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Downhill |
| Format:
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Open
Format (Pro/AM) |
| Purse: |
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$5,000 cash
and prizes |
| Team
Registration Fee: |
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Pro
category: $200*
Amateur Category: $180*
*includes event t-shirt and 1-day lift ticket for 4 people |
| Registration: |
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Register
Online NOW! [click
here] |
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| Event
Details: |
Pair-up
with 3 team riders or friends and head to Diablo for this unique, 4-man
downhill team challenge! The Diablo Team Classic is the ultimate
forum whether you want to defend your rep or put your team on the map!
Just post the lowest cumulative team time and claim top honors!
- Each team
rider will race to post an individual time and will be calculated to
form a cumulative team time
- The team
with the lowest, combined overall time will be declared winner
- Event
Classes are as follows:
- Open (Pro Class)
- Individual amatuer riders may partner with
pro-level riders to compete in the Pro Class
- Amateur Class
- Individual
pro-level riders may not partner with amatuer riders to
compete in AM
Class. Any rider that has competed in the past in a pro mtb
discipline
at
Diablo or any other venue, must compete in the pro discipline of
this event. No downgrading!
- No
licensing required, just bring your A-game!
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| Cash and Prizes: |
| Pro Class - Team Payout: |
1. $1,000
2. $ 700
3. $ 350 |
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| Amateur Class - Team
Prizes |
| The
top-5 Amateur Teams will receive high-end prize packages from Diablo
Freeride Park's exclusive sponsors |
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| Event
Schedule: |
| Saturday,
June 14th |
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| 9:00am
- 3:00pm |
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Registration
Open |
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| 9:00am
- 3:00pm |
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Optional
Practice ( lift ticket purchase required) |
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| Sunday,
June 15th |
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| 9:00am
- 11:00am |
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Last
call for registration |
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| 9:00am
- 12:00pm |
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Race
course open for practice |
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| 12:15pm
- 12:30pm |
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Competitors
meeting (start times posted) |
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| 1:00pm
- 3:30pm |
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Racing
Order: Pro Teams / Amateur Teams |
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| 4:00pm
- 4:30pm |
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Awards
Ceremony |
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| Event
Guidelines and Regulations: |
- Any team
rider that
receives a DNF (did-not-finish), DSQ (disqualified) or DNS
(did-not-start) a 5:00 minute time will be automatically posted for
that specific rider and used to calculate the team combined time
- Once
the
team captain has registered onsite, team rider substitutions are
prohibited. If any team rider is unable to compete due to injury,
mechanical failure or otherwise, the team may still compete, however a
5:00 time will be issued for each team rider missing from the team
roster
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All
event class fields are limited. Pre-registration is highly recommended
and is first-come, first served
- All participants
will be required to sign a waiver, photo release form at onsite
registration. Participants under 18 years of age are required to have a
parent or guardian signature
- Helmets are
required for all events including practice and freeriding
- Athletes
are required to have valid lift tickets and athlete number plates in
order to gain access to any race course
- Athletes
are encouraged and required to be at the start area at least 20 minutes
prior to their posted (time-of-day) start times
- Racers that
are not present at the start area for their posted start time will be
disqualified; no exceptions
- Registration
fees and competitor lift tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable
- Each
registered team will receive the following:
- Official Team Classic event t-shirt
- One Full-day lift ticket for 4 people
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