Presents

July 18, 19 and 20, 2008

"PTD" Downhill 

Directions

From Eureka Springs follow 62 west for approximately 2 miles to the entrance to Lake Leatherwood City Park Sports Fields, on the right. Pull into the first park entrance for parking, shuttles and staging for event.

DH Classes, Categories, Fees

No Beginner Class for DH, but beginners may race Sport without amending license

DH Prizes & Awards

Pro / Expert

$100/$75/$50

Top 3 guaranteed (Top third of field receives payout)

Sport and Limited Travel classes and categories receive prizes.

SUPER FATTY Championship $75 entry fee

This determines who is the best overall cyclist and truly the "Super Fatty Champion",
 

How it works:

Compete in all four competitive mountain bike events; Short Track, Downhill, Cross Country and Observed Trials. Your four point scores for the events are then tallied up to determine the winner. You can choose your category & class in each discipline.
 

Example:

YOU MUST REGISTER FRIDAY EVENING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE FATTY OMNI CHALLENGE!
 

Are you the ultimate Fatty Champ! 

-- All XC competitors must purchase an AMBCS annual membership license ($5). Citizen Class, DH, Short Track and Observed Trials competitors do not. Licenses will be available at all registrations.

-- All competitors are required to hold a valid NORBA license (annual or one day) and have it and their driver’s license or legal ID available at registration. One-day licenses for Beginners and Sport ($5) as well as annual licenses and renewals will be available at all registration sites.

-- All Expert competitors must have an annual NORBA license

Downhill Team Championship

 No entry fee / Teams must submit roster before the event!

The DH Team Championship will be run similarly to the AMBCS team cup challenge. Teams present rosters before the event. Best 5 scores comprise team championship. Up for grabs is the Fatty DH Trophy, a one of a kind piece of art engraved with each year's champions name. Own it for a year and feel the power.

For more rules information go to www.ambcs.com and click on rules for Team Cup Challenge.

How FAT is your team.

Downhill Shuttles

There will be shuttles running the whole time of the competition.

Shuttle locations:

At Lake Leatherwood -  Leatherwood Sport Fields

At top of course -  DH Lodge
 

Racers are ultimately responsible for their own timeliness to registration and to the start line. We will do our best, but in last minute situations YOU are ultimately responsible. THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE TOP OF THE COURSE AT THE DH LODGE. ALL PARKING MUST TAKE PLACE AT THE LEATHERWOOD SPORTS FIELDS LOCATION.

Downhill Practice

There will only be downhill practice Friday the 18th the day before the competition and limited options for runs the weekend before

Sunday, July 6th

10am Lake Leatherwood Trail work / DH course

7pm   Fatty Fest volunteer meeting / Pied Piper

Friday, July 13^th

12 pm Lake Leatherwood Trail Work / DH course

2pm   DH Practice / LLCP DH course

7pm  Fatty Fest volunteer meeting / Pied Piper

Downhill Course Description

THE DH COURSE AT LEATHERWOOD UTILIZES MULTI-USE TRAILS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE THE COURSE AT RACE SPEED ANY OTHER TIME THAN THAT OF THE SCHEDULED PRACTICE DAYS AND TIMES. FAILURE TO CONTROL THIS ACTIVITY MAY MEAN LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGES NEXT YEAR! 

The DH course is approximately .9 miles long and will have run times of around 2-3 minutes depending on class and category. It is 50/50 old fire road / single track. The surface is packed and smooth, but in dry conditions can get kind of a marbley slickness to it because of loose gravel. The course starts at the top of Miner's Rock Trail near private property. NEW! The start begins with a seven-turn single-track section through a deep ravine with banked corners and a couple of kickers. It then rejoins the old course and hits the single-track flow section for several hundred yards with a couple of kickers. The course then sets you up for a 4-8 foot ledge drop, (Depending on class) and into a pedal section of varying difficulty depending on speed. You then descend a flow section of fire road for about 1/4 mile with a couple of jumps, trail options, kickers and soft corners. You then exit the fire road and begin a very short single-track section into a revamped rock garden and another set of kickers and jumps. The course then returns to the fire road down a steep rocky section and crosses the paved LLCP entrance road. Off the road is a steep bank drop into a wooded flood plain and a banked corner and immediately into the finish line drop (approximately 10 foot shoot drop) into a set of finish line jumps. Overall this is a very fast smooth course and very XC friendly.  We expect short to medium travel full-springers to rival big hit bike times. Bike and tire selection will be crucial.