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National Mtn Bike Oktoberfest
Tinker teams up with the cowbell challenge race crew to bring you the National Mtn Bike Oktomberfest
Registrar to win a trip to St. Lucia Island…
Racers get one raffle ticket for the weekend or Buy a raffle ticket or buy multiple tickets to win a five-night stay (breakfast and dinner included) at Anse Chastanet Resort, St. Lucia, and mountain biking with Bike St. Lucia. The Raffle benefits the race charities. There is a trail on the island that climbs up to the highest point named after Tinker, http://www.bikestlucia.com/Take Advantage of the INTRO race entry price of the NMBO by Oct 10, entry price increase takes place on OCT 11 entry fee goes up $10. Race entry fee includes one ticket for the raffle trip to St. Lucia (doesn’t include airfair).
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Thanks to Specialized for sponsoring the King and Queen of the Mountain race within the Oktoberfest 8-Hour Endurance Race on Saturday. The Lady that climbs to the top of 5 to 7 climbs (still finalizing the checkpoints!) will be recognized as the Queen of the Mountain, and will receive the Specialized/Komen pink Propero Helmet and 2008 Women’s Factory Team Jersey–also in pink—to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
The man who will be “crownedâ€
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NiteRider is the Official Lighting Sponsor of NMBO, Sponsoring the Friday Niterider Short Track Race and when the sun goes down the lights come on, NiteRider will award the Fastest Lap at Nite Female and Male in the 8hr Endurance race. They are bringing out the truck and trailer to event too… http://www.niterider.com
Cool Breeze Cyclery has come on broad to be part of the NMBO actives for the weekend. They will be providing neutral support for all the racers out there the events and sponsoring the Kids Races. Stop by their booth/tent each hour for their raffle drawing during the weekend of events.
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Map of courses are up on the site…
These are the tentive course routes, subject to change if anything comes up…
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Grip It and Rip It for the Whole Shot at NMBO sponsored by ODI Grips. First racer to get around the course in the short track race, first racer out of the prolog and onto the endurance course, fastest time trail racer and first racer around the beast course will be awarded ODI Grips. http://www.odigrips.com
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The mountain bikers’ bailout plan… sort of…
Like you, we’re feeling the pinch in the wallet from the Washington/Wall Street circus and the gas pump. We understand and we are with you –who knows what deal they’ll finally come up with—we figure we might as well race mountain bikes! So while you’re waiting on Washington, take a break, and take advantage of the National Mountain Bike Oktoberfest. OUR bailout plan makes it a little easier to get here, to stay here, and to enjoy a whole weekend of racing and riding:
• We’re freezing registration prices! The increase was scheduled for October 1, but you can still take advantage of the current fees —all the way up to October 17! And don’t forget, the more races you do, the better the price—check out the grand champion combos at http://www.NationalMtbOktoberfest.org/registration.html
• Discounted room rates at the Days Inn Cornelius: Contact the hotel directly at 704-892-9120 to get the Oktoberfest rate of $58.95 per night. Bike friendly, inexpensive and just a few miles from the race venue.
• Best breakfast deal going at the Egg at Davidson: Fuel up for Saturday’s race at the Egg at Davidson. Your choice of oatmeal or pancakes, plus two eggs, choice of meat, juice and coffee for only $4.50! Check your race packet for directions and a coupon.
http://www.theeggrestaurants.com
• Cheap good tasting micro-beer, organic coffee and good music! We’re hooking up with Summit Coffee in Davidson for a post race party on Saturday night. $2 brews and live music beats stock watching any day! http://www.summitcoffee.com
Then there’s always the really cool swag, the free t-shirt, and the chance to win a 5-night stay at Anse Chastanet in St. Lucia where you can forget Wall Street and Washington –at least for a little while. Your registration includes one raffle ticket, and you can buy additional tickets at just $20 each. All the proceeds benefit the Ada Jenkins Center and Town of Davidson’s Recreation & Parks Youth Scholarship program.
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some more bail out…
•Free, neutral technical support: provided by the great folks of The Cycle Path and Cool Breeze Cyclery.
•Free demo rides: check out the latest mountain and road bikes from Cannondale, Specialized, and Trek! -
Kenda is sponsoring fastest male and female winners in all categories of the Short-Track races on Friday Night, 8-hour Endurance, Time Trials and The Beast. [i:2ov4oasb]Each winner receives a set of Tinker’s Signature tire, the Dred Tread. [/i:2ov4oasb]http://www.kendausa.com/bicycle/tinker.html
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Friday is your last chance for the best deal in mountain bike racing… NMBO’s Bail Out price freeze ends—and late registration prices go into effect on Saturday morning. You can still get a great deal on accommodations at the Days Inn Cornelius—make your reservation by October 21 to get the NMBO rate of $58.95 per night.
Get there early on Friday Or Saturday and join Cannondale, Specialized and Trek for demo rides. Then it’s time to try out some night racing and short-track – all in one race on Friday night—and sponsored by NiteRider. And we should see some great competition among the kids on Saturday. .. lots of them already planning to come out and play … err… race, thanks to Cool Breeze Cyclery.
Look for some great new features on the Endurance course… a new rock garden, double down bridge, and Kudzu Hill… the climb that just keeps growing and growing…..
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Last minute reminders, updates and adjustments for this weekend:
• Online registration ends at 9 pm this Thursday, Oct. 23. You can register on race day, but the price increase is slightly higher—we call it Mountain Bikers’ Bailout Package-Amended.
• We’ll have a little something extra for all those who are racing in the Grand Champion Class or the 8-Hour race, from KENDA and MONA VIE.
• We did some fine tuning on the course for the 8-hour race over the weekend. The course is marked and you are more than welcome to go out and take a ride on the 8+ miles before Saturday.
• We will combine the categories in the Friday NiteRider short track and the Beast on Sunday so that everyone will race at once. Not to worry, we’ll keep time with in the class you signed in on separately.
• Remember, there is a $2000 Equal cash purse payout in the Open Male and Female 8-hr Endurance race. And we have over $5,000 worth of prizes to win throughout the weekend.
• Raffles: the lucky winner of grand prize trip to St. Lucia will be called out on Sunday; Cool Breeze Cyclery will be doing prize drawings every hour; our Family Prize raffle for those with little ones features prizes from iBert and Strider, and we’ll raffle copies of the 24 Solo DVD autographed by Chris Eatough to benefit World Bicycle Relief.
• Don’t forget your Halloween costumes!
Fisher Farm Park will be the happening place for mountain biking this weekend, and Davidson will be the happening place for everything else—the Downtown Merchants sidewalk sale, Farmers Market, and Spooktacular—Visit the Town of Davidson website for more.
Races within the Race
The Oktoberfest 8-Hour Endurance Mountain Bike Race is the final race on the USA Cycling Ultra-Endurance Calendar. So you can bet the competition will be fierce! Our sponsors have really stepped up to provide some great prizes for all the events:
• King/Queen of the Mountain
The Lady that climbs to the top of 5 to 7 climbs (still finalizing the checkpoints!) during Oktoberfest 8-Hour Endurance Race on Saturday will be recognized as the Queen of the Mountain, and will receive the Specialized/Komen pink Propero Helmet and 2008 Women’s Factory Team Jersey–also in pink—to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The man who will be “crownedâ€
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