Dirty Spokes
– 9⁄6 Hour Mountain Bike Race –
Presented By Maxxis Tires

Dirty Spokes Productions, LLC is a southeastern athletic events company dedicated to 9⁄6 Hour Mountain Bike Races. We are in our 6th year of putting on the Dirty Spokes Events and as enthusiastic as when we started it (thanks to racers⁄riders like yourselves). We appreciate the support you all have given for the last 5 years and hope you will continue to support the series! We are mountain bike enthusiasts like the rest of you. This event was designed for mountain bikers to have fun, be competitive and provide an endless supply of great memories! No matter the level (beginner to expert) it is there for you. We are not trying to re–invent the wheel just trying to perfect the roll. Dirty Spokes Productions, LLC is excited to present our 9and 6 hour mountain bike team relay race to you. We are glad you are interested in the race and hope to see you there! This year we will be part of the Chain Buster 9⁄6 Hour Mountain Bike Series – we will be race number two of a five race series. For complete series information please go to:  www.chainbusterracing.com

"Expert Cash Payout to 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place
9 Hour Race – Sponsored By IBEX Bikes"
– AND –
"Fastest Lap Payout $100 – Sponsored By IBEX Bikes"

"Female Cash Payout $100
9 Hour Race – Sponsored By Spin Lite Cycling"

PACKET PICKUP (We will be taking race day registrations as well):

Race Day Registration / Packet Pick-Up: 7:00-9:00 a.m.
Kids Race 9:00 a.m. (FREE Each Participant Receives A T-Shirt and Finisher Medal)
Racers Meeting 9:30 a.m.
Bikes Positioned At Starting Line 9:45 a.m.
9/6 Hour Race Starts 10:00 a.m.
6 Hour Race Finishes 4:00 p.m.
9 Hour race Finishes 7:00 p.m.

DIRECTIONS TO THE PARK:

Fort Yargo State Park
210 S. Broad Street
Winder, Georgia 30680
(Entrance "A")

Remember Georgia State Parks Require a $5.00 Fee (1 Day Pass) or you can purchase a yearly pass! Start ⁄ Finish Area will be at Picnic Shelter #5. Enter park drive straight in go past the guard shack (1st stop sign), at your second stop sign (mountain bike parking lot on left, tennis courts on right) go straight follow this road over the bridge and up the hill, at the next stop sign turn right, follow this road around until you get to picnic shelter number 5. All "pit areas" will be on a first come ⁄ first serve basis. Course will be set (for pre-ride) ⁄ transition area will be set by 5:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon. As we have always done please allow the solo racers to pit the closest to the course and the teams in back...

CAMPING:

You will be allowed to camp the night before the race at the start ⁄ finish area (the charge to camp here is the same as it would be in a regular camping spot ⁄ we will not be collecting these fees ⁄ park ranger will come by and collect these from you)... or if you just want to come out and set up your pit areas on Friday in preparation for the race you are welcome to do so (no charge to leave 10x10 tents ⁄ pit areas set up the night before).

TIMING:

We will be doing chip timing RFID Timing System (each participant will receive their own timing chip at the registration table 5⁄7⁄11 – your timing chip will correspond to your name and bib number). At the end of the race we will collect your timing chip back (after you cross the finish line). If for some reason you are unable to finish the event we will still need to collect your timing chip (you will be billed $35.00 for any chip lost or not returned)...

RACE COURSE / GPS Data:

As each of you know the Yargo Area Bike Association (YABA) has done a great job with these trails over the last year and they are gonna be fun! The course will be right at 11.0 miles per lap. Course should be very fast and flowing (check our site for GPS data): Click here for GPS Data (trying to set it up so the lap times are inside an hour per lap)... Course will consist of 90% outer loop (no monster mile or horseshoe drop, bypass 3 step hill, creek crossing will still be in the race – YABA has gone down to the creek crossing and blasted the algae off the granite bottom – please still use caution going through this section).

AWARDS:

Awards will be given out when we have enough finishers in to fill the categories. Medals and prizes will be given out to the top three finishers in each category. Expert Cash Pay Out and Fastest Lap Cash Pay Out Sponsored By IBEX Bikes! Female Cash Pay Out Sponsored By Spin Lite Cycles!

KIDS RACE:

We will have a kids race (FREE of Charge)! Course and distance TBD... Each participant will receive a Shimano T-Shirt and Shimano Finisher Medal! Race will start at 9:00 a.m. All parents must sign the waiver form for the kids... Race is for kids 12 and under (our junior category for the 6 hour race is 13–17 years of age)...

Dirty Spokes Is Excited To Welcome Scarlett Stitch "Live FREE Music"
At The Fort Yargo 9-6 Hour Mountain Bike Race!

Making northeast Georgia their home in 2008, Scarlet Stitch came alive in 2010. With unprecedented leads, a driving rhythm section and unexpected vocals, Scarlet Stitch has created their own musical genre of rock and blues topped off with a shot of southern rock. You will be taken in by their original songs about life´s pains, all nighters, love, truth, and redemption. On stage, honest and raw emotion can be seen and heard through every word, powerhouse lead, strong rhythm, and melodic fill. The energy and excitement Scarlet Stitch brings to their music, live performances and fans is infectious. Watch for their debut album Crankmojo in early 2011 and GET STITCHED…….
Lee Burks (guitar/vocals) Deb Carter (vocals/guitar) Mike Cyphers (drums) Patrick Duffy (bass/vocals) Brian Langley (guitar), Duke Wayland (guitar)

Check´em Out:  www.reverbnation.com/scarletstitch

Dirty Spokes 9⁄6 Hour Mountain Bike Race
Endurance Races
May 7, 2011
Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, GA.

Register On–Line:  active.com (keyword = Dirty Spokes)

RACE CATEGORIES DIRTY SPOKES

9⁄6 HOUR POINT SERIES RULES ⁄ INFORMATION

Dirty Spokes is excited to be part of the Chain Buster Endurance Points Series again this year. We will be race number 3 of a 6 race series (Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, Ga.). We will also be Co-Hosting the Series Finale with Chain Buster at Oak Mountain State Park, Birmingham, Alabama! We will be using a point system to reward and separate the top finishers from the pack. The Endurance Points Series will be tracked⁄recorded by Chain Buster staff throughout the 2011 calendar. In order to qualify for the Endurance Championship Points Series; solo 9⁄6 riders must race a minimum 5 out of 6 race events (two⁄three man teams to qualify must race in a minimum 5 out of 6 race events). You may race as a solo rider or as a team – you may race the 6 hour races or the 9 hour races (in order to qualify for Endurance Championship Points Series you must race in at least 5 of 6 races in the same discipline⁄category⁄teams – must consist of the same people no alternates). The points you win from these races will follow you in whichever route you and or your team chooses (9 or 6 hour series). At the end of the series if you have raced a minimim of 5 out of 6 races to qualify for the series we will then drop your worst race. Any 6 hour race points you earn may be moved up to qualify in the 9 hour series – 9 hour race points you earn may not be moved down (if you move down from 9 hour race to a 6 hour race you may not transfer these points). If there is a tie at the end of the series in any category we will determine winner by most over all laps completed in the series– if there is still a tie we will determine winner by most laps completed at the series finale. If there is still a tie then fastest overall time at the series finale.

9⁄6 HOUR RACE TIMING NEWS - CHECK IT OUT!

Timing for the Dirty Spokes Race... we have purchased the RFID Timing System (www.rfidtiming.com) and will be doing "chip timing" for all of our races this year! That´s right for the Dirty Spokes 9⁄6 hour mountain bike races, XTERRA Georgia Trail Running Races and the Dirty Spokes Duathlon we will be using "chip timing" for each of these races. Same as always in the "team events ⁄ races" each team will have their own timing chip (2 ⁄ 4 person teams will have 1 chip and it will serve as a "baton"). We will hand these "chips" out at the registration table and will collect them back at the end of the races... FOR ANY CHIP THAT IS LOST ⁄ NOT RETURNED AFTER THE RACE YOU WILL BE BILLED $35.00