Non Dot Adventures - Santiago Oaks Race Sept 26th

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THE RACE – September 26th, 2015
Irvine Regional & Santiago Oaks Parks were the sites of the first ever XC Mountain Bike race in an Orange County Park in 2011! Racers of all levels will get the chance to race on a World Cup style course with great single track, berms, long sustained climbs and a fun technical descent!

THE GOODS
Stick around after the race for food (included in cost of the race) and check out our vendor booths. Awards will be given for top 3 in each category (there must be a minimum of 3 racers per category).

FREE Kids Race, so bring the youngsters. Ages 10 and under.



REGISTRATION – NOW OPEN!
Individual and Teams – $50

Parking is $5
Food after the race is included in registration fee
Online Registration closes Friday, September 25th at 9pm

Awards will be given for top 3 in each category (minimum 3 racers per category).

Cancellation policy: Refunds will be made until August 26th (minus processing fee). After August 26th, transfers will be offered until September 19th. No transfers or refunds week of race.



CATEGORIES
Men: (Age group is based off of your age at the end of 2015)

  • Beginner (29 and under, 30-39, 40-49, 50+)
  • Sport (29 and under, 30-39, 40-49, 50+)
  • Super Sport (44 and under, 45 and over)
  • Expert (Open)
  • Pro (Open)
  • Clydesdale (Open)
  • Singlespeed (Open)
Women:

  • Beginner (Open)
  • Sport (Open)
  • Expert/Pro (open)
COURSE
The start and finish will be in Group Area 4 of Irvine Regional Park.

Racers will begin by hopping on the horseshoe loop and making a quick right on Willows and continuing on Egret to the Dam. Down the hill, make a right at the bottom and through the wash and then start the climb up Goat. Racers will make a left on Bumble Bee and continue all the way up to Oak Trail which they will then ride up to drop Yucca Ridge. At the bottom, racers will make a tight left turn and climb Coachwhip. Making a right at the top, racers will ride along Barham Ridge, down Chutes, and out Roadrunner loop to the Finish! Click the thumbnails below to open the full size maps!

Each lap is approximately 7.5 miles with 1100 feet of elevation gain.

1 lap – Beginner

2 laps – Sport, Clydesdale, SS, and Women Pro/Expert

3 laps – Expert/Pro

Check out the official Strava segment here

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Here’s a turn by turn video of the race course



PRE-RIDE – September 19th, 2015 at 9am
There will be groups of all levels for this pre-ride.
Meet at Irvine Park at Group Area 4

PACKET PICKUP
6:30am to 7:30am Race Day

RACE DAY
Saturday September 26 @ Irvine Regional Park – Group Area #4 – Just inside the park, make your first left hand turn.
6:00am – Park Opens
6:30am to 7:30am – Packet Pickup & Check-In
7:30am – Racer Meeting
8:00am – Race Start
11:00 to 12:30 – Lunch will be served
11:15am – Race Ends
11:30am – Kids Race
11:45am – Awards
 
It's a good race.... I did it last year and had a ton of fun....then again, I ride out there several times a week, so it was kind of like racing on the home field turf.
 
Bummer:

Non Dot Adventures said:
NEW INFO for beginner racers: Due to the conditions of the trail, all beginners will go down Chutes Trail instead of Chutes Ridgeline. Chutes trail is typically known as the “climbing route” and will bypass some of the more technical sections of Chutes Ridgeline. All other classes will still go down Chutes Ridgeline. The rangers have asked us to do this for the safety of all our racers.
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I am really familiar with Chutes Ridgeline. It's how I leave Oaks every time I ride there. I'm really bummed to see this, especially with me leaning to AM vs. XC, this would have been a place to make up some time over the XC racers.

I've never taken Chutes Trail down, but it likely isn't nearly as fun.
 
Cougar said:
Bummer:



I am really familiar with Chutes Ridgeline. It's how I leave Oaks every time I ride there. I'm really bummed to see this, especially with me leaning to AM vs. XC, this would have been a place to make up some time over the XC racers.

I've never taken Chutes Trail down, but it likely isn't nearly as fun.
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Cougar said:
Bummer:



I am really familiar with Chutes Ridgeline. It's how I leave Oaks every time I ride there. I'm really bummed to see this, especially with me leaning to AM vs. XC, this would have been a place to make up some time over the XC racers.

I've never taken Chutes Trail down, but it likely isn't nearly as fun.
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This is nothing new.....it is how they did the race last year.

When the previous promoter was doing the race, he allowed the choice. Since Non Dot took over, everyone goes down Chutes Ridgeline.

It is a a big difference in times.....Chutes Ridgeline is shorter/faster...but more techy. A fast rider could gain 1 minute on a slower rider taking the Ridgeline over the Trail.

Plus there are still places to pass on the Ridgeline trail.
 
I didn't do Oaks last year, so I only had what the website was telling me to go off of, shrug. Guess I'll see it in action on Saturday for the pre-ride!
 
Good race today. It looked like this had the biggest participation of the series so far.

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Lining up at the start.

I placed 8th of 12 in my class today, but I felt really good about my ride. I didn't really leave much out there, I had some good descents, but I just am a slow climber (even in a race environment). While I'm sure I made up some time on the descents, that ~1m30s gap between me and 7th was a gap too far.
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2s different between 2nd and 3rd!

It was good to see lots of familiar faces out there, from here I bumped into J and he pointed out Rox whom I introduced myself to (nice to meet you in person!).
 
Faust29 said:
Nice job!

I think you think you're slow... But I think you're getting a lot faster! :thumbsup:
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I am empirically getting faster (Strava tells me I am, which I love it for). I am still relatively slow to my competition and those who I ride with :) But riding with faster/better riders just makes me better (as long as they have the good nature to deal with the pauses I inflict :p)
 
Well for the most part....most of the racers looked like they were having a good time....except maybe those riders heading up Coachwhip the 2nd and 3rd time.

No carnage on Yucca....but a few guys came into the turn onto Coachwhip waaaayyyy too hot.

But it also looked like quite a few riders hit the dirt somewhere. Good to see a lot of familiar faces.

Congrats to those that raced.
 
I like the Non Dot races!
The one in Oaks is the most technically demanding of all of them.

I had a good first lap (43:43).
In the second lap the mother nature turned on the heat, I slowed down (48:25).
I probably could have gone a little faster on the second lap, but I wasn't racing anybody at that point.
I lost my visual look on the second place rider, and nobody was behind me. I ended up finishing 3rd in Clydesdale.

A good race any way you look at it.
At this point I'm shifting may focus on CC, but I'm looking froward to Casper's. I truly believe it wouldn't be as hot as the last two races.
 
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