There will be a FREE uplift day for all 021racing members on Saturday 17th October in Cahir to thank you all for your support and hard work throughout the 2009 season.

Uplift

OCTuning will be on site for your servicing needs and hopefully to show us all up with a few runs on the track.

Richard from Southern Extreme will be open for business also, with what I hear are some fantastic offers on all of his stock.

The nights proceedings will also be open for discussion on the day so hopefully you can all make it out for a “few” pints after as well.

Hope to see every single one of you there. No excuses! This will be a great day..

We are very close to having the Sheeps Head Raid Mountain Bike Marathon sorted and it looks great. The overall length will be about 52km and 1500 metres of ascent, in one big lap, which is very similar to the figures for the brilliant Carlingford marathon.

So completion times would range from 3 to 6 hours. which is what a mountain bike marathon should be. There is one bit that needs a bit of building on it which we will sort out early next week. There are very short sections of hike a bike but these really are short and in no way disrupt the journey. So we are very close, all we need now is a lot of signs and a good few marshals, nice weather (its always sunny down here) and bobs your uncle, we will have a quality mountain bike experience in West Cork.

The course may not have the pure single track (although large sections are surprisingly very good) of the man made small forest type XC tracks but it more than makes up for that with a true mountain feeling, a raw sense of nature, varied types of riding and unbeatable scenery which means that one is always entertained, interested and motivated to press on and see what lies beyond. I would suggest that riders are prepared for all types of weather and be self sufficient so that they can manage a variety of unforeseen situations. All the usual spares, plenty food and drink (we will have a feed point) a survival blanket, sense of humour and spirit of adventure!

This is also the first one which is always a bit special. And don’t forget the Downhilling Xc race (a little up too!) the day before, the great atmosphere, super food, local camping, family riding, reasonable price and magic of the area and we have the making’s of an excellent weekend’s craic.

See you there (:
Donncha.

ALSO MOST OF THIS COURSE WILL ONLY BE OPEN TO BIKERS ONCE A YEAR, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. PLEASE RESPECT THIS AND WE HOPE TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL EVENT.

Visit WestCorkBikeFest.com and keep up to date on this event

021racing is proud to bring you round four of the 2009 Irish Downhill National Points Series, to be held just outside Cahir, Co. Tipperary.

The race will take place on a new track which is rough, technical and seriously fast. Starting on top of the hill with great views of the surrounding countryside the track travels down the hill through a series of bends and embedded rocks then over a bridge into the woods where you will have to carry your speed over tough rollers and through a series of bends before you get to a sweeping corner with a nice rock garden on the exit this leads to a jump into an open area which the track slaloms through before crossing over the wall and then its across the first fireroad down towards the gorse section, a flat-out, rough section with some tricky corners leading into some nice berms and a small roadgap to throw you into the bottom section of the course which winds down to the finish through tight trees with a few jumps and drops, you will finish off your run over a lovely tabletop jump into the finish area.

Event

As usual with an 021 event we will have catering, live timing and uplifts.

Timing will be provided by NACC.

Redbull will also be on board for the event bringing their arch, wigwam, the lovely ladies and of course free redbull…

There will be toilet facilities available

Uplifts

Uplifts will be running on both the Saturday and Sunday. No race number = no uplift.  Riding the course without a number over the course of the event will jeopardise the event since you are not covered under the events insurance or medical support.

Venue Considerations

021racing would like to remind all riders and spectators that the race is on Coillte land. Downhill racing relies heavily on the kind support of Coillte for race venues and it is important that the positive relationship that has been built up by 021racing is not jeopardised by leaving litter in the forest or causing tension with locals through inconsiderate behaviour. You are also reminded that mini bikes and the like are not permitted under any circumstances.

Parking

Parking is at a premium so please park your vehicles sensibly and allow local traffic easy access so that the event doesn’t unnecessarily attract the attention of the Gardai or cause issues for Coillte or local residents.
The larger car park area at the bottom of the track is restricted to campers and larger vans – please co-operate with the race organisers on this matter so larger vehicles are not parked on the road causing blockages. Please park your car along the side of the forest road just after the camper/van carpark.

Directions

Link to location -       Click to see

From Tipperary Town
As you approach Cahir, just before the new motorway flyover (overhead) take the right hand turn. Drive up the hill and past the houses and make a left turn at the next junction. Continue on past a number of other houses and go straight through the staggered crossroads and on to the parking area..

From Dublin –         Click to see

From Cork     –          Click to see

There will be signs put up on all routes leading to the event.

Entry Fees and Categories
Entry fees
Elites/Seniors/Masters/ Vets/Super Vets/Sports/Ladies – €50
Juniors/U16/U14 – €30

Guidance on age categories –
Elite/Senior/Sports (aged 18+) Masters (30+ in current year) Vets (40+) Super Vets (50+)

Race licence (day) €15 or £15 (price set by Cycling Ireland)
If you intend to race regularly consider an annual licence – it can work out cheaper, particularly for younger riders. The licence fees are available on the Cycling Ireland website.

Schedule

Saturday

Sign on 9.30 – 15.00

Practice 10.00 – 16.00

Sunday

Sign on 9.00-10.00

Practice 9.30-11.30

Race 12.00 approx onwards

Podiums 16.00

Accommodation -
You can use this website – Click to see

Round 2 of the Irish NPS will be held at Clashnacrona Woods just outside Dunmanway in Co. Cork on the weekend of the 2nd & 3rd of May.

As usual with an 021 event we will have catering, live timing and uplifts.

Timing will be provided by NACC.

Redbull will also be on board for the event bringing the arch, the truck, the wigwam, the lovely ladies and of course free redbull…

There will be toilet facilities available

Uplifts

Uplifts will be running on both the Saturday and Sunday. No race number = no uplift.  Riding the course without a number over the course of the event will jeopardise the event since you are not covered under the events insurance or medical support.

Venue Considerations

021racing would like to remind all riders and spectators that the race is on Coillte land. Downhill racing relies heavily on the kind support of Coillte for race venues and it is important that the positive relationship that has been built up by 021racing is not jeopardised by leaving litter in the forest or causing tension with locals through inconsiderate behaviour. You are also reminded that mini bikes and the like are not permitted under any circumstances.

Parking is at a premium so please park your vehicles sensibly.

Directions

Link to location – Click HERE

Entry Fees and Categories
Entry fees
Elites/Seniors/Masters/ Vets/Super Vets/Sports/Ladies – €50
Juniors/U16/U14 – €30

Guidance on age categories –
Elite/Senior/Sports (aged 18+) Masters (30+ in current year) Vets (40+) Super Vets (50+)

Race licence (day) €15 or £15 (price set by Cycling Ireland)
If you intend to race regularly consider an annual licence – it can work out cheaper, particularly for younger riders. The licence fees are available on the Cycling Ireland website.

Schedule
Saturday
Sign on 9.30 – 15.00
Practice 10.00 – 16.00
Sunday
Sign on 9.00-10.00
Practice 9.30-11.30
Race 12.00 onwards
Podiums 16.00

 The 2009 Irish Downhill NPS kick started last weekend, at last seasons National Championships venue, Scarragh Woods in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, organised by 021racing.

You could be forgiven for thinking that you were at an international race with a very professional Pit area full of motorhomes, awnings and Ezups. Red Bull had a huge presence at the event, the Dodge and DJ kept the atmosphere lively with some great tunes and the girls kept all the racers energised.  NACC were on hand to look after the live timing, they will be timing every Irish event this year, which is great news for the series. There was plenty of new bikes about, Colin Ross is now on KTM, Ewan Doherty is riding for OC Tuning and on a Solid Mission 9 and Gareth McKee is riding for 2stage bikes.

021racing had 16 riders competing in various categories, while others sacrificed riding time to run the event.

The U14s got the season under way and 021racing’s Cameron Cornforth showed what he is capable of by destroying the field by 17seconds!  His Maxxis Cup training really has paid off.  His younger brother Luke, finished in a fantastic 4th place in his first Downhill race.  New 021 member Jack Crowley finished in 10th place, not bad for his first race!

The U16’s was won by Dan Sheridan from Flow racing, definitely a rider to watch for the future!  Another 021 newboy, Stephan Graf finished in a very creditable 6th place.

The Veterans was won by Colin Finley from potato Bred.  Anthony Cornforth finished well in 7th place and 021 new man Martin Crowley from Lismore was close behind in 11th spot.

The Master category was won by Dale McMullan from Chain Reaction Cycles, 021’s JT had a good run to take 5th spot, Denis Corkery moved up to Masters and finished in 9th place, 021racing signed up limerick man Dan Collins who came in 13th place, 021’s Ian Kennedy finished in 18th spot, very good considering he lost a fingernail!

021racings sole representative in the Senior category was Richard Thornhill who finished a respectable 22nd place.

Juniors was dominated by Gavin Carroll with a great time of 1.59, Davy Graham took 2nd place with a 2.02 and Greg Callagahan rounded off the podium on a 2.04.

Natalie Jedda was the fastest lady on the day.

The elites was very tight and was very exciting and went right to the wire!  Dan Wolfe took the win with the fastest time of the day with a 1.53, brother Ger just pipped Ewan Doherty by .001 of a second, Gareth McKee took the 4th spot.  021racings Rob Davis put in a great time of 2.01 to take 7th place, reigning National Champion Colin Ross could only manage 9th place!  Tom Power was next best of the 021 boys in 11th place, Last seasons Senior National Champion and now riding for 021racing, Dave Egan was on a borrowed bike after snapping his shock and finished on with a time of 2.05, good enough for 13th place, in 14th place was 021’s Jason Murphy on board his new Santa Cruz V10 and in 15th spot on his new Solid Mission 9 was Rory O’ Keeffe.

So the season is well and truly under way and everyone is buzzing after such a great event, roll on Dunmanway on the 2nd and 3rd of May!

See you all there, its going to be a cracker.

4th & 5th April 2009

On April 4th & 5th, 021 Racing is proud to bring you the first round of the 2009 Irish Downhill National Points Series, to be held just outside Cahir, Co. Tipperary.

Race Track

The race will take place on the same track as last year’s nationals. 021racing have been doing considerable work on the track to improve weather proofing, improve the flow of the track and considerable work has been done to improve the run-ins and the lips of the jumps. A number of new jumps and berms have been added, and a new faster section with two nice jumps has been added to bypass the slower, boggier section around the bomb hole from last year’s track. This newly improved track will show more favour to the bike handling skills of the rider than the amount of pedalling practice put in over the winter!

Starting on top of the hill with great views of the surrounding countryside there are a number rocky turns before entering the forest. Then a very fast flowing section featuring a right hand hip followed by a left hand hip (both rollable) into two huge berms leading up to the step-up (B line available). A large right hand berm brings you onto a rooty off camber section over a rock jump onto another off camber section with a tricky tight turn. A series of rooty turns brings you into the revised run-in to the road gap. The run-in is now faster with a jump then a berm shooting you into the take off (B line available). NOTE, the road gap will not be rollable this year! A choice of two parallel run-outs from the road gap bring you into a tricky section with a number of line choices (including the stump jump), all leading into a nice new right hand catch berm followed by a new left hand berm. A rough section with a bit of off camber followed by a tricky right hander followed by another rough section brings you into the double rock garden. Following the rock garden the new section starts with a large new right hand berm shooting you straight into a nice new double out onto the fire road. A brief fire road section brings you into the new step-down back into the woods and carrying speed back onto last years track. A rough and rooty section leads into a fast open section leading into the final new berm and new jump into the finishing area.

Event

As usual with an 021 event we will have catering, live timing and uplifts.

Timing will be provided by NACC.

Redbull will also be on board for the event bringing the arch, the truck, the wigwam, the lovely ladies and of course free redbull…

There will be toilet facilities available

Uplifts

Uplifts will be running on both the Saturday and Sunday. No race number = no uplift.  Riding the course without a number over the course of the event will jeopardise the event since you are not covered under the events insurance or medical support.

Venue Considerations

021racing would like to remind all riders and spectators that the race is on Coillte land. Downhill racing relies heavily on the kind support of Coillte for race venues and it is important that the positive relationship that has been built up by 021racing is not jeopardised by leaving litter in the forest or causing tension with locals through inconsiderate behaviour. You are also reminded that mini bikes and the like are not permitted under any circumstances.

Parking

Parking is at a premium so please park your vehicles sensibly and allow local traffic easy access so that the event doesn’t unnecessarily attract the attention of the Gardai or cause issues for Coillte or local residents.
The larger car park area at the bottom of the track is restricted to campers and larger vans – please co-operate with the race organisers on this matter so larger vehicles are not parked on the road causing blockages. Please park your car along the side of the forest road just after the camper/van carpark.

Directions

Link to location –       Click to see

From Tipperary Town
As you approach Cahir, just before the new motorway flyover (overhead) take the right hand turn. Drive up the hill and past the houses and make a left turn at the next junction. Continue on past a number of other houses and go straight through the staggered crossroads and on to the parking area..

From Dublin –         Click to see

From Cork     –          Click to see

There will be signs put up on all routes leading to the event.

Entry Fees and Categories
Entry fees
Elites/Seniors/Masters/ Vets/Super Vets/Sports/Ladies – €50
Juniors/U16/U14 – €30

Guidance on age categories –
Elite/Senior/Sports (aged 18+) Masters (30+ in current year) Vets (40+) Super Vets (50+)

Race licence (day) €15 or £15 (price set by Cycling Ireland)
If you intend to race regularly consider an annual licence – it can work out cheaper, particularly for younger riders. The licence fees are available on the Cycling Ireland WEBSITE

Schedule
Saturday
Sign on 9.30 – 15.00
Practice 10.00 – 16.00
Sunday
Sign on 9.00-10.00
Practice 9.30-11.30
Race 12.00 approx onwards
Podiums 16.00

Accommodation -
You can use this website –  Click to see

so the weather has been strange of late and the snow has been falling. Here are some very cool shots of Sean and Kev Boyd not put off by the bad weather in the  in the Ballyhouras.

Denis Corkery is havng his 2nd uplift day on Sunday, Feb 1st in Clashnacrona, Dunmanway. It is no longer being held Kilgarvin.

Sign on starts at 10.00 with the  first uplift at 10.30 till everyone drops or it gets too dark to ride, whichever comes first.

Cost will be €25 (€20 with an 021 discount)

This was a cracking day last time and will get the lungs ready for Cloon next week.

Hope to see you there,

Kev.

The first, hopefully, of many uplift days took place this weekend in Dunmanway with great success. With a selection of two tracks and the dry weather in the days leading to it the craic was mighty and the runs flat out..
Thanks to all that showed up and of course, thanks to Richard for organizing all this and to the drivers and ambulance crew, without who it would not have happened.

Above: Greg, Denis, Tom, Dave, Richard and Cam in their new 2009 Southern Extreme, TLD Kit, unveiled on Sat. Looking good lads.. don’t forget, hand wash only.

So, another great days riding over and I am already looking forward to the next one.

See you all on yer bikes,

Kev.

We are raffling a solid acer xc frame, Ticket’s will be 10euro, Also on show will be the new Solid mission 9 dh frame.So everyone to the meeting see you all saturday.