Fantastic results from the boys,
Luke Cornforth 2nd in u14
Kipper, under 16 European Champion!
Cam 4th in under 16
Greg Callahan 25th in Elite’s
Ewan Doherty 28th
Colin Ross 29th
Scott Laughlan 30th
Seanan O’Riordan 33rd
Here are a few snaps to wet yer whistles, few more as soon as the internet complies!
überdog magazine HAS LAUNCHED ITS NEW WEBSITE!
Click the link below and check out the North’s NEW online hub for everything outdoor and extreme.
All your favourites are there; Mountainbike, Skate, BMX, Surf, Kayak, Climbing, etc…
It’s got competitions, 100’s of your photographs, video, online flipping magazines, information and much…more
Check out: http://www.uberdogmagazine.co.uk/
There’s a contact page within it if anyone wants to let us know about anything happening in the near future of any note.
Enjoy… The Dog.
On May 15th & 16th, 021 Racing is proud to bring you the fourth round of the 2010 Irish Downhill National Points Series, to be held just outside Cahir, Co. Tipperary.
Please use this as it is a huge benefit to the race organizers
Race Track
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, all leading into a nice right hand catch berm followed by a left hand berm. A rough section with a bit of off camber followed by a tricky right hander followed by another rough section after a right turn brings you into a brand spanking new road gap. Following the road gap the new section starts with a right hand berm shooting you straight into new section with a few different cambers and a gully back out onto the fire road. crossing the fire road brings you back into the woods and over a small jump carrying your speed for the finish its back onto a rough and rooty section leading into a fast open section and over the final berm and 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.
Monster Energy will be providing energy for the weekend.
Top 5 prizes for U14, U16, Junior, Senior & Elite Categories will be sponsored by Transition Bikes and Dakine.
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
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..
Link to location – Click to see
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) €20 (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 9.00 – 15.00
Practice 9.30 – 16.00
Sunday
Sign on 9.00-10.00
Practice 9.30-11.30
Race 12.00 approx onwards
Podiums 16.00
Accommodation -
The Kilcoran Lodge is where its at – Click to see
more accommodation & info can be found here
Round 3 of the Irish NPS will be held at Clashnacrona Woods just outside Dunmanway in Co. Cork on the weekend of the 1st & 2nd of May.
As usual with an 021 event we will have catering, live timing and uplifts.
Timing will be provided by NACC.
Monster Energy will be supplying the energy for the day!
There will be catering & 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) €20 (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.
Online Entry
Make sure to register online – this saves the organizers a lot of time and hassle and ensures that your name and club etc.. are accurately recorded in the results so it’s win-win all the way.
The online entry system is available HERE
Prizes
Top 5 Podiums for each category.
There will be prizes for the junior categories kindly supplied by OCTuning, MBW & Southern Extreme and there will be cash prizes for the top 5 elites on the day.
Schedule
Saturday
Sign on 9.00 – 15.00
Practice 10.00 – 16.00
(with a break from 1.00 – 1.30)
Sunday
Sign on 8.30 – 10.00
Practice 9.30-11.00
Race 12.00 onwards
Podiums 16.00
On April 3rd & 4th, 021 Racing is proud to bring you the first round of the 2010 Irish Downhill National Points Series, to be held just outside Cahir, Co. Tipperary.
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) €20 (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 8.30 – 12.00
Practice 10.00 – 16.30
Sunday
Sign on 8.00-10.00
Practice 9.00-11.00
Race runs: 1st 12.00-14.00 / 2nd 14.00-16.00
Accommodation -
You can use this website – Click to see
Here are some pictures from the Uplift day after the AGM held on Sunday last.
Thanks to everyone who came along to the agm and here’s to a great 2010. 
You can find more pics here. www.021racing.com/Forum.
It’s that time of the year again, AGM time.
Date: Sunday 13th December.
Venue: Kilcoran Lodge Hotel, Knockmealdown room.
Time: 10am, should take about 1 hour.
We will be discussing the coming season, we have three NPS rounds to organise, club expenditure, taking membership for the 2010 season, If you have any good ideas, bring them with you!
Also, we will be running an 021 subsidised uplift day, starting at 12pm and going until 4pm in Cahir.
The cost will only be €10!
I hope to see a good turnout, let everyone know!
Cheers
Don’t forget to get your entry into OCTuning for their 1st birthday competition giveaway.
The draw takes place soon so make sure you ave your entry in.
Cam hitting the roadgap into the finish at the Maxxis Cup in Vigo 2009
We will be having a track day in Cams Backyard on Sunday the 8th Nov.
The timing poles will be setup and a track will be taped so get your race face on and get a time on the board.
It’s always a great days riding down whest with the Cornforths so we hope to see you there for the craic.
Visit the forum for more info.
Yes it’s that time of the year again, National Championship time. This usually means the best race of the year on a tough and testing track and this year will be no different. This years National Championships is being hosted by Flow Racing on one of, if not the best track Ireland has to offer. Carrick Mountain in Wicklow is the venue, it is located at the foothills of the eastern side of the Wicklow Mountains and over looks the sea in the distance. It rises above the small village of Glenealy and from last years NPS people will remember a track resembling something only found abroad, absolutely flat out, wide open and a whole lot of fun. Nothing has changed this year except for the fact that the course is now completely bed in, faster, longer and is probably the most fun you can have with your clothes on. The track mostly consists of steep straights with long undulating corners and many different jumps and drops. Mix this with high speed and you have a track that resembles something like an american moto track sent straight down a hill, not that we’re complaining. Nothing on this track is left to chance, everything has been built to withstand any weather conditions and in the dry this track turns into a completely different monster as speeds start to get scary.
Track Description
The track now starts further up the hill than last year. Off the start ramp there’s no messing about as you’re thrown off a 7foot high step down off a rock, this is where the nightmare begins for any sort of braking system. From here the speed and gradient completely go off the scale as you shoot down a long straight, through the ferns into a large ski jump style take off that wouldn’t look out of place in a snowboard video. Hit this fast enough and figures of 40ft plus are easily achievable. From here you pelt into an open loose right hand corner and straight down into a stupidly fast left hand berm which sends you out onto a small fire break, hard on the already glowing stoppers into the trees and speeds maintain the whole way, again this shoots you out onto the rocky firebreak and the track swings off left to ‘The Chute’. This consists of a large compression sending you up a blind bank and over into the rocky chute, a few more corners and you’re back out onto the rocky firebreak where speeds suddenly start to get a little scary. The fast approaching forest ahead is roughly the half way point, you drop into the forest onto the off camber and into a series of berms and corners which you could ride all day. Speeds pick up again as you arrive into the ‘Vegas’ section, this supercross style woops section is unique to the track and sets you up nicely for the road gap. Float over this and you’re shot into the Eucalyptus forest, resembling a more Australian landscape this section is super high speed with long flat corners, usually resulting in the back end kicking and drifting like there’s no tomorrow. After this section you drop out onto the fire road and drop back into a massive valley with the track carved into the banks. Here gradient really starts to tilt towards vertical and only the berms and ruts keep you from ending up in the river. Over the last big step down sees you out of the forest once again and into the finish.
And yes, it is as much fun as it sounds…
Timetable
Saturday: Sign on is from 9am-3pm
Practice is from 10am-4pm, uplifts will be running.
Sunday: Sign on from 9am-10am
Practice 9am-11am, Racing is from 12pm onwards.
Entry
This is a pre-entry event only and the entry form can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:
Champs 2009 Entry Form
Elites/Senior/Sports/Masters/Ladies €50
Junior/U16/U14 €35
Day licenses €15
Uplifts
Uplifts will be provided on both Saturday and Sunday. Riders are reminded that they need to have a race number before they ride the course. Any rider caught riding the course without a number plate will be disqualified from the event. NO sign on means NO number board, NO uplift, NO authorised course use and NO MEDICAL COVER!
Accommodation
There is one Bed and Breakfast in Glenealy
The nearest big town being Ashford, Rathnew, Rathdrum, there are several bed and breakfast’s in these towns, which can be found using Google.
If any further information is needed please feel free to put a post on the forum where we’d be only willing to help with as much information as possible. In the meantime, see you in Carrick.
Directions
From the N11 take the Rathnew turn off head into Rathnew. When you get to the stupid small roundabout (little white one painted on the road). Take a right and head for Glenealy. When you get to Glenealy there is a right turn signposted for Ashford. Take it Go up the road about 200m and there is a GAA Club on the left park there for now unless its the race weekend. There will be other parking available then. Get your bike ready and then start to pedal back towards Glenealy there is a small road/lane on youre right which will bring you to the forest entrance. Go to the very end you will end up in the driveway of a house its a right of way so just head straight on into the woods. The track is fairly easy to find.
The race will be sign posted from the N11 exits in both North and South directions.
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