What- MEGA DH race! Bring at least 5 inches folks...you're gonna need it!! This year GIANT Bicycles has upped the ante and there is a $2,500 GIANT and GIANT for Women Pro Purse.
Where- Northstar Resort at Tahoe - www.Northstarattahoe.com
When- October 10th and 11th weekend.
Practice Saturday and race Sunday.
Who- Everyone who loves to ride for a good cause!!
Why- To help raise money for the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund and the Christopher Reeve Spinal Cord Research Center.
Course Description:
The Mega DH course is a one of a kind course for a one of a kind event!! A Classic!! This year Northstar has put together an unreal downhill course that will challenge both your skill and your fitness. The course will be approximately 4 miles long with an 1800 foot descent from 8600ft at the summit to 6800ft at mid mountain. I expect to see times ranging from just under ten minutes to fifteen plus minutes depending on ability. As far as course descriptions are concerned: All classes will be on a somewhat rocky descent of a fireroad (east ridge) that will connect to the tahoe trail which is a smooth winding descent to the top of the vista chair. The Sticks and Stones portion of the course is a mix of rocky/ technical singletrack with some drops that have slower ride arounds and some more serious rock gardens that the sport riders will avoid by going over to speed control. The Twigs and berries and speed control trails are more of the wide open high speed singletrack with some nice floating jumps across ski trails and will descend down Frolick (a fireroad) back to lower sticks and stones. All of the courses will converge at the btm of lower pho dogg to finish at the stadium jump. The route the 4-wheel bikes will be taking might be a little longe in mileage and will contain more fireroad sections to avoid sticks and stones.
Pro/Semi-Pro/Expert course: East Ridge, Tahoe Trail, Sticks and Stones, Daytona Berms, and Stadium Jump.
Sport/Beginner: East Ridge, Tahoe Trail, Sticks and Stones, Twigs and Berries, Speed Control, Frolich, Lower Sticks and Stones, Daytona Berms, and Stadium Jump.
4 Wheel Route: East Ridge, Tahoe Trail, Sticks and Stones, Snake, Tryumph, Speed Control, Frolich, Lower Sticks and Stones, Daytona Berms, and Stadium Jump.
There is race day practice, but only from 10:00am to 11:00am since racing starts at 11:00am. If you do take the gondola up the race day morning you will only be able to practice the mid to lower sections unless you hike to the top since there will not be shuttles running the top section at that time.
Shuttles will be taking riders to the top all day Saturday for practice and Sunday for racing.
BREAKING NEWS: NWD10 Tahoe premiere to be shown at Race for Tara 3 event in Northstar!!
The screening will be shown at 6:30 pm at TC's Pub in the village Saturday, October 10th. Registered racers show your number plate at the door and your cover is $5. If you are not registered to race there will be $10 donation to get in. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. New World Disorder had their premiere just last week in Interbike in Las Vegas and now we're bringing it to the Race for Tara. So come to the village Saturday, October 10th to sit back, relax and watch one of the most amazing mountain bike videos ever!
Ride like Rando: Team Giant World Cup Pro downhiller Jared Rando and Team GiantNerd World Cup downhiller Duncan Riffle will be holding 2 DH clinics on Saturday, October 10th. The first will be a Beg/Int clinic from 10:30am-12:00pm and the second is a Int/Adv clinic from 1:30pm-3:00pm. You can get in on the action for only $40!! More details at the www.racefortara.com website. All proceeds go towards the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund and the Christopher Reeve Foundations.
Wrench like a Pro : Team Giant World Cup Mechanic Frank Trotter will be putting on a mechanics clinic for everyone that wants to talk with a true expert in suspension and bike set up. The clinic will begin at 4:00pm at the Giant Team Trailer and the cost is only $5 with tips always welcome. All proceeds go towards the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund and the Christopher Reeve Foundations.
Our list of sponsors is ever growing. Here are a list of the companies that are backing the Race for Tara 3:
TITLE SPONSORS : Northstar Resort, Giant, Giant for Women, Fox Clothing, The Bike Trip Santa Cruz, Danville Bike, CCN (Cycle Component Network)
TITLE SPONSOR of the RAFFLE : Tomac Bikes
BEER GARDEN SPONSOR : Nutcase Helmets
VENDOR / PRODUCT SPONSORS : Leatt Brace, Easton/Bell, Park Tool, Voler, Michelin, Fox Shox, Kryptonite, Camelback, Perfect Pushup, Casa Orozco, Jamis Bikes, Dakine, Troy Lee, Shimano, Thule, SixSixOne, DH Productions, Dahon, Electra Bikes, Crank Brothers, Freeride Films, Light & Motion, Scott USA, Garmin, X-Fusion, Pearl Izumi, LUNA, Chris King, Mavic, Santa Cruz Bicycles, Specialized Bicycles, Cyclepath MTB, and Tag Wheels.
MEDIA : Decline, Mountain Bike, MTB Action, and Pinnedmtb.com
We want to THANK all sponsors and for believing in this event and we will continue to see it grow and help raise money for those with SCI (Spinal Cord Injury).
We've also got some amazing riders showing up to race the Mega DH. Here are just a few Pro riders that will be there to try and win part of the Giant Bicycles $2,500 Pro Purse. Kirt Voreis, Shaun Palmer, Jared Rando, Bryn Atkinson, Duncan Riffle, Adam Craig, Mark Weir, Lisa Myklak, Marla Streb, Cheri Elliot, and Joanna Peterson.
We'll see you at the Northstar resort in Tahoe for the 3rd Annual Race for Tara on October 10-11th weekend. Get ready for a Mega DH race that will definitely challenge your skills and your endurance!!
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www.racefortara.com
How- Click Right Here to Register
Why- To help raise money for the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund and the Christopher Reeve Spinal Cord Research Center.
Course Description:
The Mega DH course is a one of a kind course for a one of a kind event!! A Classic!! This year Northstar has put together an unreal downhill course that will challenge both your skill and your fitness. The course will be approximately 4 miles long with an 1800 foot descent from 8600ft at the summit to 6800ft at mid mountain. I expect to see times ranging from just under ten minutes to fifteen plus minutes depending on ability. As far as course descriptions are concerned: All classes will be on a somewhat rocky descent of a fireroad (east ridge) that will connect to the tahoe trail which is a smooth winding descent to the top of the vista chair. The Sticks and Stones portion of the course is a mix of rocky/ technical singletrack with some drops that have slower ride arounds and some more serious rock gardens that the sport riders will avoid by going over to speed control. The Twigs and berries and speed control trails are more of the wide open high speed singletrack with some nice floating jumps across ski trails and will descend down Frolick (a fireroad) back to lower sticks and stones. All of the courses will converge at the btm of lower pho dogg to finish at the stadium jump. The route the 4-wheel bikes will be taking might be a little longe in mileage and will contain more fireroad sections to avoid sticks and stones.
Pro/Semi-Pro/Expert course: East Ridge, Tahoe Trail, Sticks and Stones, Daytona Berms, and Stadium Jump.
Sport/Beginner: East Ridge, Tahoe Trail, Sticks and Stones, Twigs and Berries, Speed Control, Frolich, Lower Sticks and Stones, Daytona Berms, and Stadium Jump.
4 Wheel Route: East Ridge, Tahoe Trail, Sticks and Stones, Snake, Tryumph, Speed Control, Frolich, Lower Sticks and Stones, Daytona Berms, and Stadium Jump.
There is race day practice, but only from 10:00am to 11:00am since racing starts at 11:00am. If you do take the gondola up the race day morning you will only be able to practice the mid to lower sections unless you hike to the top since there will not be shuttles running the top section at that time.
Shuttles will be taking riders to the top all day Saturday for practice and Sunday for racing.
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