Climb On! Singapore MTB Speed Trials - Sept 8-9 2007

20070908-climbon-poster — Climb ON! Singapore Games MTB Speed Trials

Photo UPDATE Sept 4 2007
under construction at our offsite location .. guess you guys can figure where this out easily,
do drop by to get some hands on building or buy us a coffee or two!

(race course is subjected to changes, and increasingly technical for knockout rounds)

Ever dream of an urban free-ride race that you will put your skills to the test?
Or even an event to showcase your agility and balance over lightweight street obstacles, right outside Tampines Mall!DirTraction and People’s Association Water-venture present :
Climb-ON! Singapore Games 2007, Mountain Bike Speed Trials.“I am worried! I can’t do these ‘stunts’.”
Fear not as, no high skill stunts well be involved. The course is designed with 26″ mountain bikes in mind but welcome 29-ers dudes as well. The obstacles will challenge you on slow speed control, no higher than a metre tall and nothing as skinny as any thread. So if you’ve got what it takes to ride Singapore ‘s technical trails, like Kent Ridge’s ‘North Shore’-esque obstacles, you’re all set to try this challenge!

Date and Time

8th Sept 2007 (Sat) – Round robin rounds and qualifier for knock out rounds.

8AM – Registration START and Tag collection for qualifier
9AM – Round robin Battle (league format) starts.
1PM – Chill time!
2PM – Round robin Battle (league format) continues
5PM – Round robin rounds END

9th Sept 2007 (Sun)
9AM – Knock out rounds and finals start
6PM – Prize Presentation

Location

Climb On! Singapore Games venue, just outside Tampines MRT / Tampines Mall
(map link )

Catagories

Mens Open (21 and above)
Juniors (20 and below)
Womens Open

Race Format- Qualifier

Riders will be divided to a massive league table, with each rider to battle other riders for the win.

The fastest mover and shaker to the line gets the point,
while the top few riders from the league table to proceed onto the knockout finals.

Unlike bike trials, you will NOT be penalized on putting your foot down on the ground.

each league table consist of 10 challenger or less, i.e. up to 2 x 9 battles for each rider.
each challenger will face off each other (route A and route B) basis for a total of 2 times in the round robin rounds.
the maximum number of challenger per league table will be determine on race day.

example :

Challenger	Battle	Win	Lost	Points
*Skinny King*	7	6	1	6
*Teeter Biter*	7	5	2	5
*Average Joe*	7	4	3	4
*Slow Steady*	7	4	3	4
Endo King	7	2	5	2
Clipless	7	2	5	2
John Doe	7	0	7	0

example – Top 4 challenger goes for knockout round
(the actually cutoff for knockout rounds qualification will be determine upon the final lineup)

Knockout round will start off with round of 16-32.

Race Format – Knock Out rounds

Challenger will battle each other 2 times
Timing will be taken for both runs, and in the event of a tie, the rider with the fastest combine timing wins.
there will be a 3rd-4th placing challenge to determine the 3rd placing.
race organiser reserve the rights to increase the course difficulty for the knock out rounds.

Rules and Regulations

Click here for the rules and regulations applicable to this race.

Please note the following additional rules for this race :-

Participants must bring along receipts/payment acknowledgement slip for verification purposes.
Participants are to present photo identification on demand during registration and tag collection.
Race day registrations are accepted only on the 8th of Sept 2007.
Race tags must be collected 15mins before commencement of the race.
Allow participants whose race begins before yours to collect their tags first in the queue.
Race fees are not refundable once paid, whether in the event of cancellation of race due to bad weather and other reasons.
at any one time, no 2 feet should be on the ground at the same time, a penalty of 10sec will be given for each incident. You may still put a foot down anytime.