Sierra-Cascade Adventure Racing Sports presents The Quick and The Dead - Six Hour Endurance Mountain Bike Race. The race will be held at Almaden Quicksilver County Park, located in south San Jose, near the town of New Almaden. Almaden Quicksilver provides spectacular natural diversity and a landmark of California mining history. The 10 mile-course features multi-use, double track and wide-track trails that loop much of the park. Trails will likely include the Randol Trail, Mine Hill and Castillero Trails. The course should provide an exciting mountain bike endurance race location! Trail terrain may include sand, roots, rocks, packed dirt trail, and mud with some great climbs and descents.  A GPS-generated map will be posted with all course details (elevation, start/finish aid station locations, etc). Be sure to register early as we are only allowed limited number of slots!

Sierra-Cascade Adventure Racing provides scenic courses, well-stocked aid stations, clearly-marked trails, GPS-measured courses, great shirt designs and racer bags, great awards, an award ceremony with dinner, and great quality raffle giveaways following the event. All athletes receive great goody bags and shirts. Awards will be given to the top three athletes and teams in the following divisions:

Solo Division

Men's Solo and Women's Solo - Racers in this division must be 16 years or older. 

Solo Division- 10 year age groups (16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+) 

Single-Speed

2- and 3-Person Team Divisions

2-Person Team Male, 2-Person Team Female, 2-Person Team Mixed 

3-person Team Male, 3-person team Female and 3-person Team Mixed

Minimum Age Requirement

All participants under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a release waiver. All participants under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian present on site for the entire duration of the event. Participants must be a minimum of 14 years of age in team divisions.

Team Rules

Team racers can ride in their order of preference. Each rider on a team must complete at least one lap. One person must be designated as the captain. Captains will be in charge of team registration and group correspondence prior and during the race if any issues or concerns may arise.

Solo Rules

Solos- we will be here cheering for you (so go hard)

Event Fees prior to September 18, 2008 (add $10.00 after September 18, 2008)

Solo .....................$60               2-person ...................$100                 3-person ....$120

 

 

Race Day Schedule of Events

7:00-8:45 am    Packet Pickup and Race-Day Registration Open

8:45-9:00 am    Race Announcements

9:00 am            Race Begins

3:00 pm            Race Ends-times begin to be assigned!

3:30 pm            Dinner, Awards, and Festivities Begin

Packet Pickup, Race-Day Registration/Check-In and Parking

Race documents (waivers, course rules, details, etc) will be emailed to each solo racer or team captain 4 weeks prior to the event, or following your registration, if your registration falls within the 4 weeks prior to the event. This will include all details about the event. Race day pickup will also be available from 7:00 am to 8:45 am at Start/Finish Registration Area. Signs will be marked at the entrance directing you to the Start/Finish and Parking areas.

First Aid, Water Stations, Restrooms and Spectators

First Aid, Water and Refreshment and electrolyte-replacement stations will available at the Start/Finish. Park restroom facilities and portable toilets will be available at the Start/Finish area. Spectators are welcome!

Directions

Almaden Quicksilver County Park is located south of San Jose, in the town of New Almaden. The Hacienda entrance is located at the south end of New Almaden. This entrance is accessible to all users, including bicyclists. From Almaden Expressway, proceed 3 miles along Almaden Road through the town of New Almaden to the unpaved staging area on the right. Overflow parking will be about ¼ mile away at Casa Grande.