Racing, events & uplifts

Round 6 - BUCKNELL 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION

The Pearce Cycles Downhill Series is a British Cycling Regional A Ranking Series.  It sits one level below the British Downhill Series (BDS) so is a good introduction to racing.  You don't need a British Cycling licence to race our series, but we'd recommend you look at the benefits of British Cycling membership.

 

 

BEFORE RACE WEEKEND

We recommend you check the list of confirmed riders for each event.  Make sure your name is listed and that all your details are correct.  Please inform us of any errors.

AT THE RACE - SIGN-ON & NUMBER BOARD

Before you start riding you must sign-on in the registration marquee - this shows us that you've arrived to race and ensures that you're covered by our insurance. 

All riders U18 years MUST have a parent or responsible adult with them when registering on the day. The parent/responsible adult will be required to sign the declaration on the sign-on sheets in order for the U18 rider to collect their number board and race.

You will collect a new number board when you sign-on at your first event of the year.  You keep the same number board for subsequent rounds.  If you lose or forget your number board a replacement will cost £5.  You must have a number fitted to your bike at all times - during racing it's used by the timing team as identification so please start with it clean.  Do not cut down or alter your number board in any way.

*YOU MUST NOT RACE THE 2016 SERIES USING A NUMBER FROM A PREVIOUS YEAR.* 

NEW CONCUSSION PROTOCOL 

To provide a safe racing environment and ensure the health and well being of all our riders we are introducing a concussion policy for the 2017 season. This means that any rider reporting a blow to the head, is witnessed receiving a blow to the head or meets our criteria must be assessed by a Medic using a specific concussion assessment tool before continuing to ride. This tool is designed to highlight any symptoms associated with concussion that could impair the riders ability to ride safely or prolong recovery or alleviate the risk of long term side effects. 

The tool will bring consistency and a non bias approach to the way riders are assessed. The assessment will be carried out by a registered medical professional, either Paramedic, Nurse or Doctor in our medical centre on site. A positive result from the assessment may indicate that the rider be withdrawn from racing and referred to the appropriate health service if required (A&E or GP) If the rider wishes to return to ride they must be passed medically fit by a doctor.

Current evidence shows that concussion can seriously impair a competitors ability to perform and without appropriate rest from activity can cause long term symptoms and there are links between concussion and early onset neurodegenitive diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s.  

RIDER ETIQUETTE

Racing is run to British Cycling regulations which can be found here

With 300+ riders at each race the course can become congested at times.  To minimise delays and for your safety it's important that you:

* Comply with any instructions given to you by a race marshal.

* Do not stop and block the course.

* If you need to stop for any reason move off the course and outside the tapes so as not to impede other riders.

* If caught by a faster rider please try and give way at the earliest opportunity.

HELMETS & BODY ARMOUR

We don't have any requirements for protective items or clothing in addition to those from British Cycling  (see conditions below)

Compulsory

A suitable full-face helmet in good condition

Highly recommended

Back, elbow, knee & shoulder protection
Thigh padding
Shin padding
Long pants
Long sleeve shirt
Long finger gloves

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday

2.00pm >

Camping/arena open for set-up 

 Course open for foot inspection

Saturday

 9.00am - 5.00pm

 Registration open

 9.30am - 4.30pm

 Course open for practice*

Sunday

 8.00am - 9.00am

 Registration open

 8.30am - 10.30am

 Course open for practice*

 11.00am >

 Two timed runs

 5.30pm approx.

 Prize presentation

* You must complete at least two full practice runs during the Saturday or Sunday morning practice session to be allowed to race. 

During timed runs there will be 30 second gaps between each rider and 2 minute gaps between each category. Allow plenty of time to get to the start, you will be penalised if arriving late!

Individual 1st run start times will be posted on the notice board in the registration marquee on Sunday morning. After the 1st run, if there is time there will be a break, otherwise 2nd runs will follow immediately. 2nd run start times are re-seeded from 1st run results and will be posted on the notice board.

A two timed run format will be used with the fastest run time from either run counting towards the race result. All results are posted on the notice board in the registration marquee.

PRIZES

Medals will be awarded for individual rounds down to 3rd position in each category.

Series points will be awarded at each round down to 50th place in category.
Points from your best 8 from a maximum 12 runs will count towards final series positions.  In the event of a tie, the final series positions will be decided by the 2nd run result at the final round.

Trophies, product and cash prizes are awarded for series winners to 5th position where applicable on a pro-rata basis of 1 prize per 5 qualifying competitors, unless the race organiser decide otherwise.

National Ranking Points are also available to British Cycling licence holders down to 30th place in each category.

ON BOARD CAMERAS

Riders are able to use cameras during practice only.  The camera must be bike mounted - helmet and chest cameras are not permitted.  No cameras during timed runs.

Directions

From Craven Arms A49. Take B4368 signposted Clun. In approx 2 miles turn onto B4367 signposted Knighton. Drive through Broome, Clungunford and Hopton Heath to Bucknell. In Bucknell, pass level crossing on your left, do not cross it and continue through village carefully. Pass church and pub Baron of Beef on your right. Continue out of village approx 1 mile until reaching venue signs.

Nearest Postcode: SY7 0AS
We recommend not solely relying on your Sat Nav!

ENTRY
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classifications date/time entry fees
Elite Open 19+ 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Elite Female 19+ 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Expert Open 19+ 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Senior Open 19-29 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Senior Female 19+ 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Junior Open 17-18 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Junior Female 13-18 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Master Open 30-39 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Veteran Open 40-49 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Grand Veteran Open 50+ 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 70.00
Youth Open 15-16 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 65.00
Juvenile Open 13-14 11:00:00 30 Sep 2017 £ 65.00
CURRENT ENTRANTS
Elite Open 19+
Name Club sponsor
Marc Beaumont Evil Bikes
Darren Evans -
James Flinders Leisure Lakes Bikes
Myles James Dirt Fund Project/ Vitus Bikes
Glenroy Martin Grips
Shaun Richards Continental Saracen
Robert Smith -
Daniel Tay Don Skene Cycles / Kingud / WDMBA
Douglas Vieira Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Roger Vieira Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Elite Female 19+
Name Club sponsor
Lucy Drees Creation Cycles
Rebecca Kennedy -
Ellie Maxfield -
Becci Skelton -
Expert Open 19+
Name Club sponsor
Laurie Arthur Silverfish UK / MB CYCLERY
Martin Ashe BB Racing
Steven Baldock Unplugged Racing / 2 Wheels Only
Chris Borrowdale ACU/Oneal/Ison Distribution
James Bourne Spokes Bikeshop
Davey Brookes -
Callum Brookes Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Kieran Davies Schwalbe/Mudhugger
Nathan Foster Spokes Bike Shop
Jonathan Foster-Smith Decade/Burgtec
Jason Gaiger Freeborn/Devinci
Josh Gleave -
Ashlee Gough NS Bikes / Hotlines Europe / WTB / InvisiFRAME / SBXtreme
Iwan Griffiths Antur Stiniog/1868 Racing
Kyle Hall RAW SPORTS
Will Hart -
Reece Langhorn 2:1 Racing
David List Makingupthenumbersracing
Jonathan Oddy Stuck in the U bend
Zach Peters -
Thomas Proffitt Pedal Progression
Matt Rushton Hope Factory Racing
Fergus Ryan Team Skene - Don Skene Cycles; 100%; 7iDP, Mtb Morzine Beds
Chris Sinden -
Ed Smith -
Adam Smith Hope Technology/Fasthouse/Muc-Off
Michael Straw MJ Racing
Jake Tanner Pearce Cycles Race Team
Oliver Watson Stanton/ Setup
Neil White #makingupthenumbers
Senior Open 19-29
Name Club sponsor
Mike Abel -
Isaac Anderson -
Joel Anderson Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics
Matthew Barrett BARR3TT Racing/J-Tech Suspension
Andrew Barrett BARR3TT Racing/J-Tech Suspension
Daniel Beaven The Bicycle Service
Luke Bell -
Bruce Bell -
Lawrence Bigg -
Sam Bradford -
Geraint Breeze -
Christopher Cockrill Firecrest Mountain Biking
Harry Collins -
Chris Collins -
Sam Corlett -
Nyle Cresswell -
Csaba Csenge Edds Bikes, Oneal, Daytona Coachworx
Lewis Dann -
Nathan Davies -
Toby Down Carder Technology, 661 Protection
Ryan Dunn -
Matthew Earle -
Tom Evans MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp
Harry Farnhill -
Warren Field 2:1 Racing/Specialized UK
Dane Fowler -
Fergus Funnell Framed Cycles
Jonathan Gray -
Alex Green -
Justin Hancock Bikeshredz
David Harvey -
Thomas Jackson -
Kieran James Halfords/ offsetbushings/high5inutrition/ fusionmx/100%/sprung suspension/FRA
Alex Jones -
Ben Jones Overspoke Bikes
Ned Kingdon -
Sean Lewis -
Alex Magee RAF DH Team
Billy Matthews Joes Bikes/Burgtec/Fasthouse/D2 Distribution/Stux Gloves
Edward Meakes -
Josh Mears Army DH Team
Thomas Mills Army DH Team
Matthew Monaghan -
Kristian Morris -
Zak Mumford -
Andrew Murphy AJM windows
Tom Mutlow -
William Oddy Tenn Mountain Fuel Racing
Thomas Owens Team Skene
Jack Reynolds -
Joel Rhodes-Patterson -
Rich Robertshaw -
Pete Robinson Firecrest Mountain Biking
Matthew Schofield -
Adam Sharples -
Ben Shaw(91) -
Rob Shottel -
Ian Stark -
Benjamin Stokes -
Ryan Telling 2:1Racing/Specialized UK/Burgtec/RockGuardz/Fusion MX
Jordan Tester -
Oliver Tustain Eastwood Media
Daniel Wagstaff -
Tom Walton Otec Bikes
Daniel Ward -
Ross Williams -
Dave Wood -
Charlie Wright -
Samuel Wrobel -
Dylan Young -
Senior Female 19+
Name Club sponsor
Chloe Buys Darkside DH
Abi Croshaw -
Ellie Dewdney Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Renee Diwell DC Cycles
Hannah Escott -
Frankie Evans CUBE Flow Team, Sprung Suspension
Dorota Grabkowska Bold Cycles, Deity Components
Ami Grindley -
Lindsay Hanley Tredz Bikes.
Brittany Littlewood -
Jane Page Pearce Cycles
Nicola Palmer -
Abbie Sloan Pearce Cycles, Steele Industries Ltd, Forked Up MTB, MissionMX
Rebecca Smith -
Rene Stent -
Katie Sweeting RAFCA
Junior Open 17-18
Name Club sponsor
Harry Attwood Ridgehill Race Syndicate / Indibike / Armavelo / Redkite cycles
Luke Birkett -
Joe Bower Pearce Cycles Race Team
Joe Breeden -
Jordan Colclough Recoil Suspension
Joseph Derrick -
William Easey -
James Fearnley -
Jake Gaskell Team Skene
Ross Green -
Jack Harvey Red Bull
Tom Herriott Racers Guild Squadron
Riley Jenner Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Jordan Kenyon -
Drew Lane -
George Lunt -
Owen Martin Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Matthew McGovern -
Josh Mead Josh Mead MTB Coaching
Jack Mills -
George North -
Ben Phillips -
Riley Scott Madison Saracen Development Team
Chris Spinks -
Gavin Taylor -
William Thompson Whitchurch MOT
Will Turnbull D&D Cycles
Matt Walker Madison Saracen Factory Team
Toby Waters -
Jason Williams -
Junior Female 13-18
Name Club sponsor
Corinna Brisbourne -
Eve Brookes -
Ellen Flewitt Aston Hill - Lovelo MTB Racing Team
Meghan Harris -
Ellie Jones Whyte Bikes
Rosy Monaghan Super Alloy Racing/Stendec
Katie Purvis Creation Cycles
Emily Walker Rockguardz
Master Open 30-39
Name Club sponsor
Mark Antrobus -
Simon Aplin -
Iain Baird -
Joseph Boswell -
Ivor Bowen -
Ben Caldwell -
Jordan Cavalier -
Nathan Cavalier -
Ady Chaplin -
Mike Chatel Tyred & Cranky DH/ Enduro team
Mathew Clark -
Neil Clarke -
Peter Couldridge -
Pete Crookes -
Matthew Davies Rockguardz
Ben Day bike shredz
Ben Deakin Focus Bikes/Muc-Off/DMR
Simon Dobson Sunday Invitational
Scott Edgworth -
Chris Edmunds Ace Bicycles
Rob Escott Hotlines Europe
Ifan Evans -
Seb Frost Rootsandrain.com/Intense
Jordan Gartland -
Richard Goodyear Tree Magnet Racing
Az Grant ARMY, HELYX, ABF, ONEAL, ISON
Daniel Grindley Army DH Team
Dan Haines -
Chris Henson -
Rob Hill Pearce Cycles Race Team
Ben Horne SDR - Southcoast Suspension
Andrew Hughes -
Robert Hughes -
Mark Jewell -
Gareth Johnson Traction Fabrication Ltd
Daniel Jones -
Alastair Keen -
Neil Kenna -
Steven King -
Nick Lumb -
Robert McClurg ARMY - HELIX - ABF
Clive Middleton -
Tricky Moore Cotic Cycles/Online Bikes.com /Kingud/WTB/ TrickyTuned Racing
Callum Morgan -
Tim Morgan Brooks Cycles
Jonathan Newnham Dream Doors Southend
Cameron Nichols -
James North -
Dan Partington Sunday Invitational
Simon Pemberton Sunday Invitational
Nick Platt D&D Cycles
Andy Poynton -
Ross Price Bikeshredz
Will Priestner -
Andrew Pritchard -
Matthew Redman Royal Air force CA
Ed Robinson -
Toby Savage -
Daniel Smith -
Craig Taylor Freeborn/SBxtreme
Adrian Tyrrell -
Michael Vickers -
Sam Waters -
James Weames Ride Southern Spain
Ryan West -
Aled Williams Setchfield Cycles
Michael Wilson -
Pete Wogan MIJ/Decade Europe/Continental Tyres/Fiveten/Sprung Suspension/Colebrook Transporter/visor leaf/muc-off/crank brothers/fusionmx graphics/rock guardz
John Wootton -
Veteran Open 40-49
Name Club sponsor
Paul Blight -
John Boothman Sunday Invitational
Ian Bray MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud
James Christie -
Mark Cray -
Pete Crump Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite
James Davies Wdmba
Malcolm Dunn Caersws dh/uplifts
David Fairservice -
Phil Gray Rider down but not out
Philip Hall -
Lee Hammett -
Lee Howells -
Stu Hughes Can’t Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing
David Johnston -
Dean Jones -
James Jones S4P Proform Tyre Tool
Joe Killner Michelin/Troy Lee Designs/Squirt Lube/ ODI Grips
Eamonn Lawless Never Ready Racing
Shane Maciak -
Andrew Old -
Lee Pettitt Racers Guild Squadron
Gareth Quinn -
Roy Semple Army Be The Best/ ABF/ Helix / O'Neal / Ison-Distribution / Pro Green / Decade / Hope
Shaun Tandy Racers Guild Squadron
Guy Theron Whisper/BikeTart
Dirlon Vieira -
Ian Walker -
Michael Whyte Racers Guild Squadron
Bill Young -
Grand Veteran Open 50+
Name Club sponsor
Mark Buckingham Army Cycling Union
Irvin Creighton Steve Peat Syndicate
Nicholas Eyre Barracuda Bob Racing
Trevor Harvey -
Paul Jacobs PPG
Paul Le Maitre -
Steven Lewis -
Peter Little Pedalabikeaway /Sprung
Dave Scurfield -
Youth Open 15-16
Name Club sponsor
Harry Barrett J-TECH Suspension
Matt Bower Pearce Cycles Race Team
Lewis Brown Trailmaps/Michelin Tyres
Ryan Cambridge -
Tyler Chapman Grips Bikes.
Jeremy Coe -
Sam Cofano -
James Cudbertson
Hugo de Boissard -
Matthew Foster Spokes Bike Shop
Sonny Goode -
Alexander Gray Rider down but not out
Sam Hall -
Tom Hildred -
Owen Mapleson Gravity Racing
Sion Margrave Moore Large Oneal Race Team
Jay Owen -
Conor Paddy -
Sidney Pengilly SDR - BIKES DIRECT UK - SOUTH COAST SUSPENSION
Oliver Raja-Brown Firecrest Team
Conor Roberts Sorted Racegear TLD
Harvey Rollason NX2MTB
Cameron Ross SDR - SOUTHCOAST SUSPENSION
alexander scott -
Morgan Tyrrell Intense racing uk
Sam Tyrrell -
Drew Whatley MIJ RACING
Jack Williams Pearce Cycles Race Team
Luke Williamson 555 Gravity Racing
Juvenile Open 13-14
Name Club sponsor
Joe Baker -
Joshua Bennett The Trailhead
Alvaro Boswell-Hidalgo -
James Cargill -
Tomas Carter -
Henry Crease Kustom Bikes
Travis Diwell-Wilson DC Cycles
Toby Driscoll -
Dowie Evans Hot Pursuit Cycles/Wickens & Soderstrom
Callum Hard -
Robby Johnston -
Josh Lancett-Edwards DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres
Zak McGuire -
Charlie Palmer -
Joel Pickford Flowvision/Gt coalition
Richie Porter -
Liam Ross -
Thomas Shakespeare -
Connor Smith Wideopenmag
Louie Smith Y M Racing
Jordan Williams Madison Saracen Factory Team
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