{"id":7313,"date":"2011-02-08T23:43:32","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T05:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7313"},"modified":"2011-02-08T23:43:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T05:43:32","slug":"storm-hill-country-mtb-challenge-comfort-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/08\/storm-hill-country-mtb-challenge-comfort-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"STORM Hill Country MTB Challenge – Comfort, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

2011 STORM Hill Country MTB Challenge<\/strong><\/a>
\nPresented by South Texas Off Road Mountain-Bikers (STORM)
\nComfort, TX
\nSaturday, March 12, 2011 to Sunday, March 13, 2011
\nUSA Cycling Event USA Cycling Permit # 2011-842
\nOnline Registration<\/strong><\/a> Closes Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET
\nFRIDAY March 11 XC Courses open for pre-riding all day<\/p>\n

SATURDAY March 12 XC Courses open for pre-riding all day
\n1:00PM \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 5:00PM . . . XC Race Registration
\nNoon \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 1:45PM . . . . . Bike Texas Kids Kup\/Shimano Youth Series Registration
\n2:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . .Bike Texas Kids Kup\/Shimano Youth Series Seminar
\n1:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . .First Time Racer Clinics by Kathy and Alan Johnson<\/p>\n

SUNDAY March 13 XC Courses closed during racing
\n7:00AM . . . . . . . . . Registration opens (registration ends 30 minutes prior to start of your race)
\n9:00 AM . . . . . . . .\u00c2\u00a0 Cat 3 Cross-Country -12 and under, 10 and under
\n10:00 AM . . . . . . .\u00c2\u00a0 Cat 1 40+ Men, All Cat1 Women, All Cat 2 & Single Speed
\n11:15 AM . . . . . . . . Pro\/Cat 1 19-39 Men
\nTBA . . . . . . . . . . . . Cat 3 Raffle and Awards for each class<\/p>\n

XC RACE DISTANCES
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 XC Pro\/Cat 1 & Cat 1 Men & Women 1-39\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.28 miles, Upper then Lower (w\/Extra)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 XC Cat 1 Men 40-99 and Women.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a620 miles, Upper then Lower Loop
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 XC Cat 2 and Single Speed\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a620 miles, Lower Loop then Upper
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 XC Cat 3\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..12 miles, Lower Loop
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 XC 12 and Under\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.5 miles, Upper Loop
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 XC 10 and Under\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6..\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.3 miles, Upper Loop<\/p>\n

AWARDS\/PRIZES
\nPro\/Cat 1: 75% payout (100% payout for women!) based on the TMBRA payout structure
\nCat 2: awards 10 deep plus merchandise
\nCat 3: awards 10 deep plus a merchandise raffle<\/p>\n

COURSE DESCRIPTION
\nFLAT ROCK RANCH is located just outside of Comfort, Texas in the beautiful Texas hill country. The Dreiss Family has owned and operated the ranch for over 100 years. Beginning in1999, STORM has built and maintained mountain bike trails at Flat Rock Ranch. There are over 25 miles of sweet single-track with epic switchback climbs, technical sections and sustained descents. The trails offer stunning views of the surrounding Texas Hill Country. Flat Rock Ranch hosts several mountain bike events throughout the year. The sweet single-track filled Lower Loop includes Pipeline Hill, The Evil Worm, Crazy Ivan and Terri\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Trail. The rocky and technical
\nUpper Loop includes Mount Park and Flint Hill.<\/p>\n

Flat Rock Ranch DOES NOT ALLOW DOGS, so bring your bike, but leave Fido at home.<\/p>\n

Land access fee is $7 per person\/day.
\nPrimitive camping with showers are available at Flat Rock Ranch and is $10 per day (this includes the land access fee).
\nVisit www.flatrockranch.net for more details and driving directions to the ranch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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