2023 Weekend Schedule

Schedule


Thursday 16th Feb

  • 8 pm: course announcement on Instagram, Facebook and Trail Forks.


Friday

  • Practise day at Whare Flat and Signal Hill.

  • 3 - 7 pm: Registration at the Signal Hill Car Park at the Mountain Biking Otago Caravan.

  • The Dunedin Bike Shuttle will be running shuttles at Signal Hill 4 pm - 8 pm (They will also be running on Wednesday and Thursday. Check their Facebook page for updates).


Saturday - Whare Flat

  • 8 am - Car Park open. This year the Whare Flat event HQ and parking will all be on private property off of Whare Flat-Flagstaff Rd. Follow this Google Maps Link and look for the signage.

  • 8 - 9.30 am - Late registration.

  • 9.50 am Rider Briefing.

  • 10 am riders leave the event village. You will have 5 hours to complete the course and any rider not back at the MBO caravan by 3 pm will receive a DNF. Tracks must be ridden in order.

  • There will be a BBQ operating with a sausage sizzle and refreshments supplied by Emerson’s Brewery.


Sunday - Signal Hill

  • 8 - 9 am - Rider check-in.

  • 9 am - Rider and course briefing.

  • You will have 5 hours to complete the course, tracks must be ridden in order.

  • 2.20 pm prizegiving*.

  • There will be a BBQ operating from mid-day for a sausage once you cross the finish line.




*Please note that this is racing and delays may occur if there are injuries and the course needs to be closed for any reason. In the case of adverse weather, we will do the best we can with what we have and may make on-the-spot course alterations.



Briefly: be prepared for 6 stages on the first day and about 1100m of climbing over 22 km. There will be some new tracks freshly cut for this weekend's racing and some old favourites.


Your second day of racing on Signal Hill is going to have 4 stages and there will be a bit more racing than there has been in the past. Expect about 1000m of climbing and short steep trudges up the 4wd tracks.


There will be a feed station on each course offering snacks and water but riders are expected to be self-sufficient. Signal Hill has a water fountain at the plateau.


Riders are expected to wear a full-face helmet and knee pads when racing. You will not be allowed to drop into the race stages if you do not have these or are wearing them incorrectly.


Looking forward to seeing you all soon!


Kane Fleury and the rest of the Mountain Biking Otago Crew.

Kane Fleury