Notes to the SUPER D

Queenstown Sports SUPER D
16th April

Notes to the SUPER D Checkout Mon 28th February
In early January the Resource Consent application was made for two events in the Queenstown Bike Festival. The DirtMasters and the Outside Sports SUPER D. The application contains safety plans, operational plans etc etc........, but I also drew then a course map. This map, a educated guess at the time, will end up being very close to the actual course.

The final course design is yet to be done but it is for sure that a lot of the downhilling section will be on the Hammy’s Trail created by Skyline. How this is mixed with the uphill sections is yet to be decided, but today we checked out a uphill section on the Skyline road, another downhill section on Vertigo and a old uphill trail called Huckit. This is a interesting uphill climb on single track - all rideable. So the formulae is in place, it is just trying now to get the mix exactly right.

Today Jim Hawkridge (Outside Sports) and I checked out some of the course and a rough video of it is on YOUTUBE at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejFLk0b3ry8

Operations
The Skyline Gondola has assured us of every second car for the duration of the 6hrs and there will be no other bikers able to use the gondola.

Timing is going to be done at the end and start of each run, so it will be the racing time that will count.

Full information will be on the web site http://www.queenstownbikefestival.co.nz prior to the opening of entries on the 15th March.

Note: this is not the Brake Burner but a new event called the Outside Sports SUPER D ENDURO.

Released by Geoff Hunt
Southern Traverse
traverse@queenstown.co.nz
0274 967 530

Key Points: Outside Sports SUPER D ENDURO

Event: A mountain bike Super D (downhill and uphill racing)
event set in the Ben Lomond Forest above Queenstown, with Skyline Gondola access, 6hrs non stop tag team or individual

Location: Ben Lomond Forest Queenstown.

Divisions: Open - Men Women, Vet - Men Women, Teams
120 starters only on race day. (mix of teams and individuals)
50 teams / 70 individuals accepted

Date: 16th April 2011