Events format and general info.
The Event
When we came up with the BLAST we decided to abandon the traditional racing format. Instead we have designed an event that we hope will be a challenge to bikers of any level. It's a point-to-point grouped start event. Open to any and all manner of mountain bikers, from the seasoned campaigner to the first time racer.

The Format
The event will be run in heats, the size of heats will depend on entries but be between 10 and 20 riders at a time. The top two riders form each heat will go to the fast lad final, the third and forth riders will go to the not quite as fast lads final, the fifth and six will go to the slightly slower than fast final, and so on, every one will get a minimum of two competitive runs. The winner of every round of finals is in line for a prize, glory, notoriety, the attention of beautiful women, etc, etc.
When it's all over and done with we will have a seeded championship run, just for the crack. That means every one will have three runs at a minimum.

The Course
What will the course be like? Well, this event is open to all manner of mountain biker, cross-country, downhill, and the huge majority in the middle. The course will be designed in a fashion that will give equal advantage to both XC and DH. You will be pointing downward for the most part, with some flat, or slightly up hill sections. It will be as long as we can make it while still keeping it fair for both types of bikers. There won't be anything that xc riders can't get through, but still enough options to keep downhillers interested. There will be plenty of room for overtaking, undertaking, etc. We don't know who will be faster, but we can't wait to find out.

Who is this for?
The reality is that a quarter of the people who read this will be thinking, "this is for downhillers, I'm in to xc so I am not doing that". The other quarter are thinking, "this is xc, I'm a downhiller, I am not doing that". The remaining half are thinking, "sounds good but I don't race". Well we want everyone, we are going to a lot of trouble to make this as inclusive as possible, the course, the format, the whole lot is designed to give you, who ever you are, a good days mountain biking. There will also be some spot prizes, for riders we deem worthy.

What bike should I bring?
It doesn't matter. There are lines only long travel bike will manage, there are pedaly bits that xc hard tails will fly through, we would imagine machines that are somewhere in the middle would be best, but we don't know. We think it will come down to the rider more than the bike.
On the day....
Firstly, turn up early, sign on from 10.00, the first heat start at 12:00 sharp. There are uplifts, starting after sign-on . We don't really believe in the excessive practice thing, the course will be marked early, but not too early. We will make sure the tricky bits are identified, and definitely recommend practicing the tricky sections if you are riding them.

For more information visit the official website HERE