Killarney Cycling Club are the hosts of the first ever downhill race in Ros an Cru na Leu Wood (Rossacross), Killarney Co, Kerry, which will take place on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July 2007.
Killarney Cycling Club will be providing live timine. Prixes for the race are being sponsored by Bike Little Bike Shop, Killarney and various other local companies.
TRACK DESCRIPTION
Starts on a starting ramp into a tight tricky right corner with two mini step downs, then onto a north shore which drops you into the first wooded section which is nice. You come out of the woods to a fire road crossing onto a fast rough open section with a north shore berm that sets you up into a little peddly hill that drops you down onto a steep rock face with really tricky left and right hand berms. Then you go down a teeny weeny bit more onto an oopsie woopsie bumpy spot that is very speedy weedy onto a very fast north shore that sets you up for a ski jump into a 30ft right hand berm that sets you flying into the last wooded section off a 2ft drop into a left hand off cambered corner into a step down that leads you into a very drifty wifty left hand corner. Next there is a very very very fast rough and tough straight which leads you across a fire road over a rock garden with a little sprint over boulders into a hardcore jump and down through a steep hardcore shoot out onto a fire road to the finish.
RACE FORMAT
The format of the 2007 Irish NPS is as follows:
Saturday
Sign On: 9.00-3.30pm
Practice: 1000-1.00; 2-4pm
Sunday
Sign On: 0900-11.00
Practice: 09.30-11.00
Race: 1200noon
COST OF ENTRY
Elite/Master/Senior/Sport/Vets/Ladies - 35Euro
U14/U16/Junior - 25 Euro
+ Race Licence
RACE LICENCE
Riders must be able to produce a full licence or a day licence in order to race in the 2007 Irish Downhill NPS..
Full licence
You can choose between a full international licence or an MTB only licence. You get these from Cycling Ireland through a club or as a private member. Once you buy one of these you wont have to pay anything more than the race entry fee.
Underage riders may be entitled to a free race licence which should be acquired in advance from Cycling Ireland. For further information contact Cycling Ireland.
Day Licence
Any rider who does not hold a 2007 race licence needs to obtain a day licence. Day licences cost £10Stg or 15 Euro for all riders except youth riders (U14/U16) - A race licence for U14 and U16 riders will cost £3.50Stg or 5 Euro.
A day licence will not automatically make you a member of Cycling Ireland, and therefore, anyone wishing to compete in the national championships in Rostrevor in July, and who doesn't have a full licence will not be eligible for medal (and also your race place will not be counted).
If you intend to race in the national championships, it is recommended you purchase a full Cycling Ireland licence immediately as each day licence fee cannot be claimed back towards the purchase of a full licence.
MINI-BIKES
Mini-bikes are not permitted at any of the venues for the 2007 Irish DH NPS, therefore please do not put the event at risk by bringing one along. Riders using mini-bikes will be disqualified from the series.
UNWANTED WASTE
Part of the conditions set out by landowners for the use of the venues for the Irish DH NPS is that organisers leave the land in the condition they found it. When riders leave rubbish either at an event or prior to an event, they are putting the use of the venue at risk. Please take this into consideration when discarding unwanted waste.
WEATHER
A full 5 day weather forecast can be obtained from www.bbc.co.uk/weather or www.accuweather.com
Check out specific conditions for Killarney HERE
ACCOMMODATION
A full list of accommodation for Killarney can be found HERE
Camping will be allowed in the venue.
Anne Wrenn
Woodlawn House
Woodlawn Rd.
Killarney
Co Kerry
Tel: +353 64 37844
http://www.woodlawn-house.com/
Eileen Brosnan
Crystal Springs
Ballycasheen Cross
Killarney
Co Kerry
Tel: +353 64 35518
http://www.crystalspringsbnb.com/
John & Kathy Ivory
Larkfield House
Ballycasheen
Killarney
Co Kerry
Tel: +353 64 34438
http://www.larkfieldhouse.com/
Tom MacDonnell
Birchwood
Kilgarvan
Co Kerry
Tel: +353 64 85473
http://www.birchwood-kilgarvan.com/
Applecroft House
Woodlawn Road,
Killarney
00353 64 32782
Cois Dara
Rookery Road
Killarney
064-35567
Pine Crest
Woodlawn Road
064-31721
SHAMINIR BED & BREAKFAST.
DAWROS
KENMARE
Kerry
Telephone - 00 353 64 42678
Mobile - 00353 87 6543123
SheenView
Killaha East
Kenmare
Kerry
Telephone - +35387217121
DIRECTIONS
Getting there from Killarney you head out of killarney on the main Cork road at the 10mile mark you will come to a Loo Bridge junction to kenmare and turning right onto the R569 heading for kilgarvin then about 3miles down this road and you will come to a forest on your right Rosacroo woods..... Will be sign posted.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Denis O Shea Tel: 086 4055594
Steve Moore Tel: 086 6837104
