Real Cycles sponsors Moneyscalp 4x

May 05

Following intensive discussions, Carryduff based MTB shop, Real Cycles, have announced it will be sponsoring this year’s Moneyscalp 4X.

The 4X, which is due to be held on 29 th May 2005, promises to be a fantastic event, based on last year’s race.

Good news about Day Licenses!

As this event is being run in conjunction with the NPS Round 1 Downhill, 1 day licence will cover the whole weekend, meaning better value for riders who compete in both events!

Prizes for the event totalling £700 include a Kona Scrap frame for first prize, plus more Kona gear for subsequent winners including a full Kona Body Armour kit (upper body jacket, knee/shin and arm/elbow guards) plus a Kona Race Kit (DH Shorts and top).

Adult cat-

1st- Kona Scrap frame (£250)
2nd- Kona race kit- (£80)
3rd- Kona Kit bag (£50)

Jnr cat-

1st- Full Kona body armour kit (£165)
2nd- Kona race kit (£80)
3rd- Kona kit bag (£50)

Sponsors, Real Cycles, which is based in Carryduff, is an official test rider centre for Kona, and has also recently announced it is the sole Northern Ireland dealer for Commencal Mountain Bikes.

The Moneyscalp 4x was built about a year and half ago by Stephen Maginn and several friends as well as help recently from Glyn O’Brien, Ireland’s top downhiller. The track its self is 30-40 seconds long and consists of 7 corners and 14 jumps and numerous other obstacles.

The course starts on the start gate and after a short straight the action begins with a small roller into a double. This is followed by a right hand corner into a left hand corner with a small roller/step up double in between.

Following these two corners there is a double then another short straight which leads you into a step down. As soon as you land off the step down you are ready to hit the triple which is one of the most fun and spectacular jumps of the whole course.

After the triple there is a wide right hand corner with a huge berm on the outside or an almost flat inside line. Following this corner riders faced two small doubles and then a left hand corner with a double on the exit. The section after this has been completely redesigned for this year’s event as shown below.

The format of the day is as follows

9-11am sign on

10-12noon practice

12-2pm motos

2-3pm finals

3-4pm prizegiving (minibikes)

Directions

From Newry take the B8 to Hilltown, turn off at Hilltown and follow signs for Newcastle . Moneyscalp Forest is on the right, the 4X course is on the left.

From Belfast follow the A24 to Newcastle , turn off at Dundrum and follow signs for Bryansford. Drive through Bryansford for 2 miles, Moneyscalp Forest on the right, 4X on the left.