Racing Updates (Week of Jan 30 - Feb 5)

A few tidbits of NorCal racing updates for this MTB racing off week (Damn you, Superbowl XL!):

• Pacifica, CA-based RideSFO has signed up a bunch of new sponsors for the Corral Hollow Downhill. This race is really shaping up nicely.
• I've added the Downieville Classic dates (July 28th - 30th, 2006) to the calendar. These dates are still not 100% confirmed but they are looking very likely. July is looking like a great month for racing: Cougar Mountain, NORBA Championships and Downieville are scheduled for three consecutive weekends.
• I'll be posting details of the Firestone Classic later this week. Although it is not really NorCal, I am a sucker for the Central California coast and might just have to use this race as an excuse to go for the weekend.
• NORBA has updated their website for 2006. It looks like they added another race to the early schedule: NOVA Desert Classic (outside Phoenix, AZ on March 24 - 26, 2006). Strangely enough, only the Marathon portion of the event is part of the NORBA schedule (they also have XC and Super D).
• The Lemurian Shasta Classic is now open for registration. They also posted a few course maps.
• The Sea Otter Classic has posted their XC maps in pdf.
• They posted some pictures from MTB Challenge #1 over at James Pratt Photography.
  

That about does it. Oh, yeah: Go Steelers.

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