2007 NorCal State Championships

It looks like the promoters of the Cal State Championship have realized that having one event in the NorCal and 10 events in SoCal doesn't really make for a good California State Championship, so this year they are splitting them up. From the Team BigBear site:

2007 marks a change in format. The state will be split in half with two separate series taking place. This year’s Southern California addition will feature 5 races with racers scoring points for their 4 best finishes. Note: you do not need to race all 5 races. All races will be scored on a 60 point system with each race being counted equally. There will not be any 1 ½ point races. Online registration will open Feb 1st.

While Team BigBear will continue to promote the SoCal edition (along with the NORBA series), Team BigFoot seems to be coordinating the Northern Series. Here are the events for the NorCal State MTB Championship Series:

• March 31: Pre-Otter, Arcata (MTB STXC)
• April 22: Napa Valley Dirt Classic, Napa (MTB XC)
• May 27: Gravity Day, Weaverville (MTB Super-D, DH)
• June 30: CCCX Cross Country, Monterey (MTB XC)
• July 1: CCCX Downhill, Monterey (MTB DH)
• July 20-21: Bigfoot Classic, Near Arcata (MTB Super-D, XC, DH, STXC)
• Aug. 12: Howell Mountain Classic, Napa (MTB XC)
  
• Sept. 8-9: Whiskeytown Classic, Whiskeytown Lake (MTB XC, STXC)
• Sept. 22-23: Humboldt Hoedown, Arcata (MTB XC, STXC & hopefully DH)
• Oct. 19-21: Lagrange Fall Classic, Weaverville (MTB Super-D, XC, STXC)

This is very, very good. Not sure what the Humboldt Hoedown is, it appears to be new.

Team Big Bear Cancels Some Races

It looks like some litigation issues with the Snow Summit Resort has caused the Team Big Bear to cancel some of their races in Big Bear this year. Gone are the Women's Only Weekend, 12 Hour Race and Amateur Cup series. While this is disappointing news, it does not affect any NorCal racing.

Team Big Bear 2006 Schedule

Team Big Bear has announced their 2006 schedule including the California State Series dates:

California State Series
Sagebrush Safari (4/2/06 in San Diego, CA)
Boneli Park (4/23/06 in San Dimas, CA)
Firestone Walker Weekend (Near Santa Barbara on 4/30/06)
Jansport 12 Hours at the Summit (Big Bear Lake, CA on 8/26/06)
Northstar at Tahoe (Truckee, CA on 9/09/06))
Michelob Ultra Fall Classic (Big Bear Lake, CA on 10/08/06)
Castaic Lake (Castaic Lake, CA on 10/22/06)

The only NorCal race on the schedule here is Northstar at Tahoe, which will feature DH, CX and SuperD racing. I haven't listed any of the NMBS, out of state or Snow Summit Amateur Cup Series races. All the Snow Summit races take place at Big Bear Lake in SoCal and you can see the details here.

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