NorCal MTB Racing This Weekend: Sept 17-19, 2010

For those of you making your weekend plans, here is quick rundown of this weekend's MTB racing schedule for NorCal:

1. Northstar Super D Series (09/17/10): Northstar at Tahoe's gravity series continue with Friday night's Super D and Sunday's downhill.
2. Kirkwood 9 to 5 #2 (09/18/10): Another big race at Kirkwood, this time it is Team Bigfoot's 8 hour endurance race.
3. The Bidwell Bump™ Mountain Bike Race (09/18/10): Chico's lone entry on the calendar combines a XC race and a Pro/Expert Super D.
4. Kirkwood Six Hour SuperD (09/19/10): Probably the most unique race this season: "It's simple, the clock starts in the morning at 10:00 am and stops in the afternoon at 4:00 pm. The rider with the most COMPLETED runs by four wins." Learn more at the Team Bigfoot website.
5. Northstar DH Series (09/19/10): Last DH race before the Race 4 Tara III.
6. CCCX CX (09/19/10): First CX race of the season (I think ?).

The Bidwell Bump™ Returns Sept 18th

The annual Bidwell Bump (which apparently has been trademarked this year :) is returning to the Chico, CA area for a full day of XC and SuperD racing:

The Bidwell Bump™ will be held on Saturday, September 18th in Upper Bidwell Park located in Chico, CA.  The event offers a four class Cross Country ("XC") race and a Super Downhill (Super D) event for Pro and Expert riders.
The race entry fee is $20 per race ($30 if you wish to enter both the XC and Super D events).  Because of the race location, we do not have the telecommunication services to support credit/debit card transactions.
Given the The Bidwell Bump™ is not currently a USA Cycling Race, no license is needed to enter and compete in the event.
Cross Country (XC) Race start is at 8:00am in Parking Lot B.  Participants are asked to use available parking lots in and around the race start area and over in 5 Mile recreation area. The XC event is broken out into four classes; Expert, Pro, Sport, and Beginner.  There will be a group start for each class.
The Super D (SD) Race is for Expert and Professional riders only.  The race start is located at "Green Gate" off of Hwy 32.  The race begins at 2:00PM with riders starting in 1 minute intervals.

Via The Bidwell Bump™ Mountain Bike Races in Chico, CA

 

Bidwell Bump Returns for 2009

Oops, I got this last week and forgot to post it.

Chico State is finally hosting a race! There will be 4 events:XC, SD, ST, and or course DH! They will be held at two venues for optimum riding! The XC race will be in Bidwell Park and so will the Super D! And the DH and Short track (Collegiate Only) will be held in Oroville (a neighboring town) 30 minutes south of Chico.

Via Chico State Cycling Home.

The races will be held on September 26 & 27th but no word on costliness yet. I've split these into two events on the calendar: DH/ST and SD/XC since they are so far apart.

2008 Bidwell Bump Results

Photos and results from The 2008 Bidwell Bump have been posted at MTBR.

Congratulations to local Tim Olson, who won the Expert Men's XC, Nick Olson, who won the Men's Expert Super D and Heather McFadden, who won the Women's Expert Super D.

2008 Bidwell Bump

The Cal State Chico Cycling Club has announced the 2008 Bidwell Bump will be held on September 14, 2008. The races will be held in Upper Bidwell Park just east of Chico, CA.

The Bump will consist of an XC Ride at 10am, followed with a Super-D type (1 minute gaps, but it is LONG) downhill starting at 2pm, with a BBQ at Hooker Oak.

Some notes about the races:

• There will be no Beginner class in the Super-D, because Guardians is not a beginner friendly trail; It is full of sharp rocks and poisonous snakes and places to fall off and break a clavicle and have to get airlifted out and very scary things! But the Expert and Sport classes should be fine, with waivers!
• This is a long, hot, tough, rocky race so bring lots of water (at least 100oz for Sport/Expert XC riders), some spare tubes and plenty of food.

A donation to the CSUC Cycling Club will be requested for racing:

• XC or Super-D: $20
• XC and Super-D: $30
• BBQ: $5! extra

This is a fundraiser race to help send Chico State riders to the Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals in late October.

Check out reports from past year's Bidwell Bump coverage in the archives.

2007 Bidwell Bump (This Weekend!)

Yikes! Never saw any advance notice of this, but I believe this is the Bidwell Bump:

"The Chico State Cycling Team will hold NORBA and collegiate mountain bike races Saturday and Sunday at Bidwell Park and at the Oroville Dam.

• An XC race will be held in Upper Bidwell Park on Saturday at 9 a.m. Registration is from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at Five-Mile Recreation Area.
• A Super D race will be held in Upper Bidwell Park on Saturday at 2 p.m. Registration is from 7 to 8:45 a.m. and from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Five-Mile Recreation Area.
• A DH race will be held at the Oroville Dam Trail on Sunday at 9 a.m. Registration is from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at the Oroville Dam Trail Head.
• An SXTC race will be held in Upper Bidwell Park on Sunday at noon. Registration is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Five-Mile Recreation Area.

The fees are $15 for collegiate and $35 for NORBA for the first race each race, $5 for collegiate for each additional race and $10 for NORBA for each additional race. NORBA licenses are required and will be available for purchase at registration. One-day licenses are $10." (Via Chico Enterprise Record)

Both NORBA and Collegiate classes will be held.

CHDH #3 Moved

The last 2007 Corrall Hollow Downhill race has been moved from it's early September date to October 13 - 14. This is a good thing, as it removes the conflict with the Whiskeytown Classic and Northstar DH races.

Thanks to dhRENO for the heads up on this. They also have some news on the ongoing USA MTB championships back east.

RACE REPORT: 2006 Bidwell Bump

The good folks over at dhReno have posted their race report for last weekend's Bidwell Bump.

If I stumble across the official results, I post them here. XC results are posted here.

2006 Bidwell Bump

The Cal State Chico Cycling Club has announced the 2006 Bidwell Bump will be held on September 16 & 17th, 2006. Sponsored by WTB, Dragon Graphics, Cyclesport and Silvertree, the event will consists of a XC and a SuperD race. Both races will be held in Bidwell Park just east of Chico.

Saturday (9/16) will begin the festivities with the cross country race: "The XC race is short but punishing. We will most likely shorten the course for sport and beginer riders. Make sure you bring alot of tubes, and run high psi if your on a hard tail . . . It is a point to point 13 mile course."

Sunday (9/17) brings the Super D in the time trail format: "The Super D will start from the top of the south ridge in Bidwell Park. The course will be a mix of single track and fire road with some climbing. It will finish at the same place as the XC race."

Event: Bidwell Bump
Dates: September 16 - 17th, 2006
Location: Bidwell Park, Chico, CA [ MAP ]
Competition: SuperD, XC
Cost: $35/event, $50 for both events
URL: http://www.usacycling.org/events/flyer.php?permit=2006-1693
Registration: Onsite race day only
License: NORBA