MAXXIS ESC Enduro #1 at Diamond Hill, Cumberland, RI
** NOTE: All riders at Diamond Hill Saturday and Sunday must be registered racers with number plates. Can you imagine if all 300+ racers brought a friend?
Thank You for registering for the first MAXXIS ESC Enduro of 2019. We are excited to heading back to one of our most popular venues after a two seasons, it seems to be a popular choice. Presently we are sold out a just over 300 racers and boy are we excited to see everyone after a long winter. We presently will have no onsite registration for the race except for racers that have their own SIAC timing chips.
If you have not paid for your 2019 Maxxis ESC number plate, please note it is CASH only and no ATM machines are on site.
Attached are a couple documents for you to review, one is the map. We will NOT have printed maps for this event as the course is easy to follow, so if you want one please print it. The 2019 MAXXIS ESC Enduro rules are also attached, there have been some changes, so it would be best to read everything.
RACE STAGES
Because of the number of racers, we will be starting racers on two different race sections. This will speed up the flow of the race so we can finish in a timely manner. Racers in the classes must follow their categories order of racing or their results will not count towards the podium.
Stages 1-2-3-4-5-6
Pro Men
Pro Women
21-29
CLIF Kids Class U12 – Stages 1-4 only
Stages 5-6-1-2-3-4
U15
30-39
40-49
50+
Female Amateur
Racers must be present at the racers meeting where we will activate their chips and call them up to start their transfers in the following order:
Pro Men
Pro Women
U15
21-29
30-39
U20
CLIF Kids Class U12 – Stages 1-4 only
40-49
50+
Female Amateur
Please drive slowly through neighborhood while visiting Diamond Hill, we do not want to upset the neighbors and please visit the local restaurants and let them know you are there because of the enduro race.
Here’s a list of some places for good eats:
J’s Deli
2364 Diamond Hill Rd
Cumberland
Saki’s Pizza
2339 Diamond Hill Rd
Cumberland
Ice Cream Machine
Diamond Hill
Trail Head
Davenport’s
1070 Mendon Rd
Cumberland
J Grays family Restaurant
405 Mendon Rd
Cumberland
Maplehurst Diner
276 Front St
Lincoln
The Lodge
40 Breakneck Hill Rd
Lincoln
We will be onsite Friday afternoon but please understand we cannot do any registration on Friday. We have a lot of course set up and we really want to ride our bikes too !
Back is the FOX Seatpost Climbers Challenge. We’ll award the fastest amateur a FOX Transfer Seatpost and the fastest in every class some cool FOX Socks. However at Diamond Hill we will prizing the fastest amateur finisher from their start time to their completion time of the six stages the seat post and the fastest in each class a pair of FOX socks. We are changing this up because we are racing 6 stages, the extra stage will be using the timing equipment that is normally used on the FOX Seatpost Climbers Challenge.
Also back this year is the FLAT TIRE DEFENDER Super Stage. This competition awards the fastest amateur male and amateur female one FLAT TIRE DEFENDER INSERT and the fastest in every class an FTD backpack with an FTD discount card inside, it will be contested on STAGE 1.
The ALEX RIMS Super Stage is back too!. This competition awards the fastest amateur male and amateur female a pair of Alex Rims Volar rims and the fastest in every class a custom water bottle filled with Clif Products it will be contested on STAGE 6.
Brand New this season is the INTENSE BIKES PODIUM PAYBACK Program that pays cash or certificates to racers that have race with an Intense bike and have registered with Intense here: https://intensecycles.com/pages/podium-payback-program.
Another new program is the SDR Rewards, any time a men’s amateur class exceeds 50 racers or the women’s amateur class exceeds 20 that class will be awarded with a cash prize in addition to the regular product prizing. The cash will be awarded as follows $100 -1st
$50 – 2nd
$25 -3rd
The Classes that will receive the SDR Rewards for Diamond Hill are:
We will be offering our 2019 Maxxis ESC Socks, Pint Glasses and T Shirts at our registration tents, please remember its cash only.
SPECIAL DIAMOND HILL RULES
We hate rules as much as you do but to be able to have an event at Diamond Hill we must enforce the following event specific rules or the offending racer will be disqualified:
WEAR ORANGE – All other users of State Management Areas and designated undeveloped State Parks (Diamond Hill), including but not limited to: hikers, bikers, and horseback riders are required to wear two hundred (200) square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September to the last day of February (September 8, 2018 – February 28, 2019) and the third Saturday in April to the last day in May, annually (April 20, 2019 – May 31, 2019). This is the law and we will be forced to disqualify any racers not in compliance.
E BIKES – Racers cannot use E bikes from 9 am Saturday to the events end Sunday on the trails at Diamond Hill or will be disqualified.
CAMPING – Absolutely No Camping or overnight parking allowed at Diamond Hill any one caught doing so will be disqualified and could face arrest.
NUMBER PLATES – All racers must always have a 2019 Maxxis ESC Number plate attached to their bike while riding at Diamond Hill after 9am Saturday until event end on Sunday afternoon.
WAIVERS / REGISTRATION FORMS – All racers must check in at registration and fill out the registration and waiver forms before riding the trails after 9am Saturday.
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY – Open for public riding, tracks may be marked.
SATURDAY – Open for riding, tracks open. NO SHUTTLING, Registration at the MAXXIS ESC Tents 9am-2pm
SUNDAY – No pre-riding – RACE ONLY – NO SHUTTLING. Mandatory Racers Meeting 8:30. Race Start 9am. Registration 8am-9am
- NO SHUTTLING – That goes for all weekend for everyone. If you are seen/reported/caught/whatever shuttling you will be assessed a time penalty. Trust us you will not be on the podium if you try, so don’t.
- NUMBER PLATES – Will be sold at registration for $10 each. A 2019 MAXXIS ESC Number Plate must be affixed correctly to your bike always while on the tracks this weekend at Diamond Hill. You will not be allowed to ride without one. No cuts or trimming allowed on the plate please.
- CASH ONLY – Yup, no ATMs on site either.
- BUG SPRAY – You will want it and please don’t ask for ours…lol
- COLD – Temps expected in the 30’s overnights
- RAIN – Don’t even go there !!
- CLIF KIDS CLASS – Will compete on Sections 1,2,3 and 4 only. Brooks Nablo will conduct a course ride along on Saturday at 10AM (CHANGE). Meet at the Registration Tents. The above may be adjusted, so please check with us at Registration. No parents may ride with or run behind their children unless they are registered racers – NO EXCEPTIONS