MAXXIS ESC OAKLEY SHOWDOWN  at Sugarbush Resort

Onsite registration will be available

Emergency Number is 802-583-6567

PLEASE TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR LIFT PASS, OTHERWISE, IF YOU LOSE IT YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT FROM SUGARBUSH

** NOTE: All riders on Sugarbush’s Race and Transfer segments on Saturday and Sunday must be registered racers with number plates.

Can you imagine if all 300+ racers brought a friend?

NO Ebikes allowed this weekend at Sugarbush. If a racer is using an ebike on the Sugarbush property, they will incur a time penalty or disqualification. Sorry about this but we don’t want anyone to gain any unfair advantages.

SUGARBUSH OAKLEY SHOWDOWN T-SHIRTS WILL BE ON SALE FOR $10 AT REGISTRATION

OAKLEY WILL BE ONSITE OFFERING THEIR LINE OF GLASSES, GOGGLE AND CLOTHING

Schedule:
Friday
No Registration
10am – 5pm Lift spins – Passes available from Sugarbush HERE

Saturday – Lift Pass included with Race Registration
9am – 1pm Registration
10am – 5pm Intense DH and Enduro Practice
2:45 pm Dh Course and Enduro Stage 1 close until the end of DH seeding
3pm Intense DH Seeding: DH and Enduro Stage 1 Enduro practice resumes after seeding

Sunday – Lift Pass included with Race Registration
8am – 8:30am Late Registration
8:15 Oakley Showdown, Kates Kids and 14U Start
8:30am Enduro Racer Meeting
9am Stan’s Enduro Race Start
9am -10:30 Intense DH Practice
10:45 Intense DH Race Start

There will be a Mandatory ENDURO Racers Meeting at 8:30am Sunday. Enduro Racers must be present at the racers meeting, where we will activate their chips.

Please watch our Virtual Racer Meeting as we will not cover this info at the live meeting: Mandatory Virtual Enduro Racers Meeting Click Here

AWARDS

We will be hosting ‘Rolling Awards” for Amateur/ Expert DH and aged grouped enduro classes.

This means you can pick up your medals and any prizing immediately after the results have been posted and the 15 minute “Protest Period” have passed. We will have the podium and backdrops set up for podium pictures. We will host a quick awards ceremony after both events have ended for all Pro Racers, the Oakley Showdown, the Oakley Speed Zone, the FTD Stage and the Climbers Challenge.Challenge.

NUMBER PLATES – All racers must always have a 2023 Maxxis ESC Number plate attached to their bike while riding on the race tracks after 9am Saturday until the event ends on Sunday afternoon. If you have not paid for your 2023 Maxxis ESC number plate or registration, please note it is CASH only.

NEUTRAL PIT AREA is the Sugarbush Mountain Base Area and the Parking Lot only, no assistance allowed elsewhere including the transfers or race segments.

We will NOT have printed maps for this event as the course is easy to follow, so if you want one please print it.

Kate’s Kids Class and Kates Enduro Lite Class – Will compete on sections 2-3-4 in that order. Our Staff will conduct a course ride along on Saturday at 11:00am. Meet at the Registration Tents. The above may be adjusted, so please check with us at Registration. No parents may ride with their children unless they are registered racers. No parents may run behind their children.

Motorex E Bike Class – The Motorex Ebike Class is NOT competing this weekend

NO Ebikes allowed this weekend at Sgarbush If a racer is using an ebike, electric motorcycle or gas motorcycle on the Sugarbush property, they will incur a time penalty or disqualification. Sorry about this but we don’t want anyone to gain any unfair advantages.

NO SHUTTLING – That goes for everyone from 9 am Saturday to the events end Sunday. 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.

WAIVERS

All racers must sign a MAXXIS ESC and a Sugarbush waiver prior to practicing or registering at all events. Racers under 18 must have a parent sign their waiver or supply a notarized parental signed copy. If you preregistered on this page you have already filled out an ESC waiver.

SUGARBUSH Waiver Required for all registrations

MAXXIS ESC Waiver Only required for onsite registrations

Lodging – Information Here

CAMPING

Camping: Information and reservations HERE.

Restrooms:

– Porta-potties are available in Lot F

-Public Restrooms are available in Gate House Lodge during operating hours only (9:30-5:30pm)

Water:

-A water spigot is available in front of the Schoolhouse in the Lincoln Peak Base Area

Showers:

-Fri: 8am – 5pm

-Sat + Sun: 10am – 6pm

-Available in the Sugarbush Health & Recreation Center (SHaRC) for $7.00. Only credit or debit cards accepted.

-Please bring your own towel as towel service is not available

Campfires:

-*NO CAMPFIRES ALLOWED AT ANY TIME PER TOWN ORDINANCE*

-DO NOT TRANSPORT FIREWOOD TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE INSECTS

Be Bear Aware!

-Keep all food, trash, recycling and cooking items inside your vehicle when not at your campsite.

-Properly dispose of trash, recycling, and food waste in proper receptacles

Questions?

-During operating hours (10am-5pm) contact Sugarbush Guest Services at 802.583.6590 or stop by the desk in the Gate House Lodge

MAXXIS ESC Number Plates:

Racers must display their 2023 MAXXIS ESC number plate while practicing or racing on the course. Only racers with a valid and registered 2023 MAXXIS ESC number plate are permitted on the course. These number plates can be purchased at each race for $10 and are valid for the entire season. Any modifications to the plate will result in disqualification, and the lettering and logos must remain completely intact, with no cuts allowed.

SHUTTLING

Shuttling will result in a disqualification unless allowed explicitly in our racer’s letter or racer’s meeting.

Pro Racers Must be on the podium when called to receive any prizing – For all other classes we will be calling up the top 5 racers 15 minutes after their class has completed and the results have been posted.

Enduro Racers must be present when their class is called up to activate their chips. Do not start the race without doing so or you will not get your racing times and be DQ’d.

$100 ENDURO TIMING CHIPS – We will be using our SIAC Fly By timing system for this ENDURO event. Please note if you do not return the SIAC Timing Chip you will owe us $100. Yes they cost that much. Other enduro series require the racers to use their own or rent them plus a deposit. We trust our racers until proven otherwise so please make sure to return the chip if you decide to leave early.

Please Note: GPS units on bars or stem may interfere with the SIAC Timing Chip so it’s best not to use one

Racers must be present at the racers meeting where we will activate their chips.

Please drive slowly through neighborhood while visiting SUGARBUSH, 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.

Back is the Seatpost Climbers Challenge will be between Stages 2 and 3. We’ll award the fastest amateur a Transfer Seatpost. Racers must be present to win award.

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. Please note the winners will be announced and prizes awarded after the last racer has finished. Racers must be present to win awards

Back again this season is the INTENSE BIKES PODIUM PAYBACK Program that pays cash or certificates to racers that have raced with an Intense bike and have registered with Intense here: https://intensecycles.com/pages/podium-payback-program

OAKLEY SHOWDOWNS
The “OAKLEY Showdown” weekends will feature both Enduro and Down Hill races at the largest resorts on our schedule. OAKLEY and the MAXXIS ESC will present high-end prizing for the top three men and women that race both Enduro and Downhill during the weekend.

RACERS MUST FILL OUT THE OAKLEY SHOWDOWN SHEET AT THE ENDURO TIMING DESK PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FIRST RACE OF THE EVENT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR OAKLEY SHOWDOWN POINTS AND PRIZES

We will be offering our 2023 Maxxis ESC Socks, Pint Glasses, T Shirts, jerseys and other swag at our registration tents, please remember its cash only.

• CASH ONLY –ATMs on site
• 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 !!