Drumlanrig Root Rats Mini DH Race 6th May 2010

Here are further details of our Mini DH race.  Keep an eye on this post for further updates leading up to race day.  Don't forget that you can visit the course for U12 and upwards at any time as this is the first descent of the Drumlanrig red route. 

Here is a course map for the Drumlanrig Root Rats Mini DH event that is planned on Thursday 6th May.  The  race route in red is for age groups U12 and up, and this is the first descent of the Drumlanrig red route.  The U10 race being run on a seperate (blue) course as marked - this course is as used in the highly successful Go-Ride at the Castle Events that have been run over the last three years.  Sign on is at 17:30.

Update 22/04/10:  entry on the line will be available and U10s can have runs on the red descent after their race on the blue course subject to parental consent and approval by the commissar.

Trailbuilding Session this Tuesday at 18:30

This coming Tuesday is the first Tuesday of the month which means that it is Trailbuilding Tuesday at Drumlanrig.  This is your chance to put something back into the trails.  The trailbuilding session starts at 18:30 from the main carpark at the Castle and we are planning to return to the final section of the Black Route  where we were working last month.  Please bring along wheelbarrows, spades and shovels, and remember to wear gardening gloves and sensible shoes.

Root Rats Coaching Thursday 29th April

This week is the last week of coaching before our mini DH race.  The Sprogs session runs as usual, so please aim to arrive for 17:00 for the session which will finish at 18:30.  This week now that the nights are getting much lighter, the Yoofs session will start half an hour later, so please aim to arrive for 18:45 and we will finish at 20:30.  Our Yoofs session this week will be a red route ride led by Rik.

Please remember that memberships are now due - membership forms were attached to last week's e-mail, but are still available on request.

We are hoping that the majority of club members will come along a week on Thursday and give the mini DH race a bash.  There are races for all age groups.   Further details of the race are available on the Root Rats blog. Please note that full face helmets will be provided by Scottish Cycling for riders that wish to use them.  Entry to the race will be on the line so that you don't need to worry about entering in advance.

Drumlanrig Root Rats Coaching Thursday 22nd April

After a successful start to the coaching season last week, coaching sessions are on again at Drumlanrig this Thursday for the U12 Spogs and U16 Yoofs groups.  Please aim to arrive at 17:00 for the Sprogs session and 18:15 for the Yoofs session.  Sprogs finish at 18:30 and the Yoofs will finish at 20:00.

This week, Ewan Clark will be running a session on cornering for the Yoofs towards the Mini DH race that we have planned for the 6th May.  We will be putting course maps for the Mini DH Race up on the club blog later tonight.  We will also have new Regional Development Coach, Alan Denman in attendance from Scottish Cycling along with our regular coaching team.

Please don't forget that 2010 memberships are now overdue if you haven't joined already.   Fees are £10 youth, £20 adult, £40 family and benefits include access to the Castle Ground, 10% discount from Rik's Bike Shed and free British Cycling Bronze membership.  Please go to Rik's Bike Shed to join (01848 330 080).

Root Rats Coaching Thursday 15th April

This is a reminder that our coaching sessions start again this Thursday.  For the Sprogs (U12) group, the session runs 17:15-18:30 and for the Yoofs (U16) group will start at 18:30 and finish at 20:00.  Please remember that there is a session fee of £2.50 per session and club memberships are now due.

This week is our first chance to meet the new Scottish Cycling Regional Development Coach who is going to be taking over from Richard Lord in our area.  Richard and Alan will be helping out with the coaching with a downhill flavour to brush up in skills for the Mini DH race that we have organised for the evening of Thursday 6th May.  More details of the Mini DH will be out soon. This race is designed to be a safe, entry level downhill race in which anybody can take part without the need for any specialised equipment.  With races for all age groups including adults, we are hoping that all club members will come and take part or help run this race.