CHARGED MTB

THE COURSE WILL CONSIST OF EITHER A 15- OR 25-MILE TIMED LOOP. BE READY TO BUMP ELBOWS AS THIS WILL BE A MASS START RACE WITH EACH CATEGORY GROUP STARTING AT STAGGERED TIMES. THE RACE WILL BEGIN AND END AT THE SAME LOCATION AT THE MRA STAGING AREA. THE COURSES WILL BE DESIGNED IN ORDER TO BE ACHIEVED WITHIN ONE FULL BATTERY CHARGE. OBVIOUSLY, E-BIKES VARY IN POWER OUTPUT AND BATTERY CAPACITY SO IT WILL BE UP TO YOU TO MANAGE YOUR BATTERY LIFE. THE COURSE WILL BE MARKED WITH RIBBON AND DIRECTION INDICATORS AS WELL AS NUMBERED MARKERS TO IDENTIFY TRAIL SECTIONS. THERE ARE MANY TRAILS AND INTERSECTIONS ALONG THE COURSE, SO IT IS PRUDENT TO PAY ATTENTION. IT IS VERY EASY TO GET TURNED AROUND AND LOST IN THE VAST NETWORK OF TRAILS AND ROADS. THE COURSES WILL ALSO TAKE YOU TO REMOTE LOCATIONS WITH NO SUPPORT OTHER THAN YOUR FELLOW RACE PARTICIPANTS. SO BE PREPARED FOR MECHANICALS AND BE READY TO PUSH YOUR BIKE BACK TO THE END OF THE COURSE IF NEED BE. THE COURSE WILL BE CHASED BY AN OFFICIAL ON A MOTORCYLE TO ENSURE NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND. DUE TO THE REMOTE NATURE OF TRAILS, AND OVERALL LENGTH OF THE COURSE, MARSHAL SUPPORT WILL BE LIMITED