Youth Summer Dirt Crits 2013
Peebles Cycling Club – Youth Summer Dirt Crits in Glentress 2013
incorporating TweedLove Kids Dirt Crit (Race 1)
Welcome to the 7th PCC Dirt Crit Series. The club aims to repeat the phenomenal success of the previous years event, a truly grass roots experience open to all young riders who want a taste of racing in a friendly exciting atmosphere. The Dirt Crit series is open to riders from 6 to 16 years of age. The age groups as defined by Britsh Cycling and used when entering via the online BC system are as follows:
- U8’s – born 2006 onwards
- 8’s – born in 2005
- 9-10’s - born in 2003-2004
- 11-12’s - born in 2001-2002
- Juveniles - born in 1999-2000
- Youth – born in 1997-1998………………………Enter the Race Series Here
A little reminder of the event courtesy of Emma Borthwick ERC: Peebles Dirt Crit
This year the first race of the series will be part of the TweedLove 2013 Biking Festival 10 days of biking and good times in Tweed Valley.
The event will be held in Glentress Forest, racing on a mixture of man made trails and fire roads making up an exciting short fast circuit for riders and spectators alike. The race series will consist of 6 races taking place over 6 summer evenings starting in May and finishing in August. All circuits will be closed to the public for the short duration of the races.
The event will be run from the Buzzards Nest car park where registration and bike checks will take place.
| Date . | Description |
| Wed 29th May ’13 | Race 1 |
| Thurs 6th June ’13 | Race 2 |
| Thurs 13th June ’13 | Race 3 |
| Thurs 8th August ’13 | Race 4 |
| Thurs 15th August ’13 | Race 5 |
| Thurs 22nd August ’13 | Race 6 & Series Prize Giving |
The race age groups, start times and durations will be the same each week as follows:
| Age Group . | Start Time . | Duration |
| All Ages | 17:00 | Registration & Bike Check |
| All Ages | 18:00 | Registration Closes |
| 7 & unders | 18:15 | upto 2 laps ~10mins |
| 8′s | 18:25 | 2 laps ~10mins |
| 9 & 10 | 18:35 | 3 laps ~15mins |
| 11 & 12 | 18:50 | 4 laps ~20mins |
| 13 & 14 | 19:10 | 5 laps ~25mins |
| 15 & 16 | 19:35 | 6 laps ~30 mins |
Enter the whole of the race series for only £20, all categories
Entry on the day will be £5.00 per race
Car Parking – please remember to buy a £3 ticket for all day parking to support the Forestry Commission with the upkeep of the trails as this is not included in the entry fee
REMEMBER – NO HELMET NO RACE
PCC would like to thank all our supporters past and present and enjoy their continued support in 2013
- Alpine Bikes
- Scottish Cycling
- Forestry Commission
- Scottish Borders Council
- our many many volunteers
Come and enjoy the experience………..Enter the Race Series Here
