The HAMR Thursday Race League is here!
Thursday Race League (TRL): FOUR Unique Races at various HSV Locations, ONE Awesome Party!
Sign up for just one, all four at a discounted price, or any number in-between. As always, our Thursday Race League is for HAMR members only!
Our famous award rocks will be given out at the series finale for the top 3 racers in each category who completed all four races in the series.
Medals/smaller awards for 1st through 3rd place in each category will be given out after each race.
Current and prior year results can be found here!
Current racer registration list (updated periodically).
Step One:
All participants must be current members of HAMR via the IMBA site. This will be verified prior to you receiving your packet during pick-up. Look for SORBA - Huntsville as your local chapter.
Step Two:
Register!
Note that we will race if at all possible if weather/trail conditions warrant doing so. For the safety of riders and protection of trails, if the weather and trail conditions are too extreme, we will have one rain makeup date per race, listed below. If after the rain dates, we still have not found suitable conditions, that race will be canceled, and series points will be based only on the races that could occur.
-Your Age is your age on December 31st of the current year.
-The E-bike category is for Class I e-bikes (no throttle) only.
-The Clydesdale category is for those that would weigh greater than 220 pounds in their "birthday suit" at the time of registration (don’t make us bring out a scale!)
-Race organizers reserve the right to combine/split categories
-Long Courses will average 4-7 miles. Short Courses will average 3-5 miles. The Long Courses may also be more technical/challenging in some instances - be prepared to ride anything up to a Double Black level trail! Short Courses will typically trend toward Blue-level difficulty.
-You MUST ALSO be a current SORBA-Huntsville (HAMR) member via IMBA. This will be verified at packet pickup before you receive your number (see step one!).
-Junior entries (those 18 years old or younger) are FREE again this year! Enter the code “JUNIORS24” at check-out. Juniors must be HAMR members, and MUST have a printed copy of the waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian with them at packet pick-up to receive their number! NO exceptions!
Packet pickup for ALL races will be on June 6th as part of our 2nd Quarter Members’ Meeting and Social! If you can’t make that, pickup will also occur from 5:00 until 5:30 before each race. You will receive one shirt and one number plate regardless of number of races entered. Do NOT be late to pick up your plate if you are not available June 6th.
2024 TRL Courses (Tentative)
We reserve the right to modify any or all courses as necessary leading up to each race start time. And, will be previewing the courses on our group rides for the weeks leading up to the events.
Schedule and Courses
6/13: XC Race at Chapman Mountain, individual race awards at Chapman pavilion to follow. Mass wave starts based on category, 2 minutes apart.
RAIN DATE WILL BE 6/20
6/27: Laps Race at Monte Sano State Park, individual race awards at Biker’s lot pavilion (How many laps can you do in 45 minutes for Short Course, or 75 minutes for Long Course). Mass wave starts based on category, 2 minutes apart.
RAIN DATE WILL BE 8/2
7/11: Traditional TTT format at McMullen Cove, individual race awards outside the McMullen Cove clubhouse! These are typically private trails - sign up to check them out - pre-ride opportunities will be part of the HAMR group rides leading up to the race day! Individual starts, 20 seconds apart.
RAIN DATE WILL BE 7/18
Long Course - MAYBE Finalized?!
Short Course - FINALIZED!
7/25: Mini Enduro (1 stage each) at Monte Sano State Park, individual and series awards at Biker’s lot pavilion. Individual starts, 20 seconds apart.
RAIN DATE WILL BE 8/2
Long Course (coming soon - hopefully Tally-Ho to the new Black Downhill trail!)
Short Course (coming soon - hopefully Tally-Ho to the new Green/Blue Downhill trail!)
Race Day Schedule
-Packet Pick-Up from 5:00 to 5:30 for those who did not pick-up in advance. Hard stop at 5:30.
-Announcements will begin around 5:30 PM
-First group of riders (long course first) should be ready to start at 5:45 PM.
-We will space riders 20 seconds apart for the individual races (7/11 and 7/25). We will space groups/categories 2 minutes apart for mass starts (6/13 and 6/27).
HAMR would love to thank our 2024 Super Sponsors!
Food, beverages, awards, shirts, insurance… there are so many things that go into making these races a fun success every year, and we couldn’t do it without these awesome sponsors!
Want to become a Super Sponsor and help your local MTB community and local trail systems? Fill out a sponsorship form and email it to us!
Double Black
Black
Blue
Green
Results Calculations
Individual races will be based on raw times. The laps race will be based on number of laps completed within the time allowed, then raw times.
Series awards will be calculated on a points-based system again this year.
-First place = 100 points, 2nd place = 99 points, 3rd place = 98 points, etc.
-All four races (or number of races offered if less than four) must be COMPLETED to count for series awards. Points will be added together for series totals.
-Tie breakers: If racers in contention for series awards have the same number of series points, the number of laps during the laps race is an automatic tie breaker. The racer with the higher number of laps completed in the time allowed will win. If number of laps is equal, raw time across all four races will be used to break ties.