Mountain Bike Race Schedule

   Saturday, April 10:
   ¤ Annual Barking Spider Bash
AMBC National calendar XC race!!

   Saturday, May 29:
   ¤ Velopark Idaho State Championship Short XC

   Sat & Sun, June 19-20:
   ¤ Boise 2 Id. City Tour

   Saturday, June 26 :
   ¤ Jug Mountain Ranch XC and Marathon

   Sat & Sun, July 3-4:
   ¤ Annual Brundage Mtn. Bike Festival,plus STATE Champion Single-Speed XC

   Saturday July 3:
   ¤ Brundage Mtn.STATE Champion Super Descent

   Sunday, August 22:
   ¤ XTERRA Wild Ride Triathlon

   Saturday, August 28:CANCELLED
   ¤ Hari-Kari Short XC at Bogus Basin

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15th Annual Barking Spider Bash [Saturday, April 10]
AMBC National calendar XC race!!
Registration open

The 2010 Spider race features a fun, easy, 10.2 mile course with rolling terrain and terrific spectator viewing. The course includes the imfamous "Skateboard Park" descent, a twisting, turning tunnel of thrills. There is a new climbing section near the end of the course, so you might want to inspect?

LOCATION - Hemingway Butte OHV Area, 20 miles southwest of Nampa, Idaho, off Hwy 45, (Reynolds Creek Rd.)
FREE, dry camping on-site. We encourge folks to camp in free and dry locations around the race course. Come celebrate the PREMIERE spring opener for Idaho XC Mountain biking.The BLM is now charging a higher user fee for the area, so we need to charge $5.00 per vehicle parking.

EXPO opens at 9am. Medical service provided by OWYHEE Volunteer Search and Rescue.

START TIMES:
Trail runners (1 lap) at 9am

CAT 3 Beginners (1 lap) and Trailblazers (1/4 lap) - 12:40 pm
CAT 2 Sports (1.75 laps) - 12:35pm
CAT 1 Experts (2.75 laps) - 12:30pm
Pros (2.75 laps) - 12:29pm
Kids under 10 race (free) - 3:15pm.

Special note to SINGLE-SPEEDs: you will be racing for 2.75 laps with the PRO/CAT 1. If you can't hang for 28 miles, sign up for your age group in CAT2 or CAT 3.
AWARDS and PRIZE give-away to follow. We'll be serving FREE spirited beverages, after the race is over. We typically serve some kind of food for free, but bring a sandwich, cause the C-store is 5 miles away!

REGISTRATION LINK
Click Here.

COURSE MAP LINK
Click Here to view map details and profile.thanks to S-effect.net


These are detailed directions to the Spider:
Take 2nd Nampa exit (whether coming from east or west) Go south over freeway to Garriety, turn right go under railroad tracks, then turn left, and then right on 12th Avenue South. Follow SIGNS toward Murphy & Melba out past hospital, 15 miles after leaving Nampa the road will drop down to the Snake River, where you will cross over the bridge BEARING to the left at the "Y" towards Murphy 3/4 of a mile after crossing river, turn right on Reynolds Creek Road - go 1.5 miles (keep driving thru stinky Dairy Farm) and event is on the right-hand-side at the Hemmingway ORV area.



Registration open thru - April 9
PRO = $40
Expert, Sport, Beginner = $36
Juniors & Trail Runners = $25
Trailblazer = $15
T-shirts available for purchase.
Vehicle Parking = $5

 

Look for directions at the bottom of the page. Please read and remember the GOOGLE MAP, if you are not sure where Hemingway Butte OHV is located.


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