River City Bicycles
BANANA BELT SERIES

Sundays - March 3rd*, 10th & 17th
*O R E G O N C U P R A C E # 1


COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course is an eleven mile loop around scenic Henry-Hagg Lake. Neutral start onto Scoggins Valley Rd, right onto West Shore Dr., back to Scoggins Valley Rd. to finish one flat to rolling lap. 750 feet net elevation gain per lap. NOTE: For the second and third races, the finish line will be moved up the hill a little bit and the finish camera will be on the opposite side of the road. Please place your side number on the left side and wear the second number on the back low over the back pockets.

FEES:
$5 registration fee for juniors regardless of category raced/$17 pre-registration all other OBRA riders/$20 Day of event Registration. Three-race pass - $45. This is an OBRA event/Day of event OBRA licenses are available to non-OBRA members. USCF licenses are NOT required. Send pre-registration with standard athletes release form to Jeff Mitchem, 3143 SE Main Street, Portland, OR 97214. Pre-registration must be postmarked by the Wednesday prior to each race date.

CATEGORIES        DISTANCE        START TIMES
Pro/1/2***        55/66/77 miles      9:00 am
Cat 3             44/55/66 miles      9:05 am
Women***          44 miles            9:10 am
Master 35+        44 miles           12:00 pm
Cat 4/5           44 miles           12:05 pm
Junior            33 miles           12:10 pm

***The March 3rd race will be the first leg of the season-long Oregon Cup. 

Promoter reserves the right to combine or split groups. ANSI approved helmets required.

PRIZES:
Prizes will be a combination of $1000 CASH / GIFT CERTIFICATES / PRODUCT. Cash will be split between Pro 1/2 Men and Women based on participation. Prizes for all other categories will be gift certificates and product. Product sponsors are: LEW Wheels (one set of Palermo wheels for Pro1/2 men), Castelli USA, ETXEoONDO, CRAFT, PEARL iSUMi, POLO RL. Gift Certificates will be to River City Bicycles.

POINTS SYSTEM:
Points will be accumulated over the series for overall prizes awarded following the last race, Sunday, March 18th. First (16pts), second (13pts), third (10pts), fourth (8pts), fifth (6pts), sixth (5pts), seventh (4pts), eighth (3pts), ninth (2pts), tenth (1pt).

DIRECTIONS TO THE BANANA BELT COURSE:
From I-5 go West on Hwy. 26, via I-405, and veer left onto Hwy. 6/Banks/Tillamook exit at MP54. Go approx. 2 miles on Hwy. 6 and turn right on clover leaf to Hwy. 47 south. Go approx. 10 miles to a right on Scoggins Valley Rd/Henry Hagg Lake Park. Follow the signs on Scroggins Valley Rd. to registration and parking on the far side of the lake at Boat Ramp "C". (A $4.00 parking pass is required to park anywhere in Hagg Lake after March 2nd. You can buy them at the entry to the park or at registration.)


REGISTRATION:
Opens at 8:00am under the registration banner until 15 minutes prior to start times.


HOT SPOT POINTS — PRO/1/2 - Category 3 - Masters 35+ ONLY:
Pro/1/2 Hot spot points will be awarded on the end of laps 1 and 3 of the first race, and laps 1, 3, and 5 of the second and third races; Cat 3 and Masters hot spot points will be awarded at the end of the second lap of each week. Hot spot points will be added to riders overall point tally. Points go three deep (5, 3, 1).

QUESTIONS: Call Jeff at: 503-233-3636 or e-mail jeff@digiwest.com