Singletrack Classic Weekender – Info For Racers, Campers, Spectators & Marshalls
Lee Quarry can be hard to find for some. Google (or key in to your SatNav) the following:- Kingfisher Centre Futures Park, Bacup, OL13 0BB (click for maplink).
The quarry will be AA signposted from all motorways and main roads.
It is free to park. There will be two secure car parks in operation. One for people staying for the duration of the weekend, the other for people who aren’t (spectators, non-campers, marshalls etc).
It is free to spectate.
It is free to camp. Bring a hammer to whack your tent pegs in with! And some spare pegs might be a good idea 
There is catering.
There are toilets.
It will be sunny.
On Sunday there is a round of the National Trials Championship happening at Lee Quarry too (10am – 3pm).
We’re still on the lookout for marshals for the event (the more the merrier). If you’d like to volunteer, please email Mark at his singletrackworld.com address (or preferably call the ST Office on 01706 813344) and let us know when you’re free.
Marshals are particularly needed on Saturday 10am-5pm and for the XC on Sunday (around 11am-3pm depending on the size of the race, more below). We’ll need you at a marshal briefing at 9.30am on Saturday and 10am on Sunday. You’ll get to borrow a snazzy yellow vest and we’ll keep you well-fed.
The Singletrack Classic Weekender Timetable
Friday July 3rd
6pm : Car park open, campsite open.
6pm – 9pm : Racer sign on.
Saturday July 4th
8am – 10am : Racer sign on.
8am – 11am : Open practice on the race courses.
9am – 11am : Optional Self-Seeding for the DH. If you don’t give us your best guess at how long you’ll take down the DH course you’ll start at the back of the queue. It benefits everyone if we know your best guess times.
1pm – 3pm : DH & Trials Race Session 1.
4pm – 6pm : DH & Trails Race Session 2.
7pm onwards : “Entertainment”.
Sunday July 5th
8am : Open practice on the XC race course.
11am : XC Race.
2pm : Prize Giving.
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Posted on: June 29, 2009
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Will there be a prize draw for the marshalls?
Did you want to win a marshal then?
no i want to win £50 like i did at Hope series race 3
Has there been any prizes mentioned for the actual racing yet?
If theres prizes for sitting around on your ass all day in the sunshine and not for riding me bike I might change me mind!
Ignore me – “14.00 Prize Giving”
Her indoors says she will. Not sure if that’ll be both days yet though.
I think some sort of “name-pulled-from-hat” prize for a marshall is an excellent idea
Whats the age limit for Marshalls ? My girls are coming along too, 12 and 9 lol…
i emailed mark.
should i expect a reply, or should i just turn up at the quarry on the off chance my services will be required?
Mark’s away in Morzine at the moment. You will get a reply in due course. Cheers for volunteering see you up there
i see.
it’s all good.
I’m concerned about the fact that there’s three hours between the start of the XC race and the prize giving. That sounds like a loooooong XC race
XC is only 4 laps. Some fit folk migh do it in approx 1hr, some will take twice that. Prize giving at 2pm gives folk time to recover and us a chance to work out results (1st, 2nd, 3rd, under-18s, over-40s etc)
Im down for racing, but im injured now, i text chipps to offer my services at marshalling, but can i be on the corner at the slab ride on the DH part of the red route, my “props” will work well there………
Ben – I thought the XC race was as many laps as possible over 90mins (similar to the Hope Race format) Its definitely 4 laps then?
Oi Tev, I promised that spot to my kids!! :p
Foolish – yep, after a couple of trial runs, a fair bit of “logistical working out”, feedback from our timing guys, number of competitors etc the XC race will 4 laps.
Trev – I think marshals will rotate positions a bit (to avoid boredom!) but just let us know during marshal briefing on Saturday AM that you wanna be on that spot at some point
Will we be able to get into the campsite quite late 10.30 ish on Friday?
We have a longish drive and can’t get away from work early.
Sid Day – that should be fine
Great thanks.
Looking forward to it.
Sid we won’t be allowing cars on to the campsite as it is a rocky old quarry with big drops etc and it breaks cars. But give me a call on my mobile when you arrive and I will pop down in a van to give you a lift up the hill with your gear.
Same goes for anyone else turning up Friday night.
Tony 07887830881
any more info on the catering? wondering how much food to lug up the hill
My pregnant wife is coming to watch on Sunday if the weather is good – would there be a lift up the hill for her?!
Catering is being provided by Steely not used them before but the owner is a keen mountain biker and says he knows what we will be after. They will be on site from Friday pm onwards.
DBW Should be able to offer a lift but it will depend on how busy I am at the time give me a call on my mobile and I’ll help if I’m able. Don’t do deliveries though.
Take it Steelys will be doing brekkie too? Saves me bringing the stove!
Cheers Tony – I might try and catch up with you Saturday sometime, otherwise she can walk up. Its not too far from the road!
“Its not too far from the road!”
My wife’s preggers and if I asked her to walk up that she’d slap me, not even bothered asking her to come.
She just wants to see me stood on top of the podium…
Notice the No cars on campsite post above – what about a VW Camper?
May have to rework logistics if can’t get Shirley in there.
Anything smaller than (or same size as) a Transit will be fine in the car park. Full-on Motorhomes are a no-no.
Whats the dress code for the DH element of the event? Is it advisable to wear full face helmets and body armour?
Wear what you’d normally wear for a technical-ish kinda ride. You can always bring full-facer/armour and have a look at the DH course before deciding either way.
The DH is kinda like a descent you’d do on a normal day ride somewhere rocky. It’s not that steep, or rocky. But if you came off it would hurt ‘cos there’s nowhere to land that isn’t rock really!
foolish it is on a setion of the xc course rather than a full on downhill, no silly drops etc but it is very rocky and it has potential to hurt if you come off at speed. All depends how hard you are going to try on that section. Over the past few weeks I have seen quite a few people come off on this section especially on the jumps towards the bottom.
Anyone know if there will be showers?
Only from the skies.
There is a good chance of falling off one of the logs in to a pond though!
Tried that, didn’t seem to improve my hygiene any last time!