I'm wrong on one count. This weekend's pre-ride is Saturday. Oh, and I wasn't being elitist...we're not that sort of club and anyone is welcome to join.
Anyway, there's a network of trails over a BP which anyone can ride any day of the week
Its a pretty regular venue for the club weekly night ride.
The exact route for the race wont be obvious until the tape is put up on Saturday 13. We tend to put in changes the day before as its not til you ride it in anger that you realise you've left good bits out/made it too fast/slow etc. You can of course get an idea for the course any time.
There isn't to much clearing to do and we wont be making any of the singletrack wider. It can actually be a tricky course to pass in as it is singletrack heavy with only short stretches of fire road. Keeps it interesting though.