SPAM set2rise, only with running water, bikewash and a few showers. Its pretty much my perfect event.
-it’s at night!
-team pair or solo enduro
-nice longish lap.
-proper noodly funny singletrack.
-big old climb do-able lap after lap on a singlespeed (if you want: I won’t!)
-low riders-per-km ratio (set2rise is one of the best iirc)
-did I mention the night bit?
Sadly the Erlestoke site doesn’t have much in the way of running water or even a stream nearby, and I suppose that limits it in terms of the size and duration of even you could hold there, by needing plentiful water supply water to wash bikes and people after a certain amount of time. Ace to have a proper surfaced car park if its really boggy, mind.
The Shred night-time cyclocross at newnham the other week was truly hilarious as well. The opposite of a mountain bike enduro really, but still one of the funnest races I have done.
-It was at night!
-Some singletrack involved.
-Live band pumping out proper pub raaaawk!
-Course had to be laid out like ‘intestines’ to keep it at least a bit floodlit, but consequently great for spectators and indeed other riders heckling each other, as you passed within the same patch of jeering/cheering folk several times a (about as short as is allowed) lap.
-commentator was good: knew the riders well, and was just the right side of dastardly and sarky and got the spectators shouting a lot.
-Did I mention that it was at night?
All it needed was a beer tent (preferably with the course running through it), and a couple more daft/tricky obstacles/features.