Summerset Shootout

Join us Sunday, May 23, 2010 for the The Summerset Shootout at Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park north of Indianola.

Central Iowa Trail Association volunteers have developed over 4 miles of hand-built singletrack that wraps through the remains of an abandoned coal strip mine. In addition to steep climbs and descents, the trails contain constructed features like bermed corners, drops and log-overs on narrow tread that ranges from loam to sand to rock. The race is billed as ‘an extraordinarily challenging mountain bike race’ due to the technical difficulty of the course awaiting racers in Iowa’s newest state park.

RACE SCHEDULE
Pre-ride – 8:00am – 10:30am
Kids (13 & under) – 10:00am
Category 3 (Beginner) and Junior – 11:00 a.m., 3 laps, 7.5 miles
Elite (Cat 1/pro) – High Noon, 7 laps, 24.5 miles
Category 2 (Sport) and Singlespeed – Noon ‘o five, 5 laps, 17.5 miles

COURSE
Rain has taken the southern Riverside trail out for this event, otherwise the course will be similar to last year… Kids will follow a .5 mile course including park road and flat singletrack. A Category 3 and Junior lap is 2.5 miles of park road and Easy and More Difficult singletrack. Category 2, Singlespeed and Elite racers will tackle 3.5 mile laps that add Very Difficult trails to the course. Course remains subject to change on race day.

REGISTRATION
Registration is open the day of the race at 8 a.m. but online registration is strongly encouraged. Entry is $20 (kids race free) and proceeds benefit singletrack trails in central Iowa.

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AWARDS/PRIZES
The top 3 Elite men and women receive cash (which they can donate to CITA). We also have some prizes courtesy of Rasmussen, Irwin’sand Bike World and Scheels (thanks, all!).

VENUE
Summerset State Park has pit toilets and no running water . Also, the park’s wetlands are very good breeding grounds for mosquitos. Plan accordingly. Note that parking is available throughout the park, but we encourage racers to use the two big lots on west side of the park — one immediately inside the park entrance and another large lot as you drive south through the park. You can learn more about Summerset by visiting the DNR’s Web site.