MSC/Descent-Gear NPS Rd 2 at Llangollen 30th - 31st May 2009

Round two is going to be off the Richter Scale and will go down in the history books as the hardest track in the U.K to race on. Steve Parr and his trail fairies have officially set the bench mark and completed a master piece. The course drops 1,000 feet and is super steep. Imagine the steepest and most technical sections from your favourite tracks, Champery, Glen Coe, Mynth Duu, Strathyre, Dunkeld, Goats Gully and Fort William Woods all in one track, without a break and no let up. The only pedalling you will do is three strokes off the start line and that is it. Spiked mud tyres will be the order of the day and for the riders convenience we have booked extra port-a-loos and bog roll, it's now up to you to bring plenty of spare pants/knickers and for some we advise wearing a nappy on your first run down. The U.Ks finest riders have worked and trained hard to qualify at the regional races throughout the land to gain enough points to race the prestigious NPS! Also joining them will be the Maxxis/ Rocky Mountain DH team: New Zealander Cameron Cole, American Luke Strobel and current UCI World Cup leader France's Sabrina Jonnier. The stepping stone to the World Cup is widely seen as the British National Points Series - NPS, this year sponsored by MSC Bikes, Descent-Gear.com, British Cycling and Monster Energy. UCI accredited means bumper prize money and for those riders fast enough, qualification onto the World Cup stage! Now it's a one run race format for the win so it really is do or die, anything could happen.. Full Face helmets are compulsory and we strongly advise full body armour and a neck brace whilst walking down the track, let alone riding it! Left - Roger Wilbraham BC Big Cheese and 4x National Champion 2003 alongside 49 year old Steve Parr, course designer and significant better half of SPS Events the organisers of the NPS. Here is the schedule so you don't miss any of the action: Friday Course open for foot inspection only. Saturday 06:00 -09:30 Course open for foot inspection only. Anybody caught riding on course will be DQ'd for the year. 08:30 Uplift opens 09:30 Open Practise for all none Expert and Elite 10:00 Open practise for all Expert and Elite 16:30 Last Uplift for all none Expert and Elite 16:59 Last Uplift for Expert and Elite 17:00 Expert/Elite Practise only 17:30 Course Closed 17:45 Riders Meeting 18:00 Course inspection on foot only Sunday 08:30 Uplift opens 09:00 Open Practise 10:10 Last Uplift 10:45 Course Closed 11:00 Timed Seeding Run 13:45 Seeding finished 14:00 One Timed Race Run 16:45 Last man time 17:15 Podium Pureriders.co.uk and Descent-Gear.com will be trackside stocked up with the all latest gear, spares and repairs. Steve Parr will also be showcasing the latest range of MSC Bikes. Tim Flooks from TF Tuned will be throwing in 200 big ones to the rider who wins their category by the biggest margin. Pete Evans from 2Stage Bikes has also dug deep and will be flowing another 200 sterling to the rider with the fastest seeding and race run time overall! Parking for riders and spectators is always free and Monster Energy will be there fuelling the riders and there with their huge Wigwam to keep us sheltered from the elements. We have a huge sound system, live timing with big screen and running commentary. Everyone is welcome to walk up the hill and catch the action close up, just make sure you stay well behind the tapes. We have a new onsite caterer to keep the hunger away who will be set up trackside. E-13 will also be in attendance, look out for Pete Drew from Silverfish at Scott Beaumont’s Rocky Mountain Pits. Make sure you stay for podium time as we always have a few throw aways for the kids in the crowd! We have trophies from Hope Technology for the top five in each category along with prizes from Descent-Gear.com, Lizard Skins, Fox Europe, No Limits, Ticket2RideBC.com, Swiss and Swallow, Leisure Lakes, Continental, Nema and Dave Franciosy. Dave Heath our resident Osteopath will also be there to straighten you out so pop on over to him.. How to get there: Just note the following post code gets you close but no cigar. LL20 8AR. Race signage will be up from the Thursday before the event. Any riders caught on track walking or riding prior to the event will be DQ'd immediately, no refund and will have their nuts chopped off. Retail and Trade Teams please turn left on arrival at the race venue. All other riders and spectators please turn right. The field itself is flat and excellent for camping, tents, motor homes and vans. Just a quick update as the Farmer will be providing running drinking water and the use of his field plus a free bike wash will be provided. He will be collecting a camping fee of £5 per tent/caravan/motor home for the whole weekend. No need to book just turn up and pay the man! Further information on the NPS can be found at www.NPSDH.com Both Steve Parr and Si Paton welcome you all and look forward to seeing you trackside for another great year of top flight racing.

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