Race 1: Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Willow Hills Park
Willow Hills Park is a wooded area with dirt trails located just behind Folsom High School.
Directions to the Race Venue
Information About the Course
Categories and
Start Times
Prices and Series Information
Willow Hills Park. Photo courtesy of TimeYourRace.
Willow Hills Park. Photo courtesy of TimeYourRace.
Willow Hills Park. Photo courtesy of TimeYourRace.
Willow Hills Park. Photo courtesy of TimeYourRace.
Willow Hills Park. Photo courtesy of TimeYourRace.
Willow Hills Park. Photo courtesy of TimeYourRace.
Directions to the Race
- Willow Hills Park, Folsom
Getting There
Willow Hills Park is located just behind Folsom High School.
Address to use for directions: 113 Bonaza Court, Folsom 95630
Parking
Please park in the Folsom High parking lot. From Iron Point Road, drive around to the back of Folsom High and park there. Race start will be located past the grass field and down the decomposed gravel path. (Walk towards the football field!)
Course preview: https://youtu.be/ySd2VX2kQW0
Course length: .66 miles per lap
Course direction: Clockwise
Course description: The Willow Hills short track course is consistently wide all the way around, making it a great place to learn to race. Groms will get experience out of the saddle on the short climbs, learn how to maintain momentum in the wide corners and control their speed on the gradual descents. More experienced Groms can practice line choice and pacing against their competitors on a track with clear visibility throughout.
Course Map
Start Times and Categories
This series is designed to help groms learn how to race safely, so there will be a mandatory pre-race meeting and scouting lap 15 minutes prior to each race. Racers should arrive plenty early to check-in at registration, make sure their bike / helmet / gear is ready to race by the start of the meeting.
Race meetings will be lead by Race Director and Pro Mountain Biker, Clint Claassen.
Racers will race for approximately 25 minutes, and we will adjust how many laps they do based on how long it takes to do the first lap. There will be giant lap cards that tell racers how many laps they have remaining.
Please Note: If you race in the NorCal High School Cycling League, please do not register for the Folsom Lake Grom Series! NorCal racers are big-time, and this series is designed to help newer groms gain the skills and confidence needed to reach your level.
The series championship will be the best of all three races.
Online pre-registration will close on Thursday, March 16 at 6 pm.
Any grom who is interested in racing should register, attend the pre-race meeting, and try the scouting lap. If (s)he does not feel comfortable racing at this point, we will happily refund the entry fee.
Thanks to our presenting sponsor, JGC Government Relations, the first 150 groms to register will receive a free t-shirt and Camelbak waterbottle at their first race!
Race Prices
| Registration Type | Cost | Amount Saved |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-register online for the whole series | $65 | Save $25 |
| Pre-register online for an individual race | $25 | Save $5 |
| Register on-site on race morning for an individual race | $30 |
This series is designed to help young racers learn how to race mountain bikes, and safety is at the core of what we're doing. But we can't do it alone! Below are some safety-related areas that we're addressing, along with things we need our groms to know!
- Personal Responsibility
- We can take every safety precaution under the sun - but none of that will matter if groms are not paying attention and making their own safety (and the safety of those around them!) the #1 priority. We will go over this in the pre-race meeting, but please emphasize to your grom that they need to ride with their heads up, and be aware of who/what is around them.
- Helmets
- It should go without saying that anytime someone (not just a grom!) is riding a bike, that person should be wearing a buckled helmet. Please note that we said "anytime someone is riding a bike"... not just during the actual race!
- Course design
- The race course is designed with 8 - 14 year old groms in mind, and it is marked by 4-foot tall plastic step-in stakes and caution tape. There should not be any confusion about where the course goes.
- Course marshals
- We will have course marshals with radios stationed on various parts of the course, as well as "roving" course marshals on bikes during each race.
Safety
Awards
Each racer will receive a custom mountain bike plate to use throughout the series. This series will be professionally chip timed, and we will have a short awards ceremony at the conclusion of each category of racing. (No waiting around until the end!) The following recognitions will be awarded:
- Lap Awards
- Small, round "lap" stickers will be awarded to all racers -- one for each lap completed.
These can be applied as badges of honor to the helmet (like football players get!), to the bike... or wherever else. - Place Awards
- 1st - 10th place stickers go on the designated section of your custom mountain bike plate.
Sponsors
Folsom Bike is providing full support for this race. Please show them your love!
Venue Partner
Thanks to Folsom Parks & Recreation for allowing us to play at their park!
