Expert or Sport????

[Captain Stabbin]

You cant go in the Expert category for your first year right??
My first year racing not sure if i should go Expert or Sport??

Which are you guys goin in?

(race the ridge) or any other race

[gimped]

You have to start out in Sport/beginner and work your way through the ranks.

[Captain Stabbin]

Originally posted by gimped
You have to start out in Sport/beginner and work your way through the ranks.

Wow that was fast

Thanks:)

[m33p]

If I turn 17 by December what ategory do I race?:???:

[Çÿprëss ßúildér]

you dont....

haha jk, sounds like jr sport for you.

[zipper]

Yes you can go into expert level if you can show some results(like if you raced in the citizen) from last year, and if good enough your in.
Good Luck

[KenN]

God, don't you internet geeks know how to do a search?

You start in the lowest category for your age group and earn upgrades through the point system:

http://www.cycling.bc.ca/upgrades.shtml

No, you can't just jump into expert class.

Kn.

[zipper]

Originally posted by KenN
God, don't you internet geeks know how to do a search?

You start in the lowest category for your age group and earn upgrades through the point system:

http://www.cycling.bc.ca/upgrades.shtml

No, you can't just jump into expert class.

Kn.

What ever............l did it last year so l know it can be done. Just phone cycling bc and they'll help you out. They'll check your times and compare them to the class you wont to go in , if there good enough with say the top three in your class your in.
If your a fast DHer the last place you wont to be is racing with a bunch of slow beginners ( passing means a slow time). Know offence to the beginners.

[JSinclair]

2 wins gives you enough points to move up a class.

You need 10 points to move up.

win = 5
2nd = 4
3rd = 3
4th = 2
5th = 1
6th = 1
7th = 1
8th = 1
9th = 1
10th = 1
no points there after...

You should probably race Sport to begin with anyway. there are some pretty fast guys in sport. People that don't accumulate enough points to move up, or people that don't race often enough to move up are both in that Cat.

[mike]

Originally posted by m33p
If I turn 17 by December what ategory do I race?:???:
junior mens sport

[tomatoz]

doing pro DH this season, who knows might even get enough points to do world cup. this year....wish me luck:P

[R.kelly]

Originally posted by JSinclair
IM A MOD !

:eek:

[zipper]

Originally posted by tomatoz
doing pro DH this season, who knows might even get enough points to do world cup. this year....wish me luck:P

Going to PRO is a big step.

GOOD LUCK!

[corey@nsmb.com]

There are alot of sandbaggers in Sport too. Lots of local guys in the towns you race in (who know the terrain inside out) race when the BC cup comes. Lots of them don't have licenses either, so they race one or two a year, but may be really good.

The current structure of cycling BC offers little for n00bs. There is no more beginner class. There is no seperate citizen class either, so they race with the Sport guys and their times will bump you, even though they didnt spend the $100 on a License. So you don't necessarily race just against other licensec riders in your class, so you don't have the opportunity to place JUST amongst licensed guys, instead, anyone is game to race against you who is not licensed.

It is not uncommon to have the citizen guys in sport smoking the times of half the guys in expert.

Pretty shitty of you are trying to be competitive (place) when you are new to it. If you go in with the right attitude and don't care so much (or you are just plain super fast) this won't bug you too much. Just be aware.

[corey@nsmb.com]

Originally posted by tomatoz
doing pro DH this season, who knows might even get enough points to do world cup. this year....wish me luck:P


Big talk there Felix. I'd work on cleaning CBC without walking first!

[ScreamRider]

Originally posted by tomatoz
doing pro DH this season, who knows might even get enough points to do world cup. this year....wish me luck:P


Pro DH eh Felix.... Not to burst your bubble but have you ever watch a Pro DHer race. Don't quit your day job just yet, that's all.

[Çÿprëss ßúildér]

Originally posted by Mulletron
Big talk there Felix. I'd work on cleaning CBC without walking first!

ouch!

[corey@nsmb.com]

If he was in Pro, would he not be racing you?

That would be trouble. The Highlander is mighty fast!

:lol: I don't think I even got with 40 seconds of any of your times!

[m33p]

Felix. If jay owns you, Your not ready for Pro. (No Offense Jay)

[JSinclair]

Originally posted by jeremy h
:eek:

:lol: Thats Sooooooo old board.... What are you going to do for me lately ?
:lol:

[JSinclair]

Originally posted by m33p
Felix. If jay owns you, Your not ready for Pro. (No Offense Jay)

I'm just warming up for that :beer: m33p... :lol:

I have no illusions of racing the WC..too old and too fat...imagine me in a lycra race suit....:eek: No thanks...

Just racing for fun and to learn what I can from the fast guys on how to be smooth and fast.

*Here kitty, kitty....*
1 0wN3d j00 b147ch !

Racing Pro...save yourself some humiliation...race sport Felix...see if you can win there first :lol:

[Reggaeman]

Originally posted by tomatoz
doing pro DH this season, who knows might even get enough points to do world cup. this year....wish me luck:P

No offense, but you need to race Sport to begin with. Accumulate 10 points to move to Ex. You'd prolly race Junior Ex. with ConnorMac, Penrose, Mussalem, myself... Most likely you'd get owned, and you do need enough points to race Pro. Either that or enough Top Placings to show the Commitee you know what the F*ck your doing.

But yeah, you need a Top 10 in a Canada Cup to be eligible to race a WC. Good luck with that:rolleyes:

[gimped]

Extremely hard to get WC points. A top 10 in a national race is near impossible unless you're in the top already.

Don't be in a rush to get to pro. It can be dejecting at times. You can have a really fast run, then you dab your foot, and your 5 placings back. Learn how to go fast first. Even if you feel fast right now, that doesn't mean you'll be fast in pro.

...and you need 15 points to get from expert to pro, and experts' a fast class.

[KenN]

Originally posted by zipper
What ever............l did it last year so l know it can be done. Just phone cycling bc and they'll help you out. They'll check your times and compare them to the class you wont to go in , if there good enough with say the top three in your class your in.
If your a fast DHer the last place you wont to be is racing with a bunch of slow beginners ( passing means a slow time). Know offence to the beginners.

So basically, you're agreeing with me. You didn't do your first race in expert, because you had some race results from previous races. Once you'd shown you could be competitive in expert using past races, you upgraded.

Kn.

[Kyle M]

You'd prolly race Junior Ex. with ConnorMac, Penrose, Mussalem, myself... and adriano....he is also damn fast for those of you who dont know him

[gimped]

I thought Musalem (sp) and maybe a couple more of those guys were in pro this year? Mr. Guay has made the jump too.

[Broken Fusion!]

I might race slalom/bikercross, or whatever they have at sun peaks, so look out while you're there, I'll be on your dome :)


...for about .5 seconds, and then be owned shortly after. :lol:

[Stee-Cha]

Originally posted by KenN
God, don't you internet geeks know how to do a search?

You start in the lowest category for your age group and earn upgrades through the point system:

http://www.cycling.bc.ca/upgrades.shtml

No, you can't just jump into expert class.

Kn.

i started racing dh in ex. first year

[Kyle the Hun]

Originally posted by Stee-Cha
i started racing dh in ex. first year

Yes, but apparently,
You're very fast :P

[KenN]

Originally posted by Stee-Cha
i started racing dh in ex. first year

First RACE? In BC?

Kn.

[Stee-Cha]

First RACE? In BC?

first DOWNHILL race..i raced xc before...yes in b.c

[Steve]

Originally posted by Stee-Cha
i started racing dh in ex. first year

Well aren't you mister Hotshot:P :love: :kiss:

[gimped]

I've heard of that several times. If you are either a XC racer or you are known as being quick, then you can kiss the right ass to start out in a higher class.

That's why Wade can come out once a year or two and race pro.

[Çÿprëss ßúildér]

im so exited this year bout the whole scene, i think were all gunna have a shitload of fun! but damn i gotta figure out my damn Dorado, it came on the new giant...Yes the blue one, but i think someone dropped a viagra in the oil or somthing cuse it is so damn stiff.