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 Free State Racing is proud be be involved in a new mountain bike racing series in 2010 - the Unfied Federation of Dirt (UFD). FSR will promote the River Trail Mountain Bike Challenge on March 28 and the Sunflower State Games on July 25 in the Western League Series.
A big change for 2010 is that all the events will be USA Cycling sanctioned and coducted under NORBA rules. Results from these races will be posted in the National Rankings Calendar.
Here is the complete announcement from the UFD:
We are thrilled to announce the 2010 United Federation of Dirt [UFD] race calendar. The UFD consists of a collective group of promoters, trail builders and racers unified in the goal of bringing dirt lovin’ good times to the Missouri and Kansas region.
For 2010, we are promoting 17 traditional cross country mountain bike races divided into two leagues. The Eastern League is comprised of 8 races and the Western League will be hosting 9 races. The Endurance League brings together 4 races focused on the long distance and ability for the human spirit to suffer. The events will take place on some the best singletrack that the region has to offer, including the ever popular Castlewood State Park, Spanish Lake, Wilson Lake, KS and newly minted Swope Park.
In addition to the 17 cross country races and 4 endurance races, we are pleased to announce the return of the Short Track Dirt Crit Series to the St. Louis area and the Kansas City region. These weekly training races will be the perfect way to keep the legs a moving and the body acclimated to racing on dirt.
And lastly, the UFD is proud to announce that these events will be under the sanctioning of USA Cycling. This is just the beginning of many exciting things to come for the 2010 season. We are still in the early planning stages and working to get all the pieces in place to bring you the best racing experience around. Look for more announcements soon…fun in the dirt is what it is all about.
2010 UFD Race Calendar
Eastern League XC races:
March 14: St. Joe Park (Mark Grumke)
March 28: Mesa Lost Valley Luau (Matt James)
May 8: Castlewood (DRJ Racing)
June 13: Missouri State Championship. Castlewood (Big Shark/Pfoodman)
June 27: St.Charles County Parks (Ghisallo)
Aug 8: TrailBlazer Blitz. Spanish Lake. (Trailblazer Bikes)
Aug 22: Cyclewerx Crankfest. Cape Girardeau, MO (Cyclewerx)
Sept 26: Greensfelder Classic. (ICCC)
Alpine Shop Short Track Dirt Crit Series– 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29. Dirt Crit Final Blowout XC race - 8/1
Western League XC races:
March 28: Lawrence River Trails. Lawrence, KS (Curtis Martell/Free State Racing)
May 2: Wilson Lake Fate Tire Festival. Wilson Lake, KS. (Doug Chambers/Golden Belt)
May 16: The Down and Dirty. Warsaw, MO (Mac Vorce)
May 23: Robidoux Roundup. Krug Park. St. Joseph, MO. (Randy Tracy/Craig Hoppe)
June 20: Cramp Alexander. Emporia. KS. (Matt Brown/High Gear)
June 27: Crocodile Rock. Perry Lake State Park. Perry, KS. (Lyle Reidy/HSP/Bad Goat Racing)
July 25: Sunflower State Games (Curtis Martell/Free State Racing)
Sept 12: Tour De Lizard. Arkansas City, KS (Bobby Smith)
Sept 19: Kansas City Cup (Federation Championship). Swope Park. Kansas City, MO. (Ron Acklin/HSP)
Short Track Dirt Crit Training Series –Thursday Nite Throwdown: June-August Timeframe
Endurance League ( Dirt Lovin Good Times style format ):
April 18: Bone Bender 3/6 TB Odyssey. Smithville Lake. Smithville, MO (Chris Locke/Cowtown)
June 5: Dirty Kanza 200 [DK200]. Emporia, KS (Jim Cummins/HSP)
Aug 14: Rapture In Misery [RIM] 6/12. Crowder State Park. Trenton, MO (Doug Long/HSP)
Oct 9: Burning at the Bluff (Mesa Cycles)
**The above dates and venues are subject to change due to events beyond our control.
** In addition to the dates listed above, we are also working on scheduling apx 2-3 rain dates into the calendar.
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