2009 Octoginta Time Trial Results

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.

FSR will be organizing the following USAC Sanctioned events in 2010

April 10 - River Trail Mountain Bike Challenge NORBA Mountain Bike Race
July 2,3,4 - Tour of Lawrence USAC Street Sprints, Circuit Race and Criterium
July 25 - Sunflower State Games NORBA Mountain Bike Race
October 9 - Octoginta Time Trial USAC Time Trial
October 31 - Sunflower Cyclo-cross USAC Cyclo-cross

Once again Free State Racing is sponsoring the Octoginta Time Trial on the "old K-10" course east of Lawrence. Last years event had a record number of racers and did they eat a lot of Krispy Kreme donuts! The Octoginta Time Trial kicks off the 40th anniversery of the Octoginta rides that are dedicated this year to our lost freind of cycling Bob Frederick. 

Registration 7:00 AM—8:15 AM1st Rider off at 8:30 AM

Free Hot Coffee and Fresh Donuts!

Category   Entry Places Prize list Payout

Men Cat. 1/2   $20 3 $100  50 30 20
Men Cat. 3  $20 5 $150  40 35 30 25 20
Men Cat. 4  $20 3 $100  30 25 20 15 10
Men Cat. 5  $20 3 Medals 
Women Cat. 1/2/3 $20 3 $75  30 25 20
Women Cat. 4   $20 3 Medals 

Men 35 +  $20 3 Medals 
Men 45 +  $20 3 Medals 
Men 55 +  $20 3 Medals 
Men 65 +  $20 3 Medals 
Tandem   $20 3 Medals 
Juniors Boys   Free  5 Medals 
Juniors Girls  Free 5 Medals 

• Course:  10 km., flat, out and back with light traffic.
• Location:  Old 10 Highway at Noria Road, just east of the East Hills Industrial Park.
• Directions: From Lawrence take K-10 Highway east, turn left (N) on Douglas County 442, go ¼ mile north, turn left into parking area.  Registration & parking will be on the west, just before the Noria Road entrance to East Hills Industrial Park.
• Registration: Opens 7:00 A.M and will close at 8:15 A.M.
• Pre-registration: Is encouraged and will help speed the process! Return signed copy of USAC Standard Release and entry fee to: Free State Racing, 2017 Melholland Rd. Lawrence, KS 66047. Riders under 18 must have release signed by parent or legal Guardian. Fee includes $2 USAC insurance surcharge and $1 Kansas Cycling Association surcharge.
• Rules: All USA Cycling rules apply. This race held under USA Cycling permit. Race held rain or shine. Helmets must be worn at all times while riding at all USA Cycling Events.
• Licenses: All riders must possess USCF License. A One-day USCF racing license will be available at registration for $10, Annual License $60.
• Start Order: based on the Category table above. Cat 1/2 goes off at 8:30, followed by Cat. 3, Cat. 4, etc. Riders will start at 1 minute intervals.
• More information: Curtis Martell, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (785) 550-1620.