Grahame, Sarah, Andrea, Bill and Ray - their final bow
2013 Beastway News
After a recent meeting between interested parties, SIP Events have agreed to continue the series.
Sara of SIP Events writes:
The Beastway Continues 2013
Dear all,
We have now decided to take up the reins and continue the Beastway Series for 2013 and hopefully beyond.
It has not been an easy decision, with the rising costs of organising events and trying to find willing volunteers, but after we saw all the interest for keeping the series alive at the meeting we felt we should at least give it a try and we are passionate about supporting mountain biking and racing at all levels.
The Series:
We will run a series of eight Wednesday evening races at Redbridge, starting on Wednesday 29th May until Wednesday 17th July with a finals/BBQ night on possibly Friday 26th July. We have spoken to Ian Coles at the centre and all dates are currently free.
We think the name deserves to stay for continuity and out of respect to the previous organisers who have put so much work and effort in over the years to create such a legendary Grass Roots MTB racing series. We hope to carry this on for a whole new generation of racers.
The race format is still to be confirmed but will be very similar to previous years. We are also looking at introducing some skills coaching before the races for youths and beginners. That will all depend on qualified volunteers though. There will probably also be some other little quirks we introduce throughout the series to keep things fun.
We are in the process of getting a website built and starting social media feeds. We have secured Privateer magazine as a title sponsor and will be speaking to Dennis (Lisbyd) about timing next week.
Thank you to everybody at the meeting for your input and ideas. Although SIP Events Ltd is a commercial company we are not full time event organisers and over the years we have invested much of the profits back into the sport of mountain biking including trail building and team/rider sponsorship. We have decided to take on the Beastway series not to earn huge pots of money and take a nice long holiday in the Bahamas, but because we feel it's important for our sport that these small series continue to encourage local riders and novices into racing. We hope we can rely on your support throughout the coming season.
Features
- Beastway Features in the 12th edition of Privateer
- 19 years and Out 1
- 19 years and out 2
- 19 and Out: A look back at Beastway in Pictures
- Thanks Rouleur for the great mention in the latest edition.
- Beastway MTB to end in 2013
Rankings
- Final rankings after ten races
The Brixton Cycles Beastway Mountain Bike Series 2012 commenced on May 16 running through until the last night on July 25. South London's Brixton Cycles and Torq remain as sponsors of the series, which includes the ever-popular team race.
As ever the series is open to all categories, with new riders especially welcome to take part - seniors (inc. novices), women, veterans, juniors and youth riders. The youth riders will not be allowed to ride up this year.
The racing is held each Wednesday at 7.30pm for seniors and youth a little later.
The venue is Hog Hill (Redbridge Cycle Centre), over some great trials included the haunted caravan woodland section. Last summer the hot weather saw mini- chasms emerge in the mud and they added extra spice to the terrain.
For some it's a social thing for others its serious, very serious, but hopefully there is something for everyone.
- Every Wednesday from 16th May to 25th July
- 7.30pm at Hog Hill (Redbridge Cycling Centre), Forest Road, Hainault, Essex IG6 3HP
Your best 7 results from the 10 events will count towards your overall series score.
Team race
The final event on July 25th will be the popular Team Race and Series Prize giving.
The racing will once more be sponsored by Brixton Cycles.
Racing is at 7:30pm (youth at 8pm) each Wednesday evening from May 16 to July 25 at the Redbridge Cycling Centre, with weekly and series prizes for each category.
Entry is on the day, with no prior racing experience or licence necessary. Come and have a go at taming the beast.
The series will be using our transponder timing system which will require riders to pay a £4 registration charge when signing on for the first time. Riders keep their number board AND shoetag for the series.
The racing will once more be sponsored by Brixton Cycles.
Racing is at 7:30pm (youth at 8pm) each Wednesday evening from May 16 to July 25 at the Redbridge Cycling Centre, with weekly and series prizes for each category.
Entry is on the day, with no prior racing experience or licence necessary. Come and have a go at taming the beast.
The series will be using our transponder timing system which will require riders to pay a £4 registration charge when signing on for the first time. Riders keep their number board AND shoetag for the series.