Wednesday Night Disco Race Series

Are you ready to ride? Well here’s a great start. Come out and join us for the Wednesday Night Disco this April and May. A series of Wednesday night mountain bike races that will make you want to dance on your pedals in preparation for the race season.

2012 Race Dates: April 4 & 18 and May 2 &16. Stay tuned...more info. coming soon!

Roanoke Parks and Recreation is cooking up a great series that will get your fro in a tizzy. This gig isn’t one that will replace polyester with spandex, rather an event for anyone that wants to compete in an off-road mountain bike race.

The location of the event will be at the Discovery Center (AKA The Disco Center) atop Mill Mountain (located at the parking lot for the Mill Mountain Zoo). The fun will begin and finish there - this means the course will be fun,fun, fun all the way down and work all the way back. Beginner racers will only see this course for one loop while the weekend warriors will see it twice and the Elites will do it three times.

Not sure if your ready for such an event? Well, this is made to meet the needs of the most novice rider to providing a local weeknight training ground for the fittest mountain biker. One change from last year is that Single-Speed will only race 2 laps. You may race single-speed in expert if you want more laps.

Cover charge will be a measly $10.00 per event! Get in with the in-crowd and join us!

Race dates: April 6, April 20, May 4, and May 18
Registration opens 5:15pm
Each lap is ~3.5 miles
Add all four events to your cart on the registration page and pay only $30.00 for all 4 events!!!!
Same-day Race entry is $10.00.
Registration page
Bonus points will be awarded to series for proper disco attire.
Minimum ages to participate = 10.
Overview Map of all Mill Mountain Trails
Video of Ridgeline to Riser Trail
Video of Monument Trail (keep in mind you will be going up Monument)

Categories

Male & Female as follows:

Jive Turkeys – AKA: Beginner/Novice. Distance = 4 miles (one lap)
Freaky-deakys - AKA: Single-Speed/Sport. Distance = 6.6 miles (two laps)
Funkadelics – AKA: Elite/Expert Pro. Distance = 9.2 miles (three laps)
Cool Cats – AKA: Juniors 10-14 and 15-18. Distance = 4 miles (one lap)

Additional Race Info

Registration ends 15 minutes prior to the start of the race! Be there early to register.
Registration will be held at The Discovery Center
All riders required to sign a release form for each event and check in with registration
Prizes awarded to top 3 in each category. Bragging rights are a bonus.
Helmets are required.
Plate numbers must be kept for the entire series. There will be a fee ($2.50) to issue new plates.
Racers must have two race finishes in a given category to be eligible for series medals.
Races will run rain or shine. The mountain trails drain well, and unless severe weather is happening within 15 minutes of race start, races will go on as planned.
For questions and additional info regarding the race, contact skip2ride@gmail.com (540.400.4854).

Parking & Directions

This event will be held at Mill Mountain Park: 2600 JB Fishburn Parkway, Roanoke VA (map it)

Directions from I-581/220 South:

Take exit #6 for VA-24/Elm Avenue. Turn right onto Elm Ave./VA-24 and follow for .2 of a mile. Turn left onto Jefferson Street and continue for 0.4 of a mile. Turn left onto Walnut Avenue which turns into the FishburnParkway for 2.2 miles. Turn right at Mill Mountain Park sign and continue 0.6 of a mile to the first parking lot on left.

Directions from I-581/220 North:

Take exit #6 for VA-24/Elm Avenue. Turn left onto Elm Ave./VA-24 and follow for .2 of a mile. Turn left onto Jefferson Street and continue for 0.4 of a mile. Turn left onto Walnut Avenue which turns into the Fishburn Parkway for 2.2 miles. Turn right at Mill Mountain Park sign and continue 0.6 of a mile to the first parking lot on left.

Directions from Blue Ridge Parkway:

Turn onto Mill Mountain Parkway at mile marker 120.4. Continue 2.6 miles and turn left at Mill Mountain Park sign and continue 0.6 of a mile to the first