Mountainbiking Association of Dublin

Ride the best single track Djouce woods has to offer!
The event is one lap of an approx. 18km loop.
This event is not really a race, more of a good day out on some class singletracks.
Ride your XC race machine, your dh rig, your singlespeed, 29er, fancy dress, whatever……..the focus is on enjoying the trails.

Location: Djouce Woods lower car park
Date: Sunday 11th November
Time: Sign-on @ 10:30, race start at 12.30pm

- Mass start
- New Trails
- One-day licenses available
- Categories : Who cares!
- Entry fee : €15
- Spot prizes
- Signposted from N11 and Enniskerry
- Place is so dry at the moment

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Entry fee details:
€15 for CI licence holders
(if you’re going to be racing next year you can buy your 2008 licence now and use it at the event)

€10 for non-CI Licence holders, plus €15 for a one-day CI licence (total €25)

Place your vote below to choose a date for the MAD Club Champs. You can choose more than one date if you like. We’ll have the Champs in the morning and the club AGM that evening. We hope to get as many club members as possible out for the day.
*** The poll is now closed ***

The 2007 Irish MTB Marathon Championships will take place on Saturday September 29th in Carlingford Co. Louth. The course, laid out by Cuchulainn CC, follows a 55km route through some spectacular scenery alongside Carlingford Lough. A shorter route will be available for Junior riders.

Sign on is from 8am at the Foy Community Centre and the race begins with a mass start at 10am. Day race licences will be available.

Showers and changing facilities are provided and accommodation is also available (www.carlingfordbeds.com).

Contact phone numbers:
Johnny McCabe 087-8105919
Aidan McDonald 087-6262998

This event was a lot of fun last year. Just make sure to pay close attention to the course markings (someone always goes astray) and bring plenty of energy food/drinks. There will be a feed stop along the course where you can arrange to pick up your extra bottles/food. It would be within the abilities of most MAD riders as long as you pace yourself properly - it’s a greater test of stamina than speed. I hope to see many of you there.

Ok Dix and Dixettes,
A generous amount of destruction and bloodshed was visited upon 3rock last week,
so it’s time for some more cheap fast thrills - be at Fairycastle at 7:15 pm Tues 4th Sept- race starts sharp at 7:30.
Bring your lights as it’s getting dark in some of those forest sections.
I’ll post the route map later tonight - this week we won’t be taking the descent at the edge of the forest,
we’ll be heading straight across from 2 rock to the path, turning left then heading in the direction of the aerials
We’ll likely be doing a full run of the new MAD club course, and out of there and into the freeride zone
and the usual finish down the fast ferny trail which has up-ended a few of us in the past so hopefully more of the same.

• Not too keen on big durty fireroad climbs?
• Do you enjoy the assistance of gravity in your biking?
• Ever feel like going just a little bit MADder?

Round 2 of the MAD Dixie Dash continues Tues evening, 28th Aug

Planned start time is for everyone to assemble at Fairycastle at 7:15pm, race starts 7:30pm.
You might need lights for one of the forest sections depending on how cloudy it is

Remember, you need to be an mtb club member in order to participate.

PS: I want to see more MAD riders out for this one - some people were saying they were looking forward to doing it but never turned-up, so this is your chance to redeem yourself!

Looking forward to seeing you having a huge amount of fun on your bike…

Round 1 is postponedd due to bad conditions
It has been moved to Tues 21st August

• Not too keen on big durty fireroad climbs?
• Do you enjoy the assistance of gravity in your biking?
• Ever feel like going just a little bit MADder?

Well now….
Round 1 of the MAD Dixie Dash is scheduled for next Tuesday evening, 14th Aug.

It will be a short point-to-point competetive spin (20-30 mins).
Route details here

Planned start time is for everyone to assemble at Fairycastle at 7pm, with the first group of riders (3 or 4 at a time) off between 7:15 - 7:30pm.
You just might need lights for one of the forest sections depending on how cloudy it is but probably not - if you want to bring them then no probs.

If anyone would prefer to sit the first one out to see what it is like please let me know as we could do with your help with some organisation/timekeeping etc…

Remember, you need to be an mtb club member in order to participate.

Looking forward to seeing you having a huge amount of fun on your bike…

The 2007 Outsider Annacurra Challenge takes place on August 18th. There are a couple of MAD teams signed up for this already but there are still places available. Full details below.

A gaggle of cloned Robin Seymours should provide some strong competition in this year’s XC National Championship. Banbridge CC are hosting the event in the new venue of Tollymore Forest Park, Newcastle, Co. Down. See below for full details.

As you all know the IMBRC are running two races in Tymon Park this weekend - a team relay on the Saturday and the final round of the NPS on Sunday. This is an ideal opportunity for people to try out racing for the first time. The course will be flowing and non-technical and you also get two races for the cost of your day race-licence. It’s also very easy to get to.

We’re hoping to field a good few teams from MAD in the relay. If you’d like to take part just drop me an email to let me know. I’ll maintain a list of riders and teams here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgx9xz2d_8fs5j6f
(You can also find entry fee details there)
If you’d really like to be on a team with a particular person let me know that too.