4 WHITE TANK – WHITE TANK WHIRLWIND
2020 Pivot Cycles – MBAA XC Series
March 21, 2020
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LOCATION:
White Tank Regional Park (Map)
20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road
Waddell, AZ 85355
GENERAL INFORMATION:
White Tank Regional Park is a great course with a mix of flow and technical sections that has long been a staple of the MBAA. White Tanks is part of the Maricopa County Regional park system, it’s close to the Phoenix Metro area and offers up some all around great riding.
There is a $7 per vehicle entrance fee for this park.
DIRECTIONS/CAMPING:
From central Phoenix, take I -10 west towards LA they will take exit 125 (Sarival). At Sarival they will take a Right on to Sarival. Next street will be McDowell they will take a Left at McDowell. Follow McDowell till you reach the 303 and make a Right on the 303. Follow the 303 till you reach Northern and make a Left onto Northern. Follow Northern till you reach Cotton and make a Right onto Cotton. Follow Cotton till you reach Olive and make a Left onto Olive and follow Olive to the park. Follow park road all the way till it ends to the Competitive track location.
From the North – If those coming down the 303 from the North then they will follow 303 till they reach Cactus and make a Right onto Cactus and follow Cactus till they reach Cotton and make a Left. Follow Cotton till you reach Olive and make a Right on Olive. Follow Olive to the Park. Once at the park follow may park road till the end of the park road to the Competitive track.
CAMPING:
Camping is allowed, but discouraged due to the limited space. The cost is $15 per night. No RV hookups. Review our venue map.
Due to the limited parking, RVs are strongly discouraged
If you live local consider not camping at this one
FOOD ONSITE:
- Ralph’s Snack Bar
- The Whole Bowl
- Single Speed Coffee
REGISTRATION FEES:
Save money and time – sign up online, early!
$25 First timers (1x only – no points awarded, no awards – first time division)
$25 Juniors (18 and under, $30 late & day of registration)
$45 Early – up until Sunday at 11:59pm week of the event
$50 On-time – Monday 12:00am until Thursday 8:00pm
$60 Late & Day of registration – Thursday 8:01pm until 30 min prior to race start
Need to change your category? No problem – send an email to info@MangledMomentum.com
MBAA MEMBERSHIP:
Signup for an MBAA membership when you register for just $20 ($10 for juniors under 18) and contribute directly to trail projects across the state. Plus you’ll get a cool pair of members only socks and sticker. You’ll also be entered into out members only raffles drawn at each race!
MBAA REFUND POLICY:
Up until 2 weeks before the event you may get a 50% refund or 100% transfer to the next event. If there is no next event (ie the finals) we cannot make any further accommodations.
CATEGORIES:
Elite (Pro) – Competes at the highest level
Expert (Cat 1) – Seasoned racer
Intermediate (Cat 2) – Not just a weekend warrior, usually rides quite bit
Beginner (Cat 3) – Relatively new to the sport
First Timer – Newbie, First Timer Category is for first time racers
Single Speed – Only one gear, likes to suffer
Rock Crusher – Gents 200-lbs +
Athena Women – 165-lbs +
Plus Bike – 2.8 inch tires or wider
Marathon – Long distance, approx. 3.5-hrs
Junior – Ages 6-18
Kids – 7 & under that likes a short, FREE race
RACE AGE:
The age you will be on June 30, 2020.
AWARDS:
Awards are 3 deep per category.
Awards will be done as soon as possible after protest periods end and results are approved by the officials.
PAYOUTS:
Top 5 Elite/Expert men overall
Top 5 Elite/Expert women overall
Top 5 Marathon men overall
Top 5 Marathon women overall
1st = $100
2nd = $90
3rd = $80
4th = $50
5th = $25
VOLUNTEER: (Sign Up)
Every event is not possible without the help and support of volunteers. Help make these events great by giving back a bit of your time. 5 volunteer hours are required to be eligible for the series championship. A friend or family member can volunteer in a racers place.
START TIMES & LAP COUNTS:
White Tank Start Times & Lap Counts
COURSE MAP:
White Tanks Course Map
- Green Arrows – Junior Loop (2.6-miles) GPS – A fast and flowy loop with great singletrack in and out of ravines.
- Blue Arrows – Inner loop (5-miles) GPS – A slightly longer version of the fast and flowy Junior loop.
- Black Arrows – Outer loop (7-miles) GPS – The Outer loop has a bit more teach when it branches off from the Inner loop. Up a steep switchback climb and down a technical descent.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
7:00 am – Registration Opens! – Bring ID, be patient please
*All athletes must check in/register 30-mins prior to start time
8:00 am – Elite, Expert Men & All Marathon (wave 1)
8:30 am – Intermediate Men
10:30 am – Beginner Men (wave 2)
11:30 am – Elite, Intermediate & Beginner Women (wave 3)
12:00 pm – Awards for wave 1
12:30 pm – Free kid’s race (ages 7 & under)
1:00 pm – Awards for wave 2 & marathon
1:30 pm – Juniors (wave 4)
2:30 pm – Awards for wave 3
3:30 pm – Awards for wave 4
