Entry Fee: $30.00 age 18 and over, $15.00 under 18, kids race: no fee. Helmet: required
License: USA Cycling Off-Road license required. One day license available for $5.00.
Prizes:
Payout: Juniors, Beginners and Single Speed Classes will get medals and swag
Sport Class: 1st $40.00, 2nd $20.00 , 3rd $10.00 plus medals
Expert Class: payout will depend on the number of racers in each age category.
Example: with 3 racers the payout would be 1st 50.00 and 2nd $30.00
Example: with 6 racers the payout would be 1st $70.00, 2nd 50, 3rd $30.00
Driving Directions: From Jackson/ points southwest : Hwy. 25 north to Louisville. Approx. 2 miles beyond where Hwy. 25 and Hwy. 15 split on the north side of the Louisville bypass turn left on Poplar Flat Rd. This turn is just before the Regional Prison. Travel 2.5 miles and turn left on Sheep Ranch Rd (fs956). The staging area/ parking are in 1 mile.
From Meridian/ points southeast: From Meridian take Hwy. 19 north to Philadelphia then Hwy. 15 to Louisville. Hwy. 15 joins Hwy. 25 in a bypass around Louisville. Stay on Hwy. 25. In approx. 2 miles beyond where 25 splits from 15 turn left on Poplar Flat Rd. In 2.5 miles turn left on Sheep Ranch Rd (fs 956). Staging area/ parking are in 1 mile.
From Starkville/ points northeast: Hwy. 25 south. Turn right on Poplar Flat Rd just past the Regional Prison. Travel 2.5 miles and turn left on Sheep Ranch Rd (fs 956). Staging area/ parking are 1 mile.
From Memphis/ points northwest: Take I 55 south to Hwy. 82 east to Hwy. 9 south at Europa. In Ackerman take Hwy. 15 south to Hwy. 25 north on the northwest side of Louisville. In approx. 2 miles turn left on Poplar Flat Rd and then in 2.5 miles turn left on Sheep Ranch Rd. Staging /parking is in 1 mile. A shorter route (by about 5 miles) is available from Hwy. 15 into the race area on a gravel road. See directions from Choctaw Lake Campground to the race area.
Note: from Oxford travel south on Hwy. 9 to Ackerman and Hwy. 15.
Parking: There are two small parking areas, the South Trail Head parking lot and the Noxubee Hill Cemetery parking lot. After these areas are full parking will be along Sheep Ranch Road and Noxubee Hill Road. Park well off the road on one side only. Do not block the road. It is imperative that the road remain unblocked on both sides of the staging area.
Food: Simple but good and enough for everyone, racers and families. Grill will be going with hot dogs. Plus fruit, cheese, crackers, bagels and homemade cookies will be available . Soft drinks plus electrolyte drink and water for beverage.
Sponsors: Bulldawg Cycling, The Bicycle Shop, City Bagel, Hammer Gel, CPS Spa and Pool, Don’t Punk Out, Charlotte and John Fuquay
Families welcome: This race is staged in a remote area but we have made an effort to include activities for children. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend the race. There will be a 2 mile (approx.) race for kids that will be suitable for younger riders (and their “adult in charge” if they wish). The only fee for participating in this race will be $5.00 for a one day USA Cycling license so that each rider will have insurance coverage. There will be a short section of single track trail near the staging area that will not be used in the race where young riders can ride/ play in addition to Noxubee Hill Rd which should have no traffic. There is a gated forest road near the cemetery for hiking and exploration. There will be an old fashioned swing or two, a teeter and at this writing there are large red dirt and gravel piles at the trail head parking area which will make excellent play areas for toy dump trucks and such (race director is not responsible for the filthy children created by playing in the red clay dirt). The staging area has plenty of shade . Note that this area is heavily wooded and you should plan to wear insect repellent and do careful tick checks after leaving the race.
