May 23-26 | Angel Fire, NM
XC, SD, MX, DH
- UCI (C2) MX and DH
- Nat'l MTB Calendar (Gravity and XC)
- NMBS DH/MX/SD
- Worlds Team Qualifier, DH and MX (Pro and Junior)
- 4X NATS (Pro Only)
REGISTER ONLINE

CHILE IS:

• a world's team qualifier for MX (pros) and DH (pros and juniors)
• a NMBS for SD, DH and MX
• a USAC MTB National Calendar Event (Gravity and XC)
• A UCI inscripted C2 event for DH and MX
• National Championships (pro only) for MX

Angel Fire Resort proudly presents the 20th Annual Chile Challenge. With its pristine southwest flavor Angel Fire Resort will provide a marquee venue for this 3rd stop in the Mountain States Cup Series Championship Series. The Chile Challenge is also proudly supported by the New Mexico Sports Authority.

REGISTRATION:

Is available online until midnight the Wednesday preceding the event. Season passes are also available. Head HERE for individual race registration and season pass info. The MSC DH-only and Super-D season passes are still available at SBO and will also be sold on site. Please note the following registration deadlines. There will be no exceptions made. REGISTER ONLINE. Need to know where to go? Click HERE for our high tech venue map.

• Wednesday, May 21st, midnight: all online registration closes
• Friday, May 23rd, 4:00pm - Registration & packet pickup closes for MX Pros for both UCI (Saturday) and NATS (Sunday) events
• Saturday, May 24th, 9:00am - Registration and packet pickup closes for SD and MX
• Sunday, May 25th, 7:00am - Registration and packet pickup closes for Beg and JR Beg XC Race
• Sunday, May 25th, 8:00am - Registration and packet pickup closes for Sport/Clyde/JR Sport XC Race
• Sunday, May 25th, 10:30am  - Registration closes for Expert/SS/JR X Women XC Race
• Sunday, May 25th, 12:00pm - DH Registration closes - all categories
• Sunday, May 25th, 12:30pm - Registration closes for Pro/Semi-Pro/JR X Men XC Race

NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFICATIONS EXPLAINED (from USAC)

UCI 4X (Saturday)
- auto qualifier for Pro Men and Pro Women (no junior World Championship 4X event)
UCI DH (Monday)
- auto qualifier for Pro Men, Pro Women, Junior X Men and Junior X Women
USAC Nats 4X
- NOT an auto qualifier (but winners will receive STRONG consideration from USAC for the team)

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION: to be named to USAC's Worlds Team you must be the winner of the event. For example, should an international rider take first place (or someone who's already been named to the team) take first, the slot on the World's Team WILL NOT be awarded to the next placed domestic rider. Win and in, baby.

TOYOTA FJ OFF-ROAD RIDE & DRIVE

You really need to experience this to believe it - the FJ folks (along with Dave, Angel Fire's head groomer and equipment operator) have created an incredible off-road trials course that you guys all get to try out. The FJ drivers ride shotgun in the passenger seat and walk you through the whole experience. The course itself is scary. Real scary. The experience and the capabilities of the vehicle are nothing short of amazing. they're going to be offering test drives Friday-Sunday from 9-4 each day. DO NOT MISS THIS - IT'S THE COOLEST THING YOU'LL DO ALL YEAR!  

DALE’S PALE ALE SERRANO SUPER-D presented by Titec
Saturday, May 24th

CATEGORY	START TIME
Open Men	10:00
Men 19-29	10:05
Men 30+	10:10
Open Women	10:15
Junior Men 18 & Under	10:20
Women 19+	10:25
Junior Women 18 & Under	10:30

THE FOX RACING SHOX UCI CAYENNE 4X
Saturday, May 24th

THE SANTA CRUZ 4X NAT’L CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, May 25th

Open to domestic pros only. This event is NOT INCLUDED in the MSC Gravity or Gated-Only season pass, nor is it a part of the MSC. That means that there are no series points for this event. We’ll be using the qualifying times from Friday to set up brackets here. Like the UCI World’s Team Qualifier above, the winners of the Pro Mens and Pro Womens race not only earn a stars ‘n stripes jersey, but strong consideration for a slot on USAC’s World Championship Team. Remember, registration for Pros closes Friday afternoon, so either get there on time or pre-register on www.SportsBaseOnline.com.

SHIMANO XTR JALAPENO XC:
Sunday, May 25th

Dave Weins put it best when he said “I love that XC course at Angel Fire – you spend all that time climbing your way up, then you turn around and climb the whole way back down.” What Dave was referring to was the rugged nature of Angel Fire’s terrain. It’s a true mountain biker’s course that’ll call on every skill you have as a rider. The guys and girls with the best all around game are going to find themselves on the podium here. The XC will take place Sunday May 25th. Check out the schedule above for the main waves and check in on-site for each races individual start waves. There’s a mandatory riders meeting in the start finish area before the start of each wave. The course consists of 60% technical single-track and 30% fire roads.  The long loop is approximately. 9 miles and climbs to 10,500 ft each lap with about 2000’ feet of elevation gain. The short loop (the old World Cup loop) is 5.5 miles and climbs to 9600 ft each lap with 1200’ of elevation gain. You can check out a course profile at Trailcentral.com. (Be advised that the race info posted there is from the 2006 event though, OK?)http://www.trailcentral.com/gps/gps_routes.php?key=&detail=114&num_routes=3  

DALE'S PALE ALE "Clunker Crit"

Sunday, May 25th

Tech/Expo area, Dale's Pale Ale bus. BYOC (Bring Yer Own Clunker). Rider will be categorized on-site. There's a 99% chance that beer will be involved. 

THE SHIMANO SAINT HABANERO DH presented by Santa Cruz
Monday, May 26th

We’ll be using the World Cup course with the Alpha Woods start and a few new twists thrown in. Cap’n Carhartt’s on-site already plucking deadfall off the trail. Winners in JR X, Pro Men and Pro Women get an automatic spot on USAC’s World Championship squad. Pros will take their seeding run on Sunday with all categories running on Monday. This is a UCI C2-level DH for Pro Men and Women. Please see point scale. Registration deadlines are contained within the master schedule on this page.

CLUNKER CRIT (presented by the freaks at Dale's)

More info coming. Multiple classes will be offered (new townie, junker, frankenbike, etc) depending upon who shows up on what. The crit will be held in the tech/expo area and will involve eating, drinking and riding miscelanneous pieces of crap around the parking lot amid the cheers and jeers of your fellow riders.  

SHIMANO KIDS RACE

A fun, safe event for kids 9 and under. Every kid gets a prize and an award. The SKR will take place at 1:45 at the Cross-Country start. Everything you need to get your child registered will be waiting for you there.

MEDIA:

Members of the media need to check in at registration for press credentials. Your credential grants you access to the media room and the chairlift. Please present a business card to our registration staff to get your credential. Wireless broadband access and fax service will be available in the event's media room.

LIFT TICKETS:

$15/day and are required for each day of competition and practice. Yes, we know that some resorts don't charge for race day tickets, but there was no way around this issue this year. To place it in perspective though, all categories are getting twice as much scheduled practice time than at any other NMBS venue, PLUS the whole mountain is open for you to ride every day.

PRACTICE PROTOCOL:

Riders with scheduled practice times will be given preferred access at the bottom of the chair. All other riders will be allowed on the chair, but will be asked to defer to whomever has access to either the Super-D or DH race course at that time. On Monday lift access will be restricted to riders with scheduled practice and competition times.

UCI POINTS SCALES

TIMNG AND RESULTS

Provided by CJ Timing

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 21st
10am-5pm - mountain open for lift-served riding

Thursday, May 22nd
7:00am-8:00pm -Registration and packet pickup
9:00am-5:00pm - lift open, Angel Fire Bike Park open
8:00am-12:00pm - XC practice, closed course
12:00pm-8:00pm - XC practice, open course
9:00am-5:00pm - DH practice, all categories
12:00pm-8:00pm - SD practice, open course
4:00pm-6:00pm - MX practice, all categories
6:00pm - Riders/Coaches/Managers Meeting, registration area 

Friday, May 23rd
7:00am-8:00pm - Registration and packet pickup
8:00am-5:00pm - lift open, Angel Fire Bike Park open
8:00am-12:30pm - DH practice, Pro/Semi/Expert/JR X
8:00am-10:00am - SD practice, closed course
9:30am-12:00pm - MX practice, Beg/Sport/JR Beg/JR Sport
10:00am-3:00pm - XC practice, closed course
12:00pm-2:30pm - MX practice, Expert/JR X
12:30pm-4:30pm - DH practice, Beg/Sport/JR Beg/JR Sport
2:30pm-5:00pm - MX practice, Pro/Semi-Pro
3:00pm-5:00pm - SD practice, closed course
4:00pm - Registration closes for MX Pros only (not Semi-Pros) for both UCI and NATS event
5:00pm-6:30pm - MX Seeding for UCI 4X (Sat) and 4X Nats (Sun) - PRO ONLY
5:00pm-8:00pm - XC practice, closed course
6:00pm - Riders/Coaches/Managers Meeting, registration area 

Saturday, May 24th
7:00am-7:00pm - Registration and packet pickup
8:00am-10:00am - MX practice, Beg/Sport/JR Beg/JR Sport
8:00am-9:45am - SD practice, closed course
8:00am-5:00pm - lift open, Angel Fire Bike park open
9:00am - Registration closes for SD and MX for all groups
8:00am-10:30am - DH practice, Pro/Semi/JR X
10:00am-12:00pm - MX practice, Pro/Semi/JR X/Exp
10:00am  - SD Race
10:45am - SD Awards
10:30am-12:30am - DH practice, Expert
11:00am-8:00pm - XC practice, closed course
12:00pm-2:00pm - MX Seeding, Semi-Pro/JR X/Exp/Sport/Beg/JR Sport/JR Beg
12:30pm-2:30pm - DH practice, Beg/Sport/JR Beg/JR Sport
2:30pm - MX Finals Beg/Sport/JR Beg & Sport/Expert
2:30pm-5:00pm - DH practice, all categories
4:30pm-5:30pm - MX Practice, Pro(UCI)/Semi-Pro/JR X
5:30pm - MX Finals Pro(UCI)/Semi-Pro/Jr X
6:30pm - MX Awards
7:00pm - Riders/Coaches/Managers Meeting, registration area
7:00pm - "Stars 'n Bars" Video Screening, XC Pro Meet 'n Greet, MSC Sponsor "Super-raffle #1" (open to all registered riders)

Sunday, May 25th
6:00am-2:00pm - Registration and packet pickup
7:00am - Registration closes for Beg and JR Beg XC Race
8:00am - Registration closes for Sport/Clyde/JR Sport XC Race
8:00am-5:00pm - lift open, Angel Fire Bike park open
8:00am-10:30am - DH practice, Beg/Sport/JR Beg/JR Sport
8:00am  - XC Race, All Beg/All JR Beg
9:00am - XC Race, All Sport/Clyde/All JR Sport
10:30am-2:00pm - DH practice, Pro/Semi/Expert/JR X
10:30am  - Registration closes for ALL Expert/ALL SS/JR X Women XC Race
11:30am - XC Race, All Expert/All SS/JR X Women
12:00pm - XC Awards, 8am and 9am waves
12:00pm - DH Registration closes - all categories
12:30pm - Registration closes for Pro/Semi-Pro/JR X Men XC Race
1:30pm - XC Race, Pro/Semi-Pro/JR X Men/Pro Women (remote start)
1:45pm - Shimano Kid's Race (XC Start)
2:00pm - DH Seeding (Pro only)
3:00pm-5:00pm - MX USAC Nat'l Championship practice, Pro only
3:30pm-5:00pm - DH practice, all categories
4:00pm - XC awards, EXP/JR X/SS/Semi-Pro/Pro
5:00pm - MX USAC Nat'l Championship Finals (Pro Only)
6:00pm - USAC 4X Nat'l Championship Awards
6:00pm - Riders/Coaches/Managers Meeting, registration area
6:30pm - Dale's Pale Ale Clunker Crit, tech/expo area, Dale's Pale Ale trailer
7:00pm - "F1rst" Video Screening, Gravity Pro Meet 'n Greet, MSC Sponsor "Super-raffle #2" (open to all registered riders)

Monday, May 26th
8:00am-4:00pm - lift open, Angel Fire Bike Park open
8:00am-9:00am - DH Practice, all categories
9:30am - DH Finals, all categories

LODGING: Book now. Seriously.

Angel Fire Resort - hotels and condos. Call reservations at 1-800-633-7463
www.angelfireresort.com

Discover Angel Fire: Central Reservations for Resort Properties of Angel Fire, ReMax Mountain Rentals, the Angel Fire Resort Hotel and other angel fire properties including condos, homes, cabins, and motels. Special deals on certain properties just for you guys! Properties are already filling up so call today to make your reservations for the 2008 Chile Challenge. 1-800-323-5793 or visit us on the web at http://www.discoverangelfire.com/ We look forward to seeing everyone in Angel Fire this year! A word from BFP: We're not kidding about booking now.

WAIVERS FOR JUNIORS

If you're under 18 you'll need to bring waivers signed by your parents. You can download 'em HERE.

Wi-Fi HOTSPOTS

Free wireless broadband access will be available in the registration area. If you can sweet-talk the front desk folks you can also get on the grid in the hotel lobby.

CAMPING:

Plenty of camping is available on-site in the parking lots surrounding the venue. There's a nominal fee from the resort folks. Porta-johns are set up in a few of them and if you really need privacy you can head to the hotel. Just got word, showers are available at Angel Fire Resort RV Park. Head southeast from Angel Fire on HWY 434 and look for the horse stables on the left hand side of the road. Head here for a huge list of all the RV parks and campgrounds. Need a map of the venue? Click HERE

Blue Lot Camping Rates:
Tents - $10/night

RV's (no hookups) - $15/night

The resort will also be offering tent camping at its RV park just south of town (ironically, no RV's will be allowed here - something in the ownership covenants.) There are showers and a laundry room here - it'll be $15/night - both are available for competitor use. The RV Park is located about 3 miles South on HWY 434 on the left hand side.  Look for the horse stables.  Space available on a first come, first served.  All camping permits will be sold at registration starting Thursday.

WEATHER:

Two words: "HERO DIRT". There's a fair bit of snow on the mountain with 3 weeks to go until the event. Forecasts call for warm weather between now and then, so the melted snow will do a good job of keeping the course in great shape and the dust down. Expect highs in the 70's and overnight lows in the 30's.

TECH/EXPO SPACE, VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES:

Download tech/expo info here: 2008 MSC TECH/EXPO GUIDE. If you're interested in volunteering of finding out about sponsorship opportunities, please give us a shout at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

RACE PHOTOS

Will be provided by our official photography partner, Vast Action Photography. You can visit them at www.vastaction.com  

CHILE PEPPER BIKE SHOP OPENS ANGEL FIRE LOCATION

Exciting news from Chile Pepper Bike Shop in Moab, Utah!!!  Chile Pepper is opening a second location at Angel Fire Resort in Angel Fire, New Mexico.  The new shop will be open May 21st, just in time for the Chile Challenge Race Series May 23-26, 2008.  The shop’s operating period will be mid-May through mid-September each year. We’ll be a full-service shop offering bike rentals, expert repair service and biking apparel.

Needless to say, we’re SUPER STOKED to be opening a shop at Angel Fire Resort.  With the resort’s plans to make Angel Fire a premier gravity fed mountain bike destination, we’re looking forward to offering our continued quality of bikes and service to visitors to Angel Fire. Shop owner Ryon Reed’s background aligns perfectly with the style of riding offered at Angel Fire is right up his alley. Ryon hopes to be involved in new trail building at the resort and plans on spending his days off shoveling dirt on the hill, running his chainsaw and taking DH runs. 

If you’re looking for a new place to ride, come to Angel Fire and stop in the shop and say hello. We’ll be open from 8am to 6pm Friday through Monday in May and June, and Thursday through Monday the remainder of the summer. We’re located near the Chile Express chair lift and ticket offices at the base of the mountain.  For more info you can contact us at 505-377-4291 (Angel Fire) or 435-259-4688 (Moab). You can also visit www.chilebikes.com. See you at the race! Ryon and Tracy Reed

TEE SHIRTS?

Yeah. We got t-shirts.