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Chile Challenge

MSC #3, CHILE CHALLENGE

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

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CHILE IS:

a world's team qualifier for MX and DH for 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.

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 onsite. Please note the following registration deadlines. There will be no exceptions made. REGISTER ONLINE

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

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

This is a Super-D course that's heavy on the D. Most of the Super-D uses the old Beta course that we've run in the past, but with a few of the super-techy sections removed. Your lift ($15/day, available at registration) ticket is also good for the rest of the day and the whole mountain is open, so feel free to get your runs in. You’re also eligible to purchase lift tickets at the discounted rate for the duration of the event.

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

A lot of time has passed since this course was built and it's gotten steadily better from year to year as the Cycle Cyndicate then Bigfoot Productions crews have tweaked and improved it. This year brings additional improvements with Eric Carter coming out a week in advance to apply a little skid-steer magic in order to make the best course in NA even better. This is a UCI C2-level event (points outlined on this page). The winners of the Pro Men, Pro Women and JR Expert Men’s categories get automatic slots on USA Cycling’s World Championship Team. Remember, registration for Pros closes Friday afternoon, so either get there on time or pre-register on www.SportsBaseOnline.com.

THE SANTA CRUZ 4X NAT’L CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, May 24th

Open to domestic pros only. 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 an automatic 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 LAP COUNTS/DISTANCES

JR Beginner 1 short 6 miles
Beginner 1 long 9 miles
JR Sport 1 long 9 miles
Sport 1 long + 1 short 14.5 miles
Clydesdale 1 long + 1 short 14.5 miles
Singlespeed 2 long 18 miles
Expert 2 long 18 miles
JR Expert 2 long 18 miles
Pro Women 2 long 18 miles
Pro Men 2 long + 1 short 23.5 miles
Semi-Pro 2 long + 1 short 23.5 miles

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.

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


Date		Sat, May 24	Sun, May 25	Mon, May 26
Event		4X, UCI C2	4X National Championships	DH, UCI C2
Description		open to all pros	open to domestic pros only	open to all pros
	Place	Points Awarded	Points Awarded	Points Awarded
	1	30	110	30
	2	20	90	20
	3	15	70	15
	4	12	60	12
	5	10	50	10
	6	8	45	8
	7	6	40	6
	8	4	35	4
	9	2	30	2
	10	1	25	1
	11		20
	12		18
	13		16
	14		14
	15		12
	16		10
	17		9
	18		8
	19		7
	20		6
	21		5
	22		4
	23		3
	24		2
	25		1

TIMNG AND RESULTS

Provided by CJ Timing

SCHEDULE

We'll hold a rider's meeting each day from Thursday through Saturday in the registration area. Got questions or issues? This is the forum in which to bring them up. Mountain and event production staff will be on hand in addition to all of the discipline manager's for XC, SD, DH and MX.

Thursday, May 22nd
7:00am-8:00pm -Registration and packet pickup
8:00am-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-2:30pm - 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 (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-10:00am - SD practice, closed course
9:00am - Registration closes for SD and MX
8:00am-10:30am - DH practice, Pro/Semi/JR X
10:00am-12:00pm - MX practice, Pro/Semi/JR X
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/Sport/Beg/JR Sport/JR Beg
12:30pm-2:30pm - DH practice, Beg/Sport/JR Beg/JR Sport
2:30pm - MX Finals (UCI) Beg/Sport/JR Beg & Sport/Expert
2:30pm-5:00pm - DH practice, all categories
4:30pm-5:30pm - MX Practice, Pro only
5:30pm - MX Finals (UCI) Pro/Semi-Pro/Jr X
6:30pm - MX Awards6:30pm - Riders/Coaches/Managers Meeting, registration area
7:00pm - Video Premier, XC Pro Meet 'n Greet

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-10:30am - DH practice, Beg/Sport/JR Beg/JR Sport
8:00am - XC Race, Beg/JR Beg
9:00am - XC Race, Sport/Clyde/JR Sport
10:30am-2:00pm - DH practice, Pro/Semi/Expert/JR X
10:30am - Registration closes for Expert/SS/JR X Women XC Race
11:30am - XC Race, Expert/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
1:45pm - Shimano Kid's Race (XC Start)
2:00pm - DH Seeding (Pro only)
3:00pm-5:00pm - MX practice, Pro only
3:30pm-5:30pm - DH practice, all categories
4:00pm - XC awards, EXP/JR X/SS/Semi-Pro/Pro
5:00pm - MX Nat'l Championship Finals (Pro Only)
6:00pm - Riders/Coaches/Managers Meeting, registration area
7:00pm - Video Premier, Gravity Pro Meet 'n Greet

Monday, May 26th
8:00am-9:00am - DH Practice, all categories
9:30am - DH Finals, all categories

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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

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 .