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Off Beat Downhill ... the UK's ONLY OFFICIAL World Cup DH

  

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The Lowdown

  • 2010 Season - Sat 15 May - Wed 15 September 2010
  • Times - gondola uplift available 10.15am - 3.45pm
  • Open - every day in the season other than certain race, maintenance & bad weather days 
  • Race day & maintenance closures - see above
  • Weather closures - in certain circumstances weather can affect gondola uplift for bike and the trails
  • Age restrictions - riders need to be 12 years and above
  • Participation Statement - all riders must complete one, downloadable here. Riders aged 15 and under need to get a parent or guardian to sign their Participation Statement
  • Frequent riders card - £2, means you don't need to complete a Participation Statement each time you ride
  • Code of Practice - all riders must adhere to this

The Statistics

  • Grading - orange extreme (previously graded 'black')
  • Access - gondola uplift
  • Length - 2.82km
  • Start altitude - 655m
  • Finish altitude - 100m
  • Vertical descent - 555m
  • Finish - Nevis Range car park
  • Fastest time - 4:43:53

The DH Blog

  • Trials bikes gone-gravity re instated……
    Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:26:15

    Well its pretty amazing to see what these folks can do with an engine under the seat ! Tracks now back in full swing with the RED having a nice smooth new bottom bit to let the arms relax ! and the orange as gnarly as ever -have fun !

  • So long Pinball -hello Pinball Wizard …………!
    Tue, 18 May 2010 14:03:30

    Hi there- herse are a few pics of new bits on the orange track including the new Pinball section-created by Mark and Chris in their magic diggers-plus lots of helicopter drops and lots and lots and lots and lots of shovelling,raking and whacking (3 dead w...

  • diggers on track !!
    Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:30:29

    See the big yellow diggers on the hill ? Their busy making nice new bits for yer bike !

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Downloads

  • 2010 Bike code of practice
  • 2010 Bike Participation Statement
  • 2010 Bike Season ticket form

Note: These brochures are in Acrobat pdf format. If you do not have Acrobat, click here

Downhill track photos

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Downhill Blog

  • Trials bikes gone-gravity re instated……
  • So long Pinball -hello Pinball Wizard …………!
  • diggers on track !!
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