PRESS RELEASE

Want to race the Downhill National Points Series (NPS) in 2008?

Entries are now live, please go to http://npsdh.com/

Make sure you can ride a bike and you could be rubbing shoulders with the all the stars from Santa Cruz Syndicate, Monster Energy, Athertons, Dirt Magazine, Bike Radar, IronHorse, Lapierre, MSC, Orange and many, many more!

What kind of license do I have to have from British Cycling?

Answer: Silver or Gold

www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/mem/fb/membership_benefits.asp

How much does each race cost to enter?

Answer £60.00 per round, that includes two days riding, uplift and timed runs.

The NPS is the UK premier Downhill Series, so a minimum of 5 BC Points required to race.
You can use points gained in 2007, if you have no points from 2007 then you can race any BC appointed race in 2008 and once you have 5 points you can enter!

If you got 2 points in 2007, once you have 3 or points in 2008 then you can enter.

BC Affiliated race series:

Pearce

Dragon

Caersws Cup

SDA

Hamsterley

2007 Rankings are listed here:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/Rankings/Rankings2007Rider.asp?rank_discipline=MTB+DH

Rankings are explained here:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/mtb/mtb_rankings_explained.asp

International Rider wanting to race the fastest DH nation in the World and get whoop assed?

Then drop me an e-mail with your UCI ranking or country of license ranking. Back that up with a url link to your results and i’ll give you the nod that you can enter.

Any riders under 18 must wear full body armour (Spine, knee and elbows).

Any questions?

Please drop me an e-mail or call 0121 422 1032 / 07968 229 359 [email protected]

Please note race entries are organised by my partner in crime Steve Parr. All entry enquiries should go through to his e-mail.

[email protected]

Cheers.

Si Paton..

Rider: Miami Bryce
Photo: Ian Linton

NPS ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN