Spooky Cross Race 10/25/08

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

THE SOCALCROSS PRESTIGE SERIES ROLLS ON FULL SPEED AHEAD! SATURDAY 10.25 with… “SPOOKY CROSS” PRE-REG SAVE TIME IN LINE AND SAVE $$$ - CLOSES TONIGHT (THURS) AT 9:00PM (PACIFIC)

You are invited to be a part of: Spooky Cross Night Race on Saturday 10/25 in Irvine… first ever night race in So Cal! CX Demo Bikes available. Beginner’s Clinic begins at 2:00PM. Racing starts at 3pm with Juniors, Beginners and Master races. The racing speeds up at 6:30pm as darkness falls as the Cat 3/4 men and elite women and men show off their ‘cross skills under the lights! At 7:30pm, everyone will get the chance to participate in night cross racing for the Spooky Cross Costume Contest and Fun Race… who will win the coveted CX Pumpkin! The Elite Men finish off the night at 8PM with the fastest men in the west!

Throughout the day’s festivities there will be: Kids Spooky Fun Zone play area, Kids Spooky Race Course-bring the helmet and bike, Moto-CX demos, ferris wheel for Breast Cancer Awareness Month fundraiser, BBQ food and drinks, racing levels for all including fixed gear, fun! fun! fun! This historic event is like none ever seen before in So Cal!

This event is preceeded by the SCNCA Annual Meeting at 10am and SoCalCup Awards Banquet at 1pm, and So Cal’s cycling teams are invited to set up their team tents in the expo and continue the celebration into the night. BRING YOUR TEAM AND TENT AND ENJOY THE PARTY!!!

In November, please join us as the 2008 SoCalCross Prestige Series is proud to introduce ECO-SPORTFEST ‘08: combining a 5k ‘Cross Run - a combination of pavement, dirt, and grass courses - at five premier cyclocross races across Southern California. Each event will take place in a scenic park or lake front setting - making it a welcoming atmosphere for the entire family. EcoSportFest ‘08 will feature sponsor booths from ‘Green’ sponsors, as well as representatives from each respective city’s Green Programs. The “Fitness” portion of the expo includes our FREE Kids Race, Fun Rides, ‘Cross Run, free beginner ‘cross clinics and sponsor booths promoting healthy lifestyles. Every event in the Series will be solar powered thanks to Energy Efficiency Solar. Proceeds from the event will benefit CICLE www.CICLE.org promoting transportation bicycling and will benefit a local youth/fitness charity specific to each event.

Eco-Sportfest is five events of the SoCalCross Prestige Series beginning 11/02 at Convert Cross - voted number one CX race in 2007-08, 11/8-9 UCI Dam Cross Weekend, 11/22-23 Collegiate & Disctrict Championship weekend, 12/7 - High Desert Cross, 12/21 - Santa Cross… take a break in between with the Prestige Series classic, Turkey Trot Cross hosted by PAA in Glendale 11/30.

More info at: www.SoCalCross.org

– Filed under Cyclocross by davesheek at 10:12.