Part of the North Carolina Cyclocross Series, the race is only a two hour drive from the UCI Kingsport Cup professional race the prior day. The event will offer racing categories for every age and ability, including a free kiddie race and a special mountain bike category for only $10.

This exciting event is FREE for spectators.

Over 200 people are expected to participate in eight separate races, including some of the nation’s top pros fighting to qualify for the national championships in January.

“SewerFest” as it is often referred to, is the most popular campground for Wilkesboro’s annual MerleFest music festival. Traditional music fans from around the world return to the campground year after year because of its pastoral beauty along a high ridge above the Yadkin River.

The campground will offer racer and spectators a fun course featuring gravel roads, terraced grassy campsites, and steep slopes that will offer screaming descents, tough climbs, and loads of off-camber twisty challenges.

While cyclocross racers are notorious for embracing the most miserable racing conditions, the venue features hot showers in a heated bath house just steps from the finish line.

Wilkes County offers numerous quality and affordable hotels and inns, and loads of great cycling and other activities you and your family can enjoy. There is great shopping and restaurants in downtown Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro, both situated right around the corner from the race. Located just off US-421 only a few miles from I-77, getting to the race is a safe and easy drive regardless of the weather.

The Wilkesboro Cyclocross Festival is one of many events that make Wilkes County the premier destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The area is home to the Kerr Scott IMBA Epic mountain bike trails, and an extensive network of bicycle routes where cyclists can enjoy the incomparable scenery of the Foothills on quiet country roads. Wilkes County: we’ll take your breath away… or let you catch it.

For more information about participating in or attending the event, contact race director Andrew Stackhouse at info@pirateraceproductions.com

High Country Cyclocross Clinics Sunday, September 11, Two clinics at one location: our second annual Women’s’ Only CX Clinic featuring National Champion Ashley James and MSG champ Kim Bishop, and a cyclocross skills clinic for the boys led byJacob Florence. The Boone Fairgrounds has a good mix of easy and challenging terrain, covered pavilions for lunch and lecture sessions, as well as ample parking. Clinics will be held at separate parts of the Fairgrounds so each group can independently practice skills including starts, cornering, barriers, run ups, and more. Early Bird Registration is only $40 until the end of August, and lunch is included courtesy of Black Cat Burrito. Sign Up Now – clinics are capped at 30 participants each.

Due to popular demand, we will also be offering a Skills Clinic for the boys (or ladies who prefer a coed environment). Led by App State Ph.D. student and almost-pro Jacob Florence, the clinic will take place on the opposite end of the Boone Fairgrounds the same day.

Early Bird Registration is only $40 until the end of August, Pre-Registration is $50 until September 10 at Noon, and day-of registration is $65. Lunch is included. Each clinic is capped at 30 participants, so sign up now to avoid missing this great opportunity to start your season on the right foot.

Look for an announcement soon for clinics we will be holding again this year, as well as a race the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.

Speedway Cyclocrossapalooza Jan 2011 from Pirate Race Productions on Vimeo.

First, we’ve moved the pit out of pit row and to the service road inside the stadium at corner 3, so now you can hit it both as you are leaving the stadium and after the run-up.

Second, FREE BEER! That’s right, we’ve got a keg of Blowing Rock Ale on tap and we will be awarding six-packs of their new IPA three-deep to the Masters, 3s, and Single Speed categories.

Holiday Inn Express (Official Hotel of NWS – Tell them you are racing at the Speedway for special pricing)
1700 Winkler Street
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336-838-1800

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/6c/1/en/hd/wkbwr

Addison Inn
US Hwy 421 North
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336.838.1000

http://www.addisoninn.com/

Graystone Manor of Wilkesboro
406 Woodland Blvd
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 888-317-2022

http://www.graystonemanorbandb.com/

Hampton Inn
1300 Collegiate Drive
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336-838-5000

http://www.hamptoninnwilkesboro.com/

Red Carpet Inn
1206 River Street
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Phone: 336-667-2176

http://www.boonelodging.com/redcarpetwilkes.html