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TimeShip Racing
825 Early St. #H
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Last minute Race Day entrants may register on the hill Saturday the 25th until 9:00am for $125, CASH. The hill will be closed to riding starting on Thursday the 23rd from 8am. Violators will be disqualified and entry fees will not be returned.
Directions to the bottom of the hill for RACERS coming from Portland, take the I-84 east towards Hood River/The Dalles, take this highway for about 1 and half hours, about 40 minutes past Hood River. Look for signs for a tiny
little town called Biggs, that is where you will cross the Columbia by taking highway 97 going north towards Yakima. Instead of going left to stay on the 97 at the first intersection, go right on highway 14. You will pass
the fake Stonehenge on your right...after about 5 minutes look for a sign on the left hand side of the road saying "Maryhill Loops Rd", this is it!
There will parking at the top for RACERS ONLY!! We will caravan to the top after the riders meeting at 8:00am. Riders meeting will be at the bottom, near the
trees where we’ll have a food vendor set up to fuel you through the day.Bring water to drink, we’ll also have some for racers and staff only.
Directions from Portland for SPECTATORS. Take the I-84 east towards Hood River/The Dalles. take this highway for about 1 and half hours, about 40 minutes past Hood River look for signs for Biggs, that is where you will
cross the Columbia on Highway 97 going north towards Yakima. Follow the signs for 97 north, look on the right as you are going uphill and you will see the hill. Look for signs for "vista viewpoint, 1/4 mile" pull off, that’s the overlook. From here you can see the ENTIRE course.
Directions from Seattle: take the I-90 east towards Spokane after about 1 hour look for signs for Highway 97 going south to Yakima. You will go through Yakima then Goldendale, once through Goldendale, you will go up and
over the mountains...once going downhill look for the sign "vista viewpoint".
Schedule of Events:
Saturday 25th Downhill Practice, Qualifying, and Super GS
8:00am Riders meeting, then caravan to the top of the hill. Racers ONLY will be allowed to park at the top.A shuttle may be provided for spectators, but they will be VERY restricted along the course and at the top.
9:00am Tech inspection in full dress. After you have passed inspection you will get a racer number that you’ll use the rest of the weekend, and you may proceed to
PRACTICE. Anyone with complaints or requesting variances in the rules will be directed to the back of the line so that others may proceed to practice runs. Make sure you are familiar with the rules and regs posted on the contest sign up page. Ignorance won’t get you on the hill.
10:00am The Super GS course will be ready to capture times. We want to do a Jam format where you can take as many runs as you like, we’ll log your fastest time.
Don’t bother trying to save your legs.
11:00am The DH timing system will be armed and ready to capture qualifying times.When you are ready to qualify you may inform the starter, give them your # and take your best shot. You only get one run to qualify so make your practice runs count. If you fall during your qualifying run you may get up and continue. You may resume practice runs after you log a qualifying time if your legs are up for it!
3:00pm Last call for qualifying! Practice runs could continue until 5:00pm if the weather and winds co-operate. Otherwise we’re calling it at 3:30pm or after the last racer qualifies.
6:00pm Pizza party at Reno’s Pizza at 980 E. Broadway in Goldendale, WA. Qualifying times will be posted to liven the party!
Sunday 26th Downhill Racing in 4 man heats.
8:00am Riders meeting, announcing brackets, caravan to the top of the hill.
9:00am Racers get ONE practice run.
10:00am Racing begins
3:00pm (if all goes well) Awards presentation at the bottom under the trees.
Lodging for the Maryhill Race: The motels in the Goldendale, WA area will be filling up quickly so we advise you to make a reservation asap. The campgrounds also need reservations in advance, so book 'em now.
Peach Beach Campground $15 per night 509-773-4698
Maryhill State Park $7 per night 509-773-5007
Farvue Motel $67 per night 800-358-5881
Ponderosa Motel $65 per night 509-773-5842
Biggs, OR Travelodge (closest to the hill)$55 per night 541-739-2501
Super Giant Slalom has been added to this event! There will be an additional entry fee of $30 for DH racers that wish to compete in the GS, and a $50 entry fee for racers that only wish to do the GS. The Slalom event will be held on Saturday the 25th, Single lane jam format.
Maryhill Historic Loops Road will the site of the first TimeShip Racing downhill event of the 2005 season. This event will be held on June 25th and 26th and will feature 100% skateboarding. DH Practice and qualifying will be held on Sat. the 25th and racing will be on Sunday the 26th. The top 64 DH racers will be bracketed into groups of 16 based on their qualifying times, with A, B, C and D groupings. Each of these racers will get to be in at least one heat, and single elimination will advance the first 2 racers from each heat into the next round in that group.
All racers will need to pre-pay an entry fee by May 30th to be eligible to compete. At that time any available slots will be given to any racers on the waiting list. This legendary hill is likely to bring racers from the world over, and we expect a full turnout. Flying into Portland, Oregon has the advantage of getting to ride Burnside, Aumsville and other epic parks. Maryhill Museum is located about an hour and a half east of Portland along the Columbia River Gorge.
Prize money will be determined by the generosity of our sponsors, please contact TimeShip Racing if you would like to participate as a title or co-sponsor. This will be one of the highest visibility events of the season with magazine and media coverage.
DH Race Requirements:
Your name must be on the registrar’s list as pre-paid. No race day entries will be accepted.
You may use Leathers or Full Skate Pads.
All racers must pass a safety inspection dressed in their full race gear, which will consist of the following: Helmet, gloves, shoes, leathers or full skate pads including knee pads, elbow pads, long pants and sleeves. Some leathers contain little or no internal armor while some have a lot. Some racers choose to wear pads over their leathers and some may place just a recap over the knees. The likely result of inadequate armor will be road rash, and any amount of plastic armor, interior or exterior will reduce how much and how severe. This decision is left to each skater’s common sense or lack thereof. Road rash is survivable. Pad wearers may be asked to use duct tape to tighten up their fit. The safety inspector will be checking to see that all protective gear fits correctly, especially helmets.
Helmet Requirements
All racers must wear a full-face helmet with a SNELL rating of K98, M95, or M2000. This rating is tested to more than twice the standard as a B rated SNELL helmet. A B95 or any B rating are for bicycles and will not pass inspection, nor will any non-SNELL rated helmet. We encourage helmet manufacturers to submit their product to the SNELL Foundation for testing, cost is $940 for a production helmet and $215 for a prototype.
SNELL has a complete list on their website of all SNELL rated helmets so if you can’t find the rating sticker on your helmet go there and see what rating it is. http://www.smf.org/cert.html
DOT ratings means very little since they do not do testing and haven’t since 1974.
SNELL rated helmets are available in most every country in the world. If you show up with a helmet that does not have a sticker, we will need to be able to identify the manufacturer and model, so don’t remove this information. Any racer that does not have an identifiable regulation helmet MAY be able to borrow one from the organizers, but don’t count on it. Motocross helmets have the same rating as road helmets, but offer a much larger visibility window. Many models come in a lightweight carbon fiber version for the weight conscious racer.
Eye Protection
All helmets must have a face shield or the racer must wear protective goggles or glasses. If you don’t have a face shield you can make one from lexan, or purchase an oversized lexan shield from TSR for $10 that can be trimmed to fit and taped on if necessary. We’ll have plenty of these on hand on race day.
Aerodynamic Modifications
Aerodynamic modifications to approved helmets will be allowed as long as they do not compromise the integrity of the helmet by drilling, etching, sanding or gluing. Most motor sport helmets have several existing holes where the air vents and sun visors clip in, these holes as well as sticky backed Velcro may be used to attach aero modifications. All modifications will be subject to approval by the tech inspector. The main consideration will be if the modification appears well secured and does not pose a danger to other racers in the event of a crash.
Race Boards
Race Boards will need to pass a tech inspection for safety, checking that all bolts and nuts are securely fixed and that no part of the board poses a danger to other racers in the event of a crash. There will be no limits placed on size, weight, height, wheel size or bearings.
Beer
Racers will leave their precious beer in their coolers until they have been eliminated from the race. Any racer caught consuming an alcoholic beverage before they have been eliminated from the race will be disqualified. Racing slalom or riding a bowl is endangering only yourself, and we leave that decision to each skaters common sense, or lack thereof. Racing downhill in a 4-man heat demands a healthy respect for your fellow racers, and it is unfair to them to be racing with someone that is impaired, reckless or overly aggressive on the racecourse. The race organizers will do everything possible to ensure that there is plenty of time after the event to party down. Your other choice is to be eliminated early on, even in the first round if you are really that thirsty.
Check back here regularly for updates and info on travel, lodging and the special activities we are planning.
