Off-road racing at Kilbroney this weekend

Kilbroney Park will again be a hive of activity this weekend, 9th March, for the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Festival. Dromara CC and ChainReaction Cycle Club have joined together for the second year of this festival. Dromara CC is hosting Round 1 of the 2014 Ulster XC series (cross-country race - XC) and CRC is hosting Round 1 of the IDMS series (downhill - DH).

Pre-registration for the XC race is still open until Friday 7th at 8pm. Pre-entry is closed for the downhill race but there are some limited places available if riders come along on Saturday 8th March. For more details see the relevant websites.

Both events are great for spectators. The caravan park is being used for the event headquarters and there will be hot food vans, ice cream and climbing wall. Practice will be open for both events on Saturday with the main race day on Sunday.

XC website - here
DH website - here

Martin Grimley