ONLINE ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED - BUT YOU CAN ENTER ON THE DAY (From 6am at Shipwright Lane)
Race date beckons this Saturday (8 Nov) in the inaugural Parnell Hill Sprint. You only get one shot at doing the first one, and we congratulate you for taking the challenge. There is still plenty of room for late entrants, so please feel free to bring your mates along and see how they fare – against you and the hill.
NOTE - THERE IS NO LATE ENTRY FEE AND YOU CAN ENTER ON THE DAY– so they have no excuse for not taking you on!
This will be the last email you receive before the event and it should include all the information that you need to know.
Location
starts and finishes in Parnell. The registration area and start line is based in Shipwright Lane, at the bottom of Parnell Rise under the railway over-bridge.
The finish is just before St Georges Bay Road, at the top of Parnell Rd .
Parking
If you are driving, parking will be available along many of the roads adjacent to Shipwright Lane.
Please ensure you have your bike ready and your registration complete 30 min before your scheduled departure time
Start Times
First Rider - 7.01am. Riders will leave at 1 minute increments from this time. You MUST be ready to start at your designated time!
If you miss your start time, you will have to join the back of the line, and could potentially miss out altogether!
Below is your start time along with those approx. 30 min prior to you. If you recognize any of these guys in the marshalling line, you should think about getting ready!
Ensure you are entering the marshalling area with your race number and transponder 15 MIN PRIOR to your start time - our start marshals will ensure that you are where you need to be
Race Brief
As riders will arrive throughout the morning, this willserve as your race briefing – there will be no formal briefing on race day.
Please read the race brief below thoroughly. Email callum@totalsport.co.nz if you have any queries
Please note that you participate in this event at your own risk. At all time throughout the event, the roads will be OPEN ie. there are NO ROAD CLOSURES in place during the event. You have no extra rights while participating in the event, and must abide by the NZ road rules at all times. You MUST stay within the coned lane at all times while participating in the event - failure to do so will result in immediate disqualification. There
are marshals in place along the event course route, please make sure that remain between them and the footpath while participating in this event.
Registration
Event registration will be on the morning of the event. Registration and On the Day entries will be open from 6.00am under the iBike marquee at Shipwright Lane. You must report to registration at least 30 minutes
before your scheduled start time. Failure to do so may mean you missing that time and going to the back of the cue.
You will be issued with a goodie bag with various sponsor product, a race number and a transponder / bracket.
The bracket must be placed on the front fork of your bike (tied on with the zip cords provided) . Once secured, insert the transponder into the bracket.
Your race number should be pinned to the front of your shirt
Race Completion
At the completion of the time trial you will be required to slow down and make a sharp 150 degree left hand turn into St Georges Bay Rd. Please ensure you are prepared to both slow and turn! Once around the corner we will remove your transponder and provide you with a voucher entitling you to a coffee and a bite to eat at a local cafe. Spot prizes will also be awarded to those lucky competitors at this point,
Should you wish to time trial again, simply make your way back to the start line and go to the registration desk, where you will receive a new transponder and a start time. Start times for additional runs will be
allocated based on the number of competitors that are left to go / in front of you
Prize Giving
There will be no formal prize giving at the conclusion ofthe time trial. There will be prizes for all winners in all categories howeverthese will be posted out next week. Category winners will also have theirnames in lights on the
www.parnellhillsprint.co.nz website for all to see next week!
Queries
Please contact
callum@totalsport.co.nz
for any queries or call on 021 782 244
See you on Saturday