Jeep King of the Mountain gravity racing series
The JKOM racing series is part of the World Mountain Biking Championship series.
If you ever enjoyed flying down a hill flat out on your bike when you were a kid, this will be sure to entertain - even if you’re just watching.
The 2006 season looks like this so far:
The 2006 season will again include three major events, current plans include:
San Luis Obsipo, CA
July 8, 2006
CBS Sports - August 13, 1-2 PM
Camp Jeep, WI
August 11, 2006
CBS Sports - September 24, 5-6 PM
Beaver Creek, CO
September 2, 2006
CBS Sports - October 8, 5-6 PM
Basically the rules are as follows:
The “Y” Format
The unique �Y� design provides a new level of excitement in Mountain Bike racing by combining the technical and tactical skills of Dual Racing with the cutting-edge drama of Mountain Cross.
Created and developed by Vail, Col.-based Eclipse Television & Sports Marketing, the �Y� features dueling competitors beginning the race on parallel tracks (the prongs of the Y) before converging midway down the course to race side-by-side (the crux of the Y). On this track, racers navigate banked turns, drop jumps and rollers before an all-out sprint and tabletop leap to the finish best described as �two planes trying to land on the same runway at the same time.�
Selection of Racers
Top international athletes from across the globe converge to form two fields�each comprised of eight men and eight women�to contend for Jeep King of the Mountain honors. But of these 16 competitors, just 12 riders are pre-qualified leaving four wild-card spots open in each race….
The balance of the field - two men and two women will qualify for each event allowing these wildcard entrants a chance to compete against the best of the best for a shot at the coveted title.
OK - looks like a lot of downhill, high-speed, hang-on-for-dear-life type stuff to me. …and you might win a Compass. Grateful as I’m sure the winner will be, perhaps the new 4-door Wrangler in Rubicon flavour would be more fitting for someone with balls of steel - no matter their sex…
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