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Northwest Cup Scott Tucker and Casey Northern show notes

NWCup.com

2017 NW Cup Pro Grt Race Results PDF

Casey talks first, about the structure of the races, and some history about the NW Cup

Scot comes in at 5:17 to talk about age and gender categories per USA Cycling structure and new categories for women and kids.

7:50 The NW Cup is attracting younger riders, due in part to bike manufacturers building better gear for them.

8:55 Race beginnings

10:40 Do they plan to expand to Enduro, Slope style…?

Cascadia Dirt Cup mention: Trey Wilson. http://www.racecascadia.com/cdc

15:30 The NW Cup Formula

19:00 Scott’s racing story

21:55 Casey wishes they would have given Enduro racing its “proper name”

23:10 NW Cup size and scope in the US

23:55 Life after NORBA

25:50 NW Cup is part of the national series called the Pro Gravity Tour http://www.usacycling.org/progrt

27:30 Pride of expert riders and attendance in The NW Cup

28:35 Canadian Mountain Bike Racers attendance

29:30 Race course locations and their history

33:15 Joe Prisel mentions

34:34 Race Course design, digging, who makes decisions about features…

39:40 Local people dedicated to digging and building trails and features for the races

47:15 Course features and design re classes

54:40 NW Cup Race Series Sponsors

100:27 Safety, injuries, course design to avoid…

104:20 Safety equipment requirements

107:20 How to win a mountain biking downhill race

111:40 Favorite gear, bikes...

120:00 Video suggestions about NW Cup Race Series. Kirt Voreis mention.