What is the 10 Barrel HopBurst Race Series?

The 10 Barrel HopBurst Race Series is THREE super fun cross-country mountain bike races held over 3 weeks on the trails in and around Bend, OR.  The HopBurst Race Series enables you to race how you want, when you want, against real competitors on real courses for position, awesome prizes, and unlockable perks. 

But wait there's more, every time you complete a course, you add another entry into a raffle with killer prizes from 10 Barrel at the conclusion of the event.

All you need is a helmet, a bike, and a GPS-enabled device like a Garmin, Wahoo, or smart phone.

How does it work?

• You must be 21 and over to participate
• You can register for all of the races or just one. (But must compete in all 3 races to be eligible for the grand prizes!)
• You’re racing against other riders, just not necessarily at the same time.
• For each race, you’re welcome to do as many attempts as you'd like during the race window. 
• Load each race course onto your device by downloading it from the race web page.
• The courses are loops.  That means wherever you start on the course is your start/finish line. So you don’t need to start your activity tracker when you start your effort. Just roll on into the course.  As soon as you are on-course, that’s your start line, and your finish line. Just make sure to ride through where you started!
• Track your race attempts using your GPS-enabled activity tracker or smartphone.
• Sync efforts either by exporting a GPX file from your activity tracker or smartphone. You can also automatically sync using your Strava account.
• You must register for the stage before riding it to count for the standings (i.e. no riding first and then registering).
• You must follow the published course closely. If you deviate from the course by 200 meters or more, your race attempt will be excluded from the rankings.
• Your fastest race attempt counts during the time window.
• Efforts must be submitted within 24 hours from the time the attempt has started.
• Login and track your progress on the race leaderboards and activity feed.
• The race series calculates scores for all efforts during the 3-week series timeframe. Awards will be presented for top finishers in each Gender.
• Post photos and videos to the socials using #HopBurst #bendoregon #10Barrel

Is this a “virtual” event?

Categorically, NO.

Virtual events allow participants to ride anywhere regardless of terrain and difficulty.  HopBurst participants all have to race the same routes, roughly during the same time, but on your own schedule! In other words, you're riding “with” or racing “against” other participants on the same course, just not necessarily at the same time.

• So. The first and BIGGEST difference. You're competing on the same course as everyone else.  Only, you’re able to race it whenever and however many times you want. On your own! Each race takes place over the race window. Go as many times as you’d like to hit your best time. 
• The second difference is the way the courses work. They’re loops. So wherever you first enter the course becomes your start finish line.  That being said, our course maps start and end in a specific place. So you’ll need to edit them if you plan to start/finish somewhere else.

Beneficiaries:

The 10 Barrel HopBurst Race Series will donate ALL registration fees ($5/single race entry or $12/series entry less any credit card fees) to Central Oregon Trail Alliance

Unlockable incentives and weekly awards!

• Free HopBurst beer unlocked each time you complete a new course for the first time! Redeemable at either Bend Pub location. (Must redeem within a week)

Weekly awards (awarded for pickup at Westside Pub location)

• Most laps for the week (Male/Female): $25 10B Pub Gift Card
• Fastest lap for the week (Male/Female): $25 10B Pub Gift Card

Grand Prizes!

Grand Prize - Most Laps (Must Compete in all 3 courses)

• 1st Place Most laps (Mens/Womans): Custom HopBurst Full Face Smith helmet
• 2nd Place: Custom HopBurst Mountain Bike Jersey
• 3rd Place: $75 Pub Gift Card

Grand Prize - Fastest Average Laps (Must Compete in all 3 courses)

• 1st Place Fastest Average Laps (Mens/ Womans): Custom HopBurst Full Face Smith helmet
• 2nd Place: Custom HopBurst Mountain Bike Jersey
• 3rd Place: $75 Pub Gift Card

*If a racer places 1st in both categories, they will receive a custom Printed Jersey in place of a second helmet.

Raffle Grand Prizes

*Must compete in all 3 races for eligibility

1UP - Equip’d Double Bike Rack

This is 1UPs newly designed rack with more built in features. This is not a replacement to our original rack and is not rated for extreme off-road and RV usage like our Super Duty Models.

Aleck Punks

The Aleck Punks are near ear crystal clear true wireless audio and group comms for any open face helmet. They are slim, featherweight, and sound phenomenal. Best of all, they provide unlimited range group comms to your whole group.

Event Dates

Oct 6 - Oct 27, 2023

Cost

• $12.67 for all 3 races in the series ($11 donated to COTA)
• $5.46 for a single race ($5 donated to COTA)

Rules Overview

• Racers must complete the courses during the race time frames
• Any GPS device that can sync to Strava or export GPX files can be used to submit your times.
• Race times must be submitted no more than 24 hours after that attempt has been started.
• Racers must follow the courses published (download the GPX to run it for turn-by-turn directions if your computer supports navigation directions)
• Racers MUST Follow all rules of the road/trail and etiquette
• Pack it in pack it out (aka Leave no Trace)
• Be a S.H.A.R.K (Safe, Honest, Accountable, Responsible, Kind)

Need help or want to contact us?

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