Racing, events & uplifts
GENERAL INFORMATION
Site information:
We have a good selection of catering this weekend. Paul will be there with his van doing breakfast, burgers and jacket potatoes all weekend. Pizza Girls are joining us Sunday. Mr O's Coffee van will be there to keep your caffeine levels up too.
There is plenty of flat room for parking and camping that is including at no extra cost. Be aware the lane is narrow to site so take care.
Toilets are on site.
No drinking water sadly so bring plenty.
Our free bike wash will be available from late Saturday onwards if the weather is damp.
Uplift pick up is next to the arena, so nice and close.
For spectator access walk up the right hand side of the track from the bottom and a walk way will become evident to follow.
Medical cover provided by PearceMedics
Event schedule and additional event information.
Classic downhill race weekend. Practice with uplift all day Saturday on a fully marshaled track with medical team on standby. Race day Sunday with a short practice time in the morning then two allocated timed runs during the day.
We welcome all age groups of riders from 13 upwards. Our courses are designed to both be challenging for elite riders as well as allowing novice riders to get down safely with a smile on their faces. You can use a downhill, enduro or trail bike of your choice to compete on.
The Pearce Cycles Downhill Series is a British Cycling Regional A Ranking Series. It sits one level below the HSBC UK National Downhill Series so is a good introduction to racing. You don't need a British Cycling licence to race our series, but we'd recommend you look at the benefits of British Cycling membership.
Cancellation and Refunds:
Please email or call us if you wish to cancel an race entry. We will issue a refund, less a £10 admin fee for each event needing a refund up to two weeks before the event date. We are unable to issue any refund for cancellations within the two weeks leading up to the event date. Please note your entry is not transferable to another rider.
Directions
Link for navigation with What 3 Words: thigh.plausible.glossed
This will bring you near to the site and then just follow signs along the the forest track to the parking field.
We operate a one way system for this site so please access it from Ludlow town, not off the A4113 at Bromfield.
Before traffic lights at Ludford Bridge, turn left onto road signposted Wigmore. Turn right after approx 1mile, then left at hairpin along Lower Wood Road (indicated by 'No through road' signs). On exit please follow one-way system through Downton Estate.
Nearest postcode: SY8 2JQ
We recommend not solely relying on your Sat Nav!
Camping
There is camping available on site. Access to the venue is along a single track road but is passable for caravans and motorhomes. Toilets will be available from Friday. There is no mains water supply, so please be self-sufficient. Our caterers will sell bottled water.
ENTRY
entry already closed| classifications | date/time | entry fees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Open 13-14 | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Youth Open 15-16 | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Grand Veteran Open 50+ | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Veteran Open 40-49 | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Master Open 30-39 | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Junior Female 13-18 | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Senior Female 19+ | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Elite Female 19+ | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Junior Open 17-18 | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Senior Open 19-29 | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Expert Open 19+ | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 | |
| Elite Open 19+ | 01 Jul 2023 | £ 85.00 |
CURRENT ENTRANTS
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Broadbent | - | |
| Cooper Cassells | MIJ RACING, RSR BIKE WORKS, ROYAL RACING, 7IDP, STITCH WORKS, KINGUD, ZEROBIKES, TAG METALS | |
| George Chapman | - | |
| Callum Christian | - | |
| Frank Fleming | Expert Bike Repair | |
| Dylan Gray | - | |
| Max Gray | - | |
| Rhys Jordan | - | |
| Tom Kelsey | Flat out media | |
| Oscar Lamp | - | |
| Ollie Laurie | Firecrest MTB | |
| Ben Lewis | - | |
| Owen Morgan | Ridgehill Race Syndicate | |
| Ethan Morris | Hutchybikesclothing.com | |
| Rhys Price | Pearce Cycles | |
| Corban Sargent | - | |
| Robin Shipp | - | |
| Jake Smith | Banshee/ BIke Bros/ Deity | |
| Morgan Stepto | - | |
| Callum Sykes | - | |
| Charlie Toomer | Kev Factory Racing | |
| Rowan Williams-Howells | - | |
| Finn Willis | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Anthony | Firecrest MTB | |
| Alex Austen | - | |
| Shay Baker | - | |
| Jake Bazeley | MSW | |
| Edward Boughey | X5cape | |
| Finn Bradley | - | |
| Jack Bradshaw | - | |
| Louis Brookes | - | |
| Seth Cains | Pearce Cycles | |
| Luca Calton | - | |
| Alex Calver | - | |
| Kaden Campbell | - | |
| Thorne Clarke | - | |
| Fin Cooper | - | |
| Charlie Cooper Davies | - | |
| Hadley Coppard | - | |
| Drew Corbijn | Jl Cycleworks/TroyLee/Muc-Off/Brightside/Sprung | |
| Harry Dallow | Pearce Cycles | |
| Nathan Diwell-Wilson | DC Cycles | |
| Max Eddon | - | |
| Tyler Edwards | Pedalz & Elite Development | |
| Lawson Flynn | - | |
| Luke Fox | - | |
| Sam Hatfield | Sterlands Cycles | |
| Ioan Hepburn | Geometron, Mojo. | |
| Ed Hodges | - | |
| Louie Hughes | Can't Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing | |
| James Jones | - | |
| Noah Killeen | Jibcrew | |
| Harry Kirby | Firecrest MTB | |
| Bayden Lamp | - | |
| Max Lewis | Muc-Off Young Guns | |
| Thomas Maplesden | - | |
| Kian McNally | Rusty Lee Rock & roll | |
| Ted Morris | - | |
| Oliver Pearce | Pearce Cycles | |
| Seth Pettifer | - | |
| Barney Rawson | Expert Bike Repair | |
| Freddy Roberts | - | |
| Byron Roderick | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, Tag, Viris, Zerobikes, Rockguardz, Kingud | |
| Toby Shepherdson | - | |
| Harry Simpson | - | |
| Ollie Sinden | Sterlands Cycles | |
| Harry Smith | - | |
| Ioan Stepto | - | |
| Mark Stockdale | Trailhead Bicycle Company | |
| Jonny Tilt | - | |
| Fraser Topp | Topp Tree Care | |
| William Turner | - | |
| Freddie Vaughan | - | |
| Brendan Watson | Zerode Bikes | |
| James Weeks | Katy Curd Coaching / DMR / Oxford Products | |
| Travis Williams | - | |
| Thomas Williams | - | |
| Charlie Woodland | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Barratt | Cyclefix / Commit | |
| Ian Bray | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud | |
| Neil Calton | - | |
| John Cobb | - | |
| Alvar Coppard | Podium Zone/Impact | |
| Steve Felstead | Saga DH Race Team | |
| Phil Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Lee Hammett | - | |
| Dean Jones | - | |
| Joe Killner | Michelin/Troy Lee Designs/Squirt Lube/ ODI Grips | |
| Eamonn Lawless | Never Ready Racing | |
| Adam Lees | se7enty2bikesLtd | |
| Adrian Middleton | - | |
| Lee Pettitt | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Darren Powell | - | |
| Jono Simpson | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Shaun Tandy | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Marcus Tett | - | |
| Nigel Thomas | - | |
| Mark Weightman | MakingUpTheNumbersRacing | |
| Michael Whyte | Racers Guild Squadron |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Birtle | - | |
| Ivor Bowen | - | |
| Daniel Braund | - | |
| David Burnham | Trickytuned/Sohobikes | |
| Nathan Cavalier | - | |
| Anton Colombo | - | |
| Carl Cording | - | |
| Stephen Cousins | - | |
| Pete Crump | Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite | |
| James Dalleywater | - | |
| Matt Dunkley | - | |
| Rhys Evans | - | |
| Barry Fenton | RAF Gravity Team | |
| Dan Haines | - | |
| Stephen Hardcastle | - | |
| Richard Hayward | N/A | |
| Stu Hughes | Can’t Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing | |
| Will Hughes | - | |
| Robert Hughes | - | |
| Gareth Hughes | - | |
| Barry Husband | 67 Race Team | |
| Oliver Jones | - | |
| Tim Kemp | Well Best Racing | |
| James Kennell | - | |
| David List | Makingupthenumbersracing | |
| Oliver Medcalf | S4P. Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Tricky Moore | WTB / Radical Bicycle Co. / OnlineBikes.com / Kingud | |
| Tim Morgan | Brooks Cycles | |
| James Musgrove | - | |
| Adam Pearson | Crow MTB | |
| Phillip Port | - | |
| Tom Powis | - | |
| Will Priestner | - | |
| Ross Searle | - | |
| Michael Smith | - | |
| Damian Stinton | - | |
| David Tomlinson | - | |
| Alastair Ward | - | |
| Neil White | #makingupthenumbers | |
| Rich Wiltshire | BSD Racing Team, Viris Brand, Patina Clothing, Recoil Suspension | |
| John Wootton | - | |
| Christopher Worrallo | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Aplin | - | |
| Scott Barley | - | |
| Craig Beaumont | - | |
| Chris Broome | - | |
| Paul Burney | High Peak Cycles | |
| Craig Callow | - | |
| Matthew Catchpole | - | |
| Jordan Cavalier | - | |
| Kevin Cook | Unplugged Racing | |
| Pete Crookes | - | |
| Jamie Cruse | Brooks cycles | |
| Matthew Eccleston | - | |
| Chris Edmunds | Ace Bicycles | |
| William Evans | - | |
| Matt Ford | Army DH Team | |
| Brad Frost | Ben Jones Gas Services | |
| Jason Gaiger | Freeborn/Devinci | |
| James Gant | - | |
| Ben Gillett | - | |
| Michael Guilford | - | |
| Bradley Hampson | - | |
| Benjamin Harrison | - | |
| Josh Harvey | Forbidden Bikes | |
| James Heal | ARMY | |
| David Kynaston | - | |
| Shaun Lewis | - | |
| Pete Long | - | |
| Robert Lowe | - | |
| Jamie Malkinson | - | |
| Daniel Masters | Army CSR | |
| Adam Morgan | - | |
| Jonathon Mottershead | - | |
| Jonathan Oddy | Stuck in the U bend | |
| Thomas Owen | - | |
| Neil Parsons | - | |
| Dan Partington | Sunday invitational rabbit holers | |
| Lewis Patterson | - | |
| Ben Payne | Phathead downhill | |
| Chris Perry | - | |
| Phil Poulter | - | |
| Harvey Powell | ProSys Automation | |
| Lee Rann | - | |
| Grzegorz Rarus | Heales Cycles | |
| Tom Salmon | - | |
| Kieran Shepherd | - | |
| Ian Stark | - | |
| Dan Taylor | - | |
| Stefan Thomas | - | |
| Daniel Ward | - | |
| Sam Waters | - | |
| Danny Wenmoth | - | |
| Mark West | - | |
| Tyrone Wheelhouse | NA | |
| Aled Williams | Setchfield Cycles | |
| Andrew Wilson | - | |
| Sam Wood | - | |
| Gavin Wood | - | |
| Peter Yates | The Good Bicycle Company |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Baker | The Riders Hub | |
| Kayley Cousins | Firecrest MTB | |
| Bella Hepburn | Pedalabikeaway/Wye MTB | |
| Amelia Martin | Marin Bikes / Madison CC / Shimano / Hunt / TLD / Juice Lubes | |
| Jael Maw | Recoil Suspension | |
| Molly Ruskin | Fly-up race team | |
| Scarlett Vedmore | - | |
| Frankie Windebank | GT / Viris |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Dorey | - | |
| Daisy Harper Brown | - | |
| Mary Lynes | Sterlands cycles | |
| Jane Page | Pearce Cycles | |
| Rene Stent | - | |
| Katie Sutton | Rusty Lee Rock & Roll | |
| Jo Tucker | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Katy Curd | - | |
| Aston Tutt | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| James Bambridge | - | |
| Will Brierley | none | |
| Gabriel Brown | - | |
| Kieran Calver | Fly-Up Race Team | |
| Jamie Cooke | - | |
| Finn Cooper | Creation Cycles | |
| Mason Cornick | - | |
| Ollie de Laroque | Bike Goo | |
| Harry De St Croix | - | |
| Bert Dunne | - | |
| Rhys Gelder | - | |
| Jacob Gonzalez | - | |
| James Hadfield | - | |
| Kris Lancaster | - | |
| Josh Lancett-Edwards | DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres | |
| Luke Madley | BRINK.UK | |
| George Marfell | Whitchurch MOT Centre (WMC) | |
| Dan Nadin | - | |
| Jacob Nolan | - | |
| James Onions | Trails Dont Pay Bills/Kev Factory Racing | |
| Harry Reynolds | - | |
| Chester Romei | - | |
| James Small | - | |
| Ryan Smallman | - | |
| William Smith | spectre screws team | |
| Finlay Sykes | Gravity School Racing | |
| Samuel Turtle | - | |
| Liam Watts | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Anderson | - | |
| Taylor Arnold | Creation Cycles | |
| Edward Ballard | - | |
| Ben Barnett | - | |
| Kyle Bennett | - | |
| Ben Bywater | - | |
| Bailey Clements | - | |
| Harry Corrin | - | |
| George Dalgarno | - | |
| Jack Denison-Lowe | - | |
| Elliot Downes | - | |
| Tom Evans | MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp | |
| Oliver Evans | - | |
| Ally Evans | Brooks Cycles | |
| Joseph Furber | - | |
| Tobias Hacker | Wheatway Solutions LTD/Mikris finishers/County signs | |
| Jamie Harris | - | |
| Matt Hill | - | |
| Euan Jackson | Pro cool | |
| Guy James | - | |
| Charlie Jones | - | |
| Ollie Lewis | Torq | |
| Hamish Melvin | Pearce Cycles | |
| Alexander Metcalfe | Royal Air Force CA | |
| Jamie Moss | - | |
| William Oddy | Sunday Slingo | |
| Ollie Rothwell | - | |
| Lucas Sawyer | - | |
| Ben Swinbourne | RR Cycle Mechanics OCU Group | |
| Alex Tarplee | RIDGEHILL RACE SYNDICATE | |
| Daniel Thomas | - | |
| Cameron Thompson | - | |
| Freddie Thomson | - | |
| Josh Turner | - | |
| Jack Waller | Heales Cycles | |
| Lewis Webber | RAAW Mountain Bikes | |
| William Weston | - | |
| Lewis Williams | N/a | |
| Jay Williams | - | |
| Zak Woodman | Army DH Team |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Anderson | - | |
| Joel Anderson | Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics | |
| Joshua Brazier | Team Trailhead | |
| Jake Cartlidge | Schwalbe Tyres, Uncrafted UK, Works Components, Silverfish, Mudhugger, sprindex. | |
| James Clarke | - | |
| Dean Collister | - | |
| Iain Docherty | - | |
| Toby Down | Carder Technology, 661 Protection | |
| Harry Farnhill | - | |
| James Flinders | Leisure Lakes Bikes | |
| Alex Florian | Burgtec | |
| Alexander Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Oli Gray | Lios Bikes | |
| Luther Griffiths | Trailhead | |
| Eric Harvey-Fishenden | Pearce Cycles | |
| Rory Hemmings | - | |
| Gareth Hernaman-Wood | Royal Air Force CA | |
| Myles James | Dirt Fund Project/ Vitus Bikes | |
| Robert Jones | Army DH Team | |
| Bradley King | - | |
| Tom Mills | Army Cycling | |
| Tom Nisbet | British Army Downhill Team | |
| Alex Powell | Clive Powell Bikes | |
| John Riddell | Unite components - Blazing bikes | |
| Louie Smith | Y M Racing | |
| Jimmy Smith | MTBBEDS ALLTHELOAMS CARDER TECHNOLOGY TORICO MORZINE | |
| David Smith | Team Trailhead | |
| Ed Smith | - | |
| Josh Smith | Huckers/performance polished and perfection | |
| Chris Spinks | - | |
| Rueben Taylor | Gravity School Racing by SR Suntour | |
| Brandon Turner | Blazing Bikes |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| James Bourne | Spokes Bikeshop | |
| Aaron Dalleywater | BRINK.UK | |
| William Fuell | Green 6 Trek | |
| Luke Knight | Creation cycles | |
| Morgan Simmons | - | |
| Robert Smith | - | |
| Ryan Tunnell | Hot Pursuit Cycles/Bkeglovestore/Specialized UK/Juice Lubes/661 Protection/Burgtec | |
| Douglas Vieira | Moore Large O'Neal Race Team | |
| Dec Willicombe | Brink UK/Plush Suspension/Smith Optics |
COURSE PREVIEW
We will update this page with a new course preview in the week leading up to this year's race.