HORSE KILLER ROAD RACE (2018)
SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018REGISTER: https://www.bikereg.com/central-pa-showdown-2018 (It's the bottom section.)
RACE FLYER: http://collegiatecycling.org/eccc/wiki/uploads/Calendar/2018-Road-CentralPAShowdown.pdf
VOLUNTEER: https://goo.gl/forms/b5vg46Dl4cpqdibq2
In 2018, the Shippensburg University Cycling Club is partnering with Juniata College in Huntsville, PA to present the Central PA Showdown. On Saturday, Juniata hosts, with a collegiate-only TTT in the morning and collegiate and USAC crits throughout the day. On Sunday, it's the Horse Killer Road Race in Shippensburg, PA.
The Horse Killer Road Race is run on one of the most distinctive and challenging courses in the mid-Atlantic. It's a course worthy of the hard men and women who believe that the best bike racing all year is in the spring. You won't want to miss it.
SHORT LAP: STRAVA MAP -- RELIVE VIDEO (on a rainy, windless day at 275w by a 170lb rider)
HORSE KILLER LAP: STRAVA MAP -- RELIVE VIDEO (again, on a rainy, windless day at 275w)
RACE DAY INFO:
Race parking and race headquarters is at the Cleversburg Community Center and Park on WhiteHouse & Cleversburg Rds, Shippensburg 17257.
Staging will be in the parking lot facing White House Rd.
The race is along narrow country roads. There are very few potholes or that sort of thing, but the road surfaces vary from super smooth to chip-seal rough. All of the corners have been well swept, but in some places there is significant cinder/gravel build-up along the side of the road…so be cautious of the shoulders.
The yellow-line rule will be strictly enforced. It will be so tempting to cross the line on these windy roads…RESIST THAT TEMPTATION. The roads are not closed to traffic and sometimes folks get cooking right along in their cars on these empty country roads. Use caution!
The Horse Killer Road climb comes at about mile 7.5 on the long course. It’s a very steep (but mercifully short) climb. STAY IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THIS CLIMB.
The climb is followed by a steep (but very fun) descent. The descent begins with a right and then a VERY SHARP LEFT-HAND TURN. The turn is much sharper than it seems—please use extreme caution your first time down the hill. And STAY RIGHT!
The feed zone (if allowed for your field) will be in the straightaway just past the staging area on White House Rd. Feeders: DO NOT PARK ON THE RACE COURSE IT SELF. Park in race headquarters parking lot and walk to the feed zone.
The finish line is just beyond that, perhaps 500m from the staging area on White House Rd.