Newnham Park provides a fitting end to the series. regarded by many as still the best race venue in the UK it has been home to World Cups and National Championships and holds some great memories. A beautiful wooded valley provides the setting for some superb race action that will take place. This weekend will feature a Saturday XC finale, a large non competitive enduro over a huge loop on the Sunday and Cyclo Cross and Team relay racing and 2 days of demo....a great season finale.

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Schedule:

Friday Sep 24
1300-1800 XC Race Practice Open
1800-1900 Team Relay

Saturday Sep 25
0900 XC Practice
1000 Demo Course Open
1000 Race 1.  All Female categories and Juvenile/Youth Boys
1200 Practice
1230 Race 2. Elite/Expert/Sport/Junior Men
1500 Race 3. Master/Veteran/Grand Veteran/Super Veteran Men/Open
1500 Last demo rides begin
1600 Demo course closed.
1730 free udner 12s races
1800 Floodlit cyclocross begins.
1930 Live music and end of season party

Sunday Sep 26
1000 Demo course open
1000 Newnham 60 begins ww newnham60.co.uk for more info
1500 Last demo rides begin
1600 demo course closed

Registration closes 30 minutes before each race.

Facilities
Series caterers and series retail supporters Quaver Catering and Swinnertons will be on hand to keep you fuelled and moving. Camping is available on site from Friday morning with toilets, water and hot showers. The Hope Sh1t Shifter bikewash man will also be in attendance

Demo
The full demo programme will be running Saturday and Sunday with Yeti, Giant, Specialized, Santacruz, Genesis, Merida, Trek, Osprey backpacks and Accelerade nutrition all offering free access to their products To access the demo products you need to be aged 18 or over and bring 2 forms of ID passport/driving licence plus credit card/utility bill. Please check the demo specific pages for more info on bikes available. Expect to see some 2011 models on display

Sunday will feature the Newnham 60 enduro www.newnham60.co.uk

Facilities
Newnham Park is a private country estate and offers a flat camping field with water, hot showers and toilets available. Our series caterers and retailers will again be there but this weekend will be busy as there are also cyclo cross, team relay races and demos taking place as well as the Newnham 60 enduro and the end of season race party on the Saturday Night with live music. Elite tech services will be there to provide mechanic services.

Getting There By Car PL7 5BN
From North or South take the Plympton turning off the A38, follow signs for Lee Moor or Newnham Industrial estate and then you will pick up event signage. Please do not use Sat Nav within 2 miles of the venue as it sends you to places you don't want to go to.

Getting There By Train
The nearest station is Plymouth, which is 4.62 miles away in a straight line.  From the station, head east on the B3250 and B3214, possibly signposted A374 and A38.  Join the A374, cross the A38 at the major roundabout, and then take the B3416 (Plymouth Road) running east, which is dual carriageway for a stretch, but with a cycle path alongside it. Turn left onto the B3417 (Strode Road), crossing the railway in the process and follow it as it becomes Newnham Road.

Getting There By Air
The nearest airport is Plymouth Airport which is 3 miles in a straight line but 8 miles by road www.plymouthairport.com try www.airsouthwest.com for flights from around Britain. The nearest International Airport is Exeter www.exeter-airport.co.uk with budget carrier flybe offering many routes in.