Drift Creek Triple Crown

We're known for our innovative race formats, so we're proud to present a new race in our lineup, the Drift Creek Triple Crown, sponsored by Cascade Bikes and SRAM.

Put June 20th on your calendar for our new, premiere event of the year. Riders will race all three descents at Drift Creek (upper Fear and Loaming, Bat Country, and Gnarstow), either as a shuttle-assisted DH or as a pedal-powered Enduro. Whether you're on a DH sled, Enduro Bike or Adaptive rig, we have a category for you.

Location

The three trails are part of the Drift Creek MTB area. Located off Highway 6 in the Tillamook State Forest.

DRIFT CREEK TRAILHEAD

The Courses

UPPER FEAR & LOAMING

BAT COUNTRY

GNARSTOW

Note: Upper Fear & Loaming is the section from the Upper Trailhead to the Gravel Pile Staging Area

Course Info

Enduro Sport Class
(Bat Country and Upper Fear only)
12 miles with 2,345 ft of climbing.

Enduro Open and E-bike Classes
20 miles with 3,672 ft of climbing.

Don’t want to climb? Choose the DH!

Aerial map of the Drift Creek Triple Crown trails

Race Categories

130 riders, plus 15 adaptive (145 total)

50 DH
40 E-Bike
40 Enduro

DH
Open (full course)
Men
Women
Non-binary
Sport (Bat Country & Fear and Loaming)
Men
Women

E-Bike
(full course, all ages, all genders)

Enduro
Open (full course)
Men
Women
Non-binary
Sport (Bat Country & Fear and Loaming)
Men
Women

Adaptive Open
(only Upper F&L)

Race Day Schedule

Basecamp is the Gravel Pile Staging Area

Cascade Aid station between stage 2 and 3. (5 way intersection) between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Sport Class races only Bat Country and Upper Fear and Loaming

Adaptive riders race only Bat Country and drop in after DH racers (3:00 p.m.)

Enduro racers start at 9:00 a.m.

9:00–9:45
1st climb to Bat Country
9:45–10:30
Race Bat Country (30 second gaps)
10–10:45
2nd climb to Gnarstow
10:45–11:30
Race Gnarstow (30 second gaps)
11–11:45
Finish Gnarstow / start third climb to Upper Fear and Loaming
11:45–12:45
Climb to Upper Fear and Loaming
11:45–1:00 p.m.
Race Upper Fear and Loaming

DH shuttles start at 2:00 p.m. sharp

2:15–3:00
DH riders drop in on Bat Country
2:30–3:15
Shuttles pick up at lower Bat Country
2:45–3:30
Shuttles drop off at top (Enduro riders on climb)
3:00–3:45
DH riders drop in on Gnarstow
3:15–4:00
Shuttles pick up at the bottom of Gnarstow
3:30–4:15
Shuttles drop off at top
3:45–4:30
DH Riders drop in to upper Fear and Loaming

Awards after last racers cross the finish line.

Registration

Registration, race timing, and results are managed by OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association)

Cost: $150, which includes all OBRA admin fees.

You must also have an OBRA racing membership to race.

One-day racing membership is $5
Annual OBRA racing membership is $50. 19–22 year olds $10
All racing memberships are free to juniors 17 and under

REGISTER

Waitlist

Option 1: If OPEN is your preferred category and is full, register under SPORT version of your category and we'll work to accommodate (send us an email with your preferred category).
Option 2: Sign up on the waitlist here

Drift Creek Triple Crown Sponsors