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This year is the 6th annual Soldiers of Downhill. The race is one of the most fun event’s for racers and the most convenient for spectators. Soldiers of Downhill takes place on a small back road in the woods of Ohio lined with fences, mailboxes, and donkeys. Add a bunch of hay bales with some awesome locals and you have one of the most exciting races of the year! The event was held for the first time in 2009 and has been a favorite of world class longboarders and locals alike. For 2014, the race attracted around 100 entries across stand-up, classic luge, and street luge classes. This year the race will surely meet its maximum number of 100 riders again along with hundreds of spectators! The race takes place on the second Saturday and Sunday of October and no official schedule has been announced, but the event will roughly follow this schedule: Friday, October 9th, Course Setup (No Skating): 11:30AM-ish Saturday, October 10th, Practice: 9:00AM – Lunch – 6:00PM Sunday, October 11th, Race Day: 9:00AM – Lunch – Finals around 6:00PM Sunday, October 11th, Podium: Right after the final heats! Soldiers of Downhill is really spectator friendly! Parking at the campsite near the finish is plentiful. There’s even room for campers and RVs. Besides being the center of the event, the community center campsite has portable toilets, a warm fire, and plenty of snacks and drinks in case you forgot anything. Like most races, Soldiers of Downhill is great for all ages as there is plenty of hay to hide behind and tons of elevated land to get a good view without being in danger. There is really no parking anywhere along the track, so you kind of have to walk. The two main spots to watch are the chicane and the top crash corner. You can walk to the top for the main corner to see the racers sliding into the right in 20 minutes at a super slow pace. But the chicane is exciting, has a cool backdrop, and is only about a 1/2 mile from the parking lot. There is a lot of action throughout the whole track! Meet all the riders at the bottom, watch the finish about a 1/4 mile up, stop at the chicane, see the crazy fast fly-bys on the way up the straight, or hang out at the top for all the predrifts, huge slides, and crashes. If you bring a chair, anywhere is a good spot.
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When & Where
September 30, 2022 (12:00 am) – October 2, 2022 (12:00 am)
South Quarry & Dewey Streets, Bainbridge, OH 45612
Organizer
Dan Oliver, Event Coordinator Email: manager1888@gmail.com Phone: 330-618-2048 Sean Graves Email: seangraves13@gmail.com Phone: 301-758-5321