If you have signed up for the Junkyard Dog 2-Lap Citizen Race, please note that the start time has moved to 11 am.  The club will contact those all registered but please pass on to anyone you think may be affected.

All Citizen Riders (one-event licence holders & Citizen licence holders) will be doing 2 laps.  In order to do more, you must hold a UCI licence and participate in the BC Cup Race also at 11 am.

The race will now be capped at 100 riders in total so don't delay in registering - it is 55% full now!

Race Day Schedule:

8:00 am - meet at site for set-up etc

8:30 am - registration open

10:15 am - registration closed

11:00 am - race starts

1:30 pm -  Awards for BC Cup & Citizen race

On Line Registration Closed - 25 spots remain for on-site registration starting at 8:30 am to 10:15 am.  Race Start is 11 am

Our first trail day of the year is this weekend, Sunday 16^th May, 9am – 12.30pm.  Help get your Bike Park ready for summer riding!

The following jobs need to be done, but you are welcome to suggest your own project.

• Replace and repair damaged/fallen marker posts - BLT and JYD
• General trail clearing and grooming - BLT and JYD
• DJ grooming
• Maintenance required on the dive
• Reinstate proper trails where short cuts have been created
• Sort out any fallen trees
• Prepare trails for the Junk Yard Dog race on 30^th May

So come along, and enjoy a great morning’s work.

Contact Mike – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Hazard tree mitigation has been scheduled for this week at the South Surrey Bike Park.  This work consists of the removal of 26 dead standing or dying trees located inside one of the root rot buffers.  Development of a management plan for the entire bike park area infected with laminated root rot will continue as planned, however the 26 trees are obviously infected with the disease and present a risk of injury to the public.  The trees were marked for removal in February by a certified tree risk assessor, and in order to ensure due diligence, the City must remove the marked trees.  A nesting bird survey was completed by a RPBio, and no nesting birds were found in the area.

Work is scheduled for Wednesday May 12^th, and it is anticipated to take 2 days for falling and additional day(s) for debris clean-up.

The Junk Yard Dog Cross Country Bike Race returns in 2010 - Sunday May 30 at the South Surrey Bike Park.

There will be a Citizen Race at 9am, followed by a BC Cup race at 11am.

On Line Registration Closed - 25 spots remain for on-site registration starting at 8:30 am to 10:15 am.  Race Start is 11 am

Come out and race, or come out and watch your friends and top cross country racers in BC battle for a victory and BC Cup points

• Concessions
• Course Preparation
• Course Marshalling
• Membership Registration tent

The trail, Smell The Helmut, has been renamed Gearless Larry.  When the wooden structures were damaged by fallen trees this year, and the remaining structures were found to be too rotten to maintain, SORCE Dirt Jump Dude, Vince Samuel (Larry), organized and turned the trail into a “flowy” pump track style of trail. If you haven’t had a chance yet, check out this re-built trail – I think you will love it.  The trail is not quite complete, so keep an eye open for “Work in Progress” on the trail for the next few weeks.

1. May 2nd at Point Roberts, led by Sheldon Orr
   • This will be an intermediate ride, and you will require a passport to cross the US border
   • Meet at the fire hall on Benson Ave in Point Roberts, and be prepared to start at 9am and be finished by 11- 11:30am
   • Anyone planning to attend, please let Sheldon know, so he know how many riders to expect - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
2. June 13 at Nanaimo, led by Scott Manson
   • This will be an Intermediate to Advanced ride in the trails around Nanaimo
   • We would car pool and take the 10:15am ferry to Duke Point, the ride would start at 1:00pm, returning home on the 8:15pm ferry
   • Stay tuned for more details as we get closer
3. Coming up – Galbraith near Bellingham – details to follow.
4. Any other Member interested in hosting a Group Ride, let me know

SORCE now has a Facebook Site. Check it out and join the group.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106943920624

Deep in the coast mountains of BC, a small crew of filmmakers has spent the last eleven months huddled together, planning, scheming and brain-storming to come up with a concept for a new company and mountain bike film. The hard work has paid off and Anthill Films is stoked to announce the release of their premier film FOLLOW ME... Scheduled to be released in Spring 2010, FOLLOW ME... will feature some of the best mountain bikers in the world, including: Sam Hill, Gee Atherton, Brandon Semenuk, Cam McCaul, Thomas Vanderham, Matt Hunter, Ben Boyko, Kurt Sorge, Steve Smith and Geoff Gulevich.

The Anthill crew is no new-comer to the world of mountain bike films. Made up of five key members from the award-winning film company the Collective, Darcy Wittenburg, Darren McCullough, Colin Jones, Jonathan Shramm and Sterling Lorence, have been making films together for the past six years. The one new addition is Ian Dunn, who will be holding down the business side of things as Producer/Marketing Director, so the crew can focus on creating the best possible film.

For more details check out Anthill Films and Pinkbike.

SORCE is working on securing the Premiere of Follow Me.

Check back soon for more details.

You may have noticed the “Pest Management Area” ribbons throughout the Bike Park lately.  These ribbons mark the areas of trees that are infected with Douglas Fir root rot.  This infection is in many Surrey Parks, as it is in the Urban Forest on the south side of 24th Avenue, and Crescent Park. Trees infected with root rot can fall over very easily and pose a risk to park users.  The City of Surrey is hoping to manage the problem with only selective tree removal.

WARNING: there may currently be risk of falling trees and/or branches in moderate wind (~40 km) within the Bike Park.

The Junk Yard Dog Cross Country Bike Race is back at the South Surrey Bike Park May 30^th 2010.  We will need several volunteers to help with the race, so keep your calendar open.

For more detailed information click Here

Vince has put a ton of work into redeveloping the Smell the Helmet trail working some flowy pumptrack elements into the slope. The city quickly cleared the fallen debris and Vince worked on removing hazards and transforming this classic Bike Park trail into something unique in the park. Check it out!

SORCE will be holding its 2009 Annual General Meeting Tuesday November 17, at 7:00pm at The South Surrey Arena meeting room.

Everyone that attends will receive a SORCE lanyard, just for attending. As well, everyone that attends is entered in a draw to win a set of Race Face Atlas (or Deus) Cranks with E Type Bottom Bracket as well as lots of other SWAG prizes. If you attended a trail day this year you can enter a second time for all prizes.

We need to elect a new executive team for 2010. New Executive members would be greatly appreciated and bring new ideas and new blood to the club.

Executive Positions to be filled are:

• President
• VP
• Secretary/Treasurer
• Membership Manager
• Trail Dude
• Dirt Jump Dude
• Events Coordinator (probably just 1 race, and not race director)
• Liaison to the City of Surrey

If you have an interest, we would love some new members on the executive.

Please RSVP if you are coming to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , so we know how much snack food to order.

I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday November 17

Last week four baffles were installed by the City of Surrey on the major exits from the Bike Park along the Hearts in Motion trail.

After consultation with SORCE and the Sunnyside Acres Heritage Society, these were installed and funded by the City as part of the ongoing efforts of us all to preserve and maintain the park for the enjoyment of all users. This trail is used by many walkers and families and the baffles are designed to slow cyclists when exiting the Bike Park - let's face it, we have enough to keep us happy in the bike park without having to speed outside!

Please respect these barriers, keep them upright and undamaged, and keep your speed down when riding on the trails outside the park.

South Surrey Bike Park is about to Join The Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park

Surrey Council is about to approve including the South Surrey Bike Park inside the boundaries of The Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park. This will insure the long term protection of the Bike Park, as The Sunnyside Acres Urban Forest Park is protected against even future park development, like a new pool. This is excellent for our Bike Park. Included in this Surrey Council motion is the ability to use the Bike Park for “Active Use,” like racing and training.

There is a Public Meeting July 9 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the Rotary Club House. Could as many members as possible please attend this meeting, so the possible “No” side is not the only voice. We need to let Surrey know we support this. Previous SORCE executive has worked on this initiative for years, and it is now coming to reality.

When: Saturday July 18th, 9:00am – 12:30 pm

Where: South Surrey Bike Park (Softball City)

Come and help maintain the South Surrey Bike Park:

**Major Project – DJ’s, PART TWO**

We will be working on re-shaping and improving the rest of the Dirt Jumps

**WE NEED YOUR HELP**

Enjoy a free BBQ, free swag draw, and good Karma!

Just turn up or contact Mike - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kim St. Pierre has done an excellent job of photographing another SORCE event.

You can find pictures from the 2009 My First Mountain Bike Race at Kim's Flickr Page .

Well another Bike Fest has come and gone.

If you weren't there, boy did you miss some crazy stunts. Backflips and 720s to name a few.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the event another resounding success, especially Lanie, who really brought the whole event together.

A sampling of images have now been posted in Pics and Videos. If anyone has pics they would like us to post, please contact us .

Stay tuned for videos. They will be posted as soon as I have time to edit them.

• Jay Miron’s Ten Pack BXM will be performing BMX Dirt Jumping

• Kona will be at Bike Fest with their Demo truck and Demo Bikes

• Giant will have Demo Bikes

• Unicycle Demonstrations

• There will be a Bike Lock up facility, so ride your bikes to the park

• Face Painting, Raffles, Music – Fun for the whole Family

The 8th Annual SORCE Bike Fest is Saturday June 13 at The South Surrey Bike Park

Bike Fest needs volunteers for the following jobs at Bike Fest 2009;

If you are interested in helping out, let me know:

• Morning setup
• Afternoon Tear Down
• My First Mountain Bike Race Marshalling
• My First Mountain Bike Race Registration
• Concessions
• Volunteer Registration