Wildlife MTB Breakout Bash -- Saturday May 17th (and MTB race May 18th)

[Bexter]

Sharing for our PAMBA friends...

WILDLIFE MTB BREAKOUT BASH!

FEATURING EVERYTHING NEW @ WPP FOR MTN BIKING

SATURDAY MAY 17th

**FREE WEST SIDE ADMISSION DURING THE EVENT**

10:00am–BISON HUMP PUMP TRACK Grand Opening!!
Ribbon cutting ceremony & local hooligan demo

10:30am-Tour the Trails-Guided group rides to show all the
park offers. Groups divided by skill levels. Not an
instructional ride, just a "tour". Allow 1 – 2 hours.

12:30-1:30pm – LUNCH– A la Carte by On the Go Catering

2:00pm- NMBP Kids' Ride #1 – The Peoria Chapter of the
National Mountain Bike Patrol hosts a monthly kids’
ride throughout the summer. This is a social,
instructional ride guided & supervised by certified
Patrol members. Parents are welcomed and
encouraged. All children must wear helmets and ride
bikes with hand brakes (no coaster-brake bikes).

3:00-4:00pm– “Kids Only Hour” on the pump track.

4:00pm– 3 LAP PUMP TRACK TIME TRIAL- Men, Women's,
Jr. Boy, Jr. Girl categories. Winners earn bragging rights
& their names down in history. (helmets required)

6:00-7:00pm – DINNER-A la Carte by On the Go Catering

After 7:00pm– Bon fire, night rides & general mayhem!!


SUNDAY, MAY 18th – BP Wild Flood Scramble MTB Race
Races begin at 10:00am – Visit www.pambamtb.org
Race course will be marked for pre-riders on the 17th

**Overnight camping available for $5 per tent!! In accordance to WPP’s liquor license, no outside alcohol is allowed. Alcohol will be available for purchase on site by On the Go Catering.

Visit www.wildlifeprairie.org for more information & lodging options!!

[Tigris99]

I'm going to try for this cause me and the boy can both enjoy it! And kids stuff is late enough in the day we can just make a day trip outta it.

Thnx for sharing Bex, made my day!

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[Bexter]

The last time I rode WLPP, I thought it was fun. Some parts reminded me of Sunderbruch and there were areas of prairie that were pretty to ride through. I have been watching their Facebook page and looks like they are starting to highlight some of the rocky areas which to me is super cool. We are heading down there tomorrow as an alternative to our non-Brown-County weekend, and we are going to get the grand tour from one of the locals. Stay tuned for a trail report... (and we also plan to enjoy the Bash weekend down there, weather permitting).

[Bexter]

All I can say is WOW was that FUN! Those trails have completely transformed since I rode there in 2010. The North loop was planned well and is flowy and fun. There is a new area they call the "Black Hole" that will challenge riders. Don't miss Keebler Tree and it's elf. Much of the South loop is built on the remnants of a strip mine and offered rocky fun and bypasses are in place for newer riders to stay injury-free. Oh! Can't forget the pump track! Ride to your heart's desire! Wildlife Prairie Park was definitely worth the 1.25 hour drive (it's just a tad North of Peoria -- about 15 minutes closer than Farmdale).

[jJohnson]

WPP might be my favorite Peoria area trail, but I haven't ridden all of Farmdale, or any of Dirksen/Indy. The rocky areas are a nice challenge. I'm looking forward to racing, but I can't make the Bash because I've signed up for the Bacon & Beer Sunderbruch 10k the day of...

[SugarShane]

Yeah that place kicks ass!

[Bexter]

I'm not racing, so my plan is to ride WPP on Saturday, watch some of the races on Sunday, ride Farmdale, and finally, hit the Burger Barge before heading home. We will be cutting it close on time to make the 10:30 group tour on Saturday as we're stopping at the Galesburg homebrew store on the way down to pick up supplies (and they don't open until 10 AM -- and not open on Sundays). Worst case is that we meet up with you at the intersection of the North and South loops.

[Bexter]

Bumping this... it's this Saturday! Do the B & B run at Sunder and then head down to Wildlife Prairie Park!

[SugarShane]

I'll be there Sunday!