IMBCS #10 Summerset Shootout
Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park
Carlisle, Iowa
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Race Director: Rick Blackford, Rasmussen Bike Shop MTB Race Team
Photo Albums
by Ken Sherman 
by Eric Roccasecca 
Kids Race
by Broken Photography
Cat 3/Jrs/Fatbike
by Broken Photography
Cat 1/Comp/Cat 2
by Broken Photography
Course Description
Back in the 1930s, the state park was home to one of Iowa’s largest strip mines. Over the past five-plus years, the Central Iowa Trail Association in cooperation with the Iowa DNR has transformed the abandoned strip mine into over five miles of narrow tread, tight and twisty single track.
Full lap at Banner is 5.25–5.5 miles and includes Coal Miner’s Daughter (with black sections), New Ed Beach, Missing Link, Corner Pocket (black), park road, Riverside*, park road, and Extra Credit** (black). There is a Strava segment of the course.
* Part of Riverside has been rerouted and shortened this year due to flooding.
** Extra Credit has a new entrance and new trail added since this segment was created.
Categories, Start Times, and Distances
| Start Time | Category | Laps | Awards | Entry Fee |
| 9:00 a.m. | Trail Run | 1 full lap | TBD | $20 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Kids Race (under 10) | 0.5 miles | Medals and cookies for all participants | Free |
| 10:30 a.m. | Cat 3 Men | 1 lap w/o advanced sections |
Plaques for top 3 overall | $22 online $25 day of |
| 10:30 a.m. | Cat 3 Women | 1 lap w/o advanced sections |
Plaques for top 3 overall | $22 online $25 day of |
| 10:30 a.m. | Fat Bike TT | 1 lap w/o advanced sections |
Plaques for top 3 overall | $15 |
| 10:35 a.m. | Junior (ages 10–18) | 1 lap w/o advanced sections |
Plaques for top 3 overall male and femail | $22 online $25 day of |
| 12:00 p.m. | Cat 1 Men | 4 full laps | Plaques for top 3 overall | $32 online $35 day of |
| 12:03 p.m. | Cat 1 Women | 3 full laps | Plaques for top 3 overall | $32 online $35 day of |
| 12:06 p.m. | Comp | 3 full laps | Plaques for top 3 overall | $27 online $30 day of |
| 12:09 p.m. | Cat 2 Sport Men | 2 full laps | Plaques for top 3 overall | $27 online $30 day of |
| 12:12 p.m. | Cat 2 Sport Women | 2 full laps | Plaques for top 3 overall | $27 online $30 day of |
Classes may be combined and races be shortened if conditions warrant.
Additional Information
- On-site registration for the trail run opens at 7:45 a.m.
- On-site registration for the mountain bike races opens at 8:45 a.m.
- Registration ends 30 minutes prior to each race.
- Registration and start/finish are located at the 2nd parking lot from the park entrance.
- No racer parking in the registration lot. Park in the first lot or the boat ramp lot past the start/finish line.
- There is no running water available, and the two toilets are primitive pit toilets
- Some drinking water will be available at the registration tent.
- Rain Date: September 13