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Middle & High School Practice begins July 9th, 2024. Visit GeorgiaCycling.org

Informational Meetings on April 27th, 12noon-2pm at Fox RaceFace Trails. Students and Parents from the Hall, Jackson and Gwinnett areas are invited to join us as we tell you everything you want to know about mountain biking for 6th grade thru 12th grade students! Learn about our practices and the Georgia Cycling races. ADDITIONAL: After the meeting, new student athletes can join coaches for a ride or free session of 101 skills teaching. Visit GeorgiaCycling.org

Additional informational meetings: May 16th, 6pm-8pm and June 20th, 6pm-8pm.

The trail is NOT open to the public. Local middle & high school mountain bike teams and coaches only. Season runs from July - November.

Next event:

Trail Openings:  April 13th, 27th, May 11th, & May 25th

Min $5.00 donation. Must sign waiver. Trail open 8am - 12noon. Please support area Middle & High School teams by donating to ride our awesome trails!

 

ALL RIDERS MUST SIGN A PRIMA TAPPA WAIVER BEFORE ENTERING THE TRAILS.

The Fox Raceface XC trail was built by Prima Tappa Athletic Club specifically for use by teams under its direction who compete in the Georgia Cycling Association. At times it is also used for fundraising and it is during those events the trail will be open to the public for a donation or race registration fee. These events will be posted here so check back often. Otherwise, this is a private cycling trail and is not open to the public. Trespassers will be prosecuted. For questions please contact Prima Tappa Athletic Club, Inc. 678-414-2030.

Georgia Cycling Association practices begin July thru November, Tuesdays & Thursdays 6pm, Sundays 2:30pm. To join a Middle or High School mountain bike team visit GeorgiaCycling.org. Only student athletes and coaches allowed on the trail during practices. Violators will be prosecuted.

 

Road Atlanta and NASCAR take risk management very seriously and have already made examples of several people. Don’t be the next one.

 

Now for the exciting details!

 

Fox Raceface XC Trail MAP 1

 

Fox Performance Trail

Built by students and coaches from local Georgia Cycling teams and master trail builder Ethan Quell of All Out Trail Designs this course is fast and fun. Only 265 feet of elevation this trail was built to IMBA/SORBA standards so even a 6th grader could race it. And they did for the first time in 2017 in the Georgia Cycling RACE#1. The trail features a mix of single track and machine built flow that riders describe as “butter”. If you get to ride this trail be on the lookout for a section called “the Bowl”. The kids favorite part of the course has the riders drop down into the bowl and shoot around the outside edge of it before rocketing out to continue their ride.

 

Raceface Turbine Trail

Built by All Out Trail Designs and funded by an anonymous donor, this course is meant to be a progression from the original trail. Its built more like traditional area trails where the roots haven’t been cut out and the natural landscape with all its curves and edges are kept in. The trail has one tough climb immediately after the fun of Brooks Run, a machine built downhill section that can be taken fast (stay left) or fun (slow down and stay right). The trail is not technical, just tougher than Performance.

 

Fox Factory Trail

We turned Ethan loose on this one. In keeping with our progressive system we took the difficult terrain in this section and created a monster. The Factory trail begins with a climb. Not a steep climb, but if you’re racing it will hurt. The payoff is some of the sweetest downhill flow in North Georgia. You can really catch some air if your ability can handle it. After that it’s a hodge-podge of XC variables that may make you happy… or sad depending on how in shape you are. Caution- this trail is not for the weak.

 

Put them all together and the Fox Raceface Trail at Road Atlanta is 8 miles of challenging fun!

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