TOUR da KINE (A BAR Race)
March 29, 30, 2003

 CIRCUIT  RACE:  Saturday March 29, 2003, 6:30am

Course: A 3.9 miles loop.   Mamalahoa Hwy near Ha'awina Street in Keahou/Honalo (by the Kona Bonsai Park, 78-6767 Mamalahoa Hwy), South to the Kona Coffee Villas, down the Kuakini  Hwy (i.e., Hwy 11) to the Ha'awina Street junction and then back up to the Mamalahoa Hwy.  3.9 miles/loop.  300ft climb loop.     Juniors,Women, Golden Masters, Masters/Senior Men 4,5  - 4 loops.  Master Men 1,2,3 - 7 loops.  Senior Men 1,2,3 - 8 loops.  Staging area:  Mamalahoa Hwy near Ha'awina Street in Keahou/Honalo. (by the Kona Bonsai Park, 78-6767 Mamalahoa Hwy).


TIME TRIAL: Saturday March 29, 2003, 12pm

Course: The Time Trial course starts at the Keahole Airport intersection light and goes north one-way finishing at the bottom of Scenic Hill.  The distance is 12.5 miles.  The time trial is a segment from the  Iron Man course on the famous Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway.  This course can be windy from any direction and caution is needed in cross winds.  Shoulder of the road must be used at all times.  Riders will go in 30 second intervals.  Time of first start is 12PM.   The staging area for the  TIME TRIAL will be at Kaiminani Drive, 1/6th mile south of the Airport.


             ROAD RACE: Sunday March 30, 2003, 7:30am

Begins and ends at the Manuka State Park, 43 miles south of Kailua-Kona. on Hwy 11.  This is an out and back course with rolling hills and one longer climb (about 1500 ft) after the turn-around Ka'alaiki road in Na'alehu town.  41 miles/lap.   Juniors, Women, Golden Masters, Masters/Senior Men 4,5  - 1 lap.  Master Men 1,2,3 - 1 lap.  Senior Men 1,2,3 - 2 laps.


GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TOUR da KINE

Categories: Junior Men & Women; Sr. Men 1,2,3;  & 4,5; Sr. Women 1,2,3; & 4,5; Master’s Men 1,2,3; & 4,5; Master’s Women 1,2,3; & 4,5; Golden Masters Men and Women.


 Rules: All  UCSF  Rules apply.   UCSF membership, standard liability waiver,  and insurance required.  A one day USCF race permit may be purchased at registration.   USCF Permit Pending. Helmets, cycling shorts, sleeved shirts required..  All racers must obey all traffic laws, including staying as safely to the right side of the road as possible.Registration and fees:   Pre-register by mail postmarked no later than March 22. $20 for Time Trial stage only. $50 to register for the whole tour. After March 22, pre-race registration at The Club in Kona on Friday March 28 from 5-7pm, $55.    All racers must be registered by 7pm Friday, 28 March - no exceptions.  Race day check in, required to get numbers and complete liability waiver submission.  For additional details call Gary Shields PH: 808-329-8033 (h), 808-334-1134 (w), email: kingkoa1@aol.com.
 
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Pre-Registration Entry Form
Tour da Kine   March 29,30, 2003

Time Trial stage only $20 ____         All stages $50 _____   ($55 after March 26, 2003)

Name:_____________________________________________________Birth Date:_______________________
Address:___________________________________________________City:____________State:____Zip:________
Phone:______________________USCF License #_________________Category________________
Email:______________________Club Name (or unattached):_______________________________

Make checks payable to Hawaii Cycling Club.  Send to: Hawaii Cycling Club, P. O. Box 3246, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745.   If mailed, please postmark by 22 March.

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Online registration is avalable at www.active.com through Mar 27.  A modest service fee (about $3.75 for the full race registration) is added to  use www. active.com but the registration entry confirmation is fairly instantanous.  Racers are encouraged to try using that service. After that date, please register at The Club in Kailua-Kona on March 28 from 5-7pm. After March 28, 7pm, registration is CLOSED, no exceptions.
 
Racers  are encouraged to make airline reservations early.