The 2025 Stafford Lake Shorty Race Series

Short track mountain bike racing on the fun features at Stafford Lake Bike Park! Races are multiple laps of a < 1 mile course that include switchback climbs and bermed, flowy descents. Classes: KIDS (14 and under Girls, 14 and under Boys) 3 laps; C (Open, 35+, Women's) 3 laps; B (Open, 35+) 4 laps; A (Open, 35+) 5 Laps. Racers may self-select within their age range for any category, e.g. a 14 year old can race KIDS, Open C, Open B, or Open A if the competition is appropriate. Races should take under 30 minutes. Race all 5 for series points and prizes at the final race on the series podium! Pre-register for the whole series of 5 races with the series registration option and receive a 20% discount.

Note that there is no onsite registration. Pre-register on-line for the whole series or for each race by noon of race day.

Link to register for ALL 5 RACES in the series at 20% off. That’s a free race!

Link to register for Race #1, August 13.

2025 Race Schedule

Wednesday, August 13

12:00PM Registration closes

5:30PM C Class Men, Women, 14-
6:00PM B Class
6:30PM A Class

Wednesday, August 20

12:00PM Registration closes

5:30PM C Class Men, Women, 14-
6:00PM B Class
6:30PM A Class

Wednesday, August 27

12:00PM Registration closes

5:30PM C Class Men, Women, 14-
6:00PM B Class
6:30PM A Class

Wednesday, September 3

12:00PM Registration closes

5:30PM C Class Men, Women, 14-
6:00PM B Class
6:30PM A Class

Wednesday, September 10 SERIES FINAL, DOUBLE POINTS

12:00PM Registration closes

5:30PM C Class Men, Women, 14-
6:00PM B Class
6:30PM A Class

7:00PM SERIES PODIUMS*

*Must race final race and be present for podium to win series awards!

Categories

The Shorty is for racers of all levels, from beginners to pros. There are enough classes for anyone to find some good competition: 14- boys and girls, Open C class, 35+ C class, Women C class, Open B class, 35+ B class, Open A class, and 35+ A class. Racers self-select their category, though management reserves the right to move a racer up to a more advanced category when warranted.

14-

Middle School racers, 14 years old or younger as if 9.10.2025.

14- racers do 2 laps.

C Class

C Class is roughly equivalent to a mountain biking race “beginner/Cat 3” category.

C Class racers do 3 laps.

C Class is further divided into Open, 35 and older, and Women.

B Class

B Class is roughly equivalent to mountain biking race “sport/Cat 2” to “expert/Cat1” categories.

B Class racers do 4 laps.

B Class is further divided into Open and 35 and older.

A Class

A Class is roughly equivalent to mountain biking race “fast expert/Cat 1” to “Pro” categories.

A Class racers do 5 laps.

A Class is further divided into Open and 35 and older.

Series points and scoring

Points are given to racers for their finish place at each race, and totaled for series points. Each racer will be scored on their best 4 finishes. If you do all 5 races, you can drop your lowest score. You must do at least 3 races to be considered for series awards. See our scoring grid.

Points at the series final race are worth double.

Final series results will be announced and prizes will be given to the top 3 in each class at our final race on September 10.. Racers must be present for the final podium in order to receive series awards.

Have a look at results from previous years’ series.

Mountain bike racing
For everyone
In the Bay Area

At B-17 Racing, we offer races that are accessible to riders of all ages and abilities, in locations that are close to home.