that over eighty percent of each day ’ s course would be mutually exclusive . Both days begin the same , with the starting lines adjacent to the ample parking area . At the drop of the green flag , the pack is funneled directly into a stand of pines where a bit of bermed , zigzag trail gets the blood pumping right from the start . A brief stint into the denser woods brings the first interaction with the rocks that are unavoidable in this region followed by a flowing pseudo-grass track section through the sparse trees and open fields within full view of the spectators in the pit area . Here the trail makes a full on “ grandstand front-straight ” pass by the pits with a fun little up / down transition where the brave enough can catch a touch of airtime before the “ back-straight ” leads the riders to a small rocky creek crossing where a point and shoot technique makes the crossing far easier than it first appears . Now heading to the north , the massive pile of strip mine overburden dominates the scene as the course runs through a set of power slide worthy dirt road esses that quickly transition to woods tucked in behind that massive pile . This is new ground yet untouched in prior AHRMA races , and it is here that the courses for each day split .
Saturday , the course stays to the right and behind the culm pile , which while very steep and intimidating from the pit area view , is more gradual and varied from this side . The course is woven
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