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What on earth is the Santa Slay?

Jindabyne Cycling Club, in partnership with Jindabyne Trail Stewardship and Pit Viper, are throwing a festive season bash for kids and youth to farewell 2026 in style. The Santa Slay by Pit Viper is shuttled gravity flow racing on the Lake Jindabyne Trail Reserve trails followed by an evening BBQ by the lake. Price is all inclusive.

WIth a variety of new trails to choose from, this year we're introducing a youth category and allocating separate categories to separate trails. The goal here is age appropriate challenge and cleaner race runs.

Date/time	Friday, 4 December 2026 (from 4.30pm)

Brought to you by Pit Viper of course, along with Sacred Ride, Alpine Sports and Harro's Snowsports. Special shout out to Jindy Riders Coaching and Bike Betty Coaching for their logistical support.

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Can my kid/youth enter and what do they get?

	Mini Groms (U8)	Midi Groms (U10)	Maxi Groms (U13)	Youth/Not a Grom (U16)
Male & Female Categories	6-8 years	9-10 years	11-13 years	14-16 years
Racing on	Green airflow	Blue airflow	Blue airflow	Black tech/airflow
Pricing	$24	$24	$24	$24

Notes:

• Inclusions - Shuttles 5pm-7pm in groups with volunteer guides/marshals, timed racing, BBQ dinner and lollies for dayz...
  
• Effective ages - Ages are as at 31 December 2026.
• Capacity limits - For various logistical reasons, we are limiting entries to 85 across all categories. There will be further limits on the Youth/Not a Grom category because it involves a separate Trig suttle. As in past years, we expect the event to reach capacity so please enter sooner rather than later.
• Bike and ability limits - Racers need to be reasonably confident riding the level of trail their category is allocated to, i.e. Mini Groms (Green), Midi and Maxi Groms (Blue) and Youth/Not a Groms (Black). Cruising down is fine but stopping at trail features or due to fatigue creates a hazard for everyone.
• Special arrangements for Mini Groms - If parents wish to accompany their Mini Grom category riders then they're welcome to do so. Note that 20" bikes will need to be taken inside the bus as they won't fit on the trailer. We've also entered smaller riders in this category in the past so if you have a shred prodigy younger than 6 then please email us.

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Does my kid/youth need a race licence?

Yep, but try to score a freebie

For insurance purposes, all riders need to be current race members of AusCycling. If your child/youth hasn't held a race licence before, we suggest taking up a free trial membership here: https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership/other/free-trial If you've used the freebie previously, other options are:

• AusCycling Annual Race Membership - This is something to think about if your child/youth will be doing other JCC races, shuttle nights or other racing in the region (Thredbo Gravity Series, Eden, Tathra etc); or
  
• AusCycling Day Licence - This is available via tickbox at entry at a cost of $44 per day (cost-price from AusCycling sorry). If you don't require a Day Licence, please avoid ticking the Day Licence option.

Please consider becoming a member of the Jindabyne Cycling Club when joining AusCycling. It's free for juniors and $20 for adults.

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What's the plan for this thing?

• Registration from 4.30pm at Rainbow Drive carpark, Tyrolean Village
  
• Rider briefing, meet your guides/marshals and group mates from 4:45pm
• Shuttles begin circulating and racing commences from 5pm
• Shuttles end and presentations from 7pm. The BBQ will be running from about 6pm and during presentations.

Can I drop my kids and run? No. While riders will be circuiting in marshalled groups, we'd appreciate if parents could still be around to cheer the riders on and join the BBQ. Smaller Mini Grom category riders may need an older riding buddy. Any beach swimming needs parental supervision.

Where do I park? Parking is available at the Rainbow Drive carpark, with overflow in the paddock below Echidna Place. Please ensure all off-street parking is filled before using on-street parking.

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Do I need to give back my kid's/youth's timing chip?

Yes! While JCC think it's a great idea to hand out our expensive timing equipment to a bunch of sugared up kiddies/teens, if parents could please ensure timing chips are returned we'd very much appreciate that. Replacement cost for the chip is $140.

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What does the racing component involve?

Sanctioning and regulations

This is an AusCycling sanctioned 'Bronze' level event that will follow the technical regulations for downhill in a very loose kid friendly way.

Course and number of runs

The race course allocated to each age category is the only course riders in the relevant category may lap. Riders may lap their course as many times as they like in the 2 hour timing period, with the rider's fastest TWO runs combined to give their finishing result.

Riders will start in 30 second or longer intervals (more where larger kids follow smaller) with caught riders to yield to faster riders when safe to do so.

Shuttles for all riders are available up Rainbow Drive from Echidna Place. Further 4WD shuttles are available for Not a Grom/Youth riders from the Mill Creek Trail to the Tyrolean Trig.

Safety, safety, safety!

• Mini/Midi/Maxi Groms - Must wear an Australian Standard helmet whenever they're on their bike. An open face helmet is okay, but we recommend a full-face helmet. Must have knee pads and covered elbows (ideally elbow pads).
• Not a Grom/Youth - Must wear a FULL FACE Australian Standard helmet whenever they're on their bike. Must have knee pads and elbow pads (ideally body armour). We recommend an enduro or downhill bike.
• Bring water and snacks in a hydration pack or bottle cage.
• Bikes must be sized and set up appropriately. Check that brakes can be covered while still holding the handle bars.
• Bikes must be in good working order, particularly the brakes and tyres. Disc brakes are recommended, along with knobby tyres and a Goldilocks tyre pressure.

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More Info

e: Info@jindabynecycling.com.au
w: https://www.facebook.com/jindabynecyclingclub
t: JCC Race Director (Kelsey Boreham) 0423 813 265