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Last Minute Notes
Answers to a couple of recent FAQs:
- Air quality. There is a high overcast from the smoke but it doesn’t seem to be affecting air quality at ground level and the current DEC air quality alert ends at midnight Tuesday.
- If you have a shuttle reservation it will take you and your bike. Shuttles are sold out.
- Packet Pickup. We allow friends/teammates to pick up packets although the registration volunteers will ask qualifying questions. Along with the name(s) you should know their cat & age class.
Also,
- There is no fatbike challenge this year. For the last few races we did not have enough fatbike entries to award all the prizes and surprisingly few people inquired about it during registration.
- E-MTB entrants. Don’t forget that your bike will need to be inspected a half-hour before the race starts. We will let you know where to line up for this at staging.
Event Schedule & Transfer/Edit Deadline
All registration transfers and edits must be completed through BikeReg before 11:59PM, Wednesday June 7th.
The Event Schedule is as follows:
Indian Lake to Inlet
(odd years 2023-25-27)
Friday June 9, 10am-8pm: Packet Pickup at Pedals & Petals, 176 Route 28, Inlet
.Saturday June 10, 2023 – RACE DAY!
- 7:30am: Shuttle Leaves Inlet’s Arrowhead Park for Indian Lake
- 7:30-9:30: Packet Pickup
at Byron Park, Rt. 28, Indian Lake - 9:45am: Race Official’s Instructions – Be on the starting line!
- 10:00am: Race Begins
- 11:30am: Finish Line Party begins at Inlet’s Fern Park
Food, beer and music. - 2:45pm – Awards Begin
- 3:00pm – Timing Ends
- 3:00pm – First Shuttle Leaves Inlet for Indian Lake School
DON’T FORGET – The BFC is a Destination Race!
Bring someone to drive your vehicle to the post race party in Inlet!!!
BFC 2023 Finish Line Parking & Shuttle Info
Morning Shuttles will be in Arrowhead Park.
Morning Shuttle Parking will be at the grass lot in front of Woods Inn.
Afternoon Shuttles will be at Inlet Community Church. They will begin leaving about 3pm or when full. Last shuttle leaves about 4pm.
Finish Line & Party are in Fern Park.
General Event Parking will be at Fern Park, Inlet Community Church, the grass lot in front of Woods Inn and downtown Inlet lots.
See the parking map below.
Registration Transfers
When we announced that North Country Subaru ~ BFC 2023 was sold out it was stated:
- There is no wait list so please don’t emails us asking to be added; and
- The BFC Strava posts page is the venue for registration transfers.
Since then dozens of registrations have been transferred via BikeReg. For the few that have had issues transferring a registration it’s often because of incorrect or incomplete information. Read the transfer instructions here.
Note: The tee shirt deadline has passed so we may not have the right size for some entrants that received a transfer and ALL transfers must take place through BikeReg before 11:59pm on June 7th.
See ya in June!
BFC 2023 Start Line Packet Pickup & Parking
Race Day Packet Pickup is in the Byron Park front building, 7:30-9:30am.
(Friday packet pickup at Pedals & Petals 10am-8pm)
General Parking is in Byron Park, at the former Lone Birch Motel and along Old State Road
Additional Parking (not shown below) .75mi East of Byron Park at Lake Abanakee, .5mi West of Byron Park at Indian Lake Welcome Center (formerly Stewart’s) and between Pine’s and Indian Lake Restaurant
BFC Lodging Sponsors
Make it a Black Fly Weekend! Stay with one of our North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge Lodging Sponsors:
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- The Birches (Inlet)
- Deer Meadows (Inlet)
- Garnet Hill Lodge (North River)
- Great Camp Sagamore (Raquette Lake)
- Kenmore Cottages (Eagle Bay)
- Marina Motel (Inlet)
- Woods Inn (Inlet)
Great Camp Sagamore
BFC 2023 Raffle Bike
The North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge raffle bike for 2023 is a Trek X-Caliber 8, customized with BFC decals created by Supporting Sponsor Trampoline Advertising & Design. Check it out at the BFC Store!
Jersey and Tech Tee Deadline is Tuesday April 25th!
All orders placed by April 25th will be available for pick up June 9th & 10th.
Custom designed by BFC Presenting Sponsor Trampoline Advertising & Design Co.
BFC 2023 Sold Out!
North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge 2023 is sold out.
There is no wait list so please do not email us asking to be added.
As in years past the BFC Strava posts page is the venue to look for a registration transfer.
Almost Sold Out!
BFC 2023 is almost sold out… 968 registrations as of this post.
Register now if you want in! Capped at 1,000 entries.
BFC 2023 Jersey and Tech Tee
Custom designed by BFC Presenting Sponsor Trampoline Advertising & Design Co.
All orders placed by April 25th will be available for pick up June 9th & 10th.
Go to the BFC Store and order yours today!
BFC ’23 Adds E-MTB Category
The North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge will add an ‘experimental’ E-MTB category for 2023. E-MTB will be an open category with no gender or age classes and limited to 50 entries with no prizes.
Only Class-1 OEM pedal assist bikes are allowed in the E-MTB category and no on-course support is allowed. All bikes must pass a pre-race inspection and the E-MTB Rules will be strictly followed. Racers are required to know the rules and know their bike. If a bike fails inspection the racer will be disqualified with no refund, no exceptions!
Read the rules before registering!
E-MTB Rules
These rules will be STRICTLY enforced!
A. E-MTB ELIGIBILITY: Class 1 only
- Class 1: Pedal Assist Bicycles with an electric motor Peak Power of <=750 watts that provides motor assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour. Bicycles must remain locked, i.e., no modification of wheel sensor from factory circumference or any other modification to manipulate the factory set speed of the bike.
- Production Rule: OEM drive unit and matching frame combination model required (matching year NOT required). Electric conversion kits and after-market frames are prohibited. Once qualified for the race the bicycle may not be modified in any way.
B. GENERAL EQUIPMENT STANDARDS:
- Throttle mechanisms are prohibited.
- Studded tires are prohibited.
- All e-bikes must report to and pass a technical inspection no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the race. Class 1 identification label on your bicycle is required, know where it is. Bicycles may be tested by officials any time prior to, during or after the event. A bicycle that passes a pre-race inspection is subject to further inspection or protest at any time during or after the race. A rider who refuses to turn over their bicycle for inspection or testing at the request of a Race Official is automatically disqualified.
C. ON-COURSE SUPPORT NOT ALLOWED:
- No on-course support supplying batteries or any other assistance is allowed. If you need an extra battery you must carry it with you.
BFC 2023 Registration Opens Feb 2nd!
Registration for the North Country Subaru ~ Black Fly Challenge opens at 12:01am on Thursday February 2nd… Groundhog Day!
