The latest event from the Kokanee Crankworx is one based around pump track, the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge and takes place on Thursday 12 August.

The new pump track has just been completed at the top of the Boneyard in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.

“We worked closely with Monster Energy to develop the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge which will display some fast and fierce action,” says Jeremy Roche, Kokanee Crankworx General Manager. “With a bell ring and knuckle-knock start, riders will drop and chase each other through a 20-25 second course chock full of berms, doubles and gaps. This is going to be one intense show.”

Pump tracks, an endless loop of steeply banked corners, doubles, gaps and rollers, have grown steadily in their popularity through the last five years. The track built for the Whistler Mountain Bike Park is 70ft by 90ft, translating into a spectator-friendly and compact arena for insane mountain bike action. Acceleration is built by pumping with legs and arms rather than continuous pedalling and there is one caveat – riders must have at minimum 26in wheels.

At the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge finals a stacked line-up of 32 men and eight women, culled by time trials from a field of 60 men and 25 women, will enter into a head-to-head quest through the final ladders. Winning the title is going to take speed, strategy and endurance to last through the five heats required.

The qualifier event held at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park July 25 will award wildcard spots to the fastest male rider and the fastest female rider, granting them automatic entry to the finals on August 12. Stay tuned to www.whistlerblackcomb.com/bike for more information and how to register.

There will be a  $500 cash grab for the best antics dropped randomly through the night while the top man and top woman will each go home with $750 cash.  Registration for the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge and other Kokanee Crankworx 2010 events found online at http://www.crankworx.com/whistler/athletes/athletes.