This event is a Buffalo Bicycling Club race. You must be a member to participate. To join, click here.

Parking:

Park at the small parking lot just outside of Beaver Island State Park on West River/West Oakfield Rd.  There is additional parking available inside Beaver Island State Park since entrance is free after Labor Day.  Lot 4 is always an option.

Meet up at the Finish line at the corner of West River/West Oakfield and Ferry Rd just like the Thursday Fireball.

Course:

Click Here to View the Course Page.  A 15-mile loop around Grand Island followed by 5 laps of a 1.8-mile circuit.  You won’t find it much flatter than this!

What You Should Expect on Race Day:

1. Please plan to arrive 30 minutes early to get into your riding clothes and get your bike ready
2. Write down your name on the sign-in sheet when it becomes available, head out on the bike get a few pedal strokes in the legs to warm up
3. At 10am, we will be rolling out together for a neutral rollout from the finish line to Fisherman’s Landing under the South Grand Island Bridge.  (Remember, the sign-in is at the finish!)
4. We’ll start the A, B, and C groups in waves to race the amount of race laps noted in the Course Description
5. At the end, make sure you know your finishing place and report it to the event organizer

Sunday Series Club Races Individual Scoring:

This race is part of the club’s two halves of the season with 4 races each. There will be an ‘A’ and ‘B’ field scored at each race, with additional separate scoring below. Points are awarded in each race by finishing place:

1st = 15 points

2nd = 14 points

3rd = 13 points

4th = 12 points

5th = 11 points

6th = 10 points

7th = 9 points

8th = 8 points

9th = 7 points

10th = 6 points

11th = 5 points

12th = 4 points

13th = 3 points

14th = 2 points

15th and after = 1 point

 

First and Second Half of the Season

The Sunday Series Club Racing season will be split into two halves for scoreboards reflecting a first half and second half of the season.  This allows for more focused leaderboard competition and a reset mid-season to start over to compete on a new leaderboard!

First half of the season will be:

• 4/13- Marilla Expansion
• 5/4- Grand Island Fireball Full Loop
• 5/29- Grand Island Individual Time Trial
• 6/1- Langford

Second half of the season will be:

• 7/14- Corfu Extension
• 8/7- Grand Island Individual Time Trial
• 8/24- Shero
• 9/7- Grand Island Fireball Full Loop

Your best 3 out 4 races for each of the two season halves will count towards your standing for each half-season.

 

Age Based Brackets for Sunday Series Racing

New in 2025, we are including a version of separate scoring for all age brackets!  In the A and B fields, you will race against everyone for points, but your points will be pulled out into separate leaderboards for your age bracket.  How does this work?  If a rider in the 35-44 age bracket gets 3rd place out of everyone racing, their 3rd place points will go towards the 35-44 age bracket competition.  This encourages aggressive racing because you have to compete against everyone to earn points, but also allows for everyone across the board to compete directly in your age group for final standings!

The age brackets for the 2025 BBC club races (both Sunday Series and Thursday Night Fireball Series) are:

• 24 and under
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55+

Here’s an example of how it works.  Compete against everyone for points, then compare your points to your age bracket:

Marshalling a Race

We always need volunteers to score our races!  If you volunteer to be a scorer/timer for a Sunday Series club race yourself, you’ll get 10 points towards your Sunday Series standings at that race!  You can do this up to 2 times per season.  Sign up to marshal here.

Mentoring the C Race

We’re always looking for C-race mentors!  If you are an A/B level rider with experience and would like to help out the C race with in-race coaching and work on tactics, we’d love for you to help!  As a token, you will get 5 points for mentoring the C race one time during the season.  Please let the officers know at the race that you wish to do this.