2018 Registration Information

Time to break out your boogie shoes as the Funk Bottoms Gravel is on the move again. The 8^th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K/200K race will be 8:00 am on June 16, 2018 at the Lake Park in Big Prairie, OH. We are moving the race 2 miles away to Big Prairie since we are finally able to reserve the pavilion.  The new start location will have a much larger pavilion, plenty of parking for everyone and real bathrooms.  Don’t worry there still is an outhouse for the Funk Bottoms purist. The only downside to the new start location at the Lake Park is that we had to move the race to one week earlier.

The 8th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K/200K race will be 8:00 am on June 16, 2018 at the Lake Park in Big Prairie, OH.

Another plus to the new start location is the course is only a quarter mile from the first hill and gravel, looks like it will be a very short neutral roll out this year. Funk Bottoms Gravel will once again challenge cyclists to Ohio’s Toughest Gravel Grinder. Two races, one brutal course!  A one lap 100K race and for the ultimate challenge, a double lap 200K race. The course will take riders through some of Ohio's most scenic roads.  On each lap, riders will be challenged with over 7,000 feet of vertical climbing! Road conditions are a mix of paved, chip & seal, gravel, and dirt roads. The Funk 100K/200K is a self-supported event and riders must be prepared for any mechanical and nutritional needs. No outside support is allowed. Our good friends at Hammer Nutrition will once again be providing support with Hammer HEED before the race, and at the secret checkpoint. As usual the course will have sections from the previous year’s races along with some new sections.   This is a cue sheet race. The course is NOT marked, and the roads are open to normal traffic in the area.  Expect to encounter cars, trucks, horses, buggies, farm equipment, ATV's, buzzards, road kill, and the occasional farm dog at any given time. Rain or shine, it’s Funk time! 

Registration opens Friday December 1, 2017. To enter send a postcard with your name, hometown, email address, and category (see below) for the event to:

Funk Bottoms Gravel

150 Bellus Rd

Hinckley, OH 44233

Category

Funk 100

Open Men

Open Women

Single Speed

Funk 200

Open Men

Open Women

Single Speed

Winners of each category will receive a handmade trophy and a case of Yuengling beer and Kenda Tires. Any racer doing the 200K in under 12 hours will receive the coveted Cook'em Kwick Hobo Stove.

Since there are people who don't understand how to mail a postcard.  …

https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100200

2018 Shirts

Potenza has been burning the midnight oil to finish the shirt design for this years Funk Bottoms Gravel. Deadline to pre-order shirts Friday June 1st.  There will be a limited number available on race day.   Pre-order for $15 on BikeReg https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100200

2018 Funk Bottoms Gravel-The Course

For 2018 the 8^th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K\200K race will start promptly at 8:00 am on June 16, 2018 at the Lake Park in Big Prairie, OH.  Google maps directions can be found here.

Course notes can be found on the Maps page. Learn about the history of the FBG and past winners here. 

Registration on BikeReg https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100200

Course Notes, GPX file, and Cue Sheet

The 2018 Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K\200K routes

100K https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27326816

200K https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27326965

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The course will be marked the day before with color coded turns.  All Starboard turn will have green signs and all Port turns will have red signs, think like a pirate as you navigate the gravel seas of Ohio.  There will also be arrows painted on the ground before turns. 

Leg	Dir	Notes	Total
	←	Slight Left on Twp Rd 508	0.1
3	→	Right on Twp Rd 473	2.8
0	←	Left on Twp Rd 478	3
2	→	Right on OH-514 S	4.5
0	←	Left on Twp Rd 503	4.7
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 501	5.6
2	←	Left on Twp Rd 217	7.4
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 218	7.8
1	←	Left on Co Rd 280	8.8
1	←	Left on Co Rd 51	9.3
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 259	10
1	→	Slight Right on Twp Rd 257	10.6
2	→	Right on Twp Rd 256	12.8
0	←	Left on Twp Rd 255	13.1
1	←	Left on Twp Rd 252	14.2
0	→	Right on Twp Rd 55	14.4
2	←	Left on Twp Rd 54	16.7
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 64	17.8
1	←	Left on OH-520	18.6
1	←	Left on Co Rd 621	19.6
0	→	Right on S Railroad St	20
0	←	Left on Grover \S Railroad	20.1
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 79	21.3
1	→	Slight Right on Twp Rd 81	22.2
2	→	Right on Twp Rd 85	24.3
1	→	Right on Co Rd 19	25.3
2	←	Left on OH-60 S	26.8
0	→	Right on Twp Rd 490	27.1
0	←	Left on Co Rd 19	27.2
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 324	27.7
1	→	Right on Co Rd 323	29.1
0	←	Left on Twp Rd 67	29.5
2	←	Left to stay on Twp Rd 67	31.9
1	↑	Continue on Twp Rd 22	32.7
2	→	Sharp Right on Twp Rd 19	34.4
3	→	Right on Co Rd 33	36.9
2	↑	Right on Co Rd 401	38.9
1	→	Slight Right on Co Rd 20	39.6
0	←	Slight Left stay on Co Rd 20	39.7
1	→	Right on OH-206 N	41
1	←	Left on County Rd 368	42
2	→	Right on Twp Rd 368	43.7
1	←	Left to stay on Twp Rd 368	44.5
0	→	Right on Twp Rd 136	44.9
1	↑	Continue on Twp Hwy 8	46
0	←	Left on US-62 W	46.1
0	→	Right on Co Rd 10	46.3
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 11	46.7
2	→	Right on Twp Rd 4	48.4
0	←	Left to stay on Twp Rd 4	48.5
1	↑	Continue straight on Hwy 75	49.3
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 32	49.8
1	←	Left on Twp Rd 14	50.3
3	→	Right on OH-520 E	53.1
0	←	Left on Monroe St Co Rd 52	53.5
2	→	Right on Twp Rd 222	55.1
1	←	Slight Left on TTwp Rd 221	56.3
1	→	Right on Co Rd 280	57.4
1	←	Left on Twp Rd 218	58
1	←	Left on Twp Rd 217	58.9
1	→	Right on Twp Rd 501	59.4
2	←	Left on Twp Rd 503	61.2
1	→	Right on OH-514 N	62.1
0	←	Left on Twp Rd 478	62.2
2	→	Right on Twp Rd 473	63.8
0	←	Left on Twp Rd 508	64
3	↑	Continue on Co Rd 100	66.7

Time to break out your boogie shoes as the Funk Bottoms Gravel is on the move again. The 8th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K\200K race will be 8:00 am on June 16, 2018 at the Lake Memorial Park in Big Prairie, OH. We are moving the race 2 miles away to Big Prairie since we are finally able to reserve the pavilion.  The new start location will have a much larger pavilion, plenty of parking for everyone and real bathrooms.  Don’t worry there still is an outhouse for the Funk Bottoms purist. 

Another plus to the new start location is the course is only a quarter mile from the first hill and gravel, looks like it will be a very short neutral roll out this year. Funk Bottoms Gravel will once again challenge cyclists to Ohio’s Toughest Gravel Grinder.   Two races, one brutal course!  A one lap 100K race and for the ultimate challenge, a double lap 200K race. The course will take riders through some of Ohio's most scenic roads.  On each lap, riders will be challenged with over 7,000 feet of vertical climbing! Road conditions are a mix of paved, chip & seal, gravel, and dirt roads. The Funk 100K/200K is a self-supported event and riders must be prepared for any mechanical and nutritional needs. No outside support is allowed. Our good friends at Hammer Nutrition will once again be providing support with Hammer HEED before the race, and at the secret checkpoint. As usual the course will have sections from the previous year’s races along with some new sections.   This is a cue sheet race. The course is NOT marked, and the roads are open to normal traffic in the area.  Expect to encounter cars, trucks, horses, buggies, farm equipment, ATV's, buzzards, road kill, and the occasional farm dog at any given time. Rain or shine, it’s Funk time! 

The winners of each category will recieve a custom trophy, along with a case of Yuengling beer and Kenda Tires. Any racer doing the 200K in under 12 hours will receive the coveted Cook'em Kwick Hobo Stove.

The 2018 Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K\200K will start at 8:00 am  at The Lake Memorial Park 13367 County Road 100, Big Prairie, OH .