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2012 Mountain Bike Series Northern California Championship Series
NORCAL SERIES RULES WHAT IS THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPSIONSHIP SERIES? HOW DO I ENTER THE NORCAL SERIES? POINTS: Points structure is at the bottom of this page. To
maximize your series effort be sure to always enter the same category
at each race. Your points from one category can't be transferred to
another. For instance, if you start the season as a sport but decide to
move up to expert, those points earned as a sport will not be added to
those points you earned as an expert. HOW MANY RACES?: A rider can enter as many races as he/she wants, but you don't have to do any minimum number of races to be eligible for a championship; you just need to have the most points and be at the finals. RACING AGE: Racing age is your age on December 31. For instance, although you may be 34 today, if you'll be 35 at your New Year's Eve party then your racing age for the whole year is still 35. USA CYCLING: Most of the events in the series are being held under the sanction of USA Cycling. The complete rules pertaining to mountain bike events are here. DEADLINE FOR CORRECTIONS: With so many races and so many riders, there's bound to be a few mis-entered points. Please look over the points in your category closely throughout the season and let us know of any corrections needed BEFORE October 5. NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE AFTER THAT DATE. THE FINALS: A rider must be present at the finals at the Lagrange Fall Classic to be presented with the championship medal and socks. We won't be mailing out medals or socks to points series winners who do not attend Lagrange. RACING RULES: The complete set of USA Cycling rules are here. 6B2. All riders must attend the pre-race briefing (riders' meeting) normally held at the staging area prior to the start. POINTS STRUCTURE :
SCHEDULE BIG SANDY, March 18, Fresno NAPA VALLEY DIRT CLASSIC, April 15 HOWELL MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE, August 5
LAGRANGE FALL CLASSIC, (FINALS) October 20
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2012 Endurance Events
TEAM BIGFOOT ENDURANCE RACING OFFICIAL RULES AND VITAL INFO RIDER RESPONSIBILITY: It is up to each rider to know the rules under which a race is being run. Below are the standard rules that apply to all of Team Bigfoot’s Endurance Races. However be aware that each race has its own particular instructions which may include but are not limited to: finish line location, assigned pit areas, open pit area, alcohol possession, dogs, camping, aid station location, etc. The full set of rules pertaining to each race will be posted at rider check-in and will be available on-line prior to the race. RIDER CHECK-IN: See the schedule for each particular race for check-in times. Generally there will be opportunity the afternoon and evening before a race, and on race morning. RIDER WAIVER: All riders must fill out and sign the Team Bigfoot liability waiver. A rider will not be issued a rider number until we have the waiver signed. Any rider on course without a waiver and/or number is not considered to be racing and cannot earn laps for him/herself or team. RIDERS MEETING: Fifteen minutes prior to start time a riders meeting will be held. ALL SOLO RIDERS AND TEAM CAPTAINS MUST ATTEND and all team riders SHOULD attend. Location of the meeting will be posted at check-in. The meeting will cover such topics as starting procedure, finish line procedure, course particulars, aid station locations, etc. These pre-race instructions and meeting will last until just minutes before the start so all solo riders and the first rider to do a lap for a team should arrive at the riders meeting READY TO RACE! FIRST LAP START LINE: To begin the race all Solo riders and all of the 1-lap team riders start at the same time. As a safety measure we ask that all Pros and Experts line up at the front, intermediate riders behind them and beginners at the back. RIDER DISMOUNT: Upon completing a lap each rider must dismount at the designated point and then walk—not run to the timing table. Once the lap is recorded riders must continue to walk to the designated remount point. “Scootering” (standing on one pedals while pushing the bike along like a scooter) is also not allowed. Riders who repeatedly run or scooter will be assessed a 15-minute penalty. LAP COUNTING: Only laps completed by the cut-off time will be counted. For instance, the 12 Hours of Weaverville is over at 8:00 pm and only laps completed by 8:00 pm will be counted. A lap completed at 8:00:01 will NOT be counted. TEAM BATONS: Each team will be provided with a small wood baton that must be carried by the rider on course (solos do not need batons—they are not passing off to anyone.) At the timing window, upon the completion of each lap, a rider must stop at the timing table, turn his/her handlebars toward the timing staff, a team rider must tap his/her team’s baton on the timing table. A rider may not depart until he/she has received a “thumbs up” from the timing staff, indicating that the lap has been recorded and the possession of the baton has been verified. Many teams lose valuable time due to a rider having to frantically search for his/her baton at the timing window. We recommend coming up with an easy to access means of carrying the baton. LOSS OF A BATON: Any team that loses a baton will be provided with another baton and will also be assessed a 15 minute penalty. For instance, for a team in the 12 Hours of Weaverville only laps completed by 7:45 pm will count. A team that is assessed a penalty can have that penalty reversed by finding their missing baton. FINISH CHUTE / TIMING WINDOWS: Each lap is complete when the rider stops in front of the timing window at the front of the cafeteria to show his/her number. This area will be divided off into a chute with flagging tape. DO NOT ENTER THE CHUTE UNLESS YOU ARE COMPLETING A LAP. Entering the chute at any other time will trigger the timing and the timing staff will have to manually remove that false lap…and they won’t be real happy with you. Let’s keep the timing staff happy, okay? RIDER NUMBER: Each rider will be provided with a number that must be attached to the handlebars of the bicycle in front of the cables and brake lines. Riders in violation of this rule will be stopped at the timing table and will not have that lap counted until they install thier number properly. Solo riders will be issued numbers from 1 to 199. Teams of 2-riders will have numbers from 200 to 299. Team of 3 riders will have numbers from 300 to 399 and teams of 4-riders will have numbers from 400 to 499. RIDER TRANSITIONS: Rider switching MUST NOT occur at the timing table, but may occur at any point beyond the taped off check-in area. When switching riders the rider baton must be passed to the next rider going out on course. COMMUNICATION WITH TIMING STAFF: Our timing staff is very busy throughout the race. Distractions lead to mistakes. Please do not hang around the timing window. If you need to communicate with the staff please do not interrupt them. Instead, approach the window and stand to one side, leaving enough room for riders to pass. Wait for one of our staff to acknowledge you. They will address your needs as soon as there is a gap between riders. Keep any communication brief and leave the timing window as soon as possible. PLEASE CARRY YOUR CELL PHONE: We are fortunate that cell phone reception is available for most of our courses—only the 12 Hours of Weaverville course has a few dead spots. We ask that riders carry their phones for added safety. Prompt reporting of an injured rider is vital in getting that rider attended to as quickly as possible. CANCELLING A LAP: Another reason to carry a cell phone is it enables a team to cancel a lap in the event that a rider is physically or mechanically unable to complete his/her lap. To cancel a lap the rider on course will call his/her team-mates. Another team member may then go out for the next lap only after that team-mate has informed the Team Bigfoot timing staff of the need for a cancelled lap. COURSE & MARKING: We mark our courses with yellow arrows. Please pay attention to the arrows. Wrong trails will NOT be taped off. Wrong trails will be marked with red “W” or “Wrong” signs or may be blocked off with branches. In short, if you see a side trail that doesn’t have an arrow telling you to turn onto it…DON’T. The responsibility of keeping on the prescribed course rests with the rider. A rider may not leave the prescribed course unless ordered to do so by public authorities or a race official [disqualification] Short-cutting and/or cutting trail switchbacks or course is not permitted and may result in disqualification. A rider is required to stay on the designated trail that is marked and or specified as the race course. It is the rider's responsibility to know the designated race course. Lack of tape or barriers on the course, or misplaced signs will not constitute an excuse for cutting the course. SELF SUFFICIENCY RULE: The standard NORBA self-sufficiency cross-country rules apply; meaning that once on course, only the rider him/herself may work on the bike, and only with tools and parts carried on the bike. Each lap must be completed on the same bike on which it began. Once back at the finish line, you can switch bikes, get help from your team or spectators or Santa Claus for that matter, but you gotta get there under your own power and with your own mechanical know-how and ingenuity. FASTEST LAP: We'll keep lap times, and there will be a prize to the male rider and female rider with the fastest lap. AWARDS: Each solo or team member in a given category will receive a medal for 1st to 3rd place. PRIZE RAFFLE: There will also be a drawing for sponsor schwag: All participants receive one ticket, 1st place solo riders or first place team member each gets three additional tickets, 2nd place gets two additional tickets, 3rd place gets one additional ticket. RESULTS POSTING: We'll post results at least every two hours. Please check your results and if you find a mistake, let the Team Bigfoot timing staff know as soon as possible so that we can make any corrections. With our computerized timing system and our paper back-up we are able to provide very accurate results, but mistakes happen. FINAL RESULTS & 15 MINUTE PROTEST PERIOD: A final set of results will be posted within ten minutes of the race completion. It is up to each racer/team to check the results and report any mistakes within 15 minutes of their being posted. If after 15 minutes no mistakes have been reported, the results will be declared official and no changes will be made after that. The time to protest is during the 15 minutes; not during awards, not later that night, and not by e-mail the following week. SOLO CUP SERIES: Championships are offered to solo riders in all categories. Each champion will receive a Solo Cup trophy and a pair of championship socks from Sock Guy. The championship is based on a rider’s total miles raced in the following events: 12 Hours of Weaverville, 6 Hours of Weaverville, 12 Hours of Humboldt, 6 Hours of Humboldt, 24 Hours of Kirkwood, Kirkwood Nine to Five, 24 Hours of Whiskeytown and the Whiskeytown Nine to Five. The Solo Cup awards will occur immediately following the awards for the Whiskeytown Nine to Five. However, since the 24 Hours of Whiskeytown will still be in progress at that time. So there is the possibility that in some categories there may be riders in contention for the Solo Cup who are still on course in the 24 Hours of Whiskeytown. In that event the Solo Cup awards will not be made for that particular category until the completion of the 24 Hours of Whiskeytown. CATEGORIES: |
