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Rules & Regulations Teams may compete in a class that is higher than their highest caliber racer (sports may race in the expert class), but teams may not compete in a class that is lower than their highest caliber racer (experts cannot race in the sport class). There is no beginner class. These events are not recommended for entry-level racers. These classes may be changed or merged by the promoter. All Solo racer applicants must be 18 years or older and must submit a resume with their entry forms. Only experienced ultra-endurance athletes will be accepted. Acceptance as a solo racer is based on qualifications. All amateur racers may race in either ability category (sport or expert) regardless of their age or they may race in their age class regardless of their ability. Note: Racing and the sport of mountain biking are about teamwork, camaraderie and sportsmanship. A big part of sportsmanship is honor. We don't believe that this sport should ever need mountain bike police. Each racer is on their honor when signing up for a race class. We ask that you follow the rules and sign up for the class in which you would normally race. Whether you have a USA Cycling- MTN license is irrelevant. If you race Expert, you know it. Sandbagging is definitely not cool. Enough said. For the purposes of AMTRI races, USA Cycling- MTN "semi-pros" (formerly "elite") are considered pros. No license is required to enter AMTRI Sanctioned events. STARTING PROCEDURES 24 Hour Races: Each starting racer must log-in at the Log-in Tent no later than 5 minutes prior to the start of the race. They will receive their baton for the first lap when they log-in. Starting racers must have their bikes pre-positioned in the bike racks provided at the Start/Finish area. All AMTRI events use a Le-Mans style start, where the racers must run to their bikes from the starting line. The race will end at 10:00 am on Sunday. Racers must log-off the course after 10:00 a.m. Finishing Rule: • Rule applies to all participants, including
solos.
Example: Team A crosses the finish line with 15 laps at 23 hours 45 minutes. No one on Team A goes out on another lap. Team B has 15 laps in 23 hours 50 minutes and is waiting outside the finish line for the end of the race. Team C arrives at the finish line at 23 hours 59 minutes with 15 laps. Team C goes out on another lap while Team B waits for the 24 hour time to arrive. At 24 hours Team B crosses the line and the time is recorded at 15 laps in 24 hours. Team D finishes with 7 laps at 24 hours. Team E arrives with 15 laps at 24 hours 15 minutes. Team B arrives with 16 laps in 24 hours 45 minutes. The finish order is as follows:
1st place Team C, 16 laps, in 24 hours 45 minutes
GENERAL RULES Team Captains Each team will designate a team captain and co-captain. Team captains will represent the team in all official correspondence and communications before, during and after the event. The co-captain may represent the team during the event when the captain is unavailable. Only team captains and co-captains may file protests. Pre-race Meeting 9am Sunday The team captain and/or co-captain must attend the pre-race meeting; however, everyone is encouraged to attend. Team Pit Area Team's must designate one and only one pit area. Typically, this is at your campsite or housing accommodations. Racers may change or repair any equipment in their Pit Area. Pit areas are not allowed on the course or in the Start/Finish area. However, emergency repairs may be performed in the Start/Finish area; you may even swap entire bikes. In the Start/Finish area or the team's pit area, racers may accept support from anyone. Also, teams may bring as many support people as they would like, but their support is limited to the Start/Finish and the teams pit areas, not on the course. Support on the Course Support on the course may only be supplied by other registered racers. Supporting racers must access the course under their own power (i.e. foot travel or on bike) and that access can only be achieved by following the course in either direction. Short cutting the course is not allowed (see rule #12). Supporting racers should stay clear of all competing racers. Supporting racers may take any equipment or tools with them; they may even swap bikes with their teammates. Cannibalizing bicycle parts is legal. Support can be provided by any registered racer on any team to any registered racer on any team. Water and Food Water and food may be supplied to any racer, by anyone, anywhere on the course. However, racers must stay well clear of the course when taking food or water. (And please do not throw energy food wrappers on the ground. Remember: Leave No Trace.) Permitted course riders Only officially registered racers, credentialed media and event staff may ride on the designated racecourse during the event. Team Number Display Racers must display their bike handlebar number on the front of their bikes, whenever on-course. In the case of a bike swap, racers must swap the bike number to the new bike prior to continuing the race. Race officials may request to see this at any time. Drafting Racers may draft, but they may only draft registered racers. Drafting other vehicles or a non-registered rider is grounds for disqualification. Right of Way Racers riding bicycles have the right of way over racers pushing bicycles. When practical, racers pushing or carrying their bikes should stay on the least rideable portion of the trail when being passed. Racers pushing or carrying their bikes may overtake a racer riding his bike provided that they do not interfere with the riding racer. Lapped Racers Lapped racers should yield to leaders. Leaders should be very vocal when preparing to pass any racer. "PASSING on your LEFT!," "PASSING on your RIGHT!" should be called out. It is the responsibility of the challenging racer to overtake safely. Racers being lapped must yield on the first command. Vying for Position When two racers are vying for position, the leading racer does not necessarily have to yield position to the challenging racer. However, a racer may not bodily interfere, intending to impede another racer's progress; this is considered to be highly unsportsmanlike behavior. Short cutting Short cutting the course by any logged-in racer shall result in a disqualification of that racer's team. Law Abiding Federal, state and county laws and ordinances will be abided by at all times. Sportsmanship Foul riding, use of profane or abusive language and other unsportsmanlike behavior will be taken very seriously. Such behavior by any racer shall subject that racer's team to a warning or immediate disqualification. This will be strictly applied when such behavior is directed at course officials, volunteers or spectators. The penalty imposed is at the discretion of the race director or co-director, should the race director be unavailable. Protests Protests can only be made by team captains or co-captains. Protests will be made in writing and delivered to the race director or co-director any time during the race or after the end of the race, up to 30 minutes after the posting of the final results. Protests should contain any information that supports the protest, including description of the incident, witnesses, names, addresses, phone numbers and signature of protesting team captain. A $50 fee shall be submitted, in cash, with the protest. The race director, after his own discovery, will promptly rule on the protest. The fee will be forfeited to the race director if the protest is denied or refunded if the protest is upheld. Final Rulings The race director has the final say in any ruling, including rulings made by the co-director. Quiet Hours Quiet hours for events conducted at night, will be imposed from midnight Saturday until 8 a.m. Sunday. During this time, noise must be kept to a minimum. Remember, people are trying to sleep so be respectful. Lighting Lighting requirements for events conducted at night: During the night ride, racers must have a primary light source with a minimum rated power of 10 watts. In addition, each racer must carry a secondary or backup light source in the form of a penlight, flashlight or other lighting system. (Battery rechargers may be plugged in at the neutral charging station, when provided. For your own sake, teams should label their batteries and chargers with the team's name. The neutral charging station is unsecured.) Lights Burning Racers entering the course two hours before sunset on Saturday and up to one-half hour before sunrise on Sunday must have both primary and secondary light sources installed and in good working order. During this time, racers must have their lights burning. Racing with lights out to save batteries or racing with discharged batteries is dangerous and is done so at the rider's own risk. Log-in Tent Racers must log-out on each lap at the Log-in
Tent located at the Start/Finish Area. Rider MUST
dismount bicycle and walke through the finish chute and into
the log-in tent. If you ride or run through, your lap and time
will likelynot count and you willbe on your teammate's "bad"
list. Rider coming in and going out must wait for the signal from the Log-in Registrar before proceding on the next lap. Team members must be patient with registrars as they collect your times for back-up timing. The records they keep will be the basis for fixing mistakes usually caused by rider error. Be Nice! They are volunteers and aregenerously donating their time for you to have a good time. Once the riders cross the timing mats and enters the tent, that rider records a log-out time. Riders on-deck must wait for the registrar "OK" before proceding on his or her next lap. The log-out time of the finishing racer automatically becomes the log-in time for the next racer (regardless of whether or not there is a racer ready to receive the "OK" to beginfrom the registrar). In other words, the clock is ticking the entire time. Consecutive Laps A racer may ride consecutive laps, but must log-out at the Log-in Tent after his first lap in order to log-in for his second lap. If a racer is staying in for an additional lap, that racer must log-out from the first lap by waiting from the OK from the registrar, then after the registrar has recorded his log-out time for his first lap, he will be allowed to start his additional lap. If the racer does not do this, only one lap will be counted (not two, bummer!). Solo racers will do this every lap. Loss of Baton Penalty No Batons, no penalties...! Verifying the Result Sheet Be sure to notify event director and timing company of mistakes as they appear on the sheets. Remember mistakes can be fixed if you all follow the directions and we find appropriate back-up records. Be patient. Often times fixes don't appear until the next printing of the results. Canceling a Lap Once on-course, a racer must complete his or her lap. However, the team has the option of canceling a racer's lap and restarting the lap from the Log-in Tent with a substitute. This is a difficult and costly decision, but if the first racer is unable to complete the lap for any reason, it may be to the team's advantage to cancel that racer's lap. Any team member can cancel a racer's lap by notifying the team's registrar at the Log-in Tent and initializing the Log-sheet next to the canceled lap. If a team cancels a racer's lap and is restarting with a new racer, a new baton will be issued without penalty. The new racer inherits the log-in time of the canceled racer's lap. Once a cancellation has been made, it cannot be rescinded. The canceled lap does not count as a completed lap. Coed Open and Expert Rule: Riders competing in the Coed Open and Expert categories must have all riders finish within two laps of the rider with the highest number of laps. Each infraction will result in a one lap penalty. i.e. The women rider/s on coed open teams must complete a number of laps no more than two laps fewer than the rider on her team who completes the most laps. And that goes for the men, too! If a Woman ridercompletes 14 laps and a male rider only o completes 11 laps, a 1-lap penalty will be assessed. This rule does not apply to any other categories.
The 24-9 is all about fun! Be sure to remember that,even in the wee hours of the morning!
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