Each team must designate a captain and co-captain. Team captains
will represent the team in all correspondence and communications before,
during and after the event. The co-captain can represent the team
during the event when the captain is unavailable. Only team captains
and co-captains can file protests.
The team captain and/or co-captain must attend the pre-race meeting.
However, everyone on the team is welcome to attend.
Once in the Start/Finish area or in the teams' pit area, racers
may change, repair or replace any equipment. They may even swap entire
bikes. In the Start/Finish area or in the teams' 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
area or the teams' pit area (not on the course).
Technical or mechanical support on the course may only be supplied
by 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 going in the direction of the course. Shortcutting
the course is not allowed. 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 a teammate. Support
can be provided by any registered racer, on any team, to any registered
racer on any team.
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 and water. An official watering station will be located
by the Pats Peak lodge. Please, do not litter.
Racers riding bicycles have the right of way over racers pushing
bicycles. When practical, racers pushing bikes should stay on the
least ridden portion of the trail when being passed. A racer pushing
or carrying his or her bicycle can overtake a racer riding a bicycle,
provided that the riding racer is not interfered with or made fun
of in any way.
Lapped riders should yield to leaders. Leaders should be very vocal
when preparing to pass any racer. "PASSING ON YOUR LEFT!",
"PASSING ON YOUR RIGHT!". It's the responsibility of the
challenging racer to overtake safely. However, if the riders are on
the same lap, the leading rider may ride their line and the other
rider must pass in a sportsmanlike way. This does not mean give em
the old bump and run.
Shortcutting on the course shall result in immediate disqualification
of that racer's entire team. We will have spotters throughout the
course. Please stay on the trails and race honestly.
Foul riding, use of profane or abusive language and any other unsportsmanlike
behavior will be taken very seriously. Such behavior by any racer
shall subject that racer's entire team to a warning or immediate disqualification
depending on the circumstances.
Federal, state and county laws and ordinances will be abided by
at all times.
Please, only official registered riders in the event should ride
on the designated racecourse during the event.
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
anytime during the race, or up to 30 minutes after the posting of
the final results. Protests should contain any information that supports
the protest, including a description of the incident, witness's names,
addresses, phone numbers and a signature of the protesting team captain.
A $50.00 fee shall be submitted, in cash, with the protest. The fee
will be forfeited to the race director if the protest is denied or
refunded if the protest is upheld.
The event director has the final say in any ruling.
Quiet hours will be imposed in the camping area from 11:00pm Saturday
until 5:00am on Sunday. During this time period we ask that all noise
in the camping area be kept to a minimum.
Lighting requirements: During the night ride, racers must have a
primary light source with a minimum rated power of 10 Watts. In addition,
each rider must carry a secondary or backup light sources in the form
of a penlight, flashlight or other lighting system.
Racers entering the course between 7:45pm Saturday and 5:00am Sunday
must show that both the primary and secondary light sources are in
good working order and are functioning. After 8:30pm on Saturday,
riders are required to ride with the lights burning. Riding with lights
out to save batteries is both dangerous and against the rules. Lights
must remain on when entering or leaving the scoring tent. After 5:00am
on Sunday, lights may be turned off and dismounted.
Battery re-chargers may be plugged in at the designated charging
station. Be sure the chargers and the batteries are clearly marked
with either your name or your team's name. Pats Peak will NOT be responsible
for the security of either the batteries or the chargers. Please be
courteous to your fellow riders equipment. Treat it like you want
your own equipment treated.
Check-In Station: Racers must log-in and log-out on each lap at
the Check-in Station located at the Start/Finish Area. The team baton
must be passed from the rider logging out, to the registrar, and then
from the registrar (after recording the log-out time) to the rider
logging in before the rider logging in can begin his or her lap. Once
the baton is passed from the rider logging out to the registrar, then
that rider has officially logged out. The log-out time of that racer
automatically becomes the log-in time of the next rider logging in
(regardless of whether or not there is a rider ready to receive the
baton from the registrar). In other words, the clock is ticking the
entire time. Racers "on deck" should give their name to
the registrar in advance to avoid confusion during the baton change.
A racer may ride consecutive laps, but must log out at the Check-In
Station after each lap in order to log-in for the next lap. If a racer
is staying in for additional laps, the racer must log-out from the
first lap by passing the baton to the registrar, then after the registrar
has recorded the log-out time of that lap the racer will receive the
baton back from the registrar and begin his or her additional lap.
If a racer does not follow this procedure on each lap, only one lap
will be counted.
Verifying The Log Sheet: Lap times will be compiled and recorded
for each racer and listed on the bottom of each teams' log sheet.
It's the teams responsibility to verify that each rider is logged-in
and logged-out correctly. Please be patient and courteous while verifying
information with your registrar. A good habit is to state your number
first, then your name, to confirm that your registrar is logging you
in correctly. And when the next rider receives the baton from the
registrar, repeat the procedure to confirm that your registrar is
logging you out correctly.
Minimum Time Requirements: Each four-person team member must complete
a minimum of four hours riding time. Each five-person team member
must complete a minimum of three hours riding time during the 24-hour
period of the race. It's the team's responsibility to make sure each
rider meets his or her minimum riding time requirements. If a team
does not complete the minimum riding times for each of its teammates
then the team will be listed as DNF (Did Not Finish).
Loss of Baton Penalty: Loss of baton will result in a five-minute
penalty. The penalty will be added to the lap time of the racer logging
in. For example, if racer A is logging out and has lost the baton,
then racer B logging in gets a five-minute penalty added to his or
her lap time. Solo riders who lose a baton will get the same five-minute
penalty added to the next lap they take.
Canceling a Rider's Lap: Once on the course, a racer must complete
his or her lap. However, the team has the option of canceling a rider's
lap and restarting from the Check-in Station with a substitute. This
is a difficult and costly decision, but if the first rider is unable
to complete the lap for any reason, it may be to the team's advantage
to cancel that rider's lap. Any team member can cancel a rider's lap
by notifying the team's registrar at the Check-in Station. Once a
cancellation has been made it cannot be rescinded. The cancelled lap
does not count towards the rider's minimum time. If a team cancels
a riders lap and is restarting with a new rider, a new baton will
be issued without penalty. The new rider inherits the log-in time
of the canceled rider's lap.
Dismount Area: Just prior to entering the scoring desk you will
notice a designated dismount area. Riders finishing a lap must dismount
completely in that area before approaching the scorer. This is much
safer for everyone. Riders who do not completely dismount will receive
a 5-minute penalty. By the way, half off the bike riding on one pedal
will get you the penalty.
Scratching a Rider: In the event that a team loses one of its teammates
due to illness, injury or exhaustion, that team may elect to "scratch"
that rider from the team and continue to compete. However, the team
will be penalized ten minutes for every hour or part of an hour that
the teammate did not complete in the minimum time requirement. For
example, if a four-person class rider was scratched after completing
two laps and his/her time was 2:34, then the time penalty for his/her
team would be 20 minutes. The team captain or co-captain must notify
the registrar as to which teammate is scratched. Once taken off the
team, a racer may not reenter the race. If the team loses a second
teammate then that team is DNF.
Dogs and Other Pets: Pets are allowed at the event as long as they
are leashed, quiet and cleaned up after.
The Finish: The 24 Hour race will end at 12:00pm on Sunday. Riders
must log-off the course from 12:00pm on. Each team's final placement
will be determined by the number of laps the team has completed and
the sequential order of finish within the teams' last lap. For example,
a team that has completed 21 laps with a finish time of 12:17pm would
beat a team that completed 21 laps with a finish time 12:20pm. And
of course, a team that completed 22 laps, finishing at 12:25pm would
beat them both. If a rider logs-out before 12:00pm and no other team
member logs-in before 12:05pm, then no finish time can be recorded
and the team will be listed as DNF. Also, if a team member did not
meet his or her time requirements, then that team is also listed as
DNF. The 6 Hour will end at 6:00pm and the 12 Hour will end at 12:00am
-- these races follow this same format as outlined above.
The Final Rule: Have fun and enjoy yourself. If you have any questions
or concerns during the event please do not hesitate to ask. We will
have staff members and volunteers who can answer your questions throughout
the event. They will be wearing red event shirts to help facilitate
the process. We greatly thank you for your support and look forward
to promoting the event for future years.
To ensure a safe event we take these rules very
seriously.
We thank you again and Good Luck!
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