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2008 Summer
Rules |
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Charlotte Mountain Bike Series point system will be determined by taking the
total accumulated points during the 16 race series. Best 15
finishes of the 16 race series. Points will be determined by the number of
participants in the race. For example, if there are 14 participants in
a 1x race, 1st
place will receive 14 points, 2nd place will receive 13 points, 3rd place will receive 12
points, and so on. If there are 10 or less participants in a 1x race, 1st place will
receive 10 points, 2nd place will receive 9 points, and so on. DNF's will always
receive 1 point for participation. |
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2008 Summer Categories
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Expert Men |
Super Sport Men
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Sport Men 19 - 34 |
Sport Men 35 - 44 |
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Sport Men 45+ |
Masters Men |
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Beginner Men 19 - 39 |
Beginner Men 40+ |
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Sport Women |
Beginner Women |
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Juniors 8 - 13 |
Juniors 14 - 18 |
Race Entry Fee
$15 - Expert, Sport, &
Beginner
$12 - NORBA Licensed Riders
$10 - Juniors
$7 - NORBA Licensed Juniors
Download the USA Cycling
Release Form
To purchase an annual USAC MTB license online, please visit
www.usacycling.org
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There will be four
double points
races during the 2007 season. All four double points race will
be announced the day of the of the race. |
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Category Explanations |
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Expert Men |
Just as
stated...Experts. This category races for approximately
1.5 hours. Great for those training for 24 hour
races and NORBA events. You must have an annual NORBA
license to race Expert. |
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Super Sport
Men |
Experienced
racers but don't have quite the time to train and race for
1.5 hours. Race time approximately one hour. Great
for NORBA sport racers. |
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Sport Men |
Sport Men will
be broken into two ages groups. This category is
designed for those who have raced in the beginner category
or who for those with a little bit of racing
experience but are not quite ready to race with the sport or
export men. Race time approximately one hour. |
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Beginner Men |
Beginner Men
will also be broken into two age groups. This category
is designed for the true beginner. If you have raced
the past two seasons, you are absolutely not a beginner.
This category is strictly designed for the entry level
mountain bike racer. Race time approximately 30 minutes. |
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Masters Men |
Masters Men is approximately
a 30 minute race for men over the age of 45 with a little
racing experience but not quite ready to race the guys in
the sport category. |
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Sport Women |
Experienced
racers but don't have quite the time to train and race for
1.5+ hours during the week. Race time approximately one hour. Great
for NORBA sport racers and experienced women racers. |
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Beginner Women |
This category is designed for
the true beginner women mountain bike enthusiast.
Race time approximately 30 minutes. |
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Juniors |
Juniors are broken down into
two age groups. If Juniors race sport or export in
NORBA races, it is recommended they race sport or expert in
this race series as well. |
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Race distances vary from course to course.
Expert Races range from 18 to 20 miles
Super Sport, Sport Races and Single Speed range from 12 to 14 miles
Beginner and Junior Races range from 6 to 8 miles |
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Sport and Beginner age group categories are subject to
be combined due to lack of participation. |
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Prizes
will be collected from race sponsors throughout the summer. These prizes
will be awarded for the overall points accumulated throughout the summer races.
Points will be accumulated from the top 15 of the 16 race
finishes.
Trophies will be given to the top 3 finishers of each category. |
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Prizes will be given 10 deep in
each category. You must compete in a minimum of eight races to be eligible
for the overall prizes. |
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Points
Expert Races will be worth 4x points.
Super Sport will be worth 3x points.
Sport Races will be worth 2x points.
All other races will be 1x point races. |
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Racers will be allowed and
encouraged to
move
up during the season by taking half of their accumulated points to the next
category. |
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Racers will be allowed to
move
down a category, but will not be allowed to take any points. |
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