Outline of the Series
1. Why? The Aims of the Series
- to encourage greater participation of members at all LCCC events
- to increase membership through wide advertising
- to encourage consistency in attendance and performance of members
- to reward members for participation and improvement
- to give something for members to aim towards throughout the year
- and because it’s fun!
2. So how does it work?
-Logan members will receive points for ALL Logan races throughout 2009, up to the 2009 Xmas Party and Awards
3. The Prize Money
The prize money will be awarded at the 2009 Xmas party and Awards ceremony
Men
1st $200-2nd $100-3rd $50 with most improved $100
Women
1st $200-2nd $100-3RD$50 with most improved $100
Juniors
1st $80,2nd $40 and 3rd $20,not forgetting we also have senior and Jnr trophies.
4. Focus on Participation
As keeping with the philosophy of the club, the series will focus on participation:
- participation points for timed events: e.g. Team Time Trial, Individual Time Trial and Hill Climb.
- the Tuesday night ITTs are also to be included in this, simply to encourage people to get out there and have a go, thus putting a real focus on participation .
Rules
1. Points system
HANDICAP RACES
10 points for 1st place, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd etc. down to 2 points for all finishers. DNFs get 1 point. Fastest time male and female gets a bonus of 2 points.
GRADED SCRATCH RACES AND CRITS
For races with at least ten starters in the grade, 5 points for 1st place in each grade, 4 for 2nd place, 3 for 3rd then 2 for all other finishers.
For races with less than ten starters, 4 points for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd and all other finishers. DNFs get 1 point. There is no fastest time bonus.
ALL OTHER ‘TIMED’ EVENTS
For weekend events which are Individual Time Trials, Team Time Trials, and any hill climbs, 3 points for participation. For Tuesday night Individual Time Trials, 2 points for participation. DNFs get 1 point.
2.Corner marshall’s and Race Commissaire
5 points for all marshal’s & 10 points for race Commasaires. If marshall’s are parents of juniors, their points can go toward their junior, with one parent per race only accumulating points. Riders/parents can only collect points for race commasairing/marshalling ONCE during the year. This also flows onto registration helpers and riders who wish to help on corners instead of racing, setting club race up and down is not included.
3. Open Races
Those riders who chose to participate in open events that clash with club races are entitled to claim 2 participation points or 1 point for DNF. To get these points you must inform us of your participation race no later than 5pm of Monday the following the week.
4. Grading
Please see below for your grade. Most races will have mixed grades from A to C grade. Riders will be moved up through the grades as they improve with Handicappers discretion. If you ride below your grade you will only receive participation points.
5. Events
The first event in the 2009 Series will be the be held on May 16th. After this, all Logan-run events up to the 2009 Christmas Party will be included in the Series. See the calendar for details of all upcoming events.
6. Questions?
For any queries about your results or updates to this page, please contact Dave or Neil
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