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Tour de Dirt 2003 Rules Tour de Dirt 2003 is the official National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) Oklahoma State Mountain Bike Championship Series. All events are required to follow the guidelines established by NORBA for License and Classification, Equipment Requirements and Racing Regulations (refer to the NORBA Competitive Guidelines). Races in the series will be officiated by a paid NORBA Official who is current and in good standing with the governing body. The 12 Miles Of Hell is the exception, this is not a NORBA event. Licensure: All competitors are required to hold a current NORBA annual license or purchase a one-day license at each event. Competitors must present their license and picture ID to the registration personnel at sign up. Beginner, Sport, and Experts may purchase a one-day license for $5. Riders who wish to be eligible for NORBA state, regional and national champion titles must hold an annual NORBA license. However, to continue to encourage participation and bring new riders to our sport, Beginner riders who race on a one-day license will be eligible for Tour de Dirt points. Sport and Expert riders who race on a one-day license will not be awarded points for the Tour de Dirt 2003 series. Series Regulations Championship points will be calculated for each racer using their best six (6) of seven (7) series races (12MOH not included). Competitors must compete in a minimum of four (4) events to be eligible for trophies and prize giveaways at the end of the season (12MOH not included). Series Championship Trophies will be awarded to the top three (3) finishers in each category who meet the required minimum. Should a tie occur at the end of the series the tie will be broken in the following manner: 1) total number of 1st place finishes 2) total number of 2nd place finishes Series Points: Points will be awarded according to NORBA standards and will be tallied as follows (except for the 12 Miles of Hell; since this is not a normal TDD race you will get 10 points for starting, and 10 points for finishing):
† No points awarded after 20th place. Categories and Classes: Competitors are classified according to their age as of December 31st of the current calendar year. Classes and Categories are as follows:
Individual promoters may, at their own discretion, combine classes to allow for more competitive racing. However, points will be applied to each category for the series per the NORBA classification. Category Upgrading/Downgrading: Upgrading will be permitted and encourage following the guidelines established by NORBA. The presiding NORBA official at an event may upgrade a competitor's license. Competitors who choose to upgrade during the series have until the end of the summer break to do so and take their accumulated points with them. Downgrading will be permitted following the guidelines established by NORBA. Any competitor who feels they have advanced too quickly may petition NORBA for a category downgrade. Refer to NORBA Competition Guidelines for proper procedures. Competitors who downgrade during the series will not be allowed to carry over their accumulated points into a lower category. Scoring Scoring actually begins with each competitor completing the registration form. It is recommended that all competitors print registration information to ensure their name is properly spelled on scoring sheets. Competitors should be consistent in using the same name for registration at all series events to ensure points are accumulated correctly. Event scoring must not be interfered with. Competitors completing an event should follow finishing instructions and then move immediately away from the finish area to allow others competitors to complete their race. Competitors are required to complete an entire event to qualify for points in the series. If a competitor fails to complete an event for any reason no points will be awarded and that competitor will be shown as DNF (Did Not Finish) in the race results. A DNF may count forward the minimum number of races required to be competitive in the series. Any competitor not finishing an event should report their race number and reason to the event staff. Race promoters will announce when finish results have been posted. There will be a fifteen (15) minute protest period in which racers may identify discrepancies to the presiding NORBA official. Protests must be stated during this period! After protests and discrepancies have been resolved the race results will be announced as final. No changes can be made after this protest period. Results will be accumulated for the series, posted at each event, and forwarded electronically to NORBA.
Competitor Regulations: Competitors must exhibit respect and patience to all race event staff. Competitors are expected and required to display proper etiquette at all times before, during and after an event. They are expected and required to display proper trail etiquette while competing. Announce yourself when overtaking another competitor and pass when it is safe to do so. The burden of safety is on the passing rider. Show courtesy to event staff and other competitors. Anyone displaying improper behavior will be subject to disqualification subject to ruling by the presiding NORBA official. Any competitor who fails to adhere to series or event rules and regulations can be disqualified from an event or the series. Miscellaneous Stuff: The Tour de Dirt is the "Official NORBA State Championship Series". The Tour de Dirt works with bicycle clubs, organizations and event promoters to assist the overall coordination of the state racing series. It assumes no liability for any individual event or the results thereof. Please take the time to thank the race directors and volunteers when you race their events. Same with the series Sponsors! It is because of them that we have this series. Questions or comments about the Tour De Dirt (about e.g. race results and series points) can be e-mailed to the TDD director, Robert Farris, or give him a buzz at (405)236-3921. The official TDD mailing address is; Tour de Dirt C/O OEF, P.O. Box 26068, Oklahoma City, OK 73126. For any issues concerning this web site (to report bugs, etc), please contact Marcel Slootheer. Ps. If you want to be kept up to date on mountain biking in Oklahoma and the latest TDD news, check out the earthbike email list.
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