CHARGED MTB

RULES

BIKES

ALL CLASS ONE PEDAL ASSISTED BIKES WILL BE ALLOWED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS.

  1. NO THROTTLE. BIKES WITH ANY TYPE OF THROTTLE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. A THROTTLE IS DEFINED AS A DEVICE THAT PROPELS THE BIKE FORWARD WITHOUT PEDAL INPUT.
  2. RESTRICTED TO 20MPH. ALL BIKES MUST REMAIN RESTRICTED AS THEY COME FROM THE FACTORY. NO MOTOR OR BATTERY PERFORMANCE ENHANCING MODIFICATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.
  3. NO ADDITONAL BATTERY PACKS WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE CARRIED ON THE BIKE, ON YOUR PERSON, OR STAGED ALONG THE COURSE. ONLY ONE BATTERY PACK IS ALLOWED FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE RACE.
  4. RIDER MUST COMPLETE THE RACE ON THE SAME BIKE THAT THEY STARTED ON.
  5. 3RD PARTY APPS AND SOFTWARE THAT CONTROL ASSISTANCE AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT ARE ALLOWED AS LONG AS THEY DO NOT DERESTRICT THE TOP SPEED OF 20MPH OR THE MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT SET BY MANUFACTURER. APPS SUCH AS Blevo ARE ALLOWED.

TECH INSPECTION

YOUR BIKE WILL REQUIRE A BRIEF VISUAL TECH INSPECTION FOR MECHANICAL DE-RESTRICTION DEVICES. THIS WILL BE DONE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE RACE START. AFTER TECH INSPECTION IS COMPLETE, YOUR BIKE WILL BE PLACED IN THE START CORRAL AREA AND LEFT THERE UNTIL THE START OF THE RACE. SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY HIDDEN HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE, IT IS UP TO YOU TO BE HONEST. ANY SUSPISION OF CHEATING WILL BE HANLDED BY THE DISPUTE AND RESOLUTION PROCESS.

        DISPUTE AND RESOLUTION

SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A WAY TO 100% VERIFY THAT BIKES HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED OR DE-RESTRICTED. WE ASK THAT YOU BE HONEST AND FOLLOW THE RULES. RULES WILL BE PEER AND RACE OFFICIAL ENFORCED.

IN THE EVENT THAT AN OFFICIAL OR RACE PARTICIPANT SUSPECTS THAT A RACE PARTICPIANT HAS VIOLATED ANY OF THE RULES, THE VIOLATION MUST BE REPORTED TO THE OFFICIAL IN CHARGE WITHIN 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE RACE, OR WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF THE SUSPECTED PARTICIPANTS FINISH TIME. ALL RACE PARTICIPANTS BIKES MUST BE PLACED IN THE QUARANTINE CORRAL AREA AFTER EACH PARTICIPANT CROSSES THE FINISH LINE. ALL BIKES ARE TO REMAIN IN THE CORRAL UNTIL ALL RACERS IN YOUR CATEGORY HAVE FINISHED AND HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT RULE VIOLATIONS. RACERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR CORRALED BIKES UNTIL OFFICIALS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPORTED VIOLATIONS.

IF A DISPUTE IS BROUGHT FORTH. RACE OFFICIALS WILL INSPECT THE BIKE AND COLLECT ANY EVIDENCE OR TESTIMONY THAT IS PRESENTED. IF YOU ARE ACCUSED OF VIOLATING ANY OF THE RULES, YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PROOF IN YOUR DEFENSE

THE OFFICIALS WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED ON INFORMATON COLLECTED AND WILL SANCTION VIOLATING PARTICIPANT AS DEEMED FIT.

CATEGORIES

BEING THAT THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT. WE ARE NOT SURE HOW TURN OUT WILL BE. CATEGORIES WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO TURN OUT. THE EVENT MAY ALSO END UP CONSISTING OF MIXED GENDER CATEGORIES IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH FEMALE RACERS TO SERPARATE INTO FEMALE ONLY CATEGORIES. CATEGORIES WILL LIKELY BE DEFINED THE DAY OF RACE. STAGGERED STARTING TIMES MAY ASLO BE ADJUSTED DEPENDING ON TURN OUT. IF TURN OUT IS LOW, THE RACE START MAY BE CONDENSED INTO ONE MASS START.

INJURIES

 IF YOU ARE INJURED AND NEED ASSISTANCE, REMAIN AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION UNTIL ANOTHER RIDER OR MARSHALL CAN ASSIST YOU. IF YOU COME UPON AN INJURED PERSON THAT REQUIRES ATTENTION, REMAIN AT THE LOCATION OF THE INCIDENT WITH THE INJURED PERSON AND INFORM THE NEXT RACE PARTICIPANT THAT SOMEONE NEEDS HELP. OR CALL 911 IF INJURY IS SERIOUS AND REQUIRES MEDICAL ATTENTION. PLEASE REMAIN WITH INJURED PERSON UNTIL MEDICAL PERONNEL OR COURSE MARSHAL ARRIVES. IT WILL BE THE INFORMED RACE PARTICIPANTS DUTY TO CONTACT RACE MARSHALLS OR CALL 911 IF CELL SERVICE IS NOT ATTAINABLE AT THE INJURY SITE. DO NOT PASS ANYONE THAT IS INJURED UNLESS THEY CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE OK TO BE LEFT ALONE. THIS IS A COMPETITION, BUT WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER AND MAKE SURE THAT INJURED PEOPLE ARE ATTENDED TO. IT IS MANDATORY THAT ALL RACE PARTICPANTS CARRY A CELL PHONE OR EMERGENCY BEAKON DEVICE DURING THE RACE. WHILE RECEPTION IS SPOTTY ALONG THE COURSE, THERE ARE OPPORTUITIES TO FIND RECEPTION