Minnesota Mountain Bike Series

First of all, I’d like to thank our racers for enduring a seriously muddy course at the Dirt Spanker.  Second, I’d like to thank Adam Sundberg and the COGGs crew for doing the best they could with a difficult situation.  Last year, we were blessed with great weather for all our events.  As we’ve seen, this is a different year.  A few updates for our racers:
1. Bad Weather – If at all possible, we want to get our events done when scheduled.  Promoters have the options for  wet weather to delay, reroute their race course, and/or reduce laps.  These situations are difficult at best, so please try to be patient and understanding.
2. Series Registration – we put this on the web site several times since early May.  To have your results count in the series, you need to pay a separate fee to join the series.  The final date to register for the series is at the Bluff Riders Charge on June 27th.
3. Only One Retroactive Race Counts for Series Registration at 3rd or 4th Race – racers registering for the series at the 3rd or 4th race can only use one past race to count for the series.  The good news is that you still have 6 races to accumulate points, so still can make that podium at the Awards Party at the end of the year once you’ve registered for the series.
4. Wave Order and Age Group Listings:
a. Wave start order, times, and age group listings will be posted on the MNMBS web site event page two days prior to the race.
b. Wave start order, times, and age group listings will be posted in multiple places around the registration and pit area.  We’ll also post this information on the Start Line chute near the left upright.
c. Wave start signs, including age groups, will be placed in the starting chute area to indicate where waves should gather
d. The announcer will list wave start times and age group listings at 30 minutes and 15 minutes prior to the race as well as several times during call-ups for the category and class
5. Penalties for Starting in an Earlier Wave:
a. If a race official sees a rider starting in an earlier wave than what they have registered for, the racer is subject to disqualification
b. Racers starting in an earlier wave than their registered class age group are subject to being protested per USA Cycling rules 
c. Protesting racer must contact Timing and Scoring within 15 minutes after race results have been posted.
6. Lapped Racers:
a. Racers who have been lapped by the leading racer in their own race class(Category), of the same gender, may be pulled from the race course as they begin their final lap
b. The decision to pull a racer from the course will be made by the Chief Judge, USA Cycling official, and the event Promoter
c. Timing and Scoring will assign an appropriate time for the racer being pulled. They will not receive a DNF.