8. RACE DAYS
8.1 The following rules are supplementary to the Rules and Regulations and are applicable to Race Days at Nunawading & District Moto Cross Club.
8.2 General riding rules must be adhered to.
8.3 Entry in competition events will be restricted to up to 250cc and as recognised in 8.6.
Changes of bike(s) must be advised to the Race Secretary and Clerk of Course.
8.4 Entries to be submitted online no later than the gazetted time. Late entries will not be accepted.
8.4A Unless prior confirmation is made to the Race Secretary 24hours prior to the event all monies will be forfeited. If prior notification is made, monies paid will be refunded at the completion of event.
8.5 Sign in/Scrutineering/Riders Briefing.
Riders must sign in and be available for scrutineering and attend Riders Briefing at the said time.
8.6 For the purposes of racing, Nunawading & District Motorcross Club recognises classes as determined by the Committee.
8.7 Two graded riders are required to form a class.
8.8 If there are insufficient graded riders to form a class, grades may be combined with a higher or lower grade.
8.9 Awards will be given for first, second and third placings.
8.10 Points scoring system as follows:
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Place |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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Points |
25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
8.11 Tie results.
For events where a tie of points has resulted, the rider who has scored the highest points in the final round will be given preference.
8.12 Grades may be combined if insufficient entries are received to constitute a class.
8.15 Meaning of Flags.
MX FLAG GUIDE – Motorcycling Australia Summary
• Chequered Flag – End of race
• Green Flag – Start / Track clear
• Red Flag – Race stopped – return safely to pits
• Purple Flag – Protest flag
• Yellow Flag (Stationary) –During practice it will be held out on the first lap only, this means no jumping anything! During a race means Hazard ahead - no arm movement from flag person means continue racing but there is a stopped rider ahead so be cautious until you have passed hazard.
• Yellow Flag (Waved) – Immediate danger – slow down, no overtaking or jumping - arm movement from flag person means, hazard ahead slow speed no passing and no catching up to next rider until past hazard. This includes when a club official is on the track attending to hazard.
• White Flag with Red Cross – Medical on track – no overtaking or jumping- arm movement from flag person means, hazard ahead, ride in first gear, standing up, no passing, no catching up to the next rider until past hazard. This includes when a club official is on the track attending to hazard.
8.16 Protests- Method of Protesting.
Protests on Rider and Bike Classification and Event Incidents.
Any person protesting regarding any member’s eligibility to compete at a meeting shall be lodged with the Clerk of course and Steward of the day. Riders who are aggrieved by interference of another rider/s may protest immediately after that event in which the incident occurred, and must not speak with any other persons (including parents and/or other riders) until protest made or protest becomes invalid.
8.17 The protest must be directed by the rider, in person, to the Official of the day. Offenders involved will be called up to comment. The particulars of evidence by parties involved in the dispute will be entered immediately in the provided “Protest Log Book”. Awards to place getters in any event where a protest is lodged may be either:
(a) dealt with immediately OR
(b) may be withheld until it has been dealt with by a Chief Marshall.
8.18 All other Protests.
All other protests regarding Program and Results etc, should be in writing to the Sports Secretary, within seven (7) days of the program in question or the results being published.
8.19 First Aid
No event or programmed day of events shall proceed without a first aid attendant being available. Emergency exits to the circuit and access roads are to be clear at all times.
8.20 Starting
Starting by mechanical drop-back gate: clutch start, both wheels to be stationary.
8.21 False Start.
False starts will be determined by the Starting Official of the day. A red flag will be immediately displayed in the event of a false start.
8.22 Holding Time at Start.
A rider may hold a start by raising his/her arm to notify the Starting Official of a problem. The Starting Official may hold the race start by two (2) minutes only, after which the rider may be considered a non-starter.
8.23 Grid Position.
Where a single row massed start is used, starting positions shall be drawn by peg ballot.
8.24 Marshalls.
Clerk of Course
His or her aim is to maintain a high standard of safety at all times during Club activities and that all Rules & Regulations are obeyed and carried out.
Track Marshalls.
(a) Will be responsible to the Clerk of Course.
(b) Must attend all “riders’ briefings” to be clearly informed of their duties.
(c) Shall wear the appropriate uniform.
8.26 Riders Representative.
All rider representatives must be available for duty on race day. No representative - no ride
8.27 Abandonment.
If the meeting is abandoned, the results will be carried forward to the next meeting, or be included only in aggregate. The Committee, at their discretion, may re-schedule the race meeting to a “date to be fixed”.
8.28 Club Championships.
Riders must attend a minimum of 3 rounds in Club Championships to qualify for an end of year Club Champs trophy or prize money.
8.29 Grading
Grading of riders will be in line with MV’s ruling. If a rider is graded A or B they must enter the expert class. Unless skill level/grade known, interstate riders will be required to enter expert.