Frequently Asked Questions

 

GENERAL FORMS OF COMPETITION

1. A race is an officially recognized contest between not less than two nor more than eight riders who are all given the opportunity:

   1. to leave the starting line at a common signal,

   2. to traverse the entire track from start to finish, and

   3. to have the order of their finishes recorded by official scorers.
       
      

2. An event is the complete collection of races necessary to determine overall winners for every class or combined class of competition in which there are registered participants.
    
   

3. Unless an exception is made by the referee on the day of the event, every participant in an event shall be given the opportunity to compete against the same riders in three separate races (three moto transfer) or two separate races (two moto transfer) termed motos, each of which shall be uniquely identified by a single moto number and a round number, either 1, 2 or 3. The finish position of each participant at the end of the two or three motos will be based on his overall performance during these two or three races using a scoring method described under the heading, SCORING. Award positions will be determined using these finish positions unless:
   There are more riders registered in the class or combined class than are allowed to compete on the track at the same time, or,
   The rules governing the particular event call for a main following the conclusion of the two or three motos.
    
   

4. If the number of participants in any class or combined class in an event exceeds the maximum number permitted on the track during a race, then they shall be divided into separate heats of approximately equal size each of which shall be treated as a separate moto. Upon completion of the motos those riders meeting the transfer criteria set forth below will graduate either to a main, or if necessary because of the number of riders in the class or combined class to further elimination rounds called qualifiers, which will determine those riders who will compete in the main. In every class or combined class in which there is a main, award positions will be based solely on the finish positions in the main.

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