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RACE CLASSES
All age classifications are based on the age of each racer as of December 31st
of the current year. The minimum age for racing is 12. These
events are not recommended for entry-level racers.
4-Person Classes:
•
Men’s Senior (19+). Women’s Senior (19+)
• Men's Veteran (35+), Women's Veteran (35+)
• Men's Masters (45+), Women's Masters (45+) •Men's Grand Masters
(55+), Women’s Grand Masters (55+)
• Just for Fun (All ages, either sex and strong arms and legs)
5-Person Classes:
The 5-Person Open Class must have at least one woman. The team may consist
of as many as 5 women.
Duo Classes:
The Duo open class may consist of 2 Men or 2 Women or 1 Man
and 1 Woman.
Solo Classes:
Men's Solo and Women's Solo: All Solo racer applicants must be 18 years
or older. Experienced
ultra-endurance athletes are recommended, but not required.
STARTING PROCEDURES
24 Hour Races: Each starting racer must log-in at the Log-in Tent no later
than 5 minutes prior to the start of the race. They will receive their baton
for the first lap when they log-in.
GENERAL RULES
Team Captains
Each team will designate a team captain and co-captain. Team captains will
represent the team in all official correspondence and communications before,
during and after the event. The co-captain may represent the team during the
event when the captain is unavailable. Only team captains and co-captains may
file protests.
Pre-race Meeting
The team captain and/or co-captain must attend the pre-race meeting; however,
everyone is welcome.
Team Pit Area
Team's must designate one and only one pit area. Typically, this is at your
campsite or housing accommodations. Racers may change or repair any equipment
in their Pit Area. Pit areas are not allowed on the course or in the Start/Finish
area. However, emergency repairs may be performed in the Start/Finish area.
In the Start/Finish area or the team's pit area, racers may accept support
from anyone. Also, teams may bring as many support people as they would like,
but their support is limited to the Start/Finish and the team's pit areas,
not on the course.
Support on the Course
Support on the course may only be supplied by other registered racers. Supporting
racers must access the course under their own power and that access can only
be achieved by following the course in either direction. Short-cutting the
course is not allowed. Supporting racers should stay clear
of all competing racers. Supporting racers may take any equipment or tools
with them. Support can be provided by any registered racer on any team to
any registered racer on any team.
Water and Food
This is a self support race. No food or water will be available on the
course. (And please do not throw energy food wrappers on the ground. Remember:
Leave No Trace).
Permitted Course Riders
Only officially registered racers, credentialed media and event staff may hike/ski
on the designated race course during the event.
Responsibility Code
All racers must obey the Skiers Responsibility Code (on the back of lift ticket)
Team Number Display
Racers must display their race numbers on the front and back, on the outer
most layer of clothing, whenever on course. Race officials may request to
see this at any time.
Drafting
Racers may draft, but they may only draft registered racers. Drafting other
vehicles or a non-registered rider is grounds for disqualification.
Right of Way
The overtaking skier has the right of way on ascents. The overtaking skier
must yield the right of way to the downhill skier on descents.
Lapped Racers
Lapped racers should yield to leaders. Leaders should be very vocal when preparing
to pass any racer. "PASSING on your LEFT!," "PASSING on your
RIGHT!" should be called out. It is the responsibility of the challenging
racer to overtake safely. Racers being lapped must yield on the first command.
Vying for Position
When two racers are vying for position, the leading racer does not necessarily
have to yield position to the challenging racer. However, a racer may not
bodily interfere, with intent to impede another racer's progress; this is
considered to be highly unsportsmanlike behavior (see rule #15).
Short-cutting
Short-cutting the course by any registered racer shall result in a disqualification
of that racer's team.
Law Abiding
Federal, state and county laws and ordinances will be abided by at all times.
Sportsmanship
Foul racing, use of profane or abusive language and other unsportsmanlike behavior
will be taken very seriously. Such behavior by any racer shall subject that
racer's team to a warning or immediate disqualification. This will be strictly
applied when such behavior is directed at course officials, volunteers or
spectators. The penalty imposed is at the discretion of the race director
or co-director, should the race director be unavailable.
Protests
Protests can only be made by team captains or co-captains. Protests will be
made in writing and delivered to the race director or co-director any time
during the race or after the end of the race, up to 30 minutes after the
posting of the final results. Protests should contain any information that
supports the protest, including description of the incident, witnesses, names,
addresses, phone numbers and signature of protesting team captain. A $50
fee shall be submitted, in cash, with the protest. The race director, after
his own discovery, will promptly rule on the protest. The fee will be forfeited
to the race director if the protest is denied or refunded if the protest
is upheld.
Final Rulings
The race director has the final say in any ruling, including rulings made by
the co-director.
Quiet Hours
Quiet hours for events conducted at night, will be imposed from midnight Saturday
until 8 a.m. Sunday. During this time, noise must be kept to a minimum.
Lighting
Lighting requirements for events conducted at night: During the night ride,
racers must have a primary light source with a recommended minimum rated
power of 3 watts. In addition, each racer must carry a secondary or backup
light source in the form of a penlight, flashlight or other lighting system.
(Battery chargers may be plugged in at the neutral charging station, when
provided.
For your own sake, teams should label their batteries and chargers with the
team's name. The neutral charging station is unsecured).
Lights Burning
It is recommended that racers entering the course two hours before sunset on
Saturday and up to one-half hour before sunrise on Sunday have both primary
and secondary light sources installed and in good working order. Racing with
lights out to save batteries or racing with discharged batteries is dangerous
and is done so at the riders own risk.
Log Tent
Racers must log-in and log-out on each lap at the Log Tent located at the Start/Finish
Area. The team baton must be passed from the racer logging out to the Registrar,
who records the log-out time. The racer logging-out then scans his RFID.
Then the racer logging-in scans his RFID prior to receiving the baton from
the Registrar. The log-out time of the first racer automatically becomes
the log-in time of the next racer logging-in (regardless of whether or not
there is a racer ready to log-in). In other words, the clock is ticking the
entire time. Helpful Hint: Racers “on-deck” should give their
names to the Registrars well in advance to avoid confusion during the baton
exchange. (See also RFID Fact Sheet for detailed information).
Consecutive Laps
A racer may hike/ski consecutive laps, but must log-out at the Log Tent after
the first lap in order to log-in for the second lap. If a racer is staying
in for an additional lap, that racer must log-out from the first lap by passing
the baton to the Registrar, scan the RFID, then after the Registrar has recorded
the log-out time for the first lap, they will log-in to the consecutive lap
by scanning his RFID again and will receive the baton back from the Registrar.
If the racer does not do this, only one lap will be counted (not two, bummer!).
Solo racers will do this every lap.
Loss of Baton Penalty and Loss of RFID
at RealTime® Races
Loss of the baton will result in a 5-minute time penalty which will be applied
to the team's finish time on its last lap and will accrue to the racer finishing
that final lap. The Registrar will issue a new baton. The loss of a Radio
Frequency Identification card (RFID) does not create a time penalty. However,
if a racer does not have a card at the start of his lap, he will be required
to retrieve his original card or purchase a new card for $5 from race staff
before he can log-in to start his lap. In the event that a racer does not
have his RFID at the finish of his lap, a finish time will be recorded on
the log sheet and entered manually into the computer with an RFID Error Report Form.
That racer will be instructed to purchase a new card for $5 from race staff.
Verifying the Log Sheet
It is the team's responsibility to verify that each racer is logged-in and
logged-out correctly. Please be courteous and patient while verifying information
with your Registrar. Registrars and race officials may request to see your
race number on the front and back of your outer clothing. Helpful Hint: When
the racer "on-deck" receives the baton from the Registrar, they
should repeat their team # and name to confirm that the Registrar is logging
them in correctly.
Lap Requirements for 5-Person Open
At least one female teammate on a 5-person Open Class team must complete two
laps, or a one lap penalty will be applied to the team's finish.
Canceling a Lap
Once on course, a racer must complete his or her lap. However, the team has
the option of canceling a racer's lap and restarting the lap from the Log
Tent with a substitute. This is a difficult and costly decision, but if the
first racer is unable to complete the lap for any reason, it may be to the
team's advantage to cancel that racer's lap. Any team member can cancel a racer's
lap by notifying the team's Registrar at the Log Tent and initializing the
log sheet next to the canceled lap. If a team cancels a racer's lap and is
restarting with a new racer, a new baton will be issued without penalty.
The new racer inherits the log-in time of the canceled racer's lap. Once
a cancellation has been made, it cannot be rescinded. The canceled lap does not
count as a completed lap.
Substituting a Team Member
To substitute a team member, the new team member must fill out an Accident
Waiver, complete with team name and original signature, and deliver it to
Granny Gear no later than the end of the last day of Registration. You may
either mail the Accident Waiver to the address on the form, by the date specified
or you may turn it in at Race Registration. Changes made after the date specified
on the Accident Waiver will incur a $10 late fee. Any changes or late waiver
submissions received during the week prior to the race, regardless of postmark,
will be $20 each. No substitutions will be accepted after Registration closes.
No changes or substitutions will be made after the close of Registration
on Friday and there will be no Registration on race day.
The Finish
The 24 hour race starts and ends at 11 am. Racers should log-off the course
from 11 am on. Each team's final placing will be determined by the number
of laps the team has completed and the sequential order of finish within
the team's last lap. For example, a team that has completed 22 laps with
a finish time of 10:31 am would beat a team that completed 22 laps, with
a finish time of 10:47 am. And, of course, a team that completed 23 laps,
with a finish time of 11 am, would beat them both. If a racer logs-out before
11 am and no other team member logs-in before 11:05 am, the last completed
lap time will be the finish time.
Catastrophic Failure
In the case of catastrophic failure due to weather or another extenuating circumstance
that prevents the ongoing scoring of the event or creates a racing environment
that is deemed too dangerous for the participants, the race director may
call the race as of a certain time. Final results will be calculated based
on each team's placement at the call time as determined by that team's last
completed lap. This rule is intended to be exercised as a last resort, in
the direst situations, when no other means is available to continue scoring
the event or when the potential for serious harm or loss of life becomes
imminent.
EMS Ghost Racer
In the event that a racer stops to assist in the care of a seriously injured
fellow racer which requires an EMS response, Ghost Racer procedures will
be implemented. The EMS personnel will radio to the Log Tent the name and
number of the assisting racer. Race staff will then inform the team of the
assisting racer to prepare the next rider on their team. That skier will
be allowed to start his lap based on the assisting racer’s “ghost
skier” lap time which will be based on the fastest of either the assisting
skiers average lap time or the team’s average
lap time.
For more information or any questions:
Email: 24hoursofsunlight@gmail.com
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