Categories/Please refer to scoring method for team and individual
OBRA Rules 2011rules-1
Men
Pro, Cat 1 U18, Cat 1 19‐34, Cat 1 35‐44, Cat 1 45+ Singlespeed, Cat 2 U18, Cat 2 19‐34, Cat 2 34‐44,
Cat 2 45‐54, Cat 2 55+ Cat 3 10‐14, Cat 3 15‐18, Cat 3 19‐34, Cat 3 35+, Cat 3 45+, Clydesdale 200+
Women
Pro, Cat 1, Cat 2, Cat 2 35+,Cat 3 U18 Cat 3 19-34, Cat 3 35+ and Cat 3 45+
Upgrades
3 top 3’s in a calendar year in a 15 person male XC/Marathon event or 3 top
3’s in a 10 person women’s XC/Marathon Event .
No mandatory upgrades past Cat 1 for 40+ men or 35+ women, but you may move to Pro if you choose. The events that are in the series will be posted on the home page with links to the events.
You will not be upgraded after Chainbreaker in your particular racing category to compete for the series, but must immediately move to the next category for the rest of the season and subsequent season after June 24th, 2012.
Team
Any Team Can Compete and you up to 4 members at each event to score points. You do not have to be an OBRA Club to Compete
Safety:
Please wear a helmet at all times while on your bike. This includes before and after Events. You can be DQ’d for not doing this.
- Please use toilets and do not urinate where others can see.
- No bad language or attitude
- Do not drop gel packs or anything on the course except for sweat.
- Please pull over if vehicles are on the roads when warming up and remember that any course could have a vehicle on it so pay attention.
- There is no insurance provided by OBRA if you crash. We will call the emt or 911 in an emergency (lets not have any accidents like that)
- BE nice when passing slower riders, say—— coming by, track, when its safe, love ya —ect
Memberships:
Please sign up for your Membership early with OBRA. Individual race Directors will be selling memberships at the races and no OBRA issued plates for 2012. Each race will have 300+ Day of race plates for you and twist ties or zip ties. These plates you can keep and put on your garage wall, ect. Do not use these plates in any race other than the one you are racing.
Course Observer Program
Its back and if you have raced off-road for 3 years, please e-mail me if you would like to race for free at any mtb event. You will fill out a sheet to give to the race director and to mail to OBRA. This helps me alot and lets you be a part of making Oregon mtb racing better. Contact me directly after february
Special note:
This is a great year to get more people and reach out to Juniors from across the state to join and learn from your Team in 2012
Have Fun be safe and I will see you soon
Mike Ripley
Oregon XC MTB series director
Please let us know if you have any feedback and feel free to contact me anytime at mike@mudslingerevents.com
If you have an OBRA related Question please e-mail mtb@obra.org
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