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7/9/2017 5:12pm
7/9/2017 5:12pm
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7/14/2017 10:32am
Russell had mechanical issues finished way off the pace in 3rd. Duvall won and was docked for taking a line pointed out by spectator that was being used by other xc1 and xc2 guys along with other amateur riders. They said he was outside the allowed limit and was docked positions. He stole the points lead only to lose it 5 minutes later. It's about to be a shit show in that series. He definitely got hosed
The Shop
Interesting dynamic.
I know nobody cares about quads, but the same thing happened to Chris Borich when he was battling bill ballance for his first pro championship. a spectator pointed him at a line, chris took (as well as many others) and chris won the race, bill protested after and subsequently chris lost the title due to being docked that race.
Any electric bikes racing the GNCC's?
Points for position
1 – 30 5 – 16 9 – 12 13 – 8 17 – 4
2 – 25 6 – 15 10 – 11 14 – 7 18 – 3
3 – 21 7 – 14 11 – 10 15 – 6 19 – 2
4 – 18 8 – 13
And also a few years ago there was a problem with Borich and Fowler cutting course, for the lack of a better term, on a go pro cam by McGill. They dismissed it told McGill not to upload it to social media or the web. I guess it was a shit show
Pit Row
Off-Road 2.3
C. Race Rules
11. A rider leaving the course must re-enter at the same
point or at the first point where he can safely do so
without interfering with other riders and without gaining
an advantage. Failure to do so will result in the rider
being penalized a minimum of one finishing position for
that event.
I. ON TRACK REGULATIONS:
1. Riders must remain on the marked course. The marked course is within 25 feet of race arrows. However, riders must stay within the confines of the following markers: double arrows posted on both sides of the trail, ribbons, signs, stakes, hay bales, barrels, motocross track, grass track, etc..
I dont think the section was a bottleneck, however this is the rule for those situations:
2. Riders encountering a traffic jam or bottleneck may go more than 25 feet off the course to get around the bottleneck only. However, the rider must re-enter the course as soon as possible, and upon approaching this section the next lap, must ride the original arrowed section if the track is clear. If the original marking devices are knocked down, the rider must stay on the original marked course. A "bottleneck" is a section of the track that becomes impassable for any reason, with the exception of checkpoints.
There is no mention of the penalty to be enforced if a rider were to violate either of the above.
There were other riders penalized the same way in the same race. This is also the precedence that has been set in past infractions at GNCC as described above by others. They take what you've gained, whether it be 1 position or 10 seconds, plus a position.
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