Michigan National Bicycle League

TEAM COMPOSITION AND ENTRY

1.       TEAM MANAGERS MAY ENTER UP TO TWO TEAMS PER RACE.

2.       ONLY THE BEST OF THE TWO SCORES WILL BE COUNTED.

3.       QUALIFIER ENTRY FEE IS $10.00 PER TEAM.

4.       FINALS ENTRY FEE IS $15.00 PER TEAM.

5.       ALL TEAM SHEETS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE TEAM MANAGER AND SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FIRST MOTO.

6.      THE TEAM MANAGER MUST CONTACT THE RIDER OR RIDER’S PARENT TO OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION, (SIGNED ON TEAM SHEET), TO ENTER A MINOR RIDER ON THEIR TEAM.

7.       EACH TEAM MUST HAVE AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT RIDERS.

8.       YOU MAY USE FIVE (5) RIDERS AND DROP THE LOWEST SCORE.

9.       NO MORE THAN; ONE CRUISER, AND ONE ROOKIE CAN BE USED ON A TEAM.

10.    YOU MUST DESIGNATE THE CLASS OF EACH RIDER.

11.    A RIDER MAY NOT BE USED TWICE ON THE SAME TEAM SHEET.

12.    A SINGLE TEAM MAY USE THE SAME RIDER ON 2 TEAMS, BUT IT MUST BE IN DIFFERENT CLASSES, SUCH AS POINT CLASS,  OR CRUISER.

13.    RAIN-OUT WILL BE THE NBL STANDARD.

14.    ONCE A RIDER IS USED ON A TEAM SHEET THEY ARE COMMITTED TO THAT TEAM.

15.   IF A RIDER CHOOSES TO LEAVE A TEAM ,THEY MAY NOT RACE FOR ANOTHER TEAM FOR THAT SEASON.

16.    A RIDER MAY NOT RE-JOIN A TEAM FOR THE SEASON.

17.    A MINIMUM OF THREE TEAMS MUST BE ENTERED FOR THE RACE TO BE OFFICIAL.

18.    OPEN CLASS RIDERS MAY NOT BE USED.

19.  ALL GIRL TEAMS ARE ALLOWED.

20.  RIDERS THAT HAVE BEEN RE-CLASSIFIED (MOVE-BACKS) MAY NOT BE USED ON TEAM SHEETS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR (SINCE THE TIME OF MOVE-BACK) OR UNTIL THEY RETURN TO THEIR PREVIOUS PROFICIENCY.

POINT SYSTEM

1. RIDERS WILL BE SCORED AS FOLLOWS:

1.          MAIN POINTS ONLY

2.          RIDERS SCORED AS THEY FINISHED, INCLUDING COMBINED RACES

3.          1^ST PLACE – 20 POINTS                  2^ND PLACE –  18 POINTS

4.          3^RD PLACE – 16 POINTS                 4^TH PLACE – 14 POINTS

5.          5^TH  PLACE – 12 POINTS                 6^TH PLACE – 10 POINTS

6.          7^TH PLACE – 8 POINTS                                    8^TH PLACE – 6 POINTS

7.          IF RIDER FAILS TO FINISH – LAST PLACE POINTS

8.          IF RIDER DOES NOT START – 0 POINTS

9.          BONUS POINTS  3 TO 6 RIDERS  - 1 POINT

10.       BONUS POINTS  7 TO 12 RIDERS – 2 POINTS

11.       BONUS POINTS  13 TO 18 RIDERS – 3 POINTS

12.       BONUS POINTS 19 TO 24 RIDERS – 4 POINTS

13.       BONUS POINTS 25 OR MORE RIDERS – 5 POINTS

2. TEAM SHEET SCORED AS FOLLOWS:

1.       FOUR RIDERS ARE THE TOTAL NUMBER YOU MAY USE FOR SCORING.

2.       HIGHEST TEAM SCORE FOR THE DAY WINS.

3.       IN THE CASE OF TIES, WE WILL GO BACK TO THE THIRD MOTO TO SEE WHICH TEAM FINISHED BEST. THIS IS DONE AS FOLLOWS:

        MOST FIRST PLACE FINISHES IN 3^RD MOTO; MOST SECOND PLACE FINISHES IN 3^RD MOTO; MOST THIRD PLACE FINSHES IN 3^RD MOTO; THE SAME PROCEDURE FOR THE SECOND MOTO. IF STILL TIED, THEN THE SAME PROCEDURE FOR THE 1^ST MOTO. AGAIN HIGHEST POINT HOLDER IS THE WINNER. IF THERE IS STILL A TIE, TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION OF RIDERS IS THE WINNER.

AWARDS

1.       STATE QUALIFIERS AND FINALS WILL AWARD A 100% PAYBACK OF THE ENTRY FEES COLLECTED THAT DAY. PAYBACK IS DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS:

TWO TO THREE TEAMS                     PAY 1^ST (100%)

FOUR TO FIVE TEAMS                        PAY 1^ST (60%), 2^ND (40%)

SIX TO SEVEN TEAMS                        PAY 1^ST (55%), 2^ND (25%), 3^RD (20%)

EIGHT TO NINE TEAMS                       PAY 1^ST (50%), 2^ND (25%), 3^RD (15%), 4^TH (10%)

TEN OR MORE TEAMS                        PAY 1^ST (45%), 2^ND (25%), 3^RD (15%), 4^TH (10%), 5^TH (5%)

2.    ANY ADDITIONAL DONATED PRIZE MONEY WILL BE ADDED TO THE AWARD FUNDS AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE ABOVE PAYBACK FORMLA

3.       A TEAM MUST PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST 4 STATE QUALIFIERS TO QUALIFY FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.  

4.       THE FINAL TEAM STANDINGS WILL BE BASED ON THE POINTS FROM  THE  TEAM’S BEST THREE QUALIFIERS PLUS THE MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 

5.       THE STATE SERIES TEAM CHAMPION WILL HAVE ITS NAME ADDED TO THE PERPETUAL STATE TEAM SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.