iXS German Downhill Cup 2008

General regulations

The Series consists of five separate international races. All races are financial, legal and sporting independent. The General Regulations and the UCI Rules apply to all races. The total result consists of four final results. The results will be published on www.ixsdownhillcup.com. To solve the problem of recruitment, the race is open to all professional and hobby riders.

Registration

Every rider has to use the registration form on www.ixsdownhillcup.com. For registration please include date of birth and UCI licence code.
Starters under age of 18 require signed consent by their Parent, or other legal guardian.

Registration time limit

Registration and payment deadline is always on Friday one week before the races. If the fee is received on the account, the registration will be valid. All payments should include the registration number (confirmation mail).   
If the registered starter cannot attend the race, he has no right to reclaim the registration fee.

Registration Fee/Transportation Fee

The fee to attend the race is 40,- €, if received one week before the races. This fee includes transportation from the finish area to the start via shuttle or lift. Riders under age of 18 pay 35, - €.
After the registration deadline the fee increases to 50,- €. (Juniors pay Euro 45,- €).

Number plates

Every rider gets a new number plate at every race. Number plates must be fixed in front of the handlebar and should readable throughout the race.

Starters

The race is open to all professionals and hobby riders.
Starters under age of 18 have to attach the permit from their parents or other legal Guardian.

Starting interval

Starting interval between riders is 30 seconds, except the best 10 riders of the licence elite class, where there will be an interval of 1 minute.

Starting order

For the final run, the starting order will be in accordance with the results of the previous seeding run. The order in the seeding runs complies with the total results of the series.

Classification

License-Categories:							Free-Categories:
Elite Men:	Year of birth 1989 - 1979						Men:	Year of birth 1978 and older
Elite Women:	Year of birth 1989 and older						Women:	Year of birth 1989 and older
Junior male:	Year of birth 1993 - 1990						Junior:	Year of birth 1993 - 1990
Junior female:	Year of birth 1993 - 1990						Masters:	Year of birth 1978 and older
Masters:	Year of birth 1978 and older

License- and Open-Categories together:

Hardtail U19:	Year of birth 1993 - 1990
Hardtail Men:	Year of birth 1989 and olde

Deposit training

All competitors must ride the track on Saturday in the morning. That training run will be registered and the riders can start at seeding run only with the registration.

Equipment

The following safety gear is required for every racer:

- elbows
- knees
- back and chest
- full face helmet (recommendation: double-d safety lock)
- gloves with full hand protection
The local organizer is responsible for compliance with regulations under this term.

Technical condition of bikes

Every Rider is responsible for the bike, the material and the protection equipment. The condition, quality and construction are to ensure the safety for riders, competitors or other persons.

Ceremony

The first three riders will be honoured with a ceremony, 30 minutes after the race.

Prize Money

Prize money will be paid directly after the ceremony at the organization office. The organization is not responsible for paying the prize money at a later date. Prize money for each category is defined by the BDR or UCI.  The prize money is paid up to the 10th place except for juniors and women.
If there are less than 27 riders per category, only 1/3 of the riders eligible for price money will be paid!    

Points for total results

The total result consists of four seeding run results and four final results. That means the two worst seeding runs and two worst final runs will be deleted. The total result will be published on www.ixsdownhillcup.com.

Points in the Finals: Men/Elite to the 50th Place

place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points
1	100						11	50						21	30						31	20						41	10
2	85						12	48						22	29						32	19						42	9
3	75						13	46						23	28						33	18						43	8
4	70						14	44						24	27						34	17						44	7
5	66						15	42						25	26						35	16						45	6
6	62						16	40						26	25						36	15						46	5
7	59						17	38						27	24						37	14						47	4
8	56						18	36						28	23						38	13						48	3
9	54						19	34						29	22						39	12						49	2
10	52						20	32						30	21						40	11						50	1

Points in the Finals: Juniors (m/w), Woman/Elite, Masters to the 20th place

place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points
1	35						5	17						9	12						13	8						17	4
2	29						6	15						10	11						14	7						18	3
3	24						7	14						11	10						15	6						19	2
4	20						8	13						12	9						16	5						20	1

Points by Seeding Run: Men/Elite to the 30th place

place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points
1	60						7	30						13	18						19	12						25	6
2	50						8	28						14	17						20	11						26	5
3	43						9	26						15	16						21	10						27	4
4	38						10	24						16	15						22	9						28	3
5	35						11	22						17	14						23	8						29	2
6	32						12	20						18	13						24	7						30	1

Points by Seeding Run: Juniors (m/w), Woman/Elite, Masters to the 10th place

place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points						place	points
1	20						3	13						5	8						7	4						9	2
2	16						4	10						6	6						8	3						10	1

The results will publish on www.ixsdownhillcup.com

UCI- Points (only in the finals)

The functionaries are responsible for Points of UCI.

Protest

Protests against the result or disqualifications should be addressed to functionaries.

Responsibilities

The starters attend the race on their own account and on their own risk. The starter is responsible for the safety of his bike and clothes. The organization is not responsible and cannot be held responsible for any injuries and damages as results of any action during the whole racing weekend. This Agreement starts with the registration. The organization keeps the right to make any necessary changes or even to cancel the whole race according to safety problems at any time in the race, official orders, government laws and other unforeseen events.

Waiver of Liability

Every Starter understands and admits that his participation in the race is voluntary. He assumes full responsibility for any injuries or damages from his participation in the race. He recognizes and understands that the activities may be hazardous, that his participation is solely at his own risk and that he assumes full responsibility for any resulting injuries and damages that may occur.
Every Starter has to affirm, that he is in good health. He declares that he is physically fit and capable to participate in the race.
Every Starter has to acknowledge that he has read and understand this entire waiver of Liability and agrees to be legally bound by it.

Withdrawal

The racing officials hold the right to withdraw starters if they feel there is a danger for the starter or any other person.

Additional Information safety rules by the BDR and UCI

In addition to this agreement the organization refers to the safety rules and racing agreement defined by the BDR and UCI.