SUPER-D SERIES CATEGORIES

• Super D may be conducted as a time trial or a race to the finish type event.
• Events conducted, as a race to the finish will use a Lemans Style group start.
• Course length will be a minimum of ten minutes.
• An annual NORBA license is NOT mandatory to race beginner, or sport, however, in order to receive an overall award in the NORBA Mountain States Cup Championship Series, you MUST purchase an ANNUAL NORBA license.
• Information on purchasing a license may be found at http://www.usacycling.org/
• Series points will be tabulated from junior through open in Super-D. Racers will earn points for their best 4 of 5 races. Racers will receive points through 50th place.
• In case of a tie in the season standings, the overall winner will be decided by the finishing place in the season finale. If the racers tie in the season finale (due to both missing the event), the tie will be broken by racers placing in the race previous to the season finale. If the racers tie in the race previous to the season finale, the next previous race will be used, and so on.
• The Mountain States cup will follow the NORBA competition guide.

THE BEST OVERALL RIDER COMPETITION

Here's a bit more of the thinking behind the Overall competition. We're not quite done with the format yet, but at this point it goes something like this:

• There will be 4 categories; Gravity Men, Gravity Women, Endurance Men and Endurance Women.
• Your category will be determined by whichever season pass you hold (or your primary discipline...whatever makes sense)
• When racing in an 'alternate' discipline you will participate in the "OPEN/OVERALL" category. In this category there are no age or ability breakdowns
• Total points from your primary disciplines, plus your secondary ones, plus any Super-D points will determine the winner in each of the 4 categories. (yes, a Sport rider could in theory win over an Expert or even a Pro).
• We're raffling off 4 bike frames (575, Nomad, Maverick and one TBD) to all participants who log a predetermined number of events.

By the way - there will be a $500 cash purse in all MSC Super-D events this year plus generous amounts a swag. Thank Maverick for the dough and The Fix for the swag.

A word on sportsmanship:

Races like the Chile Challenge exist to provide a level playing field in which riders of like-ability are allowed to compete. At a few races last year there were a handful of riders who consistently looked at ways to circumvent the rules in order to gain a competitive advantage and higher placing in the results. Our take on this can pretty much be summed up as disappointment. People who cheat suck. So with that in mind, weíve come up with a few rules to protect the interests of the riders who still have their integrity intact.

Most of the DH course is marked. In the case of the Super-D, the corners are marked. In each case, the course is obvious to a reasonable person. Riders are expected to ride what is generally agreed upon to be the right course.

• Cutting corners is NOT allowed.
• Deviating from the agreed upon and obvious course in order to gain a competitive advantage is not allowed.
• Descending through a section because ìitís not taped, so it must be legalî is not allowed.

Riders identified as violating any of these rules or engaging in anything that the promoter or official interpret as a breach of these rules or sportsmanship in general will face sanctions ranging from disqualification from the discipline to disqualification from the entire Mountain States Cup Series and an official letter or reprimand submitted to USA Cycling.

The bottom line is, cheating is wrong. All those platitudes your parents told you when you were little? Like “Cheaters never win” and “Winners never cheat”? They were right. A win thatís dishonest isnít a win.