Taneytown, MD, Sun Nov 29, 2015
.State Medals: Maryland and DC are combined. Delaware is scored separately.
* MABRA medals will be awarded in 5 year increments for Masters riders. For complete rules, categories, and requirements see: http://www.mabra.org/article.php?did=205&scid=45
Points are awarded to all MABRA categories – men Cat 1,2,3,4, women Cat 1,2,3,4, Masters 35+/45+/55+, MABRA Jrs.
Cat 3, 4 Men, Cat 4 Women will receive points only for ranking purposes, this is not an official MABRA cross category
An extra $10 day-of fee will be charged for all same day entries *.( * Exception – bring a JR and race yourself- no late fee. College Students: PREREG ONLY: show a current, full time student college ID & qualify for a reduced entry fee of $15. Not preregistered – no discount but no late fee – get your refund at registration.)
Registration: Opens at 7:00 am and CLOSESfor post registration 30 minutes before each race. If you are NOT preregistered, plan on being IN LINE ONE HOUR prior to your race. We will be cutting off registration at 30 minutes pre race - NO execptions. We need to do this in order to start the race on time and provide registered racers accurate results. Licensing Requirements: USAC license required – one day licenses will be sold at race registration.
YOUR RACING AGE IS YOUR AGE AS OF DECEMBER 31st, 2016 (not 2015)
Pre Riding: The course will be open for warm-up at 7:00 and about 15 min. prior to each event if the racers from the previous race have finished. Gather at the Finish line and a Course marshal will let you know when the course is open. Riding on the course during an event is prohibited and will result in Call Ups: All Call ups will be based on the most recent any MABRA Cross Series standings.
Call ups will be 2 rows of 8 riders, the top 16 in each series class. Call ups will fill the start as specified in the UCI rulebook start grid.
NO call ups for the 3:10 pm races
Staging will be the following.
Call-ups
a. MABRA Call-ups
b. Order of Registration
Registration Online: Registration is available online at www.bikereg.com. Online Registration at BikeReg may incur additional registration fees. Online registration closes on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 8 pm (EST).
Registration by Mail: Send your snail mail entry post marked before 11/23/15. Make checks payable to “SCM”. Mail your entry with a completed USCF Standard Release to:
MABRA CROSS, c/o Tracy Lea, 5129 Piney Creek Rd, Taneytown, MD 21787 Questions: 410-756-5164
LOCATION: Taneytown Memorial Park, Route 140. ,Taneytown, MD
DIRECTIONS: From DC/Northern Virginia, take Route 270 toward Frederick which becomes Rt. 15 north in Frederick. Exit Rt. 15 at the Walkersville exit (Rt. 26) Stay on 26 until the Rt. 194 split take Rt. 194 to Taneytown – left turn at light - Rt. 140 west. Park is approx ½ mile on the left. From Baltimore: Take Rt. 795 west to Rt. 140. Park is approximately ½ mile on left after center of Taneytown. From Harrisburg : Rt. 15 South past Gettysburg exit Rt. 140 east – Park is approximately 7 miles on the right – if you get to the light at 194 you have gone too far!. For more detail plug in Taneytown, MD to your favorite mapping website. There are multiple entrances to the park, parking in both lots – overflow parking enter in the park at the entrance closest to Taneytown.