Classes and Class Descriptions
Long Distance (12 Hour & 100 Mile) Events
Solo Male one male rider
Solo Female one female rider
Solo Singlespeed one male or female rider
Duo two riders male or female
Female Team two to four riders, all female
Open Team three to four riders, any combination of male and female
Medium Distance (6 Hour & 50 Mile) Events
Solo Male one male rider
Solo Female one female rider
Duo two riders male or female
Short Distance (3 Hour & 25 Mile) Events
Solo Male one male rider
Solo Female one female rider
High School Division
Solo Male one male rider (ages 13-18 only)
Solo Female one female rider (ages 13-18 only)
Registration
Registration forms are available to download.
Registration will open at 6:30 AM for the 12 hour race.
Registration for the 6 hour & 3 hour race will open at 10:00AM.
Permits & Trail Passes
State Parks
Required for 12 Hours of Northern Kettles
All riders are required to have a valid state trail pass whenever they are riding the course. Trail passes are $4/day. All vehicles that are parked must have a valid State Park sticker.
There is no overnight camping permitted at John Muir. Blue Mound has campsites on site, reservations are recommended. Camping is also available at the Northern Kettles race.
County Parks For the Stump Farm 12, riders will be required to purchase a $3 daily or a seasonal Brown Country Parks trail pass whenever they are riding the course or trails. There is no parking sticker required and no over night camping.
For the Levis/Trow 100, riders will be required to purchase a $5 daily or a seasonal Clark County Parks trail pass whenever they are riding the course or trails. There is no parking sticker required but on-site camping is available for $7/night/camping unit.
For the Thunderdown in the Underdown, riders will be required to purchase a $5 daily or a seasonal Lincoln County Parks trail pass whenever they are riding the course or trails. There is no parking sticker required but on-site camping is available for $10/night/camping unit.
For the RASTA Rock’n Root, riders will be required to purchase a $5 daily or a seasonal Oneida County Parks trail pass whenever they are riding the course or trails. There is no parking sticker required but on-site camping is available for $10/night/camping unit.
For the Pitch Black Singletrack, riders will be required to purchase a $5 daily or a seasonal Dane County Parks trail pass whenever they are riding the course or trails. There is no parking sticker required but on-site camping is mandatory at no additional cost.
Pre-race Meeting
A pre-race meeting will be held at 7:30AM for the 12 hour event, at 12:30PM for the 6 hour event and 2:30PM for the 3 hour event. All team captains and solo riders must attend.
Starting Times (Note some races start at 10:00am)
The 12 hour race will start at 8:00 AM and finish at 8:00 PM
The 6 hour race will start at 1:00 PM and finish at 7:00 PM
The 3 hour race will start at 3:00PM and finish at 6:00PM
Starting Procedures
Each starting racer must be on the starting line at least 5 minutes before the start time. The start will be a Le Mans style start. (Running to bike)
Helmets & Equipment
All competitors are required to wear an ANSI and/or SNELL approved helmet at all times during competition as well as when pre-riding or warming up on the course. Riders must wear proper riding attire, including a shirt and fully-enclosed shoes during competition. Each racer is responsible for having their bike in good operating condition, including but not limited to: two fully-functioning brakes, plugged handlebar ends, NO hazardous attachments including kick stands and reflectors, adjusted hubs and headset, true wheels, and a sound frame (no cracks, severe bends or dents). The race directors may remove any racer from the start whom they feel is attempting to compete on an unsafe bike.
Walkman, headphones and other personal listening devices which may interfere with a racer’s awareness of other racers and their surroundings are strictly prohibited.
Lighting
Lights are recommended for all riders starting a lap at or near sunset.
Support
It is highly recommended that you bring your own food and water. Racers can receive food and water from anyone and anywhere on the course. They can also receive mechanical support from anyone, even parts from another bicycle, or a different bicycle, as long as they have the owners permission. They must have the number plate attached to the bicycle they are riding. All racers should be clear of the trail for all support and repairs. Racers riding have the right of way.
Short Cutting
Deviation from the marked course will result in disqualification unless the competitor reenters the course at point of exit. This includes ducking under any flagging marking the boundaries of the finish chute. Short cutting the course by any racer will result in disqualification of that team.
Postponement of Race
A race may be stopped and/or postponed by the race director in case of severe injury to a rider. Racers failing to heed the instruction of medical personal attending to an injured rider will be disqualified!
Weather Delay
A race may be delayed, stopped or canceled at the discretion of the race director due to heavy rain. The race will be restarted in the order of the racers last completed lap with timed spacing. In the case of a race being canceled, the rain date for the Series is September 1st and 22nd, 2012. An event is considered complete at 6 hours 1 minute in the 12 Hour/100 Mile events and 5 hours 1 minute in the 10 Hour / 75 Mile events.
Raffle
Some events in the Wisconsin Endurance Mountain Bike Series may have a day of raffle. Tickets will be sold only on the day of the event and the drawing will be held later in the day. You must be present to claim your prize.
Public Access
Some of the trails we race on will still be open for the public to use during the event. The race director will mention if the trails are open for their specific race. Please be courteous to anyone that is using the trail, and be considerate when preparing to pass them.
PASS WITH CAUTION. Remember, they could be inexperienced riders that have never encountered a group of racers before. We don’t want to cause an accident.
Clean-up
Take out whatever you bring in, there will be no rubbish removal.
No littering on the course. Any rider reported for littering will be disqualified.
Scoring
Race Times
The 12 hour race will start at 8:00 AM and finish at 8:00 PM
The 6 hour race will start at 1:00 PM and finish at 7:00 PM
The 3 hour race will start at 3:00PM and finish at 6:00PM
The races will end precisely at the times listed above. If you do not think you will finish your last lap by that time, it is recommended that you do not start that lap. Any lap finished after the ending time will not count to your total. The placing of teams will be by the total laps finished by the ending time, and the finish time of the last lap completed. (Example: Team 1 completes 13 laps at 7:45PM Team 2 completes 13 laps at 7:57PM. Team 1 beats Team 2. But Team 3 completes 14 laps at 7:59PM, Team 3 is the winner.)
Awards
Awards will be presented as soon as possible after the results are finalized.
Series Scoring
The following system for awarding series points will be used this year. It will take into account placing and laps completed compared to the winning lap total.
The points will be based on the following formula;
Score=Points possible-(10-(Laps completed/Winning lap total)x10)
An example of the series scoring is available here
Competitors wishing to compete for an overall series score and overall awards, must fill out series registration form and mail it with the $20 registration fee per rider to WEMS, or register at a race. A racer must have a series registration number for a result to count toward a series total in their series overall score. Points for series overalls will be figured retroactively for 1 race only. (Competitors must request retroactive credit and must write their race number from the race for which they are requesting retroactive credit, on their series registration form.) By registering for a series registration number, solo riders that register with their series registration number will receive a discount off of the entry fee for each race entered. See Registration for more details.
Each team needs to have series registration numbers for each rider. The series registration numbers for teams may be shared among team members listed on the roster. Duo teams consist of 2 riders, male or female, with a maximum team roster of 3 riders. Female teams consist of 2-4 riders, all female, with a maximum team roster of 5 riders. Open teams consist of 3-4 riders, male or female, with a maximum team roster of 6 riders. Teams registering with a series registration number will receive a discount off of the entry fee per rider. See Registration for more details.
To be eligible for an overall series award a team/solo rider must compete in a minimum of 4 events. The best 4 results will be used for tabulation of the final overall points. A team/solo rider that competes in more than the 4 events minimum, will be awarded 3 bonus points for each additional event (6 maximum). Series points toward an overall score will be scored as follows:
Volunteer Points
Each competitor may one time each year, give up their chance to race, and volunteer for an event of their choice to receive volunteer points. Competitors need to contact the race director of the event for which they wish to volunteer at least one week in advance, and commit to work a minimum of 6 hours. Competitors may work before for set-up, during or after the event. Volunteer points will be equal to the average of all the series scores for the competitor. Each Series racer may volunteer at one race per year. The volunteer points recieved will count the same as if the volunteer raced.
Points Breakdown:
1st 100
2nd 97
3rd 94
4th 92
5th 90
6th 88
7th 86
8th 84
9th 82
10th 80
11th 79
12th 78
13th 77
14th 76
15th 75
-1 point for each additional place
Team Roster
For series scoring a 4 person team may consist of 6 riders. Only 4 riders may compete for the team at any one race.
A 2 person team may consist of 3 riders. Only 2 riders may compete for the team at any one race.
Example:
Roster for “Team Bikers”
Jim Bill Frank Steve John Brian
At John Muir Race; Jim, Bill, Frank and John compete.
For the METRO race; Bill, John, Brian and Steve compete.
(Jim is getting married and Frank is the best man)
The results for both races will count towards “Team Bikers” series points.
