Series Information

Welcome to the Southern Classic Series. We have developed these informational pages to help you understand how the series works. Please read carefully as changes have been made. We hope to answer questions which have arisen over the years and clear up expectations.

Each event in the Southern Classic Series is a separate event put on by various promoters. Maxxis has offered each promoter prizes to be part of this series. Maxxis supports these events but are not responsible for these events. The Southern Classic Series ties all these events together. Following is information regarding NORBA one-day licenses, Pay Dirt forms and administration of the program, over-all points & prizes.

NORBA - The National Off-Road Bicycling Association is the licensing body we use for the series. Each event in the series must be a NORBA event and follow their rules. They provide us with insurance at a cost per racer, a race official, whom we must pay, a set of rules, professionalism, and a national network. Each racer in the Southern Classic Series MUST have a NORBA license in order to be "tracked" throughout the series: It is possible to purchase a one day license the day of the race from the promoter. The cost is $5.OO. Each racer MUST sign a wavier and each minor MUST have a parent or guardian sign for them.

Pay Dirt - This program was developed to get racers involved in trail maintenance & improvement. Individuals who work on approved trails during official workdays can earn race points. Up to 60 points can be earned per season. For each hour of trail work 6 pay dirt points will be awarded. These points have often made the difference between finish results in the series. To receive Pay Dirt points you must work your hours and submit the pay dirt forms by August 10th, 2008. Please do not ask for an extension. It is your responsibility to get paperwork in on time.

Download: Pay Dirt 2008 Form (pdf, 14 kb)

Points & Prizes - The main purpose of the series is to provide experiences of fun, excitement, and challenges. We hope to encourage folks toward doing their personal best rather than developing expert racers. Many promoters have received prizes from local supporters. These prizes are given as a token thank you for your participation they are not given as a means in themselves. They hope you will receive them in this manner. The series encourages winners to move up in category after winning the season's category. In the riders advancement all NORBA rules will apply. Category advancement can be waved if someone is in contention of winning a series category. The official will require you to get a wavier from NORBA. This will give everyone a chance to be a winner. Promoters are allowed to combine categories if there are few participants in the class per NORBA rules. In this series for 2008 there are 10 events, your series total will be 9 events and pay dirt points.

Finish Points
Place	Expert	Sport	Beginner
1	120	60	30
2	108	54	27
3	96	48	24
4	84	42	21
5	76	38	19
6	68	34	17
7	60	30	15
8	53	26	13
9	48	24	12
10	44	22	11
11	40	20	10
12	36	18	9
13	32	16	8
14	28	14	7
15	24	12	6
16	20	10	5
17	16	8	4
18	12	6	3
19	8	4	2
20	4	2	1

Pay dirt points are added to the total points at the end of the series. Trophies and/or medals are given to the over-all top three series finishers in the categories listed previously.

Individual results at each event will be posted and a 15 minute protest period observed. It is the racer's responsibility to deal with discrepancies or incorrect results before the protest period ends. The promoter turns their results into Charles "Sandy" White (series administrator) after their event is over. If there is a change in results the promoter needs to contact Sandy White A.S.A.P. upon finding the need for a change.

 

Contact series director: scseries@bellsouth.net