Westlake 2009 Announcement

From CRCycling

Season 14 will take place 5/5/09 - 8/25/09, 17 scheduled dates.

Format will be similar to that of the 2008 season.

Restrooms at Roman Park are scheduled to be open. Please do not use Board of Education lot property.

No road projects are scheduled for the 2009 season. Road conditions are similar to last season with some additional deterioration at the concrete seams, particularly on Clemens Road center line. I will have rough areas marked.

Please respectfully use the Board of Education Transportation Parking Lot. The contract for use of the property prohibits smoking, alcohol, and littering on the grounds.

There will be no overall cash prizes for 2009. All available prize money will be awarded for the race date it is collected. Participants will still be awarded points accumulating toward overall series ranking. (1) point will be awarded to each racer for each week of participation and applied to overall point totals. You must race to be awarded a participation point.

All weekly cash / merchandise prizes must be collected at the conclusion of that weeks event. If you cannot collect your prize, please designate someone to collect it for you. Any unclaimed weekly prizes will be donated to the general race fund.

Participants must complete a 2009 release form prior to racing (available only at lot registration). Release forms are color coded A=Gold, B=Pink. After initial completion, forms can be retrieved from the file on subsequent race dates.

No start line entries. Unregistered entrants may not participate. Sorry, no exceptions.

Entry $12.00 cash, exact amount / small bills appreciated. SORRY, I CANNOT ACCEPT CHECKS.

Results posted at http://carbonracing.org/westlake/index.php courtesy of Tris Hopkins.

A copy of the 2009 race flier will be sent attached to a separate email.

Under 18 years of age must have parental consent PRIOR to racing.

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1. Organizer reserves the right to disqualify participants for any event rule infraction.
2. Disqualified participants must exit the racecourse immediately and may not complete the race.
3. The course is open to traffic and the centerline rule is in effect at all times.
4. Overtaking of traffic under any circumstance is prohibited, regardless of your position in the race.
5. Fields will proceed neutral from staging to start line on initial lap.
6. No free laps, wheel pit, or feed zone.
7. Lapped riders are encouraged to rejoin the main field, however, they must remain at the back and cannot participate in primes or the finish, nor ride in a manner that affects the outcome of the race.
8. No pacing from motorized vehicles permitted.
9. A slower field must ride single file and stay to the right when overtaken by a faster field.
10. No mixing of fields.
11. Participants are permitted to change fields mid-race, however, they forfeit their status in both fields and must abide by the lapped rider rules.
12. Final lap is designated by “1” on lap card and ringing bell.
13. Riders must maintain their line in the final 200m of the race.
14. Organizer reserves the right to adjust race duration to ensure safety of riders
15. Approved helmets must be secured at all times on the bike.
16. No radios, media players, headphones, audio receivers or transmitters of any kind permitted.
17. No aero bars permitted.