Bike Manawatu WCNI Carnival
Despite the current ‘cost of living challenges’ facing all community events, Bike Manawatu is 100% committed to ensuring the 51st year of the Novice Tour – once again provides a safe, fun, competitive cycle racing event.
We will adopt a high-quality assured approach in implementing the Local Roading Authority’s/Cycling New Zealand’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) standards which ensure best practices and rider and spectator safety.
If the level of community funding secured is not sufficient to contract in external road management service providers with the ability to stop/go traffic, the Novice Tour will proceed on a ‘local club racing’ model, whereby our team of trained/experienced road marshals will, where necessary, pause racing in order to give way to traffic and ensure rider safety.
Although funding external road management services with the ability to stop/go traffic is ideal, if this is not feasible – we are confident that the event’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) will provide a competitive, fair, enjoyable and importantly safe racing environment.
Irrespective of which model of traffic management/racing is finalised, as with all CNZ/Bike Manawatu events, normal road rules will apply and a full rider briefing confirming the event rules will be provided to all riders prior to the start of each race.
Sunday 18th November 2012 CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
1.00pm racing starts Registration from Midday, warm up from 12.30pm
Under15/17 $5 All others $10 Entry
(Programme may be changed or added to at managements discretion)
Riders will ride according to their 2013 licence categories
PROGRAMME
1. Miss and Out (4 riders left in) (rolling starts)
A&B Grade races. (not for U17 riders)
2. U17 10 lap points races, A and B Grade 10 lap points races (rolling starts)
3. U15 4 Lap Scratch races (2 bunches)
4. Kerins 5 Laps max of 6 riders per event. Motorbike leaves track 1.5 laps to go.
Invited riders. Two open events and two U17 event.
5. Masters 4 Lap Scratch race. Men and women may have separate events.
6. U15 (a) Girls 2 Lap Handicap. (b) Boys 2 Lap Handicap
7. U17 4 Lap Handicaps (2 heats)
8. Masters 2 Lap Handicap. (men and women races may be raced)
9. U15 4Lap Handicap.
10. Feilding Wheel Race 4 Lap Handicap- heats for A and B Grade.
11. U17 12 Lap Handicap
12. Final Wheel Race
13. U15 8 Lap Handicap
14. B Grade 12 Lap Handicap. Masters placings in this race.
15. A Grade Handicap. 8000m (20 Laps)
Notes:
1)Toilets and changing rooms in Clubrooms above stand, or as well under the stand.
2) No crossing track during racing by Officials, Riders or Handlers.
