The Wicked Adventure Sprint Series races will culminate in the Series Championship race, the Wicked Ocean race on October 1st, 2005. The information here outlines the rules, regulations, and points process for any team wishing to compete for the series championship title. We have developed these rules and point procedures based on examination of several other series rules and points schedules, with modifications to fit the Wicked Adventure Sprint Series format and differences.

Here is the basic format and requirements that you and your team must meet to be considered as an eligible team to receive points towards a series ranking and ultimately win the Championship title:

• You MUST compete in at least TWO of the four Wicked Adventure Sprint Series races
• One of those two races must be the Wicked Ocean race, Pro Course
• Only teams of 2, 3, or 4 in Coed, All Male, and All Female are eligible to earn points
• Points will be awarded for your finishing place, adjusted by a weighting schedule depending on which course/category/division/race you participate in
• Any Solo Team finishing places will be removed from the standings before calculating team finishing places. For example, if 2 Solo Male teams finish before the first 4 Person Coed team, the 4 Person Coed team will be given points based on a 1st place finish.
• Only the best three of four race finishes will count for points
• You must compete in the Pro Course for the Wicked Ocean race on October 1st to be considered for Wicked Adventure Sprint Series Championship placement
• Pure Sport Course competitors (teams that only compete in the Sport Course) will be ranked only in the Wicked Adventure Sprint Series Sport Course rankings
• There will be no prizes awarded to the Wicked Adventure Sprint Series Sport Course teams
• Prizing will only go to the Wicked Adventure Sprint Series Championship ranked teams
• Any team that competes in one or more Pro Course races will only be considered for ranking in the Wicked Adventure Sprint Series Championship.
• You can change your course (Pro/Sport) category in any race, as long as you compete in the Pro course in the Wicked Ocean
• You must maintain at least two of the same racers in any race you wish to accrue points for
  • Two person teams may only substitute ONE racer in a SINGLE race during the series. You can add more racers to the team for any race - subsequently moving you up to a different category (eg from 2C to 3C, etc).
  • Three person teams can substitute one racer for each race they wish to accrue points for
  • Four person teams can substitute two racers for each race they wish to accrue points for
• Points are only awarded to 1st through 20th place finishing positions in each of the individual races

Points will be acrued on a weighted basis. Each of the races carry a total points value as follows:

Race	Date	Sport Course	Pro Course
Wicked Mountain	March 26th	50 points	100 points
Wicked Urban	June 4th	50 points	100 points
Wicked Gorge	July 16th	50 points	100 points
Wicked Ocean	October 1st	100 points	200 points

First, Second, and Third place finishing teams will be given a greater points spread than 4th through 20th place finishing teams.

Depending on what team size and team category you compete in will determine whether you can obtain full or partial points for your finishing place. Here's the percentage calculations based on your category:

size	gender	category	percentage
4	coed	4C	100
3	coed	3C	85
2	coed	2C	75
4	female	4F	100
3	female	3F	85
2	female	2F	75
4	male	4M	80
3	male	3M	75
2	male	2M	70

Okay - it might sound a bit complicated, but the goal is to allow you the flexibility to compete in each race in the configuration that allows you to race. We recognize that sometimes teammates can't commit to racing a full series, sometimes you need to change your team composition, etc. We hope this system will allow you to race in all of the races you want, in the format you need to, and still achieve points towards a series placement. We obviously are weighting things to favor the 4 Person Coed team category. But it is possible to do well in the series in other formats.

Some additional points and guidelines we consider when calculating points awards are as below:

• Points assignments for Sport Course exist only to encourage and allow Sport Course racers to move up into the Pro Course category and obtain some recognition for their efforts in the Sport Course.
• Sport Course only racers will not be considered for official ranking in the Wicked Adventure Sprint Series Championship standings. You must race at least in the Pro Course in the Ocean race to be considered.
• Teams that finish Unranked (completed full Pro/Sport course with the loss of a teammate) and DNF (Did Not Finish - either due to injury, drop or cutoff) are still eligible to receive points. Here are some additional rules surrounding Unranked and DNF team finishing:
  • Unranked/DNF teams will be ranked after all full course finishing teams.
  • Unranked teams will be ranked ahead of DNF teams.
  • Unranked and DNF teams will only received 50% of the possible points they would be allocated based on their final finishing position.
  • Even though a team may finish Unranked or DNF, it is possible they will be awarded more points than a ranked team (due to differences in Category) and final placement position.
  • It is possible that Unranked/DNF Pro Course teams may receive more points than Sport Course full course finishing teams.
• We place a premium for points awards to 4 Person Coed teams in the Pro Course. If you're serious about winning the series championship - you would be well advised to race in this format.

Below is a complete points placement schedule for the different series races, formats, and placements.

PRO COURSE POINTS SCHEDULE

Mountain/Urban/Gorge Races Ocean Race category 4C   3C   2C   4F   3F   2F   4M   3M   2M   4C   3C   2C   4F   3F   2F   4M   3M   2M   P L A C E 1 100 85 75 100 85 75 80 75 70 200 170 150 200 170 150 160 150 140 2 90 77 68 90 77 68 72 68 63 180 153 135 180 153 135 144 135 126 3 80 68 60 80 68 60 64 60 56 160 136 120 160 136 120 128 120 112 4 70 60 53 70 60 53 56 53 49 140 119 105 140 119 105 112 105 98 5 67 57 50 67 57 50 54 50 47 135 115 101 135 115 101 108 101 95 6 64 54 48 64 54 48 51 48 45 130 111 98 130 111 98 104 98 91 7 61 52 46 61 52 46 49 46 43 125 106 94 125 106 94 100 94 88 8 58 49 44 58 49 44 46 44 41 120 102 90 120 102 90 96 90 84 9 55 47 41 55 47 41 44 41 39 115 98 86 115 98 86 92 86 81 10 52 44 39 52 44 39 42 39 36 110 94 83 110 94 83 88 83 77 11 49 42 37 49 42 37 39 37 34 105 89 79 105 89 79 84 79 74 12 46 39 35 46 39 35 37 35 32 100 85 75 100 85 75 80 75 70 13 43 37 32 43 37 32 34 32 30 95 81 71 95 81 71 76 71 67 14 40 34 30 40 34 30 32 30 28 90 77 68 90 77 68 72 68 63 15 37 31 28 37 31 28 30 28 26 85 72 64 85 72 64 68 64 60 16 34 29 26 34 29 26 27 26 24 80 68 60 80 68 60 64 60 56 17 31 26 23 31 26 23 25 23 22 75 64 56 75 64 56 60 56 53 18 28 24 21 28 24 21 22 21 20 70 60 53 70 60 53 56 53 49 19 25 21 19 25 21 19 20 19 18 65 55 49 65 55 49 52 49 46 20 22 19 17 22 19 17 18 17 15 60 51 45 60 51 45 48 45 42




SPORT COURSE POINTS SCHEDULE

Mountain/Urban/Gorge Races Ocean Race   4C   3C   2C   4F   3F   2F   4M   3M   2M   4C   3C   2C   4F   3F   2F   4M   3M   2M   P L A C E 1 50 43 38 50 43 38 40 38 35 100 85 75 100 85 75 80 75 70 2 45 38 34 45 38 34 36 34 32 90 77 68 90 77 68 72 68 63 3 40 34 30 40 34 30 32 30 28 80 68 60 80 68 60 64 60 56 4 35 30 26 35 30 26 28 26 25 70 60 53 70 60 53 56 53 49 5 34 28 25 34 28 25 27 25 23 68 57 51 68 57 51 54 51 47 6 32 27 24 32 27 24 26 24 22 65 55 49 65 55 49 52 49 46 7 31 26 23 31 26 23 24 23 21 63 53 47 63 53 47 50 47 44 8 29 25 22 29 25 22 23 22 20 60 51 45 60 51 45 48 45 42 9 28 23 21 28 23 21 22 21 19 58 49 43 58 49 43 46 43 40 10 26 22 20 26 22 20 21 20 18 55 47 41 55 47 41 44 41 39 11 25 21 18 25 21 18 20 18 17 53 45 39 53 45 39 42 39 37 12 23 20 17 23 20 17 18 17 16 50 43 38 50 43 38 40 38 35 13 22 18 16 22 18 16 17 16 15 48 40 36 48 40 36 38 36 33 14 20 17 15 20 17 15 16 15 14 45 38 34 45 38 34 36 34 32 15 19 16 14 19 16 14 15 14 13 43 36 32 43 36 32 34 32 30 16 17 14 13 17 14 13 14 13 12 40 34 30 40 34 30 32 30 28 17 16 13 12 16 13 12 12 12 11 38 32 28 38 32 28 30 28 26 18 14 12 11 14 12 11 11 11 10 35 30 26 35 30 26 28 26 25 19 13 11 9 13 11 9 10 9 9 33 28 24 33 28 24 26 24 23 20 11 9 8 11 9 8 9 8 8 30 26 23 30 26 23 24 23 21

Category Definitions:

4C = 4 Person Coed Team
3C = 3 Person Coed Team
2C = 2 Person Coed Team
4F = 4 Person All Female Team
3F = 3 Person All Female Team
2F = 2 Person All Female Team
4M = 4 Person All Male Team
3M = 3 Person All Male Team
2M = 2 Person All Male Team

One final note - the Race Director reserves the right to adjust and interpret any and all rules as necessary. In some cases, rules may be adapted to fit certain circumstances or situations. The decision of the Race Director is final. In any case that there are questions regarding the adaptation or interpretation of the rules is necessary, outside Race Directors and Race Management staff may be consulted to insure fair and consistent application of these rules.