• Each team will be provided with Maps, Passport, and Passport Instructions.
• Event Management reserves the right and authority to alter or change the course, route and stages of the race/event at any time due to a real or perceived threat to the safety of the participants.
• The Race Director has the final say in any decision regarding safety, interpretation of the rules, enforcement of penalties, or general race related decisions.
• Competitors may appeal a decision by submitting a written appeal to the Event Management staff after the close of the race. Appeals must be received before race participants leave the site of the race.

• Teams will be randomly subjected to a gear-check and it is the teams’ responsibility to oblige the Race Official in a timely and civil manner.
• Any missing "mandatory general gear" items will result in a time penalty.
• Any missing "mandatory safety gear" items will result in the team being immediately disqualified from participating further in the race, and from being officially ranked.
• Mandatory "general" and "safety" gear will be clearly labelled and provided in the Required Equipment information pages.

Certain time cut-offs and requirements will be established and provided to the competitors during the pre race meeting (see "Schedule" for details). If you miss a time cut-off you may be directed to a shortened course, which either bypasses CPs in a discipline, or completely bypasses a discipline completely. Pro Course teams will NOT be redirected to a Sport Course and finish under a Sport Course finish position. You will start in one class, and finish in that class.

Teams must declare entry in the Sport Class prior to starting the race. In this case they will not be required to meet the skill check requirements for the ropes course or be required to carry the mandatory ropes course gear, and will not be allowed to compete on the ropes course. Any Pro Course team choosing not to complete the ropes course during the race will recieve a stiff time penalty for each team member that does not complete the ropes section, this will be fully outlined during the pre-race mandatory meeting.

The Race Director has the final say on whether a team will be allowed to continue to compete if they fail to meet the time cut-offs and requirements.

• Each team will be provided with a Passport
• Passports must be presented to Race Officials upon request.
• Each team must maintain possession of their race Passport throughout the race. You must surrender your race Passport upon crossing the finish line.
• Loss of your race Passport will disqualify you from the race.
• You may not alter or change the race passport in any way except to mark it as designated.
• You are required to keep you passport in the best condition possible. You must keep it in a waterproof bag (ziploc, etc.) during section of the course that require travel in, on, or through water.
• If proof of reaching a CP requires writing in your passport - you must insure your writing is clear and legible. Any written CP answers that are illegible will immediately be discarded, and a penalty will be assessed.

All teams must be curteous and polite to citizens encountered on the street, trails, or wilderness areas. Any complaints registered against a team may incur a time penalty and could result in a team being disqualified from the race.

Please be polite and curteous with race volunteers and staff. These people have graciously donated their time, energy, and enthusiasm to make your race safe and successful. All Volunteers and Race Staff can issue an immediately 30 minute time penalty to any team who displays unsportsmanlike conduct directed at volunteers, race staff, other racers, or non-racers. Further infractions may result in the team from being disqualified and asked to leave the race course and race venue.