Singletrack Mind Series

At each round the following categories will be offered:

Special Category Championships - Solo Entrants

Each round will also feature a Special Category Championship for solo entrants - see below. If you wish to compete in a Special Category Championship for any of the rounds, you will nominate this on your entry form (at no extra cost).

Solo Special Category Championships	Round	Details
Retro bike	1	Bike must be pre-1998 and predominantly original parts
Singlespeed	2	Rider must be riding singlespeed bike
Clydesdale	3	Rider + bike must weigh in at >100kg for male riders and >85kg for female riders
Cyclocross	4	Rider must be riding cyclocross bike
Fancy Dress (open to all competitors, not just soloists!)	5	Self explanatory ... theme to be announced in due course!
To be eligible for a Special Category Championship title, the rider must ride the nominated bike/wear fancy dress for the entire event. With respect to the Clydesdale category, legitimate weight loss due to several hours of solo riding will be taken into account by the Event Director

Prize Categories

At each round, a prize category will only be formed with a minimum number of five solo riders or teams. In the event of there not being enough teams to form a category, entries will be merged into suitable categories.

A category that has formed at 3 or more individual rounds will stand as a series category and be eligible for series prizes.

A Special Category Championship category will only be formed with a minimum number of five solo riders.

Ages

The following minimum ages and age ranges apply to every round of the Singletrack Mind Series. All ages are calculated using the rider's age on 17 April 2010.

• minimum age for solo entrants is 17
• minimum age for pairs and threes team members is 15
• minimum age for fours team members is 12
• all team members in the junior fours category must be aged between 12 and 18
• minimum age for Masters team members is 40

Please note: according to the MTBA policy on junior participation, the age ranges are based on a concept of maximum race time. That is, the maximum a junior rider is permitted to race in a single 24hr period. The following table gives these maximum times:

We ask all teams to ensure these guidelines are adhered to with respect to the time junior riders spend out there on the track.

Lap Requirements by Team Members

All team members must complete a minimum of one lap in order for the team to have a result in its registered category.

Female riders in a mixed pair must complete at least 35% of the team's overall laps in order for the team to have a result in that category.