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 At each round the following categories will be offered:
| Race Category |
Ages |
Open Solo (Male & Female)
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17 to 39
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| Masters Solo (Male & Female) |
40 and over |
| Male Pairs |
15 and over
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| Female Pairs |
| Mixed Pairs |
Masters Pairs
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40 and over
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| Male Threes NEW IN 2011! |
15 and over
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Female Threes NEW IN 2011!
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15 and over |
| Mixed Threes NEW IN 2011! |
15 and over |
Junior (three or four riders)
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12 to 18 |
Special Category Championships - Solo Entrants
Each round will also feature two Special Categories for solo entrants - Clydesdale and Singlespeed. If you wish to compete in a Special Category for any of the rounds, you will nominate this on your entry form (at no extra cost).
Clydesdale - rider + bike must weigh in at >110kg for male riders and >85kg for female riders
Singlespeed - rider must be riding singlespeed bike ... pretty self-explanatory really 
How does this work? Well, at each round there will be one winner of each Special Category, male and female. Entrants will also be eligible for the Clydesdale or Singlespeed Series Championship if they compete in these categories at two rounds or more of the series. To our more robust singlespeeders - sorry, you can't compete in both categories at the same time, you'll have to choose one or the other!
Prize Categories
At each round, a prize or 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 4 or more individual rounds will stand as a series category and be eligible for series prizes.
A Special 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 16 April 2011.
- minimum age for solo entrants is 17
- minimum age for pairs and threes team members is 15
- 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:
| Age |
Maximum Total Race Time |
12
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1 hour |
| 13 |
2 hours |
| 14 |
2 hours |
| 15 |
4 hours |
| 16 |
4 hours |
We ask all teams to ensure these guidelines are adhered to with respect to the time junior riders spend out there on the track.
Exceptions may be made, on application, for riders younger than the age limit for a category to race in that category provided the maximum race times above are adhered to. Please contact us on 0457 084 552 to discuss this.
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.
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