IV

 

Section

RULES APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BMX CHAMPIONSHIP/ CHALLENGE EVENTS

 

A.      CONTEXT - The rules of this section supplement and modify the rules set forth in other sections of this rule book and apply to PBMXC National BMX Championship/Challenge events only. Except as modified or otherwise rendered inapplicable by the provisions of this section, all rules set forth in other sections of this rule book shall remain in full effect at every National BMX Championship/Challenge event.

B.      PURPOSE - A single National BMX Championship/Challenge event, open to all qualified riders who are members of PBMXC member organizations, shall be scheduled in each calendar year to establish an overall ranking of the riders in each of the various classes recognized by PBMXC.

C.      VENUE - The venue of each year's National BMX Championship/Challenge shall be allocated at least one year in advance of its scheduled date by the Philippine BMX Commission, based on business and quality criteria. The allocated venue shall be subject to final approval by the Philippine BMX Commission. The Philippine BMX Commission shall also designate at the same time an alternate venue for each National BMX Championship/Challenge, to be used only if the primary venue becomes unavailable.

The site of a National BMX Championship/Challenge venue shall normally be within the provincial or territorial boundaries of the member organization which shall serve as the host organization for the event.

Application to PBMXC for the sanctioning of a National BMX Championship/Challenge event is open to any PBMXC member organization.

D.      RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE HOST ORGANIZATION - The host organization shall be responsible for all aspects of race organization both as set forth in this rule book and as normally associated with the sponsorship of a BMX race.

In addition, the host organization shall:

1.       Have the right to hold PBMXC sanctioned local BMX events in conjunction with the National BMX Championship/Challenge within seven days either side of the National BMX Championship/ Challenge. The sanction fee for such races shall be only P 1,000 per race.

2.       Not involve PBMXC with any third party and shall agree not to take legal action against PBMXC for any purpose.

3.       Pay to the PBMXC a sanction fee of  P 5,000, payable prior to applying to host the National BMX Championship/Challenge.

Also agree on a retention by PBMXC of the sum of P 1,000 for each rider entry in the National BMX Championship money classes, and the sum of P 500 for each rider entry in the National BMX Championship/Challenge non-money classes.

4.       Make the track and other associated facilities available for inspection by PBMXC representatives at a time preceding the date of the National BMX Championship/Challenge.

5.       Bear the full costs of such reasonable expenses as may be associated with track inspection and other necessary business involving travel to the host province and taking place prior to the date when the scheduled activities of the National BMX Championship/Challenge begin.

6.       Bear the full costs of the travel and lodging expenses of the President of the Philippine BMX Commission and the Philippine BMX Coordinator associated with attending both the National BMX Championship/Challenge and the Philippine BMX Convention.

7.       Provide insurance of a character and in an amount sufficient to protect the interests of all the participants in the event including, without limitation, riders, commissaires and officials.

8.       Organize, host and bear the full costs associated with the production of the annual Philippine BMX Convention including, without limitation, arrangements for appropriate meeting halls for the Convention and for the full Philippine BMX Commission and associated Committee meetings.

9.       Provide a sufficient number of qualified administrative staff and a sufficient amount of office space for race headquarters to assure that the Championship/Challenge proceeds in an orderly and timely fashion.

10.   Appoint a chief scorer and a chief stager.

11.   Bear the full cost of a sufficient number of number plates for all classes raced at the National BMX Championship and the National BMX Challenge, meeting the specifications as described in Section VIII, C.9. and to be provided by PBMXC.

12.   Give no logo, flag, emblem or other graphic symbol of an organization other than the PBMXC greater prominence than is given to the official symbols of PBMXC, which shall be prominently displayed at the sites of both the Championship/Challenge and the Convention, and incorporated into all promotional materials associated with the Championship/Challenge.

E.      RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PBMXC - The PBMXC shall:

1.       Appoint the two race commissaires, one of whom shall be the chief race commissaire, the other one the assistant chief race commissaire.

2.       Appoint a chief administration commissaire.

3.       Notify all PBMXC member organizations with any BMX activities, of any change in pre-registration deadlines.

4.       Supply to the host organization within 10 business days of the close of pre-registration a list identifying all the registered riders and the classes in which they intend to compete at the National BMX Championship/Challenge.

5.       Make available to all pre-entered member organizations concerned within 10 business days of the close of pre-registration for the National BMX Championship/Challenge, a list of all classes for which no competition is scheduled to take place at the Championship/Challenge or which have to be combined as a result of an insufficient number of riders to constitute a class. This list is only to be sent to the pre-entered member organizations which actually have riders in the classes concerned.

6.       Collect on behalf of the host organization the sum of P 1,000 for each rider entry in the National BMX Championship money classes and the sum of P 500 for each rider entry in the National BMX Championship/Challenge non-money classes.

These monies, to be considered as an indemnification by PBMXC for renting the National BMX Championship/Challenge accommodation and facility, will be forwarded to the host organization after the conclusion of the event, and any funds to be dispersed will be done so after taking all expenses into account. Funds dispersed to the host organization should be done with expediency.

7.       Refund the entry fees of any rider who registers for a class for which no competition or alternative combined class is offered.

8.       Forward all entries directly to the chief administration commissaire of the National BMX Championship/Challenge.

9.       Provide the Lap Time Scoring System and the system’s operator whenever PBMXC decides that such system shall be utilized.

F.      OBLIGATIONS OF NON-HOST ORGANIZATIONS - No PBMXC member organization, other than the host organization, may conduct or permit to be conducted under its sanction a local or national BMX event which takes place on, or less than seven days prior to, the dates of the PBMXC National BMX Championship/Challenge.

G.     PRE-REGISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF RIDERS

1.       Riders wishing to compete in the PBMXC National BMX Championship/Challenge may register only under the auspices and through the agency of PBMXC member organization. All competition entry dates must be adhered to and no late entries will be accepted. All race fees and entry forms must be forwarded to the PBMXC office.

Pre-registration for the National BMX Championship/Challenge is subject to the following restrictions:

a.       Championship level

In the elite and junior classes riders may be entered without limitation.

b.       Challenge level

Each PBMXC member organization shall be permitted to register up to 16 riders in each Challenge class which is scheduled for competition.

The above criteria exclude main finalists at the National BMX Challenge event of the previous year. These riders can be added on top of the riders selected according to the above criteria. This also excludes the class Challenge Men 17+ where riders may be entered without limitation. The host organization may register a greater number of riders in each limited class, with a maximum of 32 riders.

Each member organization which registers riders must appoint a single team manager to represent the interests of all of its riders at the National BMX Championship/Challenge. In addition to this team manager, a number of assistant team managers shall be allowed according to the following scale:

Number of
attending riders

1 – 100
101 and over
Host organization

Number of
permitted assistants

3
4
5

A team manager or his nominated assistant is accredited with the right to enter a restricted zone, as granted by the race director, in order to perform his duties.

2.       Entry fees, due to PBMXC, are as follows:

¨      P 1,000.00 per entered rider per money class;

¨      P 500.00 per entered rider per non-money class;

¨      P 1,000.00 per entered national team;

¨      P 2,000.00 per entered trade team.


Rider levies are as described in Section IV, paragraph D.3. Team entries are free of levies.

Note: the rider entry fees apply to all foreign entries. The host organization is allowed to fix a different fee for participating local riders.

3.       Competition classes at the National BMX Championship/Challenge shall be as described in Section VII, paragraph B.

At least nine riders must have pre-entered (prior to filling up a class by the host organization as described in paragraph 1. above) to constitute a class, in any class. Should this minimum number not be obtained, then the entered riders will race in the class above, but with the restriction that no competing class at Championship level can be combined with a competing class at Challenge level and vice versa. Exception: should this minimum number not be obtained in the cruiser classes 35-39, 40-44, 45 and over, the entered riders will race in the class below. In any case that an under-subscribed class cannot be combined according to the above rules, this class shall not be run.

H.      REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION - Each team manager (local or foreign) must confirm the presence of each rider as per the pre-registration riders list, on the scheduled day of registration, by provision of the following information:

¨      Rider's presence at the venue;

¨      Correct spelling of the rider's name;

¨      Rider's class of competition;

¨      Rider's date of birth;

¨      Rider's bike number.

Note: proof of identity may be required.

Confirmation of registration must be completed by the day prior to the first scheduled practice day. A list of confirmed riders per organization will be posted on the first day of practice. Corrections to the confirmed riders list must be reported by the team manager to the chief administration commissaire by no later than 1700 hours (5 p.m.) on the day prior to scheduled racing. The final confirmed riders list will constitute the basis of the official moto sheets.

I.         SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES - The PBMXC National BMX Championship/Challenge event shall be scheduled to take place over three days. No meetings associated with the Philippine BMX Convention shall be scheduled to take place on any of these three days.