Rules

General:

• Rocks N Clocks provides a ROUTE/START/FINISH and tabulation of results. Nothing more.

• Self-supported backcountry riding has many hazards, please bring food, water, cell phone, tell people where you are going and when you expect to return.

• Do not ride alone. Bring a friend (or foe) and this will help muster up a little bit of competition and result in faster times and a safer riding experience.

• Follow all rules of the particular trail system and keep an eye out for hikers, horses, and fellow riders.

• You must complete the course under your own power.

• You may log as many attempts as you want.

• Group rides and partners are allowed and highly recommended, see below for timing a group.

Courses:

•Each course has a very detailed ROUTE/START/FINISH. These must be followed as if participating in any other sanctioned race.

• You must follow the official route provided in the .GPX of each course. Study and learn the course. This is the key to a level playing field and the key to faster times.

• If you deviate from the course due to navigational errors, you must reenter the course at or before the deviation point. You may not use a navigational error to advance on the course. You may not stop the timer due to a deviation. Once again, learn the course.

• You must complete the course from START to FINISH. Partial attempts will be entered as unofficial times.

• The START/FINISH point will be specified on the course page. Very specific START/FINISH points are denoted to maintain a level playing field and to eliminate errors. A map and a pictures are provided with each course. A landmark highlighted in GREEN will denote the START. A landmark highlighted in RED will denote the FINISH.

Timing:

• You must use a GPS/bike computer/stopwatch/chronograph to record your time. No hand waving/sundials/gut feelings. Hard numbers only. Results are scored based upon hh:mm:ss.

• If your time is a record breaking time you may need to provide a GPS track for verification. Initial course times will not need GPS verification.

• You must START/STOP your timer while touching the START/FINISH point. Anything attached to you or your bike may touch the START/FINISH point: tire, hand, foot, head, you get the idea.

• You must START/STOP your timer while stationary–NO rolling starts/finishes.

• If timing a group then the leader must start timing at START and then the leader should wait until all members of group have touched FINISH for the group’s time.

• Time for record is TOTAL time from START to FINISH. This includes eating, resting, repairing, crash recovery, etc.

Results:

• Please give your first and last name, your time in hh:mm:ss, and a valid e-mail. You may optionally provide a ride story, shout out to a bro, trash talk, or excuse as to why you were so slow or so fast.

• Attempts will be made to roll the results into many different ways.

• Please use the same e-mail address for all submissions. This will help us organize results and category standings.

• Please allow a bit for your time to be approved.