Rules & Regulations

Last updated: 2008-07-05

Race Jury

The Race Jury consists of three people from the race organisation, race director Mikael Lindnord will be in charge.

The Race Jury reserves the rights to decide about time-penalties, bonuses, disqualifications and course changes.

All protests shall be written and given to Race Staff at a TA, and no later than two hours after the team reaches the finish line.

Protests must be signed by the team captain. Decisions of the Race Jury are final.

Teams who withdraw from the race have to report that to the nearest manned CP and the Race Jury.

Teams

Each team will consist of four competitors. No assistants are allowed.

The race is for mixed teams, with at least one woman in the team. All female teams are allowed and compete in the same category.

The final line-up of team members must be reported during the registration prior to the race. After the registration the team may not be changed.

No changing of team members during the race is allowed. All four racers are on the course the whole time.

General

Race time is in hours, minutes and seconds.

Teams decide how much they want to sleep during the race.

The race will have dark zones during the water sections.

Time penalties for missing equipment and due to rule breaking will be served on the race course, at a CP prior to the finish line, after discussion with race direction and the involved team(s).

The distance between team-members must not exceed 100 meters unless the Road Book or the direction says otherwise

All four members must be present at every CP.

Traffic rules and the trespass laws must be obeyed. If they are not, the penalty will range from 30 minutes up to disqualification.

The teams are self-supporting, but are allowed to buy gear and food during the race.

Littering will lead to time-penalty or disqualification.

Checkpoints (CP)

Along the course there are CP:s that have to be taken in the right order.
The teams must follow a marked route when instructed to in the Road book.

If a team misses a CP, the team has to backtrack to the CP. If not, the team will be disqualified.

Transition Areas (TA)

The team captain needs to sign in and out at every TA. The teams will have access to their gear-boxes and be able to change gear and discipline. The organisation will transport the team equipment to the different TAs.

Gear drop/pick up

At specially marked CPs, the teams are allowed to drop/pick up special equipment to be transported by the organisation.

Expo/Media

Every team will have pictures and video footage taken during the registration for the website.

The race will be covered LIVE on the internet.

Teams may link to a sponsor or to another website.

Teams may not show their own sponsors on the bibvest.

Teams may expose their own sponsors on their own equipment.