Michigan National Bicycle League

Purpose

 TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION IN THE MI-NBL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AND ENCOURAGE COMPETITIVE RACING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THIS PROGRAM IS OPTIONAL AND GIVES RIDERS AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO QUALIFY FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO ALLOW RIDERS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AT THE MINIMUM THREE QUALIFIERS, BECAUSE OF HEALTH, SCHEDULING, FINANCIAL  OR LATE ENTRY INTO THE SERIES THE CHANCE TO RACE AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE PRESIDENTS CUP.

Who

 OPEN TO ALL LICENSED NBL RIDERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES. POINT CLASSES ONLY.

What

 RIDERS CAN UTILIZE AN AVERAGE OF THEIR SIX BEST LOCAL RACES TOWARDS ONE QUALIFIER POINT SCORE. LOCAL RACES MUST HAVE THREE RIDERS OF EQUAL OR HIGHER PROFICIENCY TO BE ELIGIBLE AS A WILD CARD SCORE. RACE MUST BE RUN AS A THREE MOTO SYSTEM.  A MINIMUM OF SIX VALIDATED RACES MUST BE USED.  POINTS ARE CALCULATED USING MOTO POINTS ONLY. RACES FROM DIFFERENT TRACKS MAY BE COMBINED FOR AN AVERAGE. ONLY ONE WILD CARD AVERAGE SCORE MAY BE USED AS A STATE QUALIFIER SCORE.  WILD CARD SCORE DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD STATE SERIES INCENTIVE PROGRAM. POINT CAP ON WILDCARD SCORES WILL BE 50% OF A PERFECT SCORE FOR THAT PROFICIENCY.

How

IT IS THE RIDERS RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THEIR RACE VALIDATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE RACE. LOCAL CLERK OF COURSE TO VALIDATE POINTS IN THE WILD CARD POINT LOG. WILD CARD POINTS WILL BE CALCULATED AT THE THREE QUALIFIERS AND PRIOR TO THE FINALS.

Where

 ALL MICHIGAN NBL LOCAL TRACKS MAY PARTICIPATE. RIDERS MAY COLLECT POINTS AT DIFFERENT TRACKS.

When

WILD CARD SEASON STARTS WITH THE FIRST LOCAL RACE OF THE MI-NBL SEASON AND ENDS AFTER THE SIXTH QUALIFIER.