The 6hr Wurldz

The Wainuiomata Winter Weekender “6hr Wurldz” is a brand new event that aims to draw NZ’s endurance and XC riders to experience the amazing network of trails being developed by the Wainuiomata Trail Project just north of Wellington City.
While the proposed course is not super technical, it should be ridable by most who have some experience of MTBing, it has plenty of challenges to keep everyone on their toes. If you solo it you will feel it by the end!

This will be an ‘old skool’ event run purely for the benefit of the riders, run on the smell of an oily rag – any proceeds will be put towards the continuing trail project. Mud and silly grins guaranteed!
It will be held on Saturday 22 May, running from 10am to 4pm.

Rules

Start
The Event will start with a Le Mans type start

Finish
To be deemed a Finisher you or your team must start a your lap with in 2hrs of the finish time and must finish it within 1hr of the finish time
ie: last lap must started after 2pm and must finish between 3pm and 4pm

however anyone/team completing more than 50% of the laps of the lead rider/team in their category but does not fulfill the finish requirement will be deemed to have finished but will be placed after anyone who has.

Timing
All riders must dismount and walk/jog their bikes through the timing zones.

Basic Team Rules:

Rider etiquette is expected to be practiced on the course. Riders can ride in any order they wish. Teams can change the order of their riders. Each rider from a team must complete at least one lap. One person must be designated as the Captain of the team. Captains are responsible for ensuring the team is registered correctly (information is correct), attending the Riders Meeting prior to the race and dealing with event officials in the event of problems or concerns.

Note: An important element to team dynamics and enjoying the event is to join or start a team with people who have the same objective in mind. Someone who wants to win on the same team with someone who is there for the social aspect can lead to conflict. Only you can determine team dynamics.

Minimum Age Requirement:

All participants under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a release waiver. Additionally, all participants under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian present on site for the entire duration of the event. Participants must be a minimum of 12 years of age.

Rider Etiquette:

Be nice, 99% of participants are there to have fun.

No foul language toward other riders.

Let other riders know when you are passing. i.e. coming up on a slower rider, indicate "passing on the LEFT or right ". Allow for riders to move over or reach an area suitable for passing.

If you are the rider being passed, listen to which side they are going to pass on, be courteous and allow the rider to go by. You do not have to stop riding to let them pass.

Note Solo's have right of way. There is to be no shadow riding, you may only have 1 team member on the course at any one time.

There is to be no use of MP3 players, Ipod's or similar personal entertainment systems

If a rider is injured, check to ensure they are alright and assist if needed.

Any teams/riders failing to comply will get a 1 lap penalty,
Any teams/ riders unnecessarily annoying officials - marshalls etc will risk a 2 lap penalty



Prize Giving

Prize Giving for all catagories will be at 5pm Saturday 22rd May