2017 BMX NEW ZEALAND
THE WHANGAREI BMX CLUB WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING CLUB SPONSORS
AND THE FOLLOWING RACE CLASS SPONSORS
Ac ve Refrigera on Northland Ltd
Bike Northland
D J Donaldson Contrac ng Ltd
Ellwood Transport
Family Law Centre - Whangarei Ltd
Fulton Hogan
Hansen Products Ltd
LM Consul ng Ltd
Mainfreight Ltd
Morris & Morris Funerals
Northern Rural Haulage Ltd
Real Deal Tyres - Whangarei
Regal Kitchens Ltd
Rekindled Love Furniture
Rodney Wayne - Whangarei
Rowsells Collision Repair Centre Ltd
Steel & Tube
Sumner Haulage Ltd
The Darroch Family
Whangarei Aqua c Centre
KoParihakate maunga
KoHāteate awa
KoWhāngāreiTerengaParāoaōkukāinga
Tiheiwāmauriora,
Kite whaiao,kite aomārama
E ngāIwi,e ngāreo,e ngāahuihui,ngātangata
Tēnākoutou
Kingāmanuhritūārangi
KingākarapuBMXoAotearoa
Kingākaieke metōrātouwhanau
Kinga2maToaoAotearoarāuakoAhitereiria
PikiMai,Kake Mai,NauMai,Haere Mai
Haere maikirotoiWhāngāreiTerengaParāoa.
Parihakaisthe mountain
Hāteaisthe river
Whangareiisourhome
Beholdthe breathoflife
The breaththe energy oflife
Tothose gatheredhere
Gree.ngstoyouall
Toourguestsfromafar
ToourBMXClubsofNewZealand
Tothe ridersandtheirfamilies
ToourchampionNZandAustraliateams
Come onuphere,Welcome
Welcome tothe gathering place ofChiefs Haere maikite rohe ote TaiTokerau
Welcome tothe tribalhome oftheNorth
The Whangarei BMX Club are honoured to host “YOU” the BMX Community of New Zealand and Australia at our wonderful home and playground of Whangarei, here in the “Birthplace of our Naon”, Northland.
We are proud and excited to welcome you all here to the BMX New Zealand North Island Titles, held at New Zealand’s Northern most BMX Club. Our small but very commi:ed and diligent team have worked relessly in an cipa on of your arrival and hope that our Clubs and Regions offerings provide an everlas ng memory for you all.
To the community of Whangarei, the local businesses, the Whangarei District Council, Venues & Events Whangarei, The Oxford Sports Trust and the many, many, many people that have supported the prepara ons for this event, we extend our utmost gra tude and thanks. For without your ongoing support this event would not have been possible.
I would like to acknowledge the Whangarei BMX Club, its members and its supporters for all of the hours spent making all of this possible. I am par cularly proud of our Club Commi:ee who have remained steadfast in their efforts to create this spectacle for the spor ng community of BMX. What we have been able to achieve is nothing short of amazing and for this you should all be congratulated.
As our manuhiri (guests) please consider yourself at home here and if there is anything we can do to make your stay any more memorable then please don’t hesitate to ask.
“Ok Riders, Random Start…Riders Ready…Watch The Gate!” Noreira
Tenakoutou,TenaKoutou,TenaKoutouKatoa.
William Kaipo
President
Whangarei BMX Club
9th October 2017
On behalf of the BMX New Zealand Board I would like to welcome all members of the BMX Community, both competitors and supporting families, to the 2017 BMX New Zealand North Island Titles which are being hosted by the Northern BMX Region, and held at the Whangarei BMX Club track.
Unfortunately entries are the lowest they have been for a while (534 entries from 460 riders) but I’m sure it will still be a great event with some awesome racing from those who have made the trip North.
To those riders who have travelled from Australia to compete in the Mighty 11 TransTasman Test, we trust that you will enjoy the experience and the kiwi hospitality. It is great to see this historical challenge still going after many years and I’m sure this weekend will be another close battle. We also have 27 riders that have crossed the ditch to race in both Challenge & Championship so good luck to you also.
In preparing for these events there is much work that goes on behind the scenes which goes largely unnoticed and to that end our acknowledgement and appreciation is extended to the Whangarei BMX Club and the Northern BMX Region. Thank you for the time and effort you have put in preparing your facilities for these Titles.
To all the volunteers, and to those officials who are responsible for putting together the rosters, without your support these events simply wouldn’t happen so a big thank you goes out to you. Our sport should be very proud in the strength and ability of our very talented and well qualified volunteers and officials who staff these events making them run smoothly.
To the competitors, I hope that in these North Island Titles you achieve to your expectations, whether it is a North Island Title, a Test Team trophy, making the podium or reaching the final, ride hard, ride fair and particularly enjoy the experience.
Finally at the conclusion of these North Island Titles, we wish you all a safe return journey to your homes and families.
All the very best and cheers,
Warren Boggiss Chairman BMX New Zealand
2017 NORTH ISLAND TITLES EVENT HEAD OFFICIALS
UCICommissaire AndyMellish
ChiefCommissaire AndrewFleming
RaceDirector JohnRomer
AdminCommissaire IngridBurt
Staging WendyMorrison
Star ng JennyD’Anvers
Finishline NatalieHartwell
Catching TerryWa:on
Camera JaneHirst
AppealsCommissaire DougMcElhinney
Scru neers
AllStaging&KeyOfficials
TrackManager JonRomer
BMXNZRepresenta ves WarrenBoggiss&DionEarnest
21-22 October 2017 - Event Guidelines
NORTHERN REGION & WHANGAREI BMX CLUB isproudtopresentthe 2017BMXNewZealand NorthIslandTitles,thepremierNorthIslandeventforBMXracing inNewZealand. Thefollowingguidelineswilldetailtheevent&alltherequirementsfor entry.
EVENT LOCATION:
Venue-WhangareiBMXClub, Address- WilliamFraserMemorialPark,PoheIsland,Whangarei
ENTRIES CLOSE:
ALLCLASSESclose8pm-24September2017. ONLINEENTRYONLY. NOLateentrieswillbeaccepted
ENTRY FEES: perRiderperClass
Challenge&Championship(20”&Cruisers)
NORTHISLANDCLASSICC1Event
Mighty11sClass
NZ ENTRY INFORMATION:
$75.00
$115.00(seeseparateflyer)
$35.00
ALLclassesvia ONLINE ENTRY ONLY Noentrywillbetakenondayofevent. Entryiscompleteonlywhenpaymentisconfirmed. BMXNZreservestherighttorefuseentrytoanyperson.
No refunds will be given aPer Friday 20 October 2017 for any reason. Any refunds prior to thiswillonlybegivenonreceiptofmedicalcer ficate,lessanadministra onfeeof$20. UCI C1 NORTH ISLAND CLASSIC -EntryviaOnlineEntrysystem.NOonthedayentry.Seethe separateflyerfordetail.
AUSTRALIAN ENTRIES:
Australianentryviaonlinesystem
RidersmusthaveavalidBMXAlicence&haveadequateracinginsurancecover Entrypaymentatregistra onattheeventandisrequiredinNewZealandDollars.
CLASSES OFFERED AT THIS EVENT:
20” – Challenge Classes:
Mixed: 5&under
Male: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50plus
Female: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-24,25-29,30-39,40plus
Mighty 11 – Special Class:
Thisisan'ageontheday’class,availabletomale&femaleridersaged11yearson20October2017. Toenterthisclass,ridersmustalsoenterandcompeteinachallengeclass,cruiser classorbeamemberoftheMighty11testteams.
Cruiser – Challenge Classes:
Mixed: 8-10,11-12
Male: 13-14,15-16,17-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50plus
Female: 13-16,17-24,25-29,30-39,40plus
Championship Classes:
Female:Jnr&Elite
Male:Jnr&Elite
REGISTRATION:
NZClubTeamManagersonlytocomplete&collectClubPacks:
Friday20October 1:00pm-2:00pm Saturday21October 7:00amto7.30am
Australianindividualregistra onsat; Friday20October 1:00pm-2:00pm Saturday21October 7:00amto7.30am
NORTHISLANDCLASSICUCIC1individualregistra onsat; Friday20October 1:00pm-2:00pm Saturday21October 7:00amto7.30am
NUMBER PLATES:
NumberplateswillbeissuedtoridersbytheClubTeamManagerandmustbeusedwithin thisevent,includingallofficialprac cesessions. Ariderholdinga1–8rankingfromthefollowingmee ngs;Worlds2017,BMXNZNa onal Championships2017,OceaniaCon nentalChampionships2017,NorthIslandTitles2016or SouthIslandTitles2017andwishtousethisnumberatthemee ng,therankingmustbe clearlymarkedontheentryform. Allridersnotenteringwiththeserankingsorwithanincorrectrankingwillbeissuedwithrandomlyselectednumbers.
PRACTICE PRIOR TO EVENT:
Thetrackmaybeavailablepriortoofficial meslistedbelow. Theclubwillissuea metablewhenavailable.
FRIDAY PRACTICE WITH GATES:
TRACKISCLOSEDforsetupun l;
NZMighty11s 10.30 -11.30am AUSMighty11s
2.30-3.25pm Challenge–13plus 3.30-4.25pm Challenge–12&U 4.30-5.25pm
5.30-6.25pm ChampionshipClasses 6.30-7.30pm
SATURDAY WARMUP ONLY (GATES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE):
Challenge–13plus 7.15–7.55am Challenge–12&U 8.00–8.40am Cruiser 8.45–9.25am TestTeams 9.30–9.55am
Champ&UCIC1Classes 10.00–10.30am
SUNDAY WARMUP ONLY (GATES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE):
Challenge–13plus 7.00–7.25am Challenge–12&U 7.30–7.55am
8.00–8.25am
8.30–8.55am ChampionshipClass 9.00-9.25am
All safety gear to be worn and event number plates fiEed at official prac.ce sessions. Scru.neering will be undertaken on a random basis.
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY :
OpeningceremonySaturday 10.40am
RACING START TIMES: Saturday 11.00am Sunday 10.00am
RACING FORMAT
MOTO DRAW:
BMXNZcomputermotomixing&lanedraws Quarter&SemiFinals–snakeseedingmethod
LANE DRAW SELECTION:
Quarters,SemisandMainFinalsOnly.Orderoflanechoicebasedoncountbacktomoto points.
MINIMUM CLASS SIZE
5 riders cons tute a class (amalgama ons as required). Class sizes will be determined aPerthecloseofentriesfortrophyalloca onpurposes.
CHALLENGE 20” & CRUISER Classes:
4motosSaturday,2motosSundaythenfinals(dependingonclasssizes)
8 or less riders: 4 motos Saturday, 3 motos Sunday, points aggregated
9 or more riders: 4 motos Saturday, 2 motos Sunday then;
9-16 riders: to deadman final
17-32 riders: to deadman semis & deadman final
33-64 riders: to quarters, semis & final (all deadman)
65-80 riders: to eighths, quarters, semis & final (all deadman)
MIGHTY 11 JUNIOR TEST TEAMS (New Zealand & Australia)
NOTE: All Mighty 11s riders are required to enter their Age Class or the Mighty 11 Class as applicable, in addi on to the Test Team classes.
Saturday: 3 motos, beginning of rounds 2, 3, 4
Sunday: 2 motos, beginning of round 5 and end of round 6
Points: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(All points added. Team gate alloca on)
NORTH ISLAND CLASSIC UCI C1:
‘Block’ format racing. 3 mixed moto. Top 8 riders to 3 heat finals
Saturday only: UCI Annex 1 for all Seeding & transfer systems
NI TITLES CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES:
‘Block’ format racing. 3 mixed moto. Top 8 riders to 3 heat finals
Sunday only: 5 - 8 riders - Points over 4 motos.
9-16 riders - 3 motos, with riders to a 3 heat final.
17+ riders - 3 motos, deadman semi, top 8 rider to 3 heat final.
KIWI SPROCKETS:
Riders will ride in UCI age classes for this event. Standard racing formats apply.
TIED POSITIONS:
All ed posi ons will be separated by Countback. No run-offs will be held.
CONTINGENCY PLANS:
In case of disrup on or weather, moto format may be changed, at the discre on of the Chief Commissaire. In cases of extreme delay or weather, Monday may be used as an alternate day for racing
PRIZE GIVING:
This will be held trackside Sunday 22 October, approximately 30 minutes aPer the finish of racing.
AWARDS & TROPHY ALLOCATION:
Determined from the me that entries close for Trophy purposes. For trophy placings, a count back method will be used to rank riders on equal points at the end of racing
Challenge & Championship Class
Classes with 8 riders or less: Trophies and Presenta on Plates to 3rd place
Classes with 9+ riders: Trophies to 3rd place and Presenta on Plates to 8th place
Personalised cer ficates will be sent to clubs as soon as available.
Mighty 11s Class
Trophies to 3rd place irrespec ve of gender, Presenta on Plates to finalists in finishing order irrespec ve of gender
NORTH ISLAND CLASSIC UCI C1 Purse:
UCI set purse with gender pay parity
No trophies or presenta on plates to be issued
Annual Trophies:
Paul Fisher Memorial Trophy - For top UCI 16 Male rider
Dalliston Corporate Teams Trophy - Motos 1-4 Saturday.
Ivan Mauger Trophy - Top NZL Mighty 11 male rider
BMX NZ Mighty 11 Female Trophy - Top NZL Mighty 11 female rider
Registra on forms at the PR office for the;
Larry Gardner Manufacturers Team Trophy - Top Bike brand of riders in Finals
NBR Corporate Shield - Top Business Team of riders in Finals
SCRUTINEERING:
Officials will randomly check riders before and during the event, including all official prac ce and warm up sessions when safety gear and number plates must be worn. It is recommended that clubs & managers scru neer all bikes prior to the event.
OFFICIALS MEETING:
SATURDAY - 10.30 am
SUNDAY - 9.30 am
TEAM MANAGERS MEETING:
FRIDAY - 6.00 pm
SATURDAY - 30 minutes aPer the end of racing
SECURITY:
There will be security at the track from 6.00 pm to 7.00 am on Friday, Saturday. However BMX New Zealand Inc., the host Region and Club accepts no responsibility for theP or damage to property.
BMXNZ EVENT HEALTH & SAFETY STATEMENT
BMXNZ, The Northern Region & Whangarei BMX Club will comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 2015 by commiXng to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all riders, families and visitors to the BMX Event facility. It is the sports policy to “make every prac cal and reasonable effort to protect all visitors, to prevent accidents or serious harm injuries and promote safety and welfare of all persons while on the event facility”.
BMXNZ, The Northern Region & Whangarei BMX Club will take all possible steps to list and evaluate hazards and to determine solu ons to eliminate or minimise those hazards as part of the Risk Management Plan (RMP), to meet the sports policy noted above.
BMX Racing is an ac on sport & inherently has risks that are accepted as part of sport. All known risks are noted in the BMXNZ Major Mee ng RMP & this is available onsite during the event. Par es wan ng to assess the RMP prior to entry must contact the club for detail. Entry to this event confirms an understanding of the risks of the sport as noted in the RMP. In the event of injury to an event par cipant, a completed entry is consent to proper medical treatment being administered. Event entry also consents to submit to drug tes ng if required. All entrants agree to be bound by the regula ons and general condi ons for this event as published by BMXNZ in its latest rule book. Any reference to BMXNZ within this flyer or entry is referring to BMX New Zealand Inc.
Safety and safe prac ces at all BMXNZ calendared events are not nego able and failure by anyone to comply by the code of conduct or rules of the sport will result in the removal of such person from the event facility.
Any reference to BMX NZ within this flyer is referring to BMX New Zealand Inc.
EVENT MANAGEMENT NUMBER: BMXNZ Representa ve - 021 2707199
