Candi Murray
Each club that has paid dues in 2007 gets 1 vote at the annual meeting.
There have been some proposed rule changes. I have attached them below. If
your club is not planning on attending the meeting, please send a vote
Candi Murray
Executive Director
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
Rule Changes
Add:
"15. - ROAD RACING
15.1 - INDIVIDUAL ROAD RACE
15.1.2 - General rules.
- Riders may cross the finish line only while racing."
Delete:
"18.0 COMPETITION PROTESTS"
and renumber following rules. This rule is redundant. Protests are covered
in 12. -PROTESTS
Change:
"12. - PROTESTS
..
12.5 Any protest about the order of finish must be lodged within 15 minutes
of posting if posted at the race or within 24 hours if posted on the
internet. There is no fee required for a protest about the results. In stage
races or series races results may be protested until the end of sign in of
the following stage or the next race in the series. For the final race in
stage races or the last race in series events and for all other races, if
there are no protest within 15 minutes of posting the above time frame the
results will may be considered final. "
Change:
"2.12 Penalty - a punishment for infraction of the rules. Penalties may be
applied to clubs/event organizers (or their designees) , individual riders
or teams. Unless otherwise specified in these rules, penalties are at the
discretion of the Chief Referee."
Add:
"15.5.9 In a time trial riders will ride as close to the right side of the
road as practical."
Add:
"6.6 Mixing of Classes and Categories
6.6.1 Eligibility. No rider may race in a category other than that which is
stated on his or her membership.
6.6.2. Women may enter any race for which they are eligible by age,
category, and any performance requirements and may enter categorized races
for men that are up to one category lower than their women's category, or in
the case of category 1 women, up to two categories lower.
6.6.3. Mixing of Classes. An organizer may offer races for combined
classifications and categories but the categories in a given race must be
the same for all age groups. All riders shall race the same distance unless
there is a distance handicapped start for separate groupings of riders."
Change:
"14. - APPEALS
A member may appeal a suspension or referee ruling by sending a request of
appeal to the OBRA Executive Director who will convene a meeting of the OBRA
Board of Directors within ten days of the receipt of the letter (telephone
conference calls or Internet contact acceptable ). The OBRA Board of
Directors will collect information from appropriate sources and then either
uphold or remove the suspension or referee ruling."
Change:
"7.9 - RULES SPECIFIC TO TRACK RACING
.
7.9.2 For timed trialed events:
.
- Riders may use upturned or forward pointing handlebars or bars that
provide support for the forearms (i.e. cow-horn, tri bars, etc.) except in
Team Sprint. "
Add:
"8.7 Hand drawn numbers are not allowed."
Change:
"7.1. - HELMETS
Every rider warming up or racing while at the race venue shall wear a
protective, securely fastened helmet that satisfies at least one of the
following helmet standards:
- US Department of Transportation (DOT)
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z90.4
- Snell Memorial Foundation Standard "B" or "N" series
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard F-1447
- Canadian Standards Association standard (CSA) CAN/CSA-D113.2-M
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- European Committee for Standardization (CE EN1078) standard for
bicycle helmets"
Change:
"16.3.7 - INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT
.
Starts.
.
(b) The start shall be by gunshot, start tones or other audible signal. .
(c) The starter within the first 30 meters shall call a false start should
either rider move forward before the gun is fired start is signaled or if
either rider is pushed.
.
Finish.
.
(c) In all rounds, if neither rider catches the other, then a single gunshot
shall may be fired when the first rider finishes and another may be fired
when the second rider finishes."
Change:
"6.1 - UPGRADING AND DOWNGRADING
Upgrading and Downgrading guidelines for road and mountain bike racing will
be published by the Executive Director. Ability categories provided by
other organizations will be recognized by these guidelines."
Board of Director (vote for 1)
Hosmer, Seth
Lorenzen, Jeff
Magnus, Gregg
Murray, Mike