Have you qualified for the Regional Championship in your Region?

Are you qualified to earn a 2010 National Number Plate and Ranking?

It’s easy, below is a simple guide to check and see if you are qualified.

Regional Championship Weekend

Any combination of 10+ races from local and state races Sept. 1, 2009 through July 18, 2010 and National and Regional races from Sept 1, 2009 through July 25, 2010, qualifies rider to race in their home region's Regional Championship. 

2010 National Number Plate and Ranking

Any combination of 6 Regional and/or National races, plus the Grands qualifies you to earn a National numberplate.

If you have less than 6 qualifying races, you may race the Grands, even though you did not qualify!

Examples: Using Regional races towards National Series

Scenario:

01) 7 National + 0 Regional = Qualified (best 6 scores count) 

02) 6 National + 1 Regional = Qualified (best 6 scores count)

03) 6 National + 0 Regional = Qualified (all 6 scores count)   

04) 5 National + 1 Regional = Qualified (all 6 scores count) 

05) 4 National + 2 Regional = Qualified (all 6 scores count) 

06) 3 National + 3 Regional = Qualified (3 National and best 2 Regional scores count)

07) 2 National + 4 Regional = Qualified (2 National and best 2 Regional scores count) 

08) 1 National + 5 Regional = Qualified (1 National and best 2 Regional scores count)   

09) 0 National + 6 Regional = Qualified (best 2 Regional scores count) 

10) 0 National + 5 Regional = not-Qualified

11) 5 National + 0 Regional = not-Qualified

Additional information on the series is below:

Regional Championship

This series is designed so that every time a rider races he/she will receive credit toward earning a regional ranking and number plate. There are four regions in the NBL. You can race anywhere in the country and your points will go back to your region.

Qualifications:

1. It only takes 10 races (any combination of local, state, National, Regional races, U.S. Open, President’s Cup, and the 2009 NBL Grand  National) to qualify for your Regional Championship race. The points from all local and state races count from September 1, 2009 through July 18, 2010, while points from National and Regional races count from September 1, 2009 through July 25, 2010, (including the 2009 Grand National).

This means that a rider can qualify just by racing at his local track and race the Regional Championship in his/her region only and still earn a Regional Championship Series Number plate.

2. To determine the Regional Championship ranking a rider’s following races will be counted: 5 best single point races, 2 best double point races, 2 best triple point races, 3 best quadruple point races, plus the Regional Championship race which is double points for this series only.

3. Points from double, triple, and quadruple point races cannot be changed for a single point race.

4. Non-qualified riders can only participate at the Regional Championship Race in the Open Class for the trophy of the day.

5. Points will be capped from each day’s race. This means that there will be a maximum number of points that you can earn per local, double, and triple points events. Riders will be pointed as they finish in the motos and mains, if applicable. If a rider is combined with a higher proficiency, he/she will receive the higher proficiency points up to the cap of his/her proficiency. There will be no cap on Regional Championship races. There will be a series cap, where there are a maximum number of points you can earn prior to the Regional Championship race. Example: If a Novice rider is combined with Experts in a local race, then he will receive Expert points. If he finishes 2nd in all three motos and 2nd in the main event he would have earned 255 points, but as a Novice his points would have been capped at 150 points. Only 150 points will be counted toward the Regional Championship ranking.

6. There is no freeze date for riders moving up in proficiency or age. Riders who move up during the season will carry their points to the next proficiency or age. When a rider moves up in proficiency their points will now use the points cap from their new proficiency. Example: If a Novice rider is combined with Experts in a local single points race, then he receives Expert points. If he finishes 2nd in all three motos and 2nd in the main event, then he earned 255 points. As a Novice, his points would have been capped at 150 points. When he moves up into the Expert class his points will be capped using the Expert cap for single point races which is 180 points. The rider would use his total points for that race using the Expert cap.

Jacket Series

The top ten (10) qualified riders in Expert, Novice, and Rookie along with the top five (5) qualified riders in Cruisers and Girls will receive an NBL Jacket. The Jacket Series is a total points series beginning at the first Regional race after the NBL Grands and ending on August 31, 2010. Point totals will include all four (4) 2009 and 2010 Regional Championship Series races and the 2009 U.S. Open Invitational race. Riders must race a minimum of four (4) Regional races to qualify. Regional Races will be single Jacket Series points.

Multi-Point Races Toward Reg Champ Series

Local Races – Single PointLocal Double Races – Double Points

State Qualifiers – Double Points

State Championships – Triple Points

National/Regional Pre Races – Triple Points

National/Regional Races – Quadruple Points

Bob Warnicke Races – Quadruple Points

U.S. Open/President’s Cup – Quadruple Points

Awards

All qualified riders who race their Regional Championship Race will receive a numberplate and number (you must use 1st letter of last name on plate). Numberplates will be awarded to all riders in each age group in Cruiser, Girls, Expert, Novice, and Rookie. Scores will count from September 1st, 2009 through July 18th, 2010 for local and state races and from September 1, 2009 through July 25, 2010 for Regionals and Nationals.

U.S. Open Invitational

The 2010 U.S. Open Invitational event will be held the Friday before the 2010 NBL Grand National (September 3rd, 2010). Riders that have raced their respective 2010 Regional Championship are qualified to race the U.S. Open. The first place rider in each age class and proficiency will receive a U.S. Open Invitational award at the race. This race counts as a Regional for the 2011 National Series, plus the 2011 Jacket Series.

Are you Qualified to earn a 2010 National Number plate and ranking?

 It’s simple!

The 2010 NBL National Series will include all National and Regional races between the dates of September 20, 2009 and August 31, 2010. National standings are listed by the age you will be the day of the Grands 2010.

All National and Regional races are single national points. The 2009 & 2010 NBL Regional Championship races and the 2009 U.S. Open Invitational race are considered Regional races for single points. It takes any 6 National Series races (Nationals or Regionals) to be qualified to earn a numberplate at the 2010 NBL Grand National. This means you could have raced 6 Regional races and you are qualified to race the Grands. However, only 2 of the scores would be used to calculate your National points.

To calculate your National points, the best 6 scores are used (only 2 of these scores may be Regional scores) plus the 2010 NBL Grand National. The Grand National is also single points. Your points will not be listed in the standings if your license is expired (”E” instead of points), if we never received a copy of your birth certificate (”B”), or if your NBL membership application was not signed (”S”). Race the National Series and test your skills against the best riders in the country!