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CENTRAL STATES ASSOCIATION OF SHRINE MOTOR CORPS
OBSTACLE COURSE RULES

1.  The Obstacle Course will be a timed course and each competitor will be timed individually.

2.  All members of a motorized unit and members of C.S.A.S.M.C. may ride the Obstacle Course.

3.  The same vehicle cannot be used by two contestants.  Each rider must have his own vehicle and it must be the same vehicle used in Competitive Drill, if he competed.

4.  Any motorized unit that is a member of C.S.A.S.M.C. may compete on the Obstacle Course, regardless of whether the unit participated in Competitive Drill or not.  All vehicles and riders must pass inspection.

5.  Any unit that desires to compete on the Obstacle Course must present at least two competitors who must complete the course satisfactorily for a score as the two fastest times will be added together for a unit score.

6.  Any unit that competes on the Obstacle Course but does not have two scores of completion will be disqualified.

7.  No contestant may compete in more than one classification and must be the same class as their Competitive Drill.

8.  No contestant may ride the Obstacle Course for practice before the start of competition.  Anyone doing so will be disqualified.  However, the course may be walked when the judges give permission.

9.  To be ready for the Obstacle Course the riders must line up in the order that they are "signed in" for competition, and line his vehicle up just prior to the starting line as instructed by the judge.  as he is told that he is ready to proceed, he may do so.  The riders time will start as the vehicle crossed the starting.

10.  While the rider is on the course he must follow the course as it is designed and if he runs out of the designed course he must re-enter the designed course at the same point as he ran off the designed course and continue the course.  If the rider fails to re-enter the course at the same place as he exited the course, this rider is disqualified.

11.  Each time a riders foot touches the ground or knocks a cone down or moves it out of position to the point that it must be re-set, a one second penalty will be added to this riders score, for each individual infraction.

12.  At the end of the designed course there will be a "stop" line.  The timer will stop the time of the ride at this point.  There will be a "safety" stop line thirty-six inches after the "stop" line and each rider must stop with his front wheel within this area or this rider is disqualified.

13.  Obstacle Course riders only will be inspected at the Obstacle Course for correct classification and uniformity.

14.  Judges shall have absolute privacy during the contest and shall not be approached by anyone except members of the Competition Committee.  Any interference, or anyone gathering around the score table to see the times will cause a automatic disqualification of the unit.  No score will be announced prior to the Awards Banquet.  The decisions of the judges are final.

15.  All participants on the two wheel obstacle course will be required to wear helmets.

16.  No hopped up or stripped down vehicles will be allowed.

17.  Any Unit that is riding Obstacle Course only, fails to report within the hour allowed, such Unit may still ride the Obstacle Course, but will have to wait until there are no Units from Competitive Drill waiting to ride the course.

Revised 4-28-2001

OBSTACLE COURSE:
All units that are not participating in Competitive Drill and are registered in Obstacle Course only, will be required to report to their respective course no later than one hour after the stated start time of Competitive Drill. Any Unit failing to report by the proper time will be allowed to ride the course only when there is an open time between the Units that are in Competitive Drill. Those Units who are riding Obstacle Course only should report to field as soon as possible after the start of Competition, otherwise you may have to wait until the Competitive Drill Units are done riding the course.

Also, The India Broncos have stated that they will furnish a traveling trophy to be given to the rider who has the fastest time on both the Multi-Wheel Obstacle Courses.

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