Official Rules

Checkpoint Tracker reserves the right to amend these rules at any time to ensure fair competition for all participants.

Last Updated 5/29/2010

General

To earn points for any Checkpoint Tracker Event a Team MUST do the following:

Create a Team profile at CheckpointTracker.com
Add the Event to their Team Schedule (which creates a Squad)
Complete the Squad profile by adding a Racer from their Team Roster to fill each open slot on the Squad
Have their Registration confirmed by the Event Promoter

Teams may compete in any combination of Events and Divisions.

Racers are responsible for knowing and adhering to the rules of each Event.

The Final Results of each Checkpoint Tracker Event are the responsiblity of that Event's Promoter. In the event of a protest, racers must appeal directly to the Event Promoter. Checkpoint Tracker will not be responsible for resolving protests relating to participating Events and will allocate points based on the final decision of the Event Promoter in the event that a protest is filed.

Teams

There is no limit to the number of Racers that can belong to a Team and there is no limit on the total number of Racers from a Team that can compete at Events from which the Team's points total is derived. This is a revision to an earlier rule that instituted a limit of 7 Racers competing at Events from which the Team's points total is derived.

A Team may send more than one Squad to an Event to compete in the same Division. Points earned by the highest ranking Squad will count towards the Team's points total and all other points will be discarded. If a Team sends more than one Squad to an Event and those Squads compete in different Divisions the Team will earn points and be ranked in each Division.

Points and Rankings

Points will be allocated (and Rankings updated) according to the published Points Schedule after the Final Results from each Event have been submitted to Checkpoint Tracker by the Event Promoter.

Points earned at each Event will contribute towards a Teams points total based on the Division they compete in. For example, if a Team competes at an Event in the 2 Person Open Division and at another in the Coed Elite Division they will be ranked separately in each Division.

Each Team's points total, in each Division in which they are ranked, is determined by combining their 5 best weighted results for a maximum of 500 points.

Events are weighted by Type as follows:

Type Weight

Sprint 0.25

Sport 0.50

Adventure 1.0

Expedition 2.0

Examples

2 Sport (2 x 0.50 = 1.0) + 2 Adventure (2 x 1.0 = 2.0) + 1 Expedition (1 x 2.0 = 2.0) = 5.0 weighted results

20 Sprint (20 x 0.25 = 5.0) = 5.0 weighted results

2 Sport (2 x 0.50 = 1.0) + 2 Expedition (2 x 2.0 = 4.0) = 5.0 weighted results
In the event there is a tie in the overall Rankings, the winner will be determined in the following manner:
1. Best result at the National Championshp
2. Best result in head to head competition
3. Total number of Checkpoint Tracker events attended

National Championship Qualification

The top ranked Teams in each of Checkpoint Tracker's six Divisions will be invited to compete at the Checkpoint Tracker National Championship according to the following schedule:

Division	Teams	Team Size	Total Racers
Coed Elite	40	4 Racers	160
Open Elite (Same Sex)	20	4 Racers	80
2 Person Coed	25	2 Racers	50
2 Person Open (Same Sex)	20	2 Racers	40
Solo Male	10	1 Racer	10
Solo Female	10	1 Racer	10
			350

Elite (Coed and Open) Teams competing at Nationals must include at least 2 Racers that competed at Events from which that Team's points total is derived. 2 Person (Coed and Open) Teams competing at Nationals must include at least 1 Racer that competed at Events from which that Team's points total is derived. Solo Racers must attend in person or foreit their qualifying slot.

If a qualifying team does not accept their invitation to Nationals then the next team in the rankings will be invited until all spots for Nationals have been filled.

If there are more teams tied with points than there are spots available in each division, then tie breaks will be determined on a teams best 4 races, then best 5 races, then best head to head results.

The Checkpoint Tracker National Championship will be weighted as an Expedition length race and will count towards participating Teams' season points total.