Re: [RC] is this fair or legal - Joe LongOn Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:02:01 -0500, Dolly Miller <poquito@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: At a ride this weekend we had 5 keyholes in the trail. A few of us missed a keyhole and rode back to pick it up. My ridding buddy and I added about 6 miles, a friend and her buddy missed the same one and added about 10 miles and some others did the same. But there were 2 or 3 riders riding together that missed the same keyhole and they were hauled in a trailer back to the keyhole that was missed ( probably 12 to 15 trail miles back) and then taken back to the vet check where they had found out that the keyhole was missed by checking for stickers that were put on your vet card at the keyholes. I know this is not fair to the rest of us that rode the miles but is it legal? I don't think this should be allowed. Should they be allowed a completion with mileage.....without mileage? Is there anything in the rules about this? Dolly If they were trailered back and rode the portion of the trail that they missed, then they can get a completion (with miles and completion points), but no placing, Best Condition or bonus points. To qualify for placing you must not only ride the entire trail, but in the correct order and direction. From the AERC Rules: 6. Completion requires meeting all of the following criteria: ... d. Following the prescribed course, and doing multiple loops in the correct order. ... 6.1 A competitor must pass all veterinary criteria for completion; a competitor who fails any of the other completion criteria should be pulled from Top Ten placing but may be allowed a completion, if in the opinion of ride management, the violation was not intentional and did not result in making the course easier or shorter. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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