About

Hawthorn Trophy Race - Sat 31/08/19

Host Club: This race is proudly hosted by Hawthorn CC

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Host Club Initiatives:

• Women's Series #3
• Junior grades on a separate nearby course
• The open race will also serve as the HCC Road Championships

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Course-Specific Information

Item	Description
Rego Start Time	Seniors: 9:00 AM, Juniors: 9:30 AM (see David Morgan to enter)
Race Start Time	Seniors Briefing: 9:45 AM, Juniors depart Pony Club for their course: approx 10:15 AM
Race Director	Seniors: Dave Hendy, Juniors: David Morgan
Rego Location	GISBOURNE PONY CLUB Robertson Reserve, Couangalt Rd, Gisborne South VIC 3437 Google Maps
Directions	Take the Calder freeway North West (M79) and take the Couangalt/Mundy Road Exit. Continue left on Counangalt Rd. pony club is approx 2km on the right
Parking	at Pony Club
Toilets	at Pony Club
Race Start	At top of hill on circuit
Roll out & Start instructions	Riders will roll out under control from the Pony Club to the course (approx 8km)
Special Course Notices	Rego is NOT at winery. Open race will also serve as the HCC Road Championships
Finish Claims	Riders are requested to claim
Fundraising
Presentations	at Pony Club
License Collection / Number Return	at Pony Club
Tech Guide
Other

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Distances

Grade	Laps / Config	Distance	Notes
A	10	84
B	9	76
C	8	68
D	7	59
WA	7	59
WB	6	50
WC	5	42

• Separate Women's Grades

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Race Fees

• Volunteers $15, NC member-clubs (Non-vols) $30, Non-member clubs $35. Vol Season Pass holders - free, U17 see below.
• Pre-Pay Only: - Race Fees are pre-pay only.
• Waitlisting: - Races have pre-set limits per grade. Riders may be notified (via Entry Confirmation Email) they have been wailtisted once entries reach these limits. Waitlisted riders are generally still a good chance of a start after scratchings and rider re-grades. Riders not wanting to be considered for promotion from the waitlist should scratch.
• Scratching: - Scratching is a self-serve, automated refund via EntryBoss if withdrawing within scratching cut-off (generally midday Friday - pls see above).

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Race Day Procedures

IMPORTANT

• Finish Line Area: - It is important to keep all finish lines free from congestion. Please move off the road once finsihed.
• Racing Incidents: - Safety is important. Please report all race incidents to the Race Director, or alternatively via the post-race rider survey. Incident reporting is an important feedback loop and helps improve safety going-forward.
• Spectating: - It is requested that family & friends watch from roadside vantage points & do not follow bunches in vehicles.

GENERAL

• No License, No Race: - riders need a current license (or proof of renewal) to race. CA licenses only.
• Red Light Policy: - The Northern Combine complies with Cycling Victoria's red light policy. Riders are required to have a rear red light on solid to race. Spare lights may be available at Rego to borrow for riders who forget (no guarantee).
• New to Racing: - 2 Month Race Starter CA memberships are accepted. Please ensure you have organised this with a club or online via Cycling Australia prior to race day.
• On-the-day Entries: Sorry, on-the-day entries are not accepted.
• Announcements: - Please check the Northern Combine Facebook page, twitter or website for any announcements regarding racing.

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Women's Grades - Special Notice

• Select races throughout the season will offer women's grades as part of a Women's Series.

• For scratch races not designated as Women's Series events, women can race in the standard Combine grades with separate recognition of results. In other words, there will be a race within a race for women's placings (with the composition of placings offered a function of how many women race). We strongly recommend you enter the following grades:

Women's Grade	Combine Grade	Note
Women's A	C grade
Women's B	D grade
Women's C	E grade

• There are exceptions to this and we will support individuals wishing to race in a higher grade.
• See https://goo.gl/YQOrPn for more details

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Juniors Racing Senior Grades

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More Information

• Northern Combine: - http://www.northerncombinecycling.org/index.php
• Volunteering: - http://northerncombinecycling.org/index.php/volunteer-roster
• CA Licensing: - http://membership.cycling.org.au/

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Sponsors

The Northern Combine is looking for sponsors. If you or someone you know may be interested in supporting grass-roots racing please contact us via committee@northerncombinecycling.org