Frank Papp Memorial Handicap - Somerset Dam - Saturday 29th July 2023

Website: http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamiltonwheelers/

Race Entry Enquiries: handicappers@hamiltonwheelers.com

Please Note - Entries close at 11am on Friday 28th July

(to allow the club to sort out appropriate handicap times).

Frank Papp was a club member who passed away in an accident while riding in 2011. Frank was the sort of bloke who made you feel like you'd known him for years. He is missed by all who knew and rode with him. Frank loved riding huge distances training for Audax rides and Paris-Brest-Paris, so it's only fitting that our longest and hardest race of the year is held in his memory.

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Event Details

Course Map - https://www.strava.com/segments/4710622

Sign on and Start/Finish Location - Wivenhoe Somerset Rd, Dundas QLD 4306. Map - https://goo.gl/maps/KwCc4o49SV8k5BgEA

Directions (from Brisbane) - If you travel over Mt Glorious on Northbrook Parkway, turn right when you get to Wivenhoe/Somerset Rd. The start/finish location is about 1km along this road and is shown on the map as Wivenhoe Somerset Rest Area. Allow about 1 hour driving time from The Gap.

Directions (from North of Brisbane) - Travel through Kilcoy via Caboolture. Turn left onto the Esk Kilcoy road and turn right onto Wivenhoe Somerset Rd after passing the dam wall. The start finish is approximately 42km further along this road.

Registration - from 11.00am.

Race Start - First riders start at 12.00 Midday.

Please allow plenty of time to get out there. Riders who miss the compulsory commissaire's briefing will not be allowed to start. Riders should display their number patches on their left side.

Eligibility - Any riders with an Auscycling Race Licence including 4 Week Trial Licence holders who are U17 age division or older. Members of all clubs invited.

Juniors - Sorry U15 and younger riders are not permitted to enter due to AusCycling distance restrictions.

Grading - Riders must have a Hamilton Wheelers grading to be elgible enter - details - http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/general-info/club-grading-list

Race Distances - Division 1 - 85km (2 laps) - For riders with a Hamilton club grade of A, B , C or D (but excluding U17 riders). Division 2 - 42.5km (1 lap) - For riders graded M&N plus all U17s. (AusCycling's maximum road race distance for U17s is 70km).

This is a challenging course over rolling hills heading out and back from the bottom of Mt Glorious at Dundas towards Somerset Dam.

Prizes - Cash Prizes awarded for the first 3 places, the fastest unplaced lady and fastest time in each division. If there are 8 or more ladies in the division then 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be paid. There is also a perpetual trophy for each division. The winners names are engraved on the trophy.

Handicap Race - This is a handicap race - not graded races. Club handicappers will allocate start times for each rider. Riders will start in small groups at various intervals with the aim of all riders having a reasonable chance to win.

Race Rules - The drafting of riders from different start times is allowed at all stages of the race. Racing is conducted under the auspices of AusCycling rules and regulations. Normal road rules apply, you must ride not more than two abreast unless passing. Do not cross solid lines, obey all road rules. Marshalls cannot stop traffic. When sprinting for the finish you must stay in the left hand lane - riders crossing the centre of the road at any time will be disqualified.

Enter ASAP - Please add any remarks in the info box when entering that may assist the handicappers determining your start time (such as names of other club members who you believe are at about the same level as yourself). Entering early gives our handicappers a better chance of determining fair start times...you don't want to make the handicappers angry with you if you enter late! If you need to scratch yourself after entering, please be fair to other riders and do it as early as possible.

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First Time Racing with HWCC?

If you have never raced with us...

Before you enter, you must -

• Have a current, valid AusCycling race licence - https://auscycling.org.au/membership/race-all-discipline
• Ensure your current race licence number and email address is included in your EntryBoss profile.
• Obtain a HWCC race grading - fill out the form at the bottom of the webpage at - http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/general-info/club-grading-list
• Be alert to emails from the HWCC officials regarding grading/racing/licence before your race - if you don't respond, your race entry may be cancelled.
  
• For any grading enquiries, please contact our Club Handicapper Pete Kelly - pkel23@hotmail.com

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HWCC General Race Info

EntryBoss Entry - Please make sure your current AusCycling licence number is registered with EntryBoss before entering. Do not use a previous licence number. Entries are checked against AusCycling current/financial licence lists. Riders should have their digital licence ready or printed email ready to show if requested. To obtain your digital licence - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lOQwgx7wMiXIUzZ8ud5GuDWLpMjhfh1P/view

Gradings - Riders should enter according to their current HWCC grading. Should a rider wish to enter an alternate grade, an explanation should be provided in the comments section of the entry form with appropriate info such as results elsewhere. All entries are provisional until confirmed by the club handicappers.

Grading Confirmation - VERY IMPORTANT - HWCC club handicappers review all provisional entries before they are confirmed. If a rider applies to race in a grade other than their current HWCC grading, they must check the EntryBoss startlist after 7pm on the evening before race day to confirm which grade they will be starting in. Please make yourself familiar with the HWCC EntryBoss entering policy - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IaUU0m95wCTQ_O_bwgmV8YeQHzuNdd4m/view

Rider Inquiries - If club officials require pre-race information on a rider's licence or grading, every effort will be made to contact them via their EntryBoss registered email address.

Registration/Race Patches - Start registration begins approx 30 minutes before the first race and and closes 10 minutes before each race start time. Riders must wear their race number patches on their right side for criteriums at Nundah and Lakeside. Patches must be worn on the left side for road races, ITTs and reverse direction criteriums. There is a compulsory Commissaire's briefing before each race. Riders who miss this briefing will not be allowed to start.

Prizes - Cash prizes for seniors races are proportional to entry numbers and generally are awarded to the first 3 places. Prizes for juniors will be awarded appropriately.

Results - HWCC publishes all race results on their website (usually within a day or two) - http://www.hamiltonwheelers.com/

Race Scratchings - If riders find they are unable to race after entering HWCC races, they may 'scratch' themselves up to 5am on normal race days, 3pm for Twilight races and up to 7pm the night before handicap races - the entry fee will be refunded. Click on the 'Scratch' button on the EntryBoss event page. Please note that there is a small cost to the club due to unrecoverable merchant fees, whenever riders' scratch themselves.

Wet-weather Policy - A decision to cancel due to poor weather will be made by the Chief Commissaire with announcements via the club's social pages. Generally, we race in all weather, except heavy rain or if there are sheets of water on the road surface. Any decision on cancellation will be made as early as possible. All race entry fees will be refunded if races are cancelled.

Race Rules - Racing is conducted under the auspices of AusCycling rules and regulations. Helmets must comply with Australian (ADR) and UCI regulations for on-road races and UCI regulations for off-road races.

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Disclaimer

By entering this event you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. I understand, acknowledge, and accept that cycling is an inherently dangerous sport, which may result in severe injury or death from a collision, fall, mechanical failure, physical exertion, or other incident.
2. I voluntarily participate in this event at my own risk.
3. I waive any rights I may otherwise have against AusCycling, Hamilton Wheelers Cycling Club the event promoter and their agents and representatives relating to, and agree they are not responsible for, any loss or damage resulting from my participation in the event, including any loss that may arise from death or injury to myself or others, or damage to any property.
4. I agree to follow the directions of any event organiser or official and the AusCycling Technical Regulations and policies.
5. If the participant in this event is under 18 years of age, I warrant that I am a parent or guardian of the participant and agree for myself and the participant that I provide the acknowledgements, agreements and waiver set out above in respect of the participant.

PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILED HANDICAPPING INFO IN THE "ENTRY REMARKS" BOX BELOW. THIS IS COMPULSORY DON'T LEAVE IT BLANK!!!!