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RAVEN SKI CLUB
DUAL SLALOM AND WINTER SERIES RULES

So You Know Dual Slalom Rules Do You ?  

As the All England Championships are being held shortly.  I thought it would be prudent to go through some of the rules concerning dual slalom.
   First of all it is a team race and the actions of one racer reflect on the other team members. It is important that you complete the course, as points are only awarded  to teams that finish. So if a gate is missed or you fall over, restart the course where you came out. Points awarded are 2 for a win 1 for finishing second and 0 if you do not finish.
   Teams are seeded using seed points of each racer to give a team total. The lower the total seed points the easier the opposition.
   The start will be controlled by lights. Red for stop, green for go, blue for false start. The first racer in the team is the only person who can re start after a false start. If any one else jumps the gun (or in this case green light) it is an automatic disqualification and 0 pints. The starter will say ready and wait until the two racers are still. Then the starter will say GO. False starts will be signaled by a whistle, only one false  start per team per round. The teams must be ready to re start a race within 7 minutes of completing a run, so always return to the start after completing a race. During the race if a pole is knocked out and cannot be replaced in time, a racer must be prepared to ski around a pole held in place by a gate judge.
   Disqualification may result from the following. Late arrival in the start gate. A second false start by the first racer in any round. A false start by any subsequent racer. Incorrect passage of a gate. Unsporting Behavior. Obstructing an opponent          voluntarily or involuntarily. ( So if you fall in the oppositions course, if possible get out of the way and then continue the race to gain losers points.)
   If a racer considers he/she has been obstructed, you must ski out at the point of obstruction and report to the finish. Poles knocked into opposing teams course can be constitute obstructing an opponent. Teams cannot protest against being obstructed by poles from their own course. Only the team manager can make a protest. If you are in the position of being obstructed, you have to weigh up the situation if its possible to ski on for a win, then ski on, if you are behind or will be after negotiating the obstruction then ski out.                                                     Barry Eger

Raven Winter Series Rules OK  

The Ravens winter series is held over 7 legs (weather permitting). Normally on the last Wednesday of the month. To be eligible for prizes at the end of the series 4 races have to be started and 2 finished. The race consists of 3 timed runs over the same course 2 best times to count and starts at 7.15 p.m. Bib numbers are normally the same for each racer through out the series. Results are published in the Raven News.
   Prizes are awarded in ESC age categories at a Prize giving night at the end of the series.
  The results will be scored as seed points like ESC seed points. Seed points are an average of the two best results of the racer. Brian Morris (Raven seeder) takes our best seeded ESC racers seed point and can calculate a penalty point which can be applied to our race results, then after the conversion we have a seed point for all our racers comparable to ESC points. So we can all see how individuals are doing against racers through out the country.                         Barry Eger.

BARRY EGER EDITOR RAVEN NEWS

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