Merwin GP Monday information

[Iamdanjohnson]

I just copied this all from the schedule page. I will add information as I get it all figured out.

Plan on having a fun day of racing with 2 35ish minute motos. The moto times are slightly shorter than last year to help with the lapping issues we ran into. I may lengthen the course slightly as well. Last year the 45 minute motos had most riders finishing in the 50 to 60 minute range. This year the 35 minute moto will have riders finishing in the 40 to 50 minute range. I know the ride time is not much for hare scramble guys but this is a scramblecross and needs to be different for it to be different!! I think the extra time hanging out with folks is really going to make for a fun day. The track will be MX, grass track, and about 2 miles of more open woods. One start will be live engine on the gate and one will be dead engine.

The JR riders ride the same times as everyone else.

I am still combining the 1000 class into that first race. It could run into a few issues since the course is shorter but the course is also more open so I think there will be plenty of room for passing. Leaving as much the same on race day as possible will eliminate a lot of questions and confusion.

Here is the schedule and as long as there are no issues that arise you can pretty much plan on me starting on the exact minute every time. There is one hour ten minutes between each race. I considered reducing that some so each rider didn't have so much waiting time but it really crowds things in scoring. I don't think it will feel that long from the time you come off the track until the time you have to be getting ready again.

8:00 Sign up open

8:30 Practice open until 10:30

9:00 PW first race (100 numbers)

9:15 PW second race (200/300 numbers combined)

10:30 Rider’s Meeting and PW awards

10:50 Moto 1 Race 1 (100 to 500 and 1000’s)

12:00 Moto 1 Race 2 (600 to 1100)

1:10 Moto 2 Race 1 (100 to 500 and 1000’s)

2:20 Moto 2 Race 2 (600 to 1100)

3:30 Combine Moto scores and post results

3:45 Trophies