Rules

The detailed breakdown, nature and sequence of activity is as follows:

1	Team captain Teams must designate a captain team leader (this will be understood to be No 1 on entry form) to handle all official matters including pre event meeting, picking up registration packs, making sure all teammates have correct numbers and have completed any paperwork etc.
2	Team change over Area Team's must only change riders at the designated change over area. Racers may change or repair any equipment in this area.
3	Water and Food Water and food may be supplied to any racer, by anyone, anywhere on the course. However, racers must stay well clear of the course when taking food or water. (And please do not throw energy food wrappers on the ground. Remember: Leave No Trace).
4	Permitted Course Riders Only officially registered racers, credentialed media and event staff may ride on the designated mountain bike race course during the event.
5	Right of Way Racers riding bicycles have the right of way over racers pushing bicycles. When practical, racers pushing or carrying their bikes should stay on the least rideable portion of the mountain bike trail when being passed. Racers pushing or carrying their bikes may overtake a racer riding his bike provided that they do not interfere with the riding racer.
6	Lapped Racers Lapped racers should yield to leaders. Leaders should be very vocal when preparing to pass any racer. "PASSING on your LEFT!” "PASSING on your RIGHT!" should be called out. It is the responsibility of the challenging racer to overtake safely. Racers being lapped must yield on the first command.
7	Vying for Position When two racers are vying for position, the leading racer does not necessarily have to yield position to the challenging racer. However, a racer may not bodily interfere, with intent to impede another racer's progress; this is considered to be highly unsportsmanlike behavior.
8	Sportsmanship Foul riding, use of profane or abusive language and other unsportsmanlike behavior will be taken very seriously. Such behavior by any racer shall subject that racer's team to a warning or immediate disqualification. This will be strictly applied when such behavior is directed at course officials, volunteers or spectators. The penalty imposed is at the discretion of the race director or co-director, should the race director be unavailable.
9	Lighting Lighting requirements for events conducted at night: During the night ride, racers must have a primary light source with a minimum rated power of 10 watts or provides at least 6 metres (20 feet) of illumination. In addition, each racer must carry a secondary or backup light source in the form of a penlight, flashlight or other lighting system. (Battery chargers may be plugged in at the neutral charging station, when provided. For your own sake, teams should label their batteries and chargers with the team's name. The neutral charging station is unsecured).
10	Lights Burning Racers entering the course two hours before sunset on and up to one-half hour before sunrise on Sunday must have both primary and secondary light sources installed and in good working order. Racing with lights out to save batteries or racing with discharged batteries is dangerous and is done so at the riders own risk.
11	Timing Racers must ensure they pass over the timing mat located at the Start Finish area after every lap. The clock is ticking the entire time. It is the team's responsibility to verify that each racer is timed and registered correctly. Competitors racing in a team must ensure that the baton (2nd timing chip) is passed between riders when they change over
12	Short-cutting Shortcutting the course by any registered racer shall result in a disqualification of that racer's team.
13	Consecutive Laps A racer may ride consecutive laps. This depends on team strategy.
14	Cancelling a Lap Once on course, a racer must complete his or her lap. However, the team has the option of cancelling a racer's lap and restarting the lap from the start with a substitute. This is a difficult and costly decision, but if the first racer is unable to complete the lap for any reason, it may be to the team's advantage to cancel that racer's lap. The cancelled lap does not count as a completed lap.
15	The Finish Most 24 hour races start and end at 2pm Racers must log-off the course from 2pm. Each team's final placing will be determined by the number of laps the team has completed. As long as a team is over the finish line before 2pm on Sunday they are allowed to complete their final lap. In the case of a tie there will be a sprint finish to decide the winner.
16	Helmet It is mandatory that all competitors where a helmet whilst riding anyone found without will be disqualified from the event
17	At least one lap All team members must complete at least one lap for their team to qualify
18	Rules of the road Please be aware that when competitors are on any road sections the rules of the road MUST be adhered to at all times.

19	Mandatory High Visibility Gear for Road Racers For all riders in the Road Race, high visibility gear is a mandatory requirement and competitors who fail to adhere to this rule will be disqualified.