National Championships 2021

Sunday 1st August 2021.

Pre Entry only entries close 1 week before the race date

Rider Registration is open: Saturday 08:30 to 10:30

• Fun 13 to 16 Riders must be in the year of their 13th or 16th birthdays. - Non Champs
• Big Fun - Riders must be in there 17th year or older. - Non Champs
• Rippers Riders must be in the year of their 10th, 11th or 12th birthdays. - Non Champs 
• Juvenile - Riders must be in the year of their 13th or 14th birthday.
• Youth - Riders in the year of their 15th or 16th birthdays.
• Junior - Riders in the year of their 17th or 18th birthdays.
• Senior - Riders in the year of their 19th birthday then the Senior category is the appropriate aged based category.
• Master - For riders aged 30 to 39.  
• Veteran - For riders aged 40+

Race Regulations: The event will run under BC and UCI Regulations and Penalties. Please make sure you aware of the rules. A course inspection will performed before the start of practice with the Chief BC Commissaire and any recommendations will be implemented.

The course will be covered by marshals. They will have red and yellow flags, radio communications and be briefed each morning.
British 4X rules incorporate those laid out in the current BC handbook. 

We recommend that all riders and especially Juvenile and Youth age riders must wear the following body armour: Full Spine Elbow pads Knee pads.

Behaviour - Anti-social behaviour, vandalism, riding mini-bikes, motorbikes, driving recklessly at the event (Disqualified). Acts of violence, intimidation or vandalism will receive a lifetime ban. Under suspicion of theft, the police will be called and you will be detained until their arrival

Race Timing: Race Timing will be carried out by the British 4X Team, Results will be posted in the main arena on completion of each event and online by Monday 12:00 after the event.  The riders will start from the 4 man start gate. The finish line officials will identify riders by there number board to capture the riders crossing the line.

Medical: Paramedic Medical Cover will be provided, both on course and from an identifiable Base Station in the event arena. 

Illegal Drugs Policy:

We run a zero tolerance policy on illegal drugs. If we suspect you are in possession of or using illegal drugs we will ask you to leave the venue and the Police may well be called.

Rider Conduct:

A rider seen/herd to be talking about taking out another rider will be disqualified from the race and will receive no refund.  

Camping: Camping will be available onsite in a separate Camping area.
PA System: A full Public Announcement Facility will be on site with announcements throughout the day. A Notice Board will also be on display in the Race Office/Rider Registration area for displaying information regarding the event.

Catering: There will be onsite Catering providing fresh hot and cold food and refreshments. 

Toilets: This will also include men & women-only facilities. All will be serviced on Saturday evening and re-stocked throughout the weekend.

Refunds and Transfers: If you wish to cancel a booking please note the following cancellation conditions: 29+ days notice: £75% paid back. 15-28 days notice: 50% paid back. 14 days or less notice: no refund.
Transfer requests 14 days or less notice are not applicable. Please note you cannot swap your entry with a new rider. Please note the race weekend set up starts from on Friday therefore the timescales above mean all e-mails must be received by our deadline which is 17.00 on the Thursday.

Please email chris.roberts@british4x.com. Please note we will not deal with any cancellations over the phone, by text or Facebook. British 4X Series reserves the right to modify or cancel any event if circumstances beyond the control of the organiser should arise. This includes cancellation of event due to extreme weather, acts of God, violence, civil disobedience and war. If a British 4X Series event is cancelled we will not be liable for costs of travel fares, hotels, or any other expenses that may be incurred. It is your responsibility to ensure the race is going ahead before travelling. We will do our best to inform you if the race has to be cancelled but we do not accept liability if we are unable to contact you. We strongly advise that you check before making travel and accommodation arrangements. If the event is cancelled we are unable to refund or part refund any entry fee. We are also unable to transfer your entry to another event. 

Please follow the British 4X Series on Facebook to ensure you are kept up to date.

Live Updates:  
All Motos, heats and finals all be uploaded live to the British 4X Website during race day subject to 3G phone signal.

Info for Riders

Entries Close 5pm Saturday Night.

For all categories other than Fun, a full licence is required to race. Please check the British 4x website for details. www.british4x.com 

9:30 to 11:30 Registration.

09:30 to 11:30              Open Practice.

10:30 to 11:00              Gate Practice (numbers 200+).

11:00 to 11:30              Gate Practice (numbers 1 to 199).

11:45                            Timed Qualifications Senior Men & Women.

12:30                            3 Motos Rippers, Juvenile, Youth, Junior, Master, Vets & Women.

                                    Seniors will have heats mixed in with motos

16:30                            Podiums.