Part 1 GENERAL RULES

1. The Regulations and Entry form must be in accordance with the current Auto
Cycle Union National Sporting Code.
2 The championship year will run from 1 January to 31 October each year.
3 The dates of the events for all Championships shall be decided in advance at the Annual Dates Meeting and shall whenever possible be ones on which no conflicting major events are scheduled to take place.
4 Eligibility, points and results will be in accordance with the rules of each respective championship.
a. If a tie occurs in the final standings of any championship it will be resolved as follows :-
a) in favour of the rider / club with the greatest number of wins.
b) if not resolved, the greatest number of second places etc., down to tenth
place.
c) if not resolved, by the rider / team with the best performance in the final
event of the championship series.
5. One copy of the results must be sent to the respective Centre Recorder
within fourteen days of the event. The Permit Secretary and the appropriate
Recorder must be informed of all cancelled events.

Part 2 TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIPS RULES

1. General
1.1. One copy of the results of all trials must be sent to the Trials Recorder within fourteen days of the event. The Permit Secretary and the Trials Recorder must be informed of all cancelled trials. Results of competitors using alternative routes must be shown separately from the results of the main event. Riders’ grades should be included in the results.
1.2 All Centre championships are open to competitors who are resident within the boundary of the East Midland Centre or its optional zone except where other provisions are made in the specific rules for a championship.
1.3 In all the championships, both individual and team, points will be awarded as follows
1st. 15, 2nd. 12, 3rd. 10, 4th. 8, 5th. 6, 6th. 5, 7th. 4, 8th. 3, 9th 2, 10th. 1.
In the event of a tie that is not resolved under A.C.U. Standing Regulations championship points applicable to that position will be awarded to all equal competitors or teams.
1.4. All Centre trials championships shall consist of a minimum of ten separate sections and the total number of sections for the event shall not be less than thirty.

2. Trials Grading
2.1. Expert - One who has finished in the first 15% of finishers, with a maximum of 15 if more than 100 finishers, on three separate occasions during two calendar years ending 31 December. Additionally, a rider who wins or is second in the Centre Intermediate championship shall be upgraded to Expert with effect from 1 January the next year. With effect from 1 January 2011, any rider who is graded as Expert may not revert to Intermediate or Novice.
2.2. Intermediate - One who has finished in the first 50% of finishers, with a maximum of 50 if more than 100 finishers, on three separate occasions during two calendar years ending 31 December. Additionally, a rider who wins or is second in the Centre Novice championship shall be upgraded to Intermediate with effect from 1 January the next year. Where there is a choice of routes in a trial a rider winning on the easier route three times in any twelve month period shall be upgraded to Intermediate with effect from 1 January the next year. With effect from 1 January 2011, any rider who is graded as Intermediate may not revert to Novice.
2.3. Novice - One who has not qualified as Expert or Intermediate.
2.4. All trials, Open, Closed or Restricted, will qualify as grading events as will one alternative route in which the top 10% of Novice finishers will be awarded points towards upgrading to Intermediate. Over 40 Class and Intermediate grade competitors competing on the alternative route shall not qualify for further upgrading points.
2.5. If the trial has more than two routes then only the two harder routes will be used for grading purposes.
2.6. Provisional results should be printed in descending order of merit.
2.7. Competitors’ residing outside the East Midland Centre will retain either the grading of their own Centre or that of the East Midland Centre, whichever is the higher.
2.8 An adult rider may opt to ride in a higher class than that in which they are graded, however, having done so they may not revert to the lower grading in that same calendar year.

3. Solo Individual Trials Championship
3.1. The championship shall be run over a maximum of six rounds.
3.2. The series shall have separate championship classes for Expert, Intermediate, Novice and Over 40.
3.3. The grading of a competitor on 1 January of each year shall determine his status for that year’s championship events except that a Novice rider who has been graded as an Expert or Intermediate in any previous year will not be eligible to score points in the Novice section of the Championship series.

4. Sidecar Trials Championship
4.1 .The number of rounds to count towards the championship shall be determined at the
Annual Dates Meeting but shall not exceed six.
4.2. The championship will be open to all competitors and not restricted to those who are resident within the East Midland Centre or its optional zone.

5. Youth Trials Championship
5.1 The number of rounds to count towards the championship shall be determined at the Annual Dates Meeting but shall not exceed six.
5.2 .The championships shall consist of separate classes for A, B, C, and D as defined in the A.C.U. Standing Regulations for Trials.
5.3. Riders’ will be permitted to ride up or down a class at the discretion of the organisers providing that they adhere to the capacity class appropriate to their age group. Competitors riding up a class will be eligible for championship points in the upper class but riders riding down a class will not be eligible for championship points.

6. Classic Bike Trials Championship
6.1. The number of rounds to count towards the championship shall be determined at the Annual Dates Meeting but shall not exceed six.
6.2. Class 1 British Bikes. All machines must comply with the eligibility rules as laid down for the ACU/Sammy Miller Products classic trials championship in the current edition of the ACU Handbook. Any machine which does not comply must compete in the Twinshock class.
Class 2 - Twinshocks. All machines must be fitted with twinshock rear suspension and drum brakes at the time of original manufacture. Specials must be constructed as a replica of an original twinshock machine using an air cooled engine from an original twinshock machine.
Class 3 - Air Cooled Monoshocks. All machines shall be fitted with an air cooled engine and monoshock rear suspension as originally manufactured before 31/12/1995.

NOTE - Riders of machines not complying with the eligibility rules may be authorised to compete at the discretion of the organising club but will not be eligible for championship points.

6.3. The championship classes will be as follows :-
Class 1 - Two and Four Stroke machines.
Class 2 - Twinshock machines of any year.
Class 3 - Pre 1995 Monoshock machines.

7. The John Bull Trials Team Championship
7.1 The championship will be run over a single round.
7.2. The teams shall consist of up to four nominated competitors, of any grade, who are resident within the boundary of the East Midland Centre or its optional zone and who are members of an East Midland Centre club. A club may enter any number of teams in the competition.
7.3. The individual scores for the best three riders in each team member will be added together and the team with the least points being declared the winner. A special award will be given to the best team comprised solely of Novice riders.
7.4 .The course shall consist of a single set route for Expert and Intermediate competitors and an easier route for Novice and ungraded riders in the event and will be of a minimum of 15 separate sections.
7.5 The competition will be divided into two adult groups with Expert and Intermediate riders on the harder trial route and Novice and ungraded riders on an easier route. The main John Bull trophy to go to the best team on the harder route and the runner-up trophy to the best team on the easier route.
7.6 There will be a separate competition for Youth teams consisting of 3 riders. One from each of the A, B and C Youth classes.
7.7. Team nominations may be amended up to fifteen minutes prior to the start of the event.
7.8. The Centre will give preference in the allocation of each year’s dates to clubs who have supported the series.
7.9. Each team entered will be required to provide one observer for the event if so requested by the organising club.
7.10. No rider under 16 will be eligible to ride as part of any adult John Bull Team.

Part 3 GRASS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RULES

1. Qualifying Rounds
To be decided at the East Midland Centre Annual Dates Meeting.

2. Eligibility
Open to competitors, who hold a valid ACU or SACU Track Racing Licence.

3. Classes.
250cc Solo 250cc class winner
350cc Solo 350cc class winner
500cc Solo East Midland Centre Solo Grass Track Champion
500cc Sidecar 500cc Sidecar class winners ( Driver & Passenger ).
1000cc Sidecar East Midland Centre Sidecar Grass Track Champions (Driver & Passenger )
Youth Classes Class winners in accordance with current Track Racing classes of the ACU.
In order to be awarded Championship points a class must have a minimum of 3 starters.

4. Points.
Points will be allocated on the results of the first final at each meeting, should the results be decided on the basis of the finishing positions over a number of legs, points will be allocated in accordance with the overall results, and may only be allocated for one event in each capacity class at each meeting.
The allocations of points for each class are as follows :-
All Solo classes Adult & Youth:- 1st 11 points. 2nd 9 points. 3rd 8 points. 4th 7 points. 5th 6 points. 6th 5 points. 7th 4 points. 8th 3 points. 9th 2 points. 10th 1 point.
All Sidecar classes:- 1st 7 points. 2nd 5 points. 3rd 4 points. 4th 3 points. 5th 2 points. 6th 1 point.
The competitor with the highest total number of points at the end of each year will be declared the respective winner in accordance with the above classes.
The above point scoring system will be used at each qualifying round to declare the winners.

5. Ties.
To determine the overall winners, ties will be resolved as follows :-
A) Greatest number of first places.
B) Greatest number of second places.
C) Greatest number of third places and so on until last place.
D) The rider with the best performance in the final round.

6. Results.
To be forwarded to the Centre recorder together with a programme for the event as soon as possible but in any event not more than 14 days after the meeting.

7. Curtailment or Abandonment of a meeting
In the event of a class at a meeting not being fully completed or curtailed for any reason after the start of the meeting no East Midland Centre championship points will be awarded for that class.
The final decision on the allocation of championship points will be made by the East Midland Centre Executive committee.

Part 3 MOTO-CROSS CHAMPIONSHIP

1. The number of rounds to count towards the championship shall be determined at the Annual Dates Meeting.

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