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New for 2007 are the British Cycling Autumn Nationals,please find all relevant info below.

BC BMX 2007 Autumn Series
A new 3 race series will commence on September the 23rd at Preston's Fishwick Park track. This will be Preston's first major domestic event and the club are totally enthused about introducing their new pro section to the riders. Chesterfield missed out on a summer national in 07, so it's a welcome return on October the 7th to what is always a great event venue and white knuckle track. Peterborough will host round 3 on October the 21st. Having just won 2007's best event award, it'll be a welcome return to a great track and club.

Highlights of the new series are new age bands, all categories are open to Cruiser and 20", 16+ 100% payback class, only a tenner to race, trophies for the top 3 in each category at each round and the top 5 after 3 rounds. Registration finishes at 11.30am (no exceptions) and racing will start as soon as possible afterwards.

Autumn Series Dates
23rd September Preston www.prestonpirates.co.uk
7th October Chesterfield www.chesterfieldbmxclub.co.uk (not active yet)
21st October Peterborough www.phantomsbmx.ukonline.co.uk

Open Female classes
8 & Under*, 9-10 years*, 11-12 years*, 13-15 years, 16-25 years, 26 +

Open Male classes
6 & Under*, 7 yrs*, 8 yrs*, 9 yrs*, 10 yrs* , 11 years*, 12 years*, 13 years, 14 years, 15 years, 16-17 years, 18-19 years, 20-25 years, 26-32 years, 33-36 years*,

37-41 years*, 42+*, 16+ Open Payback (must have registered in an open class as well)
Note: Riders in classes marked ‘*’ are not allowed to use clip type pedals

Fees – 2007

All race fees are £10.00
Car parking to be a maximum of £4.00 per car
At the time of going to press, no g will be available at any venue. If this changes, the cost will be £15.00

Race Age Calculation

The age class a rider is eligible to ride is determined by his age at the date of round 1 of the autumn series
Any male rider aged up to 19 may elect to “ride up” one age group.
Male riders over the age of 32 may elect to ride in a younger 20 or over male category.
Female riders aged 25 or over may opt to ride any 16+ female category
The choice of competing class shall be made for the whole Series
Six registered riders shall constitute a class. If less than the required numbers of riders are registered they will be combined with another category of the same sex

Award Qualification Rules

All 3 race results to count towards a rider’s Autumn series ranking
The top 3 riders in all categories will be awarded at each round
The top 5 riders in all categories will be awarded with a trophy after round 3
Payback awards per round are to the top 5 at the following percentage: 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%

Event Schedule
Registration 10.00 – 1130
Open Practice 10am until 11.30
Gate Practice 11.30am until 12.30
Racing 12.35pm