ATV MUD BOG RULES

1. JUDGE AT START LINE RAISES HIS HAND TO START YOUR RUN.

2. JUDGE AT FINISH LINE RAISES HIS HAND TO END YOUR RUN.

3. TIME STARTS WHEN THE FIRST JUDGE RAISES THEIR HAND AND RUNS UNTIL THE SECOND JUDGE RAISES THEIR HAND.

4. RIDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOOKING ROPE TO HIS/HER QUAD. RIDER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL DAMAGES CAUSED WHILE BEING PULLED FROM THE PIT. RIDER ACCEPTS ALL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE INCURRED ON THE BIKE WHILE COMPETING.

5. NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 IS ALLOWED TO RIDE ANY ATV OVER 400CC.

6. DISTANCE IS MEASURED FROM THE FRONT OF THE ATV TIRES.

7. AN ATV MUST MOVE AT LEAST IT'S OWN LENGTH TO HAVE A VALID RUN. IF IT DOES NOT MOVE IT'S OWN LENGTH FROM THE START LINE IT WILL BE RESTARTED. IF THE ATV DOES NOT MAKE IT'S OWN LENGTH A SECOND TIME IT IS DISQUALIFIED.

8. NO RIDING THE SIDES OF PITS. IF ANY TIRE GOES OUT OF THE PIT YOU WILL BE SENT BACK TO THE START LINE, AND MUST RESTART YOUR RUN. TIME WILL NOT BE RESTARTED. IF YOU RIDE THE SIDE OF THE PIT AND WIN YOUR HEAT IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGES TO DISQUALIFY YOU.

9. AT LEAST ONE HAND AND ONE FOOT MUST REMAIN ON THE ATV AT ALL TIMES DURING THE RUN. THE ONLY TIME A RIDER IS ALLOWED TO DISMOUNT HIS ATV DURING A RUN IS IF THE ATV IS ROLLING OVER, RIDER IS THEN ALLOWED TO CATCH HIS BIKE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL. IF A RIDER DISMOUNTS AND THE THROTTLE IS PRESSED THEY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

10. ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE FILLED OUT BEFORE THE START OF THE MUD BOG. IF REGISTRATION IS NOT FILLED IN AND RETURNED TO THE EVENT STAFF BEFORE THE START OF THE MUD BOG YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE.

11. PARTICIPANTS COMPETING IN THE MUD BOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE OF SOUND MIND AND BODY WHEN ENTERING THE COMPETITION AS WELL AS SIGNING THE RELEASE FORM. UNWILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE IN THIS SITUATION WILL LEAD TO AN INVOLUNTARY DISQUALIFICATION.

12. JUDGES OF THE COMPETITION HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL A MUD BOG CLASS IF ONLY A FEW PARTICIPANTS REGISTER TO COMPETE. THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS NEEDED TO CONTINUE WITH A CLASS COMPETITION IS AT THE DISCREPANCY OF THE JUDGES; THEY WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO CONTINUE WITH A CLASS COMPETITION AFTER REGISTRATION ENDS AND BEFORE THE COMPETITIONS BEGIN. IF A CLASS IS CANCELED, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE REFUNDED THEIR REGISTRATION FEE.

13. UN-SPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. ANY PARTICIPANT DISPLAYING UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE COMPETITION AND MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE EVENT IF THE BEHAVIOR PERSISTS.

14. THERE WILL BE CLASS MEETINGS TO GO OVER THE RULES BEFORE THE START OF EACH CLASS. IF YOUR CLASS IS CALLED AND YOU DON'T SHOW UP FOR YOUR CLASS MEETING YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN THAT DIVISION.

15. THE JUDGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE RULES. THESE RULE CHANGES WILL BE DUE TO CONDITIONS OF THE MUD PIT, NUMBER OF RACERS, AND TIME ISSUES. ALL RULE CHANGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE START OF THE BOG.

16. ALL DRIVERS MUST WEAR HELMETS. AND EYE PROTECTION…..