The Club Race Director or the RDW should either cancel or delay a race if any of the following conditions exist at the race time:

1. Heavy rain or snow combined with low visibility or darkness and/or significant traffic on the course.

2. Electrical storms (thunder, lightning). (Measure the time in seconds between the time you see lightning and the time you hear the thunder. Multiply the time by 300 m/s to estimate the distance in meters between you and the lightning.

3 . Tornadoes.

4. Low visibility on courses with significant traffic: For example, darkness, heavy fog, or heavy rain.

5. Flooded courses.

6. Freezing rain or hail.

7.Not enough volunteers are available to monitor the course and traffic.

8. The bridge is out.

Shortening or Stopping a Race

The RDW should shorten or stop a race in progress if any of the above conditions occur during the race. Shortening a race may be more desirable than stopping a race.
If dangerous conditions are expected to occur during a race, the RDW should warn the riders that the race may end abruptly, or that it may be shortened. It is the responsibility of the riders to look and listen for signals that indicate a shortened or stopped race. The RDW should emphasize to the riders that they must tell the RDW or Volunteers where they placed in the finish or sprints of any race. If a pace car is available, it should be used to monitor race conditions and either stop the race or signal an early finish to the race, if necessary.

A race in progress can be shortened during the race by

1 .Showing the riders one lap to go and ringing the bell and using the bullhorn as the riders approach the finish area

2.Sending a vehicle out to tell the riders that the current lap will be the last lap.

The RDW can stop a race whenever shortening the race is unsafe or unfeasible by

1.Signalling that the race is stopped as the riders approach the finish area. Use the bullhorn, the bell, jump up and do and scream, wave your arms, etc. to signal a stopped race.

2.Sending a vehicle out to tell the riders that the race is stopped.

The RDW may restart a stopped race after consulting with the Club Race Director and the riders (or other Club Officers, if the Club Race Director is not present), if conditions and time permit the race to be restarted.

Club Points for Shortened, Stopped, or Canceled Races

A shortened race will be scored as a full club race for the riders and the scheduled workers. For shortened Ormiums, use the scores from the completed and shortened races to determine scores for the racers, but ignore cancelled or stopped races. For shortened Points Races, use the accumulated points and the finish order on the last lap of the shortened race to determine scores for the racers.

No club points will be awarded to the riders for stopped or canceled races.

The RDW and scheduled Volunteers receive full work points for a canceled or stopped race if they show up at the race site to either start the race or inform the riders that the race is canceled.

Last Updated 12/08/09