WHPSC 2015 -  Schedule of Events

Racing Courses

The Qualifying course is on SR 305.
Qualifying will be held on this course before the morning speed trials allowing racers to qualify on the world record course with a two-mile run up, to a 200 Meter time trap. 

The Speed Trials course is on SR 305.
This course has a five-mile run up with a 200-meter trap.
Only racers who qualify in the top 15 will be eligible to ride in the evening session. There will be multiple sessions per morning and 3 sessions per night, each lasting 20 minutes. We will attempt to launch 5 bikes per session, two to three minutes apart. 
There are mileage marker signs for the racers. 
Note: Mileage marker signs count down to the end of the 200 m trap, not the start of the trap!

WHPSC Schedule of Events:

Daily Schedule of Events 
Sunday September 14th - Saturday September 19th, 2015:

Saturday & Sunday, September 12-13

Ready Course- Officials and others will meet, go out to the course attach plywood to bridge, mark road for sign placement, place course marking signs and traffic control signs in bushes, set up snow fencing around spectator area, position bleachers, place hay bales near dangerous obstacles, and mark location for porta potties. Racers are encouraged to help if they are already there. 

Sunday Sept 13

Start vehicle check in- teams register, pay entry fees, tech inspection, 

7:00 pm: Meeting at the Battle Mountain Civic Center – 625 S Broad St
All Racers, officials and volunteers. Introductions, registration, choose heats for qualifying Monday morning,  volunteer job assignments and discuss what will happen during the week. 
This meeting is mandatory for all racers present.

Monday Sept 14 Schedule:

7:00 am - 10:00 am Qualifying 
All entries must qualify. Each rider will have a qualifying run time assigned to them after the Sunday meeting. 
We will qualify groups of 3-5 bikes per session, two to three minutes apart.
We will run as many sessions as possible between 7:00am and 10:00am.

SPECIAL NOTE: 
NDoT is very strict about the enforcement of the 20 minute road closure time. 
Teams must be ready to run when it is their turn.
Teams may not have the opportunity to immediately restart after a drop, and may have to return to the end of the line to restart. The next rider should be "on deck" and ready in case of this problem.

11:00 daily: Civic Center wrap-up meeting
Heats will be chosen by percentage for each evening and morning.
New riders and teams need to inform officials if they want to race.

Post Race Meeting Schedule: 
-Announcement of results 
-Confirm Qualifiers for next session/day
-Review of safety violations and hazards noticed
-Confirmation of officials for the next session/day
-Other events scheduled 
-Open questions and discussions
-Adjournment

4:45pm-7:00pm Speed Trials SR 305 5 mile start 
Teams qualified 1-15 
Follows schedule for evening runs detailed below 

Daily MORNING Schedule Tuesday through Saturday:

6:00am to 8:15am- Qualifying on SR 305 short course (2.5 mile mark)

6:00am - Open gate at catch and place signs on paddle markers

6:15am - Timers should begin setting up
                Traffic control signs set up
              - Distance markers should be in place

6:30am - All non-timing officials must check in at the Catch area with the Course 			Marshall. Collect vests and radios. All qualifying teams should be at start area. 		(2.5 mile mark) 
	Ambulance arrives and parks at ranch road 2.

Note: Qualifiers should park at the qualifying staging area identified by the WHPSC 		officials. Chase vehicles should be staged ready to follow. All participants must 		wear safety vests while on or near the road.

6:55 - Final Radio check - all officials and chase vehicles confirm radios are functional 	and in position.

7:00am - Roadblock begins.
•	Traffic control personnel and Race Officials to note the last car to pass before the block and confirm by radio with their counterparts at the other end of the course when the last car has passed the opposite end of the course.
•	The last car from the North end of the course (catch) will be a WHPSC officials'car with flashing lights. WHPSC officials will announce when this last car passes through the South end of the course (start).
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-Racers can set up on the blocked lane of traffic in the order of launch.

7:05am - Timing sensors are checked and confirmed operable with head timer.
7:10am  - Course Marshall, with radio contact with launch official and catch official, confirms complete road clearance and that the timing system is operational. 	When affirmative, launch official will release the first vehicle with its chase vehicle. 

7:12am - Second vehicle & chase vehicle
7:14am - Third vehicle & chase vehicle
7:16am - Fourth vehicle & chase vehicle
7:18am - Fifth vehicle & chase vehicle

7:25am - Confirm arrival of last chase vehicle and accounts for all vehicles with Catch 		and Launch officials. Once confirmed and cleared from the road, the roadblock 		can open.

7:35am -Roadblocks are reinstated
	Second session follows same protocol as above.
	Bikes launch 2 minutes apart.

8:00am- WHPSC officials will confirm arrival of last vehicle and account for all vehicles with Catch Official and Launch Official. Once confirmed and cleared from the road, the roadblock can open.

8:10am-Roadblocks are reinstated
	Third session follows same protocol as above.
	Vehicles launch 2 minutes apart.

8:30am- WHPSC officials will confirm arrival of last vehicle and account for all vehicles 		with Catch Official and Launch Official. Roadblock can open.

Starting area moves south to 5 mile speed trial course
 
 	- All Officials should be in place
	- ALL racers should be at the start area.

8:45am - Roadblock begins.
- Traffic control personnel and Race Officials will note the last car to pass before the block and confirm by radio with their counterparts at the other end of the course when the last car has passed the opposite end of the course.
-The last car from the North end of the course will be a WHPSC officials' car with flashing lights. WHPSC officials will announce when this last car passes through the south end of the course.

-Racers can set up on the blocked lane of traffic in the order of launch.

8:50am - Timing sensors are checked and confirmed operable with head timer.

8:55am - Course Marshall, with radio contact with launch official and catch official, confirms complete road clearance and that the timing system is operational. When affirmative, launch official will release the first vehicle with its chase vehicle. Faster riders will ride first in the session.

8:57am - Second vehicle & chase vehicle
8:59am - Third vehicle & chase vehicle
9:01am - Fourth vehicle & chase vehicle
9:03am - Fifth vehicle & chase vehicle

9:15am – Course Marshall confirms arrival of last chase vehicle and accounts for all 		vehicles with Catch and Launch officials. Once confirmed and cleared from the 		road, the roadblock can open.

9:31am - Roadblocks are reinstated
-The last car from the North end of the course will be a WHPSC officials' car with flashing lights. WHPSC officials will announce over radio when this last car passes though the south end of the course.
-Second Session riders may line up on the blocked side of the road.

9:36am - Confirmation of last vehicles to pass roadblocks 
	-Confirmation of operation of the timing tapes.
	-Launch of first vehicle in Second Session and its chase vehicle 
9:38am - Second vehicle & Chase vehicle
9:40am - Third Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
9:42am - Fourth Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
9:44am - Fifth Vehicle and Chase Vehicle

9:57 - WHPSC officials will confirm arrival of last vehicle and account for all vehicles with Catch official and Launch official.

-The North roadblock can open.

10:00 - Course should be fully open to traffic. Ambulance leaves. 
	Clean up crew picks up signs, and closes gate at catch.

Daily EVENING schedule Monday – Saturday

   All Evenings schedule

5:00 	Timers should begin setting up
		-ATSSA approved Signs should be up 
		-1st session racers should arrive at the start
		-Bus (if used) Leaves the Civic center and makes one stop at the Catch area
		-Distance markers should be in place if not already
5:15	 All non timing officials must check in at the Catch area with the Course 				Marshall
5:30 	All Officials should be in place. Ambulance is parked at Badger Ranch 			Road.
        	-ALL racers should be at the start area.
		-1st session racers should have their vehicles ready
		-Spectator bus (if used) leaves the Catch area to drop off spectators. Bus proceeds 	to Badger Ranch Road (RR 2) and parks behind fencing with ambulance.
5:45 	Road block begins.
	-Flaggers note the last car to pass before the block and confirm with each other when it has passed the opposite end of the course. WHPSC official will drive sweep of road to confirm road is clear.
5:50 	Optical timing equipment is checked and cleared after sweep car passes timing 			area. 
5:55	 Launcher official confirms complete road clearance with Flaggers and that the timing system is operational and launches the first vehicle with chase vehicle. Faster riders launch first.
5:57	 second vehicle & chase vehicle
5:59	 third vehicle & chase vehicle
6:01 	fourth vehicle & chase vehicle
6:02 	fifth  vehicle & chase vehicle

6:10	Flaggers must confirm arrival of last vehicle and account for all vehicles with Catch official and Launch official. Once confirmed and cleared from the road, 	The road block can open.

6:15	 Road blocks are reinstated
	-Flagger notes the last car pass before the block and confirms with each other when it has passed the opposite end of the course. WHPSC official will drive sweep of road to confirm road is clear.
	-2nd session riders may line up on the blocked side of the road in a fastest last	sequence.
6:20 	Confirmation of sweep vehicle passing road blocks 
	-Confirmation of operation of the timing system.
	-Launch of 1st vehicle and chase vehicle in 2nd session
6:22 	2nd vehicle & Chase vehicle
6:24 	3rd Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
6:26 	4th Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
6:28	5th Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
6:30 		Launch official must confirm arrival of last vehicle and account for all vehicles 			with Catch official

6:35	 Road blocks are reinstated
	-Flagger notes the last car pass before the block and confirms with each other 	when it has passed the opposite end of the course. WHPSC official will drive 	sweep of road to confirm road is clear.
	-2nd session riders may line up on the blocked side of the road in a fastest last 			sequence.
6:40 	Confirmation of sweep vehicle passing road blocks 
	-Confirmation of operation of the timing system.
	-Launch of 1st vehicle and chase vehicle in 3rd session
6:42 	2nd vehicle & Chase vehicle
6:44 	3rd Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
6:46 	4th Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
6:48	5th Vehicle and Chase Vehicle
6:50 		Launch official must confirm arrival of last vehicle and account for all vehicles 			with Catch official
 
7:00     -Spectator bus is loaded and moving.
		-The North road block can open, 
		Flaggers can take down road block signs