White Horse Point Score Series Oct – Dec 2025

White Horse Coffee Criteriums  Points Series– Technical Regulations 30/09/25

Friday Night Criteriums races are held weekly at Waratah Park, Sutherland starting on Friday 10^th October 2025 through to Friday 19^th December and resume in the new year from 16^th January 2026 to Friday 27^th March 2026

We will be holding the 8 round  White Horse Coffee Criterium  series starting on Friday 17^th October as a Pointscore over 8 consecutive weeks (which may be extended if cancelled by poor weather).              

NOTE: Riders must compete in at least 5 of the 8 race series to be eligible for the Series Prizemoney

Dates:
Every Friday Evening from;-

Series 1 –  October 17th                                                                                                                                                                               

Start TImes        

6 PM D grade (& C Grade Women) 20 mins Track2
6 PM C grade  (& B Grade Women) 20 mins Track 2 + 2 laps track 3

6.30 PM B grade (& A grade Women) @ 30mins Track 3
6.30 PM A Grade  @ 40Mins Track 3

How to score Points

Points awarded – 1 point to start, 1st place- 5 points, 2nd place- 3 points, 3rd place- 2 points, 4th place- 1 point , Primes 1 Point                 

Weekly Prizes                                                                                                                                                  

White Horse and Endeavour Cycles have generously provided weekly prizes for those unable to attend the full series.

Note: Weekly prizes are awarded based on the number of riders competing in the grade:

5 riders or fewer – 1st place only

6 to 12 riders – 1st & 2nd Place

13 or more riders – 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

D Grade prizemoney will be the usual sweepstake.

Presentation of Series Placegetters                                                                                                                                                                                                        

The top 3 placegetters in Men’s and Women’s  A , B and C grades plus the highest SSCC rider in each grade if not in the top 3, will be at the end of each series.

If there is a tie on points at the culmination of the Series then the rider with the most number of wins or highest finishes over the series will be deemed the winner 

Series 1 Prizemoney                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

A grade 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200

B grade 1st $350, 2nd $250, 3rd $150

C grade 1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $140                                                                                                                                                                                   

The highest SSCC rider in each grade if not in the top 3,  A – $250, B – $200, C – $150

Promotion / Demotion                                                                                                                                

1. A rider may voluntarily move up to the next grade or when he/she accumulates 20 points or has three wins in a grade                                                                                                                                                                                    

2. If a rider moves up a grade the maximum points they can take with them is one point less than the current third place rider in the higher grade                                   

EG. C grade rider Sandy Bagger wins 3 races gets promoted to B grade their point tally will be same as the B grade  3rd placed rider minus 1 point                                                                                                                           

3. Riders who are clearly in the wrong grade may be promoted / demoted at the discretion of the race committee.