USAC Championship Main Event Winner will receive a USA Jersey

The USAC National Championship will be the only way to qualify for the 2008 UCI World Championships in China.

Important UCI Rules

Categories and Participation

• Age of Participants
  A rider must be at least 5 years of age to compete in a UCI sanctioned BMX event. The minimum age of 5 refers to the real calendar age on the day of race commencement.
• The category a rider is eligible to ride is determined by his age which shall be calculated by deducting the year of birth from the current year.
• A rider aged 17 years or over may choose to compete at either Championship or Challenge level at the beginning of the season namely in the appropriate age and gender group in standard bicycle categories (20")and/or cruiser categories (24”).
• The calendar season starts on August 1 and continues until July 31 of the following year.
• Helmets must be of full face construction equipped with a visor of minimum 10 centimeters. Helmet strap must be securely fastened during the completion of the race. Open face helmets are not allowed.
  Gloves whose fingers completely cover the rider’s finger tips.
• A rider cannot ride in both Championship and Challenge levels at the same event.

Participant Information

• All participants will receive a USAC number plate for the event based on the order in which they presign for each class. Numbers 1-8 will be reserved for riders who made the main at the USAC National Championship last year.
• All pre registered riders must check in to receive number plates and turn in signed waivers.
• Winners of the National Championship will be awarded a Stars and Stripes Jersey as well as Medals for 1st through 3rd.

Participant Checklist

• All riders must provide proof of US Citizenship. Only Birth Certificates or Passports
  will be accepted. Documentation must be provided during registration hours for all riders,
  including pre-signed riders.
• All riders must sign USAC waiver and USAC Media Release , and both documents must be brought to registration. See Attached. If not an ABA member you must also sign an ABA waiver.
• Riders who have presigned will need to check in at “Packet Pick-up” to receive their number plate and to provide proof of US Citizenship and USAC waiver and USAC Media Release. NO EXCEPTIONS!

UCI Class/Age structure:

The age class a rider is eligible to ride is determined by his age which shall be calculated by deducting the year of birth from the current year.
Ex. A challenge rider born in 1994 will race 14 Boys. (2008 - 1994 = 14 )

Elite Men - 19 & over;
Elite Women - 19 & over;
Junior Men - 17 & 18;
Junior Women - 17 & 18;

Boys / Men 12 & under, 13 & 14, 15 & 16, 17-24, 25-29,
30 - 34, 35 - 39, 40 - 44, 45 & over;

Girls / Women 12 & under, 13 & 14, 15 & 16, 17-24, 25-29,
30 - 34, 35 - 39, 40 - 44, 45 & over