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A Grade
~60 minutes · 13:30
The pointy end. Open to anyone confident at the front — ex-pros, club kings, and brave souls.
- Open category
- UCI-style start grid
- Series points apply
If it's your first 'cross race or your tenth season — here are grades, timings, fees, and the few rules we actually care about. Pre-rego once per season; show up, pay, race.
~60 minutes · 13:30
The pointy end. Open to anyone confident at the front — ex-pros, club kings, and brave souls.
~50 minutes · 12:30
Strong club racers. Where most of the bunch lives. Now including B Juniors. Sandbagging is frowned upon.
~40 minutes · 10:30
The chaos crew + everything else. MTB, tandems, SS, tracklo, fixie and the old D-grade ride here. Costumes encouraged.
~30 minutes · 11:30
The kids. Whatever bike, whatever pace, however many laps. Lolly bucket at the line.
| Time | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30 | Course set-up | Karma-points crew welcome. Bring gloves. |
| 09:00 | Rego opens | Pay, declare your grade(s). Rego closes 30 min before each race. |
| 09:30 | Course opens | Pre-ride for all grades. |
| 10:30 | C Grade race | ~40 min. Inc MTB, tandems, SS, tracklo, fixie. |
| 11:30 | K Grade race | ~30 min. Kids — give it a go. |
| 12:00 | Course opens for A & B | K and C prize-giving runs in parallel. |
| 12:30 | B Grade race | ~50 min. Inc B Juniors. |
| 13:30 | A Grade race | ~60 min. |
| ~15:00 | Pack-down | All hands on deck. A & B prize-giving after. |
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Per round. Race as many grades as you like.
Per round. Student ID at rego.
Tiny Crosser ribbon at the line. Rego & race plate still required.
All 6 rounds. Best value if you make 4+. Details →
Fill in the rego form once per season — name, emergency contact, the standard waiver. After that, race-day rego is just pay + plate.
Takes 3 minutes. Do it the night before.
Rego opens 09:00. Cut-off 30 min before your grade.
Plate is yours for the whole season. Lost = $5 replace.
3 · 2 · 1 · GO.
This is non-negotiable.
If it's not on your head, you don't roll out.
You can race more than one. Just don't sandbag.
Front of the bike, not bent, not creative.
Call your line. Don't be the reason someone hits the tape.
Gels in pockets, bottles in cars. Leave the venue better than you found it.
Yelling is encouraged. Mean is not.