2010 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF TRI-CITY BARREL RACING ASSOCIATION
Adopted March 18, 1992 - Latest addendum – February 2010.
The following rules are adopted and ratified by a majority of the members of the Tri-City Barrel Racing Association (TCBRA) present and shall not be changed or amended until the next annual meeting to be held each January, except at the discretion of the Officers and Board of Directors, hereinafter known as the Governing Body.
1.0 Membership and Dues
1.1 Membership fees are $30.00 for an individual (18 yrs. old as of Jan. 1, current year, or still enrolled in High School) and $40.00 for a family (a family member is a parent or guardian of children under the age of 18 yrs. as of Jan. 1, current year living in the same household). Family membership containing only 1 nominated rider shall pay a membership fee of $30.00 and receive one individual vote.
1.2 Non-contesting membership fees are $20.00 for individuals (18 yrs. old as of Jan. 1, current year, or still enrolled in High School) and $25.00 for a family (a family member is a parent or guardian of children under the age of 18 yrs. as of Jan. 1, current year living in the same household). A non-contesting member is a non-competing member that does not receive points who has the right to hold a governing body position, vote and receive a newsletter.
1.3 Non-pointing contesting membership fees are $1.00 per night, per contestant. A non-pointing contesting member may not vote or hold a governing body position.
1.4 Dues must be paid in order to start earning points for the season.
1.5 Only paid members and non-contesting members can vote. Single memberships, Individual memberships have ONE (1) vote, Family memberships have two (2) votes. Must be present to vote and on separate ballots.
1.6 All contestants will be required to have a membership.
1.7 A nomination fee of $10.00 per horse and/or rider must be paid to be eligible to receive points. After nominating in a class you may not move your nomination. If you wish to move to another class you will be required to re-nominate. (See rule 7.5) Nomination fees will be used for year-end awards. (See rule 8.1)
1.8 Northwest Ropers News will be TCBRA’s official newsletter publication. TCBRA will pay the subscription fee for members. Information deadline will be the 20th of each month.
2.0 SEASON SCHEDULE
2.1 Club riding events will be on every other Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., beginning March 20, 2010, and running through October, 2010. The last Wednesday of each month will be jackpot night. Dates are as follows: March 20th (time only), 31st April 14th & 28th*, May 12th, 26th*, June 9th, 23rd*, July 7th, 21st*, August 4th, 18th*X, September 1st, 15th & 29th*, October 13th(Make-up Date). *Jackpot night. X To be held at location to be announced.
2.2 A monthly meeting will be held on the first barrel race of each month at 6:45 p.m., with the barrel race to follow.
3.0 BARREL PATTERN
3.1 The maximum barrel pattern is to be 90 feet by 105 feet, with a 60-foot starting line. Anytime the contestant crosses the start line a time will begin. The contestant will make a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels, one right turn and two left turns, or one left turn and two right turns. Breaking the pattern, or coming back across the starting line, results in an automatic disqualification for that run.
3.2 All members who receive assistance after the eye, will be accessed a 30 second penalty. Assistance is defined as anyone besides horse and rider inside the arena beyond the timing light.
3.2.1 Lead liners may be lead ONLY on foot. (No riding double, or ponying from horseback.)
3.3 In the event the electric eye fails and can not be restarted, a hand timer and flagger will not be used. The contestant who was competing during the time of the eye failure will be awarded the option of a rerun. If the contestant chooses to not re-run they will receive a “No Time”. If the contestant chooses to re-run they will be ran at the end of the class, or the next class, in which they are competing. The ground will be raked immediately prior to each re-run.
3.4 No schooling on the pattern in classes other that Time Only’s, forward motion must be maintained.
3.5 Do not restart your run if you go off course or hit a barrel.
4.0 CLASSIFICATION
4.1 Classifications are as follows:
Open - Open to all riders and horses
$2000 Novice- $2000 winnings limit on horses as of Jan. 1 current year and will remain in class for entire year. The year-end winner (horse) of the $2000 class will advance to the next appropriate class the following year.
$750 Novice- $750 winnings limit on horse as of Jan. 1 current year and will remain in class for entire year. The year-end winner (horse) of the $750 class will advance to the next appropriate class the following year.
$50 Novice- $50 winnings limit on horse as of Jan. 1 current year and will remain in class for entire year. The top three year-end award winners (horses) of the $50 Novice class will advance to the next higher appropriate class the following year.
Senior- Rider age 13 to 18 (as of Jan. 1 current year)
Junior- Rider age 8 to 12 (as of Jan. 1 current year)
Pee Wee- Rider age 7 and under (as of Jan. 1 current year)
5-D Sidepot Only - a member may run their 5-D nominated horse to have said time roll into the 5-D side pot only. This new class will run at the end of the night, will not have a jackpot night, will not have additional awards awarded at the end of the season. This class is for members that only wish to compete and earn points for the 5-D side pot ONLY. Member and horse will need to be nominated in the 5-D side pot.
* Any child under the age of 18 is required to have a parent or guardian on the grounds each night.
4.2 If a horse is sold, the previous owner will retain points to that date and the new owner and horse will start from zero.
4.3 Pee Wee, Junior, Open and Senior members open to all horses. Each rider will own his/her own points.
4.3.1 Pee Wee, Junior and Senior class nominations can carry only ONE set of points per rider.
4.4 Open entries may roll their times to any Novice or Senior class for which they are nominated. To be eligible to roll times you must also be nominated in the Open.
4.4.1 In the open class if more than one horse is nominated, points must be separate and are not transferable between horses.
5.0 ENTRY FEES - Entries will open at 5:30 p.m. and will be taken until 7:00 p.m. Post entries will be taken once paid for, but will be placed at the end of the appropriate class. No entries will be taken after a class has begun.
5.1 In the event of a race cancellation, no late entries will be taken. Only those signed up on the original night will be allowed to run in the make-up race. Exception: if the whole night is canceled, reopen entries in all classes.
5.2 The fees for competing members will be $5.00 per entry. The fees for non-members will be $8.00 per entry. Time only runs for competing members will be $4.00 each or 3 runs for $10.00. Time only runs for non-members will be $6.00 each for 3 runs for $15.00 Entry fees must be paid prior to entering arena.
5.3 Jackpot fees are as follows:
Open+, $2000, $750, $50 Novice, Senior, and Junior- $5.00 + $5.00 entry fee* ($10.00)
Pee Wee- $1.00 + $5.00 entry fee * ($6.00)
*Non-pointing contesting members will be charged the same jackpot fees as members. (See rule 1.3 and 5.2 for non-pointing contesting fees),
+Mandatory jackpot in Open on all jackpot nights ($1.00 of the $5.00 jackpot fee will be kept as an office charge for TCBRA, therefore only $4.00 will be paid back into the Jackpot. There will be no office charge for Pee Wee Jackpot).
5.3.1 Only Open Class pointing members will draw for a run position. T/O and non-nominated horses do not draw and run at the bottom of class; except on JACKPOT nights. On JACKPOT night all riders pay and jackpot fee and all riders draw for positions.
5.4 Jackpot money will be paid as follows:
1 to 3 riders- One money paid (100%)*
4 to 6 riders- Two monies paid (60% for 1st, 40% for 2nd)*
7 to 10 riders- Three monies paid (50% for 1st, 30% for 2nd, and 20% for 3rd)*
11 or more riders-The following scale will be used in a manner that the last person paid in the jackpot will get their $5 jackpot fee back:
Places Paid |
Payoff Breakdown |
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1 |
100% |
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2 |
60% |
40% |
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3 |
40% |
35% |
25% |
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4 |
37% |
28% |
20% |
15% |
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5 |
30% |
25% |
20% |
15% |
10% |
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6 |
27% |
23% |
18% |
14% |
10% |
8% |
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7 |
25% |
21% |
18% |
14% |
10% |
7% |
5% |
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8 |
23% |
19% |
17% |
14% |
11% |
7% |
5% |
4% |
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9 |
21% |
18% |
16% |
14% |
11% |
7.50% |
5% |
4% |
3.50% |
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10 |
20% |
18% |
15% |
12% |
9.50% |
7.50% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
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11 |
19% |
17% |
14.50% |
12% |
9.50% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
3.50% |
2.50% |
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12 |
19% |
17% |
14% |
11% |
9% |
7% |
5.50% |
5% |
4% |
3.50% |
2.75% |
2.25% |
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13 |
18.5% |
16.7% |
13.7% |
10.7% |
8.50% |
6.55% |
5.50% |
5% |
4% |
3.50% |
2.75% |
2.25% |
2.20% |
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14 |
18.5% |
16.7% |
13.7% |
10.7% |
8.05% |
6.25% |
5% |
4.50% |
3.50% |
3.25% |
2.75% |
2.50% |
2.30% |
2.15% |
5.4.1 All checks issued to TCBRA members must be cashed by December 31st or year in which the check was issued. If check is not cashed a stop payment will be issued on the check and TCBRA will assume the funds as a donation to the club.
6.0 RUNNING ORDER- (All novice divisions rotate on a monthly basis starting in May).
6.1 The running order will be rotated monthly: 1)Pee Wee, 2)Junior, 3)Open, 4)Senior, 5)$2000 Novice 6)$750 Novice, 7)$50 Novice 8) Time only
6.2 All divisions shall be one run.
6.3 Everyone will be responsible for raking except for the next five riders. There will be no schooling your horses on the barrels during the raking times. No one under the age of 18 is allowed on the gate.
6.3.1 There will be no racking during Pee Wee class, except at the discretion of any ONE officer.
6.4 Running positions will be drawn in the open division.
7.0 POINTS
7.1 All nights are to count toward points.
7.2 Points will be given to six (6) places in each category excluding the Open and 50 Novice class. Points will be earned as following: 6 points for 1st place; 5 points for 2nd place; 4 points for 3rd place, 3 points for 4th place; 2 points for 5th place and 1 point for 6th place. If a non-nominated member places, the club member with the next fastest time will receive points for that place.
In the OPEN class and 50 Novice points will be given to ten (10) places. Points will be earned as follows: 10 points for 1st place; 9 points for 2nd place 8 points for 3rd; 7 point for 4th place; 6 points for 5th place, 5 points for 6th place; 4 points for 7th place; 3 points for 8th place; 2 points for 9th place & 1 point for 10th place.
7.2.1 All members must sign up and work one night. Members who do not work their work night , and as come to five or more races will forfeit points, if there are no points to forfeit, the individual will be fined $25.00.
7.3 Points are earned on the horse and rider in $2000 Novice, $750 Novice and $50 Novice classes and are earned on rider only in the Open, Senior, Junior, and Pee Wee classes.
7.4 The Vice President will have the "official" set of books and post updated points at each race.
7.5 A horse may only be nominated and ran in one novice division. A member may nominate and acquire points on more than one horse in each novice division.
7.6 If there is a tie for year-end awards, the tiebreaker shall be determined by the highest amount of races attended and the fastest aggregate times of each person involved, will break the tie.
7.6.1 In the event an average is used as a tie-breaker, the person with the least number of “no times” will win the average tie-breaker.
8.0 YEAR-END AWARDS
8.1 Year-end awards will be given to five places in the peewee, junior, open, senior, 2000 novice, 750 novice, and 50 novice. If funds are available, awards will be given to six places. If 25 or more competitors qualify for year-end awards in any division, then awards will be given to more places in those divisions based on "one award given for every four competitors qualified," with a maximum of 12 awards per class, at the discretion of the Board of Directors if funds exist.
8.2 Specialty awards may be given at the discretion of the majority of the Governing Body and voted on, by the membership at the end of the year, by ballot.
8.3 Pointing contestants must attend a minimum of five (5) races in order to qualify for year end awards.
8.4 If participation awards are given to Pee wee and Junior class nominations, class members must have competed in at least five (5) races.
9.0 MEMBERS CODE OF CONDUCT
9.1 Please stay off the barrel pattern before running. This will eliminate some of the bad ground, as well as having to rake before starting. Keep horses off the grass and bleacher areas at all times. Be courteous at the gate-keep gate area clear at all times.
9.2 To be eligible for membership a person shall be in compliance with the rules and regulations of the TCBRA. Any person, who accepts a membership, agrees to the code of conduct. Every effort will be made to conduct yourself in a courteous manor. If necessary, parliamentary rules may apply. Any verbal harassment or attempts to intimidate members of the Governing Body or fellow members (for example Gate help, Timers, Announcers, Etc.) by outward angry behavior, shouting out of anger for example, should not be tolerated & shall be a finable offence. Offender shall be warned once. Disciplinary measures will be as follows: First Offence, will result in the offender being out of order and will be fined $25.00. This fine will be payable before member is eligible to participate in TCBRA activities.
9.3 If necessary, at the discretion of the majority of the Governing Body, one person other than a member of the governing Body may be hired to time, record, announce, or rake and may be paid with a specialty award or may be paid with a check an amount at the discretion of the board of directors.
9.4 A majority of the Governing Body shall have the authority to call attention to the membership any perceived abuse of any rules or regulations of the TCBRA.
9.5 Any horse abuse or alcohol use will not be allowed. First time offenders will receive a verbal warning at the time of the incident by a member of the Governing Body; second time a fine of $25.00 will be assessed, and the offender will not be allowed to compete until fine is paid. The majority of the Governing Body has the right to place a member on probation & fine the member on the first offence in extreme cases.
9.6 It is each member’s responsibility to bring any perceived abuse to the attention to a member of the Governing Body at the time of the abusiveness--not after the fact--at which time the majority of the Governing Body will determine if a formal warning or fine is appropriate.
9.7 If a check is returned for non-sufficient funds (NSF), Treasurer will notify the President. The check & any bank fines must be made good before the next race after notification by the TCBRA President or Treasurer. Member responsible for NSF check, fines or outstanding entry fee will not be allowed to enter any race and points will not count during period of indebtedness. After second NSF check, Treasurer will notify the President. The check & any bank fines must be made good before the next race after notification by the TCBRA President or Treasurer. Member will be put on a “cash only” basis and a $25.00 fine will be added to any said obligation. Member responsible for NSF check, fines or outstanding entry fee will not be allowed to enter any race and points will not count during period of indebtedness.
9.8 In the case of a situation that arises whereby the above rules & regulations are silent regarding the matter, the Governing Body will refer to the WPRA rulebook.
9.9 Any person under age of 18 will only be permitted to participate and or ride on a stud by mounting and dismounting at the gate. Absolutely NO EXCEPTIONS.
10.0 5-D SIDE POT
10.1 Open to all nominated horse/rider combinations.
10.2 Members must pay an additional $10.00 nomination fee for points to count towards year-end awards in the Side Pot.
10.3 Contestants will pay an additional $5.00 entry fee to have their time rolled into the Side Pot each race (No additional run will be made). The Side Pot will be points only, no jackpot.
10.4 Side Pot Entries will close @ 7:00 pm SHARP each race night. If you cannot enter by 7:00 pm you may pre-enter.
10.5 Time from the nominated run will be rolled into the Side Pot; no additional run will be made. Points will be given based on a 5-D format. A knocked over barrel will be a No Time in the Side Pot.
1-D Fast Time
2-D Fast Time + ½
3-D Fast Time + 1 sec.
4-D Fast Time + 1 ½ sec.
5-D Fast Time + 2 sec.
Points will be given to six places in each “D”. Points will be earned as follows: 6 points for first place, 5 points for second place, 4 points for third place, 3 points for fourth place, 2 points for fifth place and 1 point for sixth place. If not all of the places are filled the leftover points will be reabsorbed.
10.6 In the case that a member makes two nominated runs (per membership application) on the same horse in one night, the first nominated run (per membership application) of the night that is made will be eligible for the Side Pot.
10.7 Monies collected from nomination, entry fees and 5-D specified fundraising activities throughout the year will pay for year end awards in the Side Pot.
10.8 Year-end awards will be given to a minimum of 25% of all eligible competitors qualified in the 5D. If funds are available, at the decision of the board, more places may be awarded. For example: If you have 100 eligible competitors you are required to award 25 competitors. To award a minimum of 25 competitors you are required to give 7 awards in each division.
10.9 In the event TCBRA rules are silent in regards to the 5-D, the NBHA rule book will be used for the 5-D only.
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