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JIII Alpine Racing |
J3 Alpine Racing
Council Races
Seeding for Runs: The race field is divided into
cells of equal size, with the cells rotated the
first run of each race to allow each racer the
opportunity to race in the first seed. Seeding for
the second run is based on first run finish times.
The top 15 finishers are raced in reverse order,
followed by all remaining racers in order of finish
time. Racers not completing the first run race at
the end.
For each race, the previous race's first cell moves
to the end of the start list. VARA determines the
number of cells by the number of races, so that
everyone gets to start in the first cell once. They
determine the number racers in each cell by dividing
the number of racers by the number of races.
Number and Format: 3 giant slalom; 2 slalom; 1 super
giant slalom
J3 Vermont State Championships
All Junior III racers (13 and 14 year olds) are
eligible to compete for a position on the Southern
Vermont Junior Council Team to represent the Council
at the Vermont State Championship.
Scoring:
There will be a total of 16 contested finishes based
on the 3 giant slalom, 2 slalom, and 1 super giant
slalom races scheduled for the season. The super
giant slalom will be a one run race. All other races
are two runs, with both individual and combined runs
counting as a contested finish.
Each racer is ranked in order of his or her
individual and combined times on each of the 16
finishes, with boys and girls ranked separately.
QUALIFYING FOR THE COUNCIL TEAM:
Half the total number of contested finishes will be
used to determine placement on the Council Team. If
all 6 races are held (16 finishes), a total of 8
contested finishes will be used. Whenever there is
an odd number of total contested runs, the number of
qualifying runs is always to be rounded down to the
nearest whole number (e.g., ½ of 15 contested runs
equals 7½ and is rounded down to 7)
Selection to the Council Team is as follows:
the race field will be separated into males and
females
the sum of the racer’s best finish rankings on 8 out
of a possible 16 finishes will be used
in case of ties, the best finish within the 8
contested runs will be used to break the tie
REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING NAMED TO THE COUNCIL TEAM:
Regardless of final ranking and standing, only
racers who are current in their memberships to VARA
and USSA and who have a valid competitor’s license
are eligible to be named to the Council Team and to
participate in the State Championship
1. The J3 State Championships will consist of 1
super-G race (weather permitting), 1 giant slalom
race, and 1 slalom race.
2. Participation: 150 racers will qualify for the J3
State Championships from the council race series.
The total quota (150) will be allocated to each
council based on their percentage of the entire
Vermont J3 field.
3. The total field in each council will be based on
the number of "starters" after the first two council
races. Note: racers may not be counted as "starters"
until they are VARA members. The total field in each
council is then used to calculate each council's
share of the entire Vermont J3 field. Calculated
quotas will be rounded down, and additional spots
will be allocated based on the decimal portion
(highest to lowest) of the calculated quota to
arrive at the final quotas.
4. An additional 15 racers (9 boys, 6 girls) will
qualify for J3 State Championships from the J3 State
Shootout (see description of J3 State Shootout
below).
5. Each council will designate 5 "automatics" to the
Junior Olympics - gender split to be determined by
council.
6. Seeding for the J3 States will be as follows:
First run will be a draw of the first 15 racers for
each discipline (top 5 each council). The rest of
the field will be in order of ranking from each
council. Race organizers will execute the draw to
determine the council order and top 15 seeding.
Second run will be by Eastern Modified Bibbo in
which all seeds will be protected.
J3 State Shootout
The J3 State Shootout will be a one-day event. It
will consist of 4 runs of dual style modified giant
slalom. The race will be conducted using a dual
format.
Participation: All racers who have not qualified for
the J3 State Championships from their council race
series are eligible to participate in this event.
Seeding: the field will be seeded in order of
ranking from each council. Race organizers will
execute the draw to determine the council order. The
running order will remain the same for each of the
four runs.
The top 9 boys and 6 girls will qualify to
participate in the J3 State Championships. Selection
will be based on the best 1 of 4 runs. Ties will be
broken by next best runs.
A) If an athlete qualifies for the J3 States from
council quota selection and cannot go to states the
council will fill the spot with the next council
racer in line for the states. If the shoot out has
already taken place and the next council person has
already made states via the shootout the council
will go down their list.
B) If an athlete qualifies for the J3 States via the
J3 Shootout and cannot participate at the J3 States
then that spot will be filled by the next in line of
the same gender from the Shootout regardless of
council.
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