ARTI 2004 - Series Rules

1. Any questions, concerns, clarifications, suggestions, enhancements, or other constructive comments will be much appreciated. (arti@trailblazerar.com)

2. Both members and nonmembers may participate, however, only members are eligible to win the series and any prizes that will be awarded. Winners will be compiled from the following categories: Co-ed Team, Male Team, Female Team, Individual Male, and Individual Female. (We reserve the right to combine categories based on participation).

3. Training Events are completed by each team/individual when they choose, except for monthly events, and the series finale. No event is mandatory but the more events a team participates in the more points they accumulate.

4. The Series is composed of 6 monthly events, 7 series events, and a series finale. Each event will have a web page to give directions, event rules, and required equipment. Follow the directions given on the specific events web page. Each event completed will give the team a specified number of points.

A. Monthly Events: Teams must complete the monthly events in the month the event is scheduled. You can complete the event anytime in that month; however, you can receive bonus points for completing the event during the monthly organized Club training (See Bonus Points in next paragraph). Each monthly event that is completed will be worth
6-10 points.

Bonus Points: The TrailBlazers monthly training event will be an organized version of the ARTI monthly event. On that day the event will be timed, and teams will receive bonus points for the event. A team will receive 5 bonus points for 1st, 4 bonus points for 2nd, 3 bonus points for 3rd, and all other teams participating on that day will receive 2 bonus points.

Volunteer Points: A team can receive full event points including maximum bonus points for volunteering to help run one of the monthly events. A team can not receive points for both participating and volunteering in the same month.

B. Series Events: Teams can complete series events at any time during the duration of the ARTI series. Each series event that is complete will be worth 3 - 5 points

C. Series Finale: At the end of the series all ARTI participants will have one last opportunity to move up in the standings by participating in the series finale race.   The race will be scheduled and timed. Completing the Finale Race will be worth 20 points. Additional points will be awarded to the top 10 finishing teams/individuals in each category in the following manner (10 points for 1st, 9 points for 2nd, etc. down to 1 point for 10th. The ARTI awards will be presented at a TrailBlazers social event.

D. Summary of SCORING:
- Monthly Events = 6-10 Points
- Bonus Points = 5 for 1st, 4 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, and 2 for all other teams.
- Volunteering Points = Monthly Event points + 5 bonus points
- Series Events = 3-5 Points
- Series Finale = 20 Points + 10 for 1st, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd down to 1 for 10th in each category.