Regular Season Over!

It went by quick but conference has come and past and Nationals is creeping closer.  We have three going to nationals: David Talbott, Kim, and Steph.
This seasons over all results:
David Talbott (Mens A): GA Tech(10th RR, DNF RR(2)), Clemson (RR 10th), Mars Hill (RR 6th Crit 28th), King College (5th RR), Conference (Crit DNF, RR DNF-Pot hole)
                Overall: (as of pre-conference 13th)
Don Humphreys (Mens C): GA Tech(8th RR, 2nd TTT, 10 RR(2)), Mars Hill (RR 9th, Crit 25th) King College (Crit 4th, RR 7th AND Mens 4 RR 7th), Conference (16th Crit 16th RR)
                Overall:TBA (as of pre-conference 10th)
Brett Morgan (Mens C): Conference (31st RR)
James Eubank (Mens C): GA Tech (20th RR, 2nd TTT, 19th RR(2)), King College (Crit 15th,) Conference (Crit 28th RR 28th)
Brendon Taylor(Mens C): GA Tech ( DNF RR, 2nd TTT, DNF RR(2)), Clemson (RR 25th), King College (RR 4th), Conference (RR 22nd)
               Overall:TBA (as of pre-conference 15th)
Rob Hill(Mens C): GA Tech(17th RR, 2nd TTT, 13th RR(2)),  Mars Hill (RR 18th Crit 17th)
Chris Morrison: GA Cup Series
Kim (Women A):GA Tech (1st RR, 1st TTT, 2nd RR(2)), King College (1st RR AND 1st Women 123), Conference (Crit 3rd, RR 2nd)
               Overall:TBA (as of pre-conference 7th)
Stephanie(Women A): GA Tech (5th RR,1st TTT, RR(2)), Conference (Crit 8th, RR DNF-Pot hole)
               Overall:TBA (as of pre-conference 9th)
Amanda (Women A):GA Tech (8th RR, 1stTTT, 8th RR(2))

TEAM OVER ALL (as of King College) 9th!!!!!!
Nationals Madison WI!!!

Rule changes for SECCC

Numbers: Just like last year, we've ordered "conference" numbers that will be color-coded for each category. These numbers will be yours for the entire season; if you lose yours, the conference has one duplicate copy to give you. The exception to this rule will be the UF races. Like in past years, they will be providing numbers for their race weekend only, given that they host citizen races as well. The conference numbers will be given out at Ga Southern.



Pre-Registration: Pre-registration is open for all of the spring races throughhttp://www.seccc.net/p/calendar.html. It is done through Google Docs, so there is no cost to the rider. Please take the time to pre-register for the races before you go; even if you are not 100% sure you are going to attend, having your information makes it much easier for the promoting schools to register you, and it also makes scoring much easier. The most important part of the process is your USAC number; that ties your entry all the way to results, so please make sure you have your USAC number correctly entered when pre-registering. If you have a large team and want to pre-register the riders directly on a spreadsheet, send me an e-mail and I'll make that option available.



Licenses: It's a good idea to renew your license before you come to the first race weekend. It's just a lot easier to do it online, and much more efficient. Remember, if you are buying a standard USAC license, the collegiate license add-on is free. Just remember to check the collegiate box when purchasing the license. Otherwise, it's an additional $15 or so for a collegiate license after the fact. In the same vein, I've received a lot of upgrade requests. That's just another good thing to take care of before you arrive at a race weekend.



Men's D/Intro Category: This year will be the first year we try out a Men's D/Intro category. This race is designed for the beginner, cat5 racer and will include a short instruction period with a cat3 racer or higher. This is your opportunity to bring out someone who is new to the sport and who doesn't necessarily have 4k invested in a bike (or even $50 invested in a jersey!). Hopefully, this category will break down some of the intimidation barriers to the sport that exist out there.



Camera System: You might remember that last year you were charged an additional $1 for each race (to $14 from $13) last spring. That money went to buy a high-speed camera, so that results should be quicker and much improved this year. 



New Rules: A couple of new rules to remember this spring...first of all, the "no-aero" rule will go into effect this spring for all classes (last year, it excluded the A category). So, no aero equipment will be allowed in either the ITT or TTT events. In addition to that, a new conference rule will determine conference champions as those who score the most points based on half of the conference events (rounded up), plus conference finals. Last year, all of the races counted towards determining SECCC champions.