Quick Start: – Home – Calendar – Series Rules – Points – Standings – Links	Series Rules The Great Western Adventure Racing Series (GWARS): The Series is comprised of a series of team-based adventure sport events taking place in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Teams vying for the championship must compete in participating events to collect points. Teams will be ranked according to points collected from their three best races during the season. Team:For the purpose of the GWARS any team competing in any of the participating events will receive points in the series. Teams may draw from a roster of 6 team-mates. Points will be allocated to teams based on their unique team name. If two competing teams have the same name, they must inform the Points Committee of their respective team rosters. If a team decides to change their name partway through the season, they must inform the Points Committee. Teams can be Coed, All-Male, or All-Female in nature. Teams with multiple teams competing in a single event can only count the highest ranking team in that event towards their GWARS total. Individuals may compete on different teams throughout the year. Teams may be comprised of individuals from any province, state, or country. Categories: Coed, All-Male and All-Female categories will be recognized in the series. Points Structure: Please see the Points Page. Available Points Per Event: Points are allocated to each category in each event in the series based on the following factors: – Base Factor: 100 points (every category at every event) – Competition Factor: 1 point for every 20 participants in a category* – Time Factor: 5 points for every 6 hours of race time** * Includes the total number of participants competing on a team in a respective category. (i.e. if there are 100 participants in the Coed category, the Competition Factor becomes 5 points.) ** Based on the average finishing time. Point Allocation: Points are allocated to teams based on their overall result in their respective category. First place will receive the total number of Available Points at a given event. Each subsequent team will receive points based on the following formula (Available Points – overall rank + 1). Distance Considerations: For events with multiple distance options, teams completing the longest course will receive the maximum number of available points, while teams completing a shorter course will be ranked behind all finishers of the longer course. Team Configuration Considerations: For events with multiple team configuration options (i.e. teams of 2, 3, or 4, allowed in the same event), all configurations in the same category will compete against each other evenly for the purpose of the GWARS. Individual Event Rankings: Rankings received from the various Race Directors will be considered final. If your team would like to dispute a ranking, contact the appropriate Race Director. Ties: Ties will be decided by looking for the most recent event where both teams competed against each other. The highest ranking team from that event will rank higher in the overall standings. Thanks: These rules are based largely on the Ontario Adventure Racing Points Series and we would like to thank Bob Miller for sharing them with us.
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