This series is designed so that every time a rider races he/she will receive credit toward earning a regional ranking and numberplate. There are four regions in the NBL. You can race anywhere in the country and your points will go back to your region. The points from all local, state, national, and regional races, plus the 2009 NBL Grand National count toward your points for a regional numberplate. All you have to do is race and the NBL will keep up with your points!

Qualifications:

1. It only takes 10 races (any combination of local, state, national, regional races, U.S. Open, President’s Cup, and the NBL Grand  National) to qualify for your Regional Championship race. This means that a rider can qualify just by racing at his local track and race the Regional Championship in his/her region only and still earn a Regional Championship Series Numberplate.

2. To determine the Regional Championship ranking a rider’s following races will be counted: 5 best single point races, 2 best double point races, 2 best triple point races, 3 best quadruple point races, plus the Regional Championship race which is double points for this series only.

3. Points from double, triple, and quadruple point races cannot be changed for a single point race.

4. Non-qualified riders can only participate at the Regional Championship Race in the Open Class for the trophy of the day.

5. Points will be capped from each day’s race. This means that there will be a maximum number of points that you can earn per local, double, and triple points events. Riders will be pointed as they finish in the motos and mains, if applicable. If a rider is combined with a higher proficiency, he/she will receive the higher proficiency points up to the cap of his/her proficiency. There will be no cap on Regional Championship races. There will be a series cap, where there are a maximum number of points you can earn prior to the Regional Championship race. Example: If a Novice rider is combined with Experts in a local race, then he will receive Expert points. If he finishes 2nd in all three motos and 2nd in the main event he would have earned 255 points, but as a Novice his points would have been capped at 150 points. Only 150 points will be counted toward the Regional Championship ranking.

6. There is no freeze date for riders moving up in proficiency or age. Riders who move up during the season will carry their points to the next proficiency or age. When a rider moves up in proficiency their points will now use the points cap from their new proficiency. Example: If a Novice rider is combined with Experts in a local single points race, then he receives Expert points. If he finishes 2nd in all three motos and 2nd in the main event, then he earned 255 points. As a Novice, his points would have been capped at 150 points. When he moves up into the Expert class his points will be capped using the Expert cap for single point races which is 180 points. The rider would use his total points for that race using the Expert cap.

Jacket Series

The top ten (10) qualified riders in Expert, Novice, and Rookie along with the top five (5) qualified riders in Cruisers and Girls will receive an NBL Jacket. The Jacket Series is a total points series beginning at the first Regional race after the NBL Grands and ending on August 31st, 2009. Point totals will include all four (4) 2008 Regional Championship Series races and the 2008 U.S. Open Invitational race. Riders must race a minimum of four (4) Regional races to qualify. Regional Races will be single Jacket Series points.

Multi-Point Races

Local Races – Single Points

Local Double Races – Double Points

State Qualifiers – Double Points

State Championships – Triple Points

National/Regional Pre Races – Triple Points

National/Regional Races – Quadruple Points

Bob Warnicke Races – Quadruple Points

U.S. Open/President’s Cup – Quadruple Points

Awards

All qualified riders who race their Regional Championship Race will receive a numberplate and number (you must use 1st letter of last name on plate). Numberplates will be awarded to all riders in each age group in Cruiser, Girls, Expert, Novice, and Rookie. Scores will count from September 1st, 2009 through August 31st, 2009.

U.S. Open Invitational

The 2010 U.S. Open Invitational event will be held the Friday before the 2010 NBL Grand National (September 3rd, 2010). Riders that have raced their respective 2010 Regional Championship are qualified to race the U.S. Open. The first place rider in each age class and proficiency will receive a U.S. Open Invitational award at the race. This race counts as a Regional for the 2011 National Series, plus the 2011 Jacket Series.

Regional races can be used toward your NBL National Series Numberplate!

Two (2) of your best Regional scores in any combination of the following races can be used toward your 2010 NBL National Series Numberplate: 2009 Regional Championship race, 2009 U.S. Open Invitational, and 2010 Regional races. These scores will all be single National points!