2004-05 Proposed Race Rule, Procedure, & Bylaw changes
to be voted on Dec. 1, 2004. (Reading #1, 11/3/04; reading #2, 11/17/04; reading #3 12/1/04)
Bylaws
Article VIII Meetings
Original text
#3 The Corporation shall hold its annual meeting at the Limited North American drawing for the purpose of electing officers, approving the upcoming race schedule, and conducting other business. At least ten (10) days’ advance written notice of the time and place of the annual meeting shall be given to all voting members. Once the race schedule has been voted on, no modifications to approved mileages or classes may be made; however, events or classes may be added by majority vote at any membership meeting.
Amended text (added after “at any membership meeting.”)
In the case of multiple postponed Challenge Series races, subsequent Challenge Series class mileages may be adjusted by majority at any membership meeting.
Article IX Membership
Original text
#1 General Membership: The duration of this membership shall be for one race season (1 May to 30 April). Upon payment of annual dues, a person shall become a member of the Alaska Dog Mushers Association and after attending three meetings shall be eligible to vote on all matters. This does not apply to continuing members from the previous year.
Amended text
General Membership: The duration of this membership shall be for one race season (1 May to 30 April). Upon payment of annual dues, a person shall become a member of the Alaska Dog Mushers Association and shall be eligible to race in ADMA races. After attending three meetings, new members shall be eligible to vote on all matters. The three-meeting requirement does not apply to continuing members from the previous year.
Original text
#7 Certificates of general membership for the coming year will be issued by the President or Treasurer of the Corporation to active member at any meeting when application is made in conformance with the Articles of Incorporation. Honorary membership certificates shall be issued by the Secretary or his/her designee.
Amended text
Certificates of general and associate membership for the coming year will be signed by the President or Treasurer of the Corporation and issued to active member at any meeting when application is made. Honorary membership certificates shall be issued upon approval of the Board of Directors.
Race Rules
Section F. On The Trail
Original text
#12 A driver who loses his/her team must overtake the loose team by the quickest possible means, including a ride if available, to ensure the safety of the loose team. Failure to accept assistance may result in disqualification of the driver of the loose team.
Amended text
A driver who loses his/her team must overtake the loose team by the quickest possible means, including a ride if available, to ensure the safety of the loose team. The driver shall not be penalized for accepting assistance to retrieve a loose team. Failure to accept assistance may result in disqualification of the driver of the loose team.
Race Procedures
B. Signups and Drawings
Original text
1. Each team must be signed up by the driver or his designee as follows:
a. Preliminary races: at the general membership meeting by immediately prior to the scheduled race date.
b. Championship races: by the Wednesday immediately prior to the scheduled race date at the time and place announced by ADMA
Amended text
1. Each team must be signed up by the driver or his designee at the time/place announced by ADMA (elimination of items a. & b.)
Original text
2. c. Membership fee: as set by the bylaws and paid once per season
Amended text
Membership fee: as set by the ADMA board and approved by a majority vote at any membership meeting
Original text
3. a. Preliminary races: at the ADMA general membership meeting immediately prior to the scheduled race date.
Amended text
a. Challenge Series races: no later than the Saturday immediately prior to the scheduled race date.
Original text
4. At the drawing for preliminary races, any team may request to go out at the end of the field. Such requests must be made prior to the start of the drawing for that class. If more than one team requests to go out at the end of the field, those teams will draw for their starting positions as a separate group.
Amended text
Any team may request to go out at the end of the field. Such requests must be made at signup. If more than one team requests to go out at the end of the field, those teams will receive their starting positions as a separate group.
Original text
6. ... Post entries will pay a fee of $5 for preliminary races or $20 for championship races, in addition to regular entry and trail fees except that postponed preliminary races may be post-entered at no additional charge.
Amended text
Post entries will pay a fee of $5 for Challenge Series races or $20 for championship races, in addition to regular entry and trail fees. (elimination of remainder of text)
Original text
8. b. Preliminary races will be postponed if the temperature at the Fairbanks International Airport is -25° Fahrenheit or below at 9:00 a.m. the day of the race.
Amended text
Challenge series races will be postponed if the temperature at the Fairbanks International Airport is -25° Fahrenheit or below at 9:00 a.m. the day of the race. The temperature posted at 452-3553 is considered the official airport temperature.
C. Starting
Original text
3. In preliminary races, the skijor class will start at 10:30 a.m., 4-dog class will start at 11:00 a.m., and the 6- dog or mid-distance class will start at 11:30. The 6-dog class will start at 11:45 a.m. if more than fifteen 4-dog teams enter. There will be an interval of 15 minutes between the start times of all other classes.
Amended text
In Challenge Series races, the skijor class will start at 10:30 a.m., 4-dog class will start at 11:00 a.m., and the 6- dog or mid-distance class will start at 11:30. The 6-dog class will start at 11:45 a.m. if more than fifteen 4-dog teams enter. There will be an interval of 15 minutes between the start times of all other classes. If warranted by signups and acceptable to the race timers, intervals between start times may be increased.
Original text
7. The drawing for the first heat of a race shall establish the entrant’s starting position for the first day of the race, the starting positions for the successive heats of these races will be according to order based on total elapsed time, with the fastest team going out first.
Amended text
(eliminate section)
G. Awards
Original text
1. In each class, open, 8-dog, 6-dog, 4-dog and skijoring (1-,2-, and 3-dog), there will be a points system whereby a championship is awarded to the driver with the most points at the end of the race season, based on finishes in the preliminary races:
1st place: 5 points
2nd place: 4 points
3rd place: 3 points
4th place: 2 points
5th place & lower: 1 point
Sportsman’s class mushers are not eligible to receive points.
Amended text
(inserted after points breakdown, before ‘sportsman’s class’)
In the case of a tie in accumulated points, the points champion will be determined by a tie-breaking procedure.
(1) the musher who has
completed the most Challenge Series races
(2) the musher with the most first place finishes
(3) the fastest average speed from all completed Challenge Series races