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The Maverick Series - 2014
The Maverick Series was announced today. Your best 3 results of 4 XCM Races count.
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Good to see another XCM series in place with some great events/promoters on board. With 3 in NSW/ACT, it's a more realistic proposition for your average punter to aim at compared to the national series the old Real Insurance XCM morphed into.
I totally agree. This series represents some of the biggest and most popular events tied together in what should result in a great series.
These guys are all great promoters and organizers, so here is hoping they can get some big sponsors and $$ on board, and create something bigger and better than before.
There are a couple of notable event exceptions - the Convict and the Flight Centre Epic, but as a starting point the promoters have done a great job in getting a series up and running.
The one thing that these events have in common is they are already great events in their own right and have a massive following. This can only
Make the events and the media attention bigger, which is great for the sport.
Looking forward to a series finale at the 2014 Highland Fling on its 10th anniversary !!
As I won't be traveling to Victoria next year but,
I havn't read the details properly but is there a series for the half distance events as that's what I'll be concentrating on next year?
Be interesting see if the MTBA / CA thing ever materialises into some detail of what they are doing for Rounds 1, 2 and 3. Been a while since August....
... while the best 3 results still count, there is no requirement to do at least three races, as was the case in 2014. No "participation trumps performance" podium for me this year.
Actually, it will be interesting to see how many folk make 3+ rounds this year, especially given that they are more geographically spread than 2014. If you have a look at some of the 2014 category results, there weren't a whole bunch of 3+ round riders even with 3 in NSW.
What do you mean? In 2015 you still have to finish 3 races to gain a ranking in the series.
... best 3 results count, but there is no stipulation that you have to do at least 3 events. Highest point score wins.
Under series standings it says it
http://www.maverickseries.com.au/series-details/
.... I had just been looking at the ranking details here:
http://www.maverickseries.com.au/series-details/...
No mention of a minimum there.
Maybe the fact that it took about 2 months and taking the website down for a few weeks to get the 2014 rankings sorted to reflect the minimum 3 race requirement made me think they had changed....
Might have to think about a road trip for the Odyessy....