Updates/Summary - following Quarterly meeting
On Friday the 12th April we had the last NKTC awards evening prior to the full almagamation of Kent Clubs into a single aggregate. We are hoping to keep this going as the evening was very well supported. We appreciate this may invlove looking for a new more central venue if more people from East Kent are wishing to attend.
Now we are consistently getting more entries at each combine round we are considering expanding the award from more than just first place, for example Expert will likely remain just the winner as its a small class, however Intermediate and Novice may get 1st, 2nd and 3rd - this will be determined at the year goes on based on how well supported each class is.#
We like to extend our gratitude to Andy Pierce for being Trophy Secretary for the past two years, however for personal reasons he is having to take step back and so we are seeking someone to takeover the annual responsibilty of getting the trophies engaged etc - im sure Andy can give you a more detailed briefing of what is needed.
We are hoping that Sittingbourne may be able reschedule their missed combine round from March - failing that we are trying to put an idea in motion which may enable a 12th round to be squeezed into the calendar.
Rules
The attached rules are still draft until its formally voted on etc. Most of it can be largely ignored as its unchanged from previous or applicable to clubs more than rider, however there are a couple of key rules that all clubs agree on that we want riders to be aware of, rules 24 and 25 (in current format) are the key ones:
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Competitors must belong to a club that is part of the KTC group – member clubs are identified as by having paid the annual contribution as identified in rule 10.
Competitors accessibility to ride their parent clubs event is to be determined by the needs and discretion of the parent club at their round.
For competitors whose main club is not in the KTC, their parent club within the KTC is the club they joined to ride KTC events. - In Summary in order to qualify for championship points you must enter under club that has paid their KTC affilation fee. External club members can ride for no award. -
All riders that participate in KTC events are required to act in an official capacity as an observer at least once in the combine season at a club’s event, priority to be given to their parent clubs event. If unavailable on that date they must act in an official capacity or as an observer for another club at their event, failure to do so will result in a deduction of 20 points from their aggregate. A rider may provide a substitute for them, to act in an official capacity or as an observer at another clubs’ trial, but only if they have a legitimate reason for missing their parents club event.
If a substitute observer is provided in lieu of a rider, it must be made clear who the substitute observer is acting on behalf of so the rider is not penalised on the championship aggregate.
It is the responsibility of the hosting club to record a final list of observers and officials to be sent to the aggregate officer.
The Next NKTC meetings are:
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Thursday 18th July - 19:30 start
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Thursday 17th October - 19:30 start
Meetings are held at the Cock Inn, Luddesdown, DA13 0XB
For minutes of the last meeting please follow the link below