ATTENTION NUE SERIES PARTICIPANTS

Clarification concerning support from crew/spectators at NUE events: The NUE Series has recently received several emails requesting clarification of exactly what kind of support may be provided by crew and spectators during an NUE Series event

  • As a general principle, the NUE Series was developed to offer a variety of self supported off road events. NUE Rules regarding crew/spectator support are included to avoid the potential dangers involved with spectators and/or crews providing aid along the course. The NUE series rules are clear on this issue. However, since NUE events each offer a unique variety of terrain, course configurations, and number and location of aid stations, each event has its own DIVERSE needs that demand individual rules. As a result, a blanket approach to rules governing spectator and/or crew access at aid stations for each event is not an effective approach

  • For example, the Lumberjack 100 is a three-lap race with two aid stations per lap but crew/spectators can only utilize the one at the main parking lot. Other races, including the Cohutta 100 and Breckenridge 100, may have an aid station that is located on top of a mountain that is only accessible by the race racers. Others, such as the Mohican 100 have some aid stations that can be access by roads that racers do not travel along

  • The NUE Series position has been to establish a set of rules and guidelines for the series without attempting to micromanage each individual event or stifle the creativity of participating race directors. NUE acknowledges that each race director is responsible for developing and enforcing their own rules that are guided by the principles of a self-supportive event

  • It is the responsibility of each racer to read, understand, and abide by the rule of each event, including rules regarding crew access at aid stations

  • NUE hopes this approach will help ensure that the NUE Series remains self-supportive but is also dynamic and flexible in approaching the various needs of each venue and the safety of our racers

  • Thank you for your support and compliance with this clarification