The clock is ticking towards New Zealand hosting a true American-style supercross inside a major stadium venue.

The Australasian Super X championship series hits New Zealand shores on November 21, the sixth round of seven that is designated the New Zealand Open, to be staged inside the Waikato Stadium.

Australian company Williams Event Management, which will be handling all entries for the 2009 Super X championships this season, including the New Zealand Open, has set out the following rules ands regulations.

For all enquiries relating to entry forms, rules and regulations please contact Kevin Williams on +61 3 5659 2176 or wem1@bigpond.net.au.

Entry forms as well as the rules and regulations for each round will also be available for download at www.superx.com.au as soon as they are available.

The 2009 race schedule is as follows:

Date	Location	Venue	Final race format OPEN	Final race format 250cc
October 17	Tasmania	Aurora Stadium, Launceston	Double Header	Double Header
October 24	Victoria	Skilled Stadium, Geelong	Quad Challenge	Quad Challenge
October 31	Western Australia	Burswood Dome, Perth	Round Robin	Super Sprint
November 7	Canberra	Canberra Stadium	Triple Challenge	Triple Challenge
November 14	New South Wales	Parramatta Stadium	Survival	15 lap final
November 21	New Zealand	Waikato Stadium	Quad Challenge	15 lap final
December 5	Queensland	QSAC Stadium, Brisbane	Triple Challenge	Triple Challenge

*Please note race schedule is subject to change

Final race format descriptions:

Triple Challenge – Open & 250cc Class

Competitors will run off in two 10 lap heats (8 for 250cc class) – positions 1-9 in each heat will

progress direct to the final, while riders 10-20 will fight it out in a last chance qualifier for two more finals places.

The final will be contested over three separate six lap races, with just five minutes between each race from when the first rider passes the chequered flag. Points are awarded for each race and the accumulated points will be totalled to find a winner.

Quad Challenge – Open & 250cc Class Competitors will run off in two 10 lap heats (8 for 250cc class) – positions 1-9 in each heat will progress direct to the final, while riders 10-20 will fight it out in a last chance qualifier for two more finals places.

For the final, riders battle it out in a series of four, five lap races, with just five minutes between each race. Points are awarded for each race and the accumulated points will be totalled to find a winner.

Round Robin – Open only

One of the exciting new formats for this year’s series, the Round Robin, consists of three rounds with three heats of 10 riders in each round. Each heat will be five laps each, giving a total of nine races for the heats alone. Each heat will also consist of a different list of riders meaning they will be pitted

against different riders each time. The riders with the highest accumulative points from the heats make the 12 rider, eight lap final.

Super Sprint – 250cc Class Only

250cc Class Super Sprint consists of four heats of 10 riders in six lap races. The top five from each

heat go through to make the two semi finals of 10 riders each. The top six from each semi final go

through to the final and the top 12 riders will contest an eight lap final.

Survival – Open Only

Competitors will run off in two 10 lap heats – positions 1-9 will progress direct to the final, while

riders 10-20 will fight it out in a last chance qualifier for two more finals places.

A 20-lap final will be split across four, five lap races. After five laps the last five competitors will be eliminated until five riders are left to do battle in one decisive five lap sprint.

A start clock will begin counting down two minutes until the start of the each five lap race as soon as the first competitor crosses the finish line.

Double Header – Open & 250cc Class

Competitors will run off in two 10 lap heats (8 for 250cc class) – positions 1-9 will progress direct to

the final, while riders 10-20 will fight it out in a last chance qualifier for two more finals places.

The “Double Header” final will consist of two, 10 lap races for the open class and two, eight lap races for the 250cc class.

Super X New Zealand Open

The top 15 open class riders after round five will be taken to the Super X New Zealand Open to compete against local NZ riders.

There will be no championship points awarded for the 250cc class race in New Zealand.

Photo by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com