S.H.C.G.B. Musher Registration Scheme

History

Mushers entered in rallies need to be easily identified by the rally marshals for a variety of reasons, and so a number scheme was a logical solution. A stock of bibs are held by the club and issued to each entrant at each rally. As the popularity of rallies grew, so did the demand for bibs, which led to a few problems such as, ensuring everyone returned their bib at the end of each day, (a near impossible task!!!) and worse still, getting them washed and to the next rally organiser in time for the next rally, and so the registration scheme was born. This enabled regular mushers to have their own number, thus prompting consistency, and catering for those who wished to be instantly known by their number, shades of David Beckham and all that. The benefit to the club was that, it instantly reduced the number of bibs to be carted about, and the laundry bill! It also helped with figures at that time in regard to how many rally brochures we needed each year, and raised some revenue towards the cost of publication and the bibs.

The Scheme

The scheme is NOT compulsory, but you do need to be a SHCGB club member in order to apply for a bib. You must complete a season before you apply for a bib number, however, if after your first season you decide rallies are for you, and you attend rallies regularly, then I urge you to register. This makes life easier for the Rally Organisers.

Bibs

You can purchase a Bib Number for £10.00 from the Bib coordinator Julie Platt, who will forward you your bib, receipt, list of merchandise available with bib number on and bib scheme rules. You will need to ensure you enter this number on your entry sheet for rallies and clearly display the number when running.

You can of course make your own arrangements for number display, e.g. T-shirts or rig plates, front and back, so that it is clearly visible to the Rally Organisers and Marshals.

Bib numbers can also be owned in partnership at no extra cost, but can only be used by one musher at each event, if you both run, you need two numbers.

Junior Mushers

An increasing number of juniors are wanting their own bib numbers, and why not? Although a few have been issued in the past, I have been reluctant to tie up the adult numbers, given the limited number of junior events and regular attendance to these. But a solution has been found, a junior bib scheme! The children can choose their own number providing it has NOT already been allocated, I suggest they submit three numbers in order of preference to minimise disappointment, numbers must be below 20 at present. To apply, please send a cheque of £2 payable to SHCGB to myself, including the child's name, age and number choice. Those children who already have numbers can either add the letter 'J' to their existing number (don't worry if you've forked out for a printed T-shirt etc. just let the Rally Organiser know it's a junior number) or swap them for one of their choosing, no cost.

Brochure

The Rally Brochure or Unified Brochure as it is sometimes referred to, contains the entire seasons rally information, namely, who, when, where, directions, facilities, classes, and entry forms, plus additional information on The Dual Championship Scheme, class categories and fees. The Rally Brochure is sent annually to all members.

If you do have any questions, are unclear on anything or wish to register, please contact me. Happy racing!

Julie Platt

Date:14 Jun 2009