Going into its forth year, the Midwest Regional Championship will once again be held conjunction with the Iceman, in Traverse City, Michigan on Saturday November 7.
This competition offers many of those placing at the top of their class in WORS an opportunity to compete in the largest single day (and sold out) MTB event in North America and is certainly a great way to cap off the season while showcasing the talent of WORS racers.
The fee to participate in this great event will again be a mere $10 administrative fee to cover the cost of the number plate, processing of the entry, insurance, etc.. We are extremely grateful to the ?Iceman?, Steve Brown for making this possible!
In determining qualifiers for this event, WORS racers are slotted into the Iceman divisions (a possible 46 are applicable) with the race entry first offered to the highest placing qualifier in the combined division. If that qualifier is unable to attend or declines participation in the MRC, the entry will pass to the next highest qualifier. Slush cup and Sno Cone races at the Iceman do not qualify. Because WORS has many more classes than the 46 applicable Iceman divisions, we must combine many of our classes and use overall placement within a category to determine qualifiers. It may take until after Sheboygan to determine qualifiers in some classes. Please remember WORS Comp and Sport will be combined for Iceman Sport divisions, just as there are for reporting results to USA Cycling. The Iceman has expanded Sport divisions, notably Sport Men with 40-43, 44-46, and 47-49 requiring a reverse scenario from the one explained above. In determining the MRC standings after the race, only one racer will represent each series in any single Iceman division.
The Midwest Regional Championships (MRC) is a "lowest-points wins" competition between mountain bike race series in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia that pits division winners from each state series in a head to head competition. 1st place equals 1 point, 2nd place 2 points and so on. DNF?s are not scored. A minimum of 10 racers used in this lowest-points formula. For state series sending less than 10 representatives, a penalty of 20 points will be issued for each spot that is not filled.
VERY IMPORTANT: ALL registration forms for qualifying WORS racers must be sent directly to WORS and WORS will forward entries to the Iceman in ONE package. You must either mail your form to WORS or drop it off at the WORS tent at one of the last two races along with the $10 administrative fee for the Iceman. Entry forms will be available at the WORS tent or here.
All registration forms for WORS racers who think they may qualify must be received (not postmarked) no later than October 15.
Thanks to Ryan O?Dell, series director of the Ohio Mountain Bike Championships for coordinating this competition.
Direct any questions to Don at don@wors.org.
2009 Midwest Regional Championships | ||
Probable WORS Qualifiers | ||
1 | Pro/Expert Women 19-34 | Abbigail Strigel |
Holly Liske | ||
Lisa Krayer | ||
2 | MYC Scholarship Women 12-18 | MurphyKate Montee |
Liz Shull | ||
Moriah Griesbach | ||
3 | Expert Women 35-44 | Lori Sable |
April Dombrowski | ||
Brenda Zimmermann-Thorpe | ||
4 | Sport Women 19-34 | Ashley Weichmann |
Kate Heil | ||
Sara Birdsall | ||
5 | Sport Women 35-44 | Brittany Nigh |
Ann Holsen | ||
Molly Wolf | ||
6 | Sport/Exp Women 45-54 | Christine Czarnecki |
Christine Griesbach | ||
Colleen Westphal | ||
7 | Beginner Women 19-34 | Niki Frazier |
Margaret Matuszak | ||
Chelsea Zello | ||
8 | Beginner Women 35-44 | Andrea Lyman |
Chasity Gabrielson | ||
Jodi Rummelhart | ||
9 | Beginner Women 45-54 | Rolleen Kralovec |
Susan Borchardt | ||
Diana Klapperich | ||
10 | All Women 55-64 | Jenni Borell |
Rose Lenss | ||
Sue Blankenheim | ||
11 | All Women 65 + | |
13 | Women Singlespeeds | Susie McGinnity |
14 | Pro Men | Brian Matter |
Mark Lalonde | ||
Nathan Guerra | ||
15 | MYC Scholarship Men 12-18 | Caleb Lenss |
Myles Beach | ||
Kyle Warras | ||
16 | Expert Men 19-24 | Darrin Braun |
Ben Koenig | ||
Matt Gehling | ||
17 | Expert Men 25-29 | Ted Hanes |
Seth Lenss | ||
Christian Brekke | ||
18 | Expert Men 30-34 | Maciej Nowak |
Landon Lueck | ||
Neil Swanson | ||
19 | Expert Men 35-39 | Ray Nelson |
Joe Curtes | ||
Ryan Krayer | ||
20 | Expert Men 40-44 | Jeff Melcher |
John Lirette | ||
J. W. Miller | ||
21 | Expert Men 45-49 | John Shull |
Jan Rybar | ||
Dennis Schuelr | ||
22 | Expert Men 50-54 | Greg Bower |
John Timm | ||
Mike Wanek | ||
23 | Sport Men 19-24 | Brian Braun |
Matt Muraski | ||
Nick Sabel | ||
24 | Sport Men 25-29 | Jesse Shoemaker |
Spencer Strigel | ||
Corey Stelljes | ||
Ben Neubauer | ||
25 | Sport Men 30-33 | Anthony Dipiazza |
Wally Kunstman | ||
Anthony Ferrara | ||
26 | Sport Men 34-36 | Rick Walls |
Karl Tillman | ||
Scott Hietpas | ||
27 | Sport Men 37-39 | Chris Gabrielson |
Dan Tavela | ||
Ric Damm | ||
28 | Sport Men 40-43 | Jeff Askland |
Brian Hess | ||
Steve Pribek | ||
29 | Sport Men 44-46 | Glen Stroik |
Ross Lemke | ||
Sean Shields | ||
30 | Sport Men 47-49 | Jeff Seifert |
Jeff Sympson | ||
Nick Christofalos | ||
31 | Sport Men 50-54 | Mike Wanek |
Marcum Martz | ||
Brad Tennis | ||
32 | Beginner Men 15-18 | Tony Kaatz |
David Flaten | ||
Jordan Loeck | ||
33 | Beginner Men 19-24 | Nick Krcma |
Travis Shirpke | ||
Jared Brodjeski | ||
34 | Beginner Men 25-29 | Eli Lipp |
Brian Paterson | ||
Ryan Usiak | ||
35 | Beginner Men 30-34 | Dan Wierzba |
Jason Gibson | ||
Derek Sommerfeld | ||
36 | Beginner Men 35-39 | Christopher Schmidt |
Peter Fetters | ||
Scott Yurjevich | ||
37 | Beginner Men 40-44 | Brian Visintin |
Pete Thielen | ||
Mike Gorka | ||
38 | Beginner Men 45-54 | Larry Hipps |
Scott Foate | ||
Michael Miller | ||
39 | All Men 55-59 | Don Edberg |
Keith Kaufman | ||
Warren Fowler | ||
40 | All Men 60-64 | Wayne Fish |
Mark Muraski | ||
Dale Lenss | ||
41 | All Men 65+ | Jon Derksen |
Mike Sherman | ||
Steve Manthe | ||
44 | Sport/Expert Clydesdales | a Cat 1 rider over 200# ? |
a Comp rider over 200# ? | ||
Tyler Welnak | ||
Jeff Steckbaurer | ||
Chris Fellows | ||
45 | Beginner Clydesdales | Mark Clinton |
Christopher Voss | ||
Henry Kosarzycki | ||
46 | Men Singlespeeds 39 & Under | Ron Stawicki |
Greg Jones | ||
David Thomas | ||
47 | Men Singlespeeds 40+ | Mike Curtes |
Mark Burkholz | ||
Jerry Daanen | ||