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PURPOSE: This Operating Procedure contains the definition of DCC Rider
Qualification categories, requirements for earning DCC Rider qualification
patches, and guidelines for the administration of the DCC Rider
Qualification system.
UTILIZATION: This Procedure is to be used as a guideline for DCC
members who wish to earn Rider Qualification patches, the touring Captain
or delegated individual who reviews qualification certifications and
distributes patches, and ride leaders or event organizers who wish to conduct
DCC qualification rides.
RIDER QUALIFICATION: The DCC offers its members the opportunity to
earn rider qualification patches by demonstrating safety conscious riding
ability with attention to following the Ohio Motor Vehicle Codes in each of
the classes D, C, B, A, and AA.
There is no requirement for riders to demonstrate any qualification to
participate in the Spoke’N’Link listed club rides. The rider qualifications are
optional.
Class categories are the same for rider qualifications as for club rides
but each class also has a maximum time to complete a specified distance
(refer to all of the information below. The maximum times and distances
for each class listed at the top of the Spoke'N'Link ride list apply to rider
qualifications only and not to the listed rides. To qualify in a class a club
member must demonstrate the ability to safely ride the class distance in the
maximum (or less) time and, while riding, maintain an average speed equal
to or greater than the minimum of the stated average speed range for the
class. For example, to earn a C class rider qualification, a DCC member
must safely ride at least 40 miles in less than 4 hours after the ride started
while riding must maintain an average speed greater than 12 miles per hour.
This must be done in conjunction with one of the club rides listed in
Spoke’N’Link and reported on the DCC Tour Roster form signed by the ride
leader.
Ride planning is done by the ride leader who is not required to make
the ride compatible with demonstration of rider qualifications unless the ride
is listed in Spoke’N’Link as a DCC qualification ride.
On any ride the leader may certify class certification if a rider has met
the class qualification requirements.
After receiving DCC Touring Roster forms which indicate rider
qualifications, the DCC Touring Captain or a delegated individual will
provide Qualification patches to the qualified riders.
Qualification Parameters:
| Classification |
Speed |
Distance |
Time |
| D |
9 to 12 MPH |
20 miles |
3 hours |
| C |
12 to 15 MPH |
40 miles |
4 hours |
| B |
15 to 18 MPH |
65 miles |
5 hours |
| A |
18 to 21 MPH |
100 miles |
7 hours |
| AA |
22+ MPH |
100 miles |
5.5 hours |
REFERENCES:
Spoke’N’Link, April 1988
1988 Huffman 100 Rider Qualification Forms
1988 DCC Club Picnic Qualification Ride
Spoke’N’Link, September 1988
DCC Operating Procedure OPOO2T ‘Club Touring Rides, Organization”
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