What do the MHSC bike numbers mean ?

Top 25 Overall finishers

Numbers 1 through 40 are reserved for riders who finished in the top 25 overall in the previous racing season. The AA-Expert class will consist of the top ten  overall, and the A-Intermediate class will consist of the top 11 to 25 overall. The A-Sportsman class will consist of the top 26 to 40 overall.  Many of the AA riders run red backgrounds with white numbers. It is not required, but they do it to make it easier for others to identify them on the trail during a race.

800 Series Numbers

If you just want to run a few races for fun and are not worried about season points, you can be assigned a temporary number at the race. The numbers start at 800 and go up to 999. No series points are kept for anything above 800. Beginner class riders are always assigned a temporary 800 number since no season points are awarded in that class. These numbers are re-assigned to different riders at each race so don't go out and have custom backgrounds and numbers made after your first race.

MHSC Series Numbers

The numbers from 41 to 799 are available for riders who want to accumulate season points in the MHSC series. If you plan to race the entire series, then you can request any "open" number. The number has no meaning (class, bike size, etc.) except to you because it's your number.  This number will be the same each year, regardless of class entered unless you finish in the top 40 overall for a season. If you do not ride any MHSC races in a single season then your number will become available to other riders as an "open" number the next season.

Pee Wee Numbers

We will assign your Pee Wee racers a number when they sign up to race. Since we will not be keeping series points for the Pee Wee racers, they will not have a permanent series number. However to keep things simple we will allow your Pee Wee rider to keep the number we assign them for that season. We will use 1000 series numbers for the Pee Wees.

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