| The Peninsula Track Club Grand Prix Race Series is designed to encourage participation in PTC events, promote competition, and reward long-term performance and volunteerism. This year, owing to fluctuations in the race schedule, not all GP races ahave been locked in. The races listed below without ?? question marks are in as GP races. More are to be designated.
Grand Prix points are earned by racing in designated Grand Prix races or by volunteering for Grand Prix races, for non-Grand Prix races, or for Adopt-a-Highway Litter Getters. You don’t have to sign up for the Grand Prix. If you are a member and you run a Grand Prix race or volunteer, you automatically earn points. However, in order to be eligible for a Grand Prix racing award, you must volunteer for a race or litter-getter at least once during the year. |
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GRAND PRIX SCORING
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| RACING:Grand Prix race points are awarded in each of the designated Grand Prix race on the PTC race schedule. The Grand Prix races for 2008 so far are: |
| 1 | Joe Moore Memorial Scholarship 5K |
| 2 | Fort Eustis 10K |
| 3 | 5K by the Bay |
| 4 | Coast Guard Day 5K |
| 5 | Hampton Bay Days 10K |
| 6 | Mulberry Island Half Marathon |
| 7 | Hilton 5K |
| 8 | Yorktown Battlefield 10 Miler |
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| 10 | Mariners Museum Noland Trail 10K ?? |
| 11 | Run for the Sun 5K ?? |
| In each Grand Prix race, points are awarded to the top ten (10) male and female runners in each age group.
Scoring is as follows: 1st place in each age group receives 10 points, 2nd place receives 9, 3rd gets 8 and so on down to the 10th place runner who receives 1 Grand Prix point. Runners placing further back than 10th place receive no points |
| The overall winners receive 10 points plus additional bonus points based on how they place and the number of overall places awarded. For example, if awards in a race go to the top 3 overall men and women, both the first place man and first place woman receive 10 points plus 3 bonus points for a total of 13 Grand Prix points. 2nd overall receives a total of 12 points and 3rd receives 11. If the race in question awards the top five overall, then the overall winner receives 10 points plus 5 bonus points for a total of 15. |
| 2nd gets 14 and so on to the 5th place overall who receives 11 points. The Masters category is treated in a similar way. If the top 2 Overall Master runners receive awards, the first masters runner receives 10 points plus 2 bonus points for a total of 12. Second Master thus gets 11 points. If a Master's runner places in the overall standings, however, they will receive the higher of the two Grand Prix point possibilities, regardless of which race trophy they receive. Bonus points for Master's runners are only awarded if Master's awards are given out for that race. |
| There is no limit to the number of Grand Prix racing points that can be earned. However, you must be a PTC member in good standing (i.e. dues paid up) the month the Grand Prix event is held in order to receive points for your performance. |
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GRAND PRIX SCORING VOLUNTEERING
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| The PTC Grand Prix is unique in that points can be earned through volunteering. Every time a member volunteers for an event, they receive a minimum of three (3) Grand Prix volunteer points, including the initial required effort. This volunteer effort can be either a race or a litter getter. |
So how do you volunteer? Well, for Litter Getters, just show up the day of the litter getter at Yorktown Middle School just off Route 17 on Goosely Road in Yorktown and give your name to the Litter Getter Coordinator. This will insure you get credit for your efforts |
| To volunteer for races, call our Volunteer Coordinator (currently Pauline Ely) on the PTC Hotline (722-1303) and officially volunteer for the race of your choice. On race day, show up one (1) hour prior to race time and check in with the Volunteer Coordinator for that race. If you haven’t volunteered before, don’t worry. There are a wide variety of jobs and what little training you need is provided. If you’re interested in doing results or helping with the computers, pass that along when you volunteer. Every time you volunteer, be it race or litter getter will earn you 3 Grand Prix points. In addition, bonus volunteer points are awarded for the following conditions: |
| 1) Double points for two races: Each multi-race event, such as Colonial, Mulberry Island, and POMOCO, counts as two races. So if you volunteer, you get double points (six points, 3 for each race). This does not apply to the 1 mile fun runs, only for events with two fully timed races granprix.htm |
| 2) Volunteer to be a Race Director, Race Coordinator, or Volunteer Coordinator for a race. The Race Director receives 10 bonus points (for 13 total for the event), Race Coordinator gets 5 bonus points (8 total for the event) and Volunteer Coordinator receives 2 bonus points (5 total for the event). This bonus covers the entire event. For instance, if you were to be Race Coordinator for Colonial where there is a Half Marathon and 5K, you receive 3 points for each race and 5 points for acting as race coordinator for a total of 11 points. Also, please note that a member cannot receive volunteer points for a race in which they run. |
| 3) Volunteer Bonus: As a reward to those who regularly volunteer, members receive 7 bonus points (for a total of 10 points) for their third volunteer effort, whether it is a race or litter getter. |
| There is no limit to the number of volunteer points that can be earned. However when the Grand Prix points are totaled, volunteer points cannot exceed the racing point total. Grand Prix point totals will be tallied each month and listed in On Your Mark. The member with the highest Grand Prix point total (combined racing and volunteering) at the end of the year will be the 2007 PTC Grand Prix Champion |
| Good Luck |