Series and Championships
Use series when your club wants a named championship table across multiple events. In motorcycle trials, riders aim to complete sections (obstacles on the course) with as few penalties as possible — lowest total wins. A series converts each rider's finishing position at each event into championship points, building a season-long table.
1. Understand what the series is counting
At each event, riders are ranked within their class (their competition category) by total penalties — also called marks lost. The series takes those finishing positions and awards championship points: for example, 20 points for first, 17 for second, 15 for third. These accumulate across all the rounds (individual events) in the season.
2. Choose how many rounds count
Club championships often use one of these formats — pick whichever your club's rules already specify:
- All rounds count — every event contributes to the total.
- All rounds less one or two — a rider's worst one or two results are dropped.
- Best N rounds count — only a rider's best N results are added up, regardless of how many rounds they entered.
3. Decide how strict to be about class changes
A rider might compete in one class (say, Expert) at some rounds and a different class (Intermediate) at others. You have two options:
- Warning only — the series flags the inconsistency but still counts all the rider's results. Good for relaxed club championships.
- One class per rider — the series locks the rider to whichever class they first competed in, and excludes any rounds where they rode in a different class. Used for stricter regional or national-level championships.
4. Keep rider matching tidy
Standings only work if the same rider is linked across rounds. If a rider enters under a slightly different name at different events, the series won't automatically know they are the same person. After adding events to the series, use the riders page to match up any riders who aren't yet linked, and review any rider who changes class or course variant (route) across rounds.
5. Recalculate after each completed round
When an event is complete and rider matching is up to date, recalculate the series standings. The standings page will warn you about any riders not yet matched and any class inconsistencies before you publish the public link.
6. Typical setups
Club championship
20-17-15 points, all rounds less two dropped, class changes flagged with a warning but not excluded. Suits most informal club seasons.
Regional championship
20-17-15 points, only your best six rounds count, one class per rider (class changes excluded). Typical for ACU centre-level championships.
National-style championship
Tighter eligibility rules, riders locked to one class for the whole season, explicit competition rules for who can score points. Use the one-class-per-rider setting and check your championship regulations for the exact counting rules.