All classes will receive race day recognition at every event, regardless of the number of racers in your respective class. All classes will receive series points. However, five or more racers are required to form a division for race day prizes. If there are less than five racers in your division, you will be grouped with the nearest division for race day prizes.

Cash awards not picked up on race day can be picked up at any OMBC Series race. However, All Prize table awards must be picked up on race day only.

Race Day Rewards

Series points formula & race day cash payout schedule

Pro/Expert Class 

Receives 100% cash payback based on $20, or cash award can be traded for prize table awards.

Masters Open 50+ Expert 

Receives 85% cash payback based on $20, or cash award can be traded for prize table awards. Expert level racers that are 50+ have the option of racing with the younger Pro/Experts for the Series Expert Title or for the Master's Open title. Each racer must specify which class they choose at registration and points are not transferable. If you are 50+ and no choice is specified, you will automatically be registered in the master's Open 50+ Class.

Sport Class

Receives 50% cash payback based on $20 entry or cash award can be traded for prize table awards.

Novice Class

Receives prize table awards. First place in each division receives first pick of the awards table from each division, then second place, third place and deeper if announced. Racers must pick up awards at the race. Awards will not be shipped or held over for future races.

Women's Classes

e-Bike, Pro/Expert, Sport, and Novice.

Clydesdale Class

(200 lbs. & up): Sport Class

Single Speed Open

Pro/Expert Class. Must be 5 or more  participants for race day awards.

OMBC Series categories

Registration age is racer's age as of December 31 of the current year.

There must be at least 5 to form an age division for each event. If there are less than 5, racers will be grouped with the next higher age group. However, all division winners who complete the minimum required number of races will be recognized for year-end awards.

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Under a lowest-points scoring system, if a racer decides to move to a different division during the race season, points earned in one division cannot be recognized in another division.

If moving down from a higher class such as expert to sport, points cannot be carried down, which, in effect, means you will forfeit those points in the division you are leaving. Racers then begin earning points in their newly chosen division.

Movement between classes once the season begins

If moving up to a higher class, your points can no longer be carried up, for example, from novice to sport and from sport to expert, which, in effect, means you will forfeit those points in the division you are leaving. Racers then begin earning points in their newly chosen division.

Lateral moves are allowed. However, under the "lowest points wins" system, lateral moves within a class, such as moving from Sport Open to Sport Clydesdale or for example, from Expert Single Speed to Pro/Expert, still results in forfeiture of points within the division you are leaving. In a lateral move, Racers then begin earning points in their newly chosen division.

Sport and Novice Division winners are required to move up to a higher class the following season.

OMBC CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

The OMBC Championship race at Mohican State Park will serve as a tie breaker.

Only XC racers who have completed at least 3 series races become eligible for OMBC Series recognition and awards. 

• Pro/Expert Men's and Pro/Expert Women's, Masters 50+ and Single Speed Champions competing at Pro/Expert distance will receive series awards.
• All Sport and Novice level qualified racers will receive awards courtesy of OMBC sponsors.

OMBC Race Series Awards: BEST THREE RACES COUNT for 2025!