AMENDED APRIL 2010
1) Aim
a) The aim of the
NZFSS Championship System is to recognise team results, ie musher & dogs.
b) The New Zealand
Sled Dog Championships (Rig) and New Zealand Dog Sled Championships (Sled) will
be recognised as separate events/disciplines.
2)
Selection
Clubs bid to hold the Championships at a
specific NZFSS sanctioned event. All
bids must be submitted by 31 December of the year prior to the race date (ie,
31 December 2009 for race date of winter 2010) and bids must include:
i)
the event’s name and date
ii) proposed entry
fees
iii) proposed Race
Marshal
iv) proposed Time
Keepers
v) a schedule of the
races/heats including:
(1) race/heat
distance
(2) a description of
trail surface(s).
b) The NZFSS Executive
Officers select a winning bid.
i)
Their selection must take into account:
(1) Rotating the
Champs through all interested clubs
(2) Rotating between
the North & South Island.
(3) The Race Giving
Organisation’s ability to run a ‘professional’ event.
3)
NZFSS Executive
Involvement
The event may retain its original name as part
or all of the event's title. The NZFSS
Executive have final approval of the event's name.
a) The NZFSS Executive
will select one person to be their representative on the events organising committee.
b) The Race Marshal,
and Time Keepers must be selected in consultation with the NZFSS Executive.
c) The Entry Fees must
be set in consultation with the NZFSS Executive.
d) No sanctioning fee
shall be payable for the event.
e) All classes must be
offered for each race type at the event.
4)
Withdrawal Of
Championship Status
a) The NZFSS Executive
may withdraw Championship status from the event if, at any time, the event
could be seen to be detrimental to sled dog sports or the NZFSS Championship
system.
5)
Sponsorship
Championship
sponsors' must be approved by majority vote of the NZFSS Officers, with the aim
of avoiding conflicts with existing sponsors and of offering ‘Championship
Sponsors’ a multiple year contract.
a) Monies from
‘Championship Sponsors’ are to be held by the NZFSS Treasurer and maybe used to
pay any reasonable expenses associated with the Champs. Payment of expenses will be paid based on a
budget pre approved by the NZFSS Executive.
Where expenses vary from this, majority vote of the Executive Officers
will judge whether they are reasonable.
b) Sponsorship monies
may only be added to the event’s purse with the approval of a majority vote of
the NZFSS Executive.
c) The disposal of any
sponsorship monies remaining after the event must be decided by majority vote of
the NZFSS Executive.
d) Any trophies donated become the sole property
of the NZFSS.