SOCIAL DISTANCING ATVMX-STYLE

Revised: May 21, 2020

We’re racing!  Thanks to the Safe-to-Race Toolkit and the best practices developed by the Safe-to-Race Task Force, ATVMX has received the green light to return to the great outdoors this weekend at the Bulldog ATVMX at Aonia Pass MX in Washington, Georgia, with social distancing restrictions.  So, until further notice the following protocols and best practices will be implemented at ATVMX events:

Gates open Thursday, with a full day of practice on Friday and racing Saturday and Sunday.  Admission and registration processes will follow social distancing and personal hygiene guidelines as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

It’s been a crazy spring.  We should have been racing long ago, but we all did our part, and now it’s time to get back to the track.  We look forward to seeing our friends this weekend. 

Your health and safety are our priority.  Here are our new protocols and things you need to consider before your visit:

Admission Process:

• Upon entry, you will be greeted by staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), i.e., facemask or face shield, and gloves.
• Each vehicle will be given a liability release/waiver for the occupants to sign and return to gate staff. Only one release sheet will be used per vehicle.
• All riders will be given a separate release/waiver form to be completed prior to reporting to registration. The form will be two-sided – one side for Adults and the other for   Please be careful to complete the correct form.
• Riders who did not pre-enter will also be given an entry form.
• Please bring your own pen to complete the release and race entry form.
• We accept credit card or exact cash payment at the gate. Please come prepared.
• Your ticket will be a wristband. Please secure it to your own wrist and help your kids with theirs.
• We have trash bags if you need one. Please dispose of your trash in our dumpster on your way home.
• Park no less than 10 feet apart from your neighbor on all sides.
• Please remain in your pit area unless going to/from registration, concessions or the racetrack. Don’t roam or visit your neighbors - use your phone for that.

Registration Process:

• Riders must take the completed release and entry form to registration.
• Entry fees can be paid by credit card or exact cash. Chip readers will be positioned so that riders can insert their own credit card. No signature required.   Change will not be given for cash sales.  Please come prepared.
• We ask that only the rider, or in the event of a youth rider their parent, attend registration. Youth riders should not attend registration.
• Pre-entered riders must check-in at Registration and turn-in their completed release. Advance registration is strongly encouraged.  REGISTER NOW FOR AONIA PASS ATVMX NATIONAL.
• Post-entry riders can register at the event at Registration. Bring your completed entry from and release.
• Clerks will be seated behind protective barriers for your protection and theirs.
• Standing positions will be marked 6 feet apart for social distancing. Please stand apart.

Race Procedures:

• Pro autograph sessions are suspended.
• Podium celebrations are also suspended. We will use the Victory Lane as an Award Center to distribute awards/plaques.  Pro post-race interviews and awards will be conducted privately at the team rigs.
• Only 1 rider / 1 mechanic on the Start Line. Due to social distancing concerns, mechanics should wear facemasks on the Start Line. 
• Riders must ride alone and may not transport anyone on their bikes, unless they are members of the same household who sheltered at home together.
• Riders wearing helmets are not required to wear a facemask.

Health Considerations:

• Social distancing is key. That means standing at least 6 feet apart from one another.
• Family members who have sheltered in place together are not expected to social distance from one another.
• Wear a face cover when you are unable to social distance or stand 6 feet apart. Bring your own mask.  Just use common sense.  Besides, it’s cool to be covered!
• Wash your hands often and use hand sanitizer. We will have handwashing stations and hand sanitizer available.
• Please do not offer to shake hands with anyone.
• An Isolation Station will be located near the EMS Station for persons feeling ill. If you think you have a fever or start to feel ill, please do not go to the EMS Station.  We have a separate Isolation Station for this purpose. Please go there so you do not infect the EMS Station.
• The CDC recommends persons who are sick with fever or cough, the elderly or those at high risk, to stay home. We do too.  Please do not attend our event if this is you.
• Please take your own temperature before you leave home. If you have a temperature of at least 100.4, you have a fever and should stay home.
• If you know you have had contact with someone diagnosed with having COVID-19 in the last 14 days, or you yourself have had COVID-19 in the last 30 days, please stay home.
• Respect the local community – wear facemasks or shields, gloves and wash your hands when supporting local businesses.
• Our onsite HEIC (Health Executive In-Charge) is Tim Cotter 304.826.0553. Call him if you have any concerns over the weekend. 

Here are some signs you will see throughout the facility.  Please take them seriously.