Rule No 1:
Come home safe
Common Requirements For All Our Rides
You can not just become a member of the SCDR. You must qualify.
To attain your membership your first ride must be on an organized ride as published on this website.
The rides page of our website contains 3 main items for each ride:
“ Info Sheet ” : is a link to ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE RIDE.
“ Ride Registration ” is a link to the Ride Registration Form ( closes the Wednesday evening before the ride.)
“ Finish Form ” : is a link to the Finish Form ( closes 7 days after the ride )
A starting fuel receipt ( or other approved receipt such as ATM receipt ) must be obtained making sure it has your start time, date and place. This receipt is the start time of your ride, ie the 0k reading. You cannot do a few hundred k’s before your valid start docket and include those K’s in your ride total.
The 12 or 24 Hour time periods can commence or finish 12 or 24 hours from the start or finish of the checkin timeframe, but must include the checkin as part of the time frame. The only exception to this rule is the annual “Border Run”.
An approved receipt is an electronically printed receipt that shows the place, time and date. ( Check the date and time is correct! ) Hand written receipts are NOT acceptable.
You must then attend at the designated meeting place and check in within the required times as published on the relevant info sheet for the ride, presenting your start receipt to the Ride Master for that ride.
Carry on with your ride when ready, but when finished you must complete a finish form ASAP showing your final distance travelled.
The finish form can be lodged at any time after the ride such as the next day or so, but remember the ride organizers may be waiting for your response in case you have had problems and we will not “chase you up” for the finish form.
Be aware that the ride class you register for is the ride that will be recognized on your history whether you do more, but not less. The class of ride may be changed ( by contacting the Admin Team, do NOT fill out another registration form ) at any time up until the night before you start the nominated ride.
If this is your first ride with SCDR ( you can not register for a class above an SC10 ) a membership number will be allocated to you, and a ride history created when you complete your first ride successfully.
The rides will be opened for registration on this website via the link on the ” Our Rides” page approximately 4 weeks prior to the ride date.
Please follow the link and complete the registration form.
Please also keep checking our Website, Forum and your Emails after you register until you actually leave for the ride. Please provide an Email address that you do monitor. There may be last minute changes to anything from checkin to location.
We cannot phone every rider, it is up to you to keep up to date with everything.
Your ride registration will show rider, or pillion, mobile number, bike and emergency contact.
( Emergency Contact is Mandatory, to enable us to pass on the information to Emergency Services as required, and must not be someone accompanying you on the ride. )
Registration for the ride is vital so that the team leader can expect who is attending and act if you don’t arrive. This is also to allow the facility we go to, to be prepared for our attendance.
If you do not register, your ride will not be acknowledged. If you do not attend the destination within the allotted times, your ride will be disqualified ( DNF ).
If you cannot start the ride or breakdown, PLEASE contact the Ride Masters ASAP. ( Phone, text or email ) We do not want to have to send the Emergency Services out looking for you if it is not actually required. This is one of the reasons we require the checkin procedure.
The team leader will be in control of the actual time ( As per the time on the Ride Master’s mobile phone ) and no discussion will be had or decision changed by the organizers. It is also recommended to check your timezones. The checkin is as per the local time for the RTE, therefore you may have to adjust your ride start or finish times to suit.
Also, please remember to complete your finish form ASAP after the ride. This lets us know everyone returned home safe.
If you are doing a multiday ride as part of the RTE, please let admin know prior to the ride. We will be able to accommodate your later finish form, but you must contact us prior to the ride.
NO FINISH FORM EQUALS NO RECORDED RIDE
This information will then be documented in the members Rider History, available to the public and / or your mates.
REMEMBER:
Planning is the key. Remember “fail to plan means plan to fail”. Know where you are at regular intervals or towns and then these rides are relatively easy.
Ride Specific Requirements
800 KILOMETRES IN 12 HOURS ( SC8 )
This is an introduction to long distance riding.
This ride also requires your careful and constant monitoring of elapsed time ! ( ie, be careful of how long you stay for lunch )
This is a unique ride for us, in that it is our only ride to be completed within 12 Hrs.
1000 KILOMETRES IN 24 HOURS ( SC10 )
This is the standard ride that most riders attempt and has no pre-requisites for attempting this ride.
1200 KILOMETRES IN 24 HOURS ( SC12 )
This ride is for the more adventurous person who has successfully completed 4 or more SC10’s.
DOCUMENTED 1200 KILOMETRES IN 24 HOURS ( SC12D )
This ride is to help prepare you for an Iron Butt Association ride of 24 hours or more.
The requirements for the ride itself are the same as an SC12 but must include full documentation.
A Ride Log ( available from the Forum in the Documented Rides board ) must be completed, showing receipt number, distance and location.
A ride map should also be drawn or created using Google Maps showing receipt locations and towns marked. A receipt and / or a photo is required for all fuel stops and corner locations ( see further on ) including a finish receipt at the end of your ride. This documentation is then to be compiled into a PDF file and submitted to the Admin Team after you have completed the finish form. If approved the ride will then be added to your ride history.
A corner docket / photo is required where you must ride to a location to achieve the distance that the ride requires, turn around or deviate from the main route and ride back onto your original route. This shows the verification staff your actual route which they can use to check distance and time verification. Any printed commercial receipt can be submitted showing the time, place and date but not a handwritten one. An ATM receipt checking the balance or buy a bottle of water, chocolate, fuel or food is the usual way of getting the record.
Any photos should be timestamped and showing your bike.
SOUTHERN CROSS DOCUMENTED RIDES
A documented ride is one that can be completed at any time and not during an organised ride.
To attempt this ride or rides you are required to be an existing member and adhere to the other restrictions published above.
It would be preferable to contact an Admin Member and tell them of your intentions so that you have help if required.
In order to claim a documented ride you must have a start receipt with a photo of it and your bike odometer at the start of your ride.
A Ride Log ( available from the Forum in the Documented Rides board ) must be completed, showing receipt number, distance and location.
All other fuel stops or corner turns require receipts.
A final photo is then required, showing the finish receipt and your bike’s odometer.
A short story must be written and published ( extra photo’s would also be good ) on the forum under documented rides. A map showing the route taken would also be of interest. At least 3 of your riding peers must then like or approve your ride, to be accepted and added to your ride history. The peers however must not be any other rider that accompanies you on this ride. If there is more than one rider, each rider will need to complete a story, have photos, their own Ride Log sheet and receipts for them to achieve the ride qualification. The time period is purely the total time of the ride ( Start receipt to finish receipt times ) and not riding time.
All riders MUST hold the appropriate and valid class license for the motorcycle they are riding and display any additional plates as required by law.
If you were a qualified member of FarRiders or the IBA:
If you were previously a qualified member of FarRiders, please use your OLD FARRIDER NUMBER FOR YOUR FIRST RIDE WITH US ONLY, after this please use the SC prefix.
Please contact Admin prior to your first ride with us, as if we can verify your ride history ( we have a copy of the FarRider History for reference) we may waive any Ride Restrictions.
Do not forget, these rides are up to you. There is no shame in pulling out of the ride for any reason.
If you are riding with others, do your own ride, not theirs.
Remember safety is the main priority, if things are not feeling right, turn around and go home or stop and have a break, or whatever works to get you back home to try again another day.
** DISCLAIMER: By participating in any SCDR ride, ALL riders assume and take full liability and responsibility for any accident, injury, damage or property damage or loss associated with any ride organised by SCDR. SCDR will not condone or tolerate unsafe or antisocial behaviour. **