About
The National Ranking Series is a grass-roots whitewater slalom series created to encourage competitive Slalom racing on a National level. The race consists of approximately three races per region plus a National series and the U.S. Nationals. The scoring system is simple: a racer’s score is equal to the number of people that they beat in their class (plus themselves). The racers are allowed to count their best four races. There are some special rules in this first year of the rankings. Note that our algorythm may change in the coming months or for next year so please stay current with these rules if you are curious.
- The Nationals and the Team Trials will always be scored, at a minimum, to be 115% of the nearest regular ranking race. If more racer's race than is necessary to equal this 115% value then the race will be scored as a regular race
- Any race in which, at a minimum, two U.S. Team Members race in two classes will be deemed to be an "A" level race and will be set to have a value--at a minimum--of 101% of the nearest regular rankings race. The status of "A" level race is subject to a judgement call by the Rankings Czar to ensure that the race was, in fact, a race of significance.
- C-2's will be ranked as individuals (it is expected that members of a C-2 team will most likely tie).
- This one seems obvious but, races that do not turn in their results will not be ranked. If there is a race posted but no results shown on the "Races" page then those results have not been submitted.
- A best-effort minimum of three races per region are being scored but you can choose to submit more results in your region. Results over and above the three race level must be submitted in the format required for direct upload with USACK numbers. For help with these tasks please contact the site administrator directly
The Races in this 2009's series are:
Northeast
- New England Triple Crown
- North American Junior Olympics
- Age Group Nationals
Mid-Atlantic
- Lewiston Kish
- Spring Feeder JO Qualifier
- Riversport Slalom
SouthEast
- The Glacier Breaker
- U.S. Open Day 1
- U.S. Open Day 2
Midwest
- Wausau Whitewater Weekend
Southwest
- Texas ranking series race #1
- Texas ranking series race #2
- Texas ranking series race #3
Mountain
- Colorado High School Championships
- FibArk Slalom Race
- Animas River Days
West Coast
- Kern River Festival
- The Reno Festival Slalom
- The Bob Thomas Eddie Hop
Northwest
- Riverhouse Rendez-vous
- WKC Cedar River Races
- Northwest Whitewater Champs
THE NATIONAL SERIES
- MKC Can-Am cup #1
- Gull, Can-Am Cup #2
- Valleyfied, Can-Am Cup #3
THE U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE USNWC
Note: The winner of the rankings series is the athlete in the lead--based on all results turned in to that point on that day. Athletes may ask to not be counted but this decision is binding if the athlete has not been re-included by the time of the awards.