Crew Vehicles

All Vermont 50 participants, crew/spectators and volunteers should realize we are visiting a small community. That community has given us permission to enjoy their piece of Vermont.

To continue to hold our race in this community, we ask everyone to commit to the following:

Obey ALL speed limits (most dirt roads are 35 MPH, some paved roads can be 25 MPH)
Keep noise at a reasonable level
Do Not Litter, keep our race community clean of trash

More information of Vermont Road Rules:
Operation Of Bicycles
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Crew Vehicles On Course Must Display An Aid Station Access Tag

Participants may register ONE vehicle at the Car Vehicle Table to “crew” them on course.
This vehicle MUST display the “Official Aid Station Access Car Tag” to allow them to park at the designated aid stations.
Relay Teams-one vehicle per team.
Please stay off the actual race course as much as possible.
You will be given Crew directions to these designated aid stations at the Information Table.

Why only ONE Vehicle ?

In order to receive the proper permits and support of the community members around our race we MUST keep traffic on race day to a minimum.
We have agreed with the communities to enforce the ONE VEHICLE per participant (or relay team) rule. This agreement allows our race to continue.
Violation of the ONE VEHICLE rule jeopardizes the future of our race.

Friends and Family-Are they Crew?

They can be.
Crews follow you around on race day giving you support during the race.
They can provide you with food, beverages, change of clothing etc.
But they can ONLY do this at designated aid station locations on course.
And their vehicle must be registered with us and they must display our race crew parking permit.

In order to enter any of these aid stations, the CREW VEHICLE must display our race an Official Aid Station Access Car Tag.
Vehicles WITHOUT A TAG will be asked to leave or will be towed.

Crews can meet their race participants at:
#3 Skunk Hollow (50 Mile ONLY) Mile 12.0
#7 Greenall’s (50 Km, 50 Mi) K13.4 M/50M 31.5 M
#10 Johnson’s (50 Km, 50 Mi) K28.5 M/ 50M 47.5 M

CONTACT WITH RACE PARTICIPANTS CAN ONLY BE MADE AT THESE DESIGNATED AID STATIONS. ANY OTHER CONTACT DURING THE RACE IS A VIOLATION OF RACE RULES AND GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION.

Friends, Family, Spectators-Your Cheering Squad

Friends, Family and people just wanting to see you finish can park at the Ascutney Outdoors parking lot (or other designated parking around base camp) and wait for you to arrive at the finish line to cheer you on.
No parking permit is required to park at base camp.

Please download and share our race CREW HANDBOOK

Crew Rules
Vermont 50 Trail Rules and Regulations for Crew Members
1. Each race participant is allowed only one (1) crew vehicle on course.
2. All crew vehicles MUST have and display an Official Aid Station Access Car Tag in order to access the aid stations. Crew Tags may be picked up Saturday at the Car Tag table.
3. Vehicles without the Crew Tag will be required to leave the course/aid station.
4. Crews must follow the crew direction routes and stay off “closed to event traffic” roads.
5. Crews must follow the directions given by race officials and aid station personnel.
6. Littering is taken seriously in Vermont – please help keep Vermont green!
7. Parking in undesignated areas will not be permitted. This is any place that the event doesn’t specifically tell you to park. Do not block roads or driveways. Do not park on lawns! If you leave your vehicle in an unapproved area, it will likely be towed at your expense.
8. Offering aid to race participants from a vehicle anywhere other than an official “crew access” aid station is strictly prohibited. Designated parking areas of Crew Access Stations are considered acceptable areas for participants to receive aid.
9. Being at an aid station that is not an official “crew access” station is strictly prohibited.
10. All roads are still open to the public at all times (with the exception of designated ‘closed to event traffic’ roads). Do not set up on the road, and take care when crossing the road.
Crew Guidelines
- There are three (3) aid stations: Skunk Hollow, Greenall’s and Johnson’s at which you will be able to meet your race participant along the course.
- MEETING OR HELPING RACE PARTICIPANT AT ANY OTHER LOCATION IS NOT ALLOWED.
- A Crew Official Aid Station Access Car Tag must be used at all times. Cars on the course must be kept to a minimum so you need to follow the crew directions from one authorized station to the next.
- Please don’t use your GPS; there are very bad, impassable roads that your device won’t know about. Also, there are roads that we cannot use due to landowner sensitivity, and we need to keep vehicles off runner routes as much as possible.
- Crews are NOT allowed to park anywhere other than locations posted and allowed by race management.
- FOLLOW ALL POSTED SPEED LIMITS. In some locations, it is 25 or 30 mph. The local police know ‘visitors’ are in town and are quick to ticket. In the absence of a sign, the speed limit on dirt roads is 30 mph.
If your participant drops from the race, THE RACE PARTICIPANT OR CREW MUST NOTIFY RACE PERSONNEL AT ONCE.

Crew Vehicles

All Vermont 50 participants, crew/spectators and volunteers should realize we are visiting a small community. That community has given us permission to enjoy their piece of Vermont.

Crew Vehicles On Course Must Display An Aid Station Access Tag

Why only ONE Vehicle ?

Friends and Family-Are they Crew?

CONTACT WITH RACE PARTICIPANTS CAN ONLY BE MADE AT THESE DESIGNATED AID STATIONS. ANY OTHER CONTACT DURING THE RACE IS A VIOLATION OF RACE RULES AND GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION.

Friends, Family, Spectators-Your Cheering Squad

Please download and share our race CREW HANDBOOK

Vermont 50 Trail Rules and Regulations for Crew Members

Crew Guidelines

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