Safety is the organizers' primary objective, and every effort will be taken to ensure that participants rayce safely and responsibly. Full event support will be provided in the form of emergency response personnel who will accompany the rayce along the route, as well as through a tracking system that will be placed with each team. This system will ensure ASC Officials can track all teams' locations online. The rayce will be staged at three locations, with teams checking in at Checkpoints located every 150-200 miles. The winners are ranked according to least cumulative time from Start to Finish.
Teams receive a time penalty, assessed by officials, for breaking rayce regulations.
This penalty is calculated into their final time. Checkpoints are located approximately every 150-200 miles, in towns that generally offer all of the basic services. Teams must spend 30 minutes at each Checkpoint, where the observers are rotated and submit their team logs. A team of officials and inspectors will be staffing the Checkpoints. Teams have a 45 minute time window to choose a stopping point.