If a contestant knocks over a barrel during a run then a 5 second penalty is added to their final time for each barrel knocked over.
Contestants may choose to take either the left hand or right hand barrel first and then continue in a clover leaf pattern as illustrated. The fastest qualified time wins the event.Ī standard clover pattern (as per diagram below) is used for the Barrel Race Event. The run is complete and the clock stopped when the contestant crosses the finish line and breaks the beam of the electronic timers that started the run. With each turn around the barrel the contestant must cross over their own tracks. After a final sharp turn around the third barrel she heads directly for home as fast as possible. She then heads for the second barrel and after another sharp turn around that, she heads for the third. After crossing the start line the contestant heads for the first barrel and makes a sharp turn around it.
