The qualifying OCR races are races that allow qualification to events outside the Italian scene, typically international and / or world competitions organized by other circuits. This is due to an affiliation, that has been established between the italian organizer and the event holder, according to certain criteria, so some events can boast of this feature!
The most prestigious external events are international and are:
- Spartan European and World Championships
- European Championships of the various European OCR federations (FIOCR for Italy), organized by the OCREC (OCR European Championship, headed by a private European company)
- World Championships of the various world federations OCR (FIOCR for Italy), organized by the OCRWC (OCR World Championship, which is headed by a private American company)
- World Championships in the OCR Series circuit (headed by a private company from Northern Europe)
Let’s see in detail the criteria to qualify.
- Spartan Europeans:
The first 10 men and the first 10 women of the Elite and Age Group batteries of any qualifying event in Italy or Europe
For Italy, the qualifying matches are Maggiora, Orte, Campi Bisenzio - Spartan World Cup:
Trifecta World Championship: qualifying Trifecta weekends races around the world, including Italy (Orte)
Other events: a qualifying tender, but not yet declared at the time of writing (March 2019) - OCR European cup:
The criteria vary from race to race, but usually the first 10 men and the first 10 women of the Elite and / or Age Group batteries are qualified – the races in Italy are those that are part of the Italian FIOCR championship - OCR World cup
The criteria vary from race to race (checked for each race on the criteria, if you are interested – they are always very clear from the organizers), they can be from the first 3 (men / women) to the first 20 (men / women) in Elite and age group.
The qualifying races in Italy are those of the Inferno series, the Original Gram, the Shardana Tough Race, the Rea Palus Race, the Werewolf Series, and Farm Run. - OCR Series world cup
The criteria vary from race to race, they can be from the absolute first (men / women) to the first 3 (men / women).
The qualifying races in Italy are those of the Inferno series, and the Werewolf Series.
