Lozer Cup Races
The Lozer Cup races are community-organized pick-up races held during the Deerfield River release season in Northwestern Massachusetts.

• Races take place at high noon on scheduled Sundays
• Racers meet at the put-in to the Monroe Bridge (aka Dryway) section of the Deerfield River.
• The race begins with a mass start above Factory Rapid.
• The race ends at the take-out below Labyrinth Rapid.
• There is no fee to participate.
• All whitewater craft are allowed. Several boat classes are tracked.
• Results are posted to the Lozer Cup website

Lozer Cup Point Series
The Lozer Cup point series tracks racers across the whole season to crown an overall Deerfield River champion.

• Participation in any Lozer Cup race automatically enters a racer in the seasonal point series.
• Racers are awarded a point value for each finishing position in a Lozer Cup race.
• A racer's best 3 finishes are used to calculate the point series total.
• Points are tallied at the overall and at the boat class level.
• Results are posted to the Lozer Cup website

NECKRA Point Series
The New England Canoe and Kayak Racing Association (NECKRA) has been organizing downriver races in New England for over 30 years. We are proud to have 2 Lozer Cup events included in the 2012 NECKRA point series.

• The June 17, 2012 Lozer Cup race is the NECKRA "Dragon Slayer" Event. This is the first race of the 2012 Lozer Cup season
• The July 1, 2012 Lozer Cup race is the NECKRA "Deerfield Riverfest Wildwater Race." This is the second race of the 2012 Lozer Cup and takes place during the Deerfield RIver Festival.
• Racers participating in the NECKRA sanctioned Lozer Cup events will earn points toward the NECKRA point series.
• For more information about NECKRA, visit www.neckra.org.

USA Wildwater Point Series
USA Wildwater is the wildwater discipline body sanctioned by USA Canoe and Kayak (USACK). We are excited that Lozer Cup racers will be considered in the US National Wildwater Rankings.

• The NECKRA sanctioned events on June 17, 2012 and July 1, 2012 will also be sanctioned by USA Wildwater.
• Racers participating in these events will receive points towards the US National Wildwater Rankings.
• For more information about USA Wildwater, visit www.usawildwater.com.
• For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, visit www.usack.org.