Excerpt from RMTPA Rules - November 7, 2007

13. At Producer’s option, Open and/or Drawpot Divisions may be handicapped by awarding additional time to teams by the following formula:
Total Team
Rating		 Additional (Handicap)
Time (seconds)
2 10
3 9
4 8
5 7
6 6
7 5
8 4
9 3
10 2
11 1
12 or more 0

The handicap time, in seconds, will be added to the 60 second time limit that teams have to sort cattle.

Any team that does not sort 10 head of cattle will be given an OFFICIAL TIME of 60 seconds.

A LAP TIMER will be used for the purpose of breaking ties only; at that point, the handicap time, in seconds, will be deducted from the OFFICIAL TIME, resulting in an OFFICIAL LAP TIME.

After establishing a LAP TIME in which any team sorts 10 head of cattle, the handicap time, in seconds, will then be deducted from the LAP TIME in which the team sorted 10 head of cattle, thus an OFFICIAL LAP TIME