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So does anyone know the rules for dropping from a to b class? I tried looking it up on the ama page but wasn't having much luck. I think I read awhile ago if you had a major injury and aren't competitive even in the lower class. Or you haven't raced for X amount of years. Or you have permission from the ama.
Anyway I checked the ama page today for results from yesterday's race, the one class I got 2nd in and noticed something about the the two people who finished 3rd and 4th. They both raced A class, one of them went back to 2013 for the last season raced which was A. The other went back to 2010 which was also A. Now 3rd and 4th still seem to be competitive to me.
I hate to be that guy, but should I say something either with the local promotors or with the ama?
Or should I just continue on and make them my targets for the rest of the season
Anyway I checked the ama page today for results from yesterday's race, the one class I got 2nd in and noticed something about the the two people who finished 3rd and 4th. They both raced A class, one of them went back to 2013 for the last season raced which was A. The other went back to 2010 which was also A. Now 3rd and 4th still seem to be competitive to me.
I hate to be that guy, but should I say something either with the local promotors or with the ama?
Or should I just continue on and make them my targets for the rest of the season
And it's not like I race until my rpv is right under the limit and stop. I did 17 races last year
The Shop
appeal...
enter their name here below, is there a giant A or B when you click on their name? What ever it is that's what class they
are supposed to run...
http://results.americanmotorcyclist.com/Riders
http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Racing/Results/MXAdvancementAppeals…
Just using as a example.. If you click on their name & there's a giant B their sandbagging...
http://results.americanmotorcyclist.com/riders/1090-austin-forkner/resu…
Yes I know how the rpv scale works, wondering why they upped the rpv for c class from 11 to 15 this year
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AUSTIN FORKNER - RICHARDS, MO
2015 MOTOCROSS RESULTS
Participation Points by Class
Class Points Races
250 B 207 9
Open B 154 7
Youth Advancement (12-16) 182 8
Combined Classes 43 2
RPV by Class
Class Points Races RPV
250 B 207 9 23.00
Open B 154 7 22.00
Youth Advancement (12-16) 182 8 22.75
Are you racing with them in a displacement class or an age class?
It does have a B on both of them, the one has 4 years of open and +25 A races up to 2013
So by the ama standards I could drop myself down to c, seems legit..
Personally I wish they didn't have skill divisions in plus classes, the turnouts are bad as it is already. It's not uncommon for +30A to have only 1 or 2 guys around here... sad
This is what kills me about amateur racing. Everyone gets so caught up in the letter designations that they forget to apply any common sense to the situation.
Ricky got the title after retiring won all his motos in 2012 plus 25 class...
Never mind I saw you mentioned this already...
http://llvault.racerxonline.com/rider/ricky-carmichael-1/races
Mr. X raced A class for 4 years and was sick of getting stomped on, so decided to drop back down to B. I know when I use to race hare scrambles once you signed up for a higher class, you were there for life. Just seems like the ama encourages this type of stuff for mx racing. Dropping back down classes, appealing advancement, seems like a perfect way to screw the system and make your trophy case a little bigger.
Pit Row
under the radar... of the ama...
Once again to clear it up for you, the guy raced A class in 2013 and now races B class.
This is not 250 B at a regional qualifier, this is a local race in +25 B. I don't think I could make it past a qualifier in the regular B class. I would not consider my self a sand bagger at all.
@ ti473, I know what you mean. Here are some numbers from this weekend.
+25 b had 17 riders in it, + 25 A had 2 riders in it
250 b had over 20 riders, 250 A had 4
I think you should just take pride in the fact you beat some former A riders!
It's a weird gap between B and A in the + classes, because most of us aren't going to get any faster as we get old. I'm a perfect example, I do pretty well in +30 B, but the +30 A guys are on a whole different level that I will never have the talent or seat time to get to.
Okay, there you go, problem solved. Doesn't matter.
To answer your question, no it's not legal. But it's not a big deal so it doesn't matter.
But by your logic just because it's local racing means that you can race whatever you feel like. Should I cancel my ama and sign up for C class at the next race because it doesn't matter?
Personally I feel like they should drop the letters and just have all age classes, as long as two open classes for any age, just split by displacement.
I should have said people who drop from a to b class, not sand baggers.
Cheers
Simon
The system is flawed.
http://results.americanmotorcyclist.com/riders/36034-tom-ferguson/resul…
He bounces around between A+ 25, A+30, A+35, B+35, B+40 and a couple others... VET A also...
races mostly @ Aztalan, I see MOST of the time the district doesn't give him any points, when dropping down to (B class, which
shouldn't be a problem, as long as it's not any type of national qualifier... Racing in B not receiving any points is one thing, they
shouldn't be giving the B class trophies though to him, (taking away from true B riders)...
Biggest mistake I saw was Millville, he got a 3rd overall & there had to be quite a few bikes because he received 18 points.
Millville must be out of another district other then district 16 for him to receive points...
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