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Aaron: what if you goto LL's this year and you win or place top 5 in 30b/c. how do you think that looks if you were once an A/pro-am rider?
i've known and watched/shot pic's of many ambulatory/para riders, i completely understand where your coming from and do understand that your skill level can be limited by injury.
Hello my name is Aaron Lindsey I received a letter saying that I cannot race the 30+B C. I would like to appeal to be able to race this class. I have not raced a motocross race since 2008 and I raced an area in Louisiana for my first race back. Racing is something I love to do and grew up doing I won Loretta Lynn's in 1993 on a 60.
Dude your story is falling apart....
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On the other side of it, for me and him this could be the most EPIC opportunity for us in competition in our later years. We have a history together, racing each other on 80's and the supermini in the mid to late 90's. I quit and he was well on his way to what look to be a pro career until he was injured at Whitney. The idea of coming back after only competing, or even riding 2 years in the last 14 years, with someone that I spent many laps staring the back of his jersey before I quit is pretty surreal for me. I was sure everyone was pro by now.
I like Aaron and I also think he is a good person who I will continue to stay in touch with over the years. As for all the hooplaablahblah, Its in the AMA's hands, and that is that. They granted his appeal, so they have spoken. As for the others, I don't know their stories and don't really care. Protesting made me feel like a bitch LOL ... Oh, well, everything happens for a reason. No harm no foul. I've learned a lot through this. My first trip to Loretta's is turning out to be more memorable than I could have ever expected. I'm just glad to be back riding and showing my children the sport and sportsmanship of the sport I grew up loving and can't wait till we make the trip to LL. See you all there! :-))
Speculation would say if you can finish in the top 5 or so in this class, you probably shouldn't be in it. No different with the C classes, but those aren't dealing with older ages groups as a rule.
Hopefully the AMA and MX sports will take a look at the issues surrounding the class, and deal with it appropriately. MX Sports developed the class to deal with one issue, but created what many feel is a bigger can of worms...
Good luck to all LL"s participants. There's nothing more fun than spending the week watching/competing with all the best Am's in the USA. Hopefully you are riding in a class that's appropriate.
Jeff I guarantee if Aaron won LL and you got 2nd you would have a different tune. In fact I think you were complaining about him after your area that he beat you...
Maybe it is time to rethink this class.
Maybe people should just follow the rules, but when they don't guys like you and I can inform the AMA of what's happening. Then they can do their job and rule accordingly.
Aaron's case may be a bit different, but at the end of the day when people try to drop down a class for whatever the reason for a national am race like LL's it just taints the entire system.
'I would rather get dead last or hurt then go and watch.'
Aaron, just because you feel this way and aren't able to go to the races unless you're racing, that's not justification for bending/breaking the rules. You got hurt, and I'm very sorry for that, it sucks. But your situation doesn't give you the right to push some true B/C rider out of a qualifying spot.
To be 100% frank, brutally honest, this is YOUR problem. Period. Everyone else (true B/C riders trying to qualify) shouldn't have to bow to what YOU personally want because YOU can't imagine going to LL's just to watch. It's not their problem. Nobody else owes you anything. This is a very dangerous activity and we all accept the risks when we throw a leg over our bike as I'm sure you'll agree. When something tragic happens like your injury, part of the tragedy is that the person can no longer compete at the same level. It goes with the territory.
I realize this may sound harsh, that's not my intention but there's really no way to get the point across without it sounding that way. It's just that this type of mentality is a MAJOR problem in this country and goes a long way in explaining so many of the other issues we're all dealing with right now.
But, there is no perfect world and when people try to get around the system they need to be brought to light. If no one feels compelled to protest, the problem isn't really that bad.
The AMA provides a program. It's called the protest. It works well, isn't a comfortable situation so usually doesn't get abused like the rules seem to at times. Nothing will "eliminate" this problem.
I'm not criticizing you at all. You're the norm, and protests shouldn't be taken lightly by anyone. If something isn't right, it either needs to be fixed, or not worried about.
It's disappointing that the AMA allowed this move back down, but they hold the gavel and once it hits the desk discussions are done.
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