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2/2/2015 8:01am
The red flag was flown on the sixth lap. The restart rules were not followed for a race that was red flagged between 3 laps and 90%. Are they making up the rules as they go?
AMA Supercross 2015 Rulebook:
Section 4
Race Rules and Procedures
4.21 Restarts
b.The race is stopped with 3 laps completed by the leader and less than 90% of the total distance completed by the race
leader, rounded down to the nearest whole number of laps /
33 whether it be a Heat, Semi, Last Chance Qualifier or Main Event)
1.A red flag will be displayed to the riders.
2.The riders will return to the starting area directly in front of their original starting gate and a re-start will take place as soon as possible.
a.A minimum of 10 minutes from the time that the red flag is displayed will be given to make repairs or adjustments.
b.The race may be re-started before the minimum 10 minute waiting time only if all riders indicate to the Race Director that they are ready to start.
c.Repairs or adjustments may only be made in the starting area.
3.The lap in which the red flag was thrown will not be considered a complete lap.
4.The starting order will be determined by each rider’s race position at the end of the lap preceding the last lap completed by the leader. I.E. if the leader has completed the third lap and is working the fourth lap, the starting order would be set with the order from the completion of the second lap.
5.Race position is defined as the riders scoring position, not position on the track.
6.Riders will be restarted from a staggered standing start in the starting area.
a.Riders will be lined up in a staggered formation beginning on the starting straight at a start line located by the first turn, starting with the rider that was in the first position and continuing back towards the starting area.
b.Riders not ready to take their position in line will be placed last.
c. Once all riders are in position, a yellow flag will be displayed to indicate that the start will be within 30 seconds.Once the yellow flag has been removed, the starter will then display a green flag to signal the start.
d.Riders may not overtake the rider in front of them until they pass the designated starting line.
e.Any rider that does overtake the rider in front of them before the starting line will have been deemed to have
jumped the start and will be penalized a minimum of two positions in the final results.
f.Eligible riders who are unable to participate in the re-start due to a stalled motorcycle or continued repairs may join the race from the starting area at anytime during the race.
g.Riders who were no longer actively participating in race at the time when the red flag was displayed are not authorized to take part in the restart.
http://www.amasupercross.com/rules/pdf/2015/AMA_Supercross_Rulebook14_W…
AMA Supercross 2015 Rulebook:
Section 4
Race Rules and Procedures
4.21 Restarts
b.The race is stopped with 3 laps completed by the leader and less than 90% of the total distance completed by the race
leader, rounded down to the nearest whole number of laps /
33 whether it be a Heat, Semi, Last Chance Qualifier or Main Event)
1.A red flag will be displayed to the riders.
2.The riders will return to the starting area directly in front of their original starting gate and a re-start will take place as soon as possible.
a.A minimum of 10 minutes from the time that the red flag is displayed will be given to make repairs or adjustments.
b.The race may be re-started before the minimum 10 minute waiting time only if all riders indicate to the Race Director that they are ready to start.
c.Repairs or adjustments may only be made in the starting area.
3.The lap in which the red flag was thrown will not be considered a complete lap.
4.The starting order will be determined by each rider’s race position at the end of the lap preceding the last lap completed by the leader. I.E. if the leader has completed the third lap and is working the fourth lap, the starting order would be set with the order from the completion of the second lap.
5.Race position is defined as the riders scoring position, not position on the track.
6.Riders will be restarted from a staggered standing start in the starting area.
a.Riders will be lined up in a staggered formation beginning on the starting straight at a start line located by the first turn, starting with the rider that was in the first position and continuing back towards the starting area.
b.Riders not ready to take their position in line will be placed last.
c. Once all riders are in position, a yellow flag will be displayed to indicate that the start will be within 30 seconds.Once the yellow flag has been removed, the starter will then display a green flag to signal the start.
d.Riders may not overtake the rider in front of them until they pass the designated starting line.
e.Any rider that does overtake the rider in front of them before the starting line will have been deemed to have
jumped the start and will be penalized a minimum of two positions in the final results.
f.Eligible riders who are unable to participate in the re-start due to a stalled motorcycle or continued repairs may join the race from the starting area at anytime during the race.
g.Riders who were no longer actively participating in race at the time when the red flag was displayed are not authorized to take part in the restart.
http://www.amasupercross.com/rules/pdf/2015/AMA_Supercross_Rulebook14_W…
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restarted with the riders returning to their original starting
positions.
d. Riders who are not present at the starting gate for the original
start of a race are barred from any subsequent restarts.
e. Riders who are present at the gate but are unable to start due
to a stalled motorcycle may join the race from the starting area
at anytime during the race.
f. Riders who are unable to join the race by this procedure are
barred from any subsequent restarts.
Section 4.20
4.20
c. In the case of a false start (gate malfunction), a race will be
restarted with the riders returning to their original starting
positions
Why would they have a restart just to put the guy who's gate malfunctioned at the rear of the pack anyway?
http://www.amasupercross.com/rules/pdf/2015/AMA_Supercross_Rulebook14_W…
Section 4.20
Pit Row
and yes I know I am a asshole.
although its much harder to see when one gate does not drop, becasue you would assume that the rider moved first and caught the gate, I think the replay might have been a bit quicker, so the red flag came out earlier, but the right decision got made in the end,
Almost like, what they were doing while they waited to make THAT FUCKING DECISION. Christ, 6 laps?
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