What is my number for motocross?

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I know what your thinking "this dude is a fu**ing retard" but i have no idea what my number for motocross is. i recently renewed my membership to the ama and my district. We signed up for available numbers and sent in all the paperwork. about a week and a half later we got our ama card but not anything from my district. it has now been three weeks and have received nothing. I tried signing to my ama account to find it as well as call my district membership official and they did not answer. Do you guys know any way to find out your number? ik this is probably the stupidest question ever asked on here but I have no idea what to do. im sure there was a mailing mix up with my district but we need to know considering the number currently on my bike is taken by like three other guys.
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wildbill 6/11/2015 9:48pm
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Go 4 digit, you can set a precedence that will shake mx to it's core.
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duckonquack 6/11/2015 9:49pm
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wildbill wrote:
Go 4 digit, you can set a precedence that will shake mx to it's core.
probably the funniest thing ive read all day
TripleFive 6/11/2015 9:56pm
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No matter what number you have, you'll always be #1 in my heart.
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Usually it's the last three digits on your AMA number. A lot of people just pick their own # though. What's your favorite number? What did you put on your BMX bike as a kid?

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jeffro503 wrote:
Usually it's the last three digits on your AMA number. A lot of people just pick their own # though. What's your favorite number? What did...
Usually it's the last three digits on your AMA number. A lot of people just pick their own # though. What's your favorite number? What did you put on your BMX bike as a kid?
X2 on the BMX # when you were a kid! Jeffro, I think we may be a dying breed... Not sure how many of the youngers guys here went through the prerequisite of years racing BMX before getting a motorcycle. Man those were some good times!

To the OP, Jeffro is totally right. Unless you are racing professionally, run whatever number you want. Please just don't use 69.. Nothing screams white trash like running the #69 on your bike. Wink
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duckonquack wrote:
I know what your thinking "this dude is a fu**ing retard" but i have no idea what my number for motocross is. i recently renewed my...
I know what your thinking "this dude is a fu**ing retard" but i have no idea what my number for motocross is. i recently renewed my membership to the ama and my district. We signed up for available numbers and sent in all the paperwork. about a week and a half later we got our ama card but not anything from my district. it has now been three weeks and have received nothing. I tried signing to my ama account to find it as well as call my district membership official and they did not answer. Do you guys know any way to find out your number? ik this is probably the stupidest question ever asked on here but I have no idea what to do. im sure there was a mailing mix up with my district but we need to know considering the number currently on my bike is taken by like three other guys.
It's suggested by the AMA, officially, some districts used to make you run the last 3 on the card... run what you want till they
say something...

From the AMA site, it's rule 4... This was mainly for the old days when 60 bikes used to show up to race 125 B class or such...

AMA Membership Card. Visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com/membership/join for information become an AMA Member.
Riding Gear. Helmet, boots, pants, jersey, roost protector, goggles, knee pads, etc. Make sure your gear clean and working properly.
Your bike, with a gas can with extra gas. Make sure your bike is clean and ready to race.
Make sure to have a large, visible number on your bike. The AMA does not assign racing numbers. It’s encouraged to use the last three digits in your AMA number. But if you have a favorite number, that’s OK too.
Make sure to research the AMA race event to bring enough money for the promoter's gate admission and race sign-up fees. .


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KMC440 6/11/2015 10:50pm
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Your social security number ... if it's good enough for the government it should be ok for the AMA ...
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Most local promoters expect at least a few guys with duplicate numbers to show up. Around here, they will highlight your number on the roster after practice. It's up to you to slash your number with a piece of tape if your number is highlighted on the roster.

Typically the first rider to sign up with any particular number gets to race with it. The next rider to sign up with that number has to slash the number.
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Bro. Run the # 420
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31 because my club needed a a two gimlet...... added the nine so I could race

Didn't race until I was 31
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TripleFive wrote:
No matter what number you have, you'll always be #1 in my heart.
Laughing

I'm not sure what the AMA registration is like, but with the AMCA over here we were given the option to submit your preferred number, and if it was available you got it, if not then they'd issue you with one.

Did you tell them you wanted a specific number in the application?
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JeepnMike wrote:
X2 on the BMX # when you were a kid! Jeffro, I think we may be a dying breed... Not sure how many of the youngers...
X2 on the BMX # when you were a kid! Jeffro, I think we may be a dying breed... Not sure how many of the youngers guys here went through the prerequisite of years racing BMX before getting a motorcycle. Man those were some good times!

To the OP, Jeffro is totally right. Unless you are racing professionally, run whatever number you want. Please just don't use 69.. Nothing screams white trash like running the #69 on your bike. Wink
Hey now! Ya'll don't say that about the Ronnies.
vanillaice782 6/12/2015 2:33am
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Be number 1 so everyone knows you're fast.
Dick Trickle 6/12/2015 2:42am
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Ex Australian champion Neville Cutts used to ride with number 0 on his RN500. Guaranteed nobody rides with 0 so you will be safe... and the coolest cat at the track....


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Well, back when I raced, the last three digits of my Ana number was 396. Problem was, Thad was "Mad Mike Jones" number also and he was faster than me so I ran 17 because that was my age. Then I added a permenant "X" and rode the number 17X because there were quite a few 17's running around . Kept that number until the Ana assigned me my pro number. Been using that number ever since.
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No number necessary, just run pinned brand clothing logo for instant respect
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69 or 420
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Dick Trickle wrote:
Ex Australian champion Neville Cutts used to ride with number 0 on his RN500. Guaranteed nobody rides with 0 so you will be safe... and the...
Ex Australian champion Neville Cutts used to ride with number 0 on his RN500. Guaranteed nobody rides with 0 so you will be safe... and the coolest cat at the track....


How about 00?
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Dick Trickle wrote:
Ex Australian champion Neville Cutts used to ride with number 0 on his RN500. Guaranteed nobody rides with 0 so you will be safe... and the...
Ex Australian champion Neville Cutts used to ride with number 0 on his RN500. Guaranteed nobody rides with 0 so you will be safe... and the coolest cat at the track....


GuyB wrote:
How about 00?
Or 000.
Only fast guys have 1 or 2 digits.Cool
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007
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Is it ok to say "retard"?
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Go gangsta with the 187.
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Dick Trickle wrote:
Ex Australian champion Neville Cutts used to ride with number 0 on his RN500. Guaranteed nobody rides with 0 so you will be safe... and the...
Ex Australian champion Neville Cutts used to ride with number 0 on his RN500. Guaranteed nobody rides with 0 so you will be safe... and the coolest cat at the track....


GuyB wrote:
How about 00?
can't..i already took that # in 1979..bmx style...here's the proof....

Sheriff245 6/12/2015 7:30am
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Run #00. On the front plate, put the numbers in a V shape so they look like mean eyes.
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Sheriff245 wrote:
Run #00. On the front plate, put the numbers in a V shape so they look like mean eyes.

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