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He started in his legal class and the promoter chose to allow advancements to take place following the conclusion of the series, which was the right decision IMO.
and this isn't just about Mookie, this is about a lot more riders than him.
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Other than that, you'd need to ask them
Considering that the Advancement list came out after the series started it looks like he is legal.
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and then they rescinded those advancements.
Honestly, we could all go round and round, over and over, but the reality is, nothing will change the fact that they (not just Mookie, but all of those in the same boat) were legal at the beginning of the series and are still legal in accordance to the promoter who chose to run his series under the rules in which it began and not change rules or classifications mid-series.
It is what it is.
Your issue is not with the riders, but with the promoter.
Many many many years ago after practice Dave followed me back to my pits and told me I had to move up or I could not race. I had not even been on a bike for a few years after we had moved to Estero Island and was just flying because I was stoked to be on a bike again. They had B and A on same line and apparently he was right as I beat them all both moto's. The same kids that were in C have now won supercross and are successful racers. lol
I am sure the Stewarts had their reasons for staying in the B class. Maybe they were shaking down new equipment...who knows. But they weren't doing anything wrong.
Contingencies in the B classes from one place to another isn't a whole lot to get up in arms about maybe we can get a collection going for that $50 bucks that someone lost.
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The rule that moved up Bowers was changed the following year. Any kid, regardless of RPV or results, can stay in B class till the beginning of their AMA 16 year old year.
The AMA's way of promotion is so rediculous. I raced 4 classes at Area's. 2 at Regionals. And 2 at Loretta's and got promoted. And I didn't even finished either class at LL. Winning regionals must have more of an affect on the ratio than a local race. Cause I wasn't even top 5 at Areas.
Two things for you to know about the system. The first is that all races count the same and you only need 6 to have a valid RPV. The second, and this one is tricky, if you don't score any advancement points, that race is not counted as a race when they divide your total points by the number of rac es. That is to make it harder to manipulate the system by just DNFing to bring down your RPV. Not that is can't be done, you just have to figure out how to finish where you will at least score one point (based on the number of riders in the class).
The thing that hurt you was that you won some races like Budds and the regional at Muddy Creek and amassed a bunch of points, and when you didn't do well, you were far enough back not to score points and those races do not count.
Sure....
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I understand the problems people would have, based on the AMAs past, but at some point we have to bite the bullet and let the system do its job. As promoters and race officials we have to interpret the grey areas and do what we feel is best for our series and our riders, while still following the rulebook as it is written. Promoters and officials do not operate in a vacuum and what is right for their particular situation may have effects in setting precedent in other series and for other promoters. What the folks at Unlimited Sports allowed the riders to do, based on the AMAs track record of uncertainty, seems to be the right decision for them and their series and seems to have been made in good faith with their riders.
I probably should not have used a riders name in the thread because it was not about Malcolm, but the situation in general. There are many people who saw these kids still in B class and the reaction was, "Here we go again with the AMA caving in to the demands of these high profile riders".
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