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Davey,
I have had a ton of people call me and ask what is up with the 12-13 classes becoming 12-14. Being the father of a rather small rider who will be 13 next year, it seems a disadvantage to my son till the following year where he will be one of the 14 year olds still small enough to ride. My question is what was the rationale and why does this make the class better. Thanks in advance for your response.
Mike Burkeen
I have had a ton of people call me and ask what is up with the 12-13 classes becoming 12-14. Being the father of a rather small rider who will be 13 next year, it seems a disadvantage to my son till the following year where he will be one of the 14 year olds still small enough to ride. My question is what was the rationale and why does this make the class better. Thanks in advance for your response.
Mike Burkeen
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85 SR 0-85cc modified motorcycle division age 12-15 years old
Seems to work for us and I presume we are following the AMA rule, as that is our intent.
Danny Camp.
It's a good question Mike, one you will never get the answer to!
When I raced 80s, it was 7-11 and 12-14... But that's been awhile!
DC
MX Sports
I guess you can take that comment back eh ?
Pit Row
thing i'm sad for is all the kids these days that never know or understand how much better it is for them to go from an 80 to a 125 rather than a 250... it's a big jump.
I remember when this kid up in Nor-Cal would race the pros(On their 125s and 250s) on his 80...and run at the front.
Or when that same kid would get on someone-elses 125, 250 or "Silver-Bullet" Husky and kick-ass.
Then...in his "mid-teens"...he moved up to 100s and 125s...and...250s.
He had to use blocks of wood to touch the ground on the starting-gate.
What a character: Rick Ryan.
Matt will benefit from the rule if they don't change it again next year. I need to keep him small!
Now, with a 7-11 and a 12-14, plus two Supermini classes and two Schoolboy classes (which are listed as using a non-existent bike, by the way--hope that's a typo on the wheelsize) it looks like they are trying to provide a more steady progression for kids to stay on two stroke bikes through age 16. This probably would go along with the increasing age for the pro license.
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