No amateur riders under 12, AMA Rule

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8/8/2025 5:00am Edited Date/Time 8/8/2025 5:01am

Maybe try reading the rest next time before posting

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USA wrote:
Maybe try reading the rest next time before posting

Maybe try reading the rest next time before posting

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Are Youth not considered Amateur?

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USA wrote:
Maybe try reading the rest next time before posting

Maybe try reading the rest next time before posting

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3strokemx wrote:

Are Youth not considered Amateur?

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8/8/2025 5:35am

Well that's a lot less dramatic than I was hoping this thread would be.....................

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I didn't realize you have to be 14 years old to race a 250. So I guess 12 and 13 years olds have to race a 125 in Schoolboy 2 or the C, B  or A classes?

OP the "youth" classes are the mini's up through Schoolboy 1. The "amateur" classes are Schoolboy 2, C, B, A and the vets. 

 

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8/8/2025 7:59am
3strokemx wrote:

Well that's a lot less dramatic than I was hoping this thread would be.....................

Just wait. This is Vital. 

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Well that's a lot less dramatic than I was hoping this thread would be.....................

Falcon wrote:

Just wait. This is Vital. 

The Californians are waking............. let the games begin!   

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8/8/2025 8:03am Edited Date/Time 8/8/2025 8:03am

Why are long sleeve shirts required though? 

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3strokemx wrote:

Well that's a lot less dramatic than I was hoping this thread would be.....................

You don't have to hope for drama here... 😁

But yeah, they create distinction in the rulebook. 

Youth and Amateur nationals used to be held separately before Loretta's was established. That is sort of maintained today in the AQ's and Regionals.  

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3strokemx wrote:

Well that's a lot less dramatic than I was hoping this thread would be.....................

You were hoping for more drama?

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GrapeApe wrote:
I didn't realize you have to be 14 years old to race a 250. So I guess 12 and 13 years olds have to race a...

I didn't realize you have to be 14 years old to race a 250. So I guess 12 and 13 years olds have to race a 125 in Schoolboy 2 or the C, B  or A classes?

OP the "youth" classes are the mini's up through Schoolboy 1. The "amateur" classes are Schoolboy 2, C, B, A and the vets. 

 

Schoolboy 2 is a youth class

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8/10/2025 3:10pm

TP199 was 12 when he want from 80 to a 125 and they had to fight the MAMA - Mid Atlantic Motocross Association because the rule stated 14 also.

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