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I don’t think most are complaining about the AMA following the rule book, just that the rule is dumb.
That isn’t really what he said, is it?
He basically said he was not sure what else the rider was supposed to do, short of slamming on the brakes. But yes, RC, that is exactly what he should have done.
The whole point is that if you leave the track, you should return where you left it. That might take more time, but that is the deterrent. A rider should not be able to leave the track and then keep going until it is convenient to rejoin.
People miss turns or sections all the time and then take the smoother line back when it suits them. That should not be okay.
And let’s be honest, if the rider knew he would be penalized for missing the finish, you can bet he would have found a way to get back on before the line.
Except they don’t enforce it.
Because pretty sure safety should be number one priority over anything else
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The AMA found themselves in a tough spot. They must be the enforcer of the rules. But when the spirit of the rule does not fit the situation? No room for protesting or interpretation by officials.
A rider can skip the finish line as long as he/she is completing another lap, but must cross the finish line if it's the last lap. Is the spirit about a rider having to cross the finish line as in documenting completing the race? It is a tough call to say Minear didn't uphold the spirit of completing that race.
The AMA rule book apparently is filled with these. Flag/light gate and now this. Sheesh.
Huxton throws a block pass on Ryder in the last corner.
Ryder stays on the gas and goes wide, off the track, but he crosses the finish .001 seconds before Huxton.
Is it fair for Ryder to win while off the track?
Then that is on them.
It is the rule book.
They are "professional" riders.
Taking the time to read and understand the rule book that your profession is run by is part of life.
The entire book is maybe 1/10 of what many careers have to deal with.
Compare it to a plumber, electrician, realtor, or truck driver.
I guess the ama needs to post the rules one section at a time on instagram. Maybe then the riders would read them.
Plenty of things are in the rulebook and the AMA doesn't enforce it.
Remember the lights issues this year, they even changed the rule after that. Riders jumping on the red cross flag and nothing happens, riders skipping entire sections at speed and nothing happens, riders missing 20 feet of track and being penalized.
It wouldn't be an issue if they were consistently enforcing their own rules, but they don't.
It will be difficult to determine who passes the finish line first if one go outside and can't get timing from system and another passes as you should at resonable same time. Think that is the only reason.
I seem to recall that in an earlier Supercross this season Mookie's transponder was broken and he dropped off the live timing. But in the end he was scored correctly. If the AMA has the ability to score correctly a rider who's transponder has broken, then they should have the ability to score correctly Minear when he goes off track just before the finish line and safely rides around it. Bull Shit AMA!
Mookie rode the entire course, Minear didn’t.
This isn’t about transponder data, it’s about a sport where the winner is the fastest person to ride the whole course from gate drop to checkered flag and Minear did not ride the entire course. It’s as simple as that
Rider that goes off track finishes behind the rider that stays on; easy.
Rookie mistake. He should have checked up and made sure he crossed the finish line. Bitch all you want but the AMA made the correct call.
That you have downvotes it wild. What the people want here clearly is the person that holds the throttle wide open to win, even if they don’t actually ride the whole course
I actually had this exact thought and thought boy I hope Kenny can make that move work 😂
But then why could he have legally gotten away with it on any other lap than the last lap?
EXACTLY - ridiculous ruling and logic.
It's not easy how you describe it.
How far between the riders to automatically move the guy missing the finish line to finish behind the other guy? 1 sec, 10 sec, 52 sec?
What if there are 3 guys coming into final corner and going outside places one in front of both the others?
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He shouldn’t.
The AMA rulebook already contains a rule on course cutting. And in that rule it explicitly states that a rider forced off the track may enter at the next safest opportunity. This was exactly the situation that happened to Minear. If Minear did not ride the course, he would have been docked for cutting the course, which did not happen. Minear rode the course.
Except they have already shown they are willing to disregard the rule book and make up their own rules when they feel like it, like for the red light and red cross situation earlier this year. Which was also a terrible call
They need to widen the sensor line wire because he did cross the extended finish line just not up the face of the jump where the sensor wire is. The finish line isn’t even the tip of the jump anymore.
There sure are lots of fucked up rulings in SX this year.
He didn't cross the finish line.
I don't believe there was room to turn around and get back on the track. If this rule is left in place, tracks need to be designed so that riders can follow the rules.
Minear did the right, logical thing. The AMA made the wrong call on this one. Minear had nowhere to go.
I completely agree. The only thing consistent with AMA is their inconsistency. What they need to do is just stick with the rulebook. And if a rule in theory is good, but in practice is screwed up after it’s proved itself to be screwy they should change that rule immediately. They have the ability to make rule change changes midseason is necessary.
expand your viewing width he did
They honestly need to put on the last line in the rulebook *for anything else not covered within the rules it comes down to race director discretion, which upon making a ruling is final. In this situation it would fall on pelletier to describe that minear was booted off the track and reentered at the next safest location and therefore finishes in his current position. If in the future theres a different situation then that one is judged individually.
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