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Can you guys fill me in a little here? This just dawned on me , so I don't understand something......But if Ken is only 16 , how is he getting past the 18yr old rule to race pro here in the states?
Is it because the FIM is running things in SX and not the Nationals , where the rules still apply. That's just a guess....as I have no idea.
BTW.....i'm totally pumped that kid is here! i really , really dig his style and he is fast as hell!
Is it because the FIM is running things in SX and not the Nationals , where the rules still apply. That's just a guess....as I have no idea.
BTW.....i'm totally pumped that kid is here! i really , really dig his style and he is fast as hell!
The Shop
HE 16-YEAR-OLD RULE IS BACK IN EFFECT: WELCOME TO THE U.S.A. KEN ROCZEN; IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO FOR YOU?
As with all AMA rules, the original 18-year-old rule was written in invisible ink; They almost got there...almost
To: All AMA licensed Supercross Riders
From: AMA Racing
Date: 09/16/2010
Regarding: 2011 AMA Supercross license requirements and AMA Supercross Lites class eligibility:
The following is the AMA Supercross license requirements and AMA Supercross Lites class eligibility effective for the 2011 Supercross season.
AMA Supercross Class Eligibility Guidelines
To be eligible to enter the Supercross class at an AMA Supercross an FIM World Championship event in 2011 a rider must hold an AMA Supercross class license and an FIM license.
All license applicants must be at least 16 years of age at the time of application.
In addition to the age requirements, riders must meet one of the following criteria to be eligible for an AMA Supercross class license.
a. Qualified into the evening program in the AMA Supercross class at least one time during the 2007 thru 2010 AMA Supercross season.
b. Qualified into the evening program in the AMA Supercross Lites class at least one time during the 2008 thru 2010 AMA Supercross season.
c. Earned at least one point in the 2009 or 2010 AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the 250 or 450 classes.
d. Earn 50 AMA Arenacross class points in the 2009-10 or the 2010-11 AMA Arenacross Series.
e. Riders who earned a 2010 AMA Supercross license may apply for their 2011 license based on the criteria for which it was earned in 2010.
f. Hold a current FIM Motocross World Championship license.
Source: motocrossactionmag.com
Did they campaign in favor of the 16 years of age rule?
Or were they against it?
I wonder how the manufactures felt also and if they leaned toward 16 years of age or 18?
But obviously "morning stiffy" knows better, so maybe he can enlighten us all?
Pit Row
I don't believe that for a second. It's about marketing, sales, and Oems plain and simple.
could you imagine a 5 year old motorcycle or a "hybrid" bike built from current frame techknowledgy and older smoker motor getting a holeshot on national TV? Of god forbid on the cover of a moto mag??????/
As long as they foot the bill, and they will for a long time, you will never see any kind of smoker get a chance in hell to get that kind of publicity. Simply won't happen.
Of course wonder just great those new bikes have been selling lately or better yet wonder how well a couple year old use bike sells. Can polish a turd, still a turd.
Control of the national class structure is clearly in the hands of the sponsors. As much as I hate it, i understand it.
If I'm correct then there isn't any big difference in an AMA National license and in a AMA Supercross License. In fact I think it is one license but DC can explain it all or maybe GuyB too!
Maybe Adam C. one year in the Grand Prix's that would be cool ... from 15yr to 16yr ...
Anyway, Roczen has nothing to do with the reversion of the rule, he is simply a positive side-effect for you on that side of the pond. Roczen and his personal manager were still sweating it out mid October waiting to hear if it had gone through.
Davy C told me earlier in the year that the initial reason for the 18 year old cut off was liability, particularly with kids whose parents have separated. The legal implications in all sports stateside is immense. It had little or nothing to do with schooling.
But, as has already been pointed out, your best amateurs were already considering 1-2-3 years MX2 GPs if the age limit stayed at 18. Can you imagine if the only time folks in the US got to see AC all year was the Glen Helen GP ?
And for sure the FIM had little / nothing to do with it either. In fact, if the AMA hadn't gone back to 16, you could have had the stupid situation of 16 year olds being legally eligible for the 450 class at SX (that is FIM-sanctioned) but not for the Lites (AMA-sanctioned).
PS: that 9-16 AMA release must have been pre-dated, because not even the teams knew anything about it at Thunder Valley a week and a half later, and it was specifically addressed to the teams.
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