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4/22/2019 11:42am
4/22/2019 11:42am
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For 125 nationals this year the rules say you must have a minimum classification of B, what does that take?
It should be in your AMA district rule book.
The Shop
I went to budds creek last year and they had a full gate of 125 and it was obvious many of those were not b class speed.
Me in the b class at a real amateur national no way, me on the gate of a 125 national with 30 other people the same speed and 10 pros for 4 laps. not too bad.
Maybe since 125 is at every round this year they will get an increase in talent on the gate.
I was just scrolling through used 125s and got to thinking that's all.
Once you abandon the c class it’s supposedly forever. I’ve never raced c class. Went straight to b from supermini. Nobody ever questioned how Many times I raced c. I just signed up for B. But hell I probably couldn’t even make it to LL in “c” now-a-days.
I took a few guys with me to the races, guys I'd meet at the quarry or sand pits when just out there riding.
Most wanted to go, and rode ok, but were scared or thought they weren't good enough.
I'd tell them how it was structured, that c was a beginner class and they would do just fine.
Then when I got them there it seemed there was always 5 or 6 fucking wahoos, that should have been b or even a guys that somehow rode c.
Throwing whips, rubbing plastic, blasting whoops
and basically demoralizing the true beginners.
Yeah, they were cool, telling everyone during the week how they won last weekend. Only they usually didn't mention they won the fucking beginner squid class. True assholes.
I don't know how many I got there, only to tell me it wasn't for them, the guys there were just too fast.
Sandbaggers suck dick. They hurt the sport.
Not only do i love my 125, I was also a Big Hero Dirt Track Racer...even awarded CMC #5 plate for Nor Cal a couple seasons ago... 1978
I've never got one before, but little doubt I'd be shamed with Black before I'd ever get to see the white one.
Any who can line up with guys like Brown and RV shouldn't be residing in the B class anywhere else. Move up to A where you belong, asswipes.
Pit Row
This year with qualifiers, the fastest guys get in. No more 58-year-old guys looking for past glory and getting in. No more 150's racing to the podium. It should be better.
Last race at Ironman, about 15 guys ran. It was muddy and was based on who rode the previous rounds only. That was the theory. Again political, so they didn't have many riders who ran any of the previous Dream races, so they signed up who came. Few came because it was by invitation only and none of those guys showed.
rider must be 14 or older to ride motorcycles above
250cc. See ATV section 3.4 for ATV age limitations. The
age of the rider is determined as of the date of the event,
except in youth competition.
Riders between the ages of 12 and 14 riding the B class
shall not be forced into the A class, regardless of how
many B races or advancement points he/she has. Riders
in this age group may advance based on their own
ability/competence.
My kid was 16 & a bit to heavy (180) for a CR125 and a decently fast B rider but not too serious. At Washougal he started in about 36th and made it around 20th in 5 laps. Really was wishing for a longer race. No where near the top guys speed though. Pretty much everyone outside of the top 10 was B or local pro. I am fully behind moving up but the move to Pro from INT can take the fun out of riding so I have discouraged it. In amateurs both my boys rarely rode C class at all after 65/85's. They always moved right to B when moving up in bikes.........
A lot of people who do these 125 races usually borrow a bike from someone. Which is why I said more people have a 250 laying around than a 125.
I don't know how they do it overseas.
I mean, can anyone with money just buy or hand a GP Team a handful of money and line up? Is there not some system one needs to run thru to qualify to run with the best?
It seems here in the states you can get to the promised land 2 ways. One, be a kid backed by his family and run local mini classes, qualify to run LL regionals, do good there and somehow you get in the pro ranks at 16 or whatever the age is.
The second is to start riding at say 16, in C class.
Work up into B, thru that to the A class, at which point u qualify for a pro license. Which allows you to enter National events. At which point ou get a shot at the factory guys.
Am I wrong? How did guys like Dungey get the right to run with the big dogs so young?
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