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racingfortheson
9/10/2017 7:14pm
9/10/2017 7:14pm
I know there is rules in place for AMA class rider, but how do your local series handle C-baggers (aka C class sandbagger). We have guys who have spent a life time in the c class. Then buddy told me tonight is they made him move up to B class and he couldn't make top ten, he would quit? I told him to man up and quit being a cry baby. Anywho, shoot some ideas out there.
the c class around here is fast but sketchy
Why don't we have 30 year old men play in little league baseball? Just tell the kids to man up, eh?
The Shop
I mean does anyone really care about C class trophies? If youre at all a legit rider, C class is just a quick stepping stone to race B.
Let the people keep racing C class, who cares
In BMX as a kid, the rule was "Podium 3 times, move up a class".
I'm not saying that should be the rule, but there should be rules in place that move riders up, instead of leaving it up to the rider.
It would be great to have full, competitive Beginner, Novice, Intermediate and Expert gates.
And yes, Damn it! I like racing for those plastic trophies!
Anyway my boy has been wanting to ride B so he would be with faster competition, but we still race C in ama so NO B races. 2nd race of the new series and he got out 3rd yesterday and held it half the race until a tip over in a corner. We can already see a slight improvement!
I hate the trophy hunters. C class professionals I call them.... If they want a $3 trophy that bad, have at it lol!
Having a “novice” class National Champion is like having a 2nd day ever bowling champion? Oh yeah, shame him every chance you get, “Dude, didn’t you used to be expert", when asshats drop down for big events, or “ Dude, you need to move up a class”.
Your buddys logic is "justin barcia is only a 10th place guy in pro motocross so he should move down to amateur and race for the loretta title". Its ass backwards thinking. He needs to get better if he wants to win or quit like the pussy he is.
Pit Row
btw I also ride a 2009 kx450 so u have great taste except for the gsxr. Get a ninja haha
I think that's what racers don't realize, when moved up your not gonna win the B Class, the first race.
Somebody that does not want to move up is trying to impress a girl or loves $6 plastic trophys.
In reality, the racing for plastic trophies, why not just have fun doing it. Some guys want to go faster some guys are happy just battling, let them have their fum.
Crosscreek in Tx used to run a level system. You would take your lap times in practice and they would classify you in certain levels 1-7. If during the race you were winning and you ran a lap to fast for your level, you would get a pit board that said "bump" and would have to pull off and go to the next level moto. It wasn't perfect by any means, but it eliminated a lot of sandbagging. I liked it.
There are the C riders that are just in C-class to chase a championship at Lorettas and other national caliber races. These guys can win a local B-class race by 15 seconds on any given day.
Its the 2nd group of guys that people complain about. The rules are set up for these guy to stay in C-class as well.
We have a kid in D14 that is stupid fast and goes to Lorettas every year in C-Class. He will show up to local races and start the 1st moto, DNF, and then DNS the 2nd moto and go home just to lower his rider score so he doesn't point out of C-class to make another run at Lorettas the next year.
The guy that is factory looking, rolls in with a crew and dominates the. C class, that's the guy who should get bumped.
I used to race a lot more in my mini days, eventually I realized I was accidentally racing the pro class.
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