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Racer X
But then again, remember who's swept the +25 and +40 classes the last couple of years, the 46-year-old Mike Brown!
DC
Racer X
Times change as does the Class structure....
Would be cool to have a 2 Stroke Class back.... 250cc & up.
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LOL...
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Not sure why people think it should be...
Im one for finding gray area and pushing it, but he said no way, if it wasn't coming from Suzuki we didnt put it on his stock bike.
I’m pretty sure that the little girl that fell down...and NO ONE on the track crew came over to GET THE BIKE -OFF- of her...
Well...
Her bike?
Prepped by her dad.
Bike was LEGAL.
As for those Cheater Dad’s?
Simple: Don’t Start None, Won’t Be None.
I want to thank some of you for flapping your gums about the “poor cheater dad’s”.
Why?
Because, your ridiculous disregard for common-sense just got a certain little girl a new sponsor.
YOU just got that little girl -3- sets of gear & a new helmet.
That’s awfully nice of you.
Pit Row
Maybe Lorretas should have 107% rule.
Plus, Once you take purse money, even if you are 6 years old, by definition, you are a professional for life.
It's a shame that you even allow people who skirt the rules by allowing children getting paid with houses, motorhomes, cars, trucks, etc.
It's why the olympics are total bullshit now also. But it is what it is when it comes to that. You're not getting paid to race, you're getting paid to endorse.
Professional
2.
engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime or competing as an unpaid amateur.
"a professional boxer"
synonyms: paid, salaried, non amateur, full-time
"a professional tennis player"
Imagine that.
He's learning how to man up and challenge himself. He's learned how to take care of his equipment and the value of money (he's 6 but this summer started doing the yard to buy himself a new set of gear). And he's learning to race fairly to the best of his ability. We're not doing it perfect, but I sure as heck know we're getting a lot more out of this sport than other families are.
Big picture guys. Don't forget it.
I don't agree with this at all. I have raced age classes that have had payouts and it certainly does not make me a professional. Contingency money I have earned does not make me a professional either. Loretta's is for the better riders in the country in that age group, skill group, or whatever. A professional racer to me is one that makes racing his job, not someone that got $50 for winning a local vet race in Alabama or Tennessee.
Until you reach the 250 and up classes (until last year where 125c was added)
You are in the "pro" or A class as a loretta's amatuer.
The 50-125 schoolboy classes are full blown open. Those kids are the future pro kids (a limited number who make it out of the meat grinder)
Nothing changes once you get to the vet classes - these are the best of the best at that age. Although frankly - very FEW former pros race - because they ALREADY chased their dreams for the most part.
It's not like the vet classes are full of the national 250 class of 1996... most those guys are long done with riding.
If you got protested for taking prize money, you would probably lose. I've been on the losing end at a race when I got protested. (Not motocross)
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All this does is show that brands are willing to give you a little bit of incentive to use their brand over competitors. With how expensive this sport is, I'll take any help a company is willing to give - and that's coming from someone with a senior engineering salary.
To me, it still is an amateur national, because I believe riders who no longer have a professional license are no longer professional riders. They are welcome to participate in this program, and we enjoy seeing them out there. And yes, when Ricky Carmichael and Robbie Reynard show up in a vet class, it's like Floyd Mayweather fighting in a bar... But remember that the guy who got second to RC in '12 was named Andrew Matusek, who never scored a point as an AMA Pro rider. The guy who got third? Robbie Reynard. Turns out that sometimes the Mayweathers of the world get caught off guard in these amateur bar fights...
DC
Racer X
It was an impressive ride to say the least.
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