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Alot of you guys really have no idea what really defines an amateur and a professional.
Your rider classification means absolutely nothing in an "Open Money" Or "Open Class with payback" race. Or a "Non Points paying Payback" race.
If you are a D rider, and get lucky and win 1 cent at that race, or cash that check, you have become a professional. You are forever open to a protest at any amateur event from there on out.
We had a kid locally turn down the money at an open class payback race and simply stated, "I cannot take the money for fear of losing my amateur status."
Smarter than most, or his parents were.
Edit:
This is my exact post from a few pages ago.
In fact, one time an "Open Class 125-500 with 150% payback" winner locally specifically said he could not take the money for fear of losing amateur status. And today with the net and everyone with a camera, probably a good thing because that could come back to bite you.
At 8 you go to LL and spend a week in the pool, in a canoe in the creek, you camp and more than likely bond with your family as you go to the line and deal with immense butterflies. You watch your heroes race, even if at that age they are 85cc riders with amazing looking bikes. Sheesh, I remember when PC built RC and I believe Brock Sellards purpose built LL bikes one year with chrome plastic. I saw those bike, I got smoked by those bikes. I left with a desire and a drive to one day ride those bikes. I won a tricycle race in the pavilion and we had to make room for my new Scott mountain bike. We hit the road for the three day drive home and all I thought about was going back. Matter of fact, we’ve gone after getting hurt and not even qualifying
It’s not just a race, it’s an experience. Not all parents are the “mini parents” and having that type of moment, pressure and fun in a week can greatly shape your life.
One year, I was 125cc B rider. I was running second all Moto, I NEVER did good being a hard pack, blue groove racer from so cal. Anyways, I cartwheeled in the sweeper after the infield with only a handful of laps to go. I was trapped under my bike a little and couldn’t get up. I was begging, screaming with bones from PC to help me. He wouldn’t. I hated him, I really thought he was purposely cheering me on to get up when he knew I couldn’t. I finally did. I probably finished mid pack. I was so upset. Bones came to my pit afterwards to explain to me that his heart broke, but HE COULDNT help me or I would have been DQ’d for outside assistance. I was an FMF rider, he hugged me and told me he was impressed. I was then sure glad he didn’t help me. Bones always said hello to me for years after that.
I fee for the little girl and her getting DQ’d. But through heartache, we sometimes find motivation.
Man I miss LL’s and that feeling of driving across country to lay it all in the line. OR... get a kiss at the creek from a week long crush, flip a conoe, watch Robert Pastrana double backflip out of a tree..
As far as “some” riders getting paid? So what. Life isn’t fair. You can look at that two ways, either work harder to be that kid or be defeated. One thing for certain in life is you can only control what you do, that was a lesson I learned at the ranch after pouting about what the other kids had.
Down the road someone shows a video of you winning money and says "Hey, that guy won purse money at
Joe Blow Fair Supercross. He can't race the B class as an amateur"
Guess what? You might be screwed!
Let's keep kicking the dead horse in the balls to see if it barks......
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The Shop
DC
Racer X
Sit down you rookie.
What about the Numerous Sanctions in your state alone for example?
Did you conveniently forget about ALL of those?
Lets see.
The old NMA, Are you even old enough to know about that one? You know, The WMGP and Ponca.
CMC
CRC
CMMC
GFI, remember that one?
As a teenager, I played volleyball at a pretty high level, eventually representing Australia on a schoolboy level. Some of the parents were absolutely insane. There was none of the comraderie that you'll find at a Motorsport event. I more than once saw parents cheer when a child got hurt. It finished me with team sports tbh.
I've already lost this battle. Twice if you count the appeal.
You tried to say the AMA, FIM, and MXSports are the ONLY ones who can determine who is a professional in the USA and I simply pointed out that you were wrong and that there are many sanctions who can, right in your state.
Im pretty sure if you won a CMC or CRC Open Money Payback event at Ascot Park or DeAnza or LACR or Perris or wherever, , the AMA and the FIM or MX Sports is NOT going to let you race Lorettas as a B class amateur. That would be jacked and basically what David Snow did.
Just because you don't hold an AMA pro license, doesn't mean the AMA or FIM are gonna say Oh yah, No problem Bro..
Just go ahead and race against true amateurs, then go back and race a few more money events! It's all good since you just hold an AMA license, just like 212,000 AMA members have!
If you ever protest or get protested please bring your Webster's with you to that meeting and start pointing things out from it. That would be pretty neat to see.
Someone posted that making it to Loretta's makes you a pro, so you can put PRO FLAT TRACK GUY on that list a few times over as well. LOL I also raced in the A class in gncc's, none of the above made me a pro in any way. Its my Texas hold em earnings from the family reunion that did me in.
Jokes aside, I know technically your right and I agree with you somewhat. But until someone is scoring points at the very top(sx, outdoor Nationals, xc1-xc2 in gncc) and making living at it they are no more than a pro-amateur.
Sincerely
PRO FLAT MOTO HOLD'EM WOODS TRACK GUY
Pit Row
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