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i would like to know how many people think its right, that just because you have money you should be able to go to every area qualifier you want to drive to, until you get in., i know the way the econemy is, the biggest majority of pure talent racers that dont have alot of money arnt making it to the nationals, but the ones that have rich parents, so they can ride all the time and travel everywhere are making it . know im not saying the ones that do make it dont have talent, i'm not saying that at all. because your always going to have certain kids that are going to make it no matter what, or where they race.
but i myself and alot of other parents think if you dont qualify in your area, you just dont go, because every region has enough area qualifiers to try and make in to your own region. HINTS if your not from the southeast region, you dont get to race the southeast region, if your not from the north central region, you dont get to race the north central region. get more of a veriety of riders from all over the country at the nationals instead of 75% of the riders bieng from the southern states, EXAMPLE I have a friend that did not make it in the 250 b mod class a few years back at his regional, he got 8th, and they took 6 riders from the regional, 4 of the riders that finished ahead of him where from the southern states they where not from the same region. they sent in an allternet form and money and he got in, he went to LL's raced and finished top 20 all three motos, he was not a top runner, but did good for his first time going there.
I can somewhat understand having allternate forms, because your always going to have some kids get hurt before the nationals, and then some non qualifiers get in, but my friends finishes at LL's proves, that everyone that makes it there, arn't always the best or the fastest riders
but i myself and alot of other parents think if you dont qualify in your area, you just dont go, because every region has enough area qualifiers to try and make in to your own region. HINTS if your not from the southeast region, you dont get to race the southeast region, if your not from the north central region, you dont get to race the north central region. get more of a veriety of riders from all over the country at the nationals instead of 75% of the riders bieng from the southern states, EXAMPLE I have a friend that did not make it in the 250 b mod class a few years back at his regional, he got 8th, and they took 6 riders from the regional, 4 of the riders that finished ahead of him where from the southern states they where not from the same region. they sent in an allternet form and money and he got in, he went to LL's raced and finished top 20 all three motos, he was not a top runner, but did good for his first time going there.
I can somewhat understand having allternate forms, because your always going to have some kids get hurt before the nationals, and then some non qualifiers get in, but my friends finishes at LL's proves, that everyone that makes it there, arn't always the best or the fastest riders
Because based on the logic of some areas can only ride a few months of the year than you are going to get a slower group of residents from that area, and you will then have a whole heap of really fast kids from California and Florida who ride year round that are not able to go because they finished 9th in there area, even though they would lap the 5th placed kid from the north.
Am i getting this right??
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but just because someone goes to many different qualifiers or regionals doesnt mean all those spots are taken. what i mean is. say joey hotshoe races 2 regionals, and qualifies in both regionals for the same classes, that then opens up a slot for a 9th place guy to get in. i know of someone that qualified in 11th at a regional and still got in.
Loretta's is in America.
The championship decides the best riders in America.
That's why it's called a National championship.
If it was a regional championship, then having people from the south entering into the northern regional championship would be wrong..... but it isn't. All the qualifiers do is give people the chance to get to the main show and if you're good enough, you get in.
The most surprising thing about this is that there are actually people out there that seem to think that if a rider disappears from a race (the one that had already qualified) that there will just be an empty physical spot where that rider would have been.
Maybe in an "allternate" universe, but in this one, there will be some crazy nut that fills the void and does a 4th gear block pass on your guy.
Pit Row
The way they run it now finds the fastest kids in the country because it gives multiple opportunities for those fast kids to qualify. The more qualifying you have, the more chance you have of weeding out the fluke results or engine malfunctions, or injuries... by limiting qualification (your suggestion) you allow those flukes to appear
i have no dog in this fight, but your argument is flawed if you truly do want to see the fastest kids from the whole country race each other
If you ride an area, and a regional, while finishing relatively close to a qualifying spot, it's very likely you are going to qulaify and attend the finals.
As mentioned in the initial post, that friend of the poster finished 8th, they took 6, and he made it in as an alternate.
If you've been through the process, and raced at LL's you'll most likely see the process works. If you have questions, MX Sports is very available to answer them if asked in a reasonable manner. If you have the money, and want to travel around to multiple area and regional events, more power to you. It's been going on as long as the race has been in existance.
There are about .05% of the riders in America that can make something happen at Loretta's to positively impact their racing career. For the rest of us it's a great moto vacation. Take some time and enjoy it along the way.
DC
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