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2006 AMA SX/MX Rule changes (No 2WD, Twins, or noise!)
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[QUOTE="Tiger, post: 966636, member: 19572"] [b]Response to AMA Rules for 2006 SX/MX season...[/b] [B]Proposal 1: Noise! [/B] This makes sense. 4-strokers are damn loud without the stock exhaust systems. Twin exhausts (ala Ryan Hughe's Outdoor Hondas CRF250R) here we come! Good thing dual pipes will be less expensive. [B]Proposal 2: 2WD is forbidden![/B] [URL=http://ymedc.introweb.nl/en/archive/enduro/wr450_2trac.shtml]How Yamaha 2-trac works...[/URL] After watching Yamaha's David Fretigne at the P-D aboard a hydraulic 2WD YZ/WR450F, the bikes are impressive. They are also in production...which is why the AMA likely came down with this ruling. Their excuse is[B] An unfair advantage though? [/B] [I]Uh, obviously the 250F's in the 125 class were an unfair advantage...not that anyone came up with a rule to level their advantage![/I] :think: [B]Proposal 3: Banish upcoming twins![/B] [I]Aprilia's new Supermoto Championship winning SVX 450/550 must of caused bureaucratic weak legs at the big 5? [/I] These bikes are also in production! Ban them before one even showed up! :| Now, I would be okay with this if the AMA would be consistent. [I]Excuse: Increased maintenance costs? If that's a valid excuse...bring back a simple support 2-stroke 125 class then! Ban the costly & complicated 4 strokes from this one class![/I] :coocoo: Your 16-18 year old privateer family's bank account would love you for it! Also, [I]AMA roadracing is conducted with multiple cylinder variations in a single class.[/I] No mass hysteria. :nod: Why the exclusive "banning" in MX/SX, but inclusive in RR? This smells. [I]The new rule regulations reek of manufacturers fearful of another maker gaining an advantage. [/I] [B]So, gaining an advantage through hard earned R&D and innovation is now forbidden in racing! [/B] This is America people. Let the free market decide what bikes compete the best in any single class. Limit only displacement and production rules. [B]Quit penalizing manufacturers for their innovations before they even show up to race.[/B] PS It would be great to see a privateer on a 2WD Yamaha be competitive in a mud race. Or a privateer on an Aprilia at a Supercross/Arenacross/Motocross/Hare Scramble/Enduro/Supermoto. [I]It would likely also increase public interest and that would sell more tickets![/I] What's wrong with that? Oh, the competition's parent company MIGHT not sell as many of model TPX250's as forecast? :ahhh: [/QUOTE]
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