A Question about classes......

thats easy

that person you described is your basic SANDBAGGER, CHERRY PICKER or any other name of that nature you can think of.

What racer truely believes that racing pro at one time, then going back after a layoff gets to trounce B class. So typical is this that is why we are working on a National advance system to hopefully stop this stuff. COurse i bet that wasn't an ama track?

wardy

You find sandbaggers most anywhere you go. It prolly won't do much good but I would bitch to the promoter.

Yeah, but since I didn't finish half of the laps of the leader and broke my visor, goggles, and rear fender, I don't think anyone will protest! :confused:

That pair had the Smith's roll-off installed on them, so it was probably easier for the lens to get popped out of them. In my last crash, I broke the visor, cracked the helmet across the top, and broke the full-face chin guard in 3 places. Along with that, the lense popped out of the goggles and cut me...something like 20 stitches in my left eyelid (among other things).

A little background on the "Pro Ride" I made...

I went to an indoor race in Florence, SC. When we were signing up they had a sign that they were paying the top 7 pro riders. I asked how many they had so far and the lady told me two, si I said, "Sign me up!" By the time the race actually started there were 6 of us, so I was still guaranteed money. There's no way that I could be competitive, but I'm good enough to stay out of the way.

I had a brand new Arai helmet with me. As we were walking the track one of my friends said, "Are you going to do it or do you want me to?" He wanted to cratch my helmet for me! I told him NO WAY! He said that I was going to go out and end up on my head if I didn't. Obviously, since I'm telling you this, I didn't listen.

On the 2nd lap (of an 8 lap race) I came up short on the first of a set of two doubles. It slowed me down enough that I couldn't make the second set, but not enough to single them. I ended up letting off and endoed badly into the face of the 4th jump. I broke the visor off my brand new helmet, popped the lense out of the goggles, broke the rear fender, and tore my new jersey with the chain as the bike came over on me.

I was knocked a little silly and they said I was wandering around waving to the crowd. Once I figured out where my bike was, I realized that I needed to finish if I wanted to collect my $70, so I managed to finish my 2nd lap and almost a 3rd before the leaders made 8.

In the jump contest that night, Robbie Horton won (his brother Richie was racing, too). He laid it out sideways, put both hands up to his templs, then pointed at the crowd in a two-handed salute. Everyone went nuts! Half of the kids in the crowd were saying , "Did you see that?!? He was pointing at ME!!!"

Locally ( NDMA and AMA District 23) we see alot of riders that were A riders in the past come back and ride the B class. Under no circumstances should a rider that was an A rider ever move back to the C class. This is mainly for riders who were advanced to the higher classes because oif there results.

It's totally differant in High Lord Gomer's case. He was never advanced to the the A class he just did it for the money. Sounds like you spent your $70.00 before you finished the moto;)

Coach