Big Changes for 2002 Motocross des Nations

[XRpredator]

This from RacerX:

Motocross des Nations:

New format as of 2002 - venue of the event to be announced:

- Each Federation can enter a team of 3 riders.
- Each rider can ride whatever motorcycle he wants (125cc, 250cc or 500cc).
- No more class restrictions as before.
- No more automatically qualified Nations
(Up to 2001: The first 3 Teams of the previous year and the organizing Nation).
- For the entire event, the 2 best results out of 3 will count (for Time Practice, Semi-Finals and Final).
- A-Final for the Nations, placed 1 to 12 after the Semi-Finals
3 riders per Nation = 36 riders.
- B-Final for the Nations, placed 13 to 24 after the Semi-Finals
3 riders per Nation = 36 riders.

* Friday

Technical and administrative verifications, Circuit Control, Meeting with the Organisers.

* Saturday

The Saturday program for the Motocross des Nations will depend upon the number of Nations present:
- 1 to 12 Nations: 1 Practice Group
(maximum 36 riders/all 3 riders of each Nation together in one Group).
- 13 or more Nations: 3 Practice Groups
(1 rider of each Nation in each Group).
- 2 x Free Practices of 20 minutes each for each Group.
- 1 x Time Practice of 30 minutes each for each Group.
Maximum 24 teams qualify for the Sunday program.
The 2 best time practice results of each Nation will count.
The 24 Nations will qualify for the Sunday program as follows:
- Semi-Final 1: Nations placed 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 in Time Practice.
- Semi-Final 2: Nations placed 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 in Time Practice.

* Sunday

- 1 x Warm-up for Semi-Final 1 (20 minutes).
- 1 x Warm-up for Semi-Final 2 (20 minutes).
- Semi-Final 1 (30 minutes + 2 laps).
- Semi-Final 2 (30 minutes + 2 laps).
In each Semi-Final:
- The 2 best results of each Nation will count.

Nations placed 7 to 12 qualify for the B-Final.
A-Final (30 minutes + 2 laps, max. 36 riders).
B-Final (30 minutes + 2 laps, max. 36 riders).
In the Finals, the 2 best results of each Nation will count.
A time table for this format will be established according to the demands of TV.

Weird, wild stuff!

 

[Battered Sav]

I think the 2 best of 3 MAY be good, not sure, lot of countries get dudded when one rider crashes out and that kind of ends their chances.
In that sense, it could make the overalls closer, maybe?
Think it may be hard to keep track of who's qualified for what etc.
Should be good racing, regardless.:)