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[QUOTE="bbbom, post: 95221, member: 16301"] THAT is my point exactly (except the physical aspect - I don't accept that excuse for this sport). Men outnumber women by a huge factor in this sport. If you look at how many men are competing and how many of them are superior to the rest of the racers it's a pretty small fraction. Now apply that to the small number of women that race - BINGO!! Take a look at that percentage based upon the total number of men or women just riding. As far as compensation for being fast and good, great idea but there are many many riders out there both male and female that are fast and good and still get very little help if any. My cousin won three AMA #1 plates in flattrack last year but that was not his first year out there and he didn't get much help in the previous years. That seems to come AFTER you prove yourself (or if you happen to attract the right attention). SO, I don't think a SAWCS is the answer. The support idea is great and I think that is what this forum is all about! I think that getting more roll models for women out there and more exposure is the answer. Having them skip parts of the course or not race competitively will keep us in the exhibition stage. If some of the sections are too difficult for some of the participants then maybe the participants should reconsider entering the race. I know, I have pulled my kids out of a race because the track conditions were ridiculously bad and no you don’t get your entry fee or pit fee back. Michelle, you have a very good point there. As demanding as this sport is it would be tough to race both the women's class and whatever other class or classes they were entered in (and expensive). Myself, if I were to race, I would not feel that I had truly made it to full blown competition until I could hold my own on the track with the boys. So the decision would be, am I good enough to enter the boys class or should I get more time on the track in the women’s class first. But then I don't have to worry about that. Maybe that is the roll the women's class should play, training ground for women to get their feet wet and move on up. I know I wouldn't want to start out trying to compete with the boys in the Open Class or anything over the Beginner 50 class for that matter. Oldguy, you describe many women's class races to a tee. But, I think that also describes any amateur division. You have the fast guys, the med guys and the guys that are just there to say they gave it a try. Nothing wrong with it but it will just mean that the women's class stays as an amateur status. Maybe they could (if we get enough women out there) start dividing the women's classes up - beginner, intermediate, pro? Maybe they do? [/QUOTE]
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