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[QUOTE="AJ Waggoner, post: 149586, member: 16665"] Whoa people!!!!! :) It is a slightly grey area in the AMA rule book! however that is because it doesnt directly address the womens class. It may need to - and then it may not! it CERTAINLY addreses the youth verse "amateur" or "adult" clases...in verious sections or in various ways. 1. Before you roast me- i really feel badly for the girl that posted.. that situation isnt fair at all that her comptitor waits all year to protest her! bad sportmanship:( Plus I realize many 10 or 11 year olds are fully capable of taking on any competition or racing situation in the womens classses.. Nikki- D17 would fall back to the AMA rule book if anyone had ever protrested her those years and yes it was brought up many times! but no noone ever officially went thru the paperwork to protest her. and i'm glad as it wasnt needed. Dave- D16 would also have to not allow that situation under a true protest and i'll explain- If you are the undersigned insurance carrier for the event...would it make you sleep better at night because "women look out for the little guys"? I agree that they do.. ( and yes sharla they are smarter..men should LEARN from them) but that doesnt mean that they always will ! or that in a competitive race situation they should have too? Liabilty is unrreal if you see what mean? Example- of a D17 pres in court situation "but your honor- women always look out for the lil ones!! we dunno how this happened" -" and yes we know that all the regular classes are age restricted in every way for safety, but you see sir, the womens class isnt as big so we just combined them? " The real issue- you have a "womens mx class' you have it "open" ( alledgy)and it is amateur( open to adults) or youth you could have 4 year old on a PW 50 competing wheel to wheel against a seasonewd 26 year old on a KX250. scary .. double and triples possibly on the track..whatever. Sorry this is why there are youth and adult amateur classes and why riders wanting to ride lets say "250C" or "125B" must be 12 years old. The distinction between youth and amateur is 12. you could not let a 11 year old ride in 125B you could not let a 26 yeard old ride in a youth class. Since womens is considred a amateur class open to "adults" you can not "by the book " allow a 11 year old to comptete in it. You wouldnt even THINK about letting a 26 year old man ride competitively in a 7 to 11 youth class on a 250? so the reverse is true from an insurance liabilty standpoint! male or female.This isnt a gender issue. Keep the big picture in mind before writing any hate mail to the promotors or organizers.. Overall yes the womens class is usually a small turnout ( unfortunantly ) and a lot of promotors let riders of all ages compete..which is ok by me.. Most use common sense and the local ref knows if the young rider in question endangers themselves or other riders while competeing and can make a judgement call for participation that day if he feels he accepts that responcibilty... but if another rider protests- it just comes down to the rule book or common sense .it is not an "open age " class.. 4 year olds agaisnt 40 year olds just should not happen . and noone would think of combining a 8 year old boy on a KX65 with a male "open age" adult class. if the womens class was popular this thread wouldnt happen..or even be thought of.. Again ..under the regular circumstances that motogrly competes in I'm sure its fine that she rides the womens class..its just that if someone decides to protest....>shrugs< Sincerely, AJ Waggoner AMA D17 president (sorry this was soo long ..its just come up many many times, how to safely divide and age group a class that doesnt have enough participation to divide it) [/QUOTE]
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