Anyone have an issue with Novice racers getting bumped to Amatuer?

[butcher bergs]

go back and edit again. they said cut off for MW/HW is 23s to Amateur.

Yeah, I edited again and just struck out that paragraph. Not sure what I was thinking.

[CBR929RE]

Yeah, I edited again and just struck out that paragraph. Not sure what I was thinking.

third time's a charm. winter getting to ya?

[butcher bergs]

third time's a charm. winter getting to ya?

Just a bit.

[SVRACER01]

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Another small issue I see is this, if you've got 1 guy that runs at the front all the time in NV all alone with no competition may have difficulty reaching the threshold to AM.
It took me bumping to AM to go faster since the only carrot I had was to try and catch the leader of f40 that started a wave ahead if us.

[butcher bergs]

Another small issue I see is this, if you've got 1 guy that runs at the front all the time in NV all alone with no competition may have difficulty reaching the threshold to AM.
It took me bumping to AM to go faster since the only carrot I had was to try and catch the leader of f40 that started a wave ahead if us.

I'd like to recommend that you attend some trackdays then.

The outfit I instruct with, Boston Moto, can help increase your race pace while reducing your lap times and this is all done in a safe, easy going and controlled environment.

PM me for more details.

[xsiliconkid]

Agreed 100% but I'm pist because I bought a 749 in the off season to race in thunderbike and 40 lights and now I have to run it in middleweight novice. Wish there was another way to get from point a to b other than the mailay that is middleweight novice. No disrespect of course but I'm pushin 50 and my body doesn't bounce so great anymore. How about a middleweight novice twins class?

Don't sweat....Novice is more about rider capability than bike performance...
but ...I take your point on the Novice MiddleWeight class...

[The Snowman]

Another small issue I see is this, if you've got 1 guy that runs at the front all the time in NV all alone with no competition may have difficulty reaching the threshold to AM.
It took me bumping to AM to go faster since the only carrot I had was to try and catch the leader of f40 that started a wave ahead if us.

BINGO!

[Paul_E_D]

That's a YP

[Chippertheripper]

BINGO!

You think you're that guy? There are novices out there faster.

[Pittenger5]

Thank god I bumped when I could. Id still be a novice with my times.

[CEO]

BINGO!

You are not that guy... Erik (The Kid) was running 22's as a novice... HE was that guy.

[CEO]

track changes have lowered lap times.

Do you have evidence of this?

I think people were just improving last year.

I believe Jeff's 1:09 in practice was on an old configuration.

Current configuration record is a high 10 I think.

Eh?

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Something else I like about this new change is it's real easy to see exactly what you need to bump now. When I wanted to bump to AM, it was hard to tell when Don would say yes, and I didn't want to be "that guy" that asks and gets told no. Now anyone with a computer can spend 2-3 minutes and know EXACTLY what times they need to be running under consistently in order to bump.

[RyanNicholson]

The only downside I could see would be people riding over their head trying to hit the required time to bump up. I don't think it would be enough of a problem to argue the changes though.

[The Snowman]

You think you're that guy? There are novices out there faster.

Like your mom used to say, if you don't have anything nice to say, SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[The Snowman]

You are not that guy... Erik (The Kid) was running 22's as a novice... HE was that guy.

I wasn't saying I was THAT guy.

I was agreeing with Oxx about needing faster riders in front to get faster. Most of the races I did last year, I was at or near the front. (In small fields, but competition makes us try harder.)

My only question is, how do the REALLY fast guys stay out in front?

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Like your mom used to say, if you don't have anything nice to say, SHUT THE FUCK UP.

Don't hate chippy because you're not fast enough... just get faster!

[FireboltEric_MA]

[Paul_E_D]

My only question is, how do the REALLY fast guys stay out in front?

Reference points. Lots of em.

[The Snowman]

Don't hate chippy because you're not fast enough... just get faster!

If I can stop screwing up downshifts into 1, he'd never beat me.

[Chippertheripper]

It's NOT my fault you're not as fast as your bike.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

If I can stop screwing up downshifts into 1, he'd never beat me.

If I could just stop not being as good as Jeff, I could beat Dages...

When the flag drops, the bullshit stops my friend. I've lost races due to bad shifts. Didn't keep me from losing

[The Snowman]

It's NOT my fault you're not as fast as your bike.

Very true.

If I could just stop not being as good as Jeff, I could beat Dages...

When the flag drops, the bullshit stops my friend. I've lost races due to bad shifts. Didn't keep me from losing

touche...

[Palm Bomb]

i smell vaginas flaring up

["Dangerous" Dan K]

"If" is for philosophy. This is racing.

Now to try to be a little more helpful rather than just being an (honest) dick, why are you fucking up shifts? Fix it. Get instruction if you must. Change gearing. Start a thread outlining your problem and asking for help. I don't know what the fuck you gotta do, but "if" does not drop lap times. Fixing problems does.