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Originally Posted by Stupidhawk007
Alright, don't get your panties in a bunch. Just to clear things up.
1. I put my time in at Loudon, as an amateur, junior and expert.
2. I was probably one of the most vocal campaigners for the cause of the novice up there. Even when I was an expert, as people here on NESR will attest to, I challenged LRRS on many fronts where I saw unfair treatment of novices (amateurs back then). You are probably reaping the benefits of that to this day without even knowing it (hint: how long are your practice sessions?).
3. I (as an NESR rep) offered cash prize money for races at Loudon, on the stipulation that the prizes were only for amateur (novice) classes. LRRS said I could only offer prize money in expert classes. I declined.
4. While I will absolutely agree that the Novice/junior acheivment award is a great thing for you to have achieved, I still maintain that a novice championship is null for this reason: The fastest riders advance, eliminating themselves from the "championship".
Imagine if there was an "EXPERT MLB league". Halfway through the MLB season, as teams get better and better records and averages, they start to move up to the 'expert MLB' and out of the plain old MLB. Who would end up world series champs? Tampa? Would they deserve it? Absolutely not, because all the competition moved up to the expert leagues.
I admire your achievement, I really do, but it is what it is, nothing more. I just want you to see it for what it is - a stepping stone on the way to racing against the top riders in your club, and possibly being one one day.
....and too many of you are being negative about your chances in the expert ranks. Until you move up there, you don't know if you can do 15s 14s 13s or whatever. You'll never do it in the amateur ranks because you don't have the right motivation (opponents on the track). I bet many of you would be pleasantly surprised at how much your times can get better just by racing against the Greenwoods and Woods of this world, I know mine did.
good luck for the rest of the season..................
..........and pull the sand out of your vagina.
derek
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unfortunately i don't think i'm eligible for rookie of the year because i started in august last season. I've been told a number of different things, like you had to be NV/AM/EX in the same year, then i was told it was most points accumulated in your first full season, but i think you're only eligible for ROTY the season you take your rookie race. 
No one
get it and move on. 
I wish I could have seen your ULSB races. Glad to see the 19 year old HAWKS are still running strong and thanks for keeping it within the group. Don't even think about switching to something else. 
I'm looking towards the SV land. Or maybe a 600/750/1000. Something different....... 
