Formula 300 Updates & 500 Supersport Class

[Woodcraft]

Formula 300 Updates
In response to the new Yamaha R3, there have been a few modifications to the Formula 300 class. Note: there is a mistake in the rulebook, so the clarification is here.

• Ninja 300's are now treated like Supersport Bikes (pipes, etc.. allowed)
• Yamaha R3's are subject to Production Class rules
• The KTM 390 is currently only legal for the 500 Supersport class (see below). There is a possibility that it will be allowed in Formula 300 with stock pipes and the AMA restrictors from the cup bikes installed. As soon as someone has a bike to test we will evaluate it.

500 Supersport
LRRS is going to adopt the new Formula 500 class as per CCS rules. This class is designed around the Honda CBR500, Kawasaki EX500, Suzuki GS500, etc... This is also the perfect "bump up" class for those who ride in Formula 300, as these bikes will be much more competitive here than when they run against a motard bike. Now, riders on a 300 will have three classes they can run (two F300 classes and 500 Supersport).


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[motoarch]

I have standard (non cup) rc390 on deposit.

I'd be happy to work something out with you for testing.

[Woodcraft]

That bike is (for now) classified in 500 Supersport. We need to see if we can get ahold of the restrictors that they use in the AMA series. We want to take a stock bike and throw the restrictors in it, and then test it against a Ninja 300 and an R3. That should tell us a lot. Best case is that the restrictors would make it legal for Formula 300 and then you could yank them out (if that was easy to do) for the 500 supersport class. We'll see how it goes.