Turning ex

[AM_#726]

Has anyone here ever reached enough pts for EX but stayed AM. I have only raced 4 weekends...have way to many pts...and do not want to be EX next year. What process do I do to contest this??? Thanks in advance to everyone.

[Super Dave]

Look in the rule book.  You can petition to stay amateur.

[AM_#726]

I know that, thanks...but I wanted to know has anyone done this before...and what do they look at to say if you have experience or not?

[tigerblade]

Plenty of racers have stayed Amateur.  A lot should have gone Expert.  Though I'm still slow, I would have gone Expert this year and would not have petitioned.  My opinion is that I feel I ride better around faster riders.  Even if I can't keep up, they elevate my own level.

[Jeff]

They consider how many races you've done and how you've finished.

In 2001 when I was an AM, I did like 3 weekends but one was a double points.  I was nowhere near expert level competition so I requested to stay AM and they granted it without question.

[AM_#726]

My main reasons for wanting to stay AM 1) I have not been to alot of tracks and do  not want to learn a ton of tracks as an EX. 2) I would like to compete at a level where it is poss to do well and to complete a full season, and shoot for a championship win....not to much to ask for right ;D

[H-man]

Geez!  I thought this was a thread about changing the mind of one's ex-wife, ex-GF, ex-SO  :-[ :-X

[LMsports]

Looks like the sandbagger line starts behind you! Really though, moving up to expert is the best thing you can do to improve your riding and have fun, I have never heard anyone regretting the move. Think about it.

[Mark Bernard]

I petitioned once, I simply wasnt ready to go Ex. at the time. I SAID AT THE TIME! lol! Mark B.

[tstruyk]

as a first year amateur its frustrating to get SMOKED by guys that have 2-3 years expereince... makes me want to stay amateur as long as possible!!  ;D

BUT... it also makes me faster to chase around them faster guys, double edged sword.  However,  when "amateurs" are running times consistent with the top experts... I never get to see em to run with em :-/

[sqidd]

Stick with the yellow plate untill they drag you kicking and screaming into the white

[Fat_Nate]

Here's a question I have:  what is the speed/skill differential between classes within amateur and expert?  Are the GTO riders faster than the SuperTwins riders, with the Thunderbike jokers bringing up the rear?  Or is the distribution even?

I think that, while I do okay in Thunderbike, I'd proably get blown away in one of the faster classes . . .