AM & EX Status Question

[harb990]

IMHO - the 500 points is to easy to achieve, especially with the double points weekends.  I raced a grand total of 10 races last year, never finished higher than 5th and ended with over 500 and had to petition for this year.  

Granted, mine was approved ;D , but Its too easy to get the 500.  Thats what I stressed in my pettion letter also.

[Decreasing_Dave]

Now I gotta wait and see what Dave uses to justify staying an amateur if these were the rules.   ;D

You saw/heard me hit those cones.  You know that that wasn't an Expert type move.  My lap times were inconsistant.  I went off of the track 3 other times too.  I'm OBVIOUSLY Amateur (sp-thanks Dawn) material.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  I'm sure I can add to it if need be. ;D

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

I was just hoping to have a shot at an AM Championship.  .

I ran a 560 cc FZR last year.  The SV's were better.  I won 6 of 9 regional championships.  How?  Persistance.  I finished 4th or fifth in every race foe the first third of the year.  Then I took Visionsports, and started finishing in the first 3 spots.
If you want a championship, show up to every race and finish.  Not everyone else will.  Also, take performance riding schools.  The gap between you and the competition will close.  Buy new tires regularly.  Sticky rubber will make you fast and keep you out of trouble.
Out-think, out-train, out-last.  Worked for me.  They were better at the start of the year, but I went home with a pile of championships.  Don't give up.  Decide now that you will be champion, and let nothing stop you.  Believe me, it's worth the effort when you look at the line of championship trophies on the bookcase...

[MightyDuc Racing]

Problem with that is, I've already missed a  round (Daytona).  It sucks that it pays points for our region in the spring, but not in the fall.  I finished 4th and 2nd in the 2 classes I am gunning for, but the guy ahead of me is running a full schedule, won one and got 2nd in the other class at Daytona, and unless he decides to quit or runs out of money, I don't see how makig up 5 points/race if I win and he's 2nd for 10 rounds can close that big of a gap.  Not giving up, just got a long way to go to catch up.  We'll see how it goes, but thanks for the words of encouragement.

[Baltobuell]

 Like Cris said, perservier. It's the rare occasion that anybody finishes every race, especially in their 1st season. There is a million things that can go wrong. Not to wish it on anybody, but fast guys fall down, break down, and have problems too. How bad do you want it, how much will you prepare, and how cool is your head, how will you continue to learn. It's just part of life. If you can envision it, you can make it happen. If it's your dream, persue it like you mean it.

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Baltobuell is right.  Your competition runs out of money for one weekend, falls off one time, or blows a motor and can't compete for that weekend, and you're leading again.  You sure as hell can't throw in the towel now!  The season has barely started.
Third weekend of our season, I crashed while leading and was unable to continue. Less than a lap had been run, so I got no points.  The next weekend I had an insurmountable electrical problem, and missed all my races.  I hung in there for the rest of the year, creeping slowly back up the standings.  One by one, my competitors had bad luck or ran out of money, vacation time, or whatever.  At the second-to-last race of the season, I mathmatically sewed up one championship.  At the final race, a double points affair, it was all up for grabs.  I did what I had to do, and won five more.
You could say that without my bad luck, I would have won the other three that I was trying for.  Of course, without the bad luck of my competitors, I wouldn't have won any of them.  Don't give up after two measly weekends!  Anything could happen!  A hurricane could blow your buddy's bike out into the Gulf of Mexico!  Like I said before.  Consistancy, school, tires.  I bet you'll take a championship!

[MightyDuc Racing]

You guys are right....thanks for pulling my head out of my arse.  I'm just gonna go kick a** the rest of the year and hope that I'm not the one that runs out of money. ;D

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

You guys are right....thanks for pulling my head out of my arse.  I'm just gonna go kick a** the rest of the year and hope that I'm not the one that runs out of money. ;D

If nothing else, your nose will thank you... ;D