HELP Understanding GNF

Probably going to answer stuff that has been answered so sorry in advance for repeating things.

First off, the GNF has nothing to do with Sportsman Series regional points.

For the Sportsman Series races at the GNF look at it like the Olympics, you race locally during the regular season to be able to run the event as well as get a good grid spot. Then at the GNF the riders from all the WERA regions compete for the National Championship so it is winner take all for the Sportsman National Championship. The regional championships are based on regional points.

The National Challenge Series should run out West but yeah, it's about travel expenses and with a lot more eastern riders wanting to do it it's tough to schedule rounds out west. The GNF is just the final round for the National Challenge Series which is a normal points championship. You can come to the GNF and run those races just to get more track time and be a part of some great racing.

Also at the GNF we host the AMA Road Race Grand Championships, it is a one off event for amateur racers from all of the clubs around the country who want to compete. You do not need to have a WERA license (but do need an AMA membership), the Nicky Hayden Horizon Award is also given out at the GNF as part of the RRGC although it's not just finishes in the AMA races that are looked at but the totality of what a rider is doing at the event and with their racing career.

Then there is the final round of the WERA/N2 Endurance Series which is points based as well.

It's a very busy event hosting 4 different series all of which have different requirements and award championships differently. To understand the schedule better the Sportsman classes are letters (A/B/C/D/E/F) and if the name is exactly the same as other series they race will be labeled Sportsman, the Nationals are numbers or labeled National, and then all of the AMA classes are labeled AMA. The Endurance would be the long race

 

A Superbike is open displacement based on production machinery with pretty unlimited modifications. Formula 1 is open displacement with no other rules. If you get a MotoGP bike bring it on out, want to create your own frame and stuff a big ass engine in it then go for it just make it safe. The basic way I describe the F1 rules is 2 wheels, one motor, fuel must burn with a visible flame.

 

Between here and Facebook I've typed that out a good 5 times this year

I really need to just keep it in a file so I can cut and paste.

 

If one is fast enough then yes, I'd slot one into F1.

 

The H2R being in Superbike would depend on production numbers each year. Not sure they made 1000 of them in any year so it would be limited to Formula 1.

If you check out the rulebook it first breaks things down into Superstock/Superbike which are both production based and must retain original frame/engine combinations as well as have 1000 of them worldwide. For Superstock they also need to have full DOT approval, for Superbike they do not so gray market bikes are allowed. Then there are the Formula classes which are wide open other than displacements categories. From there it goes to specific classes some of which will have other bikes performance indexed in that wouldn't normally fit the class structure.