The way I see it is that these clowns are showing the organization, the racer and race day staff that they have absolutly 0 respect for them, their rules and their safety. :down: If I were running the show I would have sent them home for the weekend to let them think about their stupidity.... but hey this is all just "Hypothetical" and didn't actually happen at a race last weekend somewhere in the USA.
Come Dean, we know who you're talking about. To put it in perspective. It's a top Novice thats always on the Podium and passing the back of the expert pack. Just trying to get some practice in. He could easily bump to expert. Not that it's right but it's practice. There are many experts in expert practice that are way to slow to be expert anyway.
The Friday before the CMRA race weekend that is ran by LSTD has 3 groups. Expert, Novice, and street group. In expert group there are always many novices and street guys in there slowing everybody up.
What's funny is I've had Novices ask to run the Expert practice and allowed it. No need to try and scam the system...
This is how I see it... The integrity of the rider shows to be flawed. If a fellow rider stoops to this kind low, whats not to assume he will ride dirty during the race. I would say race suspension 1st time around, then removal or ban for the year 2nd offense.
He was bumped last year but he hasnt raced much still being in highschool. Also everytime he did really well he also crashed. And his father felt he didnt have enough experience to be bumped to expert. So the CMRA reviewed it and agreed he could stay novice to get more experience.
Now that I actually know who it was.... I am surprised and disapointed. I am sure if the race director was approached and asked if they could ride in the expert group he would have allowed it.
Hey while we are talking pracitce and bumps and such, I wondered (more out of curiosity than anything) can a rider who is signed up to race in a higher displacement class as well as his own (example, me on a 600, but also racing 750s) practice in BOTH 600s and 750 practices if they were so inclined to do so?
We're reading different books then. I've seen a lot of riders who could go fast and put down good times - right up until they were down.