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Mongo/Evelyn---Join AMA to race WERA???

Discussion in 'General' started by Robby-Bobby, Apr 25, 2015.

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  1. Robby-Bobby

    Robby-Bobby Steeltoe’s Daddy

    Is there anything we can do as racers to change this?

    I was kinda blindsided in the riders meeting as were several others.

    Personally, I'll damn near stay with a WERA till the end, but I absolutely REFUSE to support AMA.

    I have dealt with them as an amateur racer, pro racer, promoter and spectator and after many misdealings, shady practices, and just simply complicating processes, and don't get me started on the AHRMA debacle. I know bobe of that has anything to do with WERA, but we as racers already pay lots of money to become racers and adding another fee/cost seems unnecessary.

    I for one am not happy.
     
    Robby-Bobby, Apr 25, 2015
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  2. Gorilla George

    Gorilla George WIN

    :confused:
     
    Gorilla George, Apr 25, 2015
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  3. 418

    418 Expert #59

    If you wanna race MA you're gonna have to be a AMA member too so I'm pretty sure it's a bit of a losing battle.

    NWO.
     
    418, Apr 25, 2015
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  4. simonburic

    simonburic Runs Wide


    More explanation please.
     
    simonburic, Apr 25, 2015
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  5. RFairbairn

    RFairbairn Well-Known Member

    Sub
     
    RFairbairn, Apr 25, 2015
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  6. Robby-Bobby

    Robby-Bobby Steeltoe’s Daddy

    Emily gave us cliff notes at riders meeting.

    To race WERA nationals, must be AMA member.
     
    Robby-Bobby, Apr 25, 2015
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  7. regularguy

    regularguy Always Krispy

    Must be something new. Wasn't that way at Roebling in March
     
    regularguy, Apr 25, 2015
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  8. thiagoleal23

    thiagoleal23 Well-Known Member

    I hope this is a joke....
     
    thiagoleal23, Apr 25, 2015
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  9. TLR67

    TLR67 Well-Known Member

    You talking Road Atlanta or Tally? If Road Atlanta it shouldn't be a surprise... Hell I had to join just to get in Hot Pit..
     
    TLR67, Apr 25, 2015
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  10. joec

    joec brace yourself

    You dont have to be to run ama dirt track? Ahrma does it for some insurance crap i think.
     
    joec, Apr 25, 2015
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  11. fastfreddie

    fastfreddie Midnight Oil Garage

    I saw news of this years ago but never saw it in the rulebook. It's still not in there.
     
    fastfreddie, Apr 25, 2015
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  12. Robby-Bobby

    Robby-Bobby Steeltoe’s Daddy

    Pro dirt track is DMG.

    AHRMA hasn't been with AMA for years.
     
    Robby-Bobby, Apr 25, 2015
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  13. sdiver

    sdiver Well-Known Member

    ASRA same thing
     
    sdiver, Apr 25, 2015
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  14. nantahala

    nantahala Well-Known Member

    Less expensive insurance more than likely.

    Alternative is race fees go up (more).

    $40 or $50 for competitor membership, or something like that, and includes towing your trailer also with roadside assistance.
     
    nantahala, Apr 25, 2015
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  15. Robin172

    Robin172 Well-Known Member

    I believe AHRMA's insurance price went down when they split with the AMA.
     
    Robin172, Apr 25, 2015
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  16. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    And for that DMG is AMA.

    Yes, we are going with AMA sanction for our National Challenge Series. We feel the benefits to the sport as a whole and to our racers with what you get as an AMA member make it worthwhile.

    I realize a lot of people have issues with AMA in Ohio but they shouldn't, they do way more good for all of us than the problems in the past.
     
    Mongo, Apr 25, 2015
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  17. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Actually our event insurance won't be through them but there are a lot of benefits to our riders, one I really like is the roadside assistance for anything you're in or on.

    $49 is the fee for 12 months.
     
    Mongo, Apr 25, 2015
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  18. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    If it helps, look at it as we're charging more for a National license....

    BTW - this all starts at NOLA and there will be press releases and the like. The announcement at Talladega was to let people know as soon as possible.
     
    Mongo, Apr 25, 2015
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  19. drop

    drop Well-Known Member

    Expert and novice or?????

    And what is a national license? I'm not sure I understand what a national license is. Unless it is a new name for the expert license.
     
    drop, Apr 25, 2015
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  20. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Both Expert & Novice in National Challenge Series races. We have required it for a couple of years at VMD as well with no issues.

    The National license was a joke about one way to justify it. We could make a new license for the Nationals like other have for pro events (and we have done in the past as well) and charge $49 more for it making it include an AMA membership but it'd be the same net effect.
     
    Mongo, Apr 25, 2015
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