Sorry to open a can of worms, but this highlights an area of confusion in the MOM's. There are several different interpretations used recently for rule 16A 16.1
SECTION 16A: AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
16.1 CATEGORIES FOR SENIOR AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pre 75 Age Group Racing 125 - 250 - 263cc plus:
under 30
30 -39
40 - 49
50 - 59
60 - plus
70 - plus “super senior class”
Does this rule mean age group racing has to be run for each class separately? ( ie 125, 250 over 263)- as well as an all-ages 125, 250 and 263+ title?
Can you just run age group races as allpowers? ( ie Crystal Brook MX Nats). If so do you point score each age group separately?
Can you combine age classes if there are insufficient entries to make championship minimums ( ie over 40 125, under 40 125; under 50 250, over 50 250 etc etc) - this happened at Griffith, Canberra DT nats, and not run all ages 125, 250 etc.
Do you run them all as per the book ( open and age group races for each capacity) and only award championship status to those with 10 entries ( ie Temora DT nats)
This has a huge impact on how many events the host club has to run over the 2 days, and how many rides an entrant can have per bike. For national titles where almost everbody has to travel long distances at considerable cost, this can impact the decision whether to enter or not for some riders. For host clubs it's very difficult to plan the program without knowing how many entries per class they are likely to receive. Back to back races is the other issue for older riders......can turn a fun weekend into a nightmare...
Obviously for DT you can fit a lot more events into 2 days, and perhaps the championship classes should be different between DT and MX.
What does everyone think? I believe the host club can rearrange the program (with MA approval) once entries are closed to provide the best outcome for everybody.
