https://www.samotocross.com/sws/core/notice/notice_305.html
why has age group gone capacity ,is this since the split ??
16.2.2.3
isn't this more cost to all clubs & riders ??
Hi Allison in my opinion every version is technically an option but there is no mandate of application. ( there is no mandate outside of the basic eligible bike list).
IMHO Its easy to read the rule as its written not how it can be matrixed. The sport has moved from only a few ages, to more ages, to more pre 75, 78 and so on, from only being able to fit 20 in a gate. there are now 4 stokes, slider and sidecars in pre 75 the reference eligible bikes by simple key identifier as they stand. perhaps not as people chose to read them on face value. It simply indicate that age be made up of those 3 bike as identified. IT has allowed the event hosts to manage the evolution of the programs to create combination and combine classes that are under subscribed, or divested in to capacities to split over those subscribed with the sole purpose of creating official age group titles ( not the 58 titles that could be argued as valid otherwise). The way I see it is that It always depends on the number of entries and how the event coordinator wants to put the program together to maximise not only the bonifide Aussie titles on offer but the opportunity for every rider the ride and be able to compete in a title class, when they enter an event, whether they want to create Aussie title classes or support rides is the programmers option. It is 6 of one and half doesn of the other.
The reality is technically you can build the ages however you want so long as the bikes used in the event are from the predetimed capacity classes ( ie not sidecars, sliders, 4 stroke etc)
Tosa your right in as much as 16.5 is just a move from the old book . But again no where does it indicate a mandate of ages must be down into capacities...
Alison 16.2.23 actually comes from the old books in the front under general aussie titles and simply again previously simply indicates the bikes used in the age groups for the purpose of MA medallions can only come form those capacity based bikes, not sidecars, sliders and so on etc etc. when Ma went from Printed books to online all the relivant parts from all over the publication was put back into the section it related to so that rule line is slightly out of context and just replaced into the section. ( which is why it only appears there and not any in other table such as 16.5 )
