i agree with you…in nationals especially…we have a 16x class for example where a rider races 16 all yr and then right before the grands someone moves up in age to the infamous 17-24x… meanwhile they raced the 16 yr olds all yr and got many perfects or close to that so they are up in just say top 5 points… meanwhile ( here is the whine…sorry) you have someone who has to race this class and fight for every main finish they get.. barely making top 20…now how fair is that??
also we have novice classes who are staying nov till the very end …being the new point rule of mains counting more( only 10 pts diff betw nov and experts now) and going from top nov in points ..when they turn x right before the grands they can just “jump in” to the top 10 spots without ever having to race that class..thats really not fair( not that they will even make it out of motos at the grands but just an example)
so the points thing is a little flawed… if they made it a little bigger difference betw nov/ expert points…( nationally) and make riders race the people who they will race at the grands… all year and make it even playing field…
this is a parents perspective / points wise not competition wise…
when we were at woodbridge i heard a parent complain about the nov jumping into the top 10 i didnt think it was possible but then i looked at standings and yup… it is.
the age thing is easy i think if you race your age at the grands that would make it easy( owuld have to be grands not regional since 2 regionals are counted towards nat points)
end of rant…..