--- Brad Hallin <brad@...> wrote:

> From: "Brad Hallin" <brad@...>
> To: <dirty_burd_71@...>
> Subject: RE: Rule question / racing concerns
> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:21:30 -0700
>
> This message was forwarded to me by one of the
> other Track Directors.
> Ironically, what you are talking about was done by
> the 3-time ABA National
> #1 Pro Bubba Harris at this year's ABA Grands. The
> rulebook stipulates that
> a rider must participate in order to receive points
> for that day. Rolling
> out of the gate may seem like the wrong way to go
> about getting points, but
> the rulebook makes no distinction between someone
> who does that versus
> someone who crashes during the course of a race and
> doesn't cross the finish
> line. In the respect, I guess it is a loophole that
> this rider at River
> Valley BMX has found to continue to get points while
> injured. I would hope
> that his class would make with more than 3 riders,
> as he would only be
> getting rider points at that time, but with 3 riders
> - he is technically not
> breaking the rules. As I said, Bubba Harris went to
> the Grands this year
> hoping to compete, but it became evident in practice
> that he couldn't ride.
> He still rolled out of the gate and did a slow lap
> during the motos to
> maintain the rider points for the Grands and to try
> to hang on to a decent
> number for 2008. He ended up National #4. I hope
> this helps, but please feel
> free to call me at 480-961-1903 ext 122 if you have
> any additional questions
> or comments.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brad Hallin
> Track Director
> brad@...
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>
> Subject: Rule question / racing concerns
>
> Hello, My son, William Burd, 12 expert, races BMX
> and his home track is
> Bakerview BMX in Mount Vernon, Wa.
> WA01. I don't like bothering anyone with questions
> like this but there have
> been enough other parents talking about it I had to
> check it out with
> someone that would know. I was given your name by
> our track operator and he
> said you could probably help me out with this. What
> are the restrictions for
> racing with an injury (broken leg just out of the
> cast)? Is it, or is it not
> legal to roll off the gate and immediately turn
> around and go back to
> staging lanes or spectator area with out finishing
> the race? Not even riding
> to the first obstacle! I don't mean once and a while
> but every moto and main
> event. He is getting 3rd place expert points doing
> this. This has happened
> over the last two weeks of racing at River Valley
> BMX and I'm suspect he
> will continue till the end of the season.
> My son races against him and asked me about it. I
> checked the rule book but
> didn't really find anything that applied (not real
> good at going through so
> many rules). I didn't mention the boy's name just in
> case he is playing by
> the book. If there is a problem, let me know and I
> will file a complaint
> against him or what ever I have to do. I don't want
> to cause any trouble but
> I just want the racing to be fair.
> Thank you for your time and info on this matter.
> Respectfully, Bruce Burd
>
>
>
>
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