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So You Want To Race? By Greg Condon

Class Selection

The next thing to consider is ones riding ability and what class that places them in. Most series have a Pro, A, B, and C designation for their classes. ‘Pro’ being the fastest and ‘C’ being for the novice or beginner racer just out to have fun. Just because a rider is the fastest rider out of a group of buddies doesn’t mean they are an A class rider in the local/national series. Most new racers will enter the C class for the first few races. This will let them become acclimated to the racing environment and let them test your skills as a racer. If they win their first race they are probably not in the right class and need to move up.

What plays another big roll in a class decision is the bike that has been chosen. Although I said earlier that a bike needs to be picked to fit the rider it also needs to fit a certain class. A 200cc Yamaha Blaster might be the bike best for the rider not be the best choice for an A or B class. Other bikes will out power and out handle a Blaster and leave that rider out of contention. Also some classes have a maximum or minimum CC requirement which the bike will have to adhere to. Combine the decision for a bike with the class chosen to run to decide what bike is best.