Doug's Dirt, by Doug Morris,
ATVA Director
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Doug Gust,
#55
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Pickerington, OH (1/15/2009) -
The AMA Pro ATV and ITP Tires/Moose Racing National
Motocross Championship returns for 2009, with only
a few changes but a lot more excitement for everyone.
The Daytona Motorsports Group purchased the majority
of AMA Pro Racing properties, including AMA Pro
ATV in 2008. MX Sports has worked out a contract
with DMG to run AMA Pro ATV. MX Sports will combine
the Pro racers with the ATV MX Nationals, which
is very similar to the way it has operated the
last two years.
The AMA Pro ATV series will start at Glen Helen
Raceway in San Bernardino, California, just like
last year. The Pros will then join the amateurs
for the next 10 races of the ATV National Motocross
Championship starting in Pell City, Alabama, March
21-22 and ending at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch
in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, August 15-16.
Like the last two years, there will be a Pro
ATV Invitational, which will be held September
5 at Steele City Raceway in Delmont, Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, the AMA Congress met in October to
consider numerous issues affecting amateur ATV
and motorcycle competition and riding. There were
a number of proposed rule changes that failed,
some were amended, and others were approved. The
ones that were approved by Congress have also
been approved by the AMA Board of Directors
On another topic, the AMA and the FIM (Federation
Internationale de Motocyclisme) have been working
on reducing sound, the single biggest threat to
us continuing to be able to race, and have developed
a test procedure that makes it easy to do sound
testing at a track or in the field, very much
like the current J-1287 test many of your are
familiar with.
AMA Congress-approved proposal No. 70 establishes
sound limits of 96 dB/A for two-stroke and 94
dB/A for four-stroke engines. These limits will
go into effect 2011.
Proposal No. 1 applies to Pro riders who enter
amateur events. They must comply with all amateur
rules.
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Doug Gust,
#55, jumping his Suzuki LT-R450 ATV
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Proposal No. 28 applies to dirt track and TT
racing. At the referee’s discretion, if
a re-start is necessary the riders will be started
in a staggered position rather than single file.
Proposal No.76 did away with riders in dirt track
having the ability to change machines and start
on the penalty line. This will no longer be allowed.
Proposal No. 72 added Team Hare Scrambles to
the rules that allow for riders of different abilities
(A,B,C) to compete on the same team and not effect
their individual eligibility the following season.
Proposal No. 80 addressed ATV exhaust. New for
2009 an ATV exhaust must not extend past the upper
frame rail or beyond the grab bar.
Proposal No. 81 applies to all youth classes.
Racers can’t downsize the engine to meet
a lower class limit.
Proposal No. 82 was prompted by a promoter who
had an ATV show up with a nitrous oxide injection.
In the future, ATVs may not have super chargers,
turbo chargers or nitrous oxide injection.
Proposal No. 83 changed the cc limit in the 51
to 70cc Production class to 0-70cc. This will
allow racers on 50cc ATVs to enter more than one
class.
The new sound limits don’t go into affect
until 2011, but switching to a quieter exhaust
now will help keep your track or riding area open.
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