As a 300 rider this year (not on a tricycle) I would say the 250's are equally competitive. David and Rachael can attest as we raced side by side all season and at no point did it appear to me that the 250's were not capable of competing. Both riders could pass me down the straight at HPR if they worked the draft which is a big part of small bike racing. This was not true of the 500's. They had a large advantage down the straights that was noticeable and hard to over come.

In addition to all the other comments, other clubs are merging these classes together as well with good results. Chuckwalla did it last year and at the round this past weekend they were debating about what to do with the Yamaha 321cc R3. Looks like it will be allowed as well. Results from the weekend, two of top 3 bikes were 250's.