2021 Rule Change Suggestions

[JimWilson29]

This was submitted at the end of 2019 but was not implemented correctly. The intention was to mirror the eligible machines in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup series for 14 and 15 year old riders.

Current minimum age to be compliant with our liability insurance is 13 years old on a Kawasaki Ninja 300 or smaller only. This also currently includes 14 and 15 year olds. Proposed change below corrects the minimum age and will add additional 300cc and smaller Production Cup motorcycles that 13 year olds are permitted to ride. It will also add additional motorcycles that are currently legal in MotoAmerica Junior Cup for riders with a minimum age of 14.

Page 27 Section 4 - Rider Qualifications and Advancement

2019 Rulebook Wording-

4.4 Overall racer qualifications
4.4.1 Age

A. Applicants may be of any age, but must be approved by the New Rider Director.
B. Applicants less than 18 years of age, and all applicants below the age of majority
in their home state, must provide a notarized statement of permission from a
legal parent or guardian.
C. Admission as a racer will be scrutinized by skill, not by age. However, denial for
age MAY be a consideration based on specific insurance requirements or track
limitations. The current minimum age due to insurance requirements is 12 years old.
D. Rider must pass MRA rider school and permission is still required by legal
parent or guardian

Proposed change in 2019

4.4 Overall racer qualifications
4.4.1 Age

A. Applicants may be of any age, but must be approved by the New Rider Director.
B. Applicants less than 18 years of age, and all applicants below the age of majority
in their home state, must provide a notarized statement of permission from a
legal parent or guardian.
C. Admission as a racer will be scrutinized by skill, not by age. However, denial for
age MAY be a consideration based on specific insurance requirements or track
limitations. The current minimum age due to insurance requirements is 13 years old
on 300cc and smaller Production Cup legal motorcycles covered in Section 2.10, and all
Production Cup legal motorcycles in Section 2.10 for ages 14 and older. Age 16 and
older there are no motorcycle restrictions.
D. Rider must pass MRA rider school and permission is still required by legal
parent or guardian

Current rule in 2020 Rulebook now reads-

4.4 Overall racer qualifications
4.4.1 Age

A. Applicants may be of any age, but must be approved by the New Rider Director.
B. Applicants less than 18 years of age, and all applicants below the age of majority
in their home state, must provide a notarized statement of permission from a
legal parent or guardian.
C. Admission as a racer will be scrutinized by skill, not by age. However, denial for
age MAY be a consideration based on specific insurance requirements or track
limitations. Admission as a racer will be scrutinized by skill, not by age. However, denial for age
MAY be a consideration based on specific insurance requirements ortrack limitations.The current
minimum age due to insurance requirements is 13years of age to compete on any 300cc or less
motorcycle. Riders 14 years of age and older can compete on the KTM 390.
D. Rider must pass MRA rider school and permission is still required by legal
parent or guardian

Proposed change-

4.4 Overall racer qualifications
4.4.1 Age

A. Applicants may be of any age, but must be approved by the New Rider Director.
B. Applicants less than 18 years of age, and all applicants below the age of majority
in their home state, must provide a notarized statement of permission from a
legal parent or guardian.
C. Admission as a racer will be scrutinized by skill, not by age. However, denial for
age MAY be a consideration based on specific insurance requirements or track
limitations. Admission as a racer will be scrutinized by skill, not by age. However, denial for age
MAY be a consideration based on specific insurance requirements or track limitations. The current
minimum age due to insurance requirements is 13 years of age to compete on any 300cc or less

motorcycle. Riders 14 years of age and older can compete on machines eligible in the Motoamerica
Junior Cup or equivalent national series. This currently includes the KTM 390/390r, Kawasaki Ninja
300 and 400, Yamaha YZF- R3 and the Honda CBR500r. This listed of eligible machines can be
amended
D. Rider must pass MRA rider school and permission is still required by legal
parent or guardian

[jmaher]

Submitted on behalf of Justen Behmer as he does not have access to this board yet.

Make one day of Production Cup Supersport and the other Superbike. Rational is that Kawasaki (as of this year and guessing next year too), does not pay contingency for Supersport or Superbike for both days of a race weekend, however they will pay contingency for Supersport one day and Superbike the next. Not sure what the other manufactures do, but Kawasaki is the most popular bike on the grid and could potentially benefit more of our racers.