4.5 Novice to Expert advancement process

Advancement from Novice to Expert can occur when the following requirements have been met, subject to approval by the New Rider Director:

A. [Add] Completion of a minimum of 6 races.

B. Demonstration of a working knowledge of MRA safety information, such as race day format, equipment requirements, and the meanings of all corner worker and starter flags.

C. and so on....

Explanation:

We used to have this (or something like it) in the rulebook. I don't recall when it went away, but when I started (in '01) racing it was clear that a novice with decent skills *could* turn expert after their 2nd full weekend (assuming 3+ races/weekend). Now it implicitly reads (to me at least) that you should be a novice for a full season before either a) being forced up or b) petitioning to move up. I think we'd want to encourage advancement to expert... no? Not sure if this is the best way to do that - but I was surprised to see the minimum race participation clause had gone away.