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by PlaceCL on Wed May 07, 2008 6:45 pm
Query on points from 4 May 2008. As recorded, David Jones Sr. has gained points however did not race. Please clarify or revise
Re: Current Points Standing
by Admin on Fri May 09, 2008 12:20 am
Any rider who gives up their "ride" to a foreign rider who travels to Bermuda to compete in a local race event for promotional purposes will be awarded the points which the foreign rider gains during their participation in the BMRC Race Events. In this scenario David Jones Sr. provided his Yamaha R6 to Tyler from Canada and was awarded the 5th place points achieved by Tyler.
Assumption: Members were notified of proposed point awards when lending machinery to foreign competitor
Reasoning: In an attempt to promote the sport many race days will be promoted as a "race event". In such events were riders are invited to participate in our national championship series we are also required to provide competitive machinery. With the limited machines available on island rider(s) are generally asked to lend a machine to a foreign rider. As incentive the rider providing a machine (whom would be otherwise competing on such race event) will be awarded the points received by the foreign/guest rider.
If majority of members do not agree with such please direct concerns to the BMRC Committee. As stated the purpose of this is to assist in the promotion of the sport without negatively affecting any member willing to provid their personal machinery for the use of a foreign/guest rider.
Assumption: Members were notified of proposed point awards when lending machinery to foreign competitor
Reasoning: In an attempt to promote the sport many race days will be promoted as a "race event". In such events were riders are invited to participate in our national championship series we are also required to provide competitive machinery. With the limited machines available on island rider(s) are generally asked to lend a machine to a foreign rider. As incentive the rider providing a machine (whom would be otherwise competing on such race event) will be awarded the points received by the foreign/guest rider.
If majority of members do not agree with such please direct concerns to the BMRC Committee. As stated the purpose of this is to assist in the promotion of the sport without negatively affecting any member willing to provid their personal machinery for the use of a foreign/guest rider.
COLLECTING POINTS AND NOT RACING
by PIZZA MAN on Mon May 12, 2008 7:48 pm
I do not recall being approached about any such thing. Please provide the meeting minutes where this topic was brought up. Further more Antoine's bike could have been prepped in time for him to ride.
It was obvious that having a visiting rider was not dreamed up over night because it was advertised well in advance. With all the media hype advertising his participating why was David so hot to ride the second race? The crowd came to see a guest rider compete against the local riders. That’s a slap in the face to say that he is not good enough to compete for a trophy.
If a rider wants to lend his bike out to someone then he forfeits all rewards. Lets be real I can get a guest rider to run my whole season and secure me a championship, now is it fair to him not getting the glory for his efforts? How about the other racers? I think not.
What ever happened to the "RIDER" not he bike or the bike number collecting points in the championship season?
We are starting to make up rules and regulations as we go along again...
Well I disagree with awarding points to a rider who never participated in a race because he loaned his bike to someone. That was the risk that he/she was willing to take.
When I raced in Atlanta I was on a loner bike ......and guess what I got the points and not the bike owner.
Let’s keep Pandora’s Box closed.
PIZZA MAN
It was obvious that having a visiting rider was not dreamed up over night because it was advertised well in advance. With all the media hype advertising his participating why was David so hot to ride the second race? The crowd came to see a guest rider compete against the local riders. That’s a slap in the face to say that he is not good enough to compete for a trophy.
If a rider wants to lend his bike out to someone then he forfeits all rewards. Lets be real I can get a guest rider to run my whole season and secure me a championship, now is it fair to him not getting the glory for his efforts? How about the other racers? I think not.
What ever happened to the "RIDER" not he bike or the bike number collecting points in the championship season?
We are starting to make up rules and regulations as we go along again...
Well I disagree with awarding points to a rider who never participated in a race because he loaned his bike to someone. That was the risk that he/she was willing to take.
When I raced in Atlanta I was on a loner bike ......and guess what I got the points and not the bike owner.
Let’s keep Pandora’s Box closed.
PIZZA MAN