Spartacus (Team Beer'd)

So by my count if you are a 4 or a 5, on the week of April March 22 to April March 28 you could race in 14 races(by racing both heats of gapers block crits, two races at SSC, and two races at the autobahn).

Add another two races if you are over the age of 30 or under the age of 18.

(Alberto's)

Nice to see WI increase Masters to 35+ and 45+ per the national std, so, when will IL racing do this too?

Julian (vitaminwater-Trek)

Marc, et al,

From the 2010 USAC rulebook:

8G1. Masters Championships are open only to Masters riders with racing ages in the specified ranges who are USA citizens or permanent residents as shown on their licenses. Riders with a racing age of 30 and greater, who hold Elite status as defined in rule 1A7, may not enter Masters Championships.

Further in 8G6 USAC recommends these age groups for State Championships:

30+ 35+ 45+ 55+

And finally, in 8G7 the National Championship age groups are as follows:
30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70+

So Wisconsin isn’t quite correct in eliminating the 30-39 age group as it is in fact a National level class and a recommended State class. 

It would be interesting however, to poll promoters who rely upon racers doubling up throughout the day to make back their investment of capital about how they feel now that a large section of the racing population is being prevented from entering a second or third race and as such limiting the potential revenue source.

Caveat: I just turned racing age 30… :(

Rooster (Chicago Cuttin' Crew)

I think the SuperCrit record stands at 4 races in one day. As set by a Mr. Avi Neurohr in 2009.

Can’t blame him, right? It is one of the best criteriums around.

usrnull (Chicago Cuttin' Crew)

haha. Fortunately it looks like the combination of 3/4, 4, 4B, and Masters’ fields won’t be around to tempt me to repeat that foolish idea. It seemed like a great idea in the depths of winter…