Congratulations to the following New Experts!!
IVAN REVERA
JAMES HANSON
MARCO SOTO
NATHAN ENTZ
SHELIK SPENCER
ROSS BRADY
KAYLIE CUDD
BRIAN ZORTMAN
MICHAEL THURBER
JARED OSBORNE
more to come...
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Congratulations to the following New Experts!!
IVAN REVERA
JAMES HANSON
MARCO SOTO
NATHAN ENTZ
SHELIK SPENCER
ROSS BRADY
KAYLIE CUDD
BRIAN ZORTMAN
MICHAEL THURBER
JARED OSBORNE
more to come...
Congrats to all.
Congrats everyone!
Updated 12/8/21
Awesome!
Congratulation to everyone!
Congrats on the bump!
Thanks everyone! Looking forward to stepping up next year! Dirk, you'll be hearing from me for some new plates as soon as my new number gets confirmed! Everyone should go with 212 Decals for your fancy new white plates!
Updated 12/28/21
Thanks everyone. Gotta give a shoutout to Kasey Lewis and the whole MisFit Racing Camp. Looking forward to dicing it up with the big boys next year.
Updated 1/3/22
Interesting. What info is used to determine who gets bumped to expert? I was under the impression that we had to request it.
Mike,
Nearly everyone the request to move to expert will be granted the promotion, there are exceptions of course.
However there are racers that get promoted without request to keep the "cherry picking" down.
The Race director submits a racer index of points, finishes etc and submits it to the advancement committee. The committee reviews the data, discusses and primarily votes on racers deemed qualified for advancement and you were on that list.
If you feel the committe has made an error you can appeal the decision.
Let me know if i can help in any way
Danny Dominguez
I can be reached at 405-210-0398 and yes I am on the advancement committe.
All good. If i belong in expert, then i will go there. I just didnt know people got bumped without some championships or requests to be bumped. This will basically be only my second year sprint racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Dominguez
Yes! Great Job Everyone! Congrats! ! !
Best way to get faster is to race with faster riders :burnout:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Thurber
Congratulations new white plates.
I agree with that. I just hope to see those guys that started in novice and made it through 75% of the experts get bumped too. I know they only race one or 2 tracks a season but they are clearly not novice racers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Forsythe
When reviewing the standings and making my recommendations I did see a couple of blisteringly fast novice that only raced NOLA and 2 MSRH rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Thurber
I would like to see the riders at most of the cmra tracks and not just "track" specialists, its a more informed way of judging overall performance.
If a racer is "sandbagging" or way to fast there are mechanisms for them to be moved mid season also.
Mike, something I look at when thinking whether someone should be expert is their overall race craft, not just speed. You can have some people who aren’t the fastest novice, yet very good racers - solid lines, smart moves, etc. They can be an expert.
On the flip side, you could have someone who’s crazy fast and wildly out of control and has more to learn about racing - IMO, that’s someone who’s not yet an expert.
Simply put, being an expert racer isn’t all about speed. At least to me.
I agree with Jeremy. Unfortunately, the quality of their craft is, in my opinion, misjudged by the racer themselves and not observed at all by anyone that can make the judgement. Unless poor riding/craft causes repeated crashes or is reported by several people, it’s not considered. I don’t have a solution, and I think it generally works itself out. Just one person’s opinion on an aspect of this.
I also agree with Jeremy. I actually believed i could use another year as novice to tune my racecraft. My pace isnt too terrible but my confidence on big bikes could be better. i have made mistakes in practice that probably pissed off a couple of expert people. Brandy Cox in particular i should have found in the pits to apologize to. i still have a lot to learn just to be a predictable racer. im not gonna complain about being promoted but it wasnt something i had planned. Hayden Tinsley, Tyson Grigor, and maybe Ben Hunter? were fast enough to be competitive in expert if not on the podium at the tracks they ran at. yet i dont see their names on the list because of some algorithm. I only say this for the sake of conversation and insight. im not really complaining. Im 42 yrs old. I race for fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh Henke
Mike, as i stated earlier if you feel we made an error and you yourself feel your not ready then appeal the decision.
If you need help with the process call me and I'll help.
Danny
I am most of the way through acceptance process. Haha! Im a little nervous but i think it will be fine. I appreciate the offer though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Dominguez