Final action on 2009 rule changes

AHRMA’s Board of Trustees met Oct. 17 at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum outside Birmingham, Ala., to make final decisions on dozens of rules proposals for the 2010 season. The following article summarizes those actions. The 2010 AHRMA Handbook will be mailed to members in January 2010.

Each of the numbered items below gives a brief description of the proposal, the preliminary action taken at the previous board meeting, any discussion that took place at the Barber meeting and then the final action during that same session.

Trustees present for the Oct. 17 meeting were Dave Janiec, Beno Rodi Mark Hatten, Dick Mann, Matt Hilgenberg, Tom Bently, Debbie Poole, Jeff Smith, Corky Root, Fred Mork, Craig Breckon, Bob Goodpaster. Also present; Dave Lamberth (ED), Cathy Lile and Tim Lile (Comm. Directors).

New wording in the rulebook is underlined. If you have questions about a particular rule, discussion or vote, contact one of the trustees or a Rules & Eligibility Committee member listed in Section 17 of the handbook.

There are always corrections, updates and the occasional safety-related rule change that occur during the year. These will itemized in the Rulebook section of the website. The complete rulebook will be posted for downloading on the website by the beginning of December.

Vintage roadrace
 

Rule 10.2.4: Change the text to read”…175cc twin including later CB/CL 175 vertical engine”. Committee: Yes. Discussion” This was a clerical error and should have read “Vertical engine” not “Slant engine”. Board Action: Yes. Vote 12-0. Goodpaster made the motion to accept the text change and Hilgenberg seconded.  The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 10.4.2.a: Add Section “j” to read: “Indian big base scout crank cases may be used in rebuilds of Pre-40 Indians.” Committee: Yes. Discussion: It was previously agreed on but left out of the 2009 Handbook. Board: Yes. Vote 11-0 with Rodi for by proxy and Smith abstaining. Hilgenberg made the motion to accept the text change and Root seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 10.4.2.a  Add Section “i” to read: “i. Dampers may be used on the hydraulic plunger of BMW’s in Pre-40 class.” Committee: No. Board Actions: No. Vote was 11-0 for not accepting the proposal with Rodi for by proxy and Smith abstaining. Breckon made the motion to not accept the proposal and Poole seconded.  The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 10.4.3. Allow Rickman frames in Classic 60’ class. Committee: No. Board Action: No. Vote 9-1-2 to not accept proposal with Rodi for and Smith and Janiec abstaining. Breckon made the motion to not allow Rickman frames in Classic 60’s class and Hilgenberg seconded. The final vote was 10-1 and 1 with Goodpaster voting No and Janiec abstaining.

Rule 10.6.1: Add the following wording “This does not exclude Historic Production racers from racing another bike eligible for any other class.” Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote 10-1, Rodi abstaining and Smith vote was no by proxy. Breckon made the motion to add the wording and Mann seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 10.6.4.b: Remove the text that reads “all Historic Production bikes must use OEM exhaust” and add the following text “must use OEM exhaust configuration (4 into 1 or 2 into 1). Committee: Yes. Board Actions: Yes. Vote: 11-1, with Smith voting yes by proxy and Rodi abstaining. Hilgenberg made the motion to accept the text change and Hatten seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 10.8.2 Allow tire warmers in vintage Super bike classes. Committee: No. Board Actions: No. The vote was 8-1 with Smith voting no by proxy and Janiec, Rodi and Breckon abstaining.  Hilgenberg made the motion to not allow tire warmers and Goodpaster seconded. The final vote was 10 to 0 to not allow tire warmers with Janiec and Breckon abstaining.

Rule 10.13.1: add a line of text between e) and d) that reads “any eligible Open Two Stroke class machine. Discussion. The Board agreed to approve this housekeeping proposal. The vote was 12-0 with Smith and Rodi voting yes by proxy.  Hilgenberg made the motion to approve this housekeeping proposal and Mann seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Add a new class “500 Classic Premier”. This class will separate the “specials” from the other bikes in the current 500 Premier class. This new class will be in GP class section.  Mann made the motion to approve the class and Smith seconded to go with original wording (any 500 Premier eligible bike with a stock stroke and weigh at least 285lbs. dry) to include OEM 4 speed or on the Indian Royal Enfield (restricted to 4 speeds). Committee: Yes. Board Actions: Yes. Vote was 10-1 with Hatten against, Janiec abstained and Smith and Rodi yes by proxy. The final vote was 9-2 and 1 with Goodpaster and Hatten opposed Janiec abstained. Hilgenberg to come up with class name.

 Modern roadrace
 

Super Mono class name change.  Hatten made the motion and Breckon seconded to change the name of SuperMono and SuperMono2 classes to Sound of Singles 1 and 2 respectfully. The final vote was 12 to 0 to approve the motion.  There were no abstentions or refusals.

Revise text for clarity to read “limit water-cooled four-valve singles to 250cc; air cooled four-valve singles to 510cc and air-cooled two valve singles to 610cc.” Committee: No. Board Action: No. Vote 8 to 0 with Poole, Janiec, Smith and Rodi abstaining. (Would also change Rule 10.12.1.a) Goodpaster made to motion to uphold motion to not change the rule and Breckon seconded. The final vote was 11 to 0 with Janiec abstaining to not change the rule.

Revise the current rule to lower displacement limit of 4 valve water cooled singles in Super Mono2 from 510cc to 450cc. Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote 9 to 0 with Janiec, Smith and Rodi abstaining. (Would also change Rule 10.12.1.a). Hilgenberg made the  motion to revise the current rule and Breckon seconded.  The final vote was 11 to 0 with Janiec abstaining. 

Hatten stated that the third rule change was in error, it was a duplication and was withdrawn,

Revise text for clarity to read “Unlimited displacement single-cylinder four-strokes” Discussion: The Board agreed to approve this housekeeping proposal.. Board Vote 12 – 0 was unanimous with Smith and Rodi voting yes by proxy. Breckon made the motion to approve the change with Hatten seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 for the motion. There were no abstentions or refusals.

Proposal to place the Motard class on probation for the 2009 season and eliminate it in 2011.  Committee; Yes. Discussion: The Board agreed with the Committee that AHRMA should place the Motard class officially on probation. Board: The vote was 10 to 0 with Rodi and Smith abstaining by proxy. The committee changed to recommend that AHRMA take the Motard class off probation. Mann made the motion to remove the Motard class from probation and Breckon seconded the motion. The final vote was 12 to 0 in favor of
The motion to remove Motard from probation with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 10.11.1.e.9: Add the word “flat” so that the rule reads “All motorcycles must use white 10x12 inch number plates with black numbers and a flat white plate on front. Breckon made the motion to accept the additional text and Goodpaster seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

SOS Two stroke and Open Two Stroke rule 10.12.1.c” Make extensive changes to class to allow any two stroke productions motorcycle, factory road racer and original build. Change the name of SOS Two Stroke to Lightweight Two Stroke. Committee: No. Board Actions: No. Vote: 12-0 to not accept the proposal. Hilgenberg made the motion to not accept the proposal and Breckon seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

General roadrace
 

Rule 9.3.d: add the following to the existing wording “Oil coolers, if used, must be frame mounted (no fork mounted oil coolers).” Committee Yes. Board Action: Yes Vote 12-0. Hilgenberg made the motion to approve the addition and Breckon seconded.  The final vote was 12 to 0 in favor of the motion with no abstentions or refusals.


Rule 9.6.4.b: To add “b” to the existing rule to read: “The racer must use his or her registered transponder on any bike they race.” Committee: Yes. Board Action; yes. Vote 12-0. Hatten made the motion and second by Breckon to change “his or her” to “their” registered transponder. The final vote was 12 to 0 in favor of the motion with no abstentions or refusals.


Rule 9.6.4.c: To add “c” to the existing rule to read: ”c) If a racer wants to be manually scored, a fee of $50 per class will be charged. The racer must notify the race director prior to the race to be manually scored.” Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote 11-1 with Smith voting no by proxy. Hilgenberg made the motion to add the text and the motion was seconded by Breckon. The final vote was 11 to 1 with Root opposed. There were no abstentions or refusals.


Rule 9.6.4.d: To add “d” to the existing rule to read: “d. Scoring of a racer with a malfunctioning transponder will be at the discretion of the race director.” Committee: Board Action: Yes. Vote 11-1. Breckon made motion to accept the addition of the text and it was seconded by Hilgenberg. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.


Rule 9.6.4.e: To add “e” to the existing rule to read: “e. AMB timing and scoring results are to be used to determine the final finishing positions. Mylaps.com results are not official AHRMA results. Official AHRMA results will be posted on ARHMA.org.” Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote 11-1. Hilgenberg made the motion to accept the addition of the text and it was seconded by Breckon.  The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.
 

Dirt track
 

Rule 14.2.1 Mann made a motion to add a second sentence “The motorcycle engine, transmission, frame and forks must be from the same manufacturer and model.” Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote: 11-1. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 14.2.2 and rule 14.2.3 Hilgenberg made a motion to add a second sentence “The motorcycle engine, transmission and frame must be from the same manufacturer and model, an aftermarket rigid racing frame may be substituted – i.e., Sonicweld or Swanson.” and Goodpaster seconded the motion. Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote was 11-1.  The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals in favor of the change.

Rule 14.3.2 and 14.3.3. Insert the words “The motorcycle engine, transmission and fram must be from the same manufacturer and model.” Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote: 11-1. Breckon made the motion and Hilgenberg seconded the motion to approve the text change.  The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 14.6.b. in line 4 insert “Classic and Dinosaur bike must use OEM drum brakes.” And in line 4 delete “Classic and…”. Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote: 11-1. Hilgenberg made the motion and Smith seconded to disallow the change, needs to be researched. The final vote was 10-2 to not make the change in the 2010 Handbook.

 Vintage motocross
 

Rule 11.1.5.c: Allow Honda 4-strokes in Classic class to run electronic ignitions. Committee: No. Board Actions: No. Vote 12-0. Mann made the motion to not accept the rule change and Root seconded.   The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 11.1.2: Move the 350 BSA B40 and narrow case 350 Ducati from the Premier 500 class to the Classic 500 class in VMX. Board Action: No. The vote was 4 for and 6 against, for Bently, Mork, Mann, Goodpaster and opposed Janiec. Poole, Hatten, Root with Rodi and Smith voting no by proxy. Breckon and Hilgenberg abstained. The motion was made by Mann to move the classes and seconded by Mork. The vote was 5 for (Goodpaster, Mann, Bently, Mork, Poole) to 6 against with Breckon abstaining. The motion was defeated so the rule stays the same.

 Post-vintage MX
 

Rule 12.1.5 proposal to allow any AHRMA legal 4-stroke VMX machine to be eligible in PVMX regardless of displacement. Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote 11-0 with Janiec abstaining. Hilgenberg made the motion to accept the rule change and Mann seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Observed trials
 

The changes to Rules 13,1,3, 13.3.e, 13.3, 13.6 and 13.6.e were voted on as a whole. Hatten made a motion to accept the proposed changes to the five rule changes and Hilgenberg seconded the motion. The final vote was 12 to 0 to affirm the Ohio vote and approve the five changes with no abstentions or refusals.

A new class “Twin Shock Class” for model years up to and including 1987 was proposed. Committee: No. Board Action: No. Vote was 10-1 against approval with Root against by proxy and Breckon abstaining. Goodpaster made the motion and Mann seconded to vote no on the twin shock class proposal. The final vote was 10-2 with Root and Smith opposed. The twin shock class was voted against.

Cross country
 

A rule change to add a women’s class to Cross Country was submitted. Committee: Yes. Discussion: A motion to create one class with tree skill levels was made and seconded. Board Action: Yes. Vote 9-2 with Janiec no and Rodi yes by proxy and Smith no by proxy. Root made motion to add the class and Mann seconded.  The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

Rule 15.1.1.d: Add the following: The 650 Sportsman Twin is eligible to run in the Classic Class (see VMX class 11.1.11)”. Discussion: Presently there is no such thing as a classic twin. We could move the sports twin into open classic. Committee: Yes. Board Action: Yes. Vote 11-1 with Smith voting no by proxy, Hilgenberg made the motion to accept the rule change and Mann seconded. The final vote was 12 to 0 with no abstentions or refusals.

General rules

Rule 3.7.d add the following wording “The racers causing the red flag may be disqualified a the discretion of the Race Director.” Committee Yes. Board Action Yes. Vote 11-1. Final action: Hatten made the motion to approve and Breckon seconded the motion. The final vote was 12 to 0 to approve the motion.  There were no abstentions or refusals.


Hatten made a motion to change “double the pre-entry fee” text in 4.6.e to read “at a designated higher post entry fee for the first class” and seconded by Breckon.   The final vote was 11 to 0 with Root abstaining.

Smith made motion to add to 6.2.1 “penalties and reprimands” should be added and restore wording “and will be printed and explained in the Vintage Views” and Breckon seconded.   The final vote was 11 to 0 and Mork abstained. 

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