| Fair play racing
I read the thread that got off topic and arrived at a war of words between two members and got me thinking.
My family arrived at pocket bikes with the notion it would be the most cost effective way to get my 13 year old son into motorcycle racing.
I am an ex MX rider and could not afford the cost of the sport for my son.
MX bikes are fast out of the box and few are modified, so most riders are starting on a level playing field. The way to win races is to set up the bike and to be the best rider on the day.
You don't need to be Rossie to be able to win on a bike that has twice the speed of a standard bike or pulls out of corners like a slingshot and brakes like a GP bike, especially on a track that rewards a fast bike.
When little Billy gets lapped week after week by a kid who may not be as good a rider as him, he will start to lose interest. And no, I am not a Parent trying to relive "the glory days of old" My wife and I have been through the "Just go out and have fun and It doesn't matter where you finish" thing.
Everyone wants to see their kid a winner, however it seems in this sport, your kid can be a winner providing Mum and Dad are willing to dig deep and spend a fortune on modifications.
I would also suggest a conflict of interest, in that a club that disallows seperate classes for standard/ modified bikes, appears to be combining
all bikes for the sake of profits in their own "Speed shop"
I'm sure there are plenty of standard bike riders who would like a fair race. There is strength in numbers folks and I'm sure the club would rather create another class than loose racers to different venues.
A bit of pressure can move mountains.  | 
