Section 14 – Dirt Track

e) National-championship events may also award regional-series points. A competitor may not be charged any additional entry fee to earn regional points. f) At any AHRMA national trial, all sections must be managed by an observer. A rider will receive his/her score from only the observer. If it is not possible for the promoter or coordinator to supply enough observers to cover each section, the number of sections must be reduced. The number of loops may be increased to make up the discrepancy in the number of sections. g) Support class will be offered atAHRMAnationals trials.

MISSION STATEMENT: Dirt track racing has been the mainstay of American motorcycling since the earliest days and blossomed into a unique American sport with the advent of Class C racing by the AMA in the 1930s. The proliferation of dirt ovals throughout America led to further development of this 100% American sport up through the 1970s, resulting in several distinctly different forms of racing motorcycles—each developed to suit the rules of the time period and optimized for dirt oval racing. The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association has attempted to preserve the sights and sounds of this uniquely-American sport and display it to the public by providing a set of governing rules intended to capture each distinct period of dirt track racing (Class C, brakeless, vintage, and Seventies-era) and pit the motorcycles of that period against each other in fair competition and types of motorcycles which are historically under-represented in modern dirt track racing. Races are held on a variety of dirt tracks, ranging from short tracks, half-miles, miles, and Tourist Trophy circuits, with National points awarded to encourage participation and recognize achievement. The rules are written to provide safe and suitable competition classes for as many period motorcycles as possible while maintaining level competition between different types and preserving the historical basis for each class.Aconcerted effort is made to maintain a stable rules structure so that members may participate with their machines for an extended period of time without having to upgrade or modify their motorcycles to adapt to changing rules. The Committee strongly recommends no front brakes on Flat Track Machines.

Our objectives are:

a) To provide a set of consistent competition rules to govern the dirt track competition classes with the acknowledged intent of preserving the historically significant periods ofAmerican dirt track racing cited above. b) To sanction a series of appropriate public racing venues for members to compete and spectators to enjoy this American sport, with special attention paid to race track safety and suitability for historic machines, especially the brakeless classes, as well as to ensure a reasonable geographic spread of events. c) To encourage competition and recognize accomplishments by administering a national championship series for each AHRMA dirt track class. d) To actively promote AHRMA dirt track racing and events so as to reach a broad spectator base and expose the public to historical dirt track racing. e) To actively promote safe competition, monitor rider skills and behavior and continually address rider and member concerns. f) To provide a forum for communication via AHRMA MAG, the AHRMA web site and any other appropriate means to convey dirt track information and event news.