Hello to everyone,
The M.S.C. will hold another POINT EVENT–Sunday, May 20th…………at Claverack. Registrar/PointsKeeper, Amy Rutledge, will be available for M.S.C. Registration.
M.S.C. MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED AND IS AVAILABLE AT THE TRACKS. A DAY PASS IS REQUIRED FOR NON-MEMBERS.
Reminders: Pee Wee 4-6, 10 inch front wheel, Sr. Mini – no big wheel, Open Mini 11-15, Schoolboy 12-15. Collegeboy 16-24, 125cc two stroke only, 250/Open Classes – no 250F bikes. Quads at Twister & South Woods. A rider may compete in four classes. Riders should carefully look over the day’s order of events. Display your M.S.C. RIDING NUMBER on the bike you are riding to receive your M.S.C. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS! Correct back ground color plates will be enforced. Remember to sign up for our Contingencies—Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Fly Racing. All information is on the M.S.C. WEB…….www.mscmotocross.com
*M.S.C. AWARDS NIGHT TROPHIES…….PLEASE PICK UP OR HAVE A FRIEND PICK UP YOUR TROPHY AT CLAVERACK.
CLAVERACK, MAY 20th. Sign up Saturday 5:00 p.m. til dark. Sign up Sunday 7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Practice 8:00 a.m. Racing 10:00 a.m. For directions, please visit the M.S.C. WEB SITE. The track is located on 131 Tishauser Road in North Claverack, New York.
CONTINGENCIES: YAMAHA, FLY RACING, D P BRAKES & CLUTCHES.
Also the DUAL SPORT CLASS. A Expert Purse $4,000. Awesome Trophies 1-8 to non A Expert Classes. (Pee Wee Classes – Trophies to all). No increase at the gate or rider sign up fees.
Forty (40) years of “Family Motocross” at “THE RACK”. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Join us for M.S.C. Family Motocross.
Sincerely,
THE M.S.C.
Hi everyone. Thanks to all those who came out to support our newest MSC track! I think we had a great turnout all things considered. Overall things seemed to go well, but if anyone has any concerns or suggestions, I’m sure Steve Flach and his crew would love to hear them.
I’m happy to say things are going well with everyone’s background colors - most of you are cooperating. I just want to bring up a few things. If a rider is going to move up on their own, they need to let me know. This way, I can get a new card made and keep track of what everyone is supposed to be listed as. If you have not received your MSC card you need to tell me so I can figure out why and get you another card. (It could be that I read your address wrong or didn’t have a PO Box, etc) And finally, a safety concern. When a rider goes down on the track and the race is over, it is true that you should come across the finish line to still be scored (if you so wish). But if the next race has started and they are coming fast towards where you are, please don’t jump back on the track in front of them and try to finish your race. Just let them go by and then do what you need to do. This happened this past weekend with a young Junior Mini rider, and it was very dangerous for both the mini rider and the 250 AM class coming at him. -Amy
Here are the points from the Twister Valley race on 4/29/12. Please note if you do not have the right color backgrounds on by the next race at Echo Valley 5/6 – you will not receive your champinship points. Some of you have fixed them and some still need to. Experts need to be WHITE, as well as the Pee Wees. All 65 & 85 classes need to have YELLOW on all three sides. Amateurs need to have YELLOW also. All Novice riders need BLACK. Women should have RED. Thanks
2012 2StrokeSchoolboy Collegeboy Women
Hello everybody – I finally have the points done from the first race. Since it was the first race, I gave everyone Championship points regardless of the background colors. But those who did not run the correct number did not get Championship points. I have put notes on those who did not run the correct colors, and if the backgrounds are not fixed by the May 6th race at Echo Valley, you will not get anymore Championship points. This gives you enough time to fix the issue.
I am still working on the Advancement Points and the membership cards. The cards will be in the mail by Saturday, so you should have them before the Twister Valley race. Please note that the Novice and Amateur points are different this season, and the top 10 riders got points. many of you have asked to have the race results posted, but currently I do not have access to them. This is something I will work on for the future races.
2012 2StrokeSchoolboy Collegeboy Women
I’ve been getting alot of calls asking if it’s too late to sign up — it is never too late to join the MSC. The only thing you may not still have is your number. There have been some people who have lost their number this year, but these were people who didn’t let me know they wanted to keep their number. Anyone who calls or emails, will have their number held for them.
Most everyone should have their card by now. I’ve only gotten one call about a mistake on the card, so I’m assuming that everyone’s card is correct. If you haven’t gotten your card in the mail, you may want to check with me to see if it went to the right address. As usual, people neglect to give their P.O. Box as their mailing address!
The first race will be at Claverack on April 15th. To avoid the usual lines, please send me your applications now so I can have the card ready for you for that first race.
To address all the questions people still have about what happened this year, I don’t know what to say other than I’m not really sure. Things were set up like normal for the season, then suddenly the track left without even officially saying they were going to do so. But life goes on, and everyone loves gossip, so I’m sure there are many stories going around . As for our short schedule, it was decided to leave things the way they were – since there are 3 different series running on the same dates. There are only so many riders to go around.
Please make sure to use the correct color backgrounds on your bikes. Once again, colors will be checked during the races and anyone not using the right colors will not receive their Championship points. It does not affect trophy placement or advancement points.
Expert – White w/black numbers, Amateur – Yellow w/black numbers, Novice – Black w/ white numbers, Women – Red w/white or black numbers, Pee Wee 50′s – White w/ black numbers, Minis (65/85)- Yellow w/black numbers
Advancement Points are different this year also: All Novice and Amateur places out to 10th will receive points. The points scale will be the same as all the other classes ( 1st = 12, 2nd = 11, 3rd = 10, etc.) All points will count this year no matter how many classes you run. With last year’s experiment, most of you wanted all the points anyway and then a few of you made things too complicated as to what you wanted, so it’s back to normal.
See you all soon – Amy
I am very pleased with the ammount of renewals that have been coming in for this upcoming season. The MSC has some very loyal riders. However, March 1st was the deadline for holding your number. I am surprised that more of you are not worried about protecting your number.
Understand that it does not matter if you are an expert, “have had that number for years”, that I may in fact “know you”, etc. Every year it’s the same thing. Every one has the same ammount of time to mail in and renew. It’s all written on the back of your cards. It’s been this way for years.
We just had the banquet and you could have done it there – and many of you did. Thank you. The application is on the website for you. Really all you need to do is email or call me to let me know you want your number. But instead, this is the time of year I now dread, because those of you who wait until the first race to do your renewals, now begin to yell because your number is gone ( because I gave it to someone who patiently waited all winter on a list to get it).
There is a month and a half before we start racing, that leaves lots of time to send in your renewals and get your card before the first race. Cards will begin going out in the next couple weeks. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
2012 M.S.C.
ByBECAUSE SO MANY EVENTS ARE BEING PLANNED FOR 2012, THE M.S.C. WITH CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WILL OFFER AN AFFORDABLE FAMILY FUN SERIES FOR 2012.
YOU MAY DOWNLOAD YOUR POSTED 2012 SCHEDULE. THE PRINTED SCHEDULE WILL BE SENT TO YOU IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD MAILING. THE RULE BOOK (GUIDE BOOK) IS POSTED ON THE WEB SITE.
WE WISH YOU A GREAT RACING SEASON. RACE WHERE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS RACE……AND HAVE FUN.—–”MOTOCROSS–A FAMILY SPORT”.
SINCERELY.
THE M.S.C.
Everything has been gone over, and these are the final results for the season. There were a few ties that could not be broken, so those people will each get a trophy at the banquet. Please check the spelling of your name, these will be the names and points listed in the Knobby News. The Knobby News will go out after Christmas, so if anybody has a new address, please let us know so we can get it to you.
Renewals can be sent through the mail to the address listed on the application. $25 please send a money order, no personal checks. All numbers will be held for you until March 1st. If you are moving up to a new class please make note of it on the application.
