2005
RULES AND PROCEDURES
OLDTIMERS MX ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
The title of this organization will be referred to henceforth as the “International Committee.”
I. PURPOSE
To establish rules and procedures under which the member chapters may meet, compete, and conduct business.
A. Membership in the International Committee is
limited to official associated chapters of the Old-timers MX Association. There are thirteen (13) chapters of
Old-timers consisting of Oregon
Chapter, Washington Chapter, Sierra Chapter, British Columbia Chapter, Alberta
Chapter, Nevada Chapter, Los Angeles Chapter, Rocky Mountain
Chapter, Idaho Chapter, Central Valley Chapter, Riverside Chapter, Las Vegas Chapter, and Arizona Chapter. If a
chapter decides to go “inactive” and at any later time decides to reactivate
their chapter, their seniority congress hosting privileges goes to the
end of the list.
B. These chapters are divided into 3 zones:
Zone 1 - Alberta, Idaho, Rocky Mountain, British Columbia
C. Each member chapter shall furnish
representatives to the International Committee meetings and provide the name,
address, and phone number, and email address of Representatives and
Presidents. The International Secretary shall compile this list of all club’s
Representatives and Presidents each year, and send that list to each Rep and
President. This shall be done within 30
days of Congress.
A. The International Committee has overall authority to make decisions, which are fully binding on all members and member chapters at all IOTMX events.
B. Each Chapter representative will have a letter of authorization from the chapter president and a membership card in order to vote at Congress. The official representative of each member chapter has absolute authority to render decisions, act and/or vote on behalf of his respective chapter at International Committee meetings.
C. Each member chapter representative has one vote on the issues at Congress. There will be no proxy
votes or proxy representatives at Congress. Votes on issues shall be counted at Congress only; no rule changes
shall be considered, except at Congress.
A. The Chairperson of the annual Congress meeting will be from the hosting chapter.
B. The Official Spokesperson for the year will be the hosting chapter representative.
Duties of the Spokesperson: Spokesperson will be the point of contact for whatever matters need resolution during the year. Spokesperson will send out a written ballot for each chapter to vote. These ballots would be sent to the International Secretary (Annie), for recording. This process will not be used for making or changing rules.
C. The secretary will be the OTMX Record keeper and Scorekeeper (or can be selected at the meeting). The only official officer is the OTMX Secretary who will be the record keeper and scorekeeper. The Secretary will send out communications regarding race entry forms, race results, notices regarding a particular chapter being out of order according to the rules, etc. Each chapter will pay $50 to the Secretary to compensate for the Secretarial services provided.
V. MEETINGS
A. Time and place for the next meeting shall be established before adjournment of the current meeting.
B. The host chapter for the following year will be determined at the Congress meeting according to the established rotating schedule or by adding a new chapter.
C. Meetings shall be held approximately once a year.
D. Meetings shall be conducted informally. The set fee of $200 for International Awards and expenses will be presented at the Congress meeting of the year completed or the representative present will have no voice or vote during the meeting.
E.
It
is recommended that Each chapter
shall submit its agenda to the hosting chapter International Secretary no later than 60 days
before the scheduled International Committee meeting. The hosting chapter International Secretary will
compile the submitted agendas and mail each chapter a copy no later than 30
days before the scheduled meeting. All Agenda Items must be in final motion format with explanation of the
motion or rationale.
F. Barring Acts of God, an International race must be put on and held in accordance with the rules and spirit of the IOTMXA to retain a vote at Congress.
VI. INTERNATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY AWARDS
A. Each member chapter will contribute $200 or set fee toward the purchase of International awards, plaques and expenses of the hosting chapter. This fee will be submitted at the Congress meeting to the host chapter for the following year. Any money remaining each year after paying for the awards is to be passed onto the host chapter for the following year. In addition to turning over remaining funds, the current hosting chapter will be accountable to provide documentation for expenses incurred.
B. Equal trophies in all classes. Each class to have a minimum of 30% trophies.
C. The top three riders in each class shall receive
plaques each year. The first place
rider in each class will receive a jacket from their own chapter. The embroidering on this jacket will be
consistent with Congress guidelines, i.e., International OTMX, (year), (class)
champion, and the individuals name on the front. Riders four through ten will receive significant certificates.
D. The club hosting the Congress is responsible for providing plaques for the past-completed year. Plaques will be presented at the first Sierra Chapter National of the next year as they maintain seniority in this regard. This presentation will be separate from other Sierra OTMX club awards. The jackets will be presented either at an appropriate chapter meeting or gathering, or brought to Sierra to be presented along with the plaques.
E. The international scorekeeper will be recognized each year with a jacket, equal to or same as the #1 plate winner. The hosting chapter purchasing the plaques and awards will purchase this jacket.
VII. APPLICATION
These rules are applicable for competition among member chapters at International Championship events.
VIII. RIDER
ELIGIBILITY
A. Rider must have reached his fortieth birthday to be a member of the International OTMX Association. A rider’s age in the +50, +60, +70 and +80 Classes shall be determined by their birthday reached prior to the end of the racing season.
B. Rider must be a paid-up member in good standing of his chapter.
C. Rider must have current International OTMX membership card showing Name, Age, Date of Birth, Chapter, rider classification, Year of Issue. This card will be required to be shown at sign up at an International event. If a rider’s class is changed during the racing season, it is the rider’s responsibility to obtain a new card for this class change. The membership cards will reflect the class designated by the International Committee, not the club designation.
A. An unclassified rider at International
Championship events will be classified by the presiding riding committee. If this committee
cannot reach a decision, the rider in question will be placed in the EXPERT
AMATEUR class. This new rider will have some form of
identification, that is dignified, during his first moto so that he can be
identified by the presiding riding committee.
This identification could be yellow ribbons either on his helmet or on
his arm. If this
committee cannot reach a decision, the rider in question will be placed in the
EXPERT AMATEUR class. Should it become apparent that the rider has
been improperly classified the rider may be moved up or down. Points will not be scored for the rider’s
first moto. When a rider is moved up a
class at an event, the first moto will be the average of the following
four. When the decimal point is .5 and
above, the finish position will be rounded up.
If it is .4 it will be the lower score.
B. All riders will ride the class designated by the International Committee, not the club designation. The rider class will be verified before the beginning of the race event with the OTMX International class listings provided by the OTMX International Scorekeeper.
C. When a rider has been advised as to his move up or down at any IOTMXA event and the rider does not comply with the IOTMXA decision, the rider in question will be disqualified and shall stay disqualified until such time as he moves into his proper class.
D. C.
Classes will be designated as:
Novice Class (40-49 years)
Plus 50 Novice Class (50 to 59 years)
Plus 60 Novice Class (60 years and older)
Plus 70 Novice Class (70 years and older)
Amateur Class (40-49 years)
Plus 50 Amateur Class (50-59 years)
Plus 60 Amateur Class (60 years and older)
Plus 70 Amateur Class (70 years and older)
Expert Class (40-49 years)
Plus 50 Expert Class (50-59 years)
Plus 60 Expert Class (60 years and older)
Plus 70 Expert Class (70 years and older)
Master A
and B Class
Plus 50 Master Class (50 and older)
Master 80 Class (80 years and older)
E. D. All Plus 50 classes will be limited to
riders 50 years and older. When a rider moves into a new age group he can ride that class for one
year without any move ups. For
example: if a 49-year-old moves into
50+ Novice, Amateur, Expert, as his birthday is prior to the end of the racing
season, he has one-year grace period without any move ups. This
plus 50 classification/term is determined by age and not ability. A rider’s age shall be determined by
their birthday reached prior to the end of the racing season. Plus 50 classes will be Novice, Amateur,
Expert and Master. The Plus 50 class
has the option of riding in the regular class, example: Plus 50 Expert could by choice ride in the
Expert class.
All Plus 60 classes will be
limited to riders 60 years and older. A rider’s age shall be determined by their birthday reached prior
to the end of the racing season. This
Plus 60 classification/term is determined by age and not ability. Plus 60 classes will be Novice, Amateur and
Expert. The Plus 60 class has the
option of riding in the regular or Plus 50 classes.
All
Plus 70 classes will be limited to riders 70 years and older. A rider’s age shall be determined by their
birthday reached prior to the end of the racing season. This Plus 70 classification term is
determined by age and not ability. Plus
70 classes will be Novice, Amateur and Expert.
The Plus 70 class has the option of riding in the regular class, plus
50, or plus 60 classes,
The Plus 80
class will be limited to riders 80 years and older. If the rider has reached his 80th birthday he will
ride the 70-year-old class or wherever he chooses. He can ride as long as he wants to.
F. E. We have accepted a computer database formula
that determines when a rider should be moved up based on how many riders they
beat in all motos ridden, or move down based on how many riders beat them. This formula will be processed after the
last International event has taken place.
The moved ups or down will be forwarded to the rider’s home chapter for
approval or disapproval. The approval
or disapproval will then be forwarded to the Record keeper. These actions will be taken before the
start of the next racing season. When
a rider is informed he is signed up in
the wrong class, they will not be allowed to
compete in that class. When a rider is
moved by the system to a higher class and his rep says yes, he be moved up, he
stays there for at least that year before he can move back down. The computer database
formula average figure is increased to 5.0 for the following classes – 40
Novice, Amateur and Expert, and 50 Novice, and Amateur.
G. If a rider wishes to move up to a higher class to see if he is competitive in that class, he can try it for two (2) races/events. If he finds he is not competitive in that higher class, he can move back down to his original class. Points will not be counted for the higher class if he moves back down. The rider will be given credit for riding in that zone.
H. F. If a rider wishes to drop down a class they
must do so by obtaining approval from a minimum of six (6) different club
representatives. If
a rider moves himself up a class, he must obtain approval to move back down. The International Secretary will be notified
of this decision in writing or by the appropriate form
J. G. If a rider
leaves the Association for any period of time, he returns to the same class he
left, or obtains approval to move down.
A. Numbers of the correct color will be carried on three number plates (front, left, and right sides).
B. Plate colors will be:
Masters - Black with white numbers
Experts - White with black numbers
Amateurs - Yellow with black numbers
D. Numbers 1 through 10 in each class will be earned and reserved
for the following year. Number
plates 1-10 are earned numbers and take precedence at an International event. If duplicate numbers show up, the non-earned
numbers will be modified. Each Chapter
will add their chapter letter to all number plates. This letter will be 2” in height. This will be mandatory for duplicate numbers 1-10.
B. The
IOTMXA will utilize the negative scoring system for scoring at the actual race
events. First place = 1;
second place = 2; third place = 3, etc.
C. The
International Old-timers will utilize a positive scoring system. This International points scoring system
will be based on the overall event finish position, not per moto. Following points will be assigned to rider
finish position:
1st Place = 30 points
2nd = 25 points
3rd = 21 points
4th = 18 points
5th = 16 points
6th = 15 points
7th = 14 points
8th = 13 points
9th = 12 points
10th = 11 points
11th = 10 points, everyone thereon gets 10 points for attending.
D. A rider must begin his moto or he will be given a did not start
(DNS) and points for that moto equal to double the number of riders starting the first moto on the first
day. If a rider starts, but fails to
complete one lap, he must inform the lap checkers that he did, in fact, start
and he will receive a last place finish position for that moto. A rider must start five motos to be eligible
to win the overall. Did not finish
(DNF) does not apply to an Old-timer event.
E. If there are too many riders in a class for
the starting gate or track conditions to handle safely (decision will be made
by the hosting chapter), there will be a double gate start with two separate
divisions, with equal trophy and payback points for each group.
I. Thirty (30) percent trophy award to all classes.
J. The trophy presentation will begin with the Old-timers and continue on to support.
K. Earned event trophies must be available to riders 30 minutes after the results are posted WITH NO PROTESTS.
XII. RULES
OF THE MEET
A. International Championship events will be two-day events.
B. The standard program for an International
Race meet shall consist of three motos on Saturday, two motos on Sunday. If a club wishes to have six motos at its
International, it has to be advertised well in advance of the race as an
optional program. An Old-timer must
sign up and pay for both days of an International event. There will be no Sunday only sign up for
Old-timers. All pre-entries will have
the race schedule indicating there will be three motos on Saturday and two on
Sunday. If this schedule is not on the
pre-entry, and there are only two “planned” motos on Saturday, it will not be
considered an OT International event. Plus
60/70 Classes Novices and Amateurs will
have two motos on Saturday and two motos on Sunday. On Saturday and Sunday the Plus 60/70 will ride the first moto of
the day.
C. Riding times for
motos will be:
Plus 50 Master = 20 minutes
Plus 80 Master
= WHATEVER HE CHOOSES
Expert = 20 minutes
Plus 50 Expert = 18 minutes
Amateur = 18 minutes
Plus 50 Amateur = 16 minutes
Novice = 15 minutes
Plus 50 Novice = 15 minutes
Plus 60 Novice, Amateur, and Expert – 15 minutes
70 Novice, Amateur and Expert = 15 minutes
D. Old-timers are to practice by
themselves. The Masters and Experts
will practice for 15 minutes; the Amateurs will practice separately for 10
minutes; the Novices will practice separately for 10 minutes; or if time
permits, four ten minute practices.
This will be enforced by the color on the number plates. Should there be a violator practicing in the
wrong practice, that violator will be docked a lap in his first moto. Support and Over the Hill Gang practice will
not be combined with Old-timers.
E. Plus 60 and Plus 70 riders will practice together as a group by themselves.
F. On both days of the International event, the program will be standardized so that Old-timers will run a set of Old-timer motos first. Over the Hill Gang/Vet will be run after the Old-timer motos on both Saturday and Sunday. Over the Hill Gang/Vet and Support will not be intermingled with Old-timers during the schedule. The Novices will begin on Saturday and the Masters begin on Sunday. Support practice may be after the first set of Old-timer motos. A sample schedule would be:
First moto: All Old-timer classes: 40, +50, +60, +70, +80
Over the Hill Gang/Vet
Over the Hill Gang/Vet
Support
Support
Fourth and fifth motos: Same as second moto.
G. A presiding Riding Committee will be formed at each International Championship race. Each chapter competing will have one representative on this committee. This individual should be a member of his chapter’s riding committee, thus, he will be more familiar with his own riders. This committee will meet prior to each days riders meeting and the meeting time will be part of the printed program. The hosting chapter will post a sign up sheet near the race results for each chapter representative to register. This will indicate to riders who their representative is, and to the hosting chapter referee who to refer to for resolution of disputes. On Saturday morning, chapter reps should meet after the first round of motos, to discuss other issues. In addition to the responsibilities previously outlined, the Presiding Riding Committee will rule on the following (their decision will be final):
1. Protests (lodged only by riders in the same moto - nothing else will be considered) shall be lodged with the rider’s chapter representative on the Presiding Riding Committee. The protest must be in writing and lodged within one half hour after completion of the moto in question.
2. Riding Committee decisions will be final with regard to verifying rider age, scoring discrepancies, track and equipment safety, and other decisions requiring the attention of the Riding Committee.
H. All members of recognized Old-timer chapters will receive a copy of these rules and annual updates from their own chapter along with their national membership and classification card.
I. If a rider leaves the track, they must safely re-enter as close to the point of
exit without improving his position. A one-lap penalty
will be imposed if a rider improves his position.
J. The International Representatives will meet on Friday; they will walk the track and review for safety. If representatives want change, and hosting chapter does not change the track, all members of the hosting chapter will be penalized and received -0- points for their final position.
K. Changing motorcycles during a moto will be cause for disqualification. Scorekeepers must be notified of number changes when changing motorcycles during the race event.
L. An ambulance or qualified paramedic/EMT with the proper equipment is mandatory at all Old-timer national events, and they will be at the track before practice can begin.
M. All Old-timer International events will be covered by liability insurance.
N. A standard white flag only (not a white flag with blue stripe) will signify last lap.
O. A rider who passes or jumps on a yellow flag will be docked a lap for that moto.
P. If a red flag comes out during the moto, and the race is 50% done, it will be called final.
Q. Each International race MUST have a definite finish line clearly visible to approaching riders as the point to which they are racing for the finish position. Suggestions are chalk line, flags in ground at edge of tract, etc.
R. A standard set of caution flagger rules will be provided for each chapter International event.
S. Abusive language or aggressive conduct toward race officials, scorers, or volunteers shall not be tolerated. Racers engaging in this behavior may, at the discretion of the hosting chapter, be ejected from the event and their entry fees and any points forfeited.
Revised for 2005 --- 2004.
History of hosting chapters of the Congress Meeting: