Once a rider
qualifies for his or her semi or main event, this rider does not race
again until that semi or main event. In
almost all classes, there will be at least a main event to determine
award ranking. (The only exception to
this is in any class with only 3 riders. Any class that has 4 or
more riders will have at least a main event.) In addition, the only
class that will have its final qualifying moto (the 3rd moto) combined
is a class that has a total of 9 riders. The following grids
should help in understanding the qualifying system Whip City BMX will
use as of the 2002 season.
We run three sets of motos, then the
semi events and main events. Basically any class with between 3
and 8 riders will make one moto. If the number of riders for a
class exceeds 8, the class will be broken down into 2 or more groups,
depending on the total number of riders, The three sets of motos are the qualifiers for the semi or main
events. In the first set of motos, all riders will race in their
respective motos. In the second set of motos, only the riders who
did not qualify for their semi or main event in the first moto will race
again. The third set of motos will include only those riders who
did not qualify for their semi or main event in their first two
motos. Therefore, in each set of motos there will be a decreasing
number of riders in each moto based on the ABA qualification system.
Class of 3 Riders (1
group, NO main)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (3 riders) |
all riders |
no main event |
| 2nd moto (3 riders) |
all riders |
no main event |
| 3rd moto (3 riders) |
all riders |
no main event |
**A class of 3 riders is the only class
that will not have a main event. However, the third moto for
this class will be run during the main events, rather in the third set
of motos**
Class of 4 Riders (1
group, 3-rider main, transfer 1-1-1)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
qualifies for main |
| 1st moto (4 riders) |
all riders |
1st place rider |
| 2nd moto (3 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 4th in the 1st moto |
1st place rider |
| 3rd moto (2 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 3rd in the 2nd moto |
1st place rider |
Class of 5 Riders (1
group, 4-rider main, transfer 1-1-2)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (5 riders) |
all riders |
1st place rider |
| 2nd moto (4 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 5th in 1st moto |
1st place rider |
| 3rd moto (3 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 4th in 2nd moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
Class of 6 Riders (1
group, 5-rider main, transfer 1-2-2)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (6 riders) |
all riders |
1st place rider |
| 2nd moto (5 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 6th in 1st moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
| 3rd moto (3 riders) |
riders who finished
3rd - 5th in 2nd moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
Class of 7 Riders
(1 group, 6-rider main,
transfer 2-2-2)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (7 riders) |
all riders |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
| 2nd moto (5 riders) |
riders who finished
3rd - 7th in 1st moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
| 3rd moto (3 riders) |
riders who finished
3rd - 5th in 2nd moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
Class of 8 Riders (1
group, 7-rider main, transfer 2-2-3)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (8 riders) |
all riders |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
| 2nd moto (6 riders) |
riders who finished
3rd - 8th in 1st moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
| 3rd moto (4 riders) |
riders who finished
3rd - 6th in 2nd moto |
1st, 2nd, and 3
place riders |
Class of 9 Riders
(2 groups, 8-rider main,
transfer 1-1-4*)
Group 1 (5 riders)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (5 riders) |
all riders |
1st place rider |
| 2nd moto (4 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 5th in 1st moto |
1st place rider |
| 3rd moto (SEE BELOW) |
|
|
Group 2 (4 riders)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (4 riders) |
all riders |
1st place rider |
| 2nd moto (3 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 4th in 1st moto |
1st place rider |
| 3rd moto (SEE BELOW) |
|
|
*This is the only instance (a group
with 9 riders) where the 3rd moto will be comprised of riders from
groups 1 and 2. In other words the remaining riders after the
second motos for this group will be combined to form one 3rd moto for
this class.
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 3rd moto
(combination of remaining riders from groups 1 and 2 above, 5
riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 4th in 2nd moto in group 1 and riders who finished 2nd -
3rd in group 2 |
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and
4th place riders |
Class of 10 Riders
(2 groups of 5, 8-rider main,
transfer 1-1-2 from each group)
Group 1 (5 riders)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (5 riders) |
all riders |
1st place rider |
| 2nd moto (4 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 5th in 1st moto |
1st place rider |
| 3rd moto (3 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 4th in 2nd moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
Group 2 (5 riders)
| Moto
# |
Who
races |
Who
transfers to main |
| 1st moto (5 riders) |
all riders |
1st place rider |
| 2nd moto (4 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 5th in 1st moto |
1st place rider |
| 3rd moto (3 riders) |
riders who finished
2nd - 4th in 2nd moto |
1st and 2nd place
riders |
ETC, ETC.........
