I will addres the issuse of why the 4-st limit is at 440 and not some other number. Untill 1998 the class for the 4-st class was 350cc, because that is the largest 4-st that was made then. the in the fall of 98 Honda came out with 400Ex and people wanted it to be legal for the 4-st class not the open class. So the limit was change to 400cc as the limit of the 4-st class. Because of the .080 overbore rule people were taking the 400 to 416 which is legal. But, also some riders were putting in 426 and 440 kits, which are not legal for the class. How do you tell the difference between a 416 engine and a 440 engine with out taking them apart? This is and why the limit was raised to 440 in 2000. After changing the limit to 440, most of the riders then told me that they had a 440 kit and was telling everone that it was a 416. Last year some people wanted the limit raised to 450 on the idea that Honda was coming out with a 450cc quad. The rule was not changed on the idea of what might come out but on what we have now.
The classes that MrP listed are the ones that I like with something different for the womens, which should be made unlimited and made a A and B at the national level. This way we can get some beginning women riders at the nationals.

 

Wow this is a great thread!! I am a local racer, can't afford the time or the money for the nationals, but here is my 2 cents.
Pro (outlaw unlimited)
Pro-OEM
A,B,C (outlaw unlimited)
A,B,C-OEM
A,B,C-stock
16-24 A,B,C
+25 A,B,C
+30 A,B,C
+40 A,B,C
Women A,B,C
Sportsman (just as Lurch intended)
Youth ?,?,?,

The Pro-Am seems redundant to me, The fast A guys should be able to run withe the pros if they can qualify. The 2strk-4strk-open also seems redundant, since 330R's and 440 Ex's could run with the YZ's and CRF's in the unlimited A,B,C. You might not need the C classes for all the groups, It would depend on the turnout.

I don't know If I covered everything or not but thats my input. Thanks for letting me help!!!

 

Tom,

Out of all you read here in this thread....tell us which class you would pick. Also, do you know if Doug has read this thread yet? Thanks!!

 

You will notice from the responces that have been logged in we have 2 different groups. Ones who have been to a national and only to local races. the ones that have been to a national all just about listing the same classes with very small differences. I have not tlked to Doug scince last week and he did not say anything to me about this, so I don't know. If you are going to be at London talk to me there, there is something that needs to be talked about but I dodn't want to post it now. I am leaving in about 2 hours and will not get home till Monday.