C5tor
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Hey fellow Alta Guys and Gals,
Had a few questions for those of you on the forum that are into racing. I'm a longtime street rider (30+ years), but relatively new to dirt (3 years). I'm a pretty conservative rider by nature and not really into risky riding or gratuitous displays of speed on the street. Not much of a MX track guy (yet, but working on it), as I've mostly done trail riding. But damned if the Alta hasn't boosted my confidence in my own riding skills and the capabilities of the bike to the point where I'd like to consider trying out a hare scramble or similar. Time to expand the limits and my riding skills (at least while I still have pretty good health insurance!)
So, what advice can you guys give me about getting into racing, especially with respect to racing with the Alta?
I assume I'll need to join the AMA and regional district to sign up to race. I think I'm in District 36 in Northern California. I'm 50+ (Super Senior! - Ouch, that really hurts actually typing that out loud!) and C class rider (zero experience, zero points). At least, I assume that's how it works.
For those that have raced your Alta, what (engine) class did they put you in? Is it still just open class? Didn't see any mention of electrics in the rule book at all. For that matter, I probably wouldn't be averse to trying out the little Sur-Ron in a hare scramble if it came right down to it. I've seen a few vids of that.
Anyway, those are just a few of the basic questions to get the ball rolling. Any advice and stories about how you started racing would be great to hear.
Just to be clear, this is the correct "attack" riding position, right?
Had a few questions for those of you on the forum that are into racing. I'm a longtime street rider (30+ years), but relatively new to dirt (3 years). I'm a pretty conservative rider by nature and not really into risky riding or gratuitous displays of speed on the street. Not much of a MX track guy (yet, but working on it), as I've mostly done trail riding. But damned if the Alta hasn't boosted my confidence in my own riding skills and the capabilities of the bike to the point where I'd like to consider trying out a hare scramble or similar. Time to expand the limits and my riding skills (at least while I still have pretty good health insurance!)
So, what advice can you guys give me about getting into racing, especially with respect to racing with the Alta?
I assume I'll need to join the AMA and regional district to sign up to race. I think I'm in District 36 in Northern California. I'm 50+ (Super Senior! - Ouch, that really hurts actually typing that out loud!) and C class rider (zero experience, zero points). At least, I assume that's how it works.
For those that have raced your Alta, what (engine) class did they put you in? Is it still just open class? Didn't see any mention of electrics in the rule book at all. For that matter, I probably wouldn't be averse to trying out the little Sur-Ron in a hare scramble if it came right down to it. I've seen a few vids of that.
Anyway, those are just a few of the basic questions to get the ball rolling. Any advice and stories about how you started racing would be great to hear.
Just to be clear, this is the correct "attack" riding position, right?