TVRC  CLASSES

1.1 THE TEXAS PREMIER CLASS INCLUDES ALL MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED IN 1971 AND EARLIER. TEXAS PREMIER CLASS IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS. EXAMPLES OF THESE INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

ALL B-50 POWERED MOTORCYCLES

ALL RICKMAN BUILT MOTORCYCLES WITH 1971 OR EARLIER ENGINE

ALL CZ BUILT MOTORCYCLES WITH 1971 STYLE FRAMES

ALL VINTAGE CLASS RULES APPLY

1.2 THE TEXAS VINTAGE CLASS INCLUDES ALL MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED IN 1975 AND EARLIER. REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1.2.1 SUSPENSION TRAVEL OR AXLE TRAVEL IS LIMITED TO 7" ON THE FRONT FORKS AND 4" OF AXLE TRAVEL IN THE REAR.

1.2.2 ALL MODIFICATIONS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CLASS AND TIME PERIOD.

1.2.3 FRAMES, FORKS, ENGINES, ECT. MUST BE PRODUCED IN 1975 OR EARLIER.

1.3 THE TEXAS SMALL BORE CLASS INCLUDES ALL 0-200 CC MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED IN 1975 AND EARLIER. ALL VINTAGE CLASS RULES APPLY. TEXAS SMALL BORE IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS.

1.4 THE TEXAS FOUR STROKE CLASS INCLUDES ALL FOUR STROKE MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED IN 1975 AND EARLIER. TEXAS FOUR STROKE IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS. ALL VINTAGE CLASS RULES APPLY. EXCEPTIONS ARE TT-500 YAMAHAS, SP370 SUZUKIS, AND CENTER INTAKE PORT XL-350 HONDAS. THESE ARE INCLUDED, HOWEVER ALL VINTAGE CLASS RULES APPLY.

1.5 THE GP I CLASS INCLUDES ALL MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED AND INCLUDING THE YEAR MODEL 1977.

1.5.1 THE GP II CLASS CONSISTS OF ALL MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED AND INCLUDING THE YEAR MODEL 1981.

1.5.2 THE GP III CLASS CONSISTS OF ALL MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED AFTER THE YEAR MODEL 1981 WITH DRUM BRAKES. ALL POST VINTAGE BIKES 1981 AND EARLIER ALSO QUALIFY FOR THIS CLASS.

1.5.3 THE GP SMALL BORE CLASS CONSISTS OF ALL MOTORCYCLES PRODUCED AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 1981 200cc AND LESS. GP SMALL BORE IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS.

1.5.4 ALL ENGINES MUST BE AIR COOLED(EXCEPT GP III), NO DISC BRAKES ARE ALLOWED EXCEPT ON ROKON MODELS.

1.6 NO LATER MODEL FRAMES, FORKS, OR ENGINES MAY BE USED UNLESS THEY ARE IDENTICAL TO WHAT WAS AVAILABLE IN THE YEAR DESIGNATION OF THESE CLASSES. ANY LEVEL BIKE QUALIFIES FOR ANY CLASS ABOVE ITS OWN LEVEL.

1.7 THE DECADE CLASS CONSISTS OF BIKES MADE IN THE MODEL YEAR 10 YEARS PREVIOUS TO THE CURRENT DATE AND OLDER. EXAMPLE: ON JANUARY 1st, 2016, A 2006 YZ450F WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DECADE CLASS. DECADE IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS.

1.8 VINTAGE OVER-40 IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS FOR RIDERS 40 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON ANY VINTAGE LEGAL MOTORCYCLE.

1.9 VINTAGE OVER 50 IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS FOR RIDERS 50 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON ANY VINTAGE LEGAL MOTORCYCLE.

1.10 VINTAGE OVER 60 IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS FOR RIDERS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON ANY VINTAGE LEGAL MOTORCYCLE.(2010)

1.11 GP OVER 40 IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS FOR RIDERS 40 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON ANY GPIII LEGAL AND OLDER MOTORCYCLE.

1.12 GP OVER 50 IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS FOR RIDERS 50 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON ANY GPIII LEGAL AND OLDER MOTORCYCLE.

1.13 GP OVER 60 IS A SINGLE ABILITY LEVEL CLASS FOR RIDERS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ON ANY GPIII LEGAL AND OLDER MOTORCYCLE.(2010)

2.1 ALL MODIFICATIONS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH CLASS AND PERIOD.

2.2 EVERY MEMBER OF TVRC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT EQUIPMENT IS IN PROPER REPAIR.

2.3 TVRC MEMBERS SHALL OBEY ALL POSTED RACETRACK RULES AND PRACTICE GOOD SAFETY HABITS WHILE ENGAGED IN COMPETITION.

2.4 CENTER AND/OR SIDE STANDS ARE NOT PERMITTED AND MUST BE REMOVED.

2.5 ALL TWO STROKE MACHINES MUST BE FITTED WITH EFFICIENT SILENCERS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS PREMIER MACHINES FITTED WITH BLOOIE PIPES.

2.6 ALL MACHINES MUST DISPLAY THREE NUMBER PLATES, ONE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT AND ONE ON EACH SIDE MOUNTED IN A WAY THAT IT WILL NOT BE BLOCKED BY THE RIDER.

3.1 NO RIDER MAY SIGN UP AS A "B" LEVEL RIDER AT HIS OR HER FIRST RACE. YOU MUST SIGN UP AS AN "A", AND THEN BE OBSERVED BY THE OFFICERS. A DECISION WILL THEN BE MADE BASED UPON RIDER ABILITY.

3.2 ABILITY CATEGORIES ARE "A" AND "B". ADVANCED SKILL LEVEL RIDERS WILL BE PLACED IN THE "A" CATEGORY. ANY SIZE MOTORCYCLE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION AS LONG AS IT COMPLIES WITH T.V.R.C. GUIDELINES PUBLISHED IN THIS RULE BOOK.

3.3 A RIDER MAY MOVE UP A SKILL LEVEL AT THEIR DISCRETION. A RIDER MAY MOVE DOWN A SKILL LEVEL ONLY WITH T.V.R.C. OFFICER’S PERMISSION.

3.4 TVRC MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR AHRMA ASSIGNED RACE NUMBER. IF NO AHRMA NUMBER IS ASSIGNED, THEY SHOULD USE THE NUMBER OF THEIR PREFERENCE.

NOTE* THE RIDER, NOT THE MOTORCYCLE IS THE ENTRY. A RIDER MAY SWITCH MOTORCYCLES AS LONG AS THE MOTORCYCLE’S NUMBER IS THE SAME. OTHERWISE IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR PROTEST. IT IS THE RIDER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY THE SCOREKEEPER TRACKSIDE AND THE SECRETARY OF T.V.R.C WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF NUMBER. THIS MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED MOTO.

4.1 SCORING FOR DAILY OVERALLS

THE OLYMPIC SCORING METHOD IS USED FOR EACH MOTO:

1 POINT FOR FIRST, 2 POINTS FOR SECOND, 3 POINTS FOR THIRD, ETC. LOW SCORE WINS. LAST MOTO WILL BREAK A TIE.

4.1.1 SERIES SCORING

SERIES SCORING WILL BE By Moto AS FOLLOWS:

20 POINTS FOR FIRST, 16 POINTS FOR SECOND, 13 POINTS FOR THIRD, 11 POINTS FOR FOURTH, 9 POINTS FOR FIFTH, 7 POINTS FOR SIXTH, 6 POINTS FOR SEVENTH, 5 POINTS FOR EIGHTH, 4POINTS FOR NINTH, 3 POINTS FOR TENTH, 2 POINTS ELEVENTH AND ETC

2 POINTS FOR DID NOT FINISH (DNF)

1 POINT FOR DID NOT START (DNS)*

* THIS SCORING IS FOR SHOWING UP AT THE TRACK TO RACE AND UNABLE TO START A MOTO FOR WHATEVER REASON.

4.2 SCORING ERRORS MUST BE REPORTED TO T.V.R.C. SECRETARY OR DESIGNEE.

4.3. IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, ONE MOTO WILL DECIDE AN EVENT.

5.1 A TVRC MEMBER MAY PROTEST A RIDER OR MOTORCYCLE IN HIS OR HER CLASS ONLY. THE PROTEST MUST BE ON THE SAME DAY OF THE EVENT. THE PROTEST PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS:

5.2 THE PROTESTER MUST INFORM THE TECH INSPECTOR OR AN OFFICER OF TVRC, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE.

5.3 AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FACTS CONCERNING THE INCIDENT.

5.4 A DECISION WILL BE RENDERED AND REPORTED TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.

5.5 THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL ENFORCE THE DECISION.

6.1 OFFICIALS ARE ELECTED ONCE A YEAR. THEIR POSITIONS AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS ARE LISTED IN THE CONSTITUTION.

6.2 RULE CHANGES AND CLASS MODIFICATIONS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON UNDER ARTICLE 12 OF THE CONSTITUTION.

6.3 ANNUAL DUES ARE $40.00 AND ARE DUE JANUARY, 1 OF EACH YEAR.