HPMA, Inc MARK-UP SYSTEM

·         "C" CLASS         Riders in all "C" classes will be required to move up to the "B" class after earning 50 mark-up points or 5 first place finishes.

·         "B" CLASS         Riders in all "B" classes will be required to move up to the "A" class after earning 70 mark-up points or 7 first place finishes.

Mark-up points will be acquired by how well a rider finishes in each moto of competition.  Mark-up points will be awarded to the top 7 places in all "B" & "C" classes.  Mark-up points will be added together after each race until the rider has enough points to mark-up to the next level of ability. 

Schedule of Mark-up points per moto:

                1st place.............7 points                             5th place..............3 points

                2nd place...........6 points                              6th place..............2 points

                3rd place...........5 points                              7th place..............1 point

                4th place...........4 points                                                                                                                            

1.      After racers have accumulated the required number of mark-up points they will be required to move to the next class.   This can happen anytime during the season.  Racers who mark-up the race before the Championship Race will be allowed to race in their normal class at the Championship race.

2.      Riders who mark-up into the higher class will start earning points in that level.  The rider who acquires the most points in the higher class at year end will be the champion for the lower class in which they marked up from.  The rider who acquires the second most will be second place year end finisher, etc.  If no other riders mark-up to the next class they will finish according to their points in the lower class.  (i.e., 2 riders mark-up from 250C to 250B - they will be 1st and 2nd place for year end trophies depending on which rider has the most "B" class points.  The top 3 points leaders in the 250C will be 3rd, 4th & 5th).  Racers who mark-up to the next class by obtaining the necessary mark-up points will ONLY be eligible for year end trophies in the lower class.    Racers can not move "themselves" up in the season to acquire the higher class points without forfeiting all points from the lower class.                                                        

3.      Racers will have the four (4) worst moto finishes dropped at year end if all races have been attended.  Any missed race events or DNF/DNS moto's will count toward the drops.

4.      If two (2) riders mark-up at the same time, in the same class, the difference in points will be allowed to the rider who has more mark-up points.  (i.e. Both riders mark-up in the 10th race of the season, and one rider has 56 mark-up points and the other has 51, the rider with 56 points will be allowed 5 points when moving up to the next class.  This is to ensure proper placement in the new class).

5.      Mini riders who race two different size bikes in different skill levels will be able to mark-up from each class.  (i.e. If a rider races both 85B and 250C and he gets marked-up from 85B to 85A, he will still be able to race the 250C until he marks-up of end of the season.  The following year the rider will be required to race in the next higher class due to the mark-up).  The same applies to the 65 class riders that race the 80 class.

6.      Riders who race both 250 and 450 class bikes that mark-up in one class and not the other, will not be required to race the higher class on the other bike until they mark-up in that class or the next season begins.   Example: Rider marks-up from 250C to 250B will not have to race 450B until he marks-up from 450C.  Next season he will be required to race both "B" classes or higher.

7.      Marks will not carry over from year to year.   Each new season starts fresh with zero marks.        

8.      Day passers are subject to a mid-moto move-up by the HPMA move-up committee.  If it is obvious that they are racing in a class that is obviously below their ability level, or there is a clear cut case of "SANDBAGGING" going on.

9.      Racers who hit a few races but acquire a high amount of move-up points may be bumped up to the next class.  (A rider hits 4 races but is competitive with racers who raced a full season and marked-up to the higher class.)   HPMA move-up committee will make all and final decisions.

10.  HPMA move-up committee reserves the right to move-up any rider at any time if they are outclassing The rest of the competition.   HPMA move-up committee may also move a rider down if they are being outclassed or causing a hazard for the rest of the group.  HPMA move-up committee also reserves the right to make final decisions on all disputes concerning rider classifications and timing of move-ups/mark-ups.  HPMA move-up committee's decisions will be final.  All points will be forfeited if any move up or down occurs by HPMA committee.