Leave the drama to the Momma

The track we race is run by the local Lions Club.  It's an organization whose donations are put back into the communities they service.  This being said it is understood that the series and races are not AMA sanctioned events, the points you earn at this race are only for the series at this venue.  People get crazy, they will comment on the gate fees for riders to enter the pit area and the fees to race each class.  There is always one person that will ask "how much do you win?"  This series does not award money, it's a non-profit and the prize is a trophy.  For Liam, a trophy is the coolest thing ever.  He compares the latest one to the others when he gets home.

Because they don't allow sandbagging and have policies in place to prevent a rider from doing just that.  It would seem only right that each rider sign up for the appropriate class.  If after three races a riders skill level is more advanced then the other riders the Lions Club will "Bump up" the rider to the next race level ie if riding Novice level and the riders lap times are comparable to the Amatuer or Expert riders they will be bumped up and lose the earned points.

I don't know the terminology for a Moto-cross stage Mom, but I like to think I'm not one.  However, I have encountered one and it's not always the Mom.  MX is a prodominately male sport, so of course seeing Dad on the track is the norm.  That being said, one child in my son's race class has raced the same class for three years.  The first year he raced he had a gnarly crash and broke his fimor which took him out for the season.  Last year was a great year for him.  He took third place overall, this year is his year, I will be very surprised if he doesn't take it all.  I was asked if I thought he should be bumped to the next level-Amateur.  As a Mom and sometimes a selfish parent (my son has remained in 2nd place the first 3 races).  I thought about talking to the club (protesting) that he be bumped.  I couldn't, another parent came to me and said she had.  My reply to her was "This is his year, it's good for my son to race against the friends he has made",  That being said the selfish side of me would like to see my son take the 1st place overall position but I don't want my son to win that way.  What kind of example am I teaching? 

The Club did not bump up the child and he and my son have battled out at each and every race since.  This is going to be a nailbiter of a season for sure.