I will not hide behind my screen and username like many of you, (Neil Topovski here), this entire discussion started over my 7th grade/ 13 yr old son #89 Skyler who has less than a dozen big bike races under his belt as a 250C rider. I will make no excuses for my son... yes he raced 50s, 6mos on a 65 and off and on on an 85 and 6mos on a supermini... he suffered many major injuries through out the 85's and lost 2 yrs of racing... he still can race 85's but he is 13 yrs old 5'10" and 160lbs and in perfect physical shape...obviously way too big for a 85 or supermini, so we moved into 250C and schoolboy. I want to clarify for all you ...he does not live at a training facility, he is NOT home schooled, nor is he a factory sponsored rider, he has never made it to LL or even a regional, he does not race a national circuit, we raced 1 at Daytona, and he has only recently spent a wk end or week at a training facility....not to sandbag a local 250c race lol, but to learn to be a safe rider and a more aggressive racer. YES, he does table to table, YES he does the quad at 13...he also completes a rigorous gym workout 4-5X a week, he eats healthier than anyone I know, he also is an A+ honor role student. He is not old enough to race 2 stroke and we have been told by OMA officials that he is not ready for B class, nor is he old enough, so I offer no apologies or excuses for his racing ability or skills after much hard work and dedication to the sport...WE have followed the rules. The guy that threw a fit at Malvern that night his 12 yr old kid who was also in 250c was a completely out of line and was rude and disrespectful to me, my son, Connie, Jason / Tina and all who where at sign up. The BIG question is... was his 12 yr old beginner kid even in the correct class...I think not. We will be happy to stop jumping the table to table and quad for you, but I will not tell my son, to race in 2 gear so some can catch up and feel like they had a chance, there is only 1 winner...look at the results, it is not always us, we are still learning on a big bike. What I say to you.... get off your butts and ride/ train and put down the chips/ twinkies/sodas, unplug the Xbox in the winter and go south and ride. If you all want to feel good about yourself and want your kid to have his self esteem boosted where everyone is a winner and gets a trophy....go join a soccer team and sell your bike. For all you others, watch out next thing they will do is tell you that your fast 50, 65 or 85 rider who is winning and jumping is to move up and slow down because we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings....and you all wonder why people go elsewhere and the sport is dying and local tracks are closing. We will continue to race 250c and schoolboy and we will move up to 250B when we think it is time for our son to do so, at least there are less riders there to complain about it... And shame on those of you that actually call out specific kids in this discussion, mind your own businessNeil Topovski