St George handicap replacement

[chubb]

So how does the grading work? Do they put you in a grade or go you ask to be reviewed? I find it odd that some of the fastest guys are in D how is that possible?

Yeah don't even know how they do gradings.
Meant to be based on lap times and experience

[Marshy]

Yeah don't even know how they do gradings.
Meant to be based on lap times and experience

The grading system is badly broken and due for an overhaul. It is 'being looked at' by MA this year, but there's no timetable or plan for changing it yet.

However, the simple principle is that you start out as a D grader, and get moved up at the end of each year, depending on your performance and experience. JC is new to road racing (long history in dirt bikes tho), and as mentioned the crazy Irishman is simply in the wrong grade but he's also new to road racing in Australia, so gets put in D. The principle is also that you don't get re-graded during the year, but this should really be changed IMHO if you are clearly outside your grade.