Yes it is a duty of care as is at what age can a rider start racing? I have seen personally what happens when an adult crashes with a young boy. That boy was my son and as president of a club no boys under 15 will race against men anymore. It is simply irresponsible on the organisers behalf. If there is simply not enough to constitute a class it doesn't mean they can't race it just means no prizes will be given. Kids want to race and if they only want to race for prizes then they are doing it for the wrong reasons. If it was my 9yr old I would remove them from the race and place a complaint with the governing body. Commonsense should prevail and the officals should not let it get to that but obviously it has in this case. Question? Do they let heavyweight boxers fight flyweights boxers? Answer NO.

I'm sorry I simply cannot believe you would not offer JNR Cruiser of some sort. As I said before even if there is only 2 riders LET THEM RIDE. It doesn't take alot of effort. Officals and board members should take notice of forums etc to see how the community feels. This is a reflection of current times. I myself am a club president and a committee member of a State body and forums are a great way to find information and get ideas as well as understanding members needs. If you are still in the age of formal emails etc you may be way behind. I am not speaking necessarily of you Bk but plenty of emails and complaints get miss placed with boards and committees as they sometimes fit in the too hard basket or are dealt with by people who no longer have an attachment to the sport with either a child or as a rider thus miss the point of the complaint. Unfortunately for you the people on here are the BMX community and thanks to forums like this Joe Average can express his views.

so all the people who are not raceing becouse of the transponder cost that  whinge on this forum will be officials for this race so riders wont have to put up with the rude offficials . why dont people budget for the cost of transponders they have been for sale for a long time you could have bought 1 every 6 months . as for  duty of care issue bmx is dangerous so if you are that concerned and thinking of suing a club if your kid gets hurt stay home

Stay Focused Bk, you are doing a great job!!!!

Officials are volunteers.
FYI the definition of volunteer is:
"A person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily (no pay)"

Volunteering is an altruistic activity; and the backbone of providing facilities and event for the BMX community.

Or, the opposite of the attitude you convey in your post...

 

Some contribute (too much).....

didnt a lot of the pro riders say they dont race for the money  . and maybe it proves you dont need the pro riders to have a great race meeting .  maybe next time shep should not offer a  AA race