The "D" class participant is classified as a rider with little to no experience or cannot safely compete in the next higher class based on skills . Depending on the demands and challenges of individual tracks, each individual track/promoter has the option of running "open" classes as all skills (including D and/or A riders), or limiting the skill level, and must clearly be defined as such in writing and/or individual track rules.

"D" class participants will be NOT be advanced based on the length of "time" they have been riding.  No series-end awards should be given, but varies by track and series. 

All "D" class participants will have a few, if not several, top 5 finishes before advancing.  This will be an ongoing tabulation of accumulated points.  For some it will only last a very short time, for others it may be years.  The scale is based on skill / performance, not "time".

"D" class riders advancing themselves to the next higher classification (age or higher skill) at anytime, may not return to the "D" class.

Once 12 points have been earned, “D” class participants will be advanced to the next higher classification or age group based on this scale:

 

 

CLASS WITH 6 + ENTRIES
Finish	Points
1st	4
2nd	3
3rd	2
4th	1
5th	1
6th, 7th, 8th, etc.	0

 

CLASS WITH LESS THAN 6 ENTRIES
Finish	Points
1st, 2nd, 3rd	1