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Following the fallout from Arlington Supercross and the rulebook and the non-penalties and on and on, the American Motorcyclist Association announced on Thursday procedural updates that will be effective immediately.
Lead-In Light Update
The single red lead-in light (formerly known as the “pre-light”) that gave advance notice before the red lights will now be changed from red to yellow.
Going forward, it will be referred to as the Yellow Lead-In Caution Light.
This change aligns all on-track caution indicators under a consistent yellow designation: Yellow Caution Flags Yellow Caution Lights Yellow Lead-In Caution Light Meaning of Yellow Signals
Yellow flags and lights indicate a potentially hazardous situation on or near the racetrack. Riders must exercise caution. Jumping and passing is allowed.
Red Lights and Red Cross Flag – No Rule Change
There are no changes to the current rulebook regarding Red Lights or the Red Cross Flag.
Red Lights and the Red Cross Flag: Indicates a significant safety concern and takes precedence over all other flags. Riders must follow all directions given by race officials. Passing is prohibited. Riders must traverse all obstacles individually, absolutely NO double, triple, step on/off, etc. Riders must exercise extreme caution and not race or accelerate in an unsafe manner.
While this probably won’t do much to change anything that has happened post-Arlington, we at least know what exactly the rules will be going forward.
Until they change again…
