Originally Posted by
Brian Ratliff
I'm pretty sure match sprints are Cat 2+ for elite nationals. I was looking at this a little last year. Because I am OBRA, it is unclear to me what my category would be if I were to buy a USAC license to race nationals (relevant because masters nats are right next door this year). If I need to earn my way up to Cat3 or Cat2 from scratch, I'd have to do a sht ton of racing this year out-of-state.
In my experience, when a racer applies for an upgrade to 3 or 2, the USAC Regional rep will contact the local track's race director to see if the rider is up to the task in terms of speed, handling, and skill.
The level of talent at Alpenrose is abnormally high.