save10

Currently Cat 5. But after this weekend will have more than enough points from mass starts to move up to Cat 4. Late Feb I have a race as a Cat 5 (signed up a long time ago online) and I've also signed up for a race the next week....as a Cat 4. Is a week enough turn around time on the upgrade? I have a feeling that its not enough time...when I signed up for these races I didnt have a calendar in front of me

tspek

It depends on your local rep.

jwible

Got mine overnight when I submitted it.

ljrichar

You should be fine. I assume by points you mean "number of mass start races." Is the race in Feb Cat 5 only or is it 4/5 combined? If combined, I'd go ahead & upgrade after this weekend. Regardless, you should have enough time to sneak in the upgrade & print out an authorization to ride.

rydaddy

I recently upgraded to 4 and it was processed in less than 24 hours.

save10

points = mass starts
Feb race = cat 5 only

but it seems from the responses things should be OK.

mattm

My Cat 4 upgrade was denied within the hour when I tried last season (training races don't count anymore in WSBA)...

so when it's time to finally upgrade (next month) I'm hoping it'll be as quick.

FACTORe

+1

fatallightning

it took my road upgrade 3 weeks, and my track upgrade 2 months.

tspek

Your local rep sucks.

fatallightning

indeed. i suppose the ny metro area district is busy, but still. the track upgrade took the organizer at trexlertown emailing the local rep, then the regional rep a month later, then me a month after that. PITD.

El Diablo Rojo

This time of year our rep is doing 1-4 day turnarounds....later in the year it starts to get longer due to the amount of requests are higher.

Psimet2001 

Usually within a week but it is up to your rep.

Contact the promoter of anything you have already signed up for and ask what they want you to do. Most will just move you into the 4's field. If there is no other field you can race in then you're SOL. They can't let you race in a field you are not licensed for.

saratoga

The district rep here is also one of the main race promoters... he'll usually grant upgrades at races on the spot and give you the sticker to put on your license. Not sure if that is also the case where you're at, but thought I'd mention it.

caloso

If you haven't received an email or a sticker, take a print out of your races to the head official at the race, explain the sitch, and then have him/her talk to the race promoter.

roy5000x2

If you can catch our rep at a race, and prove that you've got the credentials, she'll upgrade you on the spot. It's pretty sweet.

umd

One of my teammates upgraded at races twice in the same year. Did the lower cat race, upgraded, then did the higher cat race.

tspek

I upgraded at the race too, except he told me to email him later that day.

I guess the moral is that everyone is different.