Competition
The AMA series begins in late December and continues until mid-May. It consists of 17 rounds in the Supercross Class, and 8 rounds in Supercross Lites West Class in December and 8 rounds in the Supercross Lites East Class in February, which the final round has the East-West Shootout in May, and 17 major tracks all over the continental United States. Each has two Heat Races in both classes. Supercross class has 8 laps, and Supercross Lites class has 6 laps, each has 20 riders in both classes, and the top 9 riders will finish and moves on straight to the Main Event. Other riders will go to the Last Chance Qualifier. In the Last Chance Qualifier, Each has 22 riders in both classes. Riders in the Supercross Class that failed in any two Heat Races will race 6 laps, where the final two riders finish and moves on to the Main Event, while in the Supercross Lites Class, riders that failed in any two heat races will race 4 laps, where the final four riders (this was changed to the final two riders beginning with the 2009 Season) finish and moves on to the Main Event. In the Supercross Class, riders in the top 10 in points who have failed to qualify in any two Heat Races and the LCQ will use a Provisional for the Main Event. In the Main Event, there will be 22 riders for 15 laps in the Supercross Lites Class (this was changed to 20 riders for 15 laps beginning with the 2009 Season), and 20 riders for 20 laps in the Supercross Class. In both classes after the Main Event the winner will receive 25 AMA points. If there's rain in the forecast, the riders will be racing in the mud, and the Main Event normally will be reduced to 10 laps in the Supercross Lites class, and 15 laps in the Supercross class, however if it rains too hard, the Main Events will be shorter depending on the AMA's decision of how many laps will the Supercross Lites class and the Supercross class race. Beginning with the 2011 final season in Las Vegas, each own Lites class has 20 riders for 15 laps, one in the East, and the other in the West, both to determine the winner of the Championship, and the top 9 riders will finish and go straight to the Shootout Main Event, others as always go to the LCQ, in which they race the same way with 4 Laps with 22 riders, and the final two riders will finish and go to the East-West Shootout Main Event, where this time will be reduced to 10 laps with 20 riders, instead of a normal 15 laps. Starting with the 2012 Season, riders who came in first place in the Series' Points Lead will use the red plate to race in the Series.
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