Great!!!!!!! Because I assure you that my family and myself would get diqualified cause we just cannot not help someone! Thanks for the reply.

I'm sure someone who is official will clarify but I believe the way this rule works.....you can get help from a fellow RIDER, you cannot get help from someone that is not IN the race. At the round at Cycle Ranch, someone went to hand a person a fresh set of goggles and everyone around screamed NO!!!.....we were like...what? They said the person would have been disqualified if an official saw that.

Another person could not get her bike started after kicking for like 10 minutes with a guy standing closeby. She looked at him and he said "if I help you, you'll be disqualified"....so, looks like a rider can help, but someone else cannot. BUT....I'm not an official!! This is just what I heard at one round last year....

My interpretation is that this rule is intended for the recipient, not the provider, of outside assistance (hard to DQ a spectator!). I wouldn't expect you to receive any penalties for assisting another racer, but they could be DQ'd for accepting your assistance.

that's exactly what I meant. The RIDER would be DQd if they received help from a spectator, but not from another rider (I think). Lets wait and see what Sean says when he is able to look at this. I know he's quite busy and I believe out of town right now.

this rule is meant for someone that is getting pit help outside of the pit area where they are not supposed to get help.Now if someone is hurt the rule i dont think applies but you must becareful if on the track during a race. i have seen people that are helping down riders and then they got hurt doing so. be careful