Issue with 2014 Junior Races

It was with great excitement that we received the news that USAC was lowering the race age to nine years old, but the fallout with promoters was unanticipated. In response to the new rule allowing eight year olds who will be turning nine in the calendar year to race, promoters have dropped all junior races from their events. Obviously, this is a devastating decision for our junior program. I have emailed FBRA's Junior Director, Steve Mlujeak and this was his response,

Hello Mark, and thank you for the email.

Yes, the FBRA is concerned and working on it, we are reaching out to the promoters and seeing if they will add junior's to their races, as well as looking at what the FBRA can do to assist in getting more opportunities for juniors to race.  Down here in South Florida, I'm working on getting a junior series attached to our criterium series.  I also spoke with the promoters of delray as they too had no junior races offered.  Yet they have three master categories.  I think we will get them to add events for Juniors.  I hope we can get other promoters to do the same.
 Steve Mlujeak

 So, as it sits right now our official REV race schedule is in shambles:

• March 22-23  Perry Roubaix, Perry,GA
• dropped juniors
• April 5-6 Brooksville Classic, Brooksville, GA
• Removed
• May 17-18 - SRS Albany, Albany, GA
• dropped juniors 
• June 14-15 - Ride for Hope or Ocala Race 
• (To be determined)
• September 13-14 - Pensacola Cycling Classic, Pensacola, FL
• (To be determined)
• May 31st - Florida State Road Championships, Clermont, FL
• This race has been moved to Stuart in Martin County in South Florida and they have dropped juniors 

Kelly and I are contacting race directors, FBRA and USAC representatives to figure out what we can do. I am very sorry about the confusion and the disruption to our planned REV schedule. We are actively working on it and will hopefully have a new schedule soon.