American Honda’s 2011 road racing contingency program will pay riders on Honda-powered Moriwaki MD250H racebikes as well as on mass-production CBR600RR and CBR1000 models. The payouts for 13 designated USGPRU MD250H races are staggered depending upon the number of participants, and a five-rider minimum must be reached before the company will pay for any given race. If 10 or more eligible riders enter a USGPRU MD250H race, a win will earn $2000 in contingency money, with $1700 for second, $1500 for third, $1200 for fourth, $1100 for fifth, $1000 for sixth, $700 for seventh, $500 for eighth, $200 for ninth and $100 for 10th. With nine eligible riders in a given race, the MD250H payout drops to $1700 for first down to $100 for ninth; a race with eight eligible riders pays $1500 for first down to $100 for eighth; a race with seven eligible riders pays $1200 for first down to $100 for seventh; a race with six eligible riders pays $1100 for first down to $100 for sixth; and a race with five eligible riders pays $1000 for first, $700 for second, $500 for third, $200 for fourth and $100 for fifth. Honda is also paying eligible MD250H riders $500 for first, $400 for second and $300 for third in USGPRU 125cc GP and Moto3 races, bringing the company’s total USGPRU contingency posting to $141,200. For five designated AFM events, Honda has posted a total of $30,000 in contingency money for “all 250, 600 & 1000cc Four Stroke Classes,” according to the program’s website, paying eligible riders $500 for first, $400 for second and $300 for third. For 12 AMA Pro Racing events, Honda has posted a total of $72,000 for Daytona SportBike, American Superbike and SuperSport, paying eligible riders $500 for first, $400 for second and $300 for third. The same $500-$400-$300 payout for eligible riders and a $30,000 cap applying to five designated events also applies to the ASRA, CCS and OMRRA series. The CMRA Series gets four designated events and a $24,000 cap, while the WERA National Challenge Series gets eight designated events and a $48,300 cap. The official program website also lists something called the “Moto Series” with five designated events and a $30,000 cap; that actually refers to the expanded Fasttrax Series, which is under new ownership and will now run at multiple tracks instead of just Nelson Ledges Road Course.