Donington draft schedule posted
 

To find it, go to the NE website, click on the "win a new motorcycle" link under news and scroll down.... obvious really
For the moment, two 8-lap races, combined grid

DONINGTON PARK 28-29TH MARCH 2009
SUPPORTED BY THE DONINGTON PARK RACING ASSOCIATION CLUB

SATURDAY 28TH MARCH

09.00-09.15 ACU F2 Sidecars Qualifying Practice Timed
09.20-09.50 MotoSix Open 600 Free Practice Untimed
09.55-10.25 MotoSix Open 1000 Free Practice Untimed
10.30-11.00 MotoSix Sidecars Free Practice Untimed
11.05-11.20 Lansdowne Classics Qualifying Practice Timed
11.25-11.45 Ducati Desmo Due Qualifying Practice Timed
11.50-12.05 Pro-Bike Open Solos Free Practice Untimed
12.10-12.30 Dutch Ducati Championship Free Practice Untimed
12.30-12.40 125cc Grand Prix Solos Qualifying Practice Timed

INTERVAL

1.00-1.10 Pro-Bike Open Solos Qualifying Practice Timed
1.15-1.30 ACU F2 Sidecars Qualifying Practice Timed
1.35-1.55 MotoSix Open 600 Qualifying Practice Timed
2.00-2.20 MotoSix Open 1000 Qualifying Practice Timed
2.25-2.45 MotoSix Sidecars Qualifying Practice Timed
2.50-3.10 Dutch Ducati Championship Qualifying Practice Timed
3.15-3.45 Lansdowne Classic Race 1 (R1) 8 Laps
3.50-4.20 ACU F2 Sidecars Race 1 (R2) 8 Laps
4.25-4.55 Pro-Bike Open Race 1 (R3) 8 Laps
5.00-5.30 125cc Grand Prix Solos Race 1 (R4) 6 Lap

SUNDAY 29TH MARCH

09.00-09.15 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Qualifying Practice Timed
09.20-09.30 ACU F2 Sidecars Warm Up Untimed
09.35-09.45 MotoSix 600 Warm Up Untimed
09.50-10.00 MotoSix 1000 Warm Up Untimed
10.05-10.15 MotoSix Sidecars Warm Up Untimed
10.30-10.50 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Qualifying Practice Timed
10.55-11.20 Ducati Desmo Due Race 1 (R5) 8 Laps
11.25-11.50 Dutch Ducati Championship Race 1 (R6) 8 Laps
11.55-12.20 ACU F2 Sidecars Race 1 (R7) 8 Laps

INTERVAL

12.50-1.15 Pro-Bike Open Race 2 (R8) 8 Laps
1.20-1.50 Lansdowne Classic Race 2 (R9) 8 Laps
1.55-2.20 Dutch Ducati Championship Race 2 (R10) 8 Laps
2.25-2.55 MotoSix 600 Race 1 (R11) 10 Laps
3.00-3.30 MotoSix 1000 Race 1 (R12) 10 Laps
3.35-4.05 MotoSix Sidecars Race 1 (R13) 10 Laps
4.10-4.45 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Race 1 (R14) 20 Mins + 1 Lap
4.50-5.15 Ducati Desmo Due Race 2 (R15) 8 Laps
5.20-5.50 MotoSix 600 Race 2 (R16) 10 Laps
5.55-6.25 MotoSix 1000 Race 2 (R17) 10 Laps
6.30-7.00 MotoSix Sidecars Race 2 (R18) 10 Laps

That sucks a bit!

You have to turn up on Saturday to run for 20 mins in the morning, then not race until the next day.

Hmmm really cost effective that one! Glad I'm almost out of DD, TBH !

I like it. Plenty of time to fix the bike :lol:

Let's remember it is provisional folks and it could be changed to split grids if the numbers are there :)

Mind you, if they do, hope it's not last race... it's gonna be pretty dark at 7pm at night :o

timings do seem a bit pants on the Sat...if you're not entering another class just not worth it!! and what class can you enter - doesnt look a suitable one there

yuk, glad I'm not at that meeting. If you are far from Donny, it means turning up Friday night, scrut in the morning, 20 mins session then nothing for 24 hours! Then they make you stay until 5.15 + packing up and it will be a late drive home for some on Sunday night, all for two races. Some of the other decisions also seem weird, 125's are only Saturday 10 min practice and one race 6 laps only, who would make the trip for that? What a waste of money. I may be out of touch, but with NE we used to get a practice and two races on both days, ie 6 sessions on track in the weekend and you could sometimes blag a second practice pass.

Not what I would call value for money.

WeeJohnyB

John

if you look at it it is because it is the Moto six and effectively we are guests.

There are only a few classes (us/125 and lansdowne) that only get one practice and then 2 races. If we don't get split grids as well then it is going to be pretty dull for DD :(

I think we need to wait and see how the discussions go with RC and New Era tomorrow and take it from there.

Yea the saturday thing is what put a bee in my Bonnet, As it stands I will have to close the shop on my busiest day of the week to pick my nose in the paddock, Still havent had a good clearout for a while.
Lets just hope that everyone gets their entries in by tomoz and we can have a better weekend than is currently on the schedule.
Glyn

arr
 

as it's my first ever race, and I don't know anything anyway, I can't wait! :)

Guests!!!??

Lepers more like.

I just thank christ I only live 50 miles from the circuit, if I lived any kind of distance I'd tell them to get bent on general principle.

I've always been pretty "whatever" when it's come to controversial decisions from NE, but this just takes the gigantic biscuit.

Whatever next?