| Like Eric I'm not racing, so my opinion counts for ****.
BUT.
I totally agree with Skidlids post, and (Domski's come to that). On the very first race of the series, there are effectively 4 classes. Already, after the first race of the series, there is some animosity creeping in.
I know that people hate those who get all self righteous, and smugly say "I told you so", but just take a look back to what me and several others were posting at the outset of this series. We were pleading with the organisers to make it a series for the "normal" DSC rider (to quote Antonye), by restricting it to 583 carburetted bikes on control tyres ONLY (well, I guess we got the tyres bit).
That way it would have been affordable, or at least within reach, for the masses (if any racing can be deemed affordable) and all the "works" teams would have had not significant advantage. OK, so if that had been the case they may not have entered at all, good thing or bad thing?
The results on Sunday may well have been the same if everyone was on 10 year old carbed SS's, but at least we'd have known the true extent of rider ability.
BTW: Fair play to 'the old man", that's the spirit under which the current rules should've been played out. Just an ordinary bloke putting in the commitment and riding his socks off. Well done on your 4th & 5th mate.
[Edited on 2-5-2005 by Jools] |