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[Trudi Riders Rep]

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
THE 2009 SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
DONINGTON PARK 28-29TH MARCH 2009

SUPPORTED BY THE DONINGTON PARK RACING ASSOCIATION CLUB

SATURDAY 28TH MARCH

09.00-09.15 ACU Bill Boddice F2 S/Cars Qualifying Practice Timed
09.20-09.40 MotoSix Open 600 Free Practice Untimed
09.45-10.05 MotoSix Open 1000 Free Practice Untimed
10.10-10.30 MotoSix Sidecars Free Practice Untimed
10.40-10.55 Lansdowne Classics Qualifying Practice Timed
11.05-11.25 Ducati Desmo Due Qualifying Practice Timed
11.30-11.40 Pro-Bike Open Solos Free Practice Untimed
11.45-12.05 Dutch Ducati Dealer Cup Free Practice Untimed

INTERVAL

12.35-12.50 Pro-Bike Open Solos Qualifying Practice Timed
12.55-1.10 ACU Bill Boddice F2 S/cars Qualifying Practice Timed
1.20-1.40 MotoSix Open 600 Qualifying Practice Timed
1.45-2.05 MotoSix Open 1000 Qualifying Practice Timed
2.10-2.30 MotoSix Sidecars Qualifying Practice Timed
2.40-3.00 Dutch Ducati Dealer Cup Qualifying Practice Timed
3.05-3.35 Lansdowne Classic Race 1 (R1) 8 Laps
3.40-4.10 ACU Bill Boddice F2 S/cars Race 1 (R2) 8 Laps
4.20-4.50 Pro-Bike Open Race 1 (R3) 8 Laps
5.00-5.30 Ducati Desmo Due Race 1 (R4) 8 Laps
5.35-6.00 Dutch Ducati Dealer Cup Race1 (R5) 8 Laps

SUNDAY 29TH MARCH

09.00-09.15 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Qualifying Practice Timed
09.20-09.30 ACU Bill BoddiceF2 S/cars 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 Dutch Ducati Dealer Cup Race 2 (R6) 8 Laps
11.25-11.55 MotoSix 600 Race 1 (R7) 10 Laps
12.00-12.30 MotoSix 1000 Race 1 (R8) 10 Laps
12.35-1.05 MotoSix Sidecars Race 1 (R9) 10 Laps
1.15-1.40 Lansdowne Classics Race 2 (R10) 8 Laps

INTERVAL

2.10-2.35 Pro-Bike Open Race 2 (R11) 8 Laps
2.40-3.05 ACU Bill Boddice F2 S/Cars Race 2 (R12) 8 Laps
3.10-3.40 MotoSix 600 Race 1 (R13) 10 Laps
3.45-4.15 MotoSix 1000 Race 1 (R14) 10 Laps
4.20-4.50 MotoSix Sidecars Race 1 (R15) 10 Laps
4.55-5.30 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Race 1 (R16) 20 Mins + 1 Lap
5.35-6.00 Ducati Desmo Due Race 2 (R17) 8 Laps

[bradders]

one race Sat and 1 Sun...good luck.

[Scooter916]

Dont forget your clear visors, Headlights optional......Not only the motoGP boys that race at night is it......LOL

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by bradders

one race Sat and 1 Sun...good luck.

Just like Castle Combe
and it looks like its going to be a mixed grid as less than 40 entries in total received by New Era earlier today

[Lily]

you have got to be kidding me!!

20 mins practice Saturday before lunch
2nd to last race of the day on Saturday
last race on Sunday finishing at 6pm!

according to metcheck sunset is at 6.10pm!

I thought we were also going to have a Class B grid and Class A with another class??

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Lily

I thought we were also going to have a Class B grid and Class A with another class??

Not with less than 40 we wouldn't, and as only two other classes had 8 lap races I didn't fancy sharing the grid with Pro-bikes as we were bound to get lapped and if it was wet it would have been worse. The only other class down for 8 lap races was the Lansdowne classics.

Over the last week, New Era have received one more entry for DD so I think that makes it 36in all.

[bradders]

gutted for you guys

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Lily

according to metcheck sunset is at 6.10pm!

That will be GMT, by Sunday we will be on BST

[Lily]

Originally Posted by skidlids

That will be GMT, by Sunday we will be on BST

yeah you are right, we can pack up in the dark instead

I can understand the mixed grid as we have so few entries - maybe a case of catch 22 as people didn't want to pay good money and have a **** weekend but the timing of our races seems to be pretty damned **** it has to be said.

I appreciate someone has to be last, but to be 2nd from last and last on both days does seem to be a bit poor. The timetable is very very tight with only 30 minutes for lunch so any incidents or delays could mean we are impacted, especially on Sunday.

Is there a cut off time for racing at Donington?

[Ghost]

Friends and family are hardly going to make 2 trips, so I preferred the initial format of Sat qually and 2 races on Sun.

But it doesn't matter what people prefer, things just get changed and we have to abide by it.

I seem to recall last week that there was enough class B to have a grid of there own and class A were going where ever they were being put. So how come now there isn't enough for class B.

Goal posts are planted in Muesli, for ease of moving methinks.