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Originally Posted by skidlids How many should we allow to sign up for the 2007 series....32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64 If limiting the number of entries to one grid how do we decide who should be entering the series How Many grids should we try for if we have less than 50 sign up..... 1 or 2 If only running 1 grid and we have 40 or more signed up how do we decide who are reserves/non quallifiers If only one grid and DD races at Mallory at a club event with 32 on a grid how many will be happy to race in a class other than DD Answers to the usual address please |
I feel the above are valid questions and need to be considered when negotiating with New Era or any other clubs with regard to them running the series in 2007. If a club or clubs decide they could run DD within there programme providing we were just one grid then many of the points I have raised will need to be considered.
It is not a given that we will be with New Era next year
It is not a given that we will get a grid per class
it is not a given that we will get to choose which circuits we race at
The last thing I want is to see DD carry on next year as it has this, we had riders who didn't enter Castle Combe as they did not expect to quallify, we had riders as reserves at Oulton and would have had the same situation at Donington if the format had not been turned on its head.
As I said earlier I will not run DD next year if its only one grid, there are riders out there that need a DD grid spot more than me. If its to be two grids then I will be there in Class A.
I would like to know which it is to be sooner rather than later and the answers to my above questions will give me the answer and as was mentioned in the DD emails today there will be talks going on with JP at Donington this weekend so asking a question about running DD at Club events next year is not to much to ask and if that was to be the case then different circuits with different grid sizes bring certain problems to a one make championship like DD, even more so when one grid can be made up of two classes where every rider on the grid scores championship points.
As for supporting DD, I paid for 4 DD races at Donington as per the regs, New Era turned this into one 12 lap race and 15mins timed practice, I feel they are using us and told them so and asked for my money back, the likes of Kye didn't enter for the same reason.
As the Class B Rep I am happy to tell New Era (it was in my letter to them) that DD is not Superclub and that the new format does not suit a race class like ours and therefore withdraw my entry but i'm not going to suggest that others should do the same, they can make up their own minds.