Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Sound of Thunder - prodie class

[gunforhire]

does anyone race in the Sound of Thunder series?
would a standard 748 have any chance of not finishing last in the prodie class?
desperate to go racing but no budget!

[Whele]

I have recently started racing with NG Road Racing - I race the sound of thunder and novice class.

Looking through the results listing for previous races and the few that I visited last season, I would say yes - 748's are compedative in this series. NG also runs a street stock class foe bikes with MOT, lights, road tyres and numberplates. Again 748's are high up the results. In fact the series is being led by a 600cc bike.

Many of the circuits are pretty tight, so the 600/750 class of machine are often lapping quicker than 1000cc bikes.

Give it a go ... £35 ACU licence, £16 club membership and about £70 for a whole weekends racing - and practice.

[gunforhire]

sounds great.
can you give me some contact details for them?
also, which tracks do they race at?
any help much appreciated.

[Whele]

Check out their web site NGroadracing.org

They are based around central and West UK. Tracks include Donington, Darley Moor (Derbyshire), Pembury (South Wales) and Keevil (Wiltshire)

They are a good club for beginners. Compedative but not too serious. You dont see guys turing up with 2 spare machines unlike some of the more serious/profesional clubs.

Check out the ACU.org.uk site for other clubs around the UK.

[skidlids]

a 748 can do well in the SoT class, last years North Glos championship was won by a 748 although it was a ex factory RS version and 2nd in the Championship went to Louigi on his 748SPS. Earlier this year fellow poster on this DSC board Garry Smith finished 7th at Mallory lapping in 57 secs, certainly kicked my Ar*e. Tracks like Mallory, Pembrey and Brands are well suited to a 748.
As for NG members been serious, some of them certainly are just look at what Phil Bevan turns up with, luckily he is not at Donington this coming Saturday but Mark Buldock from the MRO series on the CSC 996's should be.

[gunforhire]

cheers.
most of the races seem to be in Pembrey though. bit of a slog from london.

[Ray]

What about Croft?

[skidlids]

North Glos races are not just at Pembrey and Crappy airfields, yes there are 3 two day meetings at Pemprey and the day before each of these is always a practice day, so yes it can be a bit of a long trip, but if you go for 3 days it can well be worth it,
This coming weekends race is at Donington Park on the Saturday, the last meeting was at Darley Moor which again was a two day meeting. Earlier in the year we were at Thruxton for a couple of rounds of the North Glos Championship and the Open class was again at Thruxton during the BSB meeting.
The Other 2 rounds of the championship are held at Keevil airfield, which has been on the North Glos calender for 30 Years now and has even attracted the likes of new Zealander Shaun Harris on the V-twin Britten

[skidlids]

"The Only Option is Bemsee" What utter Sh*te,
my views are based on 8 years in club racing 2 as a mechanic and 6 as a racer.
As a payed up member of North Glos for the past 6 1/2 years, a paid up member of New Era for the last 5 years and have also been a payed up member of Bemsee twice in that time.
The only tracks I have ever been to prior to racing on them are Pembrey and Oulton Park and that was only the practice day the day before the meeting.

[chillo]

i've been thinking about doing streetstock or something like...