number of rounds for next year?

[dickieducati]

what would be your ideal number of rounds for next year?

[AK]

Status Quo for us - as more races - more costs

All rounds of the 6 to count - but lets have 12 races not the 11.

C:)

[NBs996]

6 rounds, all count.
A couple of different (UK) tracks would be nice.

[phoenix n max]

I voted 8 rounds best 7 to count.

If it stays at New Era they race at Mallory Donington Oulton Brands Cadwell Pembrey Snet and Castle.
Good mix I thought.

[Edited on 17-8-2005 by phoenix n max]

[Tonio600]

Same number of rounds, or maybe one more. Most same circuits would be nice, less need to learn other tracks.

[AK]

so - who voted 10+ rounds?:puzzled:

[phoenix n max]

Originally posted by CK and AK
so - who voted 10+ rounds?:puzzled:

Some dead hard racer ?

[AK]

Originally posted by phoenix n max
Originally posted by CK and AK
so - who voted 10+ rounds?:puzzled:

Some dead hard racer ?

and rather rich too - cos that'll cost them approx £1000 in entry fees alone, without the travelling, fuel etc:o

[dickieducati]

yeah but they might normally do 8 trackdays a year.

if they dont do them they are flat.

[skidlids]

I've gone for 7 rounds 6 to count,
that should give one a month from April to October inclusive and as I wish I could drop my Cadwell result from this year he makes sense for me to opt for the dropping one from the results next year.

[Tonio600]

I don't understand why you all speak about keeping the X best results out of Y meetings... Is that done in other series as well?

A good racer must be as fast as regular. I'm a good exemple of a bad racer: I'm slow and I crash once every 2 meetings. But look Geoff, he's fast, he rides clean and he's regular (ok, it may be easier when you're the fastest...).

Anyway, I really can't see why the worst result must be forgotten, I think it's not racing in the reality.

[dickieducati]

tonio, i think the idea is that it allows for someone who may have to miss a race due to holiday or family commitments, bearing in mind we are not proffesional racers. i actally think it is quite a good idea and voted for it. it also allows someone to miss a race that may be a long way for them to get to or if they are short of cash for a while. all good reason in my book.

[Edited on 17-8-2005 by dickieducati]

[phoenix n max]

Bemsee run 18 rounds best 16 count this year.

[Tonio600]

Message original : dickieducati
tonio, i think the idea is that it allows for someone who may have to miss a race due to holiday or family commitments, bearing in mind we are not proffesional racers. i actally think it is quite a good idea and voted for it. it also allows someone to miss a race that may be a long way for them to get to or if they are short of cash for a while. all good reason in my book.

[Edited on 17-8-2005 by dickieducati]

fair enough Dickie, I didn't think about this. I think the reason "we forget I couldn't do this meeting" is a lot better than "we forget I was crap at this one". Cheers for the explanation :D

[Tonio600]

Message original : phoenix n max
Bemsee run 18 rounds best 16 count this year.

ok ok... I didn't know (and I won't tell you I have no idea of what is Bemsee).

[phoenix n max]

A big uk racing club Antoine. We have a few. We race with New Era but there is North Glos. Bemsee. Derby Phoenix and a couple of others. I think Bemsee are the biggest club though.

[skidlids]

BMCRC fondly known as Bemsee they run races at club level and the MRO racing you see on TV.
Also in the R6 cup rounds are dropped

[Tonio600]

Cheers Lin and Skid for the information. Last question and then I stop hijacking Dickie's post: are professionnal riders (like Toseland) coming from club series (like Bemsee or New Era)? Because in France we don't have this kind of series, most of the time race classes are managed by the FFM (the French ACU).

[psychlist]

You may well have done your qualifying with some up and coming "Toselands" on their CB500's Antoine ;)

[skidlids]

first I remember of JT was the CB500 series at national level, especially the Thruxton round when he had a good battle with my mate Chris Hook, incidently Chris Sherring of the CSS won the Novice class that year.
Shakey I remember from the Bemsee club days where he was usually on the front row along with Danny Beaumont (BSB privateer) and Steve Wallaston (retired due to serious injuries)

[butch890]

I voted for 7 rounds ,6 to count which i think would be enough especially as one round may be a 3 day affair.
Butch

[AK]

Originally posted by butch890
I voted for 7 rounds ,6 to count which i think would be enough especially as one round may be a 3 day affair.
Butch

so, what do you know that we dont Butch?:puzzled:

[TP]

Originally posted by Tonio600
But look Geoff, he's fast, he rides clean and he's regular (ok, it may be easier when you eat good cereal..).

Does he eat Bran? :lol:

Have you been collecting stool samples again Antoine? You've been warned once for hanging around the mens toilets ....

:D

I voted for 8 rounds with 7 to count.

[skidlids]

Originally posted by CK and AK
so, what do you know that we dont Butch?:puzzled:

Maybe thinking of the European round a day to get there a day of racing and a day to return, especially as Butch can sort out getting almost half the field there.

[Tonio600]

Message original : TP
Originally posted by Tonio600
But look Geoff, he's fast, he rides clean and he's regular (ok, it may be easier when you eat good cereal..).

Does he eat Bran? :lol:

Have you been collecting stool samples again Antoine? You've been warned once for hanging around the mens toilets ....

:D


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My English just let me down.... :(

[dickieducati]

my riding let me down at the weekend:(

[TP]

Originally posted by Tonio600
:puzzled::puzzled::puzzled::puzzled:

My English just let me down.... :(

It's alright mate, it was a cheap joke ...

I blame the mind-numbing incompetence and blinding ignorance I'm battling in workshops today. It's sapping my will to live and my pathetic joke above got me through another hour.

I owe you a debt of gratitude!

I'm off to kill myself ....