why cant the series stay as it is for 2006...620ie and 600 with big bore kits..........keep it simple and reasonably affordable for people who want to enter the series. The only change i would like to see is a vote on wets n warmers and maybe allowing some engine work on the 600ss to bring it closer to the 620ie bhp numbers.
We have approx 34 entrants this season if we allow more mods and different bikes and run different classes we risk reducing the numbers and thinning the field for each class.!..whats better than having one class fielding 34 bikes..we all have battles feel like we are racing no matter where in the field we are.

My vote keep it the same for 2006 with maybe a few minor changes that WE ALL vote on.

And lets get this season over with first ........

Phil

Hmmmm....I know Dom's comments are tongue in cheek, but that's exactly what I expressed big concerns about at the AGM.

Many a true word spoken in jest?

Why would you see that as being a problem Jools?

It doesn't mean that racing activities would preclude anything else the club does. Say for example I put my hand up and got working on another series to run with DD, it could get another series off the ground and not have an adverse impact on you surely?(Shirley!)

All the other activities seem to be organised not just by the MT but by members, for example I give you Graham Bush and the BMF, with help from Fordie (and possibly others I'm not aware of). Another race series wouldn't impact the BMF.

Why do you see it as an negative?

why dont we just get this season over with first before we all start talking about next..??? we have only done 1 race meeting.

Come on lads lets concentrate on this season and making a success for the whole year rather than discussing the possibilities of next year.?

Phil

[Edited on 9-5-2005 by fil2]

My tuppence is that DD was designed as an affordable way for people to dip their toes into the racing world and it is achieving its aims admirably. Other classes may be harded to keep a lid on.

A 748 class might be fairly cheap to get into, but would likely end up being expensive to be competitive as there is a huge differential in power and ability between the base and racing models over the years.

Even a 900SS/800SSie would be difficult to draw guidelines for, owing to the variety of ways that extra performance can be wringed out.

This is not to say that there shouldn't be an extra class, but that entrants should go in with their eyes open. The MT has done an awesome job of setting up the first series but remember that they are still experiencing a steep learning curve and to draw up rules for another series when the lessons from the current series are still coming in thick and fast may be a step too far.

cheers, Chi

i'm sure thats what everyone will do, but i think you have to agree its very positive that people are tallking about next year already!

Of course !. Although a little premature imho...we have done 1 race meeting.! and already we are talking about 748 racing etc etc.....we dont wanna start debate about next year already do we..????....LOL we aint finished this year yet........

Phil

The idea of this thread was not to change the current series, but purely as a brainstorming type session to see what people may like to happen in the future.

The DD series is superb, no disputes that, but there is no harm in putting forward ideas about a second series to run along side the current series.


That's harsh considering the circumstances ;)

So we could leave it til the last minute and have a rush job around christmas?

No harm in having a chat about it now is there?

Get ideas out on the table and see how it develops.

Obviously a second class would be pointless if there are only 30 riders for next year, but because of the great support shown already in DD, there could be 50 or 60 riders next year (would be nice eh), so you couldn't really run 2 DD races, how would you work out the points?

Personally, I'll be sticking with DD in 2006 :D

yeah, only playing with you (so to speak). no doubt if you can string 8 laps together at the next race you'll be up there at the front. ;)

nearly took the stickers off mine as you blew past me......................still could have been worse!