desmo due costs
 

ive been unable to use my pc for a while and have missed bits out so im sorry to ask whats probably been a previously asked question :

what costs are people expecting to pay when competing in desmo due

has there been any set entry fees yet

what are the race dates and where , better make sure theyre not my wedding weekend

what race club is it being run through

is sponsorship allowed ( if i can persuade people that is ) to bring costs down

whens the day to get the acu licence,i have done the ron haslam school twice so do i need to go to the acu day as all flags were explained back then

whats been the most popular choice of bike so far

i really want to do this and need to find a bike whilst theyre still cheap but with starting a new job and getting married i need to do the sensible thing and sort the finances out first if possible

any help greatly received

cheers

deej

[Edited on 1-1-2005 by deej]

Deej
Most of these have been asked and answered before - check out the Desmo Due section.

Tim:frog:

ive been looking toim but not really got the time at the moment to search for everything so i was hoping someone could answer them all for me

well some quick answers deej...

q. what costs are people expecting to pay when competing in desmo due
a. there's a long discussion about this in the DesmoDue section... no simple answer.

q. has there been any set entry fees yet
a. no official word yet but should be between £100-£130 a meet

q. what are the race dates and where , better make sure theyre not my wedding weekend
a. get your priorities sorted bloke... the wedding can be changed!
Cadwell Woodland 30 April/May 01
Castle Coombe June 04
Round 3 tba, end of july
Donnington August 13
Brands Indy September 18
Cadwell Full Circuit October 09

q. what race club is it being run through
a. New Era

q. is sponsorship allowed ( if i can persuade people that is ) to bring costs down
a. hope so!

q. whens the day to get the acu licence,i have done the ron haslam school twice so do i need to go to the acu day as all flags were explained back then
a. ACU day is a must, runs every monday at ACU hq in Rugby or there's a couple of days at Pembrey with track time late feb.

q. whats been the most popular choice of bike so far
a. I gather there's been a good mix of M600, M620, 600ss and a couple of Multi's

hope to see you on the grid...
n

cheers nick

i hope to be on the grid, got to get settled ina t work and start hitting those bonuses

I know its the wrong section and all that. But is the woodlands section of Cadwell, from the bottom of the mountain and then on through the to the hairpin and barns back to the the bottom of th mountain, or is it the other way round?

As I understand it, it goes... start - hairpin right before coppice - mountain - Halls bends - Old Hairpin - Barn - finish.

The open-air section without the mountain is called the Club Circuit, and the whole lot is known as the Full Circuit.

That'll splain it!!!:cool:

seems a bit short to me - imagine 40 Clubman 600 riders trying to fight their way round that! It'll be a bloodbath!!

Yeh, but there's not much woodland on the other bit. - so must be true then!!!:puzzled:

thats what I always thought Nick.
I went there in 98 as pitcrew for a friend and didn't like the look of Hall Bends and the Old Hairpin so much so that I decided there and then not to race there.
But now with the modifications it looks a lot safer so i'll give it a go.

Actualy the Woodland section is a great little circuit, It is also makes a level playingfield for the different spec of bike, raced it on a 400, all action, hardley a moment to rest as there is no real straight. A mate of mine led a F600 race on a 70bhp ZXR400 for 7 laps in the damp, only to get pipped for the win on the last lap.



Chris.:burn:

I think the Woodlands circuit will be great fun. Very close racing I suspect and for the first round with so many novices it'll be a hoot - it will certainly favour the brave. Anyone with race experience will have a big advantage here. Power will only be good for the start/stop straight, but you'll need good brakes for the hairpin. The first corner away from the lights will be brilliant and for the first corner of your racing career, a superb one. It will almost certainly sort out who's going to win - the first few into this corner will have a massive advantage as it's so slow and it's almost single file for the next section unless you're brave, so the gap between the leaders and the backmarkers will be huge by the time you're through, with little chance of catching up as you're all on the same bikes(!?!). I know where I'm going to watch from for sure.

Overtaking points a plenty - biggest one will be on the brakes underneath people into the hairpin at the end of the straight. Then if someone has gone in too quickly and overshot the line, there will be a slim chance of taking them on the power on the way out into the left of the Mountain - I can see people three abreast here. Over the Mountain on the power if the bike next to you backs off if he doesn't like his front wheel in the air. Into the righthander at Hall bends, but you have to be brave and take someones line away from them, then if you're given any light going onto the hairpin, if not take it anyway and block pass, then another block pass into Barn, then it's possible, (just) to catch someone by the line if you're a lot earlier on the gas than they are coming out of Barn. There will be a lot of fairing bashing me thinks. Practice riding with your elbows out:lol: Very exciting, wish I could come and play.

WeeJohnyB

john, you're barkin' mad mate!

I want my mummy :(

John, I think you're spot on! Definitely worth watching! Mind, I had my virgin race there last year, albeit the full circuit. My advice is if you've never done Cadwell, do at least one track day before your first race!

It's a shame, though, that park straight isn't part of it. It would have quickly shown which type of bike was the fastest package.

[Edited on 2-1-2005 by Felix]

Can we reserve watching places at the bottom of the mountain then :devil:

Is anyone going to be doing a video diary of the races at all?

F

Sounds like we had better fit the knobbleys to the numptystrudels me thinks !
Butch

As I understand it the hairpin at the end of the straight is just by the entry to Coppice not the earlier one so you will be coming into the run to the mountain basically at the new chicane-which gives another overtaking opportunity by outdragging someone out of the hairpin it's going to be loads of fun boys...............:devil:

John

[There will be a lot of fairing bashing me thinks. Practice riding with your elbows out:lol: Very exciting, wish I could come and play.

WeeJohnyB [/quote]


What happens if I ain't got a fairing:(

Even more elbow bashing then :o