| Desmo Due is not the cheapest way of trying racing, BUT it is potentially the cheapest way of doing a championship on a Ducati.
There are always two extremes of Budget in any series. At one end you do get the competitors who get enjoyment from " just being there" they do it on a shoestring, making the best of what they have already, be it a mates motorhome or secondhand tyres. They compete with the spirit of the rules in mind.
At the other end you have the super competitive types with the cash to match, they always use the best tyres, they test before every race meet, the bike has every performance enhancing mod going. They know the spirit of the rules but obey the letter of them.
I have never seen a race series yet where cash doesn't count for something. Don't kid yerself.
I have never seen a race series survive for long where just one big budget effort steamrollers the opposition into submission, year in year out.
You can argue the T055 either way until the cows come home but as long as the grid is viable and this thing is running in three or four years time who cares???
Ray
[Edited on 13-12-2004 by Ray]  |