Good grief !
Know i'm not the only one who can see this from both sides of the fence here but ...
This year I was involved in minitwin racing - originally supposed to be entry level and on the whole that was the intention i believe with restrictions to try to ensure it wasn't money that mattered in the bhp stakes. A more modern bike and readily available spares. A good class and with Bemsee very good entries. And no it didn't matter if your in a motorhome or a caravan and old truck - what mattered was the riders, their attendance and determination to race ( please read race not win) The outlay for the year was in excess of 12k i'd say when all was totalled up including bike and mods required and all the kit-genny warmers even down to a slick operation that meant rider got to grid at the very last minute to keep tyres warm. I would say that little expense was spared and even more money thrown at it wouldn't have achieved much better results.
On the other hand - I wish to give this series a go as it suits my bike or a bike I would choose to ride on the track. I would have loved to have took my 600 on the track in with the twins last year but it wouldn't have been viable really.
This series gives me the chance to race my older bike or an older 600ss. I don't care if someone buys a 620 and throws 6k at it for the year. It certainly won't mean that their money is any better than mine-nor that they will enjoy it more-nor that they will get better results than me and given that seeing the amount spent last year and the effort put in by all the team i figure i'm fairly qualified to answer from my own point of view and from the point of view of others here who see the series for what it is.
I understand where you are coming from Weeksy- but most people see it for what it is and anyone who needs the answers can pick 2 figures from this thread and many others with a bit of research into racing forums and come up with a middle figure 'they' think they can do it for or are prepared to spend.
I think there are very few adrenalin 'sports' or 'hobbies' you could pick where the initial outlay would be less than 2-3k and in my book it would be money well spent for the experience of being on the track on perfectly capable bike which wouldn't really fit into other catagories.
I personally have heard many people say how they'd love to race a monster or 600ss ( not sure about the multistrudle but each to their own) If the class remains as intended and space can be found for it then I see no reason why it won't be successful enough to continue in years to come. There is a need, I feel, for a few alternative classes. I know I for one am sick of seeing most of club racing dominated by 600 classes with many entrants and a b and c classes. I found the Sounds of Thunder class by far the most interesting, followed by powerbikes and then the 125's. I never watched the 600's to be honest but thats just me.
It doesn't matter what you race or how much money you spend or what your reason for doing it - you are on the track racing- not doing a track day - but racing. It's utterly and wholly a different thing to doing a track day!