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| Originally Posted by bradders difference is Kev at Mallory there were many other races which could be entered on a DD bike |
Yet we still had the smallest grids even when you take out the DD bikes from the SoT or the Class B bikes from Class A.
We can't keep telling New Era we need two grids and then barely put out half a grid in each class, or in Class A's case a quarter of a grid at Donington, its not going to help us influence any of New Eras decisions.
If we want split grids we need to justify it with numbers or expect the costs to go up.
Say a grid of 36 at a cost to New Era of £120 a grid place its worth £4320 to New era
Split that between 24 class B riders and its £180 a head
Split it between 12 class A riders and its £360 a head
But split between 24 Class B and 12 Class A its £120
I know the Supermono's use to pay for a full grid and then divide the cost between the entries, that way they knew what they were getting every time, so they knew they had untimed practice, timed practice and a long race.
Considering New Era is a business that lost a lot of money last year we have to realise they are going to do whats best for THEM and the best thing we can do is get our entries in as early as possible.
Thankfully not all circuits are as costly as Donington where its hard for New Era to break even, at other circuits the grid spaces cost them less and if they fill enough at the right price they can make a profit and afford to be a bit more generous with their grid allocations, hence the chances of getting two seperate grids at the likes of Angelsey, Pembrey, Snetterton, Mallory and Cadwell are pretty good and not many of those offers Garages and electric