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| Originally Posted by rossco572 all that you all say is very true. we are all aware of the costs involved etc but what i think is in question here is the level of commitment to DD that we recieve. we have imho been ousted in favour of a more modern officially supported bike but one that has not been homologated for racing because as Kev rightly pointed out ' it is a bike in the current model line up and more likely to attract TV and Media coverage'. So where do we go from here? your very grown up comments about Daves attempts to expand the Ducati particpation at New Era events don't show a particularly non partisan viewpoint? what is the problem with more relaxed tuning guidlines? we have as far i can see been running with something similar ourselves. we don't even take points of particpants running on illegal tyres???? if the cap fits wear it!!! |
Well it is not exactly clear how many issues you are attempting to deal with here!
Your concern over the level of comitment from the people who actually put the effort in to make sure that Desmo Due happens each year is a little wide of the mark! There has been no loss of focus, effort or commitment to Desmo Due for 2010, by those involved. I would invite you to show some from of evidence that this is not true, rather than just spouting off.
You have in no way been usurped by the 848 series, that series is not being run by the Ducati Sporting Club, so as a Club member you have no say in the activities and actions around that series or do you seek to attempt to control the activities of others for your own benefit?
Your original comment was with regard to the Assen round not being available to Desmo Due - simple answer to that is the required numbers were not acheived by the required date.
With regard to the attractiveness of the 848 series V the Desmo Due one, then yes Promotors of meeting will have a lot more interest in current production Sportsbikes, than bikes that haven't been made for over 6 years. With regard to TV coverage that is even more so.
As for other "non-recognised" race series, the biggest problem for any organiser is to get the series off the ground with at least 25 entries on a grid, so that a Promotor can allocate a grid - not as easy as it seems! With regard to the one to which you refer, then the near complete lack of rules does it no favours in terms of making it attractive. It has been covered elsewhere on this forum that it is a potential money pit, as soon as one individual starts spending money (then going faster) - there are no friends after the flag drops in racing.
With regard to your problem over cheating in DD, if that is a problem to you at the time of the infringement, then put a protest in as per the ACU handbook. If you are sucessful then the individual concerned would be excluded from the meeting and as such not score any points.