Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > To all dd riders

[nogaromill998]

I know you are playing Devil's Advocate here Chris, but why SHOULD the season be paid for FULLY in advance? You dont pay your council tax fully in advance, or your weekly shopping for the year....the shop puts on a FULL display in the hope that you'll continue shopping....doesnt say you can ONLY go at certain times with X number of other people.....or only half stock the shop....and if trackday companies can make a decent living charging, in the main, far less than £150, to far fewer people than race at a NE meet.....why, when entries cost so much, does DD get such a raw deal from NE ? Look at their site, we dont even rate a mention in their list of classes that they run, despite all riders HAVING to be bona fide fully paid up members just the same as riders in any other class !!!!
if its in the top 5 bones of contention each year, then its about time something was done about it ! if I REALLY thought that being on the RC would help, I'd willingly stand, but I'm not about to stand against those that have been duly elected for this year, but that doesnt mean I have to be happy with the way NE is allowed to run roughshod over DD as if they are doing us a favour ! Its OUR series, DSC.....we NEED to have a say in the way its run.....we are REQUIRED to be there at Donington for both days, to blow sunshine up NE's backsides.......so if they make such demands, where are the DSC's demands? Its a 2 way thing, or should be at least.

[Chris Wood]

Agreed with all Nog.

Maybe quarterly payments to NE would work as a gtee of being on the grid.

Unfortunately they hold the cards as the promoter.

Think Bernie and Dorna, and WSB, Flammini? They set the rules. Who owns the show? Organisers or riders? You can't have on with out the other.

The rub has been that DD is a DSC series run by NE on our behalf, a certain complication. IF it was given directly to NE, maybe even worse/or better, depends on who you ask??

Supply and demand is a bugger.

LOTS of series have come and gone, we have got to think practically about how to really strengthen the DSC/DD series so we hold a better set of cards than the promoters so they come to us.

[couchcommando]

Can we use wets and warmers ?

[Chris Wood]

Originally Posted by couchcommando

Can we use wets and warmers ?

You, my friend, are hilarious

[couchcommando]

Originally Posted by Chris Wood

You, my friend, are hilarious

Everyone knows top of the pre-season training list for DD is whinging, to miss out wets and warmers from the pre-season whinging schedule is short changing the newcomers, they can damn well take in the whole DD experience as we have all done for the last few years

[paynep]

Originally Posted by couchcommando

Everyone knows top of the pre-season training list for DD is whinging, to miss out wets and warmers from the pre-season whinging schedule is short changing the newcomers, they can damn well take in the whole DD experience as we have all done for the last few years

I think the only thing missing this year is an ex-MotoGP rider being cleared to ride in Class B.....?

[trouty]

Originally Posted by paynep

I think the only thing missing this year is an ex-MotoGP rider being cleared to ride in Class B.....?

i hear Hopkins has become available and is looking for a ride...

[Ray]

Originally Posted by couchcommando

Everyone knows top of the pre-season training list for DD is whinging, to miss out wets and warmers from the pre-season whinging schedule is short changing the newcomers, they can damn well take in the whole DD experience as we have all done for the last few years

Time to re ignite the debate about class C for 748s then?


Ray.

[Imola Duke]

Can the RC let us know many riders have registered for class A and B ?


Just interested in the possible grid size's

[jimbers45]

Originally Posted by couchcommando

Can we use wets and warmers ?