Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Donington draft schedule posted

[paynep]

Originally Posted by Otei

Guests!!!??

Lepers more like.

I just thank christ I only live 50 miles from the circuit, if I lived any kind of distance I'd tell them to get bent on general principle.

I've always been pretty "whatever" when it's come to controversial decisions from NE, but this just takes the gigantic biscuit.

Whatever next?

Other race series ARE available.....let us know how you get on....

[Ray]

Most of Saturday to wander round the paddock, spot the latest must have bling, gossip about who's done what over the winter, psyche out the opposition, wind each other up, etc, etc...........oh and maybe few laps round the circuit

What better way to spend a Saturday??

or

Why not take some binoculars a pen and a notebook, its the ideal opportunity to see if plane spotting if for you

Ray.

[Rattler]

The Dutch Ducati club will be racing there too, with their Ducati exotica, including I'm sure some very trick production bikes and a few Pierebons and NCRs thrown in for good measure.

Nice.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Rattler

The Dutch Ducati club will be racing there too, with their Ducati exotica, including I'm sure some very trick production bikes and a few Pierebons and NCRs thrown in for good measure.

Nice.

Some of these may be there, the Red/white Pierobon was at Brands last year, I went and had a couple of chats with the rider

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...8#postid557958

[Tonio600]

Originally Posted by Ray

Why not take some binoculars a pen and a notebook, its the ideal opportunity to see if plane spotting if for you

[trouty]

thats pretty cack, having qual on one day and races the next... is it even ACU legal? thought you HAD to have a 3 lap minimum practice on the day of racing?

[injected]

Originally Posted by trouty

thats pretty cack, having qual on one day and races the next... is it even ACU legal? thought you HAD to have a 3 lap minimum practice on the day of racing?

Not as far as I can see (sadly). This is from the Sporting code:

3.24 MINIMUM PRACTICE PERIOD
1. For any race there must be a minimum period for practice on the actual course, the details of which must be stated in the Supplementary Regulations.

And from the Road Race section of the ACU handbook:

CHAPTER 4
PRACTICE
4.1 Time must be put aside for the practice sessions and these must be defined in the Supplementary Regulations for the meeting.
1. Riders will commence practice under the instructions of the Start Officials.
2. The duration of each practice session will commence from the time the pit lane opens and will finish (chequered flag) not less than 10 minutes later.
3. The end of practice will be indicated by the waving of a chequered flag at which time the pit exit will be closed. A rider's time will continue to be recorded until he passes the finish line after the allotted time has lapsed.
4. If practice is interrupted due to an incident or any other reason then a red flag will be displayed at the start line and at marshals posts. All riders must return slowly to the pit lane or as otherwise instructed by the Marshals under the direction of the Clerk of the Course.
5. When the practice is restarted the time remaining will be decided by the Clerk of the Course.

[Miss Riot]

So how come the Dutch Ducatis get 20 mins practice and 20 mins qualifying on Saturday, and we just get 20 mins qualifying?

Is it because we're expected to pay £140 for the Thursday practice?

[skidlids]

probably because they paid a block booking in advance of £6000 or more to secure they get a grid.
If we paid £12k well in advance we would also probably have two grids (4 races) and timed and untimed practice.
Trouble with that is if only 10 riders enter it costs them £1200 each, with the old system the £200 deposits could have went to paying for the grid, so if 60 were enterd in DD and 40 didn't turn up then there would be £8k of the cost with the other 20 riders paying £200 for their entry and they could each do 4 races