Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > New Provisional Timetable for Donnington

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Lily

according to metcheck sunset is at 6.10pm!

That will be GMT, by Sunday we will be on BST

[Lily]

Originally Posted by skidlids

That will be GMT, by Sunday we will be on BST

yeah you are right, we can pack up in the dark instead

I can understand the mixed grid as we have so few entries - maybe a case of catch 22 as people didn't want to pay good money and have a **** weekend but the timing of our races seems to be pretty damned **** it has to be said.

I appreciate someone has to be last, but to be 2nd from last and last on both days does seem to be a bit poor. The timetable is very very tight with only 30 minutes for lunch so any incidents or delays could mean we are impacted, especially on Sunday.

Is there a cut off time for racing at Donington?

[AK]

Originally Posted by Lily

Is there a cut off time for racing at Donington?

6pm usually unless a council extension is applied for
remeber last year at wsb lily? we were the last race out on the 1098 and just got in in time by 2 mins.

[WhiteWizard]

It is my first race ever, and i am looking forward to it, but without whinjing on too much, it is getting grim. No real provisions for delays, very tight schedule, getting that second race in may be..well...we'll see i spose. I hope the rest of the years arrangements are better than this.

Still, we'll be having fun no matter what happens, & If we dont get that second race...that halves my chances of falling off!

Keep smiling, we'll all have fun! (We've got 2xCadwell Rounds )

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by AK

6pm usually unless a council extension is applied for
remeber last year at wsb lily? we were the last race out on the 1098 and just got in in time by 2 mins.

As the 1st provisional timetable for Sunday was

SUNDAY 29TH MARCH

09.00-09.15 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Qualifying Practice Timed
09.20-09.30 ACU F2 Sidecars Warm Up Untimed
09.35-09.45 MotoSix 600 Warm Up Untimed
09.50-10.00 MotoSix 1000 Warm Up Untimed
10.05-10.15 MotoSix Sidecars Warm Up Untimed
10.30-10.50 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Qualifying Practice Timed
10.55-11.20 Ducati Desmo Due Race 1 (R5) 8 Laps
11.25-11.50 Dutch Ducati Championship Race 1 (R6) 8 Laps
11.55-12.20 ACU F2 Sidecars Race 1 (R7) 8 Laps

INTERVAL

12.50-1.15 Pro-Bike Open Race 2 (R8) 8 Laps
1.20-1.50 Lansdowne Classic Race 2 (R9) 8 Laps
1.55-2.20 Dutch Ducati Championship Race 2 (R10) 8 Laps
2.25-2.55 MotoSix 600 Race 1 (R11) 10 Laps
3.00-3.30 MotoSix 1000 Race 1 (R12) 10 Laps
3.35-4.05 MotoSix Sidecars Race 1 (R13) 10 Laps
4.10-4.45 Suzuki GSXR / Formula 600 Race 1 (R14) 20 Mins + 1 Lap
4.50-5.15 Ducati Desmo Due Race 2 (R15) 8 Laps
5.20-5.50 MotoSix 600 Race 2 (R16) 10 Laps
5.55-6.25 MotoSix 1000 Race 2 (R17) 10 Laps
6.30-7.00 MotoSix Sidecars Race 2 (R18) 10 Laps

It looks like they may have council permission to go up to 7pm

[Scooter916]

Well I suppose we can't complain about the Mixed grid if we dont have the numbers, Although I do have an e mail From CB stating that we have seperate Grids....LOL
It does sound to me Like NE are telling Chris what he wants to hear and doing as they please.
Would'nt a fair way to run the meeting regarding timings be reverse the race order on sunday....Last out sat = first our sunday.
I have a stick in my hand and at this very moment in time its quite smelly at my end.........

[Imola Duke]

Roll on Anglesey


Sorry i can't make Donny... Working in south Wales

Good luck to you all and have a good one

[skidlids]

Glyn I think a few people made assumptions about the numbers, with 24 Class B entries out of a possible 41 already in a week before the closing date and about half or the Class A riders entered by that time it looks like the assumption was made that we would end up with more than 40 riders, so CB started applying pressure on New Era to give us two grids something that woul have been needded if we had 6 or 7 more entries, after all 42 or 43 out of a possible 60 odd shouldn't have been to hard.
As it is it hasn't happened and it may well work against us later in the year as the RC campaigned for two grids from new Era and then didn't come up with the entries to fill one combined grid.

Just like the first round last year at Mallory where we put out the smallest grids at the meeting as i mentioned previously here.

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...t=78617&page=5

and when you look at the top of the page it looks like Donny will be a Mixed Grid with 36 riders and no reserves

[Scooter916]

Well the no reserve thing is a good thing, At least all who entered will get a race.

[Ghost]

Friends and family are hardly going to make 2 trips, so I preferred the initial format of Sat qually and 2 races on Sun.

But it doesn't matter what people prefer, things just get changed and we have to abide by it.

I seem to recall last week that there was enough class B to have a grid of there own and class A were going where ever they were being put. So how come now there isn't enough for class B.

Goal posts are planted in Muesli, for ease of moving methinks.