Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > DD 2010, So where should I send my letter :)

[Senna3]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Sometimes you have to see the funny side

Dear (Insert club name here) Club Secretary

We would like you to host our Desmo Due series for us in 2010
What we will do for you is bring 60 bikes to each and every race day if your lucky and if its a two day meeting you had better be extra lucky

What we want from your race club is
2 free practice sessions, 2 timed practice sessions and 2 races per day per class

It would be better still if you could then do away with us having to be on track on Saturday and let us have both days worth on the Sunday and can you please ensure we are finished on track no later than 5pm

Kind regards
I M Special

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Well it kept me ammused for a few minutes

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Bear in Mind this coming weekends NG meeting at Brands is £120 per class, an extra class will cost £75 so in total for four races £195 a day, so over the two days you could pay £240 for 4 races or up to £390 for 8 races.
Can’t see as anybody would do just 2 races on 1 day as everybody would say its not enough track time

Looking at the Thundersport entry form for Cadwell its £240 per class and then another £140 for an extra class with no mention of an option for only racing on one day, so if you want more than 2 races each day it’ll cost you £380

So maybe it should be sent to Derby Phoenix or EMRA

we are special we dont just race bikes we race DUCATIS
so we should go first and have as many races as we wont
and thet should pay us for turning up
wot a crazy mixed up world we live in

[Lily]

Or


We could approach any club and say that we hope to have two grids but will always fill one and if there are other eligible classes there is a good chance many of us will enter and so boost numbers and subsequent entry fees.

We would like to do a good mix of circuits and will likely bring a good number of supporters that will boost the gate admission as well. We don't expect you to provide trophies as we will bring our own, so reducing your overheads

Preference is for one day races but two day is acceptable providing we are treated fairly, know in advance and get the same level of respect and treatment as other classes that pay the same entry fee. If treated well the club will also get positive feedback through forums and where possible the biking press.

It's called negotiating and open and honest respect, businesses run by it and those that have it often succeed

Bit late for that for Donington, but hopefully we can ask our RC to have this conversation going forward. Then it's just up to the riders to get entries in and prove we can deliver on our side of the deal.