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[numbskull]

I didn't know anyone was going to race in minitwins?

[skidlids]

To race in Minitwins, ideally you need 72bhp, best options are the SV650 and the ER6, a very well put together 800 Ducati rarely gets a look in these days unless they bend the rules. Wets, Tyre Warmers and some nice Super Corsas or something similar
All Minitwin rounds are the 3 race format at £235 and you don't get to do the Oulton Race Day

Still at least I already have 3 NGRRC Minitwin trophies

[Cranker V2]

Originally Posted by skidlids

To race in Minitwins, ideally you need 72bhp, best options are the SV650 and the ER6, a very well put together 800 Ducati rarely gets a look in these days unless they bend the rules. Wets, Tyre Warmers and some nice Super Corsas or something similar
All Minitwin rounds are the 3 race format at £235 and you don't get to do the Oulton Race Day

Still at least I already have 3 NGRRC Minitwin trophies

£35 for a adittional race seems decent value........................

[skidlids]

Mike it is which is why I asked for it at Angelsey and Cadwell, it wasn't a option at Oulton. and with Brands keeping to one day helps keep costs down and stops everyone getting dizzy.
Although with the two day two race events it may be worth entering an extra class such as Minitwins, may even consider dragging my 750 Minitwin along to Pembrey, it hasn't been out for a few years since it was last raced at Pembrey but by todays Minitwin standards 1m 07s laps around Pembrey just isn't fast enough

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Mike it is which is why I asked for it at Angelsey and Cadwell, it wasn't a option at Oulton. and with Brands keeping to one day helps keep costs down and stops everyone getting dizzy.
Although with the two day two race events it may be worth entering an extra class such as Minitwins, may even consider dragging my 750 Minitwin along to Pembrey, it hasn't been out for a few years since it was last raced at Pembrey but by todays Minitwin standards 1m 07s laps around Pembrey just isn't fast enough

LOL Kev do you think you still might turn in a 1:07 at pembrey on it The old brain doesn't like letting us do today what we did a few years back.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Ghost

LOL Kev do you think you still might turn in a 1:07 at pembrey on it The old brain doesn't like letting us do today what we did a few years back.

Seem to be having that problem for the last few years Phil
When we went to Pembrey in 2009, I went with the goal of getting the Class A DD bike in to the 1m 10s on the Diablos following a terrible time there in 2008.
First session out on the Friday where I had booked the afternoon session of the test day and I was doing 1m 10s right off the bat, so I haven't completely dropped off the pace as sticky MiniTwin tyres and the extra grunt of the 750 would have helped improve that time. But it was easier in 2005 and 2006 after racing in SoT, F600, Streetstock 1300, Powerbike and Open in the preceeding years, made the smaller Ducatis feel slow and tame so I was happy to push them harder.

Was always a hard job trying to beat Matt on my TL1000S but beating the loon was possible even if he did feature in the results twice ???

[Otei]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Was always a hard job trying to beat Matt on my TL1000S but beating the loon was possible even if he did feature in the results twice ???

I always knew his real name couldn't be Dallas...Paul Pullen was right at Brands!!

[skidlids]

3 pics with the 750SSie in it and one with the 583 Class B bike

[AK]

Originally Posted by skidlids

a very well put together 800 Ducati rarely gets a look in these days unless they bend the rules.

explain skids as thats a very big accusation

i know twpd (RIP)would have had input here on what you have typed and i also have issues about bending rules to
the 800 is a competitive bike as has been proved many times by the likes of twpd as well as others but as usual it is down to how the rider can ride.
some people have to find a reason for being beaten and the usual one is to say that a bike is bent rather than blame anything to do with themselves or their own bike