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[ells]

Originally Posted by Jolley

I just don't think you will get the commitment from this sort of series. We don't pay up front and we are racing as cheaply as we can. It sits awkwardly with the aim of the series, and it might be better to stick with the fantastic UK tracks we have. That keeps everyone happy and saves anyone the hassle of trying to organise it.

I agree with all the above.... But

there are a handfull that would like to race abroad. If it was not points scoring or compulsory then it would not have a bad affect on the budget side of this race series. So what I was thinking is if theres a handfull that want to go and we could get another handfull out of retirement. There must be ex DD'ers with a bike that would do a one off. Could this provide enough people to help us get a race abroad?

Mark

[bradders]

Originally Posted by ells

I agree with all the above.... But

there are a handfull that would like to race abroad. If it was not points scoring or compulsory then it would not have a bad affect on the budget side of this race series. So what I was thinking is if theres a handfull that want to go and we could get another handfull out of retirement. There must be ex DD'ers with a bike that would do a one off. Could this provide enough people to help us get a race abroad?

Mark

tbh Mark, I reckon you'd get far more value from a Euro trackday than racing for the sake of racing. £200+ for a couple of races and a practice session, plus getting there, when a 3 day No Limits can be £500 and they take bike and kit etc, all you need is cheap flight

[badgerpilot]

I catch the drift of what you're saying Ells but there's no way I could afford 8 rounds plus an away round, this year it would've only been possible because I bagged a sponsor and had a travel companion to share fuel costs.
Don't know how others organise their time to race but I need as much notice as possible in order to book days off before the holiday rota gets hammered at work. Spa was ok for me this year and I don't think DD could've done much more, we were let down by other clubs not committing.
Gotta take it on the chin, accept I'm not going to do a major Euro track and concentrate on the great tracks on offer within the UK we've got this year.
P1ssed off? Hell yeh, I wasted money on an unrequired passport but as a small budget club we should pat ourselves on the back for having the members we did that DID commit to doing Spa.

[Jolley]

It isn't the decision I was after... but at least we all know we are off to sunny Mallory rather than Spa now.