Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > Proposal to run wets in 2016

[Trumpet]

Here's another thought; if we do run wets that means that we wouldn't have to run an all weather tyre (road style) in the dry, so does that open up the possibility of a more track or race style control tyre?
Of course also hoping we get another good sponsorship deal from the tyre manufacturer

[milesaway]

Originally Posted by Trumpet

Here's another thought; if we do run wets that means that we wouldn't have to run an all weather tyre (road style) in the dry, so does that open up the possibility of a more track or race style control tyre?
Of course also hoping we get another good sponsorship deal from the tyre manufacturer

a true race tyre would need warmers i beleive and not warm as quickly without them as what we have had

[Trumpet]

Was thinking of something more like Pirelli Super Corsa's or equivalent, but its a fair point, I understand the reasoning behind looking at going to wets, but I think we start to loose the essence of DD if we add warmers as well.

[milesaway]

Originally Posted by Trumpet

Was thinking of something more like Pirelli Super Corsa's or equivalent, but its a fair point, I understand the reasoning behind looking at going to wets, but I think we start to loose the essence of DD if we add warmers as well.

totally agree- my patience with generators as good as it is with traffic wardens

[Graeme]

Two pennies worth from a potential new rider. DD looks attractive to me because of the lack of faff - no swapping wheels, no tyre warmers, no generators, electric starter, etc (but understand the pressures of having to share with other series)

[badgerpilot]

Very good idea by Coppersaucepipe but I think it'd only mean there would be a vastly reduced entry level until the Met Office announced it to be a rain free weekend.
Skids has made the point before, we need commited entry numbers so we get our own grid regardless of the conditions. It's almost impossible to barter with a club when you've no idea who's going to turn up and support you.
Could we do a poll to gauge an idea how many people will be lining up at how many rounds? Maybe if we get good grids at say 6 rounds, NG might return the favour by giving us our own grids when the numbers are a tad low.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by badgerpilot

Could we do a poll to gauge an idea how many people will be lining up at how many rounds? Maybe if we get good grids at say 6 rounds, NG might return the favour by giving us our own grids when the numbers are a tad low.

Out of the Riders that took part in the 2015 season across both classes

6 took part in all 8 rounds
2 more took part in 7 rounds
4 more took part in a total of 6 rounds
6 more took part in 5 rounds
and another 3 took part in 4 rounds.
Probably explains why the average grid size was 20 riders with as little as 15 at Pembrey and a maximum of 25 at Snetterton