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[aws]

Except by is a buy - non?

[skidlids]

Steve I think your right a lot of people may be put off by the prospect of mixed races, but surely the idea of a minimum of 25 participants is that they can have there own race and there will be room for a few more if they want to join in at a later stage.

Tim (aws)- regards your comment I was told it was Lyden

Here are samples of a couple of results from the North Glos SoT/Minitwins races, that show just how well a 72bhp Minitwin can do against more powerful oppostion. In the Silverstone example the 996 is the one raced by Weeksy the weekend before at Donington

Pembrey
7 58 Nigel Reed Suzuki SV 650 MT JHS Racing 01:03.91 81.99
8 10 Tom Luton Ducati SoT Louigi Moto 01:03.79 82.14
My best time on a 916 is in the 1:07s

Silverstone club circuit

6 10 Tom Luton Ducati 996 SoT Louigi Moto 01:09.96 84.33
7 58 Nigel Reed Suzuki SV 650 MT JHS Racing 01:10.97 83.13

I may be doing a deal with my GSXR600 against a ZXR400 so may well be racing 400s next year.

[lizzie]

I was/am under the impression that either we get enough to run this on our own grid or not at all. It would rather defeat the object of all this if we ended up sharing with another series surely?

[paynep]

I went out on the other half's 36,000 mile-old 750ss yesterday for a few laps of the odd roundabout and reckon that I could go race it tomorrow if it was a 600!

Sure it would be better (in my head?) if I spent money on modded forks, new shock, clip ons, rearsets etc but would all those bits would win races without me actually riding the thing properly - I think not!

Also, don't forget that if you do buy a bike it can always be sold at the end of the season. Maybe not for what it cost but no one said racing was cheap.

So I am going to send in my cheque so at least I won't have to spend next year thinking " I wish that there was a cheap Ducati series, it could have been a good crack....."

PS Anyone wanna buy a 916-engined 888 road legal trackbike??

[ChrisBushell]

Folks,

The postman has been and I am not seeing any cheques through my door, please get them in the post ASAP as we should be finalising the rules end of this week, no surprises expected and looking to lock down which Club(s) we go with next week.

Chris

[mw]

weeksy for once i agree with you ... come on folks put your cheque where your mouths are ... if we don't get near to the 25 figure then it's not going to happen .... i'm in and i'm happy for the precise rules to be sorted later.... what we need now is a commitment rather than hot air so that the whole thing can be taken further.

[DAVE HARRIS]

all you maybes, you dont have to worry about being last, unless I manage to lose 3 stone and find another 1500 pounds I will be last or first! (into the gravel trap). I cant think of a better way to improve your speed and track riding which is why I am doing this. I will be spending the absolute minimum neccarsary as I agree with kev and weeksy the rider is a more important factor, as i said in my case perhaps a zx10 will even things out a bit!!

dave

[Rattler]

Yep - I've procrastinated for long enough!!!!

Cheque will be in the post today!!!

Tim

[Monty]

"procrastinated"-blimey Tim, big word for a wet Tuesday afternoon.

John

[desmojen]

Weeksy is spot on, like him I have already commited to next year, and cannot afford another bike, otherwise my cheque would have been in weeks ago! ( although, unlike Weeksy, I won't claim it would be an easy option! :P)

Get yer entries in fellas, and you as well Redruth, and Lily, come on !!!!!
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