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john feakes
Advanced Member
Victoria
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 Posted - 29 Aug 2009 : 11:36:44 AM
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I have, from time to time, picked up that there is a notion that racing by period is an M.A. requirement.
I suspect that this notion is a furphy.
Could someone with better eyes than mine please point me to the rule that states that this is so?
Cheers, John
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keith roberts
Level 1 Member
Victoria
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Posted - 29 Aug 2009 : 12:43:08 PM
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john,
the gcr's cover eligibility and classes for historic road bikes. in the section dealing with historic road race championships it states that " the australian championship shall consist of no more than 2 races PER PERIOD PER CLASS" it does not specifically preclude 2 or more classes or periods competing in the same race, it does however specify a minimum number of entries to constitute a class, and therefore whether or not the race will be a championship race for that particular class. in the past when there have been insufficient entries for any particular class it has been the practice to include those entries into either another period or another class so that the riders can race on the day. however, riders of bikes in the under-subscribed category are not eligible for the title in the class into which they have been placed. attempts have been made to designate classes as " up to" or "in capacity plus next higher capacity" rather than specifying minimum and maximum capacity limits so that , for example, a 250 would be able to run in " up to 250 with 125's" and in " up to 350 with 350's" , as used to happen during most of the periods. at club meetings there are no restrictions as to the mix of capacities or periods in any one race, it is up to the discretion / intelligence of the promoter to make sure that the combination does not result in a dangerous situation due to speed and general handling differences. |
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john feakes
Advanced Member
Victoria
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Posted - 29 Aug 2009 : 3:33:22 PM
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Thank you Keith, that is exactly my interpretation of the situation.
A furphy it is!
Cheers, John |
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Alan Cotterell
In a time out state
Victoria
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Posted - 29 Aug 2009 : 4:08:59 PM
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| My interpretation of the MOMS - Eligibility and logbooks serve the purpose of trying to retain some authenticity in machines. Period racing has never been an MA requirement to my knowledge. A machine could be eligible to be included in historic racing by being eligible in any of the prescribed classes. That doesn't mean a promoter could not run feature races which include various machines from any of the periods. The championship requirements of the MOMS are written around 'periods'. Perhaps they'd be better written around an Australian Historic TT and GP with the two machine TYPE divisions, and six capacity categories in each? Could we run 24 races in one day? |
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GD66
Senior Member
Western Australia
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Posted - 29 Aug 2009 : 7:59:45 PM
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While formats have to be observed at national level, there are no such restraints at club level. In WA, we run class racing for the club championship series, but our race calendar has been augmented for a number of years by bracket racing, in which we run three events each race day loosely based around lap time compatibility of all eligible machines, from period 3 to period 5, in which you race against competitors you'd otherwise never see or compete against, thus enriching the racing and broadening your scope of buddies : while normally you mix and match with fellow riders in your class only, when you battle against new blood, you tend to catch up and bench race with racers you normally wouldn't have much to do with, so it works out well all round.
So, outside title events, other formats can be trialled and adopted at the discretion of the organisers. Get along to your club meetings, and put it up for discussion.... |
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