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john
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Victoria
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 Posted - 26 Feb 2008 : 11:40:54 AM
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Meeting date is Saturday 20 September.
A Motorcycle only sprint meeting wants to promote sidecars.
They have extended their invitation to any solo machine to participate.
VENUE;
HEATCOTE RACEWAY. VICTORIA
People start to line up at 8am
gates open 8.30 am,
Scrutinnering 9am
practise starts 10am
Reserved carport area may be available for all sidecars to sit together.
Sprint will be run on a handicap basis
Up to 10 runs in practise available.
They will provide training for those who, including myself, have never used a tree to drop the clutch.
Racing continues to about 7.30pm if you get into the finals.
Any style of sidecar is welcome. Solos are also welcome.
No MA licence is required.
SPECIAL REQUESTS
The sidecars had probally best get our own scrutineers.
If we manage things I have accommodation near Bendigo and so does Mick Panayi,[ yellow Norton].
More details contact OCD Racing Mike Darcy via the website more details of costing will be forth coming.
currently $60 pre-entry and $75 on the day.
If we get some spefic sponsors to help with costs start money may be available.
Can you help with getting some?
www.ocdracing.com go to extravaganza section and register.
Note dates have not been updated.
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John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
Edited by - john on 28 Feb 2008 11:36:10 AM |
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
314 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2008 : 9:11:43 PM
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Same weekend as the Third Hughie Hoare Memorial Event conducted by the Preston Motorcycle Club.
Who covers your insurance at a non MA event?
Wish I could attend but will be busy 80km away ...........
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Edited by - Patrick on 28 Feb 2008 10:53:17 PM |
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john
Forum Moderator
Victoria
3130 Posts |
Posted - 29 Feb 2008 : 07:37:30 AM
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Bad luck about the Hugie Hoare meeting. It is normally in the Dec. time frame.
Insurance comes under ANDRA , the drag association from memory. Somebody could follow up. |
John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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john
Forum Moderator
Victoria
3130 Posts |
Posted - 29 Feb 2008 : 2:57:46 PM
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I followed up the issue of insurance.
Sprint insurance is almost nothing.
If we apply for an MA permit the cost would be about $20 each plus the rider levy and then the normal levels of insurance we are used to would apply.See page 73 of the current rule book or section 10.
Every competitor would require an MA licence and we can offer a one event licence of about $50 because it could be run as a club event.
Let us know what your thoughts are? |
John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
Edited by - john on 29 Feb 2008 5:12:16 PM |
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john
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Victoria
3130 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2008 : 09:01:39 AM
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Accommodation is available
Mike Panayi has sent this message.
"Hi John
I have no problems with that at all, sounds good, plenty of room here if anyone wanted to bring a swag and stay the night. The Allies Hotel is just about across the road, could go there for dinner.
Keep me informed. Mick "
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John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
314 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2008 : 9:02:26 PM
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| I maybe thought that Old Donk would have chimed in with his thinking on people who run without MA licences but alas he is silent this time ................ |
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
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Posted - 01 Mar 2008 : 9:06:37 PM
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| Andra is fine as long as they have the same conditions as MA ..... which I doubt. Do they have the same benifits John ? |
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john
Forum Moderator
Victoria
3130 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2008 : 10:39:25 AM
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The benefits from the drag insurance seem to be nil. The benefits from MA are quite extensive by comparison and detailed in the GCR's.
A major stumbling block is that if the sidecars are running on MA permits, the other solos from the sprint groups do not run MA licencing etc and thus the whole meeting may not be possible with bikes under different permitting systems. |
John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
Edited by - john on 02 Mar 2008 1:59:49 PM |
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
314 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2008 : 7:36:54 PM
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| Understand John - thanks. |
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john
Forum Moderator
Victoria
3130 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2008 : 10:38:20 PM
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I shall speak with the organiser. It depends whether other competitors are interested to get involved with MA.
I know one who was injured and got nothing. He actually changed down instead of up and spent a long time repairing himself afterwards.
I will compete anyway, but the other sprint group may never have thought of insurance before. |
John Daley Sidecar #68
' there are those who do, those who dont do and those who undo. We must lampoon the latter." |
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oldonk
Level 2 Member
Australian Capital Territory
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Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 08:28:27 AM
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Patrick, thanks for the invitation to say something.
I notice most of the MA insure only applies when you are seriously injured or even dead.
As somebody who always bleeds when I hear of people playing shonky tricks with licencing, in this case I wonder if there is any alternative anyway.
I hear that the Heathcote is a grade 2 track which means that ANDRA licences are not required, so the chances of encouraging other solo riders to come on board the MA system are pretty remote.
Its my guess it would be best to use the system offerred by the track for solos and consider getting a permit for the sidecars only.
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Patrick
Level 3 Member
Victoria
314 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2008 : 9:48:41 PM
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Sprint racing is lots of fun and not a lot of risk so hope you all have a good time.
Then of course after the drags you can also come and cheer on the endurance racers late Sunday afternoon at Broadford.
[terrible gratuitous post to promote Broadford]
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