Surely, we need to look at what we are trying to do here.
As mentioned, we need to give everyone a good weekend of racing, however many will be riding 2 or 3 classes so that needs to be taken into account.
Some guys will set themselves to just have a crack at their 'pet' event, so they too will want good value if they travel from far and wide.
We will be riding some pretty old stock so endurance races are not what we want, but then a well prepared bike should be set-up for this event.
So, all in all, it's not that far from the old days when we traveled to the far ends of a great big land to do battle against guys we had never heard of and expected to have a 'race' or two and we got prepared for that, we prep-ed our bikes and bodies for what-ever was to come, even if it meant staying off the grog a bit.
I would expect at least a good session of practice so as to get the set-up about right. I might like to qualify to get a good gate spot-no lucky dips- and I would expect at least two good races (20 mins + a lap, min) in which to prove that all of the above is not luck. That is, I am prepared, my bike is prepared and I can make my way forward after a bad start and I can set-up some passing moves or pick a spot to get by the 'hole-shot
dudes that know that short races on old bikes is what suits them.
