Vintage Road Racing Association

I would like to get some feedback on this topic.

As a 'Grand Finale' to the VRRA's 'Canadian Vintage Endurance Championship'....running a 3 hour endurance race at Calabogie instead of a 2 hour race?
We have Thursday as a practice day as well as Friday, so there would still be ample opportunity to practice. However, the extra hour would cut Friday practice, that much shorter.
I think the last round of the Championship season should be something really special, so I am hoping for a 3hr race.
Thoughts......

Thanks.

Miles
Endurance coordinator.

I would agree to this!

Percy,

Anyone running an older machine like a P3-Light bike (and that's ME) will hesitate before putting their bike through a 3-hour torture test.

Brian D. #43

brian-d #43 wrote:Percy,

Anyone running an older machine like a P3-Light bike (and that's ME) will hesitate before putting their bike through a 3-hour torture test.

Brian D. #43

No....no they won't! AND it's an ENDURANCE contest isn't it?

pd

The three-hour format has been an interesting possibility for years. Endurance is different from sprints, ride smoothly and sensibly to finish. This Calabogie round is an end-of-season joyous celebration so let's relax and give a little, think positively. Three hours is nothing, grasshoppa. Endurance races of 24 hours were run well before your P3 ride was born, it will do it.

My vote is heyall-yeah!

fmcd

At Bogie........the most fun I have had on two wheels so far!

Our team would of course be "in"

to quote.... however that extra hour will cut Friday practice that much shorter.....a lot of track to learn in so little practice time as it is without shortening the time.... just sayin....

JB454 wrote:to quote.... however that extra hour will cut Friday practice that much shorter.....a lot of track to learn in so little practice time as it is without shortening the time.... just sayin....

So enter the End.Race - find a co-rider you trust with a similar bike,go at your own pace,on and off when you choose,no such thing as DNF(every lap counts),best bang for the bucks

JB454 wrote:to quote.... however that extra hour will cut Friday practice that much shorter.....a lot of track to learn in so little practice time as it is without shortening the time.... just sayin....

I guess we all know about the Thursday practice day?

I actually believe I can compress things a little to not cut practice times. But like Gary says, the endurance race is great practice!

I am not sure what percentage of our members have actually ridden at Calabogie, we know some have done track days and some P4 guys did the CSBK support race. Therefore, new track to many, quite technical, so shortening practice would seem counter productive. Those on older bikes may not want to do a 3 hour endurance, and as someone suggested, may not be able to or think it wise to do a track day particularly on a older slower bike among the regular track day moderns. I hope Ashton can keep it to a full practice session.
Peter S

Peter Sheppard wrote:I am not sure what percentage of our members have actually ridden at Calabogie, we know some have done track days and some P4 guys did the CSBK support race. Therefore, new track to many, quite technical, so shortening practice would seem counter productive. Those on older bikes may not want to do a 3 hour endurance, and as someone suggested, may not be able to or think it wise to do a track day particularly on a older slower bike among the regular track day moderns. I hope Ashton can keep it to a full practice session.
Peter S

There's also the Thur. practice day,which at $150 is a really good deal for Calabogie,for those who are independently wealthy,retired,self-employed (provided your boss isn't a tight-ass), unemployed,have vacation days left,call in sick.

Thursday trackday for only $150 !!!! what a deal. I may have to do that on top of endurance!

Love me some bogie seat time...