Provisional Schedule is up

[Ashton Bond]

http://www.vrra.ca/wp-content/uploads/2 ... e-2015.pdf

I will try to get the rider info sheet up tonight. It will be required reading...

[Scott MacKenzie #617]

Hi Ashton…

I had a look at the schedule and I know it must be extremely difficult to accommodate all riders...nonetheless I have questions…

On Saturday, of the first five races I’m in four of them (yes, one is after the 1 hour lunch)

So my questions are..

1) Having P3 Middle after the Middleweight Production/P2 Heavy …being the bump up class for P2 Heavy isn’t that going to cause a lot of back-to-backs for a number of riders? I know of at least 3 or 4 four. I also bump into this from Middleweight Production so I’m not sure if there is others doing the same?

2) I could be totally wrong but did the Masters (Lightweight and Heavyweight) not used to be run as one race in past years? I seem to remember being out there with the heavy bikes of Peter Hurst etc.

3) Is it totally necessary to run the exact same order of races for each day? Back-to-back on one day is still better that back-to-back for both Sat and Sun as it stands now.

Thanks in advance and I do appreciate all your efforts,

Scott

[Ashton Bond]

Must be extremely difficult? LOL...

You've got exactly one shot at achieving your personal goals:

Saturday, 5- Lap Heat Races
0700- Registration Opens
08:00- Riders meeting begins, registration closed
08:30- 1st Practice Begins: (Med, Slow, Fast, SC) 15 minute sessions
09:30- Bike Pickup
09:45- 2nd Practice Begins: (Med, Slow, Fast, SC) 15 minute sessions
10:45- Bike Pickup
11:00- Race 1, Magill Masters Lightweight (8-Laps)
11:25- Race 2: P4-F3
11:45- Race 3: P2-Heavy, Mwt Production
12:05- Race 4: P4-F2
12:25- Lunch
01:30- Race 5: P3-Lwt
01:50- Race 6: Sidecars, all periods
02:20- Race 7: P1-Open, P1-350, Pre-1950
02:40- Bike Pickup
02:55- Race 8: P3-Middleweight
03:15- Race 9: P1-500, P1250
03:35- Race 10: P4-F1
03:55- Bike Pickup
04:10- Race 11: P2-Lht, Pre-1965, Pre 65-500, P1-200
04:30- Race 12: GP & Vintage GP
04:50- Race 13: P3-Heavy
05:10- Race 14: P4 Vintage Challenge, (8 laps)
05:30- Registration Re-Opens

Sunday, 8-Lap Final Races
0700- Registration Opens
08:00- Riders meeting begins, registration closed
08:30- 1st Practice Begins: (Med, Slow, Fast, SC) 15 minute sessions
09:30- Bike Pick Up
09:45- Race 15, Magill Masters Heavyweight
10:10- Race 16: P4-F3
10:35- Race 17: P2-Heavy (Ecurie Classic Cup), Mwt Production, Warwick Cup
11:00- Race 18: P4-F2
11:30- Lunch
12:30- Race 19: P3-Lwt
12:55- Race 20: Sidecars, all periods
01:30- Race 21: P1-Open (VRRA 750 GP Award), P1-350 (VRRA P1-350 Cup), Pre-1950
01:55- Bike Pickup
02:20- Race 22: P3-Mwt (Walter Diggon Construction Trophy)
02:45- Race 23: P1-500, P1250 (Hodge Cup)
03:10- Race 24: P4-F1
03:25- Bike Pickup
03:50- Race 25: P2-Lht, Pre-1965 (Giannini/Leibmann Trophy), Pre 65-500 (Walridge Cup),
P1-200 (Lightfoot Trophy)
04:15- Race 26: GP & Vintage GP
04:40- Race 27: P3-Heavy (Hodgson Cup)
05:05- Race 28: Vintage Open
06:00- Awards Ceremony

1) The ONLY version of this story where your needs are met, or at least helped a little is by swapping P4F2 with P3M. EVERY OTHER COMBINATION creates a stoppage where an actual registrant (not theoretical ones) would have two races at the same time. This swap actually alleviates one of your B2B's, and one other, while creating one more. There were actually only 2 of you who were in your described predicament. But, make sure you shake hands with all 28 entrants of P4F3 and the 32 entered in P4F2, because that puts them both before lunch, and only 30 minutes apart, They are the two largest bump classes in the organization, accounting for 28% of the total entries for the Festival thus far.

2) Your not wrong, you just missed the 5 page discussion from this winter where I asserted that ALL members 50+ have equal rights, and therefore deserve a chance to participate in the Masters race. The concern was that the MGP folks' closing speeds would far outpace the P1 folks, (oddly not a concern in the Endurance Series..) and so the race was split into light and heavy to afford all members the same privileges while eliminating the closing speed issue.

3) Yes.