Lord Skid 425 Posted May 24, 2018 5 hours ago, THE DEAN MACHINE said: Not true , that’s just in the head of riders and it’s that mentality that’s pushing the sport out of reach financially The sport isn't out of reach financially, if you are good enough, you'll earn money, you get out of it what you are worth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Davis 156 Posted May 24, 2018 What actually happened to the GTR project ? It just went quiet. Is the Godden project going to go the same way ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,746 Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lord Skid said: The sport isn't out of reach financially, if you are good enough, you'll earn money, you get out of it what you are worth. I meant the sport is costing more than the income it’s generating and the riders are fueling that by demanding this and that, saying they have to have this and they have to have that, it’s no good putting it all in to be the best if there is nowhere left to be the best and that’s where we are heading Edited May 24, 2018 by THE DEAN MACHINE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE DEAN MACHINE 4,746 Posted May 24, 2018 One of the biggest problems this sport has got and as had for a long time is no regulation on equipment , if GM were to make a new super short stroke 100mm piston 60stroke engine and it proved to be faster but it doubled the cost, every rider would get one and speedway would allow it because it fits in with the vague regulation we have now, so it doubles the cost overnight but has no benifit to the sport at all, it doesn’t bring one person through the turnstiles and this has been happening since the street engine in the 70s and not just with engines, there should be a technical committee that looks at new products and that product should have 3 questions asked of it. 1. is it a safety benefit . 2. Does it do anything to improve the sport,. 3 does it reduce costs for the competitor ,if it doesn’t tick at least 1 box its get thrown out 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martinmauger 584 Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/22/2018 at 7:58 PM, Shale Searcher said: It's how the bike looks as well, the other week, a NL rider and mechanic spent best part of 2 hours piddling about with those spoke straws, all nicely colour coordinated, ish, with rest of guards/covers, but in their quest for making bike look good, they failed to notice a broken spoke!! The one with the balancing weight, which was swinging more than the swinging footrest!!! Very nearly missed his first race.... I've heard of that ^^ happening. Not forgetting £40 fuel tank caps, essential equipment..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 512 Posted May 25, 2018 Duh ... what's a spoke straw? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, *JJ said: Duh ... what's a spoke straw? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonny the spud 2,281 Posted May 26, 2018 Mitch Godden won the legendary Tetrow grasstrack on the new GR Godden last week...... just saying 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytogo28 2,054 Posted May 26, 2018 Did the BSPA actually buy a lot of GTR engines or agree to do so, if the demand was there? Is there a big shed full of them gently rusting away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Smith 5,661 Posted May 26, 2018 6 hours ago, waytogo28 said: Did the BSPA actually buy a lot of GTR engines or agree to do so, if the demand was there? Is there a big shed full of them gently rusting away? There's a few kicking around but not shed loads. The BSPA had an agreed number of units with Gerhard but they were to be built to order. As I understand, the BSPA had to make up the difference between the Gerhard RRP and the price the BSPA were selling them for if the agreed numbers where not sold. All in all, it's not that much of a loss to the BSPA. Pretty much a win win for them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whisperer 276 Posted May 27, 2018 16 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: There's a few kicking around but not shed loads. The BSPA had an agreed number of units with Gerhard but they were to be built to order. As I understand, the BSPA had to make up the difference between the Gerhard RRP and the price the BSPA were selling them for if the agreed numbers where not sold. All in all, it's not that much of a loss to the BSPA. Pretty much a win win for them Respectfully, I should check your sources again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytogo28 2,054 Posted May 27, 2018 18 hours ago, Daniel Smith said: There's a few kicking around but not shed loads. The BSPA had an agreed number of units with Gerhard but they were to be built to order. As I understand, the BSPA had to make up the difference between the Gerhard RRP and the price the BSPA were selling them for if the agreed numbers where not sold. All in all, it's not that much of a loss to the BSPA. Pretty much a win win for them What then does a "loss" constitute? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambo 1,341 Posted May 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Whisperer said: Respectfully, I should check your sources again Respectfully, what is the answer then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Davis 156 Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/27/2018 at 9:26 AM, Whisperer said: Respectfully, I should check your sources again What’s the story from your source Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odds On 373 Posted May 29, 2018 these engines have been out for a while now, if they were as cost efficient and competitive as some believe then surely there would be lot more of them out on the tracks than there currently is, as we all know once a rider has a good spell and its put down to something totally different to what others are doing the vast majority follow suit. Is Fast Freddie currently on one of these over the counter engines? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites