Abandon Ship at Kirkistown.
24th Mar 08Easter Monday at Kirkistown had all the ingredients for a great days racing
but for reasons only known to the club officals the racing was abandon.
You have to respect the reasons especially in the interests of safety but I know riders like Michael Laverty and Cameron Donald where very disappointed.
the crowd had no choice but to leave the circuit having not even seen a completed superbike race.
Most of the crowd had come to see Laverty Donald Anstey Amor etc and I cannot understand why a time table should meet the needs of the paying fans.
Much better to have a Superbike race - 250GP- Supersport- 125GP- Superbike - Supersport - then all the other classes - this would also help the traffic flow as many fans would leave after the main races.
Anyhow that is for another day but I personally thought that some of the local Irish Superbike Championship riders where pushing very hard to beat the BSB boys - I know they where losing vital points but getting a third or a fourth would have counted as a win when the points are counted up at the end of the season.
Was very impressed with the manners of the gate officals who wished everyone a enjoyable day and also the Belfast & District Club who
did their best to put on a professional show but it will be interesting to learn the reason why the captain for the Easter Monday Kirkistown races gave the order to abandon ship!!
but for reasons only known to the club officals the racing was abandon.
You have to respect the reasons especially in the interests of safety but I know riders like Michael Laverty and Cameron Donald where very disappointed.
the crowd had no choice but to leave the circuit having not even seen a completed superbike race.
Most of the crowd had come to see Laverty Donald Anstey Amor etc and I cannot understand why a time table should meet the needs of the paying fans.
Much better to have a Superbike race - 250GP- Supersport- 125GP- Superbike - Supersport - then all the other classes - this would also help the traffic flow as many fans would leave after the main races.
Anyhow that is for another day but I personally thought that some of the local Irish Superbike Championship riders where pushing very hard to beat the BSB boys - I know they where losing vital points but getting a third or a fourth would have counted as a win when the points are counted up at the end of the season.
Was very impressed with the manners of the gate officals who wished everyone a enjoyable day and also the Belfast & District Club who
did their best to put on a professional show but it will be interesting to learn the reason why the captain for the Easter Monday Kirkistown races gave the order to abandon ship!!
