FC Wrote:

DCLUCIE Wrote:I agree Colin we need to find ways to increase practice times, especially now they have had the brain wave of bringing in another class. Maybe instead of a Saturday night practice have an afternoon but this would clash with Pre TT Classic. How about this for a real change in dates. There are currently 4 classes really, Superbike, Supersport, Superstock and Sidecar. How about running two practice nights to include two of the Races, then run the race. Then run two sessions for the next two races and so on. Have the sidecars ran alongside the two big bike races. One Supersport with the new green race. Then the second supersport alongside the Superstock race. Thats four race days with preceding practices for two nights. So thats tweleve days in total. It would easily fit in with the two week therory, and also it would solve the problem of having to have extra practice sessions during race week.

I know its radical but I am just throwing it, as they say 'out there' ........

I don't think the riders would be happy with having a practice and then be expected to race. If a rider broke down on a practice lap prior to a race he would have the problem of getting back to the pits plus it may also distract him .
I personally think this is one of the most important issues to be brought to the forums and I'm sure any suggestions posted would be investigated by Paul and his team. Whatever happens you will always get a few that will disagree but compromises have to be made for the survival of the races. Even if they introduced at least one session during practice week that started 1 hour earlier would be a great help.

Clucky I may be wrong but I think they may have introduce a rule of a rider only being allowed to do 7or 8 laps in one day also you cant practice and race on the same bike on the same day

Colin, What I ment was this Two nights of practice then one day racing. The following two evenings you practice for the next two races which take place on the third day, and so on. This then gives the riders two things. One they practice on machines that matter and not on machines that they are only going to race a week later and need a refresher practices during race week. The second is that they are not wasting practice and every practice counts.

On your point of the number of laps this will not be affected. As for it being an important issue ..... whats wrong with the way it is now? 73% of people currently believe it isn't an issue ...... but if it ever is going to be a problem then I am sure moving the dates might be considered but the knock on affects as mentioned in previous posts would have a major baring on that descision. Plus you can never guarantee the weather so moving might just be a step too far. I know this years weather was a heck of alot better than the dates you suggested.