The bike must be a KR1, KR1-S or KR1-R and eligible for the Derby Phoenix F400 round, i.e. if the scruitineer says it is ok then you are in.
Capacity should be 250 cc (I can't see much point in entering a 300 cc machine it will just nuke itself).
Probably the only thing that I should stamp on are bigger carbs - they are not legal as part of F400 - but if you succeed in fitting and making them work then I would like to know (The KR1-R was fitted with 35mm carbs as standard, if you have one I want to know - this bike and/or its carbs would be legal).
You are allowed to run wets (current F400 rules - Bridgestone are doing 18" wets) and you can change the wheel diameter and rim sizes (RGV rears are the first choice though I am investigating Honda Hornet rears).
There is only so much that you can do to a KR and keep it reliable so I can't see much point in specifying too many things - the biggest gains are tyres and handling.
At each race day there should be two rounds. Grid position for Race 1 is based on when Derby Phoenix get your entry. The position for Race 2 is based on your finish in Race 1.
Now it gets a bit complicated as I have devised a weird system for scoring
points. Hopefully this will encourage the slower riders. For Race 1 it is
simple. Points are 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and everybody else who finishes gets
1.
Race 2 is the tricky one. You get points as per Race 1, i.e. 15, 12, 10, 8, 6,
4, 2 and everybody else who finishes gets 1. Now if you improve your Race 1
position in Race 2 you get 1 extra point for each place you improve by up to a
maximum of 5 points. Points will be awarded based on your position in race 1
and the result of race 2, as per Table 1 below. If you fail to finish race 1 or
you don't start race 1 you will not be eligable for improve points.
You can't score more than 20 and you don’t lose points for dropping back
in race2 compared with your position in race1.
The table gives the points for the first 12 positions. Race 1 result is in row 1 and Race 2 result is in column 1.
I hope this will encourage the slower riders as improvement will be rewarded. The quicker guys (or girls) will still get the most points. Equally it can also compensate for having a poor grid position in Race 1.
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10 |
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1 |
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5 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
4 |
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10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Points for Race 2 : Table
1
Example 1 If you come first in race 1 and 3rd in race 2 you get 15 + 10=25 points.
Example 2 If you come 9th in race 1 and 4th in race 2 you get 1 + 8 +
(9-4)=14 points. Though you came 4th you get more points then the
chap who came third because you pick up 5 points for improvement.
I hope this will encourage the slower riders as improvement will be rewarded. The quicker guys (or girls) will still get the most points. It also means that somebody who breaksdown or bins it in the first race can get a lot of points in the second. Equally it can also compensate for having a poor grid position in Race 1.
As running a 17" rear is an advantage over a standard 18" rear anybody running an 18" rear automatically gets one extra point per race(for 2002 this will probably be 2 points). This will handicap the people running 17" wheels as they should be quicker because they can get better tyres. (For 2002 any wheel not made of alumminium will result in one point deducted per wheel, i.e. if you run Dymags or similar front and back you lose two points per race. Basically this means you can fit any standard road wheel (they are made of ally) but penalises you if you spend mega bucks on a fancy set of wheels - hopefully this will keep the cost of racing down)
Prizes - Trophies and prize money will be for the result of the second race. At the moment First will get £30, second £20 and 3rd £10 (If I can raise some more money than I will increase the prize money and spread it out a bit more). At the end of the season there will £150 for first, £100 for second and £50 for 3rd overall (That is a total kitty of 9x£60+£300=£840). I have yet to speak to potential sponsors to see if I can get a few more prizes. Please note all the above is still provisional and I have still got quite a lot of things to sort out. The cup is meant to be a bit of fun and a means for getting a few more KR's back on the track. I have gone with Derby Phoenix as they race at a number of circuits - this does however mean a bit of travelling.
The dates are as follows
| Date | Track | Club |
| 25 March | Cadwell Club | Derby Phoenix |
| 5/6 May | Anglesey | Derby Phoenix |
| 27 May | Cadwell Club | Derby Phoenix |
| 15 July | Mallory Park | Derby Phoenix |
| 5 August | Cadwell Full | Derby Phoenix |
| 25/26 August | Anglesey | Derby Phoenix |
| 23 September | Snetterton | Derby Phoenix |
Riders Registering an interest are Mark Jordan - Team Sparrow, Dave Page, John Badger, Sandy Peet (I will have to get a bike), Rich Davis, John Buchan - Team T3, Mark Brown - Team T3 and Brian - Team T3, Al and Nick Tomkins Team Shark. Plus I have another 6 or so that are interested but haven't started racing yet. I also have a couple who used to race KRs and are thinking of starting again. It's early days yet and I am hoping the numbers will go up a bit more as the word spreads.
Send me a piccy of your bike and I will add it to the Rider/Bike page
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