MiniTwin Police part 2!

hi chris i agree with you that some of the rules are a joke, but it would be seen as hypocritical if we only clamp down on some rules and not them all?

pair system description-The PAIR system is part of the Emissions Control set up, adding air to the exhaust gases at certain times to 'clean up' un-burnt fuel. A side effect of the process, that becomes more noticeable with aftermarket cans, is exhaust 'lean popping' or even mild backfires.

Its purpose is just to help combust the unburnt fuel in the exhaust and give less emissions, no performance increase i believe.

Il be getting a pair system anyway though just dont know which parts to keep and which to junk.

Thanks, Gav

Hi Gav,
true-it could get complicated!!

Firstly, I agree with you on the tank issue, yes some of the rules seem to be at best ridiculous, but they are rules. If I can see it written in black and white and not open to interpretation, as it says about tank mods, then surely we must enforce it.

Secondly-that link is a good read-might have to delve in a bit more!
Now my interpretation of Mikes quote 'To clarify, for an engine to be considered standard the 'second air reed valve' and the plastic vent cover need to be in place. You can block off these covers or the tube connecting to them but they must be present.'

Yep I would say you need the valve and the cover-items 1 & 2, but as the quote mentions the blocking off of the tube connecting to them, i'm wondering if that has to be still fitted as well?-Item 4.

I'm gonna try sorting out some way of getting in touch with Mike Edwards so we can clarify things easier.

Cheers Loon!!

TC 252

Originally Posted by gavd

hi chris i agree with you that some of the rules are a joke, but it would be seen as hypocritical if we only clamp down on some rules and not them all?

Gav,
The agreement was to run it to all the minitwin rules, i.e. so it does what it says on the tin.
This a great opportunity for us at the nemcrc to have a great minitwin class, that will be known to be a real minitwin class.
After all its not about where you are on the grid but getting the service that we have paid for, i.e. a minitwin race to minitwin rules!

Tony/ Chris,
I believed it was agreed from Toots suggestion that poeple with minor infridgements are given the opportunity to correct items that may be found on their machines and then corrected them for the future meetings without being excluded from that weekends minitwin round, is my memory correct??? Note i say minor.

p.s. Tony have you got the blue lights fitted on your bike? if so do they meet the rules?

TC is now the PC !

[andrewsmith]

First and foremost

Lads well done for getting the club to start running BESMEE mini-twin rules.
May start to stop the extodus.
Has the U-L been killed, or is it still going to run next season?

Hi Andrew,
Yes the UL will still run, but with the bonus of no blured boundries!!!
Im sure we wont have a quick turn around to our numbers, but atleast the word is now out that NEMCRC is running a good minitwin class.
Im sure we all agree its a great step forward.

[andrewsmith]

Agreed!
Next challenge... Melville?

Hi Andrew,

it's nice to see you're so keen!

I think as far as getting the playing field level across the whole of the North East and Scotland is concerned, there's only one thing we at the NEMCRC can do!

And that will be to run our own events fairly and show just how much we can enjoy ourselves in this budget racing class!!

I'm hoping that if we can do that, then not only will we save our own class from extinction, I hope everyone else will want there racing ran along the same lines as well!!

If I think back to last year when there were 'the gang' of us on basically, bog standard curvys, did we not have just the best time ever?? The non qualifiers race at Knockhill will go down in history as some of the most enjoyable racing the club has ever seen! It would be great to get some of that feel good factor back!!

Keep laughing!

Hope to see you at Knockhill

TC 252

[Sid Squid]

This from an outsiders perspective - thus entirely disinterested.

Just to make clear to those who do not understand, (their are many - including plenty of those who should know better), the PAIR system does not, and indeed cannot, affect the way the bike runs - for better or worse.

So, there is no benefit in removing it, (ever, race use or otherwise), but importantly one would question why rule makers would have any regulations concerning it, unless they don't understand either.

Well matey,
if you're that dis-interested why did you bother putting a post up?

It sounds to me like the PAIRS system might be a bit like your brain-It doesn't actually do anything-but the truth is if you were to remove it you'd probably go better in a race!

Best regards

TC 252