Dunlop Invite, September 27-29 at Hallett

The invites are going out. I'm assuming that if you applied you'll get one, because they sent me one... lol

 

Any more details?

 

None other than what they have on the website.

https://www.theinviterace.com/#/

 

It’s not just for the Kids... 50 over box to check! In!! Never been to Halett

 

Well can that... I am out.. Per registration... only up to 800cc in Twins class...

 

I know a lot of people around Hallett as its my closest track. seems nobody really knows a lot. I'll be there to hang out that weekend but won't be racing.

 

I've never ran Dunlops and haven't raced for 8 years, but I got an invite today. They must not have reached the numbers they were hoping for because sending me one is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

 

I got an invite as well. I don't know how they got my email either.

 

Whoever is behind this is trying to build a database of talented riders. They want their website to grow into a resource for talent scouts and corporate sponsorships to find riders. The Invite is the launch event for the platform. Anyone who attends goes into their database.

It's interesting that this organization has produced nothing and yet already has the backing of Dunlop, which brings into question whether Dunlop is the entity behind this or at very least the core financial backer, in which case Dunlop would take their pick of riders to sponsor and everyone else gets the leftovers.

Problem is, whoever's behind this is an event promoter and NOT an experienced racer. The rules contain no literbike classes (and yet we have the "Grom World Championship") and no mention of allowed or disallowed modifications. In other words, it's pay-to-win.

The scheduling issues have been pointed out in this thread and the way the marketing agency, MPG Creative Group (who is clearly not the organizer), words things is unnecessarily pompous and vague.

From the website..

In other words, they want to hand-pick the riders who make their brand look the best. However...

Top road racers AKA anyone who's on a mailing list they can get their hands on (as evidenced by this thread). Which is fine, but why make it sound all exclusive then.

Whoever wrote this only learned about capital letters Last Week.

Again, they will promote whoever (1) wins or (2) makes their platform look good. They will give those riders precisely $0.00 of the residuals from using their likeness in marketing materials because the riders are being paid in "exposure".

Before signing up I'd at very least want to know who I'm signing my likeness away to. The fact that this information is unfindable calls it into question. There's a real chance they would just whip up a quick website, hawk ads, sell merch, and sell riders' information under the table. That is, if "they" aren't Dunlop.

Just my $0.02.

 

Showcase at Hallett? I'm confused because since its my closest track I can attest that the quality of the surface is less than amazing...

 

They cleaned out the bottom of the barrel and then found a stash of older barrels in a musty old corner where stickboy stores his pilfered souls because even I got an invite...

 

I'm starting to think that if you ever bought tires from Race Tire Service then you are getting an invite to the event. I haven't run on Dunlops in 4 years, but that's my best guess as to how I got an invite...

 

Since I see no mention of them giving free tires to participants I don't suspect Dunlop paid anything to support this...... Nor do I think have any meaningful involvement other than letting the organizer use their logo

 

So then why is RRW posting all the press releases and promo videos of the event if it's a total sham? Here's an example.

https://www.roadracingworld.com/new...ecial-motorcycle-road-race-in-september-2019/

One would think that JU would do his due diligence and call it out to be a farce if it truly was.

 

[QUOTE="Mot Okstef, post:]

One would think that JU would do his due diligence and call it out to be a farce if it truly was.[/QUOTE]

Because he likes to watch everyone overreact to the conspiracy theorists here

 

Well I didn't get an invite so they can eff right off with this thing.

 

It's not being held at Starschmuks so you're not invited!