blue_pinky
21-10-2012, 03:13 PM
Hi all,
Results are now online from yesterdays great meeting!
***CLICKY*** (http://www.worm-racing.co.uk/race-results/)
Once again, turnout was better than we expected given that Tiverton are running today. 46 booked in cars running in total I think, plus a few late comers...so huuuuuge thanks to everyone that turned out and enjoyed the lovely weather :D
http://www.worm-racing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/WORM-Track-Winter-Wonder-RD-2.jpg
The track developed all day, firstly improving in grip as the loose sand brushed off, then dropping in grip again as the moisture got drawn out and temps dropped a little later in the day...proving to be quite a challenge for everyone only driving with 2 wheels!
Tyre choice is always hot topic of conversation in RC, and yesterday was no exception....on my Centro I used scrubbed Ballistic Greens in the first 2 rounds which worked as well as anything I've run here up to that point. Then switched to new dBoots Multibyte (B)'s, which improved things a little.
Alongside this, I'd put a full set of new Schumacher greens on the 4wd to try out, and was getting GREAT results, beating Dave B in one round, nearly a second a lap quicker than him with ballistics on, and he's normally around a second a lap faster than me in like for like running! The car actually started to feel like it had some edge and bite to it, so tried a set on the 2wd thinking it could be a secret weapon....and they were utterly rubbish! :bored: :cry:
That said everyone seemed to be complaining about the grip dropping at that point, so was less worried...and swapped back to the dBoots for the last 2 rounds with much more balanced results...very challenging...but the best balance I'd had all day...still...snaking down the straight if I wasn't careful, and being uber cautious out of the slower corners, it was testing my patience somewhat!
Anyway, despite the challenge, I really enjoyed my days racing, great company with enthusiastic, courteous and close racing, great fun, despite the challenging track conditions!!!
So...with that in mind I just thought I'd tell you our plans...
The track is clearly still sandy and stays wet, the astro looses more and more sand the more we race on it, and the weather also contributes a little here too I think...lifting the sand out in the rain.
We've been brushing and removing sand before the races to improve things bit by bit, but the amount of sand we still have is meaning that it hasn't really dried ever yet....it's always soaked and not been consistently warm or dry enough to improve...BUT....
Kev Taylor has just called me from the track...and the racing line from yesterday has actually dried out...and he is suffering grip roll on his 2wd today!
Great news as I see it, as it shows there are signs of normality coming eventually...I don't think this will last too long at this point, it'll rain, the sand will lift and spread again, and we'll be back to the loose slippery stuff we've been racing on, but it does show that once we deal with the sand...and we will deal with the sand in time!...things will be much better...in the meantime all we can do is ask you to keep coming along and running on it...the more running we get, the quicker the sand will come out...and the quicker things will improve for everyone.
In the meantime we are literally planning to find some sort of vacuuming option to add to our sweeping and shovelling routine...so...if anyone has any old upright vacuum cleaners lying around that they can donate/sell very cheaply to the club we'll gratefully take them off your hands...and run them into the ground vacuuming sand off the track!!! :woot::woot::woot:
Hopefully that'll improve things a little quicker...and prove to be a bit of a laugh vacuuming the track! :woot:
Anyhoo....that's all for now folks...bear with us a little on the track and we'll get it even better soon, hope you all enjoyed yesterday as much as I did, and we'll see you for the next round on Saturday 3rd November!!!
:D:D:D
Results are now online from yesterdays great meeting!
***CLICKY*** (http://www.worm-racing.co.uk/race-results/)
Once again, turnout was better than we expected given that Tiverton are running today. 46 booked in cars running in total I think, plus a few late comers...so huuuuuge thanks to everyone that turned out and enjoyed the lovely weather :D
http://www.worm-racing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/WORM-Track-Winter-Wonder-RD-2.jpg
The track developed all day, firstly improving in grip as the loose sand brushed off, then dropping in grip again as the moisture got drawn out and temps dropped a little later in the day...proving to be quite a challenge for everyone only driving with 2 wheels!
Tyre choice is always hot topic of conversation in RC, and yesterday was no exception....on my Centro I used scrubbed Ballistic Greens in the first 2 rounds which worked as well as anything I've run here up to that point. Then switched to new dBoots Multibyte (B)'s, which improved things a little.
Alongside this, I'd put a full set of new Schumacher greens on the 4wd to try out, and was getting GREAT results, beating Dave B in one round, nearly a second a lap quicker than him with ballistics on, and he's normally around a second a lap faster than me in like for like running! The car actually started to feel like it had some edge and bite to it, so tried a set on the 2wd thinking it could be a secret weapon....and they were utterly rubbish! :bored: :cry:
That said everyone seemed to be complaining about the grip dropping at that point, so was less worried...and swapped back to the dBoots for the last 2 rounds with much more balanced results...very challenging...but the best balance I'd had all day...still...snaking down the straight if I wasn't careful, and being uber cautious out of the slower corners, it was testing my patience somewhat!
Anyway, despite the challenge, I really enjoyed my days racing, great company with enthusiastic, courteous and close racing, great fun, despite the challenging track conditions!!!
So...with that in mind I just thought I'd tell you our plans...
The track is clearly still sandy and stays wet, the astro looses more and more sand the more we race on it, and the weather also contributes a little here too I think...lifting the sand out in the rain.
We've been brushing and removing sand before the races to improve things bit by bit, but the amount of sand we still have is meaning that it hasn't really dried ever yet....it's always soaked and not been consistently warm or dry enough to improve...BUT....
Kev Taylor has just called me from the track...and the racing line from yesterday has actually dried out...and he is suffering grip roll on his 2wd today!
Great news as I see it, as it shows there are signs of normality coming eventually...I don't think this will last too long at this point, it'll rain, the sand will lift and spread again, and we'll be back to the loose slippery stuff we've been racing on, but it does show that once we deal with the sand...and we will deal with the sand in time!...things will be much better...in the meantime all we can do is ask you to keep coming along and running on it...the more running we get, the quicker the sand will come out...and the quicker things will improve for everyone.
In the meantime we are literally planning to find some sort of vacuuming option to add to our sweeping and shovelling routine...so...if anyone has any old upright vacuum cleaners lying around that they can donate/sell very cheaply to the club we'll gratefully take them off your hands...and run them into the ground vacuuming sand off the track!!! :woot::woot::woot:
Hopefully that'll improve things a little quicker...and prove to be a bit of a laugh vacuuming the track! :woot:
Anyhoo....that's all for now folks...bear with us a little on the track and we'll get it even better soon, hope you all enjoyed yesterday as much as I did, and we'll see you for the next round on Saturday 3rd November!!!
:D:D:D