Jarrow Regional 24/25th may

[cmgreen]

The 1/10th off road circus is now coming to Jarrow Regional 23/24th of May.

As Chris Patterson is on holiday this week (In Mexico) I’d thought I would start a thread.

Track Building will begin on Friday 22 May 11am at Bents Park South Shields, all help will be very much appreciated.

We also need a Race Director, any offers???

Cheers

Chris Green

[turbo_brick]

ignore wrong thread

[paulc]

think you got the dates wrong mate saturday 23rd and sunday 24th :thumbsup:

don't think you'll get many racing on a monday :lol:

[wacattack]

The 1/10th off road circus is now coming to Jarrow Regional 24/25th of May.

As Chris Patterson is on holiday this week (In Mexico) I’d thought I would start a thread.

Track Building will begin on Friday 23 May 11am at Bents Park South Shields, all help will be very much appreciated.

We also need a Race Director, any offers???

Cheers

Chris Green

On holiday in Mexico wtf?! How long will he be in quarantine when he gets back!!

[johnboy]

Will there be a truck class on the 2wd day ?

[turbo_brick]

It was agreed that there would be a truck class on the 2wd day, as long as there was sufficient entries. Last time I looked there was only 5 booked in for truck class.

Peter

[chris68nufc]

The weather so far is looking good according to Metcheck.
Fingers crossed and it will be an awesome weekend!!

[N7ELA]

am looking forward to this weekend... cant wait.... :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[paulc]

postcode please


thanks paul

[N7ELA]

Sea Road, south shields. NE33 2LD

Its the huge massive park with the RC track and loads of tents and caravans....

[Dalla]

For further directions check out Northy's thread:-

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22589

[Mike Hudson]

theres 7 people booked in for truck currently but Ben J won't be running but Dan Greenwood is supposidly racing his truck but not booked in for it and maybe Tom Cockerill will run his too? Know a few others with trucks who may run also... surely 6, 7, or 8 trucks is enough for a heat? You got nothing to lose really have you? As you'll be getting more money for the club :)

[N7ELA]

theres 7 people booked in for truck currently but Ben J won't be running but Dan Greenwood is supposidly racing his truck but not booked in for it and maybe Tom Cockerill will run his too? Know a few others with trucks who may run also... surely 6, 7, or 8 trucks is enough for a heat? You got nothing to lose really have you? As you'll be getting more money for the club :)

Its marshal cover thats more important than number of drivers. I cant see 6 marshals being enough to cover a regional heat. However a decision will be made on the day depending upon number of truck drivers present. I would happily pay extra and race in the truck heat but use my 4wd. This has been open to much debate in the past as to whether it gives an unfair advantage or not. I think not and think if people want to then they should be allowed. This also gives clubs more revenue and can only be a good thing in the long run...

[Lee]

Can anyone give us a guarantee that the weekend will be more fun than throwing a poodle? :thumbsup:

[Chequered Flag Racing]

This also gives clubs more revenue and can only be a good thing in the long run...

and the watching public also see another class of RC car racing which can't be bad.

[johnboy]

Its marshal cover thats more important than number of drivers. I cant see 6 marshals being enough to cover a regional heat. However a decision will be made on the day depending upon number of truck drivers present. I would happily pay extra and race in the truck heat but use my 4wd. This has been open to much debate in the past as to whether it gives an unfair advantage or not. I think not and think if people want to then they should be allowed. This also gives clubs more revenue and can only be a good thing in the long run...


I hope there is a truck heat as thats all iam coming up for. Regards marshal cover iam sure that with all the people there somebody would be kind enough to give up an extra 5mins.

[ben]

There wasnt marshalls for the truck heat at batley indoor regional was there?

It's not all that serious is it?

[Lee]

Ben, i think they mean for the heat following the trucks :thumbsup:

[ben]

Rightey i see :thumbsup: Should be a good event

[Lee]

Got space in your tent bj?

[chrispattinson]

Race the trucks on the beach!

[Lee]

Trucks / Truggies, just plain wrong IMO :woot:

[baD]

Suggestion - whatever number of non-regional driver entries there are, 4, 8, whatever, split them into more than 1 heat and make them marshal each other's heat. Leave the Regional drivers to marshal the regional heats.

[chrispattinson]

You racing Bill?

Here's some infor for the weekend:

Details for NERCR 2009 Outdoor regional Weekender

Saturday 23rd May (2WD) and Sunday 24th May (4WD) (Bank holiday weekend at the end of May).

Camping available free of charge on Friday and Saturday nights, on South Shields Sea Front, in a locked park (NERCR will have the keys).

We have sole use of the Bents Park for the weekend.
This event is sponsored by South Tyneside Council.

Toilet facilities open 24hours within the park, for our use only. Voted best toilets of the outdoor regional series 2008!
Burger van will be attending all day Saturday and all day Sunday.We’ll get it to park closer to the track this time.
BBQs are allowed, we only ask that you do not damage the grass in anyway, and that all litter is removed from the site as usual.
Dogs welcome! Just not on the track unless they are a BRCA member.
Alcohol can be, and is encouraged to be consumed on both Friday and Saturday and Sunday nights!

Recreational park is 50 metres away, with pedalloes, kids mini train, Pub is 50 metres away, does great food. Fairground is 75 metres away, with bowling alley etc. The beach is 100 metres away. Restaurants are 150 metres away. And there's plenty room for that pre finals game of football.

The track will be of a very high standard. The mowers and rollers used for preparing the bowling greens in the town are being used to prepare the surface, but don’t expect a bowling green flat track, there’ll be one or two things in there to keep you awake!


Bear in mind this is a public park. We have been asked to keep speeds when driving in the park down to 10MPH, with hazard lights on, and drive in a clockwise direction around the field. Let’s keep the council happy so we can keep using this facility for free.


Lets look forward to a weekend of good racing




Here's a picture of the venue
http://www.thestokers.net/images/thesea.jpg

Thanks to George Stoker for the image.

Pictures from last years event:

http://www.oople.com/forums/album.php?albumid=49

http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk280/DallaRC/20080524_NERCR_4wd_Regional/


If anyone is looking for places to eat, try:

Fish and Chips – UK’s best fish and chip shop about 200m away, Colmans – serves the queen fish and chips, Tony Blair eats here, and I think David Pack has aswell!

Curry – not a bad curry restaurant on Ocean Road – theres 15 of them on the one road.

[bigred5765]

Suggestion - whatever number of non-regional driver entries there are, 4, 8, whatever, split them into more than 1 heat and make them marshal each other's heat. Leave the Regional drivers to marshal the regional heats.

:eh?::confused: what good would that do,?do you really believe that drivers in a non regional heat would marshal you any slower,:thumbdown:

[jc79]

You racing Bill?

Here's some infor for the weekend:

Details for NERCR 2009 Outdoor regional Weekender

Saturday 23rd May (2WD) and Sunday 24th May (4WD) (Bank holiday weekend at the end of May).

Camping available free of charge on Friday and Saturday nights, on South Shields Sea Front, in a locked park (NERCR will have the keys).

We have sole use of the Bents Park for the weekend.
This event is sponsored by South Tyneside Council.

Toilet facilities open 24hours within the park, for our use only. Voted best toilets of the outdoor regional series 2008!
Burger van will be attending all day Saturday and all day Sunday.We’ll get it to park closer to the track this time.
BBQs are allowed, we only ask that you do not damage the grass in anyway, and that all litter is removed from the site as usual.
Dogs welcome! Just not on the track unless they are a BRCA member.
Alcohol can be, and is encouraged to be consumed on both Friday and Saturday and Sunday nights!

Recreational park is 50 metres away, with pedalloes, kids mini train, Pub is 50 metres away, does great food. Fairground is 75 metres away, with bowling alley etc. The beach is 100 metres away. Restaurants are 150 metres away. And there's plenty room for that pre finals game of football.

The track will be of a very high standard. The mowers and rollers used for preparing the bowling greens in the town are being used to prepare the surface, but don’t expect a bowling green flat track, there’ll be one or two things in there to keep you awake!


Bear in mind this is a public park. We have been asked to keep speeds when driving in the park down to 10MPH, with hazard lights on, and drive in a clockwise direction around the field. Let’s keep the council happy so we can keep using this facility for free.


Lets look forward to a weekend of good racing




Here's a picture of the venue
http://www.thestokers.net/images/thesea.jpg

Thanks to George Stoker for the image.

Pictures from last years event:

http://www.oople.com/forums/album.php?albumid=49

http://s282.photobucket.com/albums/kk280/DallaRC/20080524_NERCR_4wd_Regional/


If anyone is looking for places to eat, try:

Fish and Chips – UK’s best fish and chip shop about 200m away, Colmans – serves the queen fish and chips, Tony Blair eats here, and I think David Pack has aswell!

Curry – not a bad curry restaurant on Ocean Road – theres 15 of them on the one road.



As long as the dog mess is cleaned up:)

[notlawnomis]

Suggestion - whatever number of non-regional driver entries there are, 4, 8, whatever, split them into more than 1 heat and make them marshal each other's heat. Leave the Regional drivers to marshal the regional heats.

:eh?::confused: what good would that do,?do you really believe that drivers in a non regional heat would marshal you any slower,:thumbdown:

;) Makes perfect sense to me!! :thumbsup: :woot:

[super__dan]

Just seen this thread but by co-incidence did actually get the online booking to work this morning. Booked in for all 3 classes and therefore trucks.

Can we know either way about trucks before the weekend please as it's one of the main reasons I'm coming. I can assure you I'll marshall the same pace, whatever heat it is.

[ben]

If anybody wants acetone bringing let me know via pm :thumbsup:

Ben

[WHITTLER555]

Dan, I am booked in with my truck but i need some front tyres if I am to race.

[baD]

:eh?::confused: what good would that do,?do you really believe that drivers in a non regional heat would marshal you any slower,:thumbdown:

Matty - to help you think outside the box.......
I was replying to the earlier comment that one of the issues with having non-regional heats, often less than 8 drivers, is not having a full compliment of marshals for the following heat - i.e. Heat 1 Regional would lack marshals. If you follow my suggestion, the non-regional heat would lack marshals but Heat 1 regional would be marshalled by the top regional heat.
How does that sound?
I'm trying to encourage the idea of non-regional heats to increase the driver numbers, increase the fun for the day and increase the income of poor R/C clubs.
ba

[super__dan]

Dan, I am booked in with my truck but i need some front tyres if I am to race.

That's fine, only trouble might be the ones I might be needing to try the different fronts (ones are cut and ones are not) as this weekend I'm trying to set the truck up for Belgium. So we might need to swap during the day.

[super__dan]

G - If you're not going this weekend, who is BRCA rep in your abscence? Is it Vermin?.

Before anyone goes off on one, this is nothing sinister, just something that crossed my mind as am currently deputising for my boss in work. That said I might have some fun and games if it is Vermin ;)

[Lee]

I didn't know G wasn't going.:o

Am i first aider again?

[Steve]

G - If you're not going this weekend, who is BRCA rep in your abscence? Is it Vermin?.

Before anyone goes off on one, this is nothing sinister, just something that crossed my mind as am currently deputising for my boss in work. That said I might have some fun and games if it is Vermin ;)

It is me so i have to sound like Paul wooo! Plus your the drivers rep dan

[Lee]

Do you want a BRCA T-shirt ?

[Steve]

Only if its free boss

[chrispattinson]

Lee - do you want a first aider T-Shirt?

[Lee]

No thanks, i have a nurses outfit :woot:

[chrispattinson]

A few other things that have been suggested to me need mentioning:

Rubbish - Lets take our rubbish with us please! Bags will be available from race control (if we remember to get them).

Noise - neighbouring static caravans in park, and children staying on site.....just asking for a bit of respect

Who they can contact if they will be late arriving, I know sometimes things happen on route.

You can call Peter Ellis or david Pack if you have their numbers, as they are staying in the park. Or you can call me on my number here: 07779713490 and Ill sort something out, I only live 200yds away.

[Barry Williams]

Hi

Hope someone can help here
just gave Gregs X-6 a run in the street to check it out before Saturday & one of the MIP cylinders fell out of the driveshaft & is now lost. (You know the one with the small grub screw in it).
If anyone has one I can pinch it would be appreciated til i can get one from pete or jez
Many thanks

Barry

[ben]

Come see me friday night barry ive got one you can have :thumbsup:

[Barry Williams]

Cheers Ben, you're a life saver

Barry

[bigred5765]

BEN JAMIN,is the hubba bubba of the rc world.:)

[footey]

hi there im going to be coming up but its 3 hours trip for me and only coming up to race truck can someone who is running the meeting confirm there will be a heat of them please :confused:

[chris68nufc]

Get your cells charged Footey. There will be a truck heat tomorrow. Just been told by the organiser.

[dayxwalker]

Anyone taking a tv to watch the f1 qualy and race ?

[N7ELA]

Just want to give a big thanks to Chris Pattinson for all the work organising this weekend. For me it was brilliant with no problems...

Looking forward to next year.....

[turbo_brick]

Just want to give a big thanks to Chris Pattinson for all the work organising this weekend. For me it was brilliant with no problems...

Looking forward to next year.....

i'd also like to thank everyone who helped this weekend. Especially david pack for running race control on sat. So i could race.

[ben]

Big thanks to everyone who helped run the event! Both tracks were cool, i personally prefered the 2wd track, thought it flowed better.
The team did a great job of sorting out the 4wd track problems.
Well done to James for the double win :thumbsup:

4wd results were something like this:

1. James chappel Pred
2. Damian whittle 501 x
3. Stephen lawson B44
4. Ben riley? B44
5. Arslaan butt B44
6. Ben Jemison B44
7. Craig Collinson Losi XX4
8. Vernon? Shoemaker CAT SX
9. Danneth? X5
10. 3 times european A-finalist X5

[mattym0310]

great weekends racing, thanks very much to those involved in organizing and running the meeting and welldone to James for the double win :)

[emzy]

Did Papa-Bear Shields make an appearance?

[chris68nufc]

Excellent weekends racing. Track was superb for both days. Big thanks to Chris Pattinson for sorting the whole thing out and to everybody else that helped make it work.
I even heard people touting Shields for a National event next year!!

Well done.

[chrispattinson]

Big thanks to everyone me thinks. All the Jarrow members, good effort by all.
Really enjoyed the weekend, especially the moving jumps!

[WHITTLER555]

Thanks to all the organisors up at South Shields, really good weekend, weather was kind and the location is spot on.

Unlike Ben I didn't get on with the 2WD track, just couldn't get the jump in fron of the rostrum right consistently.

After the alterations were made to the 4WD track I thought it flowed better than 2WD, sorry Ben:wub

Just a shame that damn Pred didn't crash one more time........:woot:

[super__dan]

Great weekend, great tracks, loved the jump in front of the rostrum in 2wd!

[Stu]

I liked both tracks - in my opinion they were as good as any grass tracks I've raced on ever - :)

I hope the Oswestry national track it as good next week.

[Lee]

Well done to the team again, last years was fab and this years was as good if not better, in fact it was better!!

2wd for me was good, the x6 was dialled in rd 2 and 3, maybe i just stopped being a girl?

4wd was a nightmare all day apart from practice :lol: but thats racing.

I don't think anyone would begrudge the club a national you have everything there in my opinion. :thumbsup:


Ps, i think we need an "is bents park track raceable" so you guys don't feel left out :lol:

[Shifta]

Yep an Awesome weekend!
Loved both tracks and its good to race somewhere so open to the public and they saw some great racing :thumbsup:
Thanks to everyone involved in the weedend..
Nice one Jarrow...:thumbsup:
I've got video's of both A finals + 4wd B + trucks I'll post a link when I've had chance to up load them

[chris68nufc]

Hope you got the move in then final 4 wd!! What a difference with referees by the way??

[chrispattinson]

Yes, the referees were excellent. I was ref'd all day by Footy, and he did a great job. I think all of the finals were excellent to watch and race in. I had a good race with Chris Hirst and Mike Hudson (sorry for shouting Mike), the B final looked ace with Jeff , Stu Flamson, and Chris Stewart and Stephen Adams having a great race, and the A final was excellent aswell.

[dayxwalker]

I thought the refs were a great addition to the raceing wish we could have them all the time !

[Northy]

Sounds like a good meeting, sorry I could not be there guys :(

About the refs, I think I'll know the guys who did it, and basically they will have all done it on the day as well as racing. ANYONE can have a go at reff'ing, don't just expect these people to do it at every round. If you fancy having a go, why not help one of these guys at a round? Stand next to them, learn from them, then volunteer at the next round? :confused:

Anyone can ref, it just takes a bit of experience, but you don't get that without doing it. 'The refs' are 'The racers' they are the same people. Why don't you have a go next time? :) -- the 'you' in this last sentence doesn't refer to anyone in particular btw, it refers to everyone.

G

[Kash]

I really enjoyed the meeting Both days tracks were good so well done to all involved :thumbsup:

[ben]

Just one question... how come we ran open practice for 2wd but not in 4wd? Not a complaint!

[chrispattinson]

Open practice occurred for 2WD as it was easier for the organisers, who were still preparing things that morning, we only have so many hands to help. (I think I was outside the park putting up posters etc. for example when practice got underway).

It was discussed on the Saturday night that it was one of the shortcomings of the day, and so (with Chris Stewarts emphasis on fair practice for everyone), he controlled all of the timed practice on the Sunday for 4WD. :thumbsup:

[ben]

Good decision :thumbsup:

[autonm]

nothing to fancy - but a few photos towards the end of my flickr set

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauton/sets/72157618738524390/

think theres about 10 shots of the day.

[Shifta]

Here's the links to some video's of the finals.. :thumbsup:

2wd A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e2csfvlehg
Trucks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFMuOJzluE
4wd B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWrCmBr3WC8
4wd A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6BrgxN9tX4

[Chequered Flag Racing]

SC10's

did any run in the truck heat?

[ben]

No there wasnt any there sadly. Im planning on getting an SC10 soon when i get some funds together so would love to run it at somepoint at the regionals :thumbsup:

[Chequered Flag Racing]

looking to get one to run at the TRCC regional if allowed in the truck heat for a bit of fun.

got to be good for the public to see these cars running

[dpackster1980]

I can't believe no one has thanked me for running race control on the Saturday and helped on the Sunday.

You all should be ashamed of yourselves, next year I will do the race control again but I want FREE entry for 4wd.

Thats right FREE!!! entry and no one give me that credit crunch BS. :cry:

I enjoyed the weekend, apart from being sick little an amateur on Saturday night!!

[dpackster1980]

Dam it I forgot to mention thanks folks for not remebering my name at the drivers breifing god I've caused enough greif over the years.

From this day onwards Mr S. Pearse will be known as Mr Purse and Mr G. North will be known as Mr G. Norton. :thumbsup:

My name is David Pack also known as the stirrer as well as various other obscenities. :lol:

[turbo_brick]

You've got no chance getting free entry :p

As for thanks look at my post a page back.

Peter

[cmgreen]

Must add that mr d pack did a great job sat and sun, well done :p

[Steve]

Dam it I forgot to mention thanks folks for not remebering my name at the drivers breifing god I've caused enough greif over the years.

From this day onwards Mr S. Pearse will be known as Mr Purse and Mr G. North will be known as Mr G. Norton. :thumbsup:

My name is David Pack also known as the stirrer as well as various other obscenities. :lol:

Would help if you spell my name right first before trying to throw any type of grief at me and also G in the end we try to do the job the best we can and fairly to the other racers if you want to apply for NE rep for 2010 please do so i am sure it will be a big weight of G's back and he can spend more time with his family

[David Church]

I can't believe no one has thanked me for running race control on the Saturday and helped on the Sunday.

You all should be ashamed of yourselves, next year I will do the race control again but I want FREE entry for 4wd.

Thats right FREE!!! entry and no one give me that credit crunch BS. :cry:

I enjoyed the weekend, apart from being sick little an amateur on Saturday night!!


I have just read this thread, and I can't make you out??? Are you really angry or just joking around????
As far as I can tell there was nothing but praise for the whole team that ran this meeting!!!!!

[turbo_brick]

Must add that mr d pack did a great job sat and sun, well done :p

Who did sunday?? :p:p:p

As for Pack he's just his usual self, I think everyone up here knows what he's like .


Peter

[N7ELA]

Would help if you spell my name right first before trying to throw any type of grief at me and also G in the end we try to do the job the best we can and fairly to the other racers if you want to apply for NE rep for 2010 please do so i am sure it will be a big weight of G's back and he can spend more time with his family

Grief...??? Thats not grief.... And i liked the spelling mistake. Added a nice touch. Not sure if calling northy graham norton is a good idea though.....

I also wouldn't take Pack seriously. We regularly Call him worse...

David, stay off the cans through the week cos it effects your typing... Or was it your Tampax finger getting in the way...???

As for sunday, wasn't the computer on automatic... There was this strange guy who used to race at our club standing there and playing with the microphone a bit mind...

[chrispattinson]

Think you got it right Neil........... mid week drinking + oople + pack = all kinds of trouble.
More ammunition for this best man speech I'm putting together???

I think plenty people thanked you Mr. Pack, Peter on here, and plenty in the flesh on Sat and Sun.

I think theres plenty people who know they were apreciated on the weekend, and if we singled people out somepeople would get missed out by mistake. I can think of loads, inc Keith, Mike West, Jeff, Neil, Alex, James, Chris Green, Barry, Greg, Phil, Craig, Stephen, ......people who helped fix the track Sunday morning incl S. Pierce, S Lawson, Dan etc........... where does it end.....

:thumbsup: for volunteering for next years race director aswell, a big THANK YOU!



As for that bloke messing round with the computer on the Sunday. Big thanks to him again, and his Mrs., he should have stuck that X-5 a lot higher up the field though were it not for a few mishaps!

[dpackster1980]

Well I see people have bit and not taken my post in the context it was intended.

It was to wind up some Jarrow members but what the hell.

Where the hell did David Platt come from? Someone had been on the crack pipe obviously.

Happy Days.