BRCA SE 1:10 Off-Road Regional Calendar 2010

[brookie]

Here we go!

Following the Regional meeting, discussions and subsequent feedback from FORCC (Faversham Off-Road Car Club, http://www.forcc.co.uk/), KMRC (Kent Model Rallycross Club, http://www.kmrc.co.uk/), Plough Raceway and EPR (Eden Park Raceway, http://www.edenparkraceway.com/) please see finalised BRCA SE 1:10 Off-Road Regional calendar for 2010.

2WD
16 May 2010 Plough Raceway
23 May 2010 EPR
04 July 2010 KMRC
25 July 2010 FORCC

4WD
25 April 2010 KMRC
02 May 2010 EPR
20 June 2010 Plough Raceway
01 August 2010 FORCC

Don't panic! Plough Raceway is the club, at the same venue (The Plough Inn, Leigh, nr. Tonbridge, Kent) run by Steve Andrews, but a new name and new organising body.

Though KMRC are recognised as a 1:8 rallycross club they are keen to join in with the 1:10 electric off-road class and buggies have already been around their track with lap times not dissimilar to those of the nitro buggies, though we will obviously be using a shorter track layout! We need to do some tyre testing at their facility and the club may well instigate a control tyre so that we all know what to use at this 'traditional' off-road track.

Here's looking forward to another exciting new season with an increasing number of competitors of all ages and abilities, as always everybody's welcome!
Watch out for more specific details about these events soon!

Steven Brooke
BRCA 1:10 Off-road Section South East Regional Representative
Eden Park Raceway (Secretary)

PS Also keep checking the popular forums (and your mails!) for some exciting events outside of the Regional series in the South East.
FORCC will be participating in some local community events, as they have done so successfully in recent years, the details of which they have promised to let me know so that others can possibly get involved.
EPR are finalising another EPR SE GP on Sunday 11 April 2010 (with classes for 2WD, 4WD, 4WD Stock and 2WD Trucks, if enough interest permits).
And even more excitingly EPR will be hosting Round 3 of the BRCA 1:10 Off-road National Series on the weekend of 05/06 June 2010, so even if you're not racing at this event you've got the opportunity to come and see how the best drivers in the country handle the challenges that EPR has to offer!

[David Church]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[mikeyscott]

Oo :)

More dates for the diary.

How many rounds do I need to do in order to move up the F rankings?

[David Church]

Oo :)

More dates for the diary.

How many rounds do I need to do in order to move up the F rankings?

3 out of 4 will count towards the championship, so minimum of 3

[Uberdude]

Her in doors is not going to be very happy in May LOL

[mikeyscott]

3 out of 4 will count towards the championship, so minimum of 3

Mmm that's a lot of miles and a lot of fuel.

Ok thanks.

EPR I want to do, but not sure whether 4WD or 2WD

[David Church]

Her in doors is not going to be very happy in May LOL

Just imagine if you did Nationals as well!:o

[jim76]

ouch! 4 out of 5 weekends for the first 4 rounds! That is not going to go down well!!

never mind! Looking forward to trying KMRC this year. always nice to have new tracks on the list

[simoncook]

Should be a good season :) can't wait.

When do we think we will know what the control tyre is for kmrc?

[brookie]

Should be a good season :) can't wait.

When do we think we will know what the control tyre is for kmrc?

Can't say at the mo! Club are still working on their track but they've got to have it ready for end of this month so sometime after then.
Previous testing has shown that Schumachers do work!

[mw02veg]

top job guys :thumbsup:

[brookie]

BRCA Membership.
All clubs and all drivers should be fully aware but, just to re-iterate, drivers can not score BRCA SE Regional Championship points unless they are in possession of current 2010 BRCA Membership, which can be attained either through their parent club or direct with the BRCA. Full details are available at:http://www.brca.org/ and click on 'Join'

Also BRCA Membership forms should be made available to ALL drivers on the day!

Drivers 'NEW' to the sport do have a 3 race rule, whereby they can race, for a short time (at BRCA sanctioned events!), without joining the BRCA but we would actively encourage ALL drivers to seek membership as soon as possible.

Regional Championships, points scoring system.
Championship points for the 2010 season will be awarded for overall Final finishing position ONLY. With a single bonus point being awarded for the TQ driver. The winner of the A Final will be awarded 100 points, with points being allocated downwards on subsequent finishing positions. The winner of each Championship will be the driver that has the best '3 from 4' overall score, that is of the four rounds of each class, your best three scores will go towards your overall Championship position and also your 2011 Formula.

Drivers are reminded that though they can race in more than one region they can only score Regional Championship points in one! They can however score points for the two different classes in two different Regions, does that make sense?

Heat Listings, Seeding & Formulas.
With, I'm very pleased to say, so many new and returning drivers coming to 1:10 off-road in this Region the heat listings for the first SE Regional (4WD @KMRC, Sunday 25 April 2010) will, as per usual, be based on several criteria: BRCA Formula; 2009 SE Regional Championship finishing position and known ability. With Jon P’s (FORCC) help we will be building a Regional database which will help ALL clubs with the task of booking-in and heat listings. Subsequent rounds will, as per usual, also take into consideration drivers current 2010 Championship positions.

Junior Classes.
As in 2009 there will now be two separate Junior classes competing within the main body of both the two and four wheel drive Regional Championships. They are Under 13, that is under the age of 13 as of 01 January 2010 and Under 16, that is under the age of 16 as of 01 January 2010. As in 2009, trophies and/or perpetual shields will be awarded in relation to the final Junior Regional Championship positions. It will be the responsibility of all participating clubs to inform me of the respective ages of drivers wanting to compete in both classes.
It was agreed that ALL Juniors (both U13 and U16) will race for FREE at ALL BRCA SE Regional Championship rounds during 2010.

Open Class.
Clubs should, as in previous years, be prepared to include an ''Open Class' for the category of vehicle that was not competing for points on the day, i.e. 2WD Regional @ ???, 4WD Open Class.

Truck Class.
With the recent increase in popularity there has been enquiries about 2WD Electric Short Course and Stadium Truck racing within the Region, it has been suggested that this be adopted at ALL 4WD Regional events should there be enough trucks to make up at least one heat, with both types of trucks competing together for a Regional Short Course & Stadium Truck Championship, as with the buggies, 3 out of 4 rounds to count. Unfortunately we can not run mixed heats with the buggies as these vehicles could have an effect on other drivers qualifying and subsequent final positions.

BRCA 1:10 Off-road End of Season Finals.
Yes we know the season hasn't even started yet but as before drivers should be thinking about the BRCA 1:10 Off-road End of Season Finals, these are aimed specifically at the lower Formulas, Juniors and Veterans. Dates and venues are detailed on the BRCA off-road calendar and should drivers require more details, these and entry forms will be available throughout the season. If you're interested but want to know more, please just ask!

Phew! Hopefully that's everything to date!
Once again I get the impression that a lot of drivers are looking forward to another exciting new season with an increasing number of competitors of all ages and abilities, as always everybody's welcome!

Steven Brooke
BRCA 1:10 Off-road Section South East Regional Representative

[Steve Collins]

Steve can we sign up for the regional series on sunday.
Cheers
Steve

[Team No Idea]

Just a quick update on Plough Raceway.
I've been up to help Steve Andrews with the track, we have dismantled the track layout and the ground has now been rolled to get rid of some of the big dips and rutts. We have now started to re-finnish the ropes and and re-paint the podium so it should be all spick and span for when you all turn up for the regionals!:thumbsup:, Personally i cant wait! YAY!. Top marks to Steve, his enthusiasm is wicked!

[simoncook]

Sounds ace Martin :thumbsup:

I can't wait too.

[Tamiyauk]

Hi Guys, I'm guessing these meetings will be run to the BRCA 1/10th off road rules, is that right? So Lipo's will need to be BRCA approved etc..?

Also will there be modified and stock (27T brushed/13.5 brushless) classes?

Cheers,
Jon

(:blush:Off road newbie)!!!!

[David Church]

Yes we will follow the BRCA rules.
We ran a stock class yesterday with good sucess at EPR.
I believe Steve Brooke will be looking into the posibility of running a class at all the regionals.

[cwilson]

can i run my truck and 4wd at the same meeting in both chamionship or do i have to run one or the other?

[Tamiyauk]

Can't say at the mo! Club are still working on their track but they've got to have it ready for end of this month so sometime after then.
Previous testing has shown that Schumachers do work!

Hi Guys, was there a control tyre agreed? I was planning to buy some for this meeting, my only other choices are Schumacher yellow full spikes or the Associated B44 kit tyres!

Cheers,
Jon

[simoncook]

I think it is Schumacher mini spikes. Yellow in the dry, green in the wet. I hope we won't be needing greens though :thumbsup:

[discostu]

i didn't think we had a control tire rule for the reginals.:confused:

stu

[jim76]

i think he means do we know what the preferred tyre is for their surface, as it may not suit the usual yellow or green scenario

[Tamiyauk]

I think it is Schumacher mini spikes. Yellow in the dry, green in the wet. I hope we won't be needing greens though :thumbsup:

Many Thanks, I'll get some of those then. :D Sunshine on Sunday would be very nice :thumbsup:

[David Church]

Most regionals have a control tyre, but the SE has not had one to encourage all levels of the racer.
This track for Sunday is mostly dirt, so if we have to buy a special tyre for this 1 track it might put alot of people off.
Now I am not saying there is a control tyre for this weekend, Steve Brooke will be better to answer this.
I have a big box of tyres left from the Euro's 2 years ago, so what ever tyre we are allowed to run I am prepared:thumbsup:

[jim76]

lose dirt or hard packed dirt? and do you have spare tyres!?!! lol

[brookie]

Will post full and complete details later (when I have a little more time!) in a separate thread.
This will give address and direction details, tyre details (simply, it was suggested and agreed at the Regional meeting by ALL clubs to have a tyre rule for the KMRC venue, to reduce the need for speciality tyres and the related costs!) but basically it will be Schumachers or Ballistics.

We've tested Schumachers against US tyres and the Schumachers were just as, if not a little better!
Though dirt the surface is a little strange in that it is a little loose loam covering a soft, compacted dirt. The rallycross drivers mostly run a fairly hard compound tyre. Both greens and yellows have been found to work.

Watch out for more details in it's own thread.

[cwilson]

can i run my truck and 4wd at the same meeting in both chamionship or do i have to run one or the other?

why does no-one ever answer my questions?

[brookie]

There has been recent discussion re. the format of the class structure at this years Regionals and the incorporation of the SCT/Truck class into the Region.

2010 BRCA SE Regional events will now take the following formats:

2WD Regionals + Open Class (for 4WD buggies ) + SCT/Truck Class (for 2WD SCT/Trucks ONLY, scoring points towards ‘unofficial’ Regional Championship)

4WD Regionals + Open Class (for 2WD buggies + SCT/Truck Class, should any want to PRACTICE ONLY)

As previous years ALL classes will be run to BRCA Modified Rules (both brushed & brushless motors allowed). There is no provision for Stock Motors, other than running in the non-points scoring Open Class.

This is different to the format that was discussed at the Regional meeting and publicised above.

Equally different is that, should they want to, drivers WILL now be allowed to compete in more than one class at these events.

There are many reasons for these changes which include: the increase in popularity of the SCT/Truck class and it therefore being aligned to both it’s comparable class and also that class which has fewer drivers thereby allowing clubs the time to incorporate the additional heats; there are very limited numbers of drivers that want to do more than one class on any one day and most of them are too quick for there to be an impact on the remainder of us, however much track time they have; allowing additional classes and multiple classes will potentially increase the revenue to clubs, always a good thing, especially to those that are in an embryonic state! And this is, I believe, how other Regions, that are incorporating SCT/Trucks into their areas, are now running their events.

This proposal has been discussed and agreed by ALL participating clubs: FORCC; EPR; Plough Raceway and KMRC and indeed the section PRO.

Thanks and hope to see you all Sunday (whatever class you want to run!)

Steven Brooke
BRCA 1:10 Off-road Section South East Regional Representative

[cwilson]

finally a clear answer as to the short course/stadium truck situation. thanks steve for clearing that up.

[David Church]

finally a clear answer as to the short course/stadium truck situation. thanks steve for clearing that up.


One needs to be patient, remember we do our BRCA stuff for free, so don't allways have time to do things people want.
Steve is doing a thankless job, and we all should be appreciative!!!

[jim76]

i think Steve knows we all love him and think he is a star!

[brookie]

Aw shucks! Thanks guys!:woot:

I'll remind everybody of that generic statement on Sunday, when I'm dishing out warnings!
No Chris on Sunday so should have more time for helping the KMRC team, Scrutineering (especially tyres:woot:) and Refereeing:thumbdown:

[Lowie]

hey guys,

I am a Belgian Driver (dutch-speaking) with an official Belgian Racing licence (rookie).
Could I come over and compeed in one or more of your races with my 2WD car?

If so, how should I manage for registering/paying in advance?
Should I register for any particlar category?

I there the possibility to camp at the site with a little tent? (I would come over by motorbike) I was considering of comming over for the EPR-race and/or KMRC

Thx in advance

Ludo De Greef
aka Lowie