HOLBEACH/EASTRAX OPEN MEETING

[dadtc3]

HOLBEACH/EASTRAX OPEN MEETING

Sunday 23rd may 2010

2wd/4wd/sc10(if enough interest)

usual 4 rounds of qualifying (2 to count) and 1 final

Use this as a practice for the regional at eastrax on 30th may

Refreshments available from the new burger van

Book in by 9.45am
Racing to start 10.30 am

prebook either on Holbeach forum or pm dadtc3

[paulsmith]

Weather looks set to be great this weekend!

Should be a super event!

[Dufty07]

Weather lookin HOT HOT HOT . perfect way to spend your birthday, glorious sunshine, racin off road buggys, C U TRACKSIDE...:thumbsup:

[Lauren_louise]

Some pictures from today at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=204129732976#!/group.php?gid=204129732976 they're not brilliant as it was our first atempt.

[dbizzle5]

Thanks a lot for a great days racing:thumbsup:

Heres the vid of the 4wd A Final. And yes....that is blitzboy in the A Final!!!:o:o:o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYyXGisd6Vo

[shark]

Cool vid Dan , looks a lot twistyer than before :woot:

[dbizzle5]

It is quite different. Much more technical.

[sime46]

Track looks the shizzle bizzle!

[shark]

Heard Wes broke 3 or 4 shock towers dude :(

[dbizzle5]

Yeah he did! you definatly have to take your time cos if you get it wrong it goes very wrong! lol. Good track though once you get used to where you can push.

[racingdwarf]

strange, that track did eat cars ever since it opened at the very begining of it's life,That tripple at the back was evil. I thought the new layout looked as if it was far more car friendly...must be the surface:eh?:.hope to head out that way one sunday as it's a nice track to drive....once you get the hang of it:D

[telboy]

How was the sand? Did it chew spur gears or not?

[wes]

Yes Ian I can confirm it was 4 front towers on the B4:thumbdown:, but i did them on the easy parts of the track. Track was very sandy on saturday but the racing line cleaned up on sunday and I didnt know of sand being a issue to spurs, wasn't getting into the Durango anyway.

[Shaun 'TheSheep' Atkinson]

Any sand/grit that gets into the teeth will chew a spur up.

Can't wait to race on this track on sunday, looks pretty rewarding IF you get it right....IF! lol

[wes]

Was reffering to the fact I wasnt aware of any car failures over the weekend from sand, mine where sand free all day. Think that the club are going to try and clear the loose stuff off line before next weeks meeting.

[Rich D]

Cleared a few grains from my spur throughtout rhe day. Nothing too serious though. Car looks like it has been shot blasted though :(

[Dave Dodd]

does look quite sandy :o, does this mean i need to get some paddle tires :lol: or should i use my Savage :lol:

[Shaun 'TheSheep' Atkinson]

Was reffering to the fact I wasnt aware of any car failures over the weekend from sand, mine where sand free all day. Think that the club are going to try and clear the loose stuff off line before next weeks meeting.

Sorry my mistake, i didn't read it properly :blush:

[sime46]

Saturday and Sunday Wes? Jesus, you mean winning this next one dude.

[big smithy]

Saturday and Sunday Wes? Jesus, you mean winning this next one dude.
not till he gets his new car :thumbsup:

[wes]

The practise only seemed to make me worse:thumbdown:

[shark]

not till he gets his new car :thumbsup:Lmao :thumbsup:

[CharlieF]

:thumbsup: Eastrax surface sand removed last night. All set for a good regional on Sunday.

[spenner]

Is there an open class for tomorrow ???

[dbizzle5]

Yes there is mate.:thumbsup:

[dom-dogger]

Hello,

Will there be club races at EASTRAX?

Dom O'Roach

[dadtc3]

Hi
Yes there will be club meetings at eastrax
Just got to sort some dates out
Tony

[johnni boi]

Were there any pictures taken from today... ? I think there will be a couple of good pictures from all the jumps :)

[Darrane]

Thanks for the meeting great drivers track pity i can not drive even the G man beat me may have to hang up my transmitter:woot:.

[JBL]

Great days racing, thoroughly enjoyed myself. The meeting was well organised by all involved.

[wes j.]

Awesome track and great organisation,you even managed to get the weather to hold off. Many thanks to all the involved for a great days racing:thumbsup:.

[Rich D]

Yes - thanks to all for a great days racing, really enjoyed it :thumbsup:

[deepdale11]

Some pictures of the day.......

http://s677.photobucket.com/albums/vv138/deepdale11/East%20Trax%20MidEast%204WD%2030thMay%202010/

[blitzboy]

Thanks for the meeting great drivers track pity i can not drive even the G man beat me may have to hang up my transmitter:woot:.

hahahahaahaha cheers darren was a god final too some serious close racing in that final young adam gave me a good run too was well happy with the wein though woop woop ,, after trying a few changes to my set up going back to the origional set up really made it for me in the final so well done all tony sue dave paul and myself the track was awesome and it was a good meeting all round :thumbsup:

mack daddy second in the a too nice one dude

[Dave Dodd]

great event :thumbsup: excellent track..

although never drove with tears in my eyes lol :cry: every race :wtf: must get some ski goggles lol.. or a grinding mask :lol: bloody wind..:thumbdown:

great pics Chris :thumbsup:

[Wraggy]

enjoyed the day although my only critism is that the track was never changed at all from last weeks practice !!! not sure how others feel but just checked the vid to make sure and not 1 pipe moved ..:thumbdown::thumbdown:

[dbizzle5]

the chicane in the middle had changed slightly but it was the same. Personaly i didnt mind it being the same! Lol. And i doubt you would of either if u cud of made it last weekend.:woot::p

[Adam Skelding]

the chicane in the middle had changed slightly but it was the same. Personaly i didnt mind it being the same! Lol. And i doubt you would of either if u cud of made it last weekend.:woot::p

I just think he's hacked off by being out qualified by a 2wd.... ;)
:thumbsup:

No pressure for the 2wd Regional now then Dan :blush:

[telboy]

Agree, a good meeting.

A few niggles, Obviously the motoX bikes are an unnavoidable noise, but the stock cars behind made it bloody difficult to hear 1)your car 2)Charlie when reffing and 3) the PA system.

The diagonal sections, I think would have been better as straight lines, I think it would've been more 'race-able', as with the current layout, that section is VERY bumpy and unless you have the perfect set-up is difficult to get though without losing control over the bumps. But being straight it would have made it easier to race with other cars.

The wind was a pain...but can't be avoided...must get some better wind deflectors. You want to put another rostrum on the other side so we can choose which side to race from, depending on wind direction!:p

Other than that I am prefering the layout to last years. :) Not sure how close the C final was, but I think I lost it by a transponders length I think.:lol: Good stuff though!:thumbsup:
Think I'm ready for some new tyres as half way into the race I had no grip and the tyres feel like they are made of balloon rubber.:confused: Very flimsy.

[Rich D]

Yeah Dan was on it with his 2WD in our 4WD heat and we had some good toe to toe racing :blush: - credit due!

As for the tyres Tel - check your inserts as Nick was using some that collapsed the week before and had the same effect.

[telboy]

Cheers Rich, will do. They are the Schuey green inserts. Will check them out. ;)

[antnee]

Good day, despite it not going well for me at all! Didn't finish any qualifier and only just finished my final, but with a broken rear shock tower for the last 2 laps!!!

On the PA system, the speakers need to be higher up and maybe 1 or 2 on the far side of the track, you could hear it if you were stood track side, but a few meters away and nothing at all!!! Maybe mount the one by the rostrum higher up on the legs and facing upwards, 1 or 2 around the far side and one higher up on the cabin

[dbizzle5]

No pressure for the 2wd Regional now then Dan :blush:

True. Ill probably do rubbish now!:cry:

[/tobys]

enjoyed the day although my only critism is that the track was never changed at all from last weeks practice !!! not sure how others feel but just checked the vid to make sure and not 1 pipe moved ..:thumbdown::thumbdown:

+1

the noise from the bikes and stock cars made hearing the PA virtually impossible too.

[wes]

Big well done to the Holbeach crew for a superb meeting, think there would have been far more complaints had last weekends practice meeting not took place as I know a massive amount of work went on last weekend thoughout the day to improve the venue.

[telboy]

Of course, and I'm sure its appreciated by all racers in the ME.
Just need a few bits ironing out. :)

Keep it up boys.:thumbsup:

[Robbiejuk]

I think the Holbeach crew have done a fantastic job on the the track It's a lot easier to be consistent around the track than it was in the previous times I have been there. I had my best meeting ever at eastrax this sunday, I could just never get on with the previous track.

Essentially this was their first major meeting for them since taking over the track and despite a few teething troubles, I think the day went well. Holbeach needed to do the open meeting the week before so they knew what to expect for the regional the week after, hence the sand was swept off the track before Sunday meaning there was a lot more grip than there would have been the week before. I think that having a meeting the week before enabled us to have a pretty hassle free meeting the week after.

Kudos to all the Holbeach team. :thumbsup: