REGIONAL @ CML RACEWAY

[Lee Martin]

Hey all,

we as i said there is a regional at CML raceway this weekend.

its a 2wd event, but any class is welcome. open classes will be run if there is enough people.

if you hjave yet to experience this track, or want to do so again...get your butts down here!!!

should be an awesome day of racing...we may even make trish commentate for added enjoyment.

lee:D

[Southwell]

Book in at: www.dmsresults.co.uk

[Nick Goodall]

Like the we may "Make" Trish commentate :D :D

Should be good, weather's looking very good too so makes it all the more fun.

Lee, reckon FTD qualifying will be run? Just thinking as it's a track that literally doesn't change so should be fine!

[_sleigh_]

Like the we may "Make" Trish commentate :D :D

Should be good, weather's looking very good too so makes it all the more fun.

Lee, reckon FTD qualifying will be run? Just thinking as it's a track that literally doesn't change so should be fine!


FTD... how does that work again. :D it must be a good 4 or 5 years since I've been at a meeting that ran FTD.

[MK999]

Being my local track i plan to give you all a run for your money ! :o









As marshalls that is :D

[Lee Martin]

haahhaah

if weather looks good and people want to i will run FTD.....

lets have fingers crossed....

also for all A finalists.

im thinking of giving away a special prize for a after race final.

no marshalls final.

[MK999]

Sounds fun :D could be frustrating if you get taken out though :o

[Lee Martin]

maybe ill av a list u can enter........

£2 entry....

prize at end

[Southwell]

And f1's start two laps behind :)

[Lee Martin]

nah....lol.......normal start...would everyone be up for tht?????

£2 entry

[Nick Goodall]

They ran FTD at the Silverstone regional back in June (first regional i did since 2001) Phil so i maybe it was just for my benefit haha :D

Lee that sounds cool mate - will talk to you this PM.

[modelimages]

ftd or round by round is at the discretion of the race director, based on many factors, including the weather, as well as how much money your willing to offer, money can be substituted with bacon/coffee etc

[Lee Martin]

hahahahhaha

[Nick Goodall]

ftd or round by round is at the discretion of the race director, based on many factors, including the weather, as well as how much money your willing to offer, money can be substituted with bacon/coffee etc

Loving your work Jon :D Not worried either way to be honest, Rd by Rd tends to suit me anyway really so let's just say the forecast is now saying it'll rain later :cool:

[jim76]

also for all A finalists.

im thinking of giving away a special prize for a after race final.

no marshalls final.


i better hope for a repeat of Swindon then and get my butt into the A!

[Elliott Hopkins]

Hello,

will a shop be in attendance on Sunday?

I appear to be short a pair of B4 front wheels.

Elliott.

[Lee Martin]

yeh the race place will b there

[Elliott Hopkins]

Thanks for the info Lee.

[Nick Goodall]

Will young Jordan have the Camera out again? Would be good to get some nice shots in the sun :cool:

[Southwell]

You coming down tomo nick?

[Nick Goodall]

Hi mate,

Yeah should be at some stage, got some crap to sort in the Garden but then i should be able to come over. Just want to make sure everything's still working - car's not been used for a while again :)

You're there then i take it?

[Southwell]

Im going down when my hangover subsides, hopefully i wont have one though :D
If you want your diff done or anything else done i can do it tomo if it needs it.

[JCJC]

Young Jordan will have the camera, thesnappychappy.....will Teddy Truman be fixing his camcorder to the roof of the love shack ?

looking forward to a days racing:) .

Busy on Saturday so unable to get down to help set up - spect its all done already, see you's sunday......Mick

[Lee Martin]

mostly done yeh. thanks to trisher.......

teddy will be a jeglagged bear when he turns up. so i doubt it

[Southwell]

What time is Trish coming down, or you gonna be up when i arrive? Will the beast still be in the garage?

[Lee Martin]

wat beast???

[Southwell]

The exige....

[Nick Goodall]

Love that Lee's already stopped thinking of it as the beast :cool:

Ian, you have PM

[Lee Martin]

just wasnt sure......

nope....it will be whereever i am....

u can see trishes mashed up 106 though....

thats on display!

[Nick Goodall]

Ahhh poor Trish :( He must be gutted!!

Are you going to make it a feature of the track? The profile of the front windscreen and roof would make a good ramp with some dirt built up to it :D

[_sleigh_]

just wasnt sure......

nope....it will be whereever i am....

u can see trishes mashed up 106 though....

thats on display!

Which 106 is this, not the one you came in on Wednesday night???

[Lee Martin]

yeh!!!

it happened on the way home. didnt get back untill 3.30 AM

[_sleigh_]

Bloody Hell... you both come out OK?

[Lee Martin]

yeh were ok. didnt crash.............

but the front passenger side wishbone fell out.

lower one....casue the wheel to try and make love to my feet and facing the wrong way.......

it only happened at about 70mph in the outside lane of the M4.............

lol!!!!!

couldnt hardly open the passenger door!

[MK999]

if you couldn't open the passenger door does that mean it ended up rolling or just where the wheel was making love to your feet/the side of the car at 70mph? :D :eh?:

What time is booking in/first heat and all that btw? :) Nearly got my car sorted now, just gotta sort batteries and then rob some inserts off of tris tomorrow, or buy some if the race place is gonna be there, apparently snee blues are no longer gonna be coming in to the uk :confused:

[KevLee]

So, how did it go, who won? who made the A??

[_sleigh_]

I didn't :D :p

[KevLee]

Who are you??? :D ;)

[_sleigh_]

Unloved of Telford, that's me :rolleyes:

Do you want the other leg sorting!!!! :mad: :D

[KevLee]

Unloved of Telford, that's me :rolleyes:

Do you want the other leg sorting!!!! :mad: :D

oh, yeah, i remember you now!!!

Now the front of your xx4.... were you on the middle wishbone hole or inner? I can't quite make it out from the embossed print on my leg!:mad: :p ;) :D

[Andrew Simpson]

in the end it think it was

lee
nick goodall
ralph
kit
trist
lloyd storey
me :D
simon overall
james ebden
alex carter

[Nick Goodall]

Another good days racing, thoroughly enjoyed myself!

Well done to Lee, and Trish did awesome to Qualify 3rd :cool:

[Lee Martin]

yeh he did......was a bod in the final though....

mr NERVES!!!

[jim76]

the finals were quite amusing. all i could hear was Lee moaning about people letting him through and not defending their position against him! Shame he was never behind me, i wouldn't let him through!!!

turn out was a little low which was a shame, everyone up at Stotfold for practice. Another smoothly run day at CML.
And a huge thumbs up to the kitchen staff!!!!

[Lee Martin]

well combined with people going stotfold and having raced for many weeks on end caused this low turn out.....

i was a bit dissapointed and really beleive that regional clubs should work together in getting people to attend each regional venue. and that club meetings ideally should not clash with regional meetings. only free weekends and nationals.

if we want things to grow and the region to become stronger this is the only way forward.

lee

[jim76]

It's difficult to squeeze it all into a tight calender, but overall i think the numbers this year were slightly up on last year.

And it's their loss if they wanted to miss a great meeting on one of the most challenging and rewarding tracks around!

[Nick Goodall]

I know where Lee's coming from, it's a bit gutting for his Dad to walk out and see this huge investment only being enjoyed by a few people when a Regional should really have at least 40-50 people.......

Hopefully next year there will be some consideration with the calendar and it would be good to find a way for it to be compulsary for people (maybe Non-F1's) to do Regionals before being able to enter Nats (IMHO)??

[JCJC]

Well - we had another great days racing, weather stayed good, Lees mum again kept us fed & watered all day - good work. Small turnout also due in part to school holidays, we were lucky to fit this in - tho I expected we would miss it, also cannot believe the Juniors at Silverstone are in our school holiday period, hoping the field there has dried out by then. Good to see Trish do well, in fact seemed to me that everybody felt they were doing well, good racing, good atmosphere and John was as usual his capable self in race control. Thanks to everybody. Enjoyed all the meetings we attended this year.
:) :) :)

[GRIFF55]

If it hadn't have been for the mid west region being on, i'd have been there! Track looks amazing from photos and i would love to give it a go.
I agree with the no regionals, no nationals theory but whether it would work or not i don't know. Raced at one of your regionals in swindon a few weeks back and there was a good atmosphere even though it rained.
Keep up the good work.

[_sleigh_]

Hopefully next year there will be some consideration with the calendar and it would be good to find a way for it to be compulsary for people (maybe Non-F1's) to do Regionals before being able to enter Nats (IMHO)??

I think the number of racers that are entering Nationals has made it almost compulsary by default to race at Regionals so you gain the best license possible. I know of two people (one very very very good) that are strugglin to get enough regionals in to gain a good license, and this will almost certainly impact their hopes to do Nationals in 2008.

You're in a nice position in your regioan, as out of the tracks we race at in the Mid-West I can only think of two that do regular club nights. One other might do some outdoor, but mainly indoor "Snoring" cars. I can understand why our club can't support club night, as the organising members are committed to so many other things. It would still be nice to have somewhere close to practice.

[Swiss]

well combined with people going stotfold and having raced for many weeks on end caused this low turn out.....

i was a bit dissapointed and really beleive that regional clubs should work together in getting people to attend each regional venue. and that club meetings ideally should not clash with regional meetings. only free weekends and nationals.

if we want things to grow and the region to become stronger this is the only way forward.

lee

Lee

I appreciate it's never not good seeing a low attendance at a Regional Meeting, but in the case of Stotold it has always been a club for beginners to National level drivers, and why should we deprive the guy's that don't want to travel 260miles, (round trip) a chance to race? Saying this, I believe Stotold had a very good attendance there, with approx. 7-10 drivers....

P

[Southwell]

What lap times were being done? Averages and best?

[jim76]

in fairness, CML and Silverstone don't run weekly club races, although Lee did run a winter series last year for 5 meetings.

Silverstone only do the regionals outdoors, the rest is snoring cars/micros.
Swindon race a lot of Nitro at their track also, more so than electric.

Stotfold is the only club with regular weekly electric races.

[jim76]

What lap times were being done? Averages and best?


think Lee and Nick were posting 22 second laps

[Lee Martin]

Lee

I appreciate it's never not good seeing a low attendance at a Regional Meeting, but in the case of Stotold it has always been a club for beginners to National level drivers, and why should we deprive the guy's that don't want to travel 260miles, (round trip) a chance to race? Saying this, I believe Stotold had a very good attendance there, with approx. 7-10 drivers....

P

Stotfold hold a meeting every Weds night.....

so missing 5 weekends a year for regional events is not the end of the world is it???????????????

to try and push on regional competitions????

if they want to race that bad then they could travel...

i wouldnt put on a club meet if a regional was on.............

[Elliott Hopkins]

I had a corking day. Not hugely competitive, but I'm feeling better about my abilities. I managed to stay on the track most of the day. I was fast and my lap times should have been roughly equal for a change. I glided, I flew over the jumps, my car was an extension of my person.

The track was so grippy I could do the big fat double bump before the wall in one impressive jump just like a Pro.

Thanks to Lee and Mr. Truman for digging my car out from behind the wall that time. Thanks again to Lee for the spares before the final and to Mick for the wheels early on. Mrs. Martin's cooking was godlike as usual. Thanks to Nick for prerace coaching over PM.

The track is just 1st class. A hidden gem in the Berkshire countryside etc etc

Most fun racing experience evah.

Elliott.

[Lee Martin]

thanks elliot.....

sayign that means alot....and obviously is a real boost for us all.....

and try to push the track onto bigger and better things

[Swiss]

Stotfold hold a meeting every Weds night.....

so missing 5 weekends a year for regional events is not the end of the world is it???????????????

to try and push on regional competitions????

if they want to race that bad then they could travel...

i wouldnt put on a club meet if a regional was on.............

Didn't say it was the end of the world... Just surely you can't dictate to people where they should race and when? Some people like Stotold because they have other commitments on a Sunday Morning...
Maybe they don't want to travel.. Why shoould we be telling them what they can or can't do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, from what I have seen at this years mid south regionals, all drivers have attended, (that would) rom Stotold. This was the only one, people had other things to do!

[_sleigh_]

On a slightly off-topic note.... Lee.. are you still allowing use of the track during the day, for a charge of course??

[Lee Martin]

yep.........

of course.

as long as someone is around its all fine and dandy.

[emzy]

I thought there was a rule about not having meetings on the same day as a regional?

Or is that just Nationals? Or northeast? Or just something I've made up?!

[jim76]

i mastered the double double at last, doing it with relative ease and consistancy by the end of the day. sent me home with a big fat smile as i've always marvelled at the way the F1's glide over them!

you shouldn't be down hearted Lee. You have arguably the best track in the country, and now word has got round after your first year of events i'm sure you will see good turn outs over the winter and for next year. I for one will be there at each winter meet this year (asuming you are doing them!!)

[Lee Martin]

course!!!

with CML donated prizes at the end of the event.

and even one special Reedy Race style round of the winter series...or at least well try too!

[_sleigh_]

yep.........

of course.

as long as someone is around its all fine and dandy.

Might need to arrange something with you in the near future. ;) :)

[Lee Martin]

PM away my little love child

[Southwell]

The track was awesome on the sat, lap times are more consistant than when i first went there, i think it's bedded in nicely for its first year. Anyone who hasn't been here needs to get down ASAP!!

[Nick Goodall]

Mick / Jordan, where are the pics? :D

Look forward to seeing them :cool:

[JCJC]

They may take awhile Nick, and my cameraman was either racing or marshaling, had to resort to #2 cameraman and he is slow of thumb & eyesight!!

[Nick Goodall]

Awesome, thanks Mick ;-)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7005/nickleeahq3.jpg

[mole2k]

In my eyes as an onlooker who cant race at the tracks cos I live in Northern Ireland, the CML track looks to be the best. If i was to travel over to do a meeting I would probably aim for a regional at CML.

[_sleigh_]

Awesome, thanks Mick ;-)

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7005/nickleeahq3.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7005/nickleeahq3.jpg)

Are those 4WD front minispikes on Pidge's car??? or has the beer got to me already......

[Lee Martin]

think they were in tht round...BB though.....

cheers mole2k....come over soon!!!!

[pesky badger]

What more can be said about Sunday that hasn't already been said :D. Bloomin top banana day that even the slight rain failed to mar.

I'm sure Lee was a jinx on my car though, as it stopped beside him twice during the day (and one of those was the final...harrumph). Still, thanks Lee for the good look to see if you could get it going again..much appreciated.

[Lee Martin]

haha thts cool. doing my best to help....

[MK999]

top day of racing really, although i was plagued with a few problems and ended up qualifying in the 2 man c final, was still a good day, thanks to james wayne and tris for patching my car up with various bits and superglue ! :p and again to tris for making my car fairly dialled over the past few weeks :D some good racing to watch in the a finals too, quality track lee :)

[Nick Goodall]

Where's the other pics Mick :D

[JCJC]

Nice one Nick, love the avatar :) :)

To many snaps here: http://picasaweb.google.com/MickJackson2007/CML2WD?authkey=qnjZ9V4vP0o (http://picasaweb.google.com/MickJackson2007/CML2WD?authkey=qnjZ9V4vP0o)

Could edit out loads of these, but spose they may be of interest to someone, enjoy

[Lee Martin]

they cool as

wall of death ones are ace

[Elliott Hopkins]

Yay. Time to hunt for pics of the uggo and normally 'out of shape' orange and black B4.

Those photos are outstanding.

Thanks Mick.

Elliott.

[Nick Goodall]

Awesome pics, good job Mick and Jordan as always!!!

Elliot, there's at least one pic of your car sat on the grid :)

[Elliott Hopkins]

And there's a couple more of me slouching trackside. With and without stoopid hat.

I'm blessed with a couple of good (car) shots in this batch.

Elliott.