Ardent Raceway Winter Series to include 10th off-road?

[lotussmart]

Hi 10th Electric Buggy Racers,

We are launching this series initially aimed at the on-road world (as we are an on road carpet track) www.ardentracing.com/winterseries but I would like to invite the 10th Scale Buggy racers to the party and change our 480sqm permanent track into an awesome buggy track once a month.

I would pick a weekend that didn't clash with the mighty Worksop and it would be a 2 day event starting Saturday and finishing Sunday. Saturday would be 2wd and 4wd practice with 2 rounds of qualifying. Sunday would be 3 rounds of qualifying and 2 maybe 3 finals depending on numbers.

The buggy drivers would share the £8K prize pot with the on road classes which includes passenger rides in the Kick Energy Rally Ford Focus cars, VIP access to the Kick Energy Rally show at Chatsworth House, hot air balloon rides etc..

I would do it over 7 rounds with a twist for the final round. It would actually be part of the Chatsworth Rally Show (outdoors on short grass) and it would expose the sport, its drivers and the series Sponsors to the 5000 people that attend the Rally show over the weekend (in June). take a look at http://www.ardentracing.com/winterseries/livevideo.php for more info on the Raceway and Rally Show.

The overall winner of the series would be invited to have a go at getting into the Guinness book of records for the longest ever RC jump with our 1/8th scale 22v lipo powered brushless HPI Vorsa and with a 40m carpeted runway. (we should be able to clear 30mtrs easy!!

Before I take the plunge I just wanted to gauge if this is of interest to anyone?

Cost per weekend would be £10 for the two days of practice/racing. If you can't make the Saturday Practice then the track will be open for practice on the evening of the Saturday, to give you some extra prep time.

Fancy it anyone? I'd also do a 15% discount if you book and pay in July.

[dbizzle5]

Sounds awsome! Ill be there.:thumbsup:

[deepdale11]

count me in!! sounds great!

[chris brown]

Sounds good to me too. I would def be interested.
Are you chaps planning on building a permenant off road track up there any time?

[chris brown]

Oh, can i ask to be clear. Will this be done on the same weekend as the onroad championship as I was planning on racing in that. For example are you putting in a few ramps for the buggies inbetween on road races or is this going to be done on a totally seperate weekend?

[David Church]

Where about in the country are you located??? This may help people decide if they want to go???

[dbizzle5]

Its in donington Dave.

[James]

If you're going to do this properly; like it sounds like you are, you need a good enough track to match, simply putting jumps under bits of carpet won't be enough to get good entries, there need to be proper (I don't mean big or difficult) well profiled jumps, rhythm sections, slippy areas etc to attract racers. Also full carpet kills buggy tyres so some form of multisurface areas would be beneficial. Also putting on 7 two day meetings might be a bit much, I'd stick to sat or sun not both. The chatsworth meeting sounds like a great idea too..
Just my 2cents from what I've learnt at worksop :p

[stox217]

I wish it was in Coventry tho :thumbsup::lol:

[David Church]

Its in donington Dave.


Is this the North??? Everything above London is north to me haha

[dbizzle5]

Yes north mate but not as north as worksop. Its about 10 mins off junction 24 of M1. Near East Midlands airport.

[lotussmart]

Sounds good to me too. I would def be interested.
Are you chaps planning on building a permenant off road track up there any time?

Yep, permanent buggy track is in the plan for later this year. :-)

[lotussmart]

Oh, can i ask to be clear. Will this be done on the same weekend as the onroad championship as I was planning on racing in that. For example are you putting in a few ramps for the buggies inbetween on road races or is this going to be done on a totally seperate weekend?

Totally separate weekend. :-)

[lotussmart]

If you're going to do this properly; like it sounds like you are, you need a good enough track to match, simply putting jumps under bits of carpet won't be enough to get good entries, there need to be proper (I don't mean big or difficult) well profiled jumps, rhythm sections, slippy areas etc to attract racers. Also full carpet kills buggy tyres so some form of multisurface areas would be beneficial. Also putting on 7 two day meetings might be a bit much, I'd stick to sat or sun not both. The chatsworth meeting sounds like a great idea too..
Just my 2cents from what I've learnt at worksop :p

good feedback, Saturday is a bonus day for those who can make it and they will get more track time (even a 1 day event at £10 isn't bad) so lets say it's Sunday only but Saturday is free for buggies to come and set up their cars and practice.

Surface would be a combo of wooden flooring, carpet, astro, to be honest ramps and layout would be like Worksop which I believe everyone is happy with? OSB boards, tables, hard board to create a smooth arc leading into a flowing jump with a down ramp for those who don't think Air is the fastest way around the track. Can't ship loads of soil in unfortunately :-) Chatsworth would be a great finale!

Thanks for the interest everyone, for the first day of posting I am impressed by the enthusiasm. I think I will be announcing this on Monday as a goer!!!

John Dawson.
Ardent Raceway

[Smartalec]

Yep, count me in, sounds excellent :thumbsup:

[DaveG28]

Depending on dates I'd be interested, would definitely prefer being able to just do Sundays if I choose to, so practice sat/race Sunday sounds good to me!

[GRIFF55]

i'm with dave g, sounds goooood:thumbsup:

[Belsten]

I agree, need big air though :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[carlin]

Count me in be up for this too

Sundays best for me as some Saturdays i have to work :thumbdown:

[antnee]

What tyres would be used? As mini-pins fluff up the carpet and loose grip for the onroad stuff

[lotussmart]

What tyres would be used? As mini-pins fluff up the carpet and loose grip for the onroad stuff

Different carpet, so don't worry, use razor blades if you like :-) maybe not that would just be stupid and against health and safety. Mini Pins will be fine. I will be looking for a Tyre Sponsor/control tyre, I will select one that most people already own so as not to impact peoples beer funds and hopefully get a deal where we can all benefit on savings in our pockets ££!! If I can't then I will leave it open. Won't have one for the sake of having one, there's got to be something in it for all of us right? :-)

[nottmboy]

Sounds awsome! Ill be there.:thumbsup:

i assume you mean so long as it's not the 1st sunday of the month as you will be at broxtowe:lol:

[/tobys]

sounds like it could be good....

however, IMO, a 2-dayer seems a bit intense for a winter series and having practice all saturday for those that that don't have other commitments (such as work, family etc) perhaps provides too much of an advantage.

maybe a straight 1-dayer would be a fairer series...?

correct date selection is going to be important too.

the winter is going to be pretty busy this year :thumbsup:

[madonrc]

however, IMO, a 2-dayer seems a bit intense for a winter series and having practice all saturday for those that that don't have other commitments (such as work, family etc) perhaps provides too much of an advantage.

maybe a straight 1-dayer would be a fairer series...?

Agreed

[OldTimer]

I am up for this, and i am sure i can get some of the hinckley guys to come over as well :thumbsup:

As others have said a two day meeting could be tricky for some and i would be able to just make the one day most of the time.

If you ran minipins, or maybe have schumacher minispikes as a control tyre, as lots of people will already have these from the racing in the summer. So save a bit of cash for people.

Will you be planning on maybe having a off road meeting before the winter series starts?, so we can see if there are any problems and to see if anything needs to be fine tuned ?. Happy to pop over and help out :)

[/tobys]

Will you be planning on maybe having a off road meeting before the winter series starts?, so we can see if there are any problems and to see if anything needs to be fine tuned ?. Happy to pop over and help out :)

if you run a pre-series meeting as Jonathan suggests and the date works for me, I think I would pop over for a run :)

as for winter series dates, you would need to try and avoid clashes with other local series in the area for best turnout, such as Broxtowe and Coventry (avoiding the legend that is Worksop, well that goes without saying, unless you wanted to run a the series for those that don't fancy racing/can't get in there).

[lotussmart]

Ok so Here's the cunning plan:

One weekend a month we will lift the on-road carpet to reveal a 480 sq.m wooden base. On this base we will paint a track layout using green and red floor paint (green where you drive, Red where you don't) and we will mix in some very fine grit so as not to cause too much wear on tyres. Track markings will be in the form of old hosing. Then we will cover approx 70% of the track with a mixture of carpet and astro turf that will go over jumps and bumps that we will make with OSB boarding, tables, with thinner ply to achieve a smooth take off and landing. A few of us (me included are old buggy racers so we get a feel for what you are looking for but open to listen to advice).

The dates I have in mind that avoid Worksop and Broxtowe are as follows:

Please note the track will be available from Saturday lunchtime on the day before each of these dates, but just for open practice so you can get some testing done ready for the Sunday. This would cost £5 for as much track time as you like and open to everyone, not just those racing on the Sunday.


Rnd 1 - 24th October
Rnd 2 - 28th November
Rnd 3 - 19th December
Rnd 4 - 23rd January
Rnd 5 - 27th February
Rnd 6 - 20th March

With a Series Finale and personalised trophy collection and demo race at the Kick Energy Rally Show at Chatsworth House on an outdoor track in front of 5000 people to promote buggy racing! Date to be announced.

Any comments? Feedback? Open to ideas/suggestions.

[/tobys]

Sounds promising!

Any plans to "test" the track surfaces prior to the first round?

Are you planning on control tyres? And how many rounds to count?

Nov 28 and Feb 27 clash with the MAM series run between Coventry and Kidderminster (they clash with 2 Coventry rounds) which might force people to choose which they series they run, rather than running in both. :(

[lotussmart]

Ok so Here's the cunning plan:

One weekend a month we will lift the on-road carpet to reveal a 480 sq.m wooden base. On this base we will paint a track layout using green and red floor paint (green where you drive, Red where you don't) and we will mix in some very fine grit so as not to cause too much wear on tyres. Track markings will be in the form of old hosing. Then we will cover approx 70% of the track with a mixture of carpet and astro turf that will go over jumps and bumps that we will make with OSB boarding, tables, with thinner ply to achieve a smooth take off and landing. A few of us (me included are old buggy racers so we get a feel for what you are looking for but open to listen to advice).

The dates I have in mind that avoid Worksop and Broxtowe are as follows:

Please note the track will be available from Saturday lunchtime on the day before each of these dates, but just for open practice so you can get some testing done ready for the Sunday. This would cost £5 for as much track time as you like and open to everyone, not just those racing on the Sunday.


Rnd 1 - 24th October
Rnd 2 - 28th November
Rnd 3 - 19th December
Rnd 4 - 23rd January
Rnd 5 - 27th February
Rnd 6 - 20th March

With a Series Finale and personalised trophy collection and demo race at the Kick Energy Rally Show at Chatsworth House on an outdoor track in front of 5000 people to promote buggy racing! Date to be announced.

Any comments? Feedback? Open to ideas/suggestions.

So how about:

Rnd 1 - 24th October
Rnd 2 - 28th November
Rnd 3 - 19th December
Rnd 4 - 23rd January
Rnd 5 - 20th March
Rnd 6 - 10th April

Best 4 to count.

We would do a one-off trial race in September most likely the Sunday 19th September. Any one fancy being the first to race buggies here.

[/tobys]

Sunday 19th is the 4wd End of Season finals for F3/4/5 @ Silverstone...

[lotussmart]

Sunday 19th is the 4wd End of Season finals for F3/4/5 @ Silverstone...

So that would be OK then if it's just a trial race, even if we get 10 people at least we can have a shake down for the start of the series. Do the other dates work? Any other clashes you can think of?

Really appreciating your help here, thank you :-)

[Nick]

Sound great the only problem i see is that Your first date clashes with the 3 day Worksop players meeting which could affect your series getting off the a flying start! Also the 3rd round in December clashes with the Batley series at Chadderton which being 100 miles away may not be that much of a problem. If that is the case it may be best to try moving the October date to the 31st which would clash with the Chadderton date but miss the Worksop players! As for tyres i would think it best to go with Schumacher mini pins as this is the controlled tyre for Worksop and seem to be the tyre of choice at every winter indoor event.

[reg]

will you be running an SCT heat as there are alot of people who own them:thumbsup:

[DaveG28]

Guys, they can't avoid all of Worksop/Broxtowe/Batley/MAM etc, it jut doesn't work, these dates look a good compromise although just maybe avoiding the players with round 1 would be good?

MAM is best 4 from 8 (2 at each track to count), Batley allows dropped scores too, maybe we encourage people to drop the odd round at places and try different tracks etc? Remember you only need 4 counting rounds here as well!

Personally I am tempted to do just enough rounds to count at all of WBMCC/Batley/Ardent/Broxtowe plus then Worksop and enjoy racing all over the place!! Either way I like the sound of this series!!

[lotussmart]

So how about:

Rnd 1 - 28th November
Rnd 2 - 19th December
Rnd 3 - 23rd January
Rnd 4 - 20th March
Rnd 5 - 10th April
Rnd 6 - 1st May
Finale - Kick Energy Rally Show at Chatsworth House, date tbc (Does not count towards title)

Best 4 out of 6 to count.

We would do a one-off trial race in September most likely the Sunday 19th September I know this clashes with an event at Silverstone but sure there must be some buggy racers free to test our facilities :-). Any one fancy being the first to race buggies here?.

[DaveG28]

I should be able to make that, the Silverstone event excludes F1/F2 grade drivers (although rightly many team drivers go and support people there) so some should be available, plus many who haven't entered Silverstone!

[/tobys]

Personally, I think you'd be better having the final round in April rather than 1st May - can you squeeze one into Feb instead?

I would also prefer to see the series starting in October rather than end of November...

[/tobys]

We would do a one-off trial race in September most likely the Sunday 19th September

Can't make that one personally (at the Silverstone meeting), which is a shame. I must pop over at some point to check out the facilities though, as I am pretty local...

[lotussmart]

Personally, I think you'd be better having the final round in April rather than 1st May - can you squeeze one into Feb instead?

I would also prefer to see the series starting in October rather than end of November...

Just want to check I have this right as Feb is pretty much Broxtowe Worksop Worksop Broxtowe.

Is Broxtowe on the 6th Feb
Then Woksop on the 20th Feb
Then Coventry on the 27th Feb
Then Broxtowe and Worksop on the 6th March?

If so that only leaves 1 weekend the 13th and unfortunately that is the weekend of our on-road winter series.

if I have any of those dates wrong then I will definitely do a Feb round so we finish the series earlier. Also as far as starting earlier is concerned what about we start in September (5th) or is that too early? the only date I have free in October is the 31st or the 24th but that clashed with Coventry I think.

This is the hardest part of doing a series but again I REALLY appreciate your help :-)

[/tobys]

September 5th is the F2 End of Season finals, so that's probably a non-starter too!

[lotussmart]

October the 31st then for round 1? does that work :-)

[OldTimer]

Will also be at Silverstone like many others in September :(

Rather than trying to not clash with all the other meetings, would it be better that you did not clash with say one round from each of the other series ?. At most of them you can drop a couple of rounds.

I will be doing some of the Coventry & Kiddy MAM, but i will drop some of them to goto Ardent ;)

Btw why why are you pulling up the carpet ? its not a problem to race on unless you think it might get damaged ?. Just seems a bit of a pain for you guys pulling it up every month.

[lotussmart]

Btw why are you pulling up the carpet ? its not a problem to race on unless you think it might get damaged ?. Just seems a bit of a pain for you guys pulling it up every month.

It will destroy the carpet but we will co-inside it with a new track layout so it will not be as much of an issue, besides I have volunteers that get free practice and racing so they have to earn their keep :-) <only joking team :-)>

[OldTimer]

It will destroy the carpet but we will co-inside it with a new track layout so it will not be as much of an issue, besides I have volunteers that get free practice and racing so they have to earn their keep :-) <only joking team :-)>

Ok sounds good, i hope the paint is grippy :D

[dbizzle5]

Tough job youve got John! Theres so much going on its going to be impossible not to clash with something! Whatever dates you decide at least I can come on the Saturday to have a play if I cant make the Sunday! :thumbsup:

[lotussmart]

What to do! Could either post dates where some will clash and people have to choose, do a series that falls out of the usual season, or just forget doing a series and do a couple of one off races and hope we get the numbers in and hope it builds to a point where we have our own indoor off-road race series for next year.

It's a challenge :-) I just can't wait to get my buggy out again!!

[DaveG28]

What to do! Could either post dates where some will clash and people have to choose, do a series that falls out of the usual season, or just forget doing a series and do a couple of one off races and hope we get the numbers in and hope it builds to a point where we have our own indoor off-road race series for next year.

It's a challenge :-) I just can't wait to get my buggy out again!!

Admittedly this is a total guess, but by late Feb last 2 years it's felt like everyone has been ready to go back outdoors, if the weather is ok next spring I think you'll struggle to keep people indoors really by April!?

Only other date not yet about I think is the indoor British championship or whatever it's called, a single weekend in the new year sometime, might be worth checking it with the BRCA?

[/tobys]

or just run it Sept/Oct to Feb/March?

[Jamie B4]

Sounds good be interested aslong as doesn't clash with out

[lotussmart]

So here's an idea:

Rnd 1 - 24th October
Rnd 2 - 19th December
Rnd 3 - 23rd January

Best 2 to count.

With a separate outdoor race at the Kick Energy Rally Show at Chatsworth house in June/July

Does that work? stick to 3 rounds this year and then maybe more next winter?

[Barry Williams]

Just a quick heads up, Under the BRCA section DC has posted the BRCA Indoor Finals (or whatever name it goes under) are on the weekend of 22/23 Jan 2011, so you might want to bear that in mind as its normally fairly well attended

[/tobys]

I think it's inevitable there will be some clashes and that you won't please everyone!

IMO you should try to avoid clashes with other local series...

[antnee]

Local series dates;

*** West
Bridgford*
*
************

Rd1-17th Oct.
Rd2-21st Nov.
Rd3-12th Dec.
Rd4-16th Jan.
Rd5-13th Feb.
Rd6-13th Mar.
*
Broxtowe,
*
Rd1-3rd Oct.
Rd2-7th Nov.
Rd3-5th Dec.
Rd4-2nd Jan.
Rd5-6th Feb.
*
Worksop,
*
Rd1-10th Oct.
Rd2-7th Nov.
Rd3-9th Jan.
Rd4-30th Jan.
Rd5-20th Feb.
Rd6-6th Mar.
Rd7-27th Mar.

[/tobys]

MAM 2010/2011

Oct 17th 2010 K'minster
Nov 14th 2010 K'minster
Nov 28th 2010 Coventry
Dec 12th 2010 Coventry
Feb 13th 2011 K'minster
Feb 27th 2011 Coventry
Mar 13th 2011 K'minster
Mar 27th 2011 Coventry

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51304

[lotussmart]

Wow that is one crowded calendar!! Do you guys get any weekends off :-)

[DaveG28]

I don't think you can avoid them all, I'd let the guys who wanna do MAM outdoors go ahead and do that and then have yours for people looking for indoors!

With the players on Oct 24th and Broxtowe Christnas cracker the bank holiday following Christmas and Brit indoor Champs 23rd Jan I'd say look from:

Oct 31st - Clashes with Chadderton (Manc)
Nov 14th - Clashes with MAM
Nov 28th - Clashes with MAM
Dec 19th - Clashes with Chadderton
Feb 27th - Clashes with MAM
Mar 20th - No Clashes!?

Total clashes 2 cov MAM, 1 kiddy MAM, 2 Chadderton. All of those are "droppable" championship wise from the other championships, though whether that means people would switch who knows?!

Maybe pick 3 or 4 of the above (maybe ending 20th March if it's not after the start of regionals etc), I'd suggest making something different about the series too, either the surface (I'd love some slippyness!) or format through running FTD, or prizes if possible.

Just some random thoughts but hope they help!

[Smartalec]

There's also Stotfold, Eden Park and Silverstone winter series that people will travel too. Not sure of any of the dates of these though but i'm sure someone will know and post them up :thumbsup:

[/tobys]

I don't think you can please everyone and you'll probably need to post dates soon otherwise someone else's series will crop up to further confuse things!

[lotussmart]

So Based on all of your assistance and help (thank you VERY much) we will go with:

(Remember the track will be available to practice on the day before)

Round 1 - October 31st
Round 2 - November 28th
Round 3 - December 19th
Round 4 - February 27th
Round 5 - March 20th

Finale outdoor and trophy collection race at the Kick Energy Rally Show at Chatsworth in front of 5000 people.

Best 3 count to the overall win, coverage in RRCI and Kick Energy websites, filmed for youtube by Kick Energy.

Prizes range from VIP entry tickets to the Kick Energy Rally Show, passenger rides in the Kick Energy Rally Cars, Hot Air Balloon rides in the VK Balloon and a chance to enter the record books by jumping our RC car over 26.8mtrs at the Kick Energy Rally Show in front of the crowds.

Trophies for top 4 in each final (more if we get good numbers).

Unique Race format (let me know what you think of this) 3 qualifying rounds then 3 finals, every lap of every final is added together and the overall winner is the person who does most laps over 900 seconds of racing (3 finals). We will also have surfaces from grippy to slippy so it will be very challenging.

Last chance to comment before I launch it and set up the booking in on the website :-)

Profits from this series will go towards building the permanent indoor buggy track that will be available for you to use 6 days a week, so you can all say you played a part in it's creation.

Cost £6 members, £8 Non-Members, 12 months membership costs £25 and for that you also get 10% off at the trackside shop and your tyres :-) membership is NOT required.

Pay in advance via our website through paypal and get a 15% discount, or pay on the day, up to you :-).

[DaveG28]

Love the unique format, but just maybe make it based on your two best results of the three, rather than all three? Otherwise people may leave if they break in final one?

Other than that all good from what I can see!

[Cockerill]

I'd agree with Dave, best 2 results added together rather than 3. Maybe 7min finals if time allows?

[Nick]

yeah best 2 out of 3 would be better! As Dave says if you break in one its all over!

[DaveG28]

I've changed my mind actually, make it all 3 :thumbsup:

[Nick]

Is that because you think the rest of us are car wreckers lol :o

[DaveG28]

Is that because you think the rest of us are car wreckers lol :o

It's because I seem to have so many cars these days I could break and just switch another on to finish the race :lol:

[mark christopher]

31st October is that not the brca agm?

[dbizzle5]

31st October is that not the brca agm?


I know which one Ill be at! Great choice on the dates! I can make everyone!:thumbsup:

Not sure on the weird format, think Id prefer normal 4 rounds and 1 final but whatever you decide Im still looking forward to it.

[lotussmart]

So we will do 3 finals with best 2 to count just to try something different, might have to get the calculator out to work it out but I know we can work something out. :-) Booking in form will be up later tonight with a 15% discount if you pay in August (so we can use the money to put towards the track surface and paint etc..), fully refundable if you need to cancel. On the day it will cost £6 members £8 non-members.

Now one question, Control tyres, good or bad? which ones? from a venue point of view having control tyres means we can have plenty of stock on the day (often on sale or return so we don't have to fork out £1000s in advance and it also means we get someone, say Schumacher, sponsoring, supporting and promoting the event.

Feedback on control tyres greatly received :-)

Most say you have all been extremely helpful and I look forward to meeting you all and racing against you.

[/tobys]

Control tyres is a good idea - stops all kinds of exotic things being used! Perhaps you could even get a bulk discount from the manufacturer...?

Schu Yellow mini pins seems like an obvious choice...not sure what else could be used? Would be nice to keep the wear rate down...don't know how much the mini pins will wear (or if it even matters)?

[lotussmart]

OK just realised an error, I am charging the on-road users £10 each per round and as you will be taking the same share of the prizes (albeit more due to the added revenue from the offroad) i need to charge the same, so to make up for this blunder we will have a control tyre it will most likely be the popular Yellow Schuey mini pin and we will be providing them with a significant discount. Hope that's OK people.

[lotussmart]

OK so this is now a go live, website has been updated www.ardentracing.com/winterseries with dates, rules (which there are few of :-) and the booking system (basically a virtual product on our website) has been changed to include 4WD and 2WD buggies.

Now you users on Oople have helped create this so I want to give you something back in return. The first 30 people to book in and pay via paypal will get 2 rounds free of charge!. This is only being posted on here so keep it to yourselves :-)

So you book in for all 5 rounds (total cost of £50) you pay using paypal for £50, when paypal notifies me I have a payment it asked me to capture an amount, for the first 20 I will only capture £30 and the £20 will be returned to your paypal account and to your card if that's where it came from.

How do you know you are one of the first 30 and this is not just a scam to get you all to book? because this deal applies until I post on this forum and on this thread, that the 30 has been reached. So until you see that you will be getting 5 rounds for the price of 3.

Again offer is only being published here due to the help and assistance and enthusiasm for this series to take place.

I will make sure it is a good one :-)

See you in October!!

John.

[/tobys]

Any practice on race day and at what price the tyres? Presume you will limit the "per day" quantities at the discounted price?

[lotussmart]

Doors will open at 07:30, racing will start 09:30 so 2 hours of practice sessions in the morning, or come up the night before and practice until 22:00 if you like. Tyres I will get a price on but I assure you we will cut you a good deal on at least 1 complete set per person. How many new sets do you need for 1 race meeting? Also you can bring your own if you already have some.

[hazeandfizz]

Booked in and payed, should be a great event.

James.

[lotussmart]

Got 23 booked in so far so only another 7 will be done at the 5 for 3 Oople offer :-)

[lotussmart]

I forgot the short course guys! I will add that in too.

[mark christopher]

What tyre for short course?

[lotussmart]

What tyre for short course?

What do you suggest? I don't race it myself (yet)

[mark christopher]

I'd suggest associated sc10 kit tyres but ask around

[mark christopher]

Double post

[lotussmart]

Oople discount Offer now closed

[lotussmart]

Ardent Raceway winter series is now the Team Durango Winter Series :thumbsup:

All those booked in have been moved over automatically. Any issues then shout.

Team Durango Winter Series Website (http://www.ardentracing.com/teamdurangowinterseries)

http://www.ardentracing.com/teamdurangowinterseries/images/Winterlogo2.jpg

[/tobys]

We would do a one-off trial race in September most likely the Sunday 19th September. Any one fancy being the first to race buggies here.

Did you run the "trial" meeting? How did it go and any pics/feedback?

[lotussmart]

Did you run the "trial" meeting? How did it go and any pics/feedback?

No we didn't due to the track being used for on-road, but we have the ramps assembled and we are very positive we can do it justice. Team Durango and PetitRC have given it the sign off so hopefully that will give some assurance to you guys.

Ian Plimmer and most of our red Hoodie Gang of volunteers (me included) are old buggy drivers so we don't think you will be disappointed and if you are, then it will be fixed for Round 2 because we listen to what people want.

Looking forward to it :-):thumbsup:

[hazeandfizz]

What sort of time do you think the meetings will run from/till? Just want to sort travel plans out.

Thanks,
James.

[knighthawk]

this may have been answered, but what are the control tyres?

[/tobys]

this may have been answered, but what are the control tyres?

Yellow Mini Pins and according to the updated Website, some Durango Boots tyres - but may have interpreted this wrongly...

I'm sure John can confirm.

[lotussmart]

Yellow Mini Pins and according to the updated Website, some Durango Boots tyres - but may have interpreted this wrongly...

I'm sure John can confirm.

Want a job ;-), Spot on, Schumacher Mini Pins and DBoots from Durango (launched soon - Seen the prototypes) will be the choice.

John.

[lotussmart]

What sort of time do you think the meetings will run from/till? Just want to sort travel plans out.

Thanks,
James.

Doors open 08:00, Practice until 10:00 then the racing will start. Finish around 16:00. :-)

[Captain-Codpiece-The-2nd]

OK so are there any short course trucks?
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[deepdale11]

OK so are there any short course trucks?

look on there website dude!

http://www.ardentracing.com/teamdurangowinterseries/bookedin.php

[Guy]

Er, can we book in for some but not all dates or do we have to book in for all dates?

Cheers

G