Grass track practice before Coventry Regional

[Ben Cosgrove]

Hi Guys

Hinckley are holding a club meeting and the first round of the DBoots/Durango summer series this Saturday 21st May 2011.

This is a great chance to get some 2WD grass track practice before the Coventry Regional on 22nd May. :thumbsup:

Some pictures of our new venue/track (with awesome rostrum)

http://i.imgur.com/TdGcF.jpg"

http://i.imgur.com/dmB22.jpg


We start racing at 1PM on the Saturday, booking in closes at 12.45. 4 rounds of Qual Round by Round with 1 final for all. All tyres ok.

Also remeber you have the Coventry CLub Race Thursday night for actual practice at the venue...weather dependant on track surface I believe?

Thanks
Ben

[RogerM]

Looking good, nice and bumpy looking compared to the old venue :) Sadly Saturdays are out for me this year.

[Dan Holmes]

Have to say.. Really like the venue, think it's loads better than the last one and I recon you have more potential to do more stuff.

Bit of TLC on that grass and it's gonna be killa!

[Ben Cosgrove]

Thanks for the kind comments

Considering the work we did on getting the rostrum and track there, we were surprised by how good the grass actually was with very little work :woot:

there were a few interesting bits we found during the day and we plan to maximise this area to really add some life to the track

some big names may be making an appearance this weekend!

should be a cracker :thumbsup:

[estebandonde]

Ben,
can you explain a bit more detail about the summer series as I can't find it on Hinckleys forum only the race dates.

Big names, what old or new?

Rory Cull, Jamie Booth, Ben Sturnham, Kevin Moore or the new lot, :)

thanks

see you saturday
Steve & Charlie

[Ben Cosgrove]

Hi Steve

Info from the hinckleyrccc.co.uk website :thumbsup:

I am pleased to announce the HRCCC Outdoor Buggy Championship will be supported by DBoots and Durango http://www.hinckleyrccc.co.uk/phpforums/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

They will be supplying some raffle prizes to us with the main prize hopefully being a DEX410R car and tyres/pitmats etc!!!

The Summer series championship will be held over 8 meetings with 5 scores to count.

Classes to be raced outdoors (we need 5 cars to complete a heat for a class, however you will NEVER be turned away http://www.hinckleyrccc.co.uk/phpforums/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif )

QuickSilver/Retro - silver can motors only

2wd - open

4wd - open

Short Course Trucks (2wd and 4wd mixed together unless 5 cars in each class to form a heat) - open

We will be selling raffle tickets at every round of the championship with the prizes being drawn at the last round of the series in August.

Calendar

14th May - Non Points Week (first meeting of the year)

21st May - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd1

28th May - No Racing (Bank Holiday weekend)

4th June - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd2
5th June - 4wd HINCKLEY Regional (need volunteers from the club please)

11th June - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd3

18th June - No Racing

25th June - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd4

2nd July - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd5
3rd July - 2wd HINCKLEY Regional (need volunteers from the club please)

9th July - No Racing

16th July - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd6

23rd June - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd7

29th July - No Racing (Bank Holiday Weekend)

6th August - DBoots and Durango Championship Rd8 (LAST MEETING OUTSIDE AND PRIZE GIVING)

Hope to see you all soon

Ben

[RogerM]

Sorry to be critical Ben but are you allowed to run on the surface you will be running the regional on the day before the main event?

I know there is a rule for nationals but not regionals. Just wondering how much advantage people will get going the day before the event thats all.

[Ben Cosgrove]

yup its the same as the past 2 years:woot:

We obviously run a different layout to minimise any 'advantage' from driving on a grass field from one day to the next

Ben

[/tobys]

shame there is no racing on 28th...I'm looking for some grass racing that weekend too....

Looks like a good venue - will be hoping to check you guys out this summer :thumbsup:

[RogerM]

Fairy snuff, there will be a bit of an advantage to be had regarding surface experience / setup then for those that can get there on Saturday ..... now I have to decide if it's really worth the £175+ it would cost me to come over.

Either way see you for the regional.