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Xray Ryan
05-02-2008, 12:50 PM
Any 2008 dates out yet :eh?:

Kecky
12-02-2008, 12:57 PM
Anybody know who i could speak to about dates for the northwest regionals this year :eh?:

Evo_Snr
13-02-2008, 06:33 PM
Anybody know who i could speak to about dates for the northwest regionals this year :eh?:
The dates for the Northwest will be out shortly, keep an eye here and also
www.srcc.co.uk (http://www.srcc.co.uk)

Kecky
13-02-2008, 07:08 PM
Fantastic :thumbsup:

Stu
13-02-2008, 07:53 PM
Watch this space..............................

Northy
13-02-2008, 07:55 PM
Watch this space..............................

I've watched it for 2 minutes now and nothing has happened....... :thumbdown:

G

Stu
13-02-2008, 08:16 PM
You have retardation.

Kecky
21-02-2008, 02:53 PM
Anymore news ;)

Lee
21-02-2008, 02:59 PM
Yeah!

Be a man and race in the north east:p:lol:

Kecky
21-02-2008, 03:36 PM
I will when I reach puberty :woot:

Kecky
27-02-2008, 08:39 AM
Are the dates for the regionals going to be released after the AGM on the 17th of March?

The dates are out for the mid west region so wondering whether to enter that region, as i've got to start booking holidays for over the summer in the next couple of weeks, so i need to know which weekends i'm going to be racing on ;)

Lee
27-02-2008, 09:10 AM
Dont forget the F2`s and the F345`s they are ace weekends!!:thumbsup:

Kecky
27-02-2008, 09:48 AM
Dont forget the F2`s and the F345`s they are ace weekends!!:thumbsup:


Lee, i am new to off-road racing.....could you enlighten me as to what these are and when :)

Lee
27-02-2008, 10:01 AM
The F2`s is the regional finals where the top 10 (i think) in the region excluding the F1 drivers go head to head with the other regions at 1 track at the end of the summer, its a great weekend and the regions usually get more than the 10 originally allocated.

The F345`s is for the 5 top F3, F4 and F5 drivers in each region, again an awesome weekend and this meeting has the feel of a national for those who cant always get into them.

Again this is late summer maybe september

Kecky
27-02-2008, 10:51 AM
Sounds good to me, gives you something to aim for :thumbsup:

Lee
27-02-2008, 11:30 AM
Instead of steve:D


It is really good, you just dont get that in on road;)

J_WOODY
06-03-2008, 04:51 PM
any news on the dates yet?

Kecky
06-03-2008, 05:53 PM
And what classes will be raced :confused:

It may be nice if someone gave us an indication of when the dates will be released :)

bigred5765
06-03-2008, 06:09 PM
classes are usually 2wd 4wd thats it
no idea on dates sorry

J_WOODY
06-03-2008, 06:16 PM
dates have been posted

http://www.northernracer.com/2008.pdf

Kecky
06-03-2008, 07:33 PM
:thumbsup: Good Stuff.....cheers Woody :)

stegger
07-03-2008, 08:31 AM
CHEERS FELLA:thumbsup:

Kecky
26-03-2008, 12:32 PM
Where do we book in for the North West Regionals :confused:

craigosh
26-03-2008, 12:34 PM
Just book in each day mate.

CBRDEAN0
28-04-2008, 08:35 PM
What are the times for this sunday's meet at Bury ?

Booking in, practice & racing.

burgie
29-04-2008, 09:31 AM
according to the bury metro website's calendar (http://www.bmrcc.talktalk.net/Calendar.htm) it's a 10'o clock start, but that doens't mention if it's booking in at 10 or racing at 10, i would suggest it's booking-in at 10:00.

seek and you will find.....

:o

PaulRotheram
02-05-2008, 06:58 PM
any 'solid' information regarding wether it is 10 oclock booking in or 10 oclock arrival? can any one from bury please confirm?

DanW
02-05-2008, 07:49 PM
See other thread in this category

http://www.oople.com/forums/showpost.php?p=119572&postcount=8


Looks like 10 for booking in with racing at 11

Evo_Snr
05-05-2008, 02:18 PM
The results and overall positions for round two can be found at
http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=133 (http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=133) (2wd):thumbsup:
http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=134 (http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=134) (4wd):thumbsup:
http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=132 (http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=132) (results ):thumbsup:

Fiddybux
05-05-2008, 06:09 PM
Why so many DNS on the results?

Was it a wash out or something? There was thunder, lightning and buckets of rain round my way!

bigred5765
05-05-2008, 06:12 PM
yip it rained just before the finals
and quiet a few backed out, some like us couldn't get the car going,
water in the receiver duh

rcracer
05-05-2008, 06:13 PM
wish i could get a result in my region like i did at bury :lol:

dave p hall
05-05-2008, 06:17 PM
wish i could get a result in my region like i did at bury :lol:

no good drivers in the northwest then neil:lol:

rcracer
05-05-2008, 06:19 PM
no good drivers in the northwest then neil:lol:

how very dare you ...

dave p hall
05-05-2008, 06:23 PM
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:only kidding:wubyour my hero

PaulRotheram
05-05-2008, 06:24 PM
Why so many DNS on the results?

Was it a wash out or something? There was thunder, lightning and buckets of rain round my way!

Quite alot of electrical failures were occuring, look closer at the results and you'l see even move didn't finish the race.

The track was great, I enjoyed that, but I didn't enjoy being told the finals were cancelled, then 15 minutes later being told they were back on. To top that off my car packed in due to water after a few warm up laps before the final (even while being waterproofed), so my 3rd qualifier position was wasted.

bigred5765
05-05-2008, 06:30 PM
matty 2nd over all was down the pan as well bummer

Fiddybux
06-05-2008, 07:38 AM
Sorry to hear that Paul.

Bury seem to cancel the final quite often in my experience - maybe it's just the time of year (April / May) when the initial rounds of the regionals held and so heavy rain is often very likely.

bigred5765
06-05-2008, 09:51 PM
awsome job on the bury metro pics jimmy
this is my fav
http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/bury040508/OOP_0652.html

Stu
07-05-2008, 07:57 PM
I did set off to race on Sunday, but on the journey there I found the Haslingdon bypass and the motorway shut (fatal crash apparantly - :(). I got very, very lost trying to get round, so decided to go back home as I was late and the rain was coming down in stair-rods (and bannister-rails).

burgie
12-05-2008, 12:06 PM
Round 3 of the Northwest Regionals is on 18th May at Southport. Hopefully the weather will be better than we had at Bury

Booking in starts at 10:00am & racing starts at 11:00am - you can pre-book by emailing me at info@srcc.co.uk

Please note that the THERE IS TO BE NO PRACTICE UNTIL THE TRACK IS BUILT if you wnt to help build the track to get practice underway a little sooner, please do not hesitate.

There will be practice from around 10:00 until 10:45, or from whenever the track is built until 15mins before heat 1 round 1 s due to start. The cafe will be open from about 9:45 until about 4:00pm, and the usual Cafe goodness will be on offer!

One Last Thing - when driving into and out of the park, the speed limit is 2mph - remember, you are in a public park driving on a narrow footpath - it's not suitable for the speed some of you achieved last time!!!!

Northy
12-05-2008, 12:09 PM
Chris, do we not use the gate as usual?

G

Lee
12-05-2008, 12:11 PM
The field was very muddy last time G and quite cut up by the gate, i still used it though with no problems.


Are you going this week G:o

super__dan
12-05-2008, 01:34 PM
Can non regionals like me just turn up on the day and race? I won't know in advance if I can make it or not so if pre-booking is essential then I'll know not to plan to try.

Lee
12-05-2008, 01:40 PM
Yes dan you can, you just go in the foreigner heat.

I think you will like my 4wd this sunday ;)

burgie
12-05-2008, 01:51 PM
G - you can use the gate and drive across the field as normal, but as has been metioned above, the field recently has been very, very muddy and a good number of cars have got very very stuck. SO, if the field is dry, feel free to use the gate, if not you can use the "other" entrance by the gate house.

Dan - yes, you can just turn up and race - you will be entered into to visitors class - pre-booking is not essential, it just helps Eric out on the day!

Evo_Snr
18-05-2008, 05:55 PM
Results for northwest regional round 3 can be found at
http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=136

http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=139


http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=138


:thumbsup::thumbsup:
(http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=138)

Chrislong
18-05-2008, 09:26 PM
The track today was awesome, and the meeting ran well :thumbsup:

Can't wait to see what changes are put in where the temporary stones are lay, it was nice for the bumps there to be 'taken care of' but those stones don't 'alf kill the tyres.. :cry: poor tyres.

Still. Love the track. :wub

Lee
18-05-2008, 09:37 PM
I had a good day today, its nice to say that for a change.

Thanks to Tom for the loan of the car, i will start on building min tomorrow:thumbsup:

PaulRotheram
18-05-2008, 09:47 PM
Track was very technical today and enjoyable too, I agree about the paved stones being an absolute nightmare for tyres, I brought a very near new set of tyres, and a new set I used at the national last weekend, both are now ready to be cut off and binned after only 4 runs each :(

The middle table top is prooving very useful for various layouts too and makes it far more interesting than just a big lump.

Garry Driffill
18-05-2008, 09:47 PM
Lee does this mean youre signiture needs changing? :D

MikePimlott
19-05-2008, 07:02 AM
Track was ace, meeting well run as ever.

I did exact same thing Paul, I ran a nearly new set of tyres for practice and rounds 1 and 2. Then a new set for rounds 3 and 4 and they were dead but all i had left for final. both ready for acetoning.

Damn paving :D

CBRDEAN0
19-05-2008, 07:26 AM
The track today was awesome, and the meeting ran well :thumbsup:

Can't wait to see what changes are put in where the temporary stones are lay, it was nice for the bumps there to be 'taken care of' but those stones don't 'alf kill the tyres.. :cry: poor tyres.

Still. Love the track. :wub

I'm with Chris on this -awesome track layout & well run meeting . Just needs less tyre killing stones & concrete.

Cockerill
19-05-2008, 07:29 AM
I had a really good day, well done to the club.

I didn't mind the paving as part of the track, just the fact that it screwed tires, but after talking to Chris they are going to look at other ways to stop the grass cutting up.

Well done to all involved :thumbsup:

Kecky
19-05-2008, 08:04 AM
The Track was ace yesterday, pity i couldn't say ther same about my driving.
Made a couple of wrong set-up choices and my tyre were shot which didn't help, but once changed the car ran well.
But then i just tried over driving it to make up for earlier in the day, and that just doesn't work ;)
Looking forward to the last 3 rounds.

burgie
19-05-2008, 10:31 AM
Glad you all liked the track - there has been a lot of positive comments about it, and a few ideas for improvements of other areas, most noteably "the doubles" and "the bricks". All of the ideas are listened to and comments are taken on board - heck, we even change the track to accomodate the comments/ideas brought forward!

"The doubles" have been reprofiled a couple of times since they were first built to make them more friendly and now "work" in both directions. I have spoken to a few other members and the general concensus is that they are liked as they are, so they will more than likely stay as they are, although I understand the arguements to make them into a table top style for the less-experienced drivers, but on a club day we rarely run them as a double jump, so that problem goes away.

"The bricks" will be replaced with something, not sure what though, as that area of the track is a part that sees lots of acceleration whichever way we run the track, so it probably won't be grass; but we don't really want any more astro-turf either.

The tarmac and concrete sections are there to stay - the tarmac
section may well be re-surfaced (it's seen a LOT of use over the past 10 years or so) but it won't be replaced....

Who hasn't booked in for the Outdoor GP yet - it will be a busy day and as long as we have the weather you will have an excellent track to race on - so if you haven't booked in, you need to do so ASAP!

info@srcc.co.uk is the place to send your details.

Thanks and I hope to see you all at Southport again soon.

Chris

bigred5765
19-05-2008, 12:00 PM
loved it yesterday had a great day, a big well done again to all the southport crew,what about trying to get some deep pile astro to replace the bricks,the concrete tarmac sections could be painted with exterior paint,

Kecky
19-05-2008, 12:15 PM
How about something like this, it should give enough traction, whilst still giving some protection to the grass.

Mesh Protected Turf

This system is becoming quite popular with those responsible for overspill car-parking and pedestrian usage at occasional events, with groundsmen looking after areas of lawn, and with caravan/leisure parks, where the natural appearance of grass with the load-carrying ability of a pavement, all at a minimal cost and with little or no construction work required, is very appealling. http://www.pavingexpert.com/images/ground/mesh101.jpg
Turf Protection Mesh
by Tenax (http://www.tenax.co.uk/) Ltd. The basic premise is that a tough polypropylene or HDPE mesh is laid over an area of turf or grass, and this allows foot-traffic, low-speed cars and vans to use the area without completely ruining the grass. The mesh may need to be anchored to the ground at regular intervals by means of ground pegs, to prevent slippage and to help disperse the loads. The mesh works to protect the grass roots from being damage, to minimise 'pumping (http://www.pavingexpert.com/grasspav.htm#01)' of wet ground, and to avoid rutting of soft spots. The soil type, the type of grass/turf cover and the level of protection required will determine the best mesh to choose for each application, and the better manufacturers have dedicated technical teams to help in identifying the best solution.
For lawned areas, the mesh is simply rolled out over the close-cropped turf, with adjacent rolls overlapping by 150-300mm, and anchored with ground pegs. Any dips, hollows, soft-spots etc, should be levelled out with grit sand or top soil before placing the mesh. Once laid, they can be left in-situ for the season, or even permanently, as most commercial mowers will ride over the embedded mesh without hindrance. For areas with longer grass, the meshes are placed after a mowing, and the grass is allowed to grow up and through the mesh, hiding it from view, yet providing sufficeint stability to permit trafficking. http://www.pavingexpert.com/images/ground/mesh102.jpg

Lee
19-05-2008, 12:19 PM
that would definatley stop it cutting up, and its not like you have to steer much on it so you shouldnt grip roll.

Is it available from keckspeed.com:lol:

Kecky
19-05-2008, 12:21 PM
Only if they make it in Blue :lol:

craigosh
19-05-2008, 12:28 PM
Thanks for the suggestion but that stuff is already down in all of the grass sections as far as i know (we find it every time we dig it up!!)

Problem is that the grass and earth grow round it surprisingly quickly so we just end up with holes again. If you look at any of the deep ruts that are there they stop when they hit the mesh. In fact i've seen holes forming below it cause the tires can dig in between the mesh.

It's also seems to get really slippery when it gets damp, regardless of what tire you use!

Lee
19-05-2008, 12:31 PM
Is it not possible to have it as a dirt section with a mix of concrete to stop it from rutting up badly. Or possibly a small jump 2m or so after the bricked corner to stop the cars from accelerating so hard out of the corner?

stegger
19-05-2008, 12:31 PM
Ryan i think they used to have that mesh on the straight a few years.

craigosh
19-05-2008, 12:37 PM
The dirt/clay with concrete in isn't a bad idea but i still think it will rut up as soon as it gets wet!

I suggested a jump to chris just before, i think that could work but if its not topped with astro we may still get ruts in the take off... we could put a small patch on the bottom curve of the transition but leave the rest earth, that might work!!

burgie
19-05-2008, 12:47 PM
How about something like this, it should give enough traction, whilst still giving some protection to the grass.

Mesh Protected Turf


As craig has said, the mesh protection is under every single area of grass that we have at the track, including the bit that was cut up - infact it was probably only 4 years ago if that, that we put mesh down in that area - it took us bloody ages to dig it up to put the bricks down!

Tom Cockerill has made a good suggestion via PM, and that involves astro turf with the backing layer removed so that the grass can grow through it, or smething like that, maybe we can look into doing that at the end of the season unless of course we find another solution first....

Northy
19-05-2008, 12:54 PM
Tom Cockerill has made a good suggestion via PM, and that involves astro turf with the backing layer removed so that the grass can grow through it, or smething like that, maybe we can look into doing that at the end of the season unless of course we find another solution first....

Wonder where that came from....... ;)

Scarborough club used to do that. The Grass grows through it supprisingly quickly and you just cut the grass as normal, but as it wears, it wears away to astro :thumbsup:

I also think a little 'feature' through there would be good :D

G

craigosh
19-05-2008, 01:21 PM
Wonder where that came from....... ;)

I also think a little 'feature' through there would be good :D

G

30ft Doubles :D

Seriously though any suggestions are appreciated, PM me or Chris with any you have.