SORC Round 4
 

hi thought i'd start a thread for round 4 - alls good to go - spoke to mark today ! they have a club round this weekend too if anyones coming through for a practice !

Chris

That's good that you managed to get in touch with someone. Is Mark going to be checking here for people asking about this round.

I need the person organising their round to get in touch with me, do they want anything on Facebook, SORC website, and a list of their handout transponders and colours so that I can get them in the database so we don't have delays on the day.

Would also be nice to have a better map of where the track is and possibly a contact number to be emailed out with the confirmations for the meeting.

Do they have power onsite for everyone to use, pit tents, BBK software (version ?), amb decoder type and connection. do they have wireless and can they share results live.

Is there an area for tents/gazeebos, is there toilets, food/juice.

As they are mainly a nitro club (I think), do they have a the recommended buckets of dry sand incase of a lipo problem.

What time do they intend to arrive and start setting up on the Sunday, will people be able to camp overnight from the Saturday.

A lot of questions, but as it's a new venue would be nice to have the facts.

cheers

Derek

Good to hear its still on after booking a hotel.

I am with Derek on this one, i am travelling a fair way for it as are others, and need a bit more than "round 4 is on".

Would be good to get Mark to stick up details and answer some questions.

Cheers
Ps whats the tyre of choice please :D

Dave.
I think the tyres of choice for 2wd will be yellow mini rear.
Yellow Stagger ribs or the new Low Profile Slim Cut Stagger on the front.
I would love to be running my Vega on this track.
2wd mid motor will be so fast!

Aye, you know your stuff Kenny.

No really.
I just copy and paste stuff from other forums.

Some things never change eh? :p

Sounds straightforward enough then cheers Kenny!
I havent bought or used the staggers yet, do they need to go on "slim wheels"? Dont want to be cutting wheels.

Get a set of the centro front wheels Dave.
They are slim and dont need any cutting.

Some people run them o er the full width Dave but I think they work better over a slim wheel with no insert. Cutting the wheel is easy, use curved body shell scissors and cut the inside rim off to leave just two ridges.

Hope this helps

Dave

No answers to the questions posed by Derek yet?

Are these guys for real? Cant believe nothing has been heard yet, it's a joke.

If nothing heard by Friday (and Aberdeen guys can get a hotel refund) i would ditch the round and try and run it elswhere or just drop it altogether. Dont want to turn up there and find out we are not racing.

Heard bad things about the BRCA National round they held too.

Dave

It's not looking good is it I was gonna book my hotel this week don't think I will bother.:thumbdown:

Let's have RND 4 at nora or falkirk???

Great :thumbdown:

I was being as patient as possible, but can the SORC organisers make some sort of call, this is a week on Sunday and it isnt going anywhere fast by the looks of it.

Like I said I am probably in a minority of having shelled out on a non-refundable room, its not going to break the bank, but its pretty irritating all the same. Folk need to make plans of some sort and uncertainty will definitely ensure that even if this goes ahead, the numbers are bound to be very low.

A shame TBH.

Luckily I havent booked anything yet, but since I might be coming down with the family in tow, the sooner the better. Otherwise, I might just forget about it.

Hi All

i will be in contact Westcoast Raceway, As soon i have contact number which should be today sometime, information to you all soon..

thanks,

Jim C

SORC Chairman

Round 4 Update

Right guys details:

1) Bring your own tent
2) Bring your own power
3) There is plenty of pit space
4) Toilets are still ????? So bring your own toilet paper (worst case)
5) Meeting will be run as per every other rounds time schedule (practice 8:30am - 9:30am, Drivers Briefing 9:45am & heat 1 start 10am (as long as no problems occur)

Also this will be run like any other Scottish Round so please stop BITCHING as to be quite honest it's becoming tiring. Be constructive & please use your common-sense.

I know people have plans to make etc but this round isn't until the 10th of June so there is still plenty of time to get things finalised.

Now Chris Mitchell will be bringing the are race equipment but in case the worst happens I will have Falkirk's equipment with me. In the case where I (FRCC) have to run this meeting then it will be Pt's ONLY so please pass that on.

Also if I have to run the meeting then all the race fees will go into the SORC bank account, if Ayr run it as mostly likely will be the case then race fees will go too them minus the £20 kitting payment too the SORC.

Now the reason things have been so quiet is because Chris is going through another extremely sad time as he has now lost his mother so give Chris/Ayr a break.

I will be getting in touch with Chris & will endeavour to answer questions

Derek with regards to Ayr's Rt handouts, we'll just treat them like Pt's. The number of people who use them is minimal but due to this it will be the racers responsibility to ensure their allocated handout remains charged. This is the best & easiest solution at this time

Round 4 will go ahead as planned!!!


Regards
John

Shit ...Im sorry to hear about Big Chris.

My regards.

Sorry to hear about Chris's mother, that is really sad.

As for bitching John, nobody is is bitching. People don't want to turn up and find nothing is happening which is a complete waste of time for everyone. And I haven't hear anyone having a go at Chris.
I was concerned because nobody had heard a word from the people who actually run Kilwinning club.

At least now we can look forward to it with no more bitching

I know Dave sorry just feels that way sometimes.

Toilet Update

There are toilet facilities at the track which are between the MotoX track & the RC track but please do bring a roll of bog roll with you as the MotoX apparently is very busy.

Don't want anyone caught short lol


Tyres

I've been informed as well that if the track is damp then like all astro becomes very grease/slippy. From experience shumacher green mini-spikes are the best tyre choice in these conditions.

When dry shumacher yellows will be the tyre or possibly cut down ballistic greens


Also remember the conditions will be the same for everyone & this is really a baptism of fire for west coast raceway so lets go there with an open mind