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NE Regionals splitting???
Hi all,
After a long debate with a few other NE regional drivers we started talking about the rising costs in travelling to the various venues, I for one commented on the distance been greater to attend the NE regional series than going to the national championship.... So my question is this:--- With the ever increasing cost of fuel is it time that the three Northern NE clubs (Teesside, Jarrow and South shield/Durham.) spread there wings and go it alone, leaving York, Batley and Bury as a NE southeren division??? Please feel free to coment, good or bad, we're here to listen..... Jim |
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It wont work, i'll tell you now that bately will probably be the highest attended this year (in 2wd anyway) and if its not included in the series as with other clubs (mainly York) then the northern one wont be well attended enough, i know id go to the york, batley series even though im a teesside local, just race at teesside as non-regional.
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Last time I looked on a map Bury wasn't in the NE, surely that adds to the distance
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Rick,
Bury was part of the NE regional series last year, and was supposed to be part of it again this year, other than a oversite in dates..... It's closer to the lower half of the new region than any of the existing clubs...... Jim |
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It was only included last year to help it out coz it had low attendancies.
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Depends where your from, According to Google, York --> Jarrow is 80 miles, 1hr 44mins. York --> Bury is 69.5 miles, 1hr 26 mins
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So if you take it out thats 139 miles less to travel
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I'm not gonna comment on what clubs should be used or not. I can see where Jim is coming from with the current cost of traveling, but I would like to see us as one region (just with less traveling to save money). I'd also like to see a National in the NE
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Tom,
Agreed, prehaps another way to deal with this would be to make more round of the championship with fewer to count, eg, 8 rounds thats 2 at each venue and only 5 round to count to your overall score.... Jim |
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The cost of travel is crap i know that. For the York Regional we car shared to keep costs down. Do others not do this? I suppose it depends on how much you enjoy what you are doing or if you prefer to spend your money on Nationals etc. I agree with a National being held in the North East but do you mean Batley/York/Durham??
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I am not surprised this has come about. If this happens then i think that most of the NE lads(Northern) would still travel to the other more Southerly Regionals. I am also hoping that this is not an attempt to stick your fingers up to the Northern racers after what has went on and has been said on this Forum. I think that Regionals would be crippled up North if this happens. Im voting to keep it the same personally as i dont do Nationals but may have to next year if this happens.
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Hi all,
I think you've all got the wrong end of this post.... I am mearly trying to asertain (can't spell) what price you'd go to/travel, and weather you think that the price of fuel will have an adverse affect on the region as a whole... Therefore one concideration is to split the regions, please feel free to add any other ideas.... JIm |
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Quote:
Were would you southerners fit in Quote:
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Northerner's = Scotland Southerner's = North East |
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52.5mpg on cruise control with a boot full of kit go by a DIESEL if you all ready haven't
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im not fussed either way stay as is or split OR EVEN JUST A NORTH SERIES 7 regionals 6 to count but just 1 thought the racers up far north east say the clubs are small and would struggle well im thinking that jarrow and southsheilds was like 5 mins from each other wouldnt it be best to join the 2 clubs and have 1 massive club which will help in the efforts for a permanent track which u are trying to get
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