north west regional barrow in furness

jampat2004 · #1 21-04-2013

thanks to the furness car club for trying there very best to run the first north west regional, but as usual the unpredictable british weather ruined what should have been a great meeting.
shame after the majority vote we could nt carry on for maybe another round or gone straight into the finals, but cant argue with stewards decisions at the end of the day if they feel health and safety issues come into play.
thanks guys roll on to the next one, lets hope its a dry one.

losichris · #2 21-04-2013

Thought it was a little too early to call it off. We knew the conditions were going to be tricky with marshalling, so maybe a brief to add more in each heat may have worked, and warning drivers that if you crash dont expect a rapid turnover.
People who did run already got stuff mucky and were prepared to slog it out.
This means if you didnt get a good run in the 2 rounds then the whole day/journey was a waste of time and effort.
But thanks to the Barrow lads for trying, real shame rain stopped play.

tinnylad · #3 21-04-2013

The weather turned really nice after we packed up! Shame really. Hope everyone enjoyed the racing they did manage to get in

Swell · #4 21-04-2013

but cant argue with stewards decisions at the end of the day if they feel health and safety issues come into play.

Makes me laugh tyres for all conditions, but poorly equiped (shod) adluts and predicted weather ruin the day........

Health and safety normaly has a protcol regarding the enviornment and the task in hand risks are assessed and provisions made.......

Had a good do cheers to everyone for putting it on i do appriceate your efforts

NeilRalph77 · #5 21-04-2013

Yeh good effort Barrow! better weather next time! shame some people going after round one upset the marshalling in round two, but that's not a reflection on the club, still a very good attempt in less than ideal conditions

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danDanEFC · #6 21-04-2013

Great track guys.

I was rubbish all day but still had a good time.

Roll on the next round with me starting at the back

andy110m · #7 21-04-2013

I agree, I think it was called off too early. A briefing to say be careful would have been better and I can't help feel it was a done deal to fininsh even before we had the drivers vote. Why ask the drivers when it has to go to a BRCA vote anyway?

As has been said, people turn up with wearing trainers with no provision for wet weather footwear, but I bet they all had some wet tyres in the box.

All of this is no reflection on the good job the club did, in what were difficult conditions but as we'd all settled in to the conditions it would've been good to finish the meeting.

Spencer Mulcahy · #8 21-04-2013

Thanks barrow club for the meeting but the weather won again. I will not risk myself (marshalling) and my very expensive equipment (racing) so it was a good decision to abandon. I will be last in the meeting due to not running my second round and having a mare in the first, out of the five rounds how many will count for your F grade?

Swell · #9 21-04-2013

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Spencer Mulcahy · #10 21-04-2013

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Originally Posted by Spencer Mulcahy

Thanks barrow club for the meeting but the weather won again. I will not risk myself (marshalling) and my very expensive equipment (racing) so it was a good decision to abandon. I will be last in the meeting due to not running my second round and having a mare in the first, out of the five rounds how many will count for your F grade?

Found it its three but I can only do three rounds this years and one was today oh well.

Pitman Ed · #11 22-04-2013

As usual, a full range of views. So no matter what the committee decided, some people would have moaned. Having a general vote to understand the preference of the majority is a good thing - but if it is still felt unsafe to continue, that's a responsible decision we have to accept.

Regarding racing in those conditions on a grass track and a few people complaining- it's the same for everyone - it's outdoor off road in England - we have to race the conditions!

Thanks to all who assisted in making the day possible - there's no racing without organisers and workers.

The question how many events count toward your F grade, from memory it should be half plus ons, rounded down, meaning 3.5 rounded down to 3 (from the 5 events). So those who cried of because of weather can drop Barrow and another, and still have 3 to count.

Thanks again to the Barrow club.

jameswilkinson7 · #12 22-04-2013

Really sorry I had to miss this one, what with the dates clashing with the very popular oOple series... I've got a lovely tan from 2 days racing in the hot sun down at Stotfold.

Jamie B4 · #13 22-04-2013

Haven't we already lost LDA plus a rained off barrow so does that mean we only have 3 rounds left to count - southport, bury and stoke would it not be better to try an fit in an additional round somewhere or adjust for 2 to count

Spencer Mulcahy · #14 22-04-2013

Don't think that would happen but it would help me no end.

Pitman Ed · #15 22-04-2013

It is not a "rained off Barrow!" It is a BRCA sanctioned event and as 2 rounds were completed, the result stands. You can drop Barrow and one more and still get your F grade.

johnnygibbon · #16 22-04-2013

I thought the barrow lads were great guys and really welcoming and layed out a nice big flowing track, I hope to return in nicer weather sometime
Shame we couldn't continue racing but we are racing the north west regionals !
So remember blue tac lazy goo wd 40 wellies raincoats tranny muffs and a sealed shell for the rest of em
If we all come equipped there's less chance of getting cancelled I suppose
But racing electric cars in the rain is never gonna be that popular
Thanks to all who ran it and helped
And at least we got a score - not a wasted day if your chasing an f grade

TonyM · #17 22-04-2013

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Originally Posted by Jamie B4

Haven't we already lost LDA plus a rained off barrow so does that mean we only have 3 rounds left to count - southport, bury and stoke would it not be better to try an fit in an additional round somewhere or adjust for 2 to count

4 left with South Lakes.

MatJohnson · #18 22-04-2013

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Originally Posted by Jamie B4

Haven't we already lost LDA plus a rained off barrow so does that mean we only have 3 rounds left to count - southport, bury and stoke would it not be better to try an fit in an additional round somewhere or adjust for 2 to count

Your missing south lakes in that list.

When LDA was in, it was 4 from 6, then they stopped so it went to 3 from 5

adprim · #19 22-04-2013

so when will we know the results????

tony12795 · #20 22-04-2013

Well done Barrow I feel you did the best job possible with the weather as it was. Things maybe to think about for next year, Ink for the printer, grass events should be run in the middle of summer (to give us the best weather advantage) and the top car park should be closed when we were racing. Running the track the opposite way round for 2wd and 4wd was a good idea and tracks this can be done at should follow suit.

What happened to my missed laps - I am sure I got a 14 lapper!!!

On a series not if you were missed the odd lap this can be worked out but if you were missed lots of laps I don’t see how you can just add these in. Also did these cars start counting on their first lap? The results should show what laps were added as on the day there was no paper work.

IMO We should have controlled tyres like all the large events and to save costs

Tony