New Off Road Track in Blog Style

[Maritime]

Dear All

I will post in this thread in a blog style to show
how the build of the new track is coming a long

Ian Knight

[Maritime]

On Saturday 29th January 2011
there was a meeting at Maritime Raceway to pick which room
was to be used for the new track

We had a choice of two rooms

Room one was a track size of 25m by 14m + pitting
Room two was a track size of 30m by 14m + pitting


Room two was picked

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The list below is a basic out line. full rule and detail will be posted nearer to the opening

Pit Size
70 to 80 Drivers
Tables, Chairs and Electric per pit area supplied

Track size
30m x 14m

Track Surface
Multi Carpet, Wood and Slippery

Club Night
Each Tuesday

Cost
£5

Classes
2WD
4WD
Short Course

Motor Limit
Open

Saturdays
When Maritime Racing is open on Saturdays the Off Road Venue will be open for practice (once the track is ready ):P

Cost
£5

Opening
10am till 6pm

Weekend Meetings
There will be Racing meetings / Championships arranged

The above is a basic out line and full rule and detail will be posted nearer to the opening

[Maritime]

The first work party at the venue was on Saturday 5th Feb



This picture is one of the track and pit area after the first sweep. As you can see in the middle of the picture twenty year of DUST (any one want to buy some real Historic Dust

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And after five hour of sweeping and hovering the results are

[Maritime]

The committee was going to buy in tables to use in the pits
But it has been decided to build the table so in keeping with the
Maritime Raceway style

Picture below of the pitting area at the touring track




So the boards and wood have been ordered

roll on the next stage
The club is busy at this time with Carpet Wars this coming weekend and the Off Road Wars meeting the week after.

As soon as there is any more to report I will keep you all poated