Racing Sunday 21st April....

[blue_pinky]

Hi All,

More outdoor racing fun on Sunday 21st April...this time we're having to try something a bit different.

We will now be sharing the days racing with the onroad club.

The decision to TRIAL this has been made by WORM and MMMRC collectively after careful consideration, which we all hope you'll understand.

Why?

The onroad club have have had to cancel their planned racing for this weekend and would like to reschedule, with collective calenders now very busy and full, the only convenient day for this realistically is on our day.

The question of whether the 2 sections can run together on the same day has come a few times already at committee meetings, and we've now got circumstances that mean we're going to test the theory, and see if we can make it work.

If it does, it potentially opens up opportunities for both sections to increase the use of the track and facilities, which can only be good for the club as a whole.

This will not come without compromise obviously, so we're looking for your support and understanding in trying this out on this occasion. If it does cause big problems for either section, then we'll call the experiment a failure, learn from it and not do it again. But the day will go ahead in full with the plans we are putting together to try and make sure the day runs smoothly.

We haven't decided on the running schedules as yet, but are already aware that a number of factors need consideration:

1) Pitting/Parking capacity. The onroad club typically only has 2 heats running on their club days. So space will not be an issue.

2) Noise. The onroad club is nitro racing, so we need to be prepared for either timing the day so our races don't overlap, thus extending the day, or accepting there is noise and running at the same time to keep our schedules our own.

We know the noise is not ideal, but it is what it is. The noise is part of it for nitro racers, as much as it's not for us! We need to be positive and open to ideas here for the good of the club.

We are discussing this with them currently, and are currently favouring and suggesting no overlapping racing if we can make the timings work...since there is likely to be only 2 heats of onroad, we're hopeful it will, so the day would run just like at Tiverton really...just with a bit more noise when the onroad cars are racing

That is all for now, we'll keep you posted on developments.

In the meantime, we know this could be a slightly contentious issue for some, so please keep the discussion positive, and remember we are only trying to do the best for the club and it's future!

I'm looking forward to getting out on track either way...last weekend was great fun!!!

[danharding]

Sounds fair enough to me, if it means that our scheduled Saturday meetings can be moved to Sundays I'm all for it.

[Danosborne6661]

In fairness, we tend to have a 10-15 minute gap between rounds anyway. We can use the onroads running as our gap, will just be a bit noiser

[Mowen208fly]

Sounds like a great idea and good to see the 2 sections working together

[jonathan may]

don't think noise is a big problem most people are used to the sound of nitro engines and it good fun watching the 1/8th cars doing about a 100mph down the straight lol

[blue_pinky]

Glad to hear your ok with combined meeting idea so far!

The long range forecast for Sunday is looking good...fingers crossed it stays that way :-)

Who's in?

Reckon I'll be good to run 2 & 4wd this week...heat numbers permitting!

[Mowen208fly]

Im in with 4wd

[Alan - South West RC]

Andy, are we still ok to bring the shop along? We know that Mike Manning sells RC stuff to the on-road guys and we just want to make sure we are not going to get there and be told we can't trade. Don't want any conflict and thought it best to get clarification

[Danosborne6661]

TRUCKERS; ASSEMBLE!

Sound's like we'll have time to run 2 classis, I'll be running my Stadium truck if we get a turn out of Short course trucks? I would of ran mine last time but I forgot it! Lets get all the truckers out

[SUGG]

I'm in 2wd!!

[CARB]

there could be a lot of 1/8 drivers there on both days as it is the 1/8 first national of 2013 the following weekend at Mendip, as the planned first round was cancelled at Wombwell earlier in the month.

[Danosborne6661]

BUMP for racing in the sun tomorrow

[blue_pinky]

BUMP indeed....RACING!!!!!!!!

[shaungooner]

Hi guys

Could you let me know the timings for the day and what tyres work, may pop down, have a choice between this or the Micro at COBRA so not sure what to do yet

Cheers

Shaun

[Dombrasky]

Hi Shaun
Booking in between 9 and 10:00 ish Racing normally starts between 10:30 and 11
and finishes around 4
tyres are Dboots Multibytes B compound or ballistic green in the damp
and schumacher yellow minispike\pin and cut staggers up front in the dry
Hopefully see you there

[shaungooner]

thanks Rick I may skip this week and get myself better prepared tyres wise as only have yellow mini pin rears at the moment

definitely want to come down though as the track looks awesome

Shaun

[blue_pinky]

Minipins actually work very well as well...although if you've got Huw's thumbs you'll eat them in a few runs!!!

We have a trackside shop too so all tyres etc available from them. Lookup South West RC and give them a call if you want to check stocks!

Timing for tomorrow will be tighter than normal as we have the onroad guys running as well...racing will be starting 10am prompt!

[Alan - South West RC]

Thanks for a great days racing yesterday and a big thanks to Rick in race control, top job as always

[Mowen208fly]

Originally Posted by Alan - South West RC

Thanks for a great days racing yesterday and a big thanks to Rick in race control, top job as always

Thanks Rick

[Danosborne6661]

Great meeting as always, avoided the rain ONCE AGAIN except that small amount that came down. Loved running my truck too, such a fun class, I think I'm going to have to get a proper Short Course and retire my T4 as a shelf queen.