Bristol racing

[mrspeedy]

Looks like a perfect venue for RC ...... the South West is making a come back at last !!!

[jonathan may]

looking good can,t wait

[cornishboy176]

Originally Posted by mrspeedy

Looks like a perfect venue for RC ...... the South West is making a come back at last !!!

Its about time

[Alan - South West RC]

Plans are pitting downstairs and racing upstairs. The upstairs is big enough for a desent sized track and it's completely open with no columns or supports in the way. Also downstairs has power sockets everywhere for charging and the kitchen and toilets are downstairs.

The biggest issue we have at the moment is the astro turf. We are having trouble finding some thats cheap enough for us. We do have some rolls of carpet as a backup though if we can't get anything by the 1st.

Anyway keep an eye on the website as I will update with more pictures as we go

[Robocop]

Have you worked out how.much weight it will be, 10 men 1 ton roughly,so double that then astro turf ????

[blue_pinky]

Weight should be ok once it's up there and laid out...it'd be spread nicely over the area, my worry would be getting the astro up there, and moving it about once it's up there!

At anything up to a ton per roll...you'd use lifting equipment to deal with it ideally! Then many people to move it into place once it's in the right kind of area...it can be very heavy stuff...

I wonder if the carpet you have might be a better option if it's going to be upstairs? Though not quite the 'outdoors' feel your obviously going for, it might work out easier to deal with in general...look forward to seeing progress anyway

[mrspeedy]

Have u got an address for the site, l'm working just down the road and dying for a peek !!

[Alan - South West RC]

Need to get the address but its the unit on the oposite side of the road to the railway station in Yatton, used to be a garage called RPM and a forklift place before that. Rob's there from 3 and I should be there about 7 tonight.

http://binged.it/GHLpwK

I really hadn't given much thought to weight. Its a very well contructed mezanine as it used to have machines sat up there but astro might be to much. Maybe carpet is the answer

[blue_pinky]

I thought that too...the structure looks good...lots of beams...as I said before though...don't think the weight would be an issue once it's laid...it's just getting in to place that would be the fun bit! There aren't any old forklifts hiding away in there are there?

[jonathan may]

Any thoughts on what your going to call the track

[mrspeedy]

I'll pop along after I've had my tea then

Is it too early to bring a car

[Alan - South West RC]

Originally Posted by mrspeedy

I'll pop along after I've had my tea then

Is it too early to bring a car

Bit early unless you want to try the wooden floor out

Club will be Y.R.C.C. which is Yatton RC Car Club. Quite boring really but to the point. As for the venue I guess we could name the venue in the future, any ideas?

One thing to point out is that this is only a temporary thing. We can use it until it's sold which could takes months or even years. Or if we get enough interest and can give the owners enough rent every month they may keep it and let us carry on using it as I know that they would prefer to rent than sell.

[blue_pinky]

You guys seen this in the for sale section...

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96661

[mrspeedy]

Just been down to see the boys at South West RC at their new venue and all I can say is

What an awesome place, loads of space for pitting, plenty space for track, how does 26m straight grab you ??!!

With a bit of work I really think this will be an ace place to race

Can't wait !!

[jonathan may]

will be nice to have a indoor venue in the southwest again

[gixxer]

I for one would make the trip up from the anus of great britain (camborne) to race at an indoor off road track and would probably drag pollard, bennetts and a few others along too

[Alan - South West RC]

Posted an update on the Y.R.C.C. website.............

http://rc-racing.net/progress-so-far...a-new-sponsor/

[jonathan may]

count me in for the meeting on the 1st

[Alan - South West RC]

New thread started for for the club and the first meeting. See the following............

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97001

[blue_pinky]

So to compliment the Yatton club starting up...we can now officially present the Weston-super-Mare offering too!!!!

Thanks to swift work from Jimmy we have a club section now available for all our latest news...and WORM Racing in Weston-super-Mare is reborn

Suffice to say, with our proximity to Yatton we will do everything we can to work together and keep our races dates working with each other rather than against...exciting prospect though...we have an indoor venue for ALL weather, and hopefully ALL YEAR racing, plus an outdoor venue for when the weather plays nicely with us