August 22nd - COBRA Cardiff - Electric 10th only

[DCM]

Booking in will close at 11pm tonight, any other entries will be on the morning and will be put in the bottom heats

Timetable for Sunday

Booking in from 8:30 to 9:15
Practice from 9:00 to 9:40, max 10 at a time, 3min time intervals, you practice you marshall, the club WILL NOT provide marshalls.
Drivers Briefing at 9:45
First heat on the line at 10:00am

All going well, we should be finished no later than 16:00

OK guys, I can confirm that COBRA will now be putting on a regional.

We have decided to keep the entry fee as per Caldicot, £10 first car, £5 for second, half price for children!

Entries to be sent to cobra.entries@virginmedia.com Please include

Per Car

Name
BRCA Number
PT Number
Crystal
Grading (if you have not competed in the WRCA)
Club

Once I have your entry, I shall send a confirmation reply back.

There will be food available on the day, Vanessa will have her cooker out, there will be hot food and snacks (so thats Reg and Steve happy!!), cans and maybe coffee to!!

Track will now also be on the main field, so another old skool grass track.

Directions

closest post code to the track is CF14 4EP

for google maps put in 51.509597, -3.187848

Otherwise, follow signs for University of Wales Hospital, Heath, drive through the hospital grounds, till you get to the traffic lights on Allensbank Road, turn left, then left again onto King George V drive, right at small roundabout, then you will see the park entrace about 300 yards ahead, on the left. Turn in there, drive to opposite side of carpark.
More details to come.

2WD Entries
Spencer Farley
Jamie Thomas
Tom Cholde
Carl Morgan
Dave Gooding
Owen Gooding
Tom Graham
Richard Whitcombe
Brian Ali
Ky Smith
Clive Apperley
Dean Morgan
Mike Baldwin
James Davies
Matt 'Dyna' Lovett
Clive Bennet
Anthony West

4WD Entris
Steve Curtis-Rich
Spencer Farley
Jamie Thomas
Ian Tomlinson
Steve 'the racing god' Axon
Chris 'Reg' Reardon
Owen Gooding
Chris Cox
Tom Graham
Mathew Williams
James Mags
Simon Hurds
Andy Nancollis
Mike Baldwin
Roy Davies

SC10
Tom Graham

New News

It looks like the council have given us permission for camping on the Saturday night, no raves or loud noise, but if all goes well, it should be good for next year too.

Ken Graham is going to be building the rostrum for us.

[Dyna]

Good on you & COBRA Steve

Talk about leaving it to the last minute though

So is this an addition to the WRCA Regional calender or is it replacing another round ?

[axeman]

I hope this doesn't cancel your other round you held at talywain!!!!

sounds good though!!!!!!

put me name down!!!

[DCM]

We never held a round at Talywain under the COBRA banner? I thought that was just Rd1?

Anyhows, any update will go in the first post!!

[FARLEY]

Should be a good day lets hope the weather is good to us

[Balders]

Good work!

I'm free for that date too, count me in as well...

I'll book in proper when it opens..

Mike

[Pops]

Count us in steve.. any cobra this weekend?

[Roy]

Originally Posted by Pops

Count us in steve.. any cobra this weekend?

Yes there is racing this weekend

All proposed dates are available on "Race Dates" on the COBRA Website http://www.swmcrc.co.uk/

[Pops]

Originally Posted by Roy

Yes there is racing this weekend

All proposed dates are available on "Race Dates" on the COBRA Website http://www.swmcrc.co.uk/

Thanks Roy

[Ian F]

All the post seem to have been altered, I also remember the post stating talywain was holding the cobra round, please correct me if I am wrong but I don't think I am

[ant west 71]

DAM, cant make the 22nd at cobra. welsh dub fest is on at margam park, promised the kids id take um camping there. very gutted.

[axeman]

Cobra I feel you have a lot to do if you believe you are ready for regional meeting..

Please take this as constructive comments

Your track is way too rough to have a decent class of racing on it. You need to sort an alternate venue or do some work on the track.

Your race controller needs to pay more attention to what is going on on the track.. ie people still on the main streight putting cars down when the race is starting, Marshells still putting there cells on charge and not at track side, Races being held for the selective few racers to get ready.

Your layout had much to be desired with no marshells on the in-field, and when a car rolled in there no-one knew who's responsibility it was to marshell that car.... result was too much time was wasted....

I have been involved now with three clubs getting ready for a WRCA round and a lot of effort was put in, into making those days a great success,

I can only hope Cobra can do the same... and again please take these comments as constructive..

[chris (reg) reardon]

dont think track up to wrca standards !! marshaling is an issue to b looked at but over all not bad club racing track had great day

[DCM]

Originally Posted by axeman

Cobra I feel you have a lot to do if you believe you are ready for regional meeting..

Please take this as constructive comments

Your track is way too rough to have a decent class of racing on it. You need to sort an alternate venue or do some work on the track.

Your race controller needs to pay more attention to what is going on on the track.. ie people still on the main streight putting cars down when the race is starting, Marshells still putting there cells on charge and not at track side, Races being held for the selective few racers to get ready.

Your layout had much to be desired with no marshells on the in-field, and when a car rolled in there no-one knew who's responsibility it was to marshell that car.... result was too much time was wasted....

I have been involved now with three clubs getting ready for a WRCA round and a lot of effort was put in, into making those days a great success,

I can only hope Cobra can do the same... and again please take these comments as constructive..

Your observations are mostly correct. So, lets put some things at ease.

For the WRCA, the computer will be put on automatic and this is how it will go.

If your car is not ready, and you will have plenty of warning, once the race starts, the track is closed.
If you are not out to Marshall at the start of the 10s countdown, you WILL get a penalty.
If you have interference, the race will be paused for a short while, if your on the wrong crystal, then the timer will be restarted.

Track, now we are going to find out about using the field the other side of the hedge, if so, none of the track issue's will remain, but that is to be confirmed (we are asking tomorrow).

Current track, the issue was the layout today, with using that straight, it is a no go, so this is what will be done to work around the ruts.

1) Straight will be laid on the carpark, before you all moan, we have carpet that we are bringing from our container, and a transponder bridge to. The straight will also be staged back away from the kerbing so you will have a clear line of site of the cars.
2) the track will be laid to take into consideration the current ruts.
3) Some of the club will be down to try and remove some of the worst issue's and the track will be set out to either avoid them, or so they aren't an issue, or even used to punish taking a wide apex (for you racing gods )
4) track design will also take into consideration the ability for marshalls to get to and retrieve a car.

Any other questions guys?

[chris.c]

Steve
When does booking in open?
Count me in!

Cheers
Chris.c

[Pops]

Drop me a pm when your ready and team dad will be there to help set up etc

[DCM]

First post updated with details

Entries to be sent to cobra.entries@virginmedia.com Please include

Per Car

Name
BRCA Number
PT Number
Crystal
Grading (if you have not competed in the WRCA)
Club

Once I have your entry, I shall send a confirmation reply back.

There will be food available on the day, Vanessa will have her cooker out, there will be hot food and snacks (so thats Reg and Steve happy!!), cans and maybe coffee to!!


More details to come.

[DCM]

We have been given permission from the Park Dept to use the large field the other side of the trees, so a nice big track will be laid!!

[JACKOR33]

Any news on the track steve?
Who is going to be race controller on the day?
Am soo gutted i can't make this meet!

[DCM]

Track will be on the main field, a rostrum is being assessed and for my sins, I am Race Director for the day