2012 EofE regionals

[TEMsport]

What tracks in the east wil be holding regionals next year, is there any new tracks?

[jcb]

At the present time I don't believe there are any plans in place for a series next year, based on what was discussed at the AGM.

With regards to tracks there are the following in the region, all of which run a club series:

Mid Essex Remote Car Club - Braxted
Colchester Model Car Club
Coastal Model Car Club - Ipswich
Norfolk Buggy Club - Norwich

There is also talk that the former club of ARC may have a 1/10th track ready, which won't be far from the Colchester Club and a club at Boughton close to Downham Market could also have a track ready for 2012.

However things could change over the winter break so just keep an eye out.

[TEMsport]

Oh right that would be a terrible shame if our Region didn't hold a series, especially as clubs are building new tracks! Colchester now has a permanent layout with proper jumps and a banked hairpin.

[B4 Sloth]

Originally Posted by TEMsport

Colchester now has a permanent layout with proper jumps and a banked hairpin.

Now this i did not know. Good newsHow many are racing off road and will this continue throughout the winter?

Any pics of the track, raced for one rnd of 2011 series and thought it was a great track.

[TEMsport]

Well the Colchester track layout has only been down a week or two but we have been preparing the surface for about a month before, the club is mainly on road although now we have a permanent track hopefully it will encourage drivers to run on and off road

[jcb]

That sounds promising for the club and may help to boost the regional side of things in the long term.

It might be worth looking into sorting out a regional series in the new year. However the support needs to be there from clubs and racers, which it clearly wasn't at the AGM that was held to discuss 2012 and appoint a new Rep. Only four people turned up, representing just two of the clubs in the region, which meant that nothing got resolved.

Should clubs and racers want a regional series in 2012 I suggest relevant communication starts ASAP!