BRCA SE 1:10 Off-Road Regional Calendar 2009

brookie · #1 15-03-2009

Dear All,

Following the Regional meeting, discussions and subsequent feedback from WKRCC (West Kent Radio Car Club, http://www.wkrcc.co.uk/), FORCC (Faversham Off-Road Car Club, http://www.forcc.co.uk/), KMRC (Kent Model Rallycross Club, http://www.kmrc.co.uk/) and EPR (Eden Park Raceway,
http://www.edenparkraceway.com/) please see finalised BRCA SE 1:10 Off-Road Regional calendar for 2009.

2WD
03 May 2009 EPR
05 July 2009 WKRCC
12 July 2009 FORCC
26 July 2009 EPR

4WD
19 April 2009 EPR
17 May 2009 FORCC
07 June 2009 EPR
23 August 2009 WKRCC

As some of you may know, subsequent to our Regional meeting on Tuesday 17 February 2009, the representatives of KMRC came back to the Region and unfortunately confirmed that, due to their already heavy schedule of 1:8 scale Rallycross meetings, they could only accommodate ONE 1:10 electric Regional event on 23 August and suggested that one of the others clubs in the Region may be able to accommodate another date.

Following lengthy enquiries and discussions all the above clubs have confirmed that they WOULD NOT be able to accommodate an additional round over and above what they have already committed themselves to and would not be in favour of 4 rounds of one class and 5 of the other.

It has been agreed that we will, therefore, revert to last year’s format of 4 rounds of each class with 3 to count towards Championship positions.

It has been respectfully suggested to KMRC that they get themselves prepared, potentially, for 2010 by running some 1:10 electric meetings or test days on their facility so that they can both gauge the expectations required of a 1:10 buggy and also to work out a selection of recommend tyres.
Obviously if any such meetings are arranged I will pass on any details, to my SE mailing group, that they may furnish me with.

Here's looking forward to another exciting new season with an increasing number of competitors of all ages and abilities, as always everybody's welcome!

Steven Brooke
BRCA 1:10 Off-road Section South East Regional Representative
Eden Park Raceway (Secretary)

PS Also keep checking the popular forums (and your mails!) for some exciting events outside of the Regional series in the South East.

WKRCC are already talking about potentially holding some Open/Practice Days earlier in the season before their Regionals.
FORCC will be participating in some local community events, the details of which they have promised to let me know so that others can possibly get involved.
And very soon EPR will be hosting the inaugural EPR SE GP on Sunday 22 March 2009 (with classes for 2WD, 4WD, 4WD Stock and 2WD Trucks, if enough interest permits).
And even more excitingly will be hosting Round 3 of the BRCA 1:10 Off-road National Series on the weekend of 20/21 June 2009, so even if you're not racing at this event you've got the opportunity to come and see how the best drivers in the country handle the challenges that EPR has to offer!

brookie · #2 11-04-2009

As I recently explained to 3975dave there was a BRCA 1:10 off-road committee meeting earlier in the week (from which, incidentally, your local reps returned home at after 1:00AM and after 2:00AM respectfully!) so thought it best to await the outcome of that before updating these posts.

BRCA Membership.
All clubs and all drivers should be fully aware but, just to re-iterate, drivers can not score BRCA SE Regional Championship points unless they are in possession of current 2009 BRCA Membership, which can be attained either through their parent club or direct with the BRCA. Full details are available at:http://www.brca.org/ and click on 'Join'

Also BRCA Membership forms should be made available to ALL drivers on the day!

Drivers 'NEW' to the sport do have a 3 race rule, whereby than can race, for a short time (at BRCA sanctioned events!), without joining the BRCA but we would actively encourage ALL drivers to seek membership as soon as possible.

Regional Championships, points scoring system.
Championship points for the 2009 season will be awarded for both final overall Qualifying position and final overall Final position. With 100 points being awarded for the TQ driver, points being awarded downwards below them. Then the winner of the A Final will be awarded 100 points, with points being allocated downwards on subsequent finishing positions. The winner of each Championship will be the driver that has the best '3 from 4' overall score, that is of the four rounds of each class, your best three scores will go towards your overall Championship position and also your 2010 Formula.

Heat Listings, Seeding & Formulas.
With, what appears to be, so many new drivers and returnee drivers coming back to 1:10 off-road in this Region the heat listings for the first SE Regional (4WD @ EPR, Sunday 19 April 2009) will, as per usual, be based on several criteria: BRCA Formula; 2008 SE Regional Championship finishing position and known ability. The EPR team have all of this data available to them currently and are continuing to build their database. Obvioulsy this will be subject to careful consideration on the day. Subsequent rounds will also take into consdieration drivers current 2009 Championship positions.

New Junior Classes.
For the 2009 season there will now be two separate Junior classes competing within the main body of both the two and four wheel drive Regional Championships. They are Under 13, that is under the age of 13 as of 01 January 2009 and Under 16, that is under the age of 16 as of 01 January 2009. The top three of each Junior category (U13 and U16) will be presented with an award for their efforts on the day of EACH Regional round, with trophies and perpetual shields being awarded in relation to the final Championship positions.
It will be the responsibility of all participating clubs to inform me of the respective ages of drivers wanting to compete in both classes.
It was agreed that ALL Juniors (both U13 and U16) will race for FREE at ALL BRCA SE Regional Championship rounds during 2009.

2008 Junior Championship Trophy presentation.
This will take place, subject to the majority of individuals being present, at the first round of this years Champonship, EPR next Sunday, 19 April 2009.

Open Class.
It was not discussed at our most recent meeting but clubs should, as in previous years, be prepared to include an ''Open Class' for the category of vehicle that was not competing for points on the day, i.e. 4WD Regional @ ???, 2WD Open Class.

Truck Class.
There have also been some enquiries about 2WD Electric Stadium Truck racing within the Region, it has been suggested that this be adopted at ALL 2WD (the natural partner to Stadium Trucks) Regional events should there be enough trucks to make up at least one heat. Unfortunately we can not run mixed heats as these vehicles could have an effect on other drivers qualifying and subsequent final positions.

BRCA 1:10 Off-road End of Season Finals.
Yes we know the season hasn't even started yet but as before drivers should be thinking about the BRCA 1:10 Off-road End of Season Finals, these are aimed specifically at the lower Formulas, Juniors and Veterans. Dates and venues are detailed on the BRCA off-road calendar and should drivers require more details, these and entry forms will be available throughout the season. If you're interested but want to know more, please just ask!

Phew! Hopefully that's everything to date!
Once again I get the impression that a lot of drivers are looking forward to another exciting new season with an increasing number of competitors of all ages and abilities, as always everybody's welcome!

Steven Brooke
BRCA 1:10 Off-road Section South East Regional Representative

brookie · #3 12-04-2009

Check out:

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...755#post228755

Grammar and additional content added! That's the trouble with running parallel threads!