MEOR 2wd RD2 - West Brigford Regional 7th June - Prov Heat Listing

[tak racing]

Heat list for the MEOR 2wd RD2 as below.

2 Open heats, one for each class.

1 reserve heat then the booked heats.

List is subject to change.

http://www.j1mbo.f9.co.uk/meor/meor2009_rd3.pdf (http://www.j1mbo.f9.co.uk/meor/meor2009_rd3.pdf)

Thanks

[RSharpy]

Am unable to make it to this round Jim, if you could pull me out please mate. Cheers.

[Wraggy]

Am unable to make it to this round Jim, if you could pull me out please mate. Cheers.
same here Jim i cant make this meeting anymore im afraid

[telboy]

I can make it!! :thumbsup:
:woot:

Thats 2 down.:D

[tak racing]

Thanks Richard & Paul, hope to see you soon.

List updated 2230 04th june

[telboy]

Arse!, looks like its gonna be wet on sunday.:thumbdown:

[blitzboy]

woop woop , lmao been dying for a wet race weekend for ages :thumbsup:

[carter_213]

Bugger! I havent done this bumpy racing in the wet yet! LOL carnt imagine its much fun with a 2wd!

[blitzboy]

now that where your wrong carter it s a hoot buddy , big spike and loads of mud sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttttttt :thumbsup:

[carter_213]

I want bother with that rebuild i was going to do tonight then! :)

[blitzboy]

na save it till next week mate , rag the back off it in the mud and rain ,

do you remember what mud is , its the bit under the grass and its not tarmac mate heheheheheehehehe ,,, where my grass flaps gone , any one need any grass flaps come and see me :thumbsup:

[carter_213]

I dont think ive had mud on my car ever! Thats quite bad isnt it! It sounds a laff anyway! Cya sunday!

[dbizzle5]

its not that much of laugh when you get home and realise you have to fully strip and rebuild your car....and your speedos blown! I hate the god dam rain!:mad::mad::thumbdown:

[blitzboy]

http://www.customblitz.co.uk/uploads/7/1/6/3/716316/5800142.jpg

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this is what it ll be if it get really bad mate

[carter_213]

We could just get drunk Dan lol

[blitzboy]

its not that much of laugh when you get home and realise you have to fully strip and rebuild your car....and your speedos blown! I hate the god dam rain!:mad::mad::thumbdown:

you need gt 85 and lots of blue tack mate , and some grass flaps dude ,, remember holbeach last year when i diked my b4 , im still using that speedo now and the car even sank :thumbsup:

[carter_213]

I hear 'team toe out' are making some painted grass flaps? Ill be running them at the weeekend as a full toe out factory driver :)

[blitzboy]

hahahahaha might want to go toe in carter its better from behind lmao :thumbsup:

[telboy]

I've got sod all tyres for the wet. :(

I've got some BB greens but think the long spikes work better. :(

Bugger.

[blitzboy]

i ve got a spare set of schumy greens buddy if your desperate bb greens would be a sarter for me though

[RSharpy]

Open tyre rule lads :o Looks like our Dave will be scoring high points at this one, no doubt he'll have his CAT spikes at the ready, yes you know the ones! The ones he ran at Holbeach last year :lol:

[shark]

Looking at the weather I think paddles might be the only option :woot:

[sime46]

If its pi###ng down I think I'm gonna give it a miss. Not a fan of standing in the rain all day only to get home and fully rebuild the car before bedtime. Not funny.:( I've been looking forward to racing all week tho so maybe some blu-tak and wd40 may save the day. Just need an umbrella girl to follow me around all day!:thumbsup:

[telboy]

I've got the umbrella!!:lol:

[deepdale11]

yeah, we should pay some young ladies to come and hold umbrella up for us all...lol

[sime46]

Not being funny Tel....but I had something a little more feminine in mind. Sorry.:thumbsup:

[captain-codpiece]

So what is the general theme for waterproofing cars then?

[blitzboy]

blue tak and gt85 for me never let me down

[antnee]

Bluetac, ballons, bluetac, grease, blue tac, cable ties

Ballons are great though, make sure you have some good double-sided tape too

[telboy]

I'm not a big fan of balloons. They creat condensation and therefor you still end up with water on the elec's.
I blew a receiver at london like this once, and have never use 'em since.

I just use blutak.
Some people use a silicone based putty too.

[captain-codpiece]

Hmmmm ok. Sorry for sounding dense but whereabouts do you strategically place the blu tac? Somebody should invent a massive rubber sock that goes over the entire car, except the wishbones and wheels. Like a giant condom on wheels.

[bigred5765]

blue tak goes over the sensor wire on speedo and motor,and there is a big rubber sock that can be used over the speedo its called a balloon,lol

[Jamesy]

Hi Mid-East peeps....

The Mid-West regional for tomorrow has been cancelled. Is it possible for a few of us to book in on the day and race in the non-points scoring heats?

[telboy]

Not sure how the spare heats work. So wouldn't know.
Jim will have to let you know.

Attention all!
I'm on the cadge again for power. :) I doubt I'll be there early enough to bag some of the power from the club house, so If anyoune has a spare socket going from a genny or similar then it would be very much appreciated. :)

I have a 50m extension, so don't have to sit with you if you don't like me.:woot:

[dbizzle5]

Hi Mid-East peeps....

The Mid-West regional for tomorrow has been cancelled. Is it possible for a few of us to book in on the day and race in the non-points scoring heats?


Im sure it is. There are open heats catered for and there are only 2 in the 4wd open heat so far and none in the 2wd so I would say yes.

[captain-codpiece]

It hasn't rained for the last 4 hours here, so fingers crossed for tomorrow.

[carter_213]

Im 10 minutes from the track and it hasnt rained here all day :) Im not holding my breath tho!

[blitzboy]

Not sure how the spare heats work. So wouldn't know.
Jim will have to let you know.

Attention all!
I'm on the cadge again for power. :) I doubt I'll be there early enough to bag some of the power from the club house, so If anyoune has a spare socket going from a genny or similar then it would be very much appreciated. :)

I have a 50m extension, so don't have to sit with you if you don't like me.:woot:

plenty of spare power on my genny buddy ill save you a socket

[tak racing]

Unfortunately todays regional at West Brigford was cancelled.

I would like to express my thanks to the West Brigford crew who managed to find another, very good venue in such a short time and built what looked to be a cracking track, shame the weather wasn't with us.

I hope you guy's can try and retian the venue and we get to run the meeting later this year.

Oh and the bacon butties were well worth the journey :D :D :D

I've emailed some dates to Rob Jaques and I'm waiting to hear back from him.

Thanks

[telboy]

Shame about the weathewr though.

Could we not just have open practice for half an hour when the weather forcast is a bit dodgy? Then we might at least get some racing in before the rain hits?

Shame we couldn't start earlier (obviously appreciate the residential situation) that way we could have got 2 rounds in before the rain. :(

Thanks to Rob etc. for the work they put in though.:)

[captain-codpiece]

I came to two conclusions today....

1) inner tubes from bikes work great as waterproof socks for electrics

2) Denim jeans in the rain actually double your body weight.


Track was great, venue is excellent, had great fun in the practice we got in. I'm looking forward to the rescheduled round!

[blitzboy]

I've got the umbrella!!:lol:

yer that umbrella came in handy tell , shame about your table and chair mate ,,,, see ya soon buddy

[telboy]

Haha, Can't beleive I came out to a race meeting without them!!!

At least I had the shelter though. :)

[Garry]

Track was great, venue is excellent, had great fun in the practice we got in. I'm looking forward to the rescheduled round!

Ditto, it was my first ever drive of a 2WD buggy on grass (baptism of fire I think!), and a 10.5 wasn't sooooo silly slow apart from the back straight. :lol:

Really looking forwards to the next meeting though. Shame the weather didn't play ball.

[nottmboy]

really disappointed the regional was canceled yesterday
didn't realize offroaders were such a bunch of nancy boys:lol:

on a more serious note i really hope this round isn't rescheduled!
it will be so unfair to anybody willing to run yesterday and not able to make another date!
our region has been planned since the 22nd jan
and so therefore has my racing calender, along with other broxtowe commitments, weekends away and summer holidays.
i cannot just pluck a spare weekend from fresh air

im not aware of the region having its own set of rules
(may be something to discuss ?)
so i would we would use the brca 1/10th rules which states that if canceled an event will not be rerun

cheers andy

[RSharpy]

I'm all for re-running it but I can see your point Andy, the rule book states-

19.3 At abandoned events where less than two rounds of qualifying have been completed, the event will be declared null and void and no results declared. Such events will not be re-scheduled and any relevant championship qualification will be reduced accordingly i.e. if there were four rounds to count from six, then one abandoned event would mean there are three rounds to count from five, etc.

Am assuming this is for Regionals and Nationals and not just Nationals? :confused:

[dbizzle5]

Just nationals kid I think. There is a discussion about it in the mid west forum as there regional was cancelled aswell.

Personally I agree with Andy and hope that it isnt rescheduled. We should just run a best 2 from 3 series as adding another date is going to cause problems for some.

[telboy]

Personally though, I think we could have got at least 2 rounds in yesterday, if we hadn't hung around so long. I went out for a run seeing as I'd charged a pack up, just before the heavy stuff fell from the sky and everone went home, and the track wasn't too bad.
With only 40 drivers there we could have got a quick two rounds in and at least got some times up and points on the board.
When weather like that is forcast, can we just not get straight onto racing as soon as the booking in is over? It was only a flat grass track, not that much setting up needed.

With venues like that, it could be that racers are reccomended to charge packs up the night before, so that racing can get underway earlier. Then when 9/10 oclock comes round people can start their gennys without disturbing the locals.

Just a sudgestion?:D

[RSharpy]

Just nationals kid I think. There is a discussion about it in the mid west forum as there regional was cancelled aswell.

Personally I agree with Andy and hope that it isnt rescheduled. We should just run a best 2 from 3 series as adding another date is going to cause problems for some.Yep have read the thread but it doesn't state just National events :confused:

Either way Bizzle baby i'm onto a winner with me not being able to make it yesterday :p

[dbizzle5]

I know you lucky git! Thats why Im happy for 2 out of 3 cos Ive already got 1 in the bag!!!:p

[RSharpy]

I know you lucky git! Thats why Im happy for 2 out of 3 cos Ive already got 1 in the bag!!!:pIf it's any consulation I didn't half get wet whilst chomping on a stick of rock and riding a donkey on Skegness beech :p

[Wraggy]

Either way Bizzle baby i'm onto a winner with me not being able to make it yesterday :p
and not just you:thumbsup:,
im having to drop the last round of each due to the fact it clashes with the Euro's and that shouldnt really have been done either! But you put up with things ,if i get the chance i will be voting for it to be rescheduled.

[The Doctor]

It was only a flat grass track, not that much setting up needed.

With venues like that, it could be that racers are reccomended to charge packs up the night before, so that racing can get underway earlier. Then when 9/10 oclock comes round people can start their gennys without disturbing the locals.

Just a sudgestion?:D

It's a fair suggestion, but as one of the main organisers of the WBMCC regional yesterday I can tell you that setting "only a flat grass track" up in the pouring rain took us more than 2 hours, excluding transferring all the equipment from our usual venue & back again. We did not get home until gone 1pmyesterday, very soggy and very disappointed that the weather had forced us to abandon the event.

I'm not sure I would have wanted to get up any earlier than 5.30am to do that, and even if we had I'm not sure we'd have had all the help from our club members that braved the weather yesterday.

I'm not wanting to be funny here, but just think about what you're saying; we put a LOT of effort in for that event, including finding a new venue at short notice and were extremely disappointed how it turned out.

Hopefully the remaining rounds will be sunny & dry.

Cheers,
Paul.

[telboy]

Hi Paul,
By no means was I saying that the track was rubbish or anything like that. I really do appreciate the amount of work that goes into it, I've run clubs before. :) The bit about the 'flat grass track' was a reference to the fact that there shouldn't be too much to alter on the set-up from previouse races. therefor practice isn't majorly 'as important' when time is against us with the weather.
I'm merely putting a sudgestion forward, that when the weather forcast is bad that we all try to get things moving as soon as possible before the weather closes in. At least this way the competitors that do turn up can get some running in.
I also appreciate the problems with noise and the residents, which is why I mentioned the pre-charge cells.

Like I said, it was only a sudgestion.;):D

[CharlieF]

Hi Richard and All.
Having now got home and everything dried out I have had the chance to check the rule book with regards to cancelled Regional events.

Rule 19.3 as you point out is the one which is relevant and it does impact both National and Regional Sanctioned events (i.e. it is not listed in Rule 2.2 as being allowed to be "varied" by Regions).

Accordingly, rescheduling is not an option and therefore 2 results from three events will decide the Regional Championship.

Regards
Charlie Fraser
Sec. BRCA 1/10th Off-Road Section.

[antnee]

Hi Paul,
By no means was I saying that the track was rubbish or anything like that. I really do appreciate the amount of work that goes into it, I've run clubs before. :) The bit about the 'flat grass track' was a reference to the fact that there shouldn't be too much to alter on the set-up from previouse races.

Do you know that EVERYTHING had to be set up in the morning? the site isn't secure, so nothing can be setup the day before or whenever like at the school

[shark]

I think Tel means car set up dude ;)

[RSharpy]

Hi Richard and All.
Having now got home and everything dried out I have had the chance to check the rule book with regards to cancelled Regional events.

Rule 19.3 as you point out is the one which is relevant and it does impact both National and Regional Sanctioned events (i.e. it is not listed in Rule 2.2 as being allowed to be "varied" by Regions).

Accordingly, rescheduling is not an option and therefore 2 results from three events will decide the Regional Championship.

Regards
Charlie Fraser
Sec. BRCA 1/10th Off-Road Section.Its a shame Charlie and I feel for the Bridgford lads who would of put a lot of effort in for this event. Rob maybe you could have an extra non scoring round? ME-OR Cup? :D

Its times like this and Holbeach 2wd last year that give good reason to consider having 3 from 5 next year, its a tight calander but it's possible to fit them in :)

[telboy]

I think Tel means car set up dude ;)


Yep, I did. :)

I didn't think for one minute that everything was left outside all night.:D

[ned]

Right... I havent read the rule book (neither do I intend to) but from what I saw at the weekend the venue was excellent, as was the track which in the right climate would have meant an excellent day's racing. Is being an F2 at the end of the year really more important than missing out on another good days racing? As far as I can work out it just means you cant do the end of season finals! :thumbdown: Rob and the guys had done an excellent job and I for one would love to see it re-scheduled.

[RSharpy]

I've read the rule book Nathan, I must have to much time on my hands :blush: Or i'm a saddo :blush: Or maybe i'm a saddo with to much time on my hands :lol: Play it cool Sharp :cool:

I agree its a shame it can't be re run and being an F2 isn't all that important, it just means you can't run at F3's which is a good event.

[MattW]

Sharpy - all of the above!!!

Personally, I CBA to read the book, i'll leave that to everyone else! Having said that though, does keep catching me out when i don't know the rules, hey ho. :lol:

What ever will be, will be. Venue did look cool, track looked fine, would have been a good day if it were dry, but it wasn't. I have to say, personally I had no interest in running in the amount of rain that fell, so was quite happy to pack up and go home.

Must get back to repairing Cat that someone broke at Holbeach;) Was just keeping with the tradition though!!

[RSharpy]

After getting shouted at by one ref then handed a effty penalty by another for leaving the rostrum early at one of my first 'big' meetings back I thought it might be an idea to read the book. I tried to explain I hadn't raced for 10 years but they didn't take pitty on me... brutal stuff :lol:

[antnee]

Yep, I did. :)

I didn't think for one minute that everything was left outside all night.:D


ahhh, I see. When I race my set-up doesn't change much anyways :thumbsup:

[Dave Dodd]

lol i darent change my set-up just the tyres :thumbsup:

Dave

[telboy]

So do we actually need 2 lots of practice? Are they run to 4 or 3 mins?
Why not just run 1 practice round at 5 min heats, then get on with racing.?

That way things get on quicker. :)

[Wraggy]

Must get back to repairing Cat that someone broke at Holbeach;) Was just keeping with the tradition though!!

did he break yours aswell !! i didnt notice my breakage till i got home and cleaned it !!:(:lol:

[RSharpy]

did he break yours aswell !! i didnt notice my breakage till i got home and cleaned it !!:(:lol:Yep I hit your car on the straight after the final had finished. Know nothing about Matts car though, not guilty ;)

My apologies Wraggy i'll sort you the money out for the broken part or I'll buy you beer to value of in Spain :thumbsup: