North East 1/10th Off Road Regional RD1 2wd & RD1 4WD- YORCC

[Gemma]

North East 1/10th Off Road Regional RD1 2wd & RD1 4WD- YORCC

Nearly the start of the 2012 North East Off Road Regionals, lets get everyone talking! So here we go the first stop is........

Robin Hood Raceway

Saturday 21st April RD1 4WD
Sunday 22nd April RD1 2WD

Loads of Information to be found on
http://www.robinhoodraceway.com/

Please note 4wd will be on the Saturday, and 2wd will be on the Sunday.

PostCode is: S81 8EU, SatNav Coordinates are: N53.36861, W1.03162

Camping & Caravanning available from Friday. There will be a small fee of £5.00 for Caravans, and £3.00 for Tents for the Weekend.


Get your enteries in now at http://brca-northeast.net/ or email [email protected]

Can you all ensure you get your Enteries in via the link above ASAP to avoid dissapointment!!:thumbsup:

[Gemma]

Only a few more weeks to the first round of the NE Regionals.

So far there is 52 booked in for 2wd & 46 for 4wd :)

Can we all ensure we book in via the Website or if your having difficulties logging in email [email protected]. Please can you NOT pm myself or Kash.

Also can you all make sure you've got your BRCA licenses renewed!!

Thanks muchly :)

:p

[chrispattinson]

I can't wait for this one.... not long to go ... and I'm bringing the caravan and the whole tribe along to watch.

[Gemma]

Hey Guys,

Not long now until the first round of the NE Regionals.

Numbers in so far:

2wd= 60
4wd= 55

Come on guys, get your enteries in, if you havent already :)

[cmgreen]

Looking like its going to be a wet weekend!

Any one know of any other tyres than ballistics?

[chris68nufc]

Why? Are you saying Ballistics wont work?

[James]

Ballistics work..

Soft compound Dboots might work but I've never tried them myself in the wet..

[crazyken76]

Hey Guys,

Not long now until the first round of the NE Regionals.

Numbers in so far:

2wd= 60
4wd= 55

Come on guys, get your enteries in, if you havent already :)
i have tried to book in but wont let me :(

[Windy]

Guys,

Booked into RHR for my first regional in 15 years YAY, but there is no indication of timings. What time does the track open in the mornings etc.

Really looking forward to the event, either wet or dry it is going to be great.

See you all there

Windy

[cmgreen]

Why? Are you saying Ballistics wont work?

Just to see if there was any other options.

[tc3nitro]

Looking at the forcast for the rest of the week and it looks as if it might be very very wet !

Will the event go ahead whatever the weather ?

[James]

Yes it will, friday saturday and sunday don't seem too bad, just drizzle friday and not really much sat or sunday, the track will stand that - also last year we installed drainage in all the 'holes' so we can pump out any standing water.. And the soil at RHR is really sandy and drains very quickly.

[AndyG]

Please could somebody (James / Kash / Gemma) advise what time we should arrive each day at the weekend ?

Did NW region last year, and aware that timings might be slightly different here.

Looking forward to it !

Thanks

Andy Grason

[coatesy1]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93048

[tc3nitro]

Yes it will, friday saturday and sunday don't seem too bad, just drizzle friday and not really much sat or sunday, the track will stand that - also last year we installed drainage in all the 'holes' so we can pump out any standing water.. And the soil at RHR is really sandy and drains very quickly.


Thanks for confirming this James !
Robinhood is such an awesome venue can't wait for the weekend !

[racdeaf]

Crikey :cry:
just looked at BBC weather forecast for this sat/sun
it not looking good !

umbrella time :thumbsup:

[cmgreen]

Yeah i know, bring your wellies!

[Chequered Flag Racing]

met office no different

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/?tab=fiveDay

[dmsykes]

Just looked at the weather forcast on netweather.tv It's amazing how it changes. Have been following it all week and it looked like it would be OK for both days upto about 2:00pm. Have just looked at the update as you guys were talking about bad weather and yes it looks bad for Saturday but better for Sunday. Good job it's Astro, it would be a mess on Grass.

The booking in figures look good for both days.

See you all there.:thumbsup:

[James]

We have some really good caterers - same as the oOple race for those who went, they will even be doing mini sunday lunches! :thumbsup: yorkshire pud, tatties, you name it :thumbsup: So plenty of really good quality hot food on offer from the new Robin Hood Raceway Cafe :D

[chrispattinson]

Top stuff James .... :thumbsup:

[Gemma]

OMG- You guys have been busy! Ive only been away for a couple of days lol :p

In regards to the Timetable:

TIMETABLE:- Every effort to be made to commence booking-in at 7.30am, Practise (5 minute slots if possible) commencing at 8.00am to 09.30am. Last call for drivers re booking-in at 9.15am, Drivers briefing 9.45am and Heat One (1) on the line by 10.00am.

Also there is speed bumps as you enter the Track area. Also the grounds are a tad slippy, was down there yesterday, so please can you ensure everyone is careful, any stupidity will not be tolerated! Youve been warned! :mad:

Can everyone ensure they email the email address for booking in, I have been unindated with PM's, Thanks :thumbsup:

[Danny Harrison]

Am I too late to come along for 4wd now? Tried log into the booking in site on thursday but just refreshes the page every time. Sent email to the adress on the page.

Gutted :(

[Gemma]

North East 1/10th Off Road Regional RD1 2wd & RD1 4WD- YORCC
Congratulations to Craig Cillinson & Steve Lawson for there wins this weekend. Heard it was a very "Wet" weekend. As some of you may or maynot of noticed I wasnt around this weekend, Unfortunatly my weekend has consisted of spending "alot" of time in the local Hospital, however fingers & toes crossed Im on the mend!
Looking forward to the next round @ Jarrow (more details to follow!!)

[Dalton]

Great weekend :) loved every second even the rain lol, Great effort by RHR guys to get/keep the track from turning into a lake 110% effort and was much appreciated :) Food was great also, Wife loved the Beef casserole :)

[Stu]

We were actually very lucky with the timing of the rain showers.

Saturdays rain was during the lunch break and just before finals.

Sunday afternoon we had a massive shower miss us by about half a mile and the shower before finals was another big one that we just caught the fringe of.

If the rain we saw overnight was during the day we'd have had no chance.

[Mike West]

A few photo's from 2wd on Sunday

http://mmwracing.co.uk/Off-Road/Off-Road.html

Enjoy

Mike

[AndyG]

A few photo's from 2wd on Sunday

http://mmwracing.co.uk/Off-Road/Off-Road.html

Enjoy

Mike

got one of mine in there, which is now my Facebook cover photo - much appreciated :thumbsup:

[James]

Any feedback on the catering or anything else is appreciated - if you were running the meeting what would you have run differently?

All I've had back so far was the cups of tea were 70p which some thought was expensive, so we'll cut that to 50p. I simply based the price on Stotfold national the week before where tea was £1/cup - hence cut it to what i thought was fairer.

Cant to anything about the rain but hope you enjoyed it!

[tc3nitro]

James

Food all weekend was excellent and well priced.
The meeting was run great apart from the lenth of the break between heats and finals on sunday. If we had just ran the finals then we might have all avoided the rain.

Mark

[chrispattinson]

Mike, thanks for the photographs, I particularly like the one of my car ahead of Craig's and Ben's, I was up to second at that point, but it didn't last too long. Much appreciated.

James ... the meeting was run exceptionally well. Catering was great quality, and I thought very fair prices. Track was immaculate considering the conditions. I've got to add, considering I brought my family along, it's a great venue for the caravan and kids to accompany racers to events. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for everyone's effort.

[AndyG]

Good point on the above post re the break and the weather. The dark clouds to the north were very visible at the end of Rd 4. Made the tyre choice simpler though, as the track was drying out enough for Schuey yellows.

Other than that, I think the venue is fantastic and it was run to match.

Best things about the venue ...


Private land - no local chavs passing by!
Loads of room to pit & camp.
On site cafe with decent food & drink at good prices (nothing wrong with 70p for a cuppa James - and I happily put my change in your donation box).
On site toilets
"3D" track, not just grass and wood ramps - love it.

[Northy]

Nice to hear that the track was ok for people, we had a large team of people there for the entire Easter weekend, laying new astro, pressure washing the astro, hoovering, weeding, painting etc.

Glad it was worth it.

G

[nivek]

Had a great day on sunday ,only my second time out doors in 20 + years . [1st was the spring cup ] well run great track. food & tea were well priced. The only thing i would ask for is a 3 mins and 5 laps start . :) .big thanks to all..Photos are great i am still 7 from last .......