Carpet racing in the North East
 

If you are interested in getting some good quality club carpet racing up and running in the North East (Tyne and Wear area), please come and support us at the following meeting.

Venue: Jarrow School sports hall, NE32 5PR

Date and Time: Sunday October 19th 11am-4pm

Classes: 1/10th touring (suggested 19T/10.5 and rubber tyres), 1/10th Mini, 1/12th circuit

Format: 3 rounds of qualifying, 3 leg finals.

Since this is the first time we will be rolling out the carpet, entry is FREE - repay us by helping to set up and put away! This is the biggest venue in regular use in the North East, surface will be Duo carpet (we will try and fit in 4x4m rolls, if not 3x4m rolls with a long straight) and markings are ropes.

The meeting is kindly supported by the NERCR club. If it is a success a winter series will follow!

Dave A.

can we lower our buggys and put touring car wheels on? :woot::thumbsup:

Sure, lower it, put tc wheels on, narrow it to 190mm and put a touring shell on and I will welcome you with open arms!

ace i got everthing i need right here :p:woot:;)

Thanks to everyone that turned up today.

Good news is that we will be getting a winter carpet series up and running, dates to be confirmed as soon as I can.

Quick update...

The series is starting to come together now.

Three dates confirmed...

Sunday 2nd November
Sunday 16th November
Sunday 7th December

...and two dates pending, one before and one after Christmas.

Venue (as stated above): Jarrow School Sports Hall, Field Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5PR.

Time: 12-4pm (note change of start time).

Race Format: 3 rounds of qualifying 2 leg finals

Classes: 1/10 Touring Car (19T/10.5/Rubber), 1/10 Mini, 1/12 Circuit

Fee: £4 Senior, £2 Junior plus £2 track deposit. PLEASE arrive on time and help set up and put away the carpet as the sooner it is done the more racing we can fit in for everyone.

More info to follow once all dates are confirmed.

Let me just add that this series has attracted some generous sponsorship so is officially known as...

Much-More UK North East On Carpet - Winter 08/09

Much-More UK have supplied some unique trophies for 1/2/3 in the touring class and there will also be a prize draw at the end for those that have entered. Next meeting is on 16th November.

Quick reminder to everyone - next round of the series is this coming Sunday, 16th November - 12pm-4pm at Jarrow School. See you there!

The last two dates for the Winter series have been confirmed...

Sunday 18th January 2009

Sunday 1st February 2009

Looking to the future, I'm hoping to get dates confirmed for every fortnight, will post more confirmed dates for the Spring series closer to the time.

how often do you race each month?

We're trying to get a booking every fortnight or so, school holidays permitting.

cool. u might see me soon, started 1/8 rally cross again but its not looking good for local track so was seeing what races most in north, buggys or touring cars

Depends which area of "the north" you live in. Around Tyne and Wear we probably have quite even numbers interested in electric buggies, touring and also 1/12ths, regular clubs catering for each class at the moment.

Extra date!

Some great news for racers worried about their thumbs getting rusty over Christmas!

We have managed to book an extra date for on-road racing in the Jarrow hall.

Sunday 4th January 2009

This will be a non-championship meeting - so a chance to test the new cars Santa brought you with no pressure to get a result. Remember that all on-road cars are welcome, it would me nice to see a few TT01's, Mini's or even pan cars racing (markings may be rope though).

Format the same as the MMUK NEOC championship rounds. Time as usual 12-4pm.

See you all in a couple of weeks!

what rules are there with tto1 's

Don't mind really. As long as it has a Tamiya-supplied silvercan and rubber tyres I'll be happy.

sounds good Dave :) i will be there,
is there any way of knowing who will be racing what, Booking in maybe?
I wouldn't mind running a 12th but would not be good if it was just me:o
Can run a tt01 if enough people turned up or fix the tourer:woot:

would the 12th run for 8 minutes

steve

Unfortunately there is no way of knowing what people will be running apart from what they post on forums, word of mouth, and what they have in their bag when they turn up!

Online booking is not something we have running at the moment.

12th will run 8 minutes if there is enough time to fit in the 3 qualifiers and 2 leg finals, if not, they will run for 5 like everyone else, assuming there are enough of them to justify a seperate heat. Judging by recent attendances, one heat at 8 minutes should not be a problem, two might be possible, three is not.

Look forward to seeing you there!

just got me a new tto1 today so should be there :D

Good stuff, might have to bring my TT-01 too!

Dave what tyres are you using there on the Tc's :woot:

Anything rubber.

I have been using Much-More Sweep 28s and 32s. Others have used Tamiya Type A's, CS22's, even old HPI 15-40.

wheres best place to get those wheels and tyres from m8?

cheers

richie

Try your local and if not there are lots of mail order shops that will have tyres in stock. If you are going to buy some tyres for Jarrow I would suggest the Sweep 32 premount (SWP-32C) as this *might* be our control tyre in the future.

hi dave, its jake remember me the one who never finished a race lol
me and garry are coming back to TC's so i'll hopefuly see you soon mate ;)

ello m8, get yourself a tto1 for some cheap fun racing
:drool:

hi mate im going the whole hog at getting a good setup i've gave up racing rallycross (for now anyway)
Jake :D

was gona get a b44 but my local club races tourers more than buggys now and jarrow race twice a month i think so im sorted for now, if i get bored off tamiya's i might dabble and get a good tourer and a brushless set up.

Nice :D you still racing rallycross then??
Jake :)

yup . clubs getting sorted. i think its gona be bigger and better than before.racing on 28/12/08

It'll be nice to see you back!

thanks mate, but im still undecided what car to get :S
what car would you recommend?
thanks mate
Jake

Well, I run the TOP - but there is a new one due in the new year so it would be worth waiting for that in my opinion.

If you are looking for a good all-round car, Tamiya TA05 is the one that seems to suit most drivers and most grip levels. Good value too and the R version has all the hop-ups in the box.

i was thinking about the TOP but if theres a new one coming out i'll wait
i like the look of the TC5R would that be any good and is it 10.5 brushless motors for jarrow?
thanks mate
Jake

10.5 brushless, yes (or 19T brushed).

Don't really know anything about the TC5R, don't know anyone running one.

just checked the TA 05 r out is it right i see a price for £163. if so what a bargin

ok thanks mate

and yer jonsey dave used the TA05R and it was a mint car

Yes, I used to race a TA05R, won a few meetings at Nissan with it, sold it to Mel who still runs it at Jarrow when he comes. In fact when Jarrow was on the slippy floor Mel beat me with it! Good car.

I think it is an IFS-R that they sell now, might be even better!

my TT01 is getting its first run out tonight. got the golf gti cup car but bought the painted audi a4(redbull) shell. see how things go tonight:drool:

:) good luck mate, theres so much choice for 1/10th TC's now:eh?: i still dont no what to get :woot: want a one with lots of bling:drool:
Jake :D