BRCA North East 1/10th Off Road Regional RD1 4wd Batley - Information
Sunday 23rd April at Batley Buggy Club
Batley Buggy Club
Spenborough Pool and Sports Complex
Bradford Road
Liversedge
West Yorkshire
WF15 6LW
Track is about 3 miles from J26 of M62.
The track is an astro-turf surface.
The meeting will go ahead tomorrow as planned. Forecast is dry with sun/cloud all day.
https://xcweather.co.uk/forecast/cleckheaton
Swimming pool/sports centre gates don't open until 8am, so aim to get there for then, rather than queuing up beforehand. There is very limited waiting space, so you'll be waiting on the main road blocking track builders access.
We will have access to park and pit on the field. A club member should direct you. Please do not park/pit blocking the route and access onto the grass field.
Timetable
Gates open 8:00am. Booking in and practice as soon as we are setup in race control and Track is built, say from 8.30am. 4 min timed practice rotations.
Last call for booking-in at 9.15am. 9.45am drivers briefing, and get racing underway for ~10:00am.
Please note: Cars will be expected to pass basic scrutineering. A BRCA box and scales will be provided to check cars.
There will be a 2wd non-regional heat for club members without 4wd cars and anyone wanting to race 2wd.
Local info:
Hot food and toilets are in the swimming pool. Mcdonalds and supermarket is a few miles down road in Heckmondwyke. Petrol station, cash machine and shop down road less than a mile. There is a new trampoline park less than a mile away if anybody is bringing family along who is not racing, as well as the swimming pool. A short walk up the road, Royds Park Miniature Railway will be running all day, which is great for small kids:
http://www.roydsparkrailway.co.uk/
Any last entries to book in:
http://brca-northeast.rcresults.uk/booking/
Non-regional 2wd class just book in on the day.
General NE Regional info
Entry Fee
£10.00 (per class, per event) – Under 13’s, Under 16’s (as of 01/01/17) £5.00
Non Regional Class (if space etc) £8.00 (per class, per event) Pay on the day.
Points from best 3 from 5 to count for Regional Series Championships
Entries for each event will be available on-line 2 weeks prior to event. There will be 120 entries available on each day/class.
It is possible to do the minimum 3 qualifying rounds on a Sunday
New for 2017 Control Tyres
The 2017 Regional Championship permits only three types of tyre for the rear axle at each event. Compound and quantity used is not restricted. Front tyres are a free choice.
The permitted rear tyres at all 2017 Regional Championship events are :
• Schumacher Mini-Spike
• Schumacher Darts
• Ballistic Buggy Mini-Spikes
Reminder - You can only score points in one (1) region per class. If you enter the NE points scoring 2WD or 4WD heats and you appear on any other regions 2WD/4WD points listing, you lose BOTH sets of points for that class (ie: Disqualified from that class across the UK Regionals for 2014 – BRCA Rule).
Anybody that does NOT pre book their entry will not be seeded for heats in qualifying if you pre book your entry and can not attend please make sure you cancel your entry.
Non-Regional Class (2wd or 4wd) - May be run at each event. Will not count for end of season points or formulas. Entry Fee: £8.00. You cannot compete in this class and the Regional class on the day.
Batteries/Motors - ONLY BRCA LEGAL Brushed and/or Brushless Motors and Batteries (including Lipo’s (as per Electric Board Listing at the time) will be allowed within any BRCA Sanctioned event. Lipo batteries to be of the hard cased type. All lipos must be charged in a lipo bag.
Please NOTE - Batley round gates open at 8:00am! No access before this time.
Note - Any pre-booked in driver not actually confirming entry by 9.15am on the day will be deleted from the listing at that time and may be classified as unseeded for the meeting in question plus the following one. This will also apply should any driver turning up after 9.15am.
Qualification - FTD or Round Points (Race Director/Regional Rep decision).
Four rounds of qualifying and ONE Final for everyone (Barring the unforeseen happening).
The general rule will be to run qualifying (4 rounds) and drop finals if problems arise.
Trophies - 1st place in each final (per class) within each Regional FINAL to receive a trophy. Also trophies or prizes for (based on qualifying) to the highest placed Under 13, Under 16 and Veteran class driver and TQ
Please ensure your BRCA memberships are valid.
Dates
Sunday 23rd April 4wd Rnd 1 Batley
Saturday 26th May 2wd Rnd 1 RHR
Sunday 27th May 4wd Rnd 2 RHR
Saturday 25th June 4wd Rnd 3 South Shields
Sunday 26th June 2wd Rnd 2 South Shields
Saturday 22nd July 2wd Rnd 3 Teesside
Sunday 23rd July 4wd Rnd 4 Teesside
Saturday 19th Aug 4wd Rnd 5 Bury
Sunday 20th Aug 2wd Rnd 4 Bury
Sunday 3rd Sep 2wd Rnd 5 Batley
Track locations -
https://goo.gl/qRkPmP
Queries
North East Regional Rep - Kash Khan -
kashnerep@gmail.com
Booking in - Neal Lewis -
neal@batleybuggyclub.com
Race Control - Mike Cockerill -
yorcc@hotmail.co.uk
Many thanks and enjoy the day.
Neal
Batley Buggy Club