FINAL ROUND; BRCA EoE Regional @ CMCC (Colchester) 21st Aug 2011

[Benh]

Round 6 of the BRCA EoE Regional champs is to be held at Colchester on the 21st August.

To make the day as attractive as possible to everyone and not just the champ leaders we have some extra Kudos for ROUND 6 only!

SOME AWARDS for ROUND 6!

THE CLUBS -
The club with the biggest point score (Only points from Round 6 qualify)
ALL members of a club will have their points tallied (from both classes) and the club with the most points wins. Trophy will be presented to a representative of the club.

BEST NEWCOMER TROPHY
Only persons who have not raced at any previous round in 2011 qualify.

1st & RU - TROPHIES
1st and 2nd place trophies for all finals*

Please book in via www.brca-eoe.co.uk
If you have any questions, please drop me a line via info@brca-eoe.co.uk

Basic Racing info -
Post Code; CO5 9EZ
Timing System: PERSONAL TRANSPONDER ONLY (AMB System)
Gates Open: 8am
Practice Starts: 8.30am
Seeded heat listing entries before Wednesday 18th


Please note - the day is run to a clock. This means everyone, even the furthest travelled, getting home for dinner with some feasting in the shadow of their recently acquired, GIANT* trophy.

*the term giant is subjective

[racingdwarf]

can't wait, will it be a nice tight track with some well built big jumps? Are there any club meetings there before the regional?

I like the idea of the club with the largest points score, but why at the last meeting, why not the whole chapionship?

[jcb]

Sounds good to me, like David says I think the club points thing is a nice touch. Sounds like I might have to book in for 4wd drive to help boost NBC's chances!!
Just for a paper exercise it might be nice to total it up over the series of 6 meetings taking perhaps the top 4 or 5 from each club, to avoid the one off attendances supporting their club event.




Can you confirm if there will be a couple of hand out transponders available like last time?

[Benh]

Originally Posted by racingdwarf

can't wait, will it be a nice tight track with some well built big jumps? Are there any club meetings there before the regional?

I like the idea of the club with the largest points score, but why at the last meeting, why not the whole chapionship?

I am going on Wednesday the 17th to help lay, or just lay, the track. As far as I know, there is no off road track at the moment as it was lifted for the motox. Should be fairly similar to before, unless I can get more pipe to the track to increase the overall length and pop a few more bends in. But that requires time - something I am drastically short of. (That's a cry for help if anyone can?)

To help with gearing etc - the straight will be the same length.

Why the last round.
I didn't want to offer a prize to something that may already have been decided or biased (Without going through all the numbers, I knew it would be close, but I couldn't be sure who'd get it)
But the main thing was to try and entice the MERCC drivers to come en-mass and take advantage of the locality and they aren't club racing that week so if they come along in numbers, they could steal it.

Originally Posted by jcb

Sounds good to me, like David says I think the club points thing is a nice touch. Sounds like I might have to book in for 4wd drive to help boost NBC's chances!!
Just for a paper exercise it might be nice to total it up over the series of 6 meetings taking perhaps the top 4 or 5 from each club, to avoid the one off attendances supporting their club event.

Can you confirm if there will be a couple of hand out transponders available like last time?

Another fast 4WD - bugger! I didn't count on that! Personal preference aside, the more the merrier

That would be good - to see the overall number on the club champs. I agree with taking the top contributions from each club. I'll do that when I get back after the meeting and see what pops up and post it.

By the way, officially, I am still MORErc, so that's the wooden spoon sorted.

Transponder wise - should be, but it'll get in touch with the big man in charge (Mr Bellinger) and see if he can put one aside for you.

I am really looking forward to it. Really hoping the MERCC guys pop there names down and a some of our Coastal cousins do too. Anything like the numbers we got in round 2, would wrap the season up beautifully. FINGERS CROSSED!

[racingdwarf]

I'm not even going to start

[Benh]

Please do - preferably on the 21st Sep about 7pm.

[racingdwarf]

LOL 21st 8.30 you me and a pitch fork, still have it from last time

Joking aside, are you having to put the track down?

[Benh]

I did the last one. (round 2) Although it's been pulled and re-laid since then, so someone else must have done one?!

Now it's been taken up again, it will need re-laying.

In short, likely but not definitely.

[Benh]

A mass email just went out to everyone I have a listed email address for. Racers old and new. Even club chairpersons are getting their arms twisted.

If you didn't get it and want a copy - PM your email address.

If you did get it, don't assume that everyone at your club knows about it - send it on them, with a header saying "Unmissable, we have to go to this: the third greatest event of 2011, after the Worlds and the F3,4,5 finals in September!" (Ruthlessly overselling things should not be the sole privilege of broadband suppliers)

Spread the word for others to come along and race on the best off road turf in the WORLD! (see above bracketed section - although it really is, fantastic turf to race on!)

Hope to see you trackside in a couple of weeks!

[Benh]

For all those "organised" ones looking to do such abhorent things like, maintain the car, alter the set ups etc . Here is the track.

Things to note - The straight is shorter, although there is a gradual bend on entry. (Clockwise circuit).

Thanks to Craig Woods for the design. Thanks to Craig Woods, Paul Bellinger, George Fairweather, Ian Alcock and muggins for laying it in the piddling rain!

Pic doesn't do it justice, but at least you get an idea of size and layout. With a great mix of speed and technical sections. What you can't really get form the pic is the natural undulations in the track complete with natural jumps and both on and off camber corners.





We have (at least) two new faces coming on Sunday and with a bit of luck they'll have a good run and get the bug! One is currently looking for a new car, possibly a DEX410 second hand (if you spot anything). BUT, in the meantime will be running my spare. If anyone can help me out with some charging on this car, I and he would be grateful.

That's it - see you Sunday!!!

[Benh]

Entries so far...... There will be a couple of TC heats seperating this lot to help ensure the "two classers" have marshalling cover.

4WD
Carl Dufton*
Ben Hubbard
George Fairweather*
Simon Watson*
Craig Fisher*
Ben Chester
Lee Flynn
Michael Spindley*
Paul Lee*
Lewis Cocksedge
Russel Wilkes
John Myall
Ben Pace
Darren Brady

2WD
Carl Dufton*
Steve Parry*
George Fairweather*
Simon Watson*
Jonathan Brown
Craig Fisher*
Michael Spindley*
Ben Spindley
Paul Lee*

[racingdwarf]

hi ben

I will be there sunday,but thomas will not.

If weather is pants I prob wont bother with the 100mile+ round trip,last time I looked at mett office it was rain and thunder

[jcb]

Track looks pretty good.

Just to let all racers know, there will be a questionnaire floating about during the meeting, please take 5 minutes to fill one in and return it to me.

Dave the weather forecast has changed everyday so far for Sunday!!

Thanks,
Jonathan

[Benh]

Originally Posted by racingdwarf

hi ben

I will be there sunday,but thomas will not.

If weather is pants I prob wont bother with the 100mile+ round trip,last time I looked at mett office it was rain and thunder

Understandable. And appreciate the heads up.

As Mr B says though, weekend is looking promising again (depending on which report you look at) so hopefully you'll be there. Shame Thomas can't make it.

[Benh]

Originally Posted by jcb

Track looks pretty good.

Just to let all racers know, there will be a questionnaire floating about during the meeting, please take 5 minutes to fill one in and return it to me.

Dave the weather forecast has changed everyday so far for Sunday!!

Thanks,
Jonathan

Top job!

[Benh]

The minimum number for a heat is 5 to ensure sufficient marshal points are filled. With this in mind, here is the provisional heat list.

NOTE: if anyone drops out, heats of the same class will be combined up to a maximum of 10 and evenly distributed with the odd number in the highest heat.

[Dufty07]

Sunday:

Rather cloudy at times, a few showers for a time during the morning, but most parts generally dry and feeling very warm as sunny spells develop. Maximum temperature 25 °C.



0100 Partly cloudy 16 °C SE 6 mph Good
0400 Partly cloudy 17 °C SE 6 mph Good
0700 Sunny intervals 17 °C WNW 6 mph Good
1000 Med.-level cloud 19 °C W 7 mph Very Good
1300 Sunny 23 °C WSW 9 mph Very Good
1600 Sunny intervals 25 °C WSW 11 mph Very Good
1900 Sunny intervals 22 °C SW 11 mph Good

The wind will pick up - 1pm - 19 mph
4pm - 23mph

Specially 4 u dave

[Steve.T]

Kinda missing racing against some the EOE old boys

[Benh]

Are you still over reading way Mr T?

Jump in the car and come down

[Steve.T]

Love to mate but fuel prices being what they are......