Dynamix Raceway free days racing 18/3/2012

[paulywally]

opening offer The club is offering a free days racing starting 10am until 4pm on sunday 18 march for 1/10 off road buggies both 2wd and 4wd depending Numbers.

if you are planing on coming along please pm/email me so we have an idea of numbers.

With the first competition being held on saturday and sunday 24-25 March. if your interested in becoming a committee member/ club official or joining the club and enjoying the only astro track for miles Please pm me or email dynamixraceway@gmail.com further details are to follow in the next few days

the Address: Dynamix Raceway, Junction of Albany Rd and A184 (Felling by-pass),
Gateshead, NE8 3AT. enterance is via Dynamix skate Park

[markyboy]

hi im well up for some of this

[beasty boys motorsport]

we are organising a work party for tuesday night to help clean the track...5pm-6.30pm or earlier if you can make it, once cleaned we can start laying the circuit down, chris stewart has been out today testing the jumps and with a minor bit of work all is looking good

come down and give a hand if you can

[chris68nufc]

Good progress tonight I thought!

A few more hours and it will be nearly worth a run!

Track markings make the track look spot on!

On a side note.....does anybody know brca legal track widths?

[DAVO]

Sounds great guys got any pics well done to all involved we desperately in need of a track up here

[baD]

Originally Posted by chris68nufc

Good progress tonight I thought!
...... on a side note.....does anybody know brca legal track widths?

I believe you want 3 metres if you want to be up to full Euros standard - but I could be out of date !

[DAVO]

is that 3 meters minimum but could be wider

[nobby]

If memory serves me right I think it's 7 foot everywhere

[Steven Forster]

Copied from the BRCA 2012 Handbook............

14. THE TRACK

14.1 Safety procedures as detailed in General Rules 6, 8 & 9 must be adopted. The rostrum and steps must be of sound construction. The design of steps should conform to recognised dimensions. Guard rails of suitable strength and position must be in place.

14.2 Tracks will be laid out so that there are no hidden areas when viewed from the driver’s rostrum area.

14.3 Track markings must be placed to define the track lay-out and to minimise any corner cutting.

14.4 Tyres will not be used to define the track at BRCA National and Regional Sanctioned events.

14.5 At all National format events outdoors, tracks will be a minimum of 3 metres wide and minimum 130 metres in length.

14.6 At Sanctioned events, other than Nationals, tracks must be a minimum of 2.4 metres wide.

14.7 The straight for starting finals, will be a minimum of 20 metres long, with no obstructions, including any form of jump, sudden rise or fall.

14.8 Start and finish lines must be marked. A ‘penalty line’ must be marked 2 metres in front of and parallel with the qualifying start line.

14.9 All tracks will have a designated ‘pull-off’ area for cars that have completed a race.

14.10 At all National events, there will be a designated ‘stop go’ penalty area.

14.11 All finals will have staggered grid starts at 2 metre intervals and two rows of cars. The top qualifier will choose which side of the grid they wish to start from.

14.12 The track will be closed to any kind of use, whether for race events or practice, by anyone, including the club’s own members, for the whole of the seven day period immediately prior to the commencement of a National event.

[DAVO]

so it is 3m minimum
wider the better lol plenty room for people to pass

[Steven Forster]