Mid South 4wd Regional - round 4 - Herts Nitro (Electric) Model Club - June 16th

[DaSloth]

BRCA Mid South 4wd Regional - round 4
HNMC - Ware - Sunday 16th June


Venue

The venue for this round is the newly founded Herts nitro (electric) model car club, located here:
Westmill Farm, A602,Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0ES



google map here: http://www.hertsnitromodelclub.co.uk/index.php?ID=5


I cant say just how easy this place is to find, the westmill farm entrance is really big and obvious (its a pretty big complex). the entrance is probably no more than 500 - 600 meters away from the round about once you leave the A10. once you turn in, you will immediately look to the right and see both tracks. you can turn right into the field and pit anywhere, but please do not park next to the indoor pitting, please drop off your stuff and move your card into the field.


Times
The Track is open 24x7 (light permitting ) but the gates are always open so you can turn up as early you like. Timed practise will start from approx 7.45 - 8.00 and will continue till Approx 9.45am, so loads of time for practice.

We will follow the fairly standard layout for the day, so it will be 4 qualifiers followed by a short break and 1 final for all and 3 finals for the lucky a-finalists


Cost and Booking In
The cost to race for those who are pre-booked is £10. Limited booking in on the day may be available at the cost of £15. The open classes (2wd buggies, Trucks/SC's and Micros - if enough interest) are all £5 to race pre-booked - £10 on the day. All booking in is on the DMS Results website here - www.dmsresults.co.uk


Facilities and Track
The track is 100% astro. this year only Mini spikes are usable, ballistic or Schmacher.


Theres LOADS of pitting space (literally a whole field ) but there is now a larger covered area for pitting with power and lighting 10 meters away from the track between the electric and nitro tracks. Tables are there, but no chairs.

I would suggest bringing tables and chairs just in case.

Please place generators with consideration for others if you use one.


the burger van behind race control should be open on the sunday. Snacks can also be purchased in the complex on site and there is a McDonalds less than 5 minutes away at the hertford turn off on the A10 (and BP station)

Camping: all camping, whether it is a tent, motor home or caravan will cost £10 and you can arrive anytime after 10am on the saturday. there is a shower block (brand new!) there and lots of facilities etc

Our shop wont be open but im sure we'll have the usual suspects, inside line and DMS in attendance

As per BRCA rules, all LIPO batteries being charged MUST be inside a recognised LIPO sack (or similiar), anyone found not using one will be asked to leave (you have been warned)...


PT's must be used. We are on RC3 so purcie's will NOT work.


Trophies will be awarded for overall TQ, 1st 2nd and 3rd for the A final and first place in all 4wd finals (BRCA regional class) - there are no trophies for the open classes. If you need to leave straight after the final and you've won, please pop over to race control and we'll get your trophy for you then


Limited spaces still available to pre-book for those who not yet entered.........




Booking In - www.dmsresults.co.uk
Club Website - http://www.hertsnitromodelclub.co.uk

Any questions can be posted here, or feel free to PM if you need to

Hope to see lots of you there!

[RogerM]

Originally Posted by DaSloth

BRCA Mid South 4wd Regional - round 4
HNMC - Ware - Sunday 16th June



Times
The Track is open 24x7 (light permitting ) but the gates are always open so you can turn up as early you like. Timed practise will start from approx 7.45 - 8.00 and will continue till Approx 9.45am, so loads of time for practice.

Can you please clarify the above statement. Do you really mean that the track will be open for untimed practice before the timed practice and literally in daylight hours from the moment it is laid out?

If so then how is that fair to all? If not how are you going to prevent people from doing so.

Hope I don't come across too grumpy but I don't want to get up at 3:30am to arrive at the track for the start of timed practice to find that people have been running around for 2+ hours before!

[DaSloth]

I certainly can. the track perimeter is open 24x7, so people can turn up any time they feel appropriate. the track will be "closed" from Saturday morning while its changed and then through to the start of practice, which is basically when i turn up, which will be ~7.30 - 8.00 so i will try to open the track at roughly 7.45.

The track being closed is a gentleman's agreement (same for Saturday), beyond standing there with a shot gun all night, i cant stop people practicing when they get there, but anyone found to be ignoring the track closed signs will of course be reported to the Regional Rep.

hope that answers your question adequately. Cya Sunday.

HNMC Team

Originally Posted by RogerM

Can you please clarify the above statement. Do you really mean that the track will be open for untimed practice before the timed practice and literally in daylight hours from the moment it is laid out?

If so then how is that fair to all? If not how are you going to prevent people from doing so.

Hope I don't come across too grumpy but I don't want to get up at 3:30am to arrive at the track for the start of timed practice to find that people have been running around for 2+ hours before!

[InsideLineModels]

I'll be there Sunday with the essentials, but if anyone needs anything particular be sure to order online and select trackside pickup (don't forget to mention the meeting so we know where to take it).

Looking forward to this one, it promises to be a good day!

Kev

[RogerM]

Thanks for the confirmation

[DaSloth]

Hi all,

tomorrows track is now laid:



see you all tomorrow, fingers crossed the weather holds up for us!

HNMC Team

[RobW]

Track looks great and BBC weather now saying dry all day

See you all in the morning. Mmm need to get up in just over 7 hours

Rob

[hotrodchris]

Good meeting today loved the layout, weather was good up untill the finals!
Shame about the low numbers!

[DaSloth]

Thanks Chris. Want to say a big thank you to andy, Darren and Dan who helped me keep today running smooth and also a very big thank you to all of you who attended today, you all made it easy to run and it was very enjoyable

for anyone wanting the results you can find them here:

http://hrcc.no-ip.com/MS4wdrd4/mtg2/index.htm

and some pics too:

http://hrcc.no-ip.com/MS4wdrd4/mtg2/IMG_0869.JPG
http://hrcc.no-ip.com/MS4wdrd4/mtg2/IMG_0872.JPG
http://hrcc.no-ip.com/MS4wdrd4/mtg2/IMG_0873.JPG
http://hrcc.no-ip.com/MS4wdrd4/mtg2/IMG_0874.JPG
http://hrcc.no-ip.com/MS4wdrd4/mtg2/IMG_0875.JPG
http://hrcc.no-ip.com/MS4wdrd4/mtg2/IMG_0876.JPG

[D. Schumann]

No problem at all Ian, Glad to help. You put together a great days racing. Shame there wasn't more 2wd's but it is a 4wd regional after all and i just enjoyed the experience of racing a regional.

All in all a awesome day with great driving standards and great marshaling.

[Dudders]

Great to see the results posted up quickl! Good job

[Snowey]

Thanks for an excellent day Ian. :-)

[DaSloth]

a couple of videos we got from today:

http://youtu.be/OQCTruh7erU
http://youtu.be/6pc5BwWxFdA

if anyone has any others, please post them here