New Venue at Wincanton BA9 9EJ

[RudeTony]

Many of you have done the 2 polls on what sort of tracks and whether you would travel to them.
Although not the perfect location on the map BUT the perfect scenario with everything there, from cafe to showers, camping and the list can go on and on and on........even wi-fi free of charge for everyone. The question is would you go to this location......
Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9EJ

You can all assume the track will be good as everything else around that - the question si whether you would travel to this location - a simple yes or no

[Gaz_Stanton]

1hr 20mins from Bristol so if a good track then YES!!

[mattybucks]

It's 150 miles from my house so not for a midweek or Sunday meeting but yes for a national. But lets face it if you hold a national you would expect people to travel.

[millzy]

Having looked on Google Maps i would say Yes 79 miles from Cardiff and just under 2 houes

looking good for a winter championship and Nationals- but not for club nights/days

[MatJohnson]

Its an absolute swine to get to from N.Wales, over 4 hours @ 219 miles. Possible for a national, but not a for a weekend one off.

Potentially anything around the M4 would be a better bet.

[PaulUpton]

3 hours from northampton,

same as others would if i had to, national etc

[DaveG28]

Just to clarify, would this be a covered track?

[/tobys]

180 miles and 3-3.5 hrs driving each way from my house - that'd be a no from me unless it was for a National etc (of which I don't do).

Sorry.

[GRIFF55]

3.5 hrs, covered track? YES!!!

[DaveB]

85 miles........1 1/2 hours no problem clay please....clay please....clay please just like the sunshine state track you sent me

[RogerM]

75 miles for me and just under 2 hours. That would be fine if it's a cracking track for weekends but too far to go in the week for club meets etc.

As it's not far way I think you would get plenty of the old crew that used to go to Tiverton showing up regularly.

My only concern would be that there isn't much in the way off off-road going on down in the South West (as far as I have been able to find out anyway) so there may not be enough regulars, as in at least once every week, to make it commercially viable. I am assuming it would have to fully pay its own way of course rather than being a "sponsored site".

Other way of looking at it is that as there are few tracks in that area it could be a growth zone!

[RudeTony]

Originally Posted by DaveB

85 miles........1 1/2 hours no problem clay please....clay please....clay please just like the sunshine state track you sent me

You are suppose to be making bits D -

Mr G - if it was covered I wouldn't be asking all the questions mate - the whole world would probably be there
Maybe

[DaveG28]

Hmm, at 3hr30 then I'd need to be bloody confident of a dry day before setting out!

Would probably stretch to once a mth or so if dry!

[blue_pinky]

MASSIVE from me...45 miles, an hour from home in Weston-super-Mare...in an area severely lacking in outdoor tracks for 1/10th!

Only the Tiverton track is nearby, which I admittedly don't use often enough myself because I run in Wales a fair bit...we'd be in danger of having a real south west region if this location got used!

I would have to admit, the Southwest is light on tracks, clubs and consequently drivers, especially when you compare it to the midlands regions. So numbers would be something that would need to be grown for good regular local turnouts.

There was someone putting a petition/list of drivers together to help get council backing for a track in this area a few months back...is it related to that by any chance?

[MikePimlott]

205.3 miles, 4hours 7mins.

Thats closer for me than Eden park was this year.

So yes i would travel there for a big weekend meeting.

[Northy]

299.9 miles, 5 hours 35 minutes

[toooldskool]

Thats only 40 mins from the new Nitro track at Springleaze Park, What's going on down there#/

[rich_cree]

1/8 scale? Location looks fine to me, blast down the motorway.

[makinwaves]

90 minutes from Southampton (according to Google not my right foot!). Count me in.

[russmini]

That lovely charm, Google says 118 miles 2.5 hours and a straight run down the motorway then some A Roads. So if i get into 10th a bit more next year, maybe for a weekender.