New Indoor Venue - 1st meeting 20th Feb

[DianneH]

We have now managed to get things sorted for indoor meetings at our new venue.

Address: Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre, Cleckheaton BD19 3AQ
(2 minutes from J26 of M62)

Meetings will run on Sunday afternoons and the hall is booked from 1 pm - 6 pm.

First set of meeting dates as follows:
20 February 2011
27 February 2011
6 March 2011
20 March 2011
27 March 2011

Track building and clearing will need to be done within this time so the more people that arrive to help set up will enable us to get racing started earlier and give time for practice and more racing time.

The number of qualifying rounds will depend on the time available but we would hope to get 4 rounds + finals. An example of a 5-heat club meeting could be:

Track building and practice time + booking in 1 pm - 2pm
Rd 1 - 2 pm
Rd 2 - 2.40 pm
Rd 3 - 3.20 pm
Rd 4 - 4.00 pm
Finals - 4.50 pm

This would then leave approximately 30 minutes to clear track away and load equipment into cars at the end of each meeting.

We will be asking for your assistance to do this. It is important to help at any club meeting that you attend - majority of clubs run on a voluntary basis for your benefit so to give a few minutes back to the club by helping with the track before and after racing is much appreciated at any club.

The container which stores the track markings etc is situated at the side of the sports centre and is in a locked area. We have been told that we can use this locked area to park our cars - access to the hall that we are using would be through the fire exit doors and would avoid having to carry your racing gear too long a distance. You can, however, use the main car park.

Race fees:
Members - £5
Non-members - £7
Under 13s - £3 (if members of the club)

Club Membership for 2011 is:
Adults £7
Under 13s - £2

BRCA Membership: £13 (via Club)
BRCA Membership: £15 (direct to BRCA)

It is to your advantage to become a club member as it is £2 cheaper to race at each meeting.

As the hall is not being used for netball sessions on Sunday and it is our first meeting we have been allowed an extra hour from 12 noon - 1 pm. We need this time to sort the new track markings, carpets, jumps and cut equipment to appropriate sizes etc. If anyone would like to help during this time then please come along.

I must stress that drivers will not be allowed into the hall with equipment during this time - this is track preparation time only.

If you do not intend to be involved with this then please do not arrive until 1pm.

An advantage of this venue could be that if the weather is poor in the summer and the hall is available, we may be able to race indoors and not have to cancel meetings as it is only a few minutes from the outdoor track.

We are looking forward to some good meetings and welcome all drivers to join us.

Dianne