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top job to all you guys!! absolutely amazing:thumbsup:
again, why are you lot so far away from me!! hahahahaa

any meetings, book me in! (dont tell the wife tho)

There's a pretty big clue who's going to be making the control tyre in the video, notice anyone familiar standing in the middle of the track besides the RHR crew?...

I see my car's been round the track James :thumbsup:

I'm glad to hear it'll be single tire, it's absolutely doing my head in having to have so many bloody types here in the states!

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Originally Posted by Richard Lowe (Post 622685)

Yup spotted Mr pb in there tyres or rear motor cougar?

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Originally Posted by DaveG28 (Post 622693)

I'm glad to hear it'll be single tire, it's absolutely doing my head in having to have so many bloody types here in the states!

Green Double Dee's - works everywhere :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by mark christopher (Post 622695)

Yup spotted Mr pb in there tyres or rear motor cougar?

Or testing the SV2 on the Astro track and popped over to have a look :thumbsup:

Blown away by this news. Really excited to be able to run there, and massive respect to James and the RHR team for making this happen.

:thumbsup:

You lot must have gone through a serious amount of meat after doing all that work!

Good job guys.

I can definitely see me coming to practice there, you never know - maybe even race one day :lol:

Looks awesome guys! Really is a credit to all involved. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Cockerill (Post 622737)

Or testing the SV2 on the Astro track and popped over to have a look :thumbsup:

lol worth a try..... :woot:

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Originally Posted by James (Post 622341)

I'm sure they used the native dirt on site for TEMAC, I went there several times - its sand percentage was too high so it dug up badly and that with a little rain made for a very a rough surface, also I believe their major drainage problem was that the track was built on a slope so naturally all the water drained to the bottom where it settled and got pretty bad. Our clay is on top of the existing very sandy ground, we have tested every month through the winter so if we can do that the summer will be no problem, some parts of the clay are nearly 5 feet above the existing ground level hence any water runs off and drains away - plus we have have our massive track cover like Vaasa had, showers are no problem at all, its cloudbursts or sudden very heavy (proper rain!) showers that would be the problem but they cause issues on every surface.. Besides if there is some sort of weather catastrophe all we need do is walk 40 feet to the astro track hah! :thumbsup:

Good idea! this will have to be considered by the YORCC committee..

That announcement will be made in due course, it will be one tyre so its fairer and cheaper for everyone..

I think TEMAC's surface went wrong at the Reedy race (Worlds warm up) when they piled on hundreds of tonnes of limestone to help dry the circuit which stopped it being pure clay.

Cant wait to get on this track. And speaking to some other welsh lads there up for the long drive up to race on a great track.

This looks awesome !
Can't wait for it to open....

looks great :thumbsup:
but whats the weather going to do to it? from racing on clay in full size cars, abit of water and its like been on ice.

I think a bit of water makes it more grippy? :lol: It's when there's a LOT of water you need to worry. But that's what the covers are for

I think the track is better when its a little damp.. Its tacky and very grippy.. We still haven't finished rolling it yet so when we've done that and its mega hard packed and totally smooth and dry it may be grippier still, particularly if we get warm weather and it grooves up..

Does look awesome will enjoy racing on this, but kinda disappointed that its going to be control tyre for all meetings as i run louise tyres on my 1/10th on dirt tracks and contracted to run these.

Doesn't leave much option for companies to start selling more dirt tyres in the uk

its not at harper , when its wet it has a little less grip from what i remember , some one called boots complained he was in the first heat on one morning after we watered it the night before , complaining of lack of grip :-s

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Originally Posted by jimmy (Post 623651)

I think a bit of water makes it more grippy? :lol: It's when there's a LOT of water you need to worry. But that's what the covers are for

covers....... now thats posh :D it will be like wimbledon with the english weather lol