RudeBits / LMR GP hosted by TORCH! 22/23 September
 

We are proud to announce the RudeBits/LMR GP hosted by TORCH.

2wd Saturday 22nd Sept and 4wd Sunday 23rd Sept.

Entries will be limited for both days and registering for this event is via our new online booking/payment system.

More details coming soon....................

RR.

Booking in now open:

http://gp.torchracing.co.uk/

Just booked in :thumbsup:

done
 

booked in for both days, awaiting the email for payment details. should be a great weekend.....:thumbsup:

You should get the email as soon as you entered Darren, probably worth checking your junk folder if you don't see it. If you still can't see it drop me a PM and I'll sort it for you.

yep, was in the junk folder, paying now, should be a fun weekend!!!! Even Dudders is venturing out for BOTH Days, thats a rare sight to see LOL....:thumbsup:

darren check again you are confirmed!:thumbsup:

cheers
 

yep, all confirmed. looking forward to it!!!:woot:

The TORCH committee has some great news later this evening to announce :wub

NO, stop it.
 

Dont tease us Mikey............. just spill!!!!! :p:D

We can now confirm that Mr Stuart Whyman will be the official time keeper and race director for the GP!

For those of you that do not know him Stuart is the official BRCA 1/10th Off Road national time keeper.

Having his services will ensure that the meeting runs smooth and to the time schedule.

Raffle prize list coming together.

Best bit, RudeBits DB1 as one of the prizes. Someone will be v lucky!
Schumacher also contributing.

rcLazy would also like to contribute to raffle prizes, we'll put a few Lazy goodie bags together.

Good skills mate, thankyou very much indeed :thumbsup:

Just looking through the list, looks like we have World's A TC finalist Chris Grainger making a step over to the bumpy stuff.

Don't forget that there is a fantastic DB1 conversion up for grabs, which won the 2WD national this weekend in the hands of Elliott Boots.

i have booked in for 2wd but now have a 4wd as well if i book in the 4wd is it £15 or £10 becasue i have already booked in for 2wd

TORCH GP

Time for a bit of an update as yes I know I haven't been around the Oople parts as of late..

The entry list is is filling up with more people confirming each day. So if you haven't confirmed your entry please do sooner than later. Any probs re entries please get in touch - [email protected]

I will be doing a list of confirmed and unconfirmed later this week.

The entries list is shaping up nicely with a good mix of the top racers and club racers. So all in all a good mix which should provide good racing across the entire field and hopefully something special to watch at the sharp end.

Confirmed we have British and Euro Champions, TC World's A finalist.
Lee Martin - Multiple British, Euro champion and world A finalist.. Finally recent 2012 2WD Euro Champion & 2WD British champion, 4WD BRCA British Champtionship still to be decided...
Tom Cockerill - 2010 2WD British champion, multi Euro A finalist
Chris Grainger, British TC Chamption and Worlds A finalist
Plus multiple F1, national A final racers

Why not have a look for yourself at http://gp.torchracing.co.uk

There will also be a Concourse & a Presentation competition which Tony "RudeBits" Evdoka is kindly supporting. There will be two tough judges to please. Mr RudeBits and current European and British 2WD Champion, Lee Martin.

So as part of the RudeBits Challenge it's all about presentation, best painted body and wing and best prepared buggy.. (well that rules me out..) which there will be trophies for.

So come on people do your best!”

Is there a control tyre for this event

2 weeks to go! More Information
 

Hi yah all
A few things I would like to mention as Rob must be busy and Mike is on holiday and no doubt everyone is running around like headless chickens.

Some recaps and some news!!!


New Track
Firstly the track at TORCH will be TOTALLY new to every competitor.
It will be a total new layout with no one allowed to practice prior to the event. The last chance to practice at the venue is this weekend at the summer series but on the current layout and not the GP layout.

Best Presented Buggy
There is a competition for the best presented buggy and this will be done between qualifying and finals. The buggies would have had to be used as to eliminate the shelf queens that are out there. The painted body obviously is a massive scoring part of a well presented buggy but we are looking beyond that. The wing, wheels, tyres, wiring and so on, are also part of the consideration. We will be removing bodies as we get to the sharp end of the scoring.

Camping
Camping for Friday and Saturday is available and obviously has to be organised via the club.

Raffle
I know a few shops are attending this event and they have donated various prizes for the mega raffle.
I believe, £1 per ticket and with prizes into the hundreds if not thousands its certainly worth it.
RudeBits as you may be aware have donated a new DB1 conversion

Entry List
I do believe there are still a limited number of spaces left.
Many of the National superstars are complimenting this event and more importantly with no pressures on those stars, it’s a chance to actually say hello and see them away from the pressure racing scene!!

Tyres and Car Scrutiny
To keep it all sweet and within reasonable budgets, we know everyone has, runs and knows the National tyres of Schumacher and Ballistic spikes……we will stick to these tyres for the event and therefore all fair for everyone.
Weight, dimensions etc will be checked by the club even if they chose to do it at random…..

Timekeeping
I am excited to hear that the main man, Stuart Whyman is in the house and heads the timekeeping for the LMR/RudeBits GP at TORCH.
If you guys don’t know who Stuart is, then you simply haven’t lived.
Stuart is the pinnacle of timekeeping and is the BRCA National Timekeeper.
Be careful though as he bites – LOL

Race format
2wd = Saturday
4wd = Sunday – Less competitors Sunday so we can get you on your way back as soon as possible
4 rounds of qualification
1 leg finals for all – 3 leg main A Finals
Dash 4 Cash race – excludes top 20 drivers and will be picked at random…….this is something to watch!! ---- Please don't hold me to it but I think the winner gets £50, 2nd gets £30 and 3rd gets £20 !!!!!!!

Food
There will be available food on the racing days via a NEW burger wagon that is very clean and the guy there does a lovely french stick breakfast and chips and all that stuff...........a very nice pub called the Cricketers is within walking distance of the track for the winner of the Dash 4 Cash prize :drool:

Booking in
You can see who is booked in and of course enter yourself via the link here http://gp.torchracing.co.uk/

Please fire away with all the question Ladies and Gents………….

Sound great, but can I ask why only 3 leg finals for the A's? It is not a brca event as far as I am aware and everyone is paying the same amount. Summer series is 3 leg finals for all.

I don't want this to sound sharp - far from it in fact.
Its not a summer series where the club decides.
Its not a BRCA event but we race under those rules and the British Grand Prix and all GP have 3 leg A Finals.

I also feel its a great reward for achiving that standard and also many want to see the best drivers fight it out fairly rather than a big accident and someone goes off in the distance to win.

Last part is an opinion - the rest are facts

Hope that helps

Hey Dave,

Its purely logistics mate, I would love to have 3 leg finals for all too, but its not achievable with the numbers we are looking at.

It's pretty much the same for all big events like this, MK GP, Area 51 etc they only run 3 legs for the A final.

It just means that you get one chance to beat me. :p

Tony beat me to it :)

I agree Dave .... This is something that has wrankled me since I started with the buggies.

Cheers for the reply Al, but I have to say I am with Pip. Very few of the local members will be in the A finals, more A Finalists will come from far for this single event. £25 for 2 days, racing 25 minutes per day total is not great value for your average member IMO. I appreciate the best drivers should be rewarded, but maybe so should the locals who support the club week in week out.

I am not trying to start a fight or be provocative for the sake of it and hope my opinion does not offend anyone. I appreciate as much as anyone else the work that the TORCH committee have done to take the club to where it is now :)

Dave, sorry you feel that way and we value every opinion.
Please don't think this is a club decision. It is a Grand Prix decision.
The very reason we do these events is for the members to mix with the cream of talented drivers and obtain the valuable advice you can have by them. The great knowledge of seeing how its done at the very top level on your home track and to top it all, we give back great prizes via a big raffle.
I hope its the most enjoyable days racing of the calendar......

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Cheers for the response. Its not a big deal, just have a issue in general with the 3 leg A final thing! Looking forwards to the event :)

Thanks to Evdo for posting info.

Just to remind you all that tonight at 8pm is the deadline to withdraw from the GP and recieve a refund.
Next Friday (14th) at 8pm is the deadline to register and also for non confirmed drivers to make payment.

There are limited numbers available in both classes so don't delay.

http://gp.torchracing.co.uk/

RR.

Roll on the GP and of course the track is being changed this weekend and the farmer has strict instructions to shoot on site those that even think about attending the track when they shouldn't!

So who's it going to be taking the glory at LMR.... Some of the TC boys have been looking very quick recently - Grainger... All coming back to you..?

So this week will be prep to try and win the concours competition :blush:

Not long till Friday, any questions just get in touch

Looking foward to racing on a new track layout rather than an tweaked/improved track!. Should be a fun weekend!.

Can all non confirmed drivers for the LMR/RudeBits GP please submit payment today. Deadline is 8pm tonight when any non confirmed drivers will be be removed. If there are any problems or questions then please email [email protected]

http://gp.torchracing.co.uk

A few more top class drivers booked in Chris Grainger into 4WD and Matt Benefield of Racer Magazine.

Looking forward to it and also a great and growing prize list for the event.

Don't forget TORCH is CLOSED the weekend 15/16 in order for us to prep a nice track for you all.

Lots of track work done today! Roll on!

So who will be the one stood on the top step??

Also don't forget to find us on FaceBook ;)

Kev Lee is the shop for the weekend event, therefore if you're wanting stuff for collection or if you just want to ensure Kev can cater for your spares needs etc. go and check out his website etc.

www.insidelineracing.co.uk

I think he's got 1 RB6 still in stock - mmmm

Rclazy?

Just to remind everyone it's BRCA control tyres only for the event, so no mini pins, dboots and so forth.

Tyres will be controlled to BRCA National rules, so Schumacher or Balistic Buggy, minispikes only on the drive axle(s), any compound


Any questions, just ask pleasse.

Practice Friday
 

Will the track be open for practice on Friday pm?

i would not think so

Hi all. I have just managed to get Sunday off work. And I've missed the deadline to book in. Any chance of me getting added in please?