stotfold national
 

OK were on the reserve list but could some one post or bring to southport details on hotels and locations etc please

How come carlos, were you meant to be away or something? :confused:

Are you going via London to this one Carl? :woot: Don't follow Rich Coates! :lol:

G

Can we camp at Stotfold on the Sunday night?

Yes we were going on our hols, but i canceld them just so we could race, now thats dedication to the sport,i WONT be going via london ever again,and if you wana camp it up at stotfold craig im sure we will all come and watch lmao

Have you been down the whine cellar tonight by any chance Carl? Or have you been sniffing to much nitro fumes?

bit of both hehe

and still no hotel info, thanks guys,and no it isn't on the site i as we only just got in on the reserve list we have no info as of yet,

here you go.

In 2wd last year, staggered ribs on narrower wheels (well, cut down wheels), (with no insert) were used. Is this still a commonly used tyre/wheel/insert combo, or should i stop being gay and just run minis on the front?

cheers kev

I think you should definately stop being gay but i think staggers are used for the animals amongst us. i have been told a mini spike is faster but feels "on the edge"

I turned gay last year, but I think I ended up going slower. it was just safe safe safe and I still made errors on the track.

Yardy stayed straight the whole day and did well.

not sure which team I will be batting for this year

Last year i ran staggers all through qualification and the first 2 legs of the A and struggled for speed. I changed to minispikes for the last leg and was much quicker finishing 2nd i think.

Ribs are more consistent but do lack steering especially when the track is hot. Its suprising how much the track changes with temperature. Its quickest, but most twitchy, when its dry and cool.

This year i' will just stick with spikes.......... i think

looks like i'll be straight for this national :thumbsup:

I think you should go with your "Bi" head on, then you can pick and choose :thumbsup:

makes a change :woot:

Is that why you were walking funny after the Stotfold test day?

no i got mugged by team thumper after taking their boss out on a practise session

Right, as you may remember it got a little congested last year so for this year we have a plan!

Cars are to be parked around the perimeter of the field and camping/ pitting will be in the centre. There will be a one-way system as a loop around the pitting area. Caravans (pre-booked only) are going to be situated on the left as you drive in (same as last year). Remember if you have not booked a caravan/campavan space do not turn up in one!

Club members and a few others will be parking offsite.

This is a diagram of how it is to work, please follow it as it will make life a lot easier for everyone. There will be people on hand on friday afternoon/evening to direct you.

Bearing in mind Ian Boulter doesnt frequent this site and his limited mobility, will you still want him to position his caravan with the others.

Last year we were lucky enough to be located just behind Brian Harris and his commentating position...

Dont want to cause a problem but just wanted to give him a heads up!

Thanks

Stan you will allways be gay. Stop kidding yourself and just tell your mum and dad if they love you they will accept you for what you are a LETTER BOX

.........:woot: How would you know Andy?

I can spot yhem a mile off mate

Probably from watching Stan and Nick at previous nationals!!

Not a nice sight i can tell you

Hi Kevin,

Did you try dremeled staggers as in kampenhout this year? Or is there even less steering than in kampenhout? When using mini spikes in the front, do they wear quickly or can you run them perfectly when the sharp edge from the spike is gone?

Hoping for dry weather...

bye!

Wouter, you won't need a mini pin front becasue you can only run a minispike in the back it will turn up it's own backside on mini pins. It will be mini spike fronts (trimmed) or stagger ribs for most people assuming it's dry.

Yeah sorry I meant mini spike... corrected it :-)

did try dremmeled staggers at Kampenhout and have tried them at stotfold in the past. I noticed a difference in Belgium but never really noticed any improvement at Stotfold (it didn't hurt though).

If its wet you'll be running greens and i wouldn't cut anything off. If its dry, i usually find its better without the outside row of spikes. You don't seem to lose any steering it just settles the car down.

Have you made it through the reserve list yet?

Thanks Kevin.

Simon is in for 4WD, he's 1st in 2WD and I'm 2nd :-)

Still more than a week to go and Paul says most people cancel in the last 7 days so that should be ok then :-)

I don't want this to be the kiss of death but the weather looks pretty nice for the weekend! :thumbsup:

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/...=baldock&day=5

have we got any pictures of the track, and any advise for a stotfold noobe???

Have alook at Jimmy's report from last year, there a some pictures of the track in there

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/stotfoldnational2007/

as for advice... depends what track you normally race on? Its very high grip in the dry and very low when wet. Schumacher yellows or greens, and maybe staggers if ou want a calmer 2wd.

What is the weather looking like down there? I dont trust web site weather reports.

There ya go http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/...ipcode=baldock :thumbsup:

522 mile :o:o:o:o:o:o

We'll be seeing you late tonight then Lee-Mag, you at work all day? :eh?:
I'm leaving in 10 mins :D

G

Any results yet? Dying over here...

Neil Cragg set TQ from Ellis (fastest individual time, only two people to get 13 lappers in qualifying were Ellis and Kev Lee, both X6), Darren Bloomfield Q3, Kev Lee Q4 (X6)

A total of 4 X6's in the A (Ellis, Kevin, Simon Reeves and Johnathan Palmer - 1st A final)

Bllommy won leg 1 with a controlled drive, mistakes from Ellis meant a low finish. Neil won 2nd leg from Ellis who led until half way round the last lap and stuffed it, so came in second.

Leg 3 Ellis (with his favourite gay yellow wing fitted) took the win from Neil, giving them both a 1 and a 2, BRCA rules mean a decider is the fastest winning time, Ellis got it by approx 2 - 3 seconds with the leg three win being the fastest time.