Rudebits TORCH 2013 Grand Prix Sept 29th
 

TORCH is extremely pleased to announce that we will be hosting the RudeBits TORCH 2013 Grand Prix on Sunday 29th September.

This is going to be an event not to be missed. There are going to be top drivers, a HUGE raffle and a bit of a different racing format to spice things up a bit.


We are still working on all the details but just to wet your appetite:

• Free RudeBits R1 wing when you book in to run during the day – don’t forget to put your RudeBits decal on your wing - no wing and no decal means you don’t pass scrutineering!!

• Huge raffle – Mr RudeBits, Tony Evdoka, has already promised a prize not to be forgotten and that is before we even start twisting a few arms of other suppliers of quality RC kit. In addition the club will be using all the entry fees for extra prizes and trophies as we want to give you, the drivers, something back after a very successful year for the club. Everyone will receive a free raffle ticket with your entry and those will be the only tickets available in order to give every entrant the same chance of picking up a prize – no watching the same guy walking up to collect multiple prizes with his handful of tickets.

• Racing format – we are going to spice it up a bit. 2 rounds of controlled practice to let you learn the track then the fun begins. The third round of practice is timed and your best three consecutive laps over the 5 minutes give you your qualifying heat – in other words you get seeded - top 8 drivers go into top heat, then all the way down, no arguments, no exceptions even if you are an F1 – can you handle the pressure or will we see some superstars in the early qualifying heats?? Then we’ll have three rounds of qualifying (Round by Round or FTD – Tony E will decide on the day depending on weather conditions) and then one 7 minute final for all.

This is a one day event with classes for 2WD, 4WD and Junior classes. Initially restricted to 55 2WD, 55 4WD and 10 juniors.

Control tyres – Standard BRCA control tyres of Schumacher or Ballastic mini-spikes in any compound on rear axle.

Trophies for TQ, first place in all finals except Juniors which will be top three.

Race fees are £12 non-members, £10 members, all juniors £5. 50% discount on second class if you want to run both 2WD and 4WD.

Booking in procedure and opening date to be advised - we hope to do this on-line.

Stay tuned for updates as we have them

Rob

Evening all, appreciate any comments/feedback, we at Torch want to put on a great meeting to finish the summer off with some fun:thumbsup:

What great news, should be a brilliant day.

Awesome, can't wait let's hope the weather is on our side :thumbsup:

Hi yah all

This weekend is the worlds weekend in the states.
The likes of Lee, Darren, Neil and so on will be at the worlds and of course we wish them all the luck and I hope they come back with some big pots.

The RudeBits Grand Prix is specifically for everyone of all abilities to all have a relaxed fun meeting where we all have a laugh.
We will add some spice and difference to the norm though which is the way that I personally see the way that racing should be.

I would love to see drivers from all over the country attend and I am sure once the F2s/Juniors/Vets championships are over at the end of this month, many will love the TORCH track enough to make the trip down again.
We welcome you anytime.

I don't want to add any pressures to the club prior to the End of Season Finals, so booking in for the GP will not open till September

Catch up soon :)

hope to be there, working on a pass for the day.
cheers
robin

Looking forward to this. It has all the ingredients to make it a top day.
Just have to decide on 2wd or 4wd. Really don't think I can take the stress of attempting a double class.
Thank you in advance to the committee for promoting another meeting in what has been quite a busy year for them.
Your efforts are very much appreciated.
Also thank you to the event sponsor, Tony (MR.Rudebits) Evdoka.

T.O.R.C.H. The Souths Premier Off Road Club.

Juniors for us please
 

Looks like fun!

Yasir Mughal :woot:
Zain Mughal:thumbsup:

Can't wait!

Any news on when booking will be open. Want to make sure i get a place :)

Same, don't want to miss out!

Hi all
Don't worry, you guys will be fine.
There has been all sorts being organised and we will soon make some announcements for everyone with the hope all enjoy.
Booking in will open up sometime next week and of course we will let everyone know

:)

More Details
 

Hi all

Realising that TORCH may be some distance for some......I have decided to do the following to accommodate travelling families and racers:


Saturday the 28th
The track will be opened for practice at a small cost of £5.00 (non-members) and £3.00 (members) pay on the day.
Please note that the track for practising WILL NOT be the same as the Sunday Grand Prix meeting. This car only be fair for people that cannot make the Saturday.
The time frame will be from 2.0pm till 6.0pm (formally was 3.0pm till 7.0pm -changed due to the lack of light)

Saturday evening/night - Camping
Obviously with opening up the track for practice and some travelling a distance, arrangements have been made with the club to actually allow camping that evening. At this point I request everyone camping to be on their best behaviour, unlike some that let fireworks off at the F2/J/V a couple of weeks back.
There will be a fee of £7.50 and all this will be arranged with the club and organisers. I already know some of the drivers are going to have a get together in the evening so should be fun. Again please remember to respect the grounds and surroundings areas.

Booking in
Many have already said they are coming along so we arranging the booking in method.
It will most likely be open for entries early next week

More details as they get worked out

Looking forward to a great days racing with some fun along the way
:)

sounds great and i have been given the green light to attend too

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
 

looking forward to this. LOADS!

Camping, hmmmm........ an extra nite away from the missis. Might have to be done me thinks!!!!!!:thumbsup:

Gutted!
 

Absolutely gutted I will miss this due to my boys birthday. This promises to be an awesome weekend at a fabulous club with the chaps and sponsors involved too.

I hope to get a pass for the practice day and social gathering though :thumbsup:

I am on holiday for the last couple of weeks of Sept & returning to the UK on 26th. I will book my place as soon as I return! (I just hope its not fully booked up by then) :(

Looking forward to it, sounds like it will be a great day! :thumbsup:
Dave Jelley

Slight change

The practice session on the Saturday will be between 2.0 and 6.0pm

It gets dark a lot early than I realised so I think this is best.
I hope no one is put out by the change

Booking in will open soon and we will let you know as soon as that is organised

:thumbsup:

BOOKING IN - Open now
 

Hi everyone - again!

Booking in is now open

Massive thanks to Darren Boyle from DMS Racing for allowing us to use the regional booking in system and of course sorting it all out too.
This system will make life so much easier for the organisers so thanks Darren :)

Here you go then

http://www.dmsresults.co.uk/

70 places in 2wd and 30 in 4wd - Booking in closes Friday evening so get them in quick

Will any shops be there?

Booking in is set to close a week on Friday Tony (27th), not this Friday, just to be clear ;-)

Don't worry Darren - age will get you too!! Thanks :)

Yes booking in closes Friday NEXT week everyone - LOL

Hi Tony,

I have just booked some guys in for the event but the names are coming up with a prefix of 'R'.

Have I done something wrong?

Cheers!!

It's because you haven't used the booking system or the people you are booking in haven't used it before, once you have been verified it will change

I can't log into the dms website, keeps timing out. Hopefully it will be ok tomorrow morning.

Never used the DMS booking in system before, do you pay online or pay on the day?

No mate, fill it out and pay on the day
Cheers
Robin

Booking in
 

Please don't worry about R and so on next to names and whether they come up as black, red, blue or any other colours. Just get your name on the list as soon as you can because its going to get full quickly.....

BEST PREPARED BUGGY
 

We will be running a best prepared buggy for the day competition. This will include EVERYTHING and that means anything from good wiring, good looking bodyshell, nice install and of course same colour wheels - LOL

TORCH have a great big trophy for the winner and RudeBits will give a £10 voucher on anything from the shop

Good luck :)

handout transponders available?

Thanks Robin:thumbsup:

RAFFLE and Commitment to the Community
 

Right everyone please pay attention to this news.

We have a MEGA raffle to the tune of some £1500 plus worth of prizes
Everyone that has entered gets one (1) ticket. (even if you have booked in for 2 classes its just one ticket)
It has been decided by RudeBits and the TORCH club, to open up the sale of tickets to every competitor but with a little twist.
Every ticket will cost £5.00 and we will give all the raffle money raised to the following charity.

Just a small gesture to not only give back to the racers but to having some commitment to the community

http://www.co-operative.coop/cdn-1ce...t-top_logo.jpg

http://www.co-operative.coop/join-th...y-of-the-year/

I hope everyone likes and agrees and of course buys tickets :)
:thumbsup:

Gents booking in has beeen open less than 24hours and both classes are alrady over 70% full!:thumbsup:
So get booked in ASAP or you might miss out!:thumbdown:

All booked in!

Looking forward to the Surrey and Hants Massive having yet another away day!

Neil

That's a shame.
I can see its good for the charity but I felt it was a huge positive that everyone was going to have an equal chance of winning just the one raffle prize.
(Indeed it was a selling point in the original pitch)

The club has FIVE handout transponders, but you'll need to put a hole in the body for them to be safely mounted.

Good news re charity, put me down for 2 tickets :)

PT Numbers
 

Just checked my entries (Alex Guiver) and everything looks OK except somehow the system has got me down for the same PT number for both classes.

Can this be changed on the day, or is it possible to change it online?

Please point it out at booking in on the day - not a problem

Thanks Tony:)

I'll be there with the basics. I won't be running a full shop as I'll be racing but feel free order anything online before hand and select trackside collection. I'll be there Saturday.


Really looking forward to this!


Cheers
Kev

Cheers Kev I will