Durham Regional
 

OK i thought i would start this thread as its not far off now.

Who is going, whats the track like and what facilities do they have?;)

prettyu sure im going. Track is a flat grass field with some man made jumps/tabletops. Theres a sports hall right next to the field with drinks machines etc as far as I remember.

I'll be there :)

usual facilties for outdoors + a bar :cool:

click on Durham in this link and you'll find some pics of the venue
http://brca-northeast.org.uk/archiveindex.htm

& some here to http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/durham110606/

il be there. am looking forard to it as indoor is getting abit boring now :D. its a good venue, very hot last year [if i remember correctly]. http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/durham110606/

I'm also going i've never been before but i've heard it's pretty good.

Does anyone know what shop will be there?

Castle Models will be there.

BQ last year, must try harder! :D

G

I'm going too. Not race on grass with a buggy since 1995 with a tamiya manta ray!.....should be interesting!

never race 2wd on grass.:o

What tyres are we looking at?

Schumi yellow minispikes

If its dry. Ballistic green spikes if it's wet.

If you get stuck Tel, just come and ask us.

G

Facilities available:

Bar, toilets, hot and cold food, vending machines.

For directions see our website at www.nercr.net., or just look out for the Nissan Factory on the A19 North of Sunderland.

What's the track like? I don't know yet, we are building it on Saturday, but expect it to be the same as most years, being flat grass, a long straight and wooden ramps, and hopefully a table top.

Tent can be pitched and cars parked on the grass next to the track.

Hope to see you all there on the 22nd April.

If you can book in before hand at the usual place, http://brca-northeast.net it'll help us out, thanks.

You booked some good weather Chris?

G

I'll see what I can do.

IT WILL NOT BE WET:rolleyes:

Appears there may be rain on the saturday :mad:
Its been sunny up here for about 10days on the trot now, not a drop of rain. Im still optimistic though :cool:

shhhhhhhh, don't speak too soon.

Ok G, if I get stuck I'll come and see you.
How come the yellows don't work in the wet but the greens do?

greens are harder compund

A brand new set of yellows can sometimes work in the wet, but they need the square edges. However the yellow compound seems to generate little grip when its wet.

Tel, just come over :)

G

ive got some yellow full spikes ( slightly worn ) will these be ok ? :confused:

greens = softer carcas, as in a more natural rubber carcas.

OK for what? Wet or dry? Neither really.

G

what?? :eh?:

im confuzzled cos my greens are harder than my yellows :o

edit: I'm talking rubbish

Dry :rolleyes:

It's not as simple as greens and yellows being harder of softer, they are completely different. Agreed the greens are a more natural rubber type that happens to grip better in the wet.

If it is just a bit damp or there are wet and dry patches on the track I often risk yellows as can give the faster laps. However once it's actually wet, don't even bother, they will be rubbish and go for either a BB or Schumacher green.

going on past experience:p i found yellow full spikes work rather well on wet grass:rolleyes:

heh Dave, me and garry took our 2 wheel drive buggys to a field at paull and we both had 12x2 in i had full spikes and garry had mini spikes and mine flew by his while he was struggling for grip, so i now no my tyre choice ;)

so yoo hav got the b4 runnin then/??

is it good??

yep been running it for a few weeks, its all set for the regionals now ;)

goooodd:D

you doing the 4wd ones andy :confused:

I'm booked in and i'm coming with a couple of born again offroaders from the northwest :cool:

i havnt decided yet. i want to, the X5 is almost perfect. the downside is that the parts on the front end [shock tower, wishbones] seem to be really weak. maybe its just my drivin :p

fingers crossed anyway :)

if you haven't been before click on link for venue

http://www.nercr.net/pdffiles/nissmap.pdf

and for those using GPS

Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd Washington Rd,
Sunderland
Tyne&Wear
SR5 3NS

just been looking at there site that's a different post code you've got down there :eh?:

Is there plenty of room for gazebos and storm shelters track side?

Yes, there is plenty room trackside for gazebos and tents.

agree with paulc come on guys is it sr53nt or sr53ns

Googled the sports centre - SR5 3NS