Stoke
 

Hi

Getting ready for a crack at the regional series, could anybody tell me what tyres (front and rear) work at Stoke ?

Thanks

Last year 4WD i used Schumacher yellow minispikes, but then it rained and i went on to Ballistic buggy greens.

both worked well.

Are we at the nitro club again this year, or are we returning to the school??

Nitro Club. They have done some good work on the track to make it more suitable for buggies, so should be a great season opener. Yellow mini spikes if dry, Ballistics if not as said earlier.

Si

Cheers Si

Hello!

If it were to be a wet day, what do the ballistic's have that the schumacher's don't have for grip levels? are they are softer compound?

cheers

Not too sure, but Green Ballistics work well, when its damp. Probably due to the compound I guess. They are also a slighlty longer spike, than the schumachers, and Schumacher yellows dont work in the wet anyway...

Schumacher Greens maybe worth a shot, but I would stick with the Ballistics IMO.

HTH

i always thought it was more to do with the profile of the tyre, being flat for more serfice area, and not ballooning as much under power. but this results in less side bite as the tyre doesnt roll with the car so just slides.

Thanks for the info, will there be a shop at the meeting for tyres and spares ?

For 2wd then, what do people do about front tyres when running ballistics? There are no 2wd fronts right? Its it just a case of running the 4wd fronts? Also anyone got a B4 setup for Stoke please?! I've never ran it outside yet... Cheers.

it will be the first time on the track for most of us. so i dont know if anyone will have a setup. just start with a standard astro setup and work from there.

Ant.. Ballistic do do a 2wd front but its a stud not a spike, Only the rear tyres are controlled at Regional / National events so thats not a problem, however i alway have a set of 4wd fronts glued too..

Alternatively try Schuey fronts with ballistic rears, but stick to the"if its dry Schuey Yellows and if its wet Ballistic greens on the rear axle" and you wont be far wrong IMO:thumbsup:

Ballistic Greens are a softer compound that Schuey Yellows and this will add more grip as mentioned and im sure as Mike says the tyre profile will contribute too..

Hope that helps :thumbsup:

Thanks for the advice, so do you reckon if its wet (likely!) then BB Green spikes on the back and green schumacher minis on the front would be best? Are the BB studs higher than schmacher minis? Cheers.

Booking in time
 

What time do gates open on Sunday, and what is the likely booking in and start of practice scheduled for? I can't find it on the Mid West site.

Cheers

Chris

Can`t wait for sunday going to be awesome :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Ill be down for around 7 i guess, practice around 8:30 i think according to Tom.

was speaking to jase fowler he says they've made some track changes to accommadate buggies better:)

can't say i'm not very dissapointed that the Short Course class has been axed, as was really looking forward to that.
Found it especially surprising that only 4 people booked in for it, and 3 of those were from Coventry - ah well roll on Oswestry and fingers crossed more entrants

Ant...

If it is likely to be a tad damp all i can tell you at the moment is that I will be starting the X6 on BB green spikes on the rear and BB green 2wd studs on the front in practice, then will take it from there depending on how the astro is and how quickly the line dries up :D

Just checked the weather apps on the iphone though and it looks cloudy with a bit of sun and apparently a 30% chance of precipitation !!!

We might just make a dry day of it yet :thumbsup:

Anyone local to Stoke that can tell us what the weather is REALLY doing as I never trust these apps / metoffice..

Post code for the above please?

Is it open practise ?

Time that may start

ta

Booking in 8.30

Practice 9am

Qual 10am

:thumbsup:

Hope you have booked in Danny? You have to book in the Wednesday before the meeting by mid-day. If not, you don't get to Practise, you pay an extra £2 and you go in heat 1..... :thumbdown:

Tony

Practise is in heat order if my memory serves me correctly unless its changed.

Danny you might be in my heat... :lol::p

A

He entered last sunday night...

booking in should start by 8.30am and we will get practice underway as soon as possible in hear order, 1 single round of 5 mins each.

Drivers briefing will follow and qualifying will begin at 10am.

See you all there

:o you weren't late again Tony

Ill have some tyres with me for sale anyone needs some

and the post code for it? From what ive read there's two tracks and having not been there before id like to know where im going.

:)

Danny, try here:-

http://www.stokercmcc.co.uk/

or here:-

http://www.brca-midwest.co.uk/

Ill try and post a weather update later tonight when i get up to Stoke, although me and Jones are out for a few beers so may not be a priority lol.

Danny - dont use the Stoke RCMCC website for directions, use the Mid West one as the address for the track is correct.

Si

Weather is not a priority tonight Si, my mate Stella is! :thumbsup:

So B main tomorrow then you two :).....

Make sure you do a track with plenty of jumps thats interesting to drive. weather seems like it will be o.k so all is well

Its a 8th track mate so there are jumps

But not a bad 8th track.

A

Sitting watching the b final matt dodd won first leg Simon moss won the second.

whos in the a then ash? any pics?

Thanks to all at the Stoke club for todays meeting even though I found it very hard with the B4 hence the bad day!

It was good to be back outdoor racing though and good to see everyone, bring on Kiddy next week :thumbsup:

really enjoyed the day. (only my 2nd meeting with the B4). so not too unhappy with my 7th in the E result :)

Starting to get the hang of this 2wd m'larky hehe :D

A finalist where...

Mossy
Doddy
Boggy
Yardy
Sleigh
Bish
Tinners
Robbo
Mcgee

Plus someone else i dont know

Not in the right order

And mr preddy was BQ

Personally i polled the E final Finishing second I couldnt keep with Andrew Mountford what an amazing drive.

Again thanks for everyone at stoke for all the hard work and of course the work that all the BRCA official do to run the meeting and series.

Cheers Ashley

Roll on Kiddy

Chris Lake was the last 'A' Finalist that Ash has missed off the list.

Well done to Lakey, his first A Final since his comeback (I think) :thumbsup:

I think I was stood next to you in the final then Ash. something about not letting Andy through so easily lol :D