round 2 at Caldi
 

Thought id post this as a thread instead of a PM to Pet and crew, that way every one will know the score once some one from the club has replied and confirmed .

What time will doors be opening?

Are there mains power points available?

Will you be using the whole hall for the track?

where are we pitting?, If no to the question above are we able to pit next to the track

will there be the magic penny hotdogs and other good food?

What type of surface are we running on...mixed all carpet? flat ,jumps??

and my last question what type of rostrum are you using.

Its been a while so id like some clarification on the above.

Blimey Chris, what a lot of questions!
Some of them are in the process of being answered so will update this thread as soon as I have them.

There is mains power, but bring an extension lead as you may not be able to pit right next to the socket!

There will be some pitting in the same hall as the track, other pitting available just outside in one of the other rooms.

Talking of pitting, please bring your own tables and chairs.

Track design not finalised yet but should be multi-surface. Tyres most commonly used at club are Schumacher yellow mini-pins & mini-spikes.

More details to follow

Will time stand still?

What way does the water swirl down the drain?

Will Pete be clean shaven (them whiskers are alive I tell you!!)

:thumbsup:

doors opening time is what i really wanted to know.

should be good fun no matter what

We haven't thought about a precise timetable yet, and will confirm after Friday night when we'll put the final plan in place!

As a guess, I'd imagine it will be about 9am start...though we will confirm this nearer the time. Format is 1 practice round, 4 qualifiers and 1 final, as per WRCA 2011 rules.

Our usual multi-surface (mixture of carpet, polish and wood), multi-level offroad track will already be laid by then, and if the hangover from my work xmas do doesn't get the better of me the day before, we should have a new rostrum built for it too. Much the same as the current wooden blocks one, but a little higher and longer to better suit the micro national venue spec that we're prepping for in January.

We've had to give the hot food a miss this year I'm affraid, mainly due to lack of someone to cook and serve it, but we will have the usual range of snacks and drinks available.

And since it's practically christmas...and our Christamas bash...there will be some Christmas cheer, prizes and stuff to celebrate that on the day!

If your not already...get booked in people...it all helps us get racing quicker on the day! :thumbsup:

Nope, I won't be. It's winter now, the beard helps me stay warm!

Andy 'J-Dog' Jones is thinking of rocking up to this one! Get some Micro National Practise, it's the way I role!

I'll get the details emailed later!

Update:
Doors will open at 8am with Practice starting at 9am. Can't tell you what time we will aim to be finished by as that will depend on entries.

Talking of which, anyone entering after 16th December will be added to one of the lower heats.
As happened at Swansea, subject to numbers, we will be running a 'junior' heat (for those who have recently started out). Let me know if you want to run in that when entering.

Entry fees
Senior - £7 first class £3 for second class entered
Junior (Under 16's) - £3 per class

Over 30 entries so far, please keep them coming as I need to sort the heats out by Friday. :thumbsup:

is that 30 individuals, or where people have done two classes or more, either way... excellent, can't wait!

Pete, is there any chance you could PM/email me the names of the micro entries?

juniors up to the age of 14 race for free in any wrca round as long as they have full paying parent with them.
If not 1/2 price, and between the age of 14-16, or in full time education pay 1/2 price.

this did get voted in at the WRCA AGM

So anyone in full time education pays half right Axe?

My life just got 50% cheaper :)

Well I have to admit that I got the prices off the Cobra forum, as the WRCA haven't told anyone what they are, so I didn't know the detail about the under 14's, under 16s, etc.

Only a handful of entries are doing 2 classes Steve.

But come on everyone get your entries in!

Just need to find my P.T number and I'll e-mail my entry tomorrow Pete.

I'll be running just micro 4wd.

We will have to get clarification from "H" but as Steve has said there was a vote on 14year olds, but it had already been voted 15 to 9 that the junior age was under 16 so in normal circumstances that should stand.

If the 14 year limit was prefered it should have been voted as an amendment first.

The plot thickens :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Are there any minutes from your meetings?

I had a look on the WRCA site but most of it seems to be from 2008? lol

I wanna know what your rules state about people in full time education (other than that we are lazy tax dodgers!)

What are the entries per class atm Pete, as an interest ?

I know nooooothing.... (sits back, arms crossed and feet up!)

best we get the minutes off H.....

Ahh the joys of the WRCA:lol:

Current Entries are
10th 2wd = 11
10th 4wd = 8
16th 2wd = 4
16th 4wd = 8
Truck = 1 (better be a few more for this to run!)

Lets all refrain from further comment regarding entry fees until we hear from H. Thanks.

Well thats me bq in 2wd then :):)

I think I'll be fighting you for that honour!

There are a few things in life that confuse me...and one of them is why Caldicot RC Club, as one of the best indoor venues for tracks in the country for its size (UK, let alone in the Wales/South West region) isnt better supported at events like these!

:confused:

Its your track!!!

bq is all mine

We'll have to see about that!

no professional DNFs now to make sure its yours.

I think its a combination of a lot of things tbh Cris - the main one is that most people seem to think its miles away from anywhere in deepest darkest Wales and hard to get to, but in reality its just off the M4 over the Severn bridge... :confused:

Plus of course youll get conflict of other indoor series like The Ardent series, which are pretty much on exactly the same dates as ours. I think once the WRCA is back to its best we'll see a lot more people come our way :)

And I wouldnt worry too much about the regional, i have a sneaky feeling there will be a lot more entries by the weekend :thumbsup:

Hope so Matt, can I put you down for 2wd & 4wd then? :lol:

Who know's Cris, one of life's mysteries, but I've had another 6 entries so far today. :thumbsup:

It's almost impossible to schedule meetings that don't clash with other events, no matter what you do. Even if you don't clash you're still in the position of people not being able to commit to racing every weekend.

And it's amazing who turns up from nowhere on the day as well...don't worry about the entry levels Cris...numbers are looking plenty good enough to be honest!

We probably couldn't cope if 100 people turned up anyway :blush:

Hopefully i can do the event, as long as work dosent get in the way.... and if i do ill probably do both 2 & 4wd.

Ill let you know by Thursday night, as ive a meeting on Thursday which will decide whether i'm working or not over the weekend :rolleyes:

Sounds like fun Matt. :bored:
And as Andy says, we're not after 100s of entries!

only a few years back, we were down to 20 or so racers, things are getting better in Sunny South Wales!

Ture, I remeber going to swansea and there was only 4 of in 4wd, Me ,spooner ,slik, and one of the DC racing drivers.

but......there was loads of touring car drivers

Well over 40 entries now :thumbsup:

Please note for parking:
We do not have enough room to park all the cars outside the hall, so there will be an overflow carpark in operation.
You will be able to use the the club carpark as a drop-off area but then will have to park in the RAF base!

Directions:
1/ Turn into Dinham Road from the A48 and take the 2nd right into Lawrence Crescent
2/ You will see a gravel carpark on the right hand side. Park here to get your gear into the venue.
3/ Go back out Lawrence Crescent, turn right and go through the big Army gates.
4/ Park in the car park on the left hand side.
5/ Walk back to the venue (it's not as far as it looks!)

Hopefully you can see what I mean from the attached map:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3632/indexjy.png

Sorry about this but the Caldicot venue is slap bang in the middle of a residential estate so we have to keep the streets clear for the resident's parking and access. Please please keep the volume down and drive sensibly too!!

Many thanks

H has to walk....gr8 pit man in a bad mood befor the meeting starts lol

Need a shuttle bus for the chubbier racers amoungst us lol

What Class you runnig Mr Ox? are you doing the wee williy winker racing

16th 4WD and 10th 2WD :)

Wicked , Bill.i.am comnig with you?

who else is runnig 2wd then..hands up

I know you me and Pete are - who are the other 8+