COBRA - Round 3 - 20th February
 

Doors open at 9:30am prompt

MINI PINS ARE ALLOWED

venue address
Splott Road
Splott
Cardiff
CF24 2BZ

Booking in will close at midnight on the 17th February to allow us to create a heat listing.

Entries to be sent to [email protected]

Please include

NAME:
CLASS:
FREQUENCY:
PT NUMBER:

Timetable for the day (may change)

0930 doors open - Booking In, Free Practice
1000 Booking in closes
1010 Practice Finishes
1015 Drivers Briefing
1030 Round 1
1130 Round 2
1230 Round 3
1330 Round 4
1500 Finals

Qualifying is Round by Round.

ALL LiPo cells MUST be charged in a commercially available LiPo sack

Any tyres to be used.



Gonna put info on this thread guys for booking in etc.

Any requests (sensible ones please).

One thing I do know, as of 1st Jan, all WRCA Regionals will require you to charge your LiPo cells in a LiPo sack, this means a 'commercially available sack', not something home made guys.

Steve

minipins
 

are we definitely aloud to use minipins ????????????

:thumbsup:

Yeah good question...it became apparent at Caldicot, that at club meetings at COBRA, pins are allowed? Is this correct?

If not, can I just say that for tyre longevity, and some fun, I do hope that there is a reasonable amount polish floor/slippy if we have to run minispikes or an alternative :thumbsup: 50% of each surface would be excellent!

Cheers
Mark

Currently (and I will get this verified by the new committee), that the pins were banned as a club rule (cue Roy). But the intention is to have a mix of hardboard and carpet, if we can, also have some of the gymnasium floor to. The track isn't going to be a touring car track with bumps.

Good man!!! :D:thumbsup::)

I am on off-road guy really..... it WILL be good!

It's funny how some peoples memory is very selective isn't it, we were all at the same discussion yet you still find it hard to remember what was proposed and voted in. Open motors open tyre for all classes.

Is that enough of a "cue". :p :p :p

YEY, mini-pins it is then.

that was a vote for a club championship Roy...... Like I said, I will seek clarification.

Finally it is now agreed that a vote was taken and passed for OPEN MOTORS AND OPEN TYRES for all classes, :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

so let me get this right!!! can I use mini pins?????:eh?:

Any important notices will be put in the first post Steve, you have plenty of time yet!!

I know I wasn't there that race meeting when the vote took place. But at AGM the other week it was discussed mentioned it was open motor/open tyre for club championships, but nothing was said for other events the club holds (club days etc).

Now, to me, logic also dictates that they can be also used at other club events, but, Steve has mentioned, perhaps the committee should have a quick chat/email/text to clarify the position 100% as at the moment, it isn't know for sure.

It is clarification of the passing it as a club rule at the 2009 AGM that needs finding out, as in the end, a club rule takes precedence over the champ, once that is done, then we can move on from this subject once and for all.

Does that mean there is a list of WRCA rules publicised somewhere? Can you post a link or let us know where to find em someone

Craig, I have no idea on the WRCA rules, might be worth asking a committee member :p

As you quoted an apparent WRCA rule I thought you may have known something no one else does. How can there be any rules if there are no rules?

This lipo bag rule is apparently a BRCA rule which I have heard through a few 3rd party rumours and yet no official notice has been given to the clubs by the BRCA, so how can that be a rule either???? Confused.com

I was informed that it was one of the things laid out at the AGM Craig, but not seen it in writing as yet, same with the BRCA rule, I have been told it is to go in the General Rules section, but as of yet, nowt.

Have Cobra had notification from the BRCA about the lipo sack thing? Caldi aint

It would go to Vanessa at the moment, but I have not heard anything as of yet.

I will admit, we all know it is coming, but in what form we don't know, I am assuming the worst, which would be it is in General Rules and it will be a commercially available item, but that would also mean that any LiPo cell charged at a meeting must go into a sack, transmitter, receiver, starter box etc. If you hear anything, Craig, let us know?

Today, myself, Dave Jackson, Tom and Ken Graham have been mostly making a table top and some smaller jumps, I shall post some pics up later.

'Today we have been mostly' making things out of wood
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/q...esCAO3E66X.jpg

Well done guys,looking forward to the 20th :thumbsup:

That picture looks just how I feel!!

round 3
 

hi steve.

Whos taking the payments for the brca membership mate?

where's the new venue to mate, i've been bizzy for a while so i've kind of lost touch with you guys.

Hey fella, you need to send the forms to Vanessa, £10 club membership, £13 BRCA.

New place is 'Star Sports Centre' in Splott.

some build pics, these jumps are by no means 'finished' and they will be covered in carpet.

There will be four of these
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0495.jpg

And one of these, the top of the table top is 8'x8'
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0494.jpg

Hey fella, you need to send the forms to Vanessa, £10 club membership, £13 BRCA.

New place is 'Star Sports Centre' in Splott.

some build pics, these jumps are by no means 'finished' and they will be covered in carpet.

There will be four of these
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0495.jpg

And one of these, the top of the table top is 8'x8'
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0494.jpg

That roller jump looks awesome!
I would advise bringing a few small bits of hardboard, just as smoothers for some of the sharper jumps.

We always run a small piece on the up-ramp of our table top at Hereford as otherwise it is very inconsistent!

Looking forward to Feb (seems a long way away at present!)

Cheers
Mark

We already realised that Mark, as I said, not finished yet, but the transition from floor to ramp and back will be smoothed out with some board that will curve.

What are you guys opinions of going under the table top to, if visibility isn't an issue?

Guess ill be fetching some more hardboard tomorrow then hey steve? lol
Also, we will be trying to use these new jumps and features on regular club meets aswell as having a bit of flat carpet for our snoring cars:p

Regards Table Top: If visibility is not an issue, should be okay...

Not really a fan of the cross over though, as people can still get stuck underneath the table top, which makes marshalling difficult. We had to stop a club race once, and restart, since it was ridiculous the number of cars trapped underneath the table top..

Decision is yours. Jumps look good though, looking forward to it! :D

Thanks Mark, we may test before we go ahead with that :thumbsup:

Looking good guys can not wait to give them a try on the 9th :drool:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0504.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0502.jpg

looks lost on there lol:o

is there any way you could board off the legs under the ramp to try and eliminate cars getting hung up underneath? just a thought

If we use is as a cross over, the legs will be boarded to provide a snag free passage underneath Andy, if thats what you mean?

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0506.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...e/IMAG0505.jpg

I can confirm that the flight angle is very nice on and off the tabletop and also the smaller jumps give good height!:thumbsup:

new info in first post.

Mini Pins
 

Just to clarify that we are allowing 'any' tyre for this WRCA event :D which means that lots of people will be happy to know this means Mini pins are all good:thumbsup: