New Venue for SHRCCC / Work Party 22nd March 7.00pm
 

Exciting times for Surrey and Hants Radio Control Car Club

We are very pleased to announce that SHRCCC is on the move to a Great new venue. The new venue is located on the Cody Campus in Farnborough, 2 miles from the M3/A331 junction . Full address:

SHRCCC
Samuel Cody Specialist Sports College
Ballantyne Road
Farnborough
GU14 8SN

The new Astro track will be located within its own secure compound that will enclose the Track, Rostrum, Race Control and Pitting Area. The track will measure around 30m x 20m with pitting space located track side on hard standing. If you want to pit from your car, the adjacent parking is 10 yards from track side.

We plan to run every Sunday's (Morning and full days) and Tuesday's throughout the year for race meetings and a bonus night on Thursdays for open practice sessions.

The new facility has the added bonus of our own Floodlights, so evening racing will take place once or twice a week (including practice) all year round with zero light scheduling problems.

All the SHRCCC Committee members are really excited about this new venue and we will all be striving to get the track ready to host its first meeting in late March/early April 2012. We’ll be racing Thursday nights indoors as usual until then.

We have some great idea’s as to what the track should entail feature wise but if the wider RC community has any thoughts or suggestions of what they like, please let us know.

We’ll use this thread to update you all with track build photographs.

My thanks to all the people involved in this move, you know who you are, the hard graft starts now!

Neil and Darren, aka Dudders and Tartman

Great times ahead!
 

This is an awsome new venue for us and we are all very excited about the move!
The Comittee, Neil and Myself are going to be very busy over the coming weeks.

:thumbsup:

Sounds great! :)

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Why the change of venue?

I had a few concerns there building a purpose facility to be honest.

I wanted hard standing to park on as the carpark (and also the track footings) are soooo spongey in the winter months, it's peat based and feels like a trampoline. In December when we walked on it we sunk 1.5" just by walking. Of course this is the first year we've been there so didnt know the conditions.

We've also had security issues on site as well, so I'm pretty fed up with over £1000 worth of gear stolen to be honest.

Also, the new site is near the M3/A331 which really helps and it has hardstanding, our own toilets with 10m of the track and of course the built in feature of Floodlights as I'm pretty fed up with lugging carpet and jumps around :thumbsup:

Assuming this will be used for the Mid South Regional series 2012, May 27th 2WD and June 24th 4WD.

All sounding good, southern clubs making a come back. Reminders of the old SWORDS series from the 90's!! lol

Yes.
 

This new venue will be our home for ALL meetings from now on.....:thumbsup:

Looking forward to this guys. It looks pretty promising.

OK, guys, just a little update. The rostrum is now in place and the Astro Turf shall be arriving on Wednesday morning :thumbsup:

Neil,the question is what day are we starting work on the track??
Chris&Luke

Check your phone.... text you an hour ago!

Been a bit quite here of late so I'd thought I'd post an update!

Rostrum is in and ready.
Race Control is in and ready.
Astro is 2/3rds laid, couple more nights and it'll be done.
Jumps are being fabricated as we speak.

Looking like we might be ready within two weeks :thumbsup:

Well done guys, looks like your doing an amazing job, car ready , day baby pass ready let get some racing done at last ha ha :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Any 'sneaky' pics of the build?

Top job guys, wish I could help, but this shoulder now has to be immobilised for another 4 weeks before seen again.:thumbdown:

If we start before then, I've really got to try to get a lift over to at least see it, if not race it! :woot:

pics.
 

a couple pics... well, 3....... more done already. its heavy stuff this astro!

Cheers Darren,
looking forward to more when the rest of the astro is laid and the features have started to be added... Looks like a great, big space!!:D

Its MAHOOOOOOSIVE
 

really big space, and even with pitting tackside there will be plenty of room to get about.
Lots of work to be done but we are getting there little by little.

Will post some more pics after the next tack session wednesday evening. anyone else wants to lend a hand feel free. Sooner its done the sooner we can get racing it!!!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::woot:

Let me know if you do need that carload full of pallets and wood.. I cant drive so someone will have to come over and collect it, but its not that far to come!!!

yes
 

we will mate, in a week or so, well anytime really. PM me the address and i will come collect it mate. :thumbsup:

Hi all

Work party this week is Wednesday and Thursday from 7.00pm

Neil

Hi all
the more helpers come down to the new track the sooner we can all start racing again and that's what everyone wants.we will be there from 7.00 till 9.00 :thumbsup:
Cheers Chris

i will try and get over thursday evening to lend a hand .
would do wednesday too but got a cash flow problem at the mo !
glenn x ;)

If you do a Tuesday let me know and I'll pop down and help:thumbsup:

Will do Adam. Think Chris Ellis was on site last night, keep an eye on the Facebook page as it's easier to update etc. The ISO unit will need a lick of paint soon :cry:

There are those of us who aren't on (and refuse to be) on facebook!!! So can ya (pretty please) post pics here or send emails? :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Lets try to have a big effort here folks to get as many hands as we can down there to get us sorted as quickly as we can!

Thanks (in advance!!)

Mark

Ok, we'll update here as well!

Latest news, we'll be on site WEdnesday from 6.30pm/7.00pm :thumbsup:

Cheers Mate,

If anyone is thinking of going to help from the wokingham area, please let me know.. I need a lift.. And I make a darn good 'tea-boy'!!!:p

I can't make Wednesday but I will be down on Thursday.

Track work tonight from 6.30pm chaps.

I'll be there from 8.00pm to join up.

Been down on site today and we're not doing to bad!. Hopefully Astro will be laid this week, so features can be started next week as well as track layout :thumbsup:

Need as many people as possible please!!!!

Awesome job tonight guys, thanks to all who showed up!.

Another work party tomorrow night, final bits of astro to lay, cut and infill. REALLY taking shape.

Table top delivery coming tomorrow. Track markings decided on. LOTS of little jobs to do in the next few weeks.

Thanks to Chris, Luke, Terry, Darren, Dean, Neil, Paul and James. More of the same tomorrow!

AND
 

Percy, Neil P..... was there as well, many thanks to all you guys.
Made the evening go great and got loads done.


All again tomorrow(thurs) evening, one more roll to lay then smaller jobs, well, less heavy ones anyway LOL....

Pic attached, nearly there astro wise....

Top Job everyone!! Pic really shows how its coming on... Thank you all... Wish I could be helping out too, but well, we'll see what the consultant has to say on saturday, but I could be facing 2-3months 'recovery' after an operation to pin back in place the ruptured ligaments....:bored:

2 to 3 months? Least the catch fence is safe until then :lol::lol::lol:

Good final push tonight, all astro laid! Trying to get a sweeping machine in for the weekend. Plan for Sunday is to brush the track in full, cut the minor bits to make it smooooooth and fill the new fire hose with the sand/shingle combo.

Had a meeting with Streeter today and the features are coming on nicely, straight will be laid on Wednesday night next week.

Taking shape. Ace team effort! Can't do it without y'all :thumbsup:

Sweeper machine being delivered this afternoon and going back monday. If any peeps are free tonight/Sat/Sunday let us know!

We'll be on site anyway on SUNDAY for the day cleaning, sweeping, sorting, Pipe filling and ramp building! from 9.00am

Neil

Don't forget that ALL jumps or features must be seen clearly from all posisions of the rostrum, especially any upramps and down ramps (if any).
In other words, at no point must you loose site of the car.
It's been a BRCA issue before so just so you don't have any issues or complaints come the regionals.
Don't forget that other issue

Thanks Tony, All the jumps, yumps and humps should all be quite visible from the rostrum level :thumbsup:

Sunday's work party is 9.00am to 1.00pm. See you there if your free :D

I have some spare large white plastic pallets if you want them, also several large sheets of hardboard 4ft x 12ft. Let me know, I can bring them over tomorrow if needed.:thumbsup:
Paul.