There are some really good points in this thread
Martin & Myself have both read the thread over and over again and both hold our hands up and admit we have done a lot of things wrong so we have sat back listened to what has been said and are prepared to try and put things right and make things better for the 1/10th drivers.
Sugared track or none Sugared track,
At this moment in time we don’t think sugaring the track would make things any better but it’s something that at some point in the future that could be worth doing as a one off to try and see what a sugared track would be like, but that’s not for now.
Power,
We can place a table in the pitting area with a extension cable with sockets available for a start but lipo sacks are a must for safety.
Track ,
We will this coming week re profile the jumps in front of the rostrum and make them more for 1/10th so they flow a lot better, change the profile on the others so they are less aggressive and give the track some TLC. Once the track gets used more by the 1/10th guys we will then look into changing the whole of the track but with the cost of machinery we need numbers through the door to justify doing this.
Tyres,
Tyres will be open, as long as they are a Dirt tyre you can run them, we are also in negotiations with all the distributors to get the tyres discounted and if this happens the onsite shop will pass the discount on, we will try our best on this!
Also as said by a few the tyre wear is less than what it is on Astro and Carpet. The average tyres last 2-3 meetings compared to astro tyres that already make the tyres cheaper!!
Cost,
Throughout the Summer Series the cost of the meetings will be £8 pre booked before 8pm on the Thursday nights after that they will be £12 to all. The aim of this is to encourage drivers to book in so we can get a guide to how many drivers are booked in to cater for food or a Butty Van.
Times in-between heats,
Towards the end Proline Winter Masters this is something that was addressed and was brought down to 2 minutes and also a 3 lap warm up before the buzzer, track is closed for 1 minute to allow marshal’s to move around safely.
Summer Series,
Rc-Bits will support the meeting and all the summer series Rd’s will be on Saturdays.
Rd 1 Sat 12th April
Rd 2 Sat 31st May
Rd 3 Sat 5th July
Rd 4 Sat 23d August
Rd 5 Sat 13th September
Rd 6 Sat 27th September
Practice Days,
We will implement separate days for Electric and Nitro, the aim will be to run Electric only on a Saturday and Nitro only on a Sunday then swap them around the following month to Nitro only on a Saturday and electric only on a Sunday, practise will be subject to race meetings so that’s something we need to highlight better on the homepage of our website so its easy to see what it is that month and when.
Race Format,
This is where we need your help again.
What race format do you want????
- 1 Rd practice, 4 Rd’s Qualifying and then Finals
- 2 Rd’s practice, 3 Rd’s Qualifying and then Finals
- Open practice for 30mins then 4 Rd’s Qualifying and then Finals
- Something different?? suggestions please
We would like to thank everyone for there input its really appreciated, constructive criticism is what we are looking for as it will help us to make the venue work and not just for us but if this is to continue on it does need numbers through the door so why not come give it a go and try it again at some point through out summer.
Best Regards
Jared
Storm Valley