HINCKLEY CLUBS 2013 OFFROAD SUMMER SEASON

[Wacker1]

Hi all,
Last Saturday(18th May), we saw ROUND 3 of Hinckleys 2013 OffRoad Club Championships!
Same as the Previous week, we saw Dedicated HRCCC Members Mark Stevens & Keith Marson leading a Group of Racers, to help Prep the Grass & Unpack the Storage Container, ready for another great days Racing!
The Weather was on our side for the first time this Season, giving us a completely Dry days Racing with the odd sunny spell, allowing us to push our Buggies to the limit!
Thanks to Master Track Builders Steve Haskins, Andy Slingsby & Co, we had another Fantastic Layout! The Track itself had a Variation of Sweeping corners & Chicanes, as well as an assortment of Ramps, a Corner Table Top & Straight Table Top Jump, making it pretty Challenging to most, but with a decent sized Main Straight for some good Overtaking Manoeuvres!
Good work guys!!
A RACERS VIEW OF THE TRACK(FROM THE ROSTRUM)



The Racing could'nt have been any Closer allday & with your 2 Best Qualifying Rounds out of 5 to Count, making it was extremely Competitive!
With many of the Front Runners making slight Errors at the Beginning of the Finals, the Win could have been anybodies, giving some Exciting Battles!


The Next Club Meeting will be on : SATURDAY 25TH MAY

[Wacker1]

Hi,
Last Saturday(1st June), we saw ROUND 5 of Hinckleys 2013 OffRoad Club Championships!
Main HRCCC OffRoad Organiser Mark Stevens was at the Site extremely early, to get the Grass cut & Venue Prepared for another Fantastic days Racing in some awesome Hot Sunny Weather again!
Dedicated Buggy Driver Steve Haskins then headed a small Group of Members/Racers, to Help get all the Hoses & other Equipment out of the Container, to Setup Race Control & Assemble another Great Track!
By this time, the Racers were Arriving in their Droves, Setting up quite a Large Pitting Area & creating a great Atmosphere for all the Drivers!

A VIEW OF THE PITTING AREA FROM THE ROSTRUM


The Turnout managed to Create 5 Full Heats(4x 2WD Buggy & 1x 4WD Buggy), making the Racing extremely Close & Competitive allday.
The Track itself, was very Fast & Flowing, incorporating a selection of High-Speed Chicanes(Steves Favourite! ), a Long Back-Straight for some Overtaking & a slightly Tricky Table-Top section. New for this week was the inclusion of 'Grippy Stuff' on both the Table Ramps & Jumps, giving everyone plenty of Traction/Grip!

A VIEW OF THE TRACK FROM THE ROSTRUM




Usual Format again.i.e 4 Qualifying Rounds with your Best 2 to Count, Followed by Finals for each, making another amazing days OffRoad Racing at HINCKLEY RADIO CONTROL CAR CLUB!

SOME PHOTOS FROM VARIOUS FINALS







IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE A VIDEO FROM THE 2WD 'C' FINAL, PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Wjl...ature=youtu.be

& THE 2WD 'A' FINAL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvasH8x7BtU


See You All At The Next Club Meeting - SATURDAY 8TH JUNE

[Leelosi]

Nice videos dean looking forward to sat already hopefully we will have a good turn out and good weather like last week! C ya all sat

[Wacker1]

Hi all,
Last Saturday(8th June), we saw ROUND 6 of Hinckleys 2013 OffRoad Club Championships!
Usual Dedicated HRCCC OffRoad Members took some of their Spare time up on the Friday, to get the Grass Cut, in Preparation for a smooth days Racing on the following day! Thanks again to Mark Stevens & Keith/Alan Marson for doing this, we all appreciate it!
With some good Weather again, this created another Great Turnout of Racers, giving 4 Full Heats of 2WD Buggies & a Mixture of 4WD Buggies with a Stadium Truck!
A Larger Group of Racers were keen to Help Assemble the Track this time, allowing us to Build the Track much Quicker & giving everyone a Longer Practice Session before the Meeting Started!
THE TRACK FROM A RACERS VIEW :



The Hinckley Club always likes to hear Racers ideas on possible Improvements, so this time round, the Majority Decided to go with a few New Options to the Configuration of their existing Man-Made Features.
Due to Demand, the usual Long Back Straight, small Kicker Jump & a Selection of Fast Sweeping corners were kept, but the Straight Table Top Ramp had been Extended to double its Length, making it very intresting! For the more Cautious Drivers, it could be taken as a small Jump onto the top lap after lap, but for others that wanted to risk it & gain some extra time, it could be completely cleared to Land on the Downslope with the right Throttle Control!
The usual Corner Table Top Ramp had been Rotated & Re-Configured into a small Banked Corner section towards the centre of the Track, which was Trickier than it looked, but a great place to make time if the right line was used!
Towards the Rear Lefthand side, one section of HRCCC's Unique 4-Piece Rumble Strip had been placed right on the 'Racing Line' of quite a Tight Chicane, giving Racers the choice of the Wider Safer Route on the Grass or straight through the Bumpy Rumble & gaining those extra few Tenths!
With some Intresting Qualifying Results, it made some great Racing for the Finals!
SOME PHOTOS FROM THE FINALS :








HERE ARE THE VIDEOS FROM THE FINALS :

'C' FINAL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K__-H...ature=youtu.be

'B' FINAL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMs0P...ature=youtu.be

'A' FINAL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F93v...ature=youtu.be


See you all at the Next Club Meeting : SATURDAY 15TH JUNE

[Wacker1]

Hi,
Last Saturday(15th June), we saw ROUND 7 of Hinckleys 2013 Club Championships!

Yet again, a good Number of Racers turned up nice & early to Build another great Track & have a Fantastic Days Racing!

With a Heavy Shower just as the Track was Completed & the odd Light spot of rain during the course of the day, it mixed things up for Racers alittle, with some Drivers making those fine Tweaks to their Buggies for that extra edge!


LAST SATURDAYS LAYOUT :





Thanks to Mark Stevens, Keith Marson & the rest of the HRCCC Team for Holding another Brilliant Meeting!


SOME ACTION DURING THE FINALS!





The Next Club Meeting will be on : SATURDAY 22ND JUNE

[Wacker1]

Last Saturday(22nd June), we saw ROUND 8 of Hinckleys 2013 Club Championships!



The Rain played another big part for Drivers again, making it very Tricky, but everyone enjoyed the days Racing!



Unfortunately, no Photos this time round, but a VIDEO of LEG 1 of the 2WD 'C' Final was taken between the Showers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Tx_...ature=youtu.be



The Weather Forecast for Hinckley this Weekend is looking very good(Dry with Sunny Spells allday!)



See you at the Next Club Meeting : SATURDAY 29TH JUNE