NE regionals 4wd and 2wd on the same day??

[Hulk]

Hi,

Just thought id ask, would it be possible to have the rest of our regionals on one day? With the numbers been quite low this year it might be a good idea to have both 2 and 4wd on the same day, preferably on a Sunday as thats when most people are available.

I know the North West do it this way and there numbers are way up this year, with a lot of North East drivers attending their region instead for this exact reason.

With people doing Nationals and some people working Saturdays it takes up most of your weekends throughout the summer which could be contributing to the low numbers.

Would like to hear peoples opinions on this?

Craig Collinson

[Chequered Flag Racing]

I'd like them during the week due to shift work never mind Saturday's & Sunday's

[phil c]

As craig has put I to am doing the north west because they are doing both classes on one day , I work most Saturdays so racing both classes on one day suits me perfectly

[chrispattinson]

I think 2 classes in one day is too much.

With the minimum 1 hour between rounds (which unfortunately was dismissed at Batley for weather reasons), then a track change, and then another class to be run.... it doesnt sound like a relaxing days racing.

Maybe the NW guys can voice the opinion of how their meetings pan out.

It's probably too late to amend the series for this year, as lots of stuff ahs been organised already for two day events.

[Hulk]

Hear what your saying Chris, but ive raced as a guest at two of the North West regional series this year and it was very relaxed. They had 12 heats giving you plenty of time to charge lipo's, get your cars ready and even have time to chill out inbetween races.

It is nice to get away for the weekend but if you have other commitments such as work, family etc and doing Nationals along with other meetings, makes for a very busy calendar.

Like ive mentioned we have lost quite a few top drivers from our region to the North West, and after speaking to quite a few of these drivers its mainly down to not having enough time to give up whole weekends. You can still have the fun of getting away for the weekend by camping over on the Saturday night.

Just thinking it might be a way to get numbers back up.

[cmgreen]

Originally Posted by Hulk

Hi,


, with a lot of North East drivers attending their region instead for this exact reason.

I thought it was cos there is two national tracks in the nw region this year any many ne drivers doing the nw region for practice, which makes sense.

Or may be the numbers are low the ne region cos most of the tracks are too far north for some................ e.g morpeth/south shields/teeside.

[Hulk]

Yeh that may have something to do with it aswell, but from what ive heard the main reason is because both classes are on the same day which takes up less of your weekend.

[cmgreen]

But the year before there was 2 day regionals and there was plenty of people turning up.

I agree in a way and then disagree, just because of time constraints and switching from one class to another. I was glad i didnt enter the non regional class at batley 2wd cos i would of been rushed.
May be we could try it for one and see what happens, we could even try it at batley this year for the 4wd, running 2wd non regional class.

[Hulk]

Yeh you would have been rushed as there was only one non regional heat at batley.

If you have both 'regional' classes on the same day there would be around 10 or 11 heats instead of 6 like there was at Batley. This would then give you plenty of time inbetween races.

[Hulk]

Oh yeh and we ran both classes at our North East indoor regional series for years and that was never a problem.