bury metro regional weekend

[chrislee]

Enjoyed yesterday despite breaking my car on the double after the banked corner twice. Broke the rear shock tower in the 2nd qualifier then the front left wish bone and shock cap in the 3rd qualifier - I took it a bit easier in the 4th qualifier 'cos i didn't want to end up in the bottom final!!

It's a great track but definitely requires plenty of practice to have any chance of doing well.

Thanks to the club and organisers for a top day.

Chris

[Lee]

I had a wicked weekend!!
10th in 4wd and 12th in 2wd, i was made up especially being in heat 1 and 2 and being an F5.

I would like to say a thankyou to not only the club and organisers but to the lads in my heat who were good enough to move over when i was coming through.

Cheers

Lee

[Northy]

Great report and pictures Jimmy

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[andys]

Originally Posted by super__dan

Thanks chaps, I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday, drove pretty well and won’t let Richard forget my move past him on the triples Thanks for putting those in the track Woody else I would never have got back past him!

Not sure what the policy on refs is now, I thought we were going to have them but we didn’t at Durham or at Bury. From what I heard the back of the A was a scrappy affair, some taking out and not waiting (very rude).

Tel, if you saw some scruff in a Novak T-shirt peering into the back of your focus, that was me. Your Optima shell is every bit as nice in the flesh as it is on the computer, good skills!

First off, a big thanks to everyone who was involved in running the meeting. Only being to Bury twice before but it's a great track.

Dan, if you thought the A was scrappy, you should have seen the 'B'. I got totally wiped out on lap one as someone tried the usual over eager overtaking manouver ! I managed to get back up to I think 2nd from last only to get wiped out again. I don't think anyone was respecting the racing line at all, just fly in and hope. Still great days racing.

By the way, I was marshalling near the tripples, and that overtaking move was inspired !

[super__dan]

Oops, I meant Ultima (or whatever).

I’ve got optima as a mate has dug his allegedly mint one out of the loft for me to rebuild as a weapon for vintage racing this winter, back of the net!

[NeilD]

I have to agree the weekend was great. The racing and general banter made up for the ropey weather on Saturday. Top weekend really.

[rcracer]

i agree also, really enjoyed the weekend,.....you beat me on the track NeilD ..maybe next time

[vader]

what colour is grass? i think it's green

[P_B]

I only made it along Sunday afternoon thanks to my best mate's birthday (and subsequent hangover). Still, the racing I did see was enjoyable if, as already mentioned, a little scrappy during the finals.

Hoping the NW regional weather next weekend is more like Sunday than Saturday!

Here's Dan landing 'that' move as he single-doubled the new jumps, overtaking a more cautious Rich Lowe in the process:



Credit to Rich though, he knuckled down and pressured Dan until the last lap:



Elsewhere in the A, things were equally tight:



Vermin chose to make up his own track:



Tel's shell looks ace from any angle:



New astro on the straight still needs a wee bit of bedding in:



The 'non-regional' heat saw some folks testing for the upcoming National:



There were lots more photos, but they're all rubbish. Still got tons to learn about shooting fast-moving subjects

[NeilD]

Originally Posted by rcracer

i agree also, really enjoyed the weekend,.....you beat me on the track NeilD ..maybe next time

I'm sure we'll meet again very soon and you had better wheels than me!

[Stu]

Pete - they are ace.

I love the one with the track in black & white, and the 1st one with Danneth & Rich over the small jump really sums up the 'A' perfectly.


http://www.northernracer.com/bury - galleries for 2wd & 4wd.

[footey]

result got both my x6 and my bj4 on stus site so just got to get them on jimmys pics now

[Stu]

Originally Posted by WHITTLER555

Sorry Northy and Stu, as I feel I may have had a small amount of influence in your tiredness today

I hope your racing did not suffer too much, I blame that dodgy pint in the Con Club, CON being the word!!

Just remember:

when your way on down, I can be your hero! Not in a brokeback way you understand

I was in bed at 8.30 last night, thats BEFORE Heartbeat finished! I was fecking badgered.

Wr W was on the Karioke at 2am yesterday morning doing Elvis & Enrisques - it was ace (from what I remember).

Oh BTW - notice I snook a picture of a wheel-barrow in my gallery - nice.

[Northy]

Originally Posted by Stu

Oh BTW - notice I snook a picture of a wheel-barrow in my gallery - nice.

I see no wheel-barrow!

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[Stu]

It is there, I just double checked.

[telboy]

Thanks dan and pete.

I do aim to please.

shame you have to cover them in huge numbers though.

[xx4-nutter]

Originally Posted by footey

result got both my x6 and my bj4 on stus site so just got to get them on jimmys pics now

haha check this out then shane ! ner ner Main page beyach.

Garry D.

[Stu]

Thought you might like that.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Northy

I see no wheel-barrow!

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Found it yet?

[Northy]

Found it, but that's a really poor wheel-barrow in my humble opinion, and it has to be said a poor wheel-barrow photo. My favourite wheel-barrow photo at the moment (and infact I have this picture above my bed) is this one:



I think you really must try harder Stu!

Even Lowe isn't impressed, just look at him.

G