mk racing indoor gp 16th dec

[smk]

Results are up here http://www.newburyrcclub.co.uk/raceresults/mkgp/mtg1/

Originally Posted by rob8246

I think Rich made an excellent point in saying that it was sorted in the end and all drivers finished the day in the correct position.

This was mostly true, but I think there were a couple of gremlins that got through now that I've had some more time to study the data. I've changed the results in 4WD a little, based on likely race times for a couple of drivers - but I can't be 100% accurate as missing laps at the end of a race involve estimating race times rather than deducing them.

I don't think Jason Potter would have qualified for the A final, so apologies to Mark Knight because he probably should have been in the A, with Jason in the B.

Apologies too to David Mudford who should have been in the C in place of Mark Dicks.

Thanks for the good feedback guys - makes the effort feel worthwhile.

[ryan]

Thanks for the comments guys

I was running a 12x1 v2 which was plenty fast enough for me.

Trish

[steve-liberty]

Originally Posted by c0sie

Andy,

If I had to be negative, it would be that £1.20 for a can of coke is a bloody outrage! Damn that cafe lol

Dear cOsie
I am sorry that you feel that £1.20 for a can of coke is expensive. I do however have to pay staff to work in the bar and i think you will find that unless you get to race in a supermarket £1.20 is not unreasonable. I do not of course prevent people from bringing in their own refreshments. You probably also did not see me walking round the hall giving away my remaining cakes that we had for sale rather than throwing tnem away, the recipients were most grateful.
I hope apart from that comment that you enjoyed your day.

My congratulations go to Andy and all the others whose names i must get to know for a great day. special thanks to all those who very quickly cleared up.

Kind Regards
Steve
VENUE OWNER

[GRIFF55]

Bloody nice cakes they were too steve!!! Thanks very much

[rob8246]

Missed the free cakes, bugger!

[Zipper]

Short video taken at the MK GP. Sorry about the quality, but those video hosting sites love to compress the file!

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v16557624dJ5BFqM

[c0sie]

Originally Posted by steve-liberty

Dear cOsie
I am sorry that you feel that £1.20 for a can of coke is expensive. I do however have to pay staff to work in the bar and i think you will find that unless you get to race in a supermarket £1.20 is not unreasonable. I do not of course prevent people from bringing in their own refreshments. You probably also did not see me walking round the hall giving away my remaining cakes that we had for sale rather than throwing tnem away, the recipients were most grateful.
I hope apart from that comment that you enjoyed your day.

My congratulations go to Andy and all the others whose names i must get to know for a great day. special thanks to all those who very quickly cleared up.

Kind Regards
Steve
VENUE OWNER

Steve,
Thanks for the reply, and its nice to see even the venue owner taking an interest in what was happening yesterday! You dont often see that!

I aint going to get into a debate over a can of coke, but rest assured I had a BRILLIANT day and thought the venue itself with its contained race area was spot-on!

As with those who have said the same thing, I hope to be able to return at some point next year for more racing in the Ballroom

[c0sie]

Hi SMK,

In the 4WD B final leg 2 I was given the wrong transponder and finished 3rd in that final, yet the results show me as DNS with a 5 & 10 overall score.
I did let Andy know as soon as the race finished and he said that he also picked it up and sorted it on the computer??

Is there any record of my laps? I was given transponder number 3 instead of number 4 for that race.

Many thanks

Cris

[smk]

Originally Posted by c0sie

Hi SMK,

In the 4WD B final leg 2 I was given the wrong transponder and finished 3rd in that final, yet the results show me as DNS with a 5 & 10 overall score. I did let Andy know as soon as the race finished and he said that he also picked it up and sorted it on the computer?? Is there any record of my laps? I was given transponder number 3 instead of number 4 for that race.

Hi Cris, I missed that one in the panic. We wrote down your race position because the transponder did show where you finished in the race. Sadly the bbk software does not store this info, so I can't give you and lap times. Results pages amended. - Kevin

[c0sie]

Kevin,

Many thanks

[glypo]

Evening all.

Thanks to everyone involved in putting on the event, it was really great fun. Unfortunately I only have a compact camera, and I get noise even at ISO of 200 so I was shooting at crazy shutter speeds of around 1/20-1/30 second. This meant a crazy amount of motion blur in the photos and plenty of crazy looking effects. I was also limited on time as I managed to break a lot as well, so that's why my race report and photos are a bit pants (that's my excuse anyway!).

Still, I've just put them online so you can check it out on the Photo section, and the race report under the report section, of my website:



http://www.glypo.com

Also a massive thanks to Giles for the Kyosho bits which really saved my day.

Thanks

Jason

[David Church]

About the track, it was tough, but also very good!!!
The jumps were very simular to the Euro's this year.
It's great going flat out on our normal tracks, but we don't often get a chance to practise these types of jumps. They do teach you that you have to hit them at the right speed or you lose time.
The crossover was intimidating, but most people over-jumped it, and if you under-jumped it you usualy didnt need marshaling!
These types of tracks are great fun and will help most be better drivers
YES, even me!!! haha
I will def be at the next one, unless its the same day as Eden Park, and I hope to see many more jumps

[David Church]

Oh and forgot to ad, did you all see me in the magazine??? haha
And my S-4 was so sweeeeeeeeeeet after my rebuild.
Cant wait to get my new S-4, I am sure that will be even better

[Gaz_Stanton]

I have to echo some of the earlier comments and thank all involved for putting on a top meeting.

Really loved driving the track! Not too easy to master but sooo rewarding when you got it right. And the cross-over has to stay for the next one!

Was a shame about the gremlins with the timing equipment but it certainly didn't detract from the enjoyment of a great days racing. The fact the only race my transponder counted was one of the fastest of the day certainly made up for it for me.

To all those who worked tirelessly in race control and behind the scenes under alot of pressure, don't get dis-heartened. You did a good job and it will become so much easier as you become more familar with the equipment and running events for so many people. Before you know it you will be kicking back and relaxing while your race meetings are running like clockwork.

Speaking of which, when is the next one? Gonna need another fix of proper jumps sooner rather than later.

[showtime]

the crossover is a must have

this meeing will be famous for the crossover & any subsequent layout just has to include one

i'm rubbish & i enjoyed the layout & definitely don't think it should be made easier!
any & every kind of racing has features that can be problems for people of differning abilities but like has been mentioned before, driving stuff you find difficult can only help your driving to improve

i know there were a few breakages during the day but considering all the loud bangs coming from inside the track i'd have to say the cars coped with the abuse very well

definitely keep the jumps, definitely keep the do or die crossover & definitely keep the long straight!
its good to see just how fast the cars are when opened up & Comedy Fribbers Hacker motored micro had to be seen to be believed

pre booking for the next one?

[c0sie]

Anyone else know of any other photos on line??

[trekkerkk]

hi all,
first off all i would like to congratulate all the people who put there time and effort in making the meeting the succes it was,
with the mixed ability that was there i feel the track should have reflected all abilitys and not just the elite,
oh by the way not everyone loves loads off jumps sorry,

trekkker

[Lee Martin]

go race touring cars

[Nick Goodall]

Originally Posted by trekkerkk

hi all,
first off all i would like to congratulate all the people who put there time and effort in making the meeting the succes it was,
with the mixed ability that was there i feel the track should have reflected all abilitys and not just the elite,
oh by the way not everyone loves loads off jumps sorry,

trekkker

Definitely not all racers like jumps, those tend to stick to Boring car racing

We know that some people struggled and have already said we'll take on board all comments and try to please everyone as much as possible next time but the same old thing with everything you do is that it's physically impossible to please everyone so we just have to try and please the majority - that's all we can do really.

[c0sie]

Lee you crack me up!