Week 5

Results Updated

Truck week next week 🚚🚛🚚🚛🚚😍

Ouch update…

Following on from last weeks post, and just to reenforce the point that safety must come first, Alan has informed me that regrettably the injured marshal ended up in hospital after his wound got infected. He’s ok but is on antibiotics for the infection. Tonight I saw 2 of our youngest drivers running around on the track marshalling their own cars during practice with little regard for the traffic around them and towards the end of the evening a young girl was walking across the track with no shoes on which obviously could have had serious repercussions. Safety is not something we can take for granted and is something we all need to work together on to improve.

Week 4

Results Updated

If you’re a Junior and are not in the Junior championship, let me know and I’ll get you added in. In case you missed it, The Leg 2 videos have now been added to Winter Series post below.

Ouch…

We had a stark reminder this week that model car racing can be dangerous with a marshal getting hit flat out on the straight causing quite a significant injury to his foot. With that in mind:

Drivers:

All practice laps should be considered ‘slow‘ laps and you should be ready to stop at any point on the track since there are people going to and from both the rostrum and the marshal points. It is the drivers responsibility to ensure the track in front of you is clear and safe to drive on. Never assume the person on the track will get out of your way. Not everyone has the eyes of a hawk and the agility of a gazelle…

In addition, the straight is one way only at all times!

Marshals:

It is your responsibility to ensure it is safe to leave your marshal point when going to marshal a car regardless of how enthusiastic the driver is being in getting you to hurry up! (Incidentally, crying out for marshals before you’ve even finished crashing is a sure way to get yourself marshalled slower…). You should ensure your footwear is appropriate for what can be quite a harsh environment. Anyone choosing to wear flimsy or open-toed shoes or saddles does so entirely at their own risk…

Winter Series Round 6

Winter Series Results Updated

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride but after 6 months, the FORCC Winter Series for 2016-2017 has run its course and drawn to a close. As my son would say, “Hashtag Sad Face”. There were 45 entries today making a total of 243 entries for the championship this year. Not bad for a little middle aged club!

Thank You

Thank you all for supporting the Winter Series this year. Thanks also to Schumacher Racing for supporting us this year.

Supporting the FORCC Winter Series

Yet more thanks to the early birds and night owls that help set up and pack away. You guys know this stuff doesn’t happen by magic and these guys make all the difference!

Yet even more thanks goes to Nes and her team of helpers for all the tea, coffee, hotdogs, bacon rolls, Jacket Spuds and Chilli that have been served up over the past 6 months.

The last thank you goes to Andy Von Ashman for bringing his gopro along so we could capture some of the action on video 😀. It recorded the first 2 legs of the finals before the battery gave out. I’ve uploaded Leg 1 for now and Leg 2 will follow later.

UPDATE: Leg 2 videos now available 🙂

Round 6 of 6

With first place wrapped up in all 3 championships going into the final round, it was all about who would be best of the rest.

4 Wheel Drive

4WD had the most contenders with 4 drivers in with a shot at 2nd overall and after qualifying they were sat line astern in 2nd to 5th behind the pole man and championship leader George. George scampered off into the distance in all 3 legs to win overall but that coveted 2nd spot would not prove so easy to come by. Leg 1 was quite messy and by the roll of the dice Mark would get 2nd followed by myself in 3rd. In Leg 2 it was Dave that regrouped after a disappointing first leg and had second place in the bag until about a minute from the end when he lost the nut off a rear ball stud and would limp home in 4th. That left myself and Mark to pick up the pieces but this time I came out on top. In Leg 3, there would be no denying Dave this time with every nut on his car fully tightened he held 2nd place from start to finish followed by myself in 3rd.

4WD A Final (Jon 2nd, George 1st, Mark 3rd)

 

4WD B Final (Tom 2nd, John 1st, Michael 3rd)

2 Wheel Drive

In the 2WD A final, leg 1 was taken by poll man and championship leader Kyle, followed by Neil in 2nd and Spangly in 3rd. In Leg 2, Neil got the upper hand but a mistake 3 laps from the end opened the door for Kyle to go through and take the win followed by Neil in 2nd and Sam in 3rd place. Kyle, Neil and Sam would go onto replicate their positions in Leg 3.

2WD A Final (Sam 3rd, Kyle 1st, Neil 2nd)

 

2WD B Final (Verner 2nd, Jay 1st, Ian 3rd)

 

2WD C Final (Alfie 3rd, William 1st, Lloyd 2nd)

Short Course Trucks

In Short Course, it was Poll man and championship leader Spangly that had everything to lose. He had been untouchable all day, but would he be able to make it a clean sweep? In Leg 1 traffic would play its part and try as they might, Verner and Dave just couldn’t stay with Spangly. Leg 2 was much the same but this time It was Dave in 2nd and Verner 3rd. Going into leg 3, 1st place overall was wrapped up, but with a 2nd and 3rd each, Dave and Verner had everything to play for. This time it was Spangly that had issues which left him in last place after lap 1 and a mountain to climb. Dave took the early lead with Verner hot on his heels. Verner made it to the front by lap 5 and by lap 9 Spangly had made his way from last to first. A mistake on lap 13 would see Spangly relegated to 3rd and would soon be a lap down. With Spangly now out of contention, it was left to Dave and Verner to fight it out. Dave drove the wheels off his truck but couldn’t catch a break with the traffic and while he would get within spitting distance of Verner, he just wasn’t quick enough on the day and finished just a couple of seconds behind at the fall of the flag.

SCT A Final (Verner 2nd, Spangly 1st, Dave 3rd)

 

Thanks Jeremy…

Closing Ceremony…

Never known for being afraid of his own voice, Alan took center stage for the closing ceremony. His attempt to auction off the kids didn’t raise as much as he’d hoped for.

With the formalities out of thw way it was time to give out a few prizes 🙂

Short Course

4 Wheel Drive

2 Wheel Drive

Junior awards…

(For those that entered a class but didn’t complete 4 rounds in it)

Champions Row!

2 Wheel Drive Champion – Kyle Moon

2WD – Spangly Von Douche 3rd, Kyle Moon 1st, Neil Gavin 2nd

4 Wheel Drive Champion – George Tollman

4WD – Jon Peters 2nd, George Tollman 1st, Dave Andrews 3rd

Short Course Truck Champion – Spangly Von Douche

SCT – Alan Moon 3rd, Spangly Von Douche 1st, Dave Andrews 3rd
Supporting the FORCC Winter Series

Congratulations everyone and with the Winter Series now over it will be back to business as usual on Wednesday which will be a great relief since I think it has taken longer to put this post together than it actually took to run the meeting… 😉

Week 3

Results Updated

Winter Series Round 6 of 6 this Sunday

The Final round of this years Winter Series is this Sunday. Doors open 7:30 and as always some help would be appreciated early on to get the Astro and track out 🙂. As per the last 2 Sunday meetings, Bacon rolls and Jacket spuds will be on offer 😎. At the end of the meeting we will tally up the championship points and there will be a prize giving and photo opportunites 🍸.

Supporting the FORCC Winter Series

So I got a new app on my phone and well, I’ll just leave this here…

Just your typical SCT racers 😉

Week 1 + Summer Calendar

Results Updated

44 in the buggies plus another 12 on top . Thank you all for getting booked in promptly so that even with 8 heats we were still out the door at a reasonable time . The new championships have started (Best 12 from 15) and there are also Junior championships this time. If I’ve missed a Junior let us know next week and I’ll get you added in.

The great outdoors…

With Spring knocking on the door it’s time to start planning your outdoor racing. Here is the calendar for the BRCA Nationals and Regionals plus the new Racer Off Road Series which has 3 rounds hosted by southeast clubs. There is also the Short Course National being held up at Eden Park if anyone fancies something a bit different

RORS Details: http://www.rcracer.com/2016/08/racer-off-road-series-2017/

RORS Entry : http://www.dmsresults.co.uk/

UPDATE: It would appear the RORS has been cancelled.

SCT Nationals : http://www.ukshortcourse.com/

2017  RACE  CALENDAR — 1/10th  OFF  ROAD.    v.2 – 20.11.16
(1/10th. Off-Road Elec. – BRCA Nationals & Finals events  &  EFRA/IFMAR events).
DATE 1/10th. – BRCA NATIONALS
& FINALS EVENTS.
Regionals Clubs INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
2WD 4WD 2WD 4WD   1/10 Off-Road
2WD (SAT) / 4WD (SUN) EC = European Champ.
WC = IFMAR  World’s
IR = EFRA International Race
Feb.
04/05
BWOC  –  Maritime Raceway.
Schumacher MiniSpike & Ballistic Spike
Feb 12 Winter Series 5 – EPR
Mar 05 Winter Series 6 – EPR
Mar 19        
26    
April 2    
9 Summer Series 1 – EPR
East
16
23 EPR
B/H
29/30
NAT. 1  –  TELFORD.
Schumacher Dart & Ballistic Spike
Shortcourse National – EPR
May  7 1066
14 Summer Series 2 – EPR
20/21 NAT. 2  –  TORCH.
Schumacher Dart & Ballistic Spike.
28
BH
EPR IR  1/10 Off-Road – Zolder (BE). 26-28
June 4 IR  1/10 Off-Road EC Warm-Up – Pinerolo (IT). 03-04
11 Barham RCT
17/18 NAT. 3  –  RHR (Blyth)  (on Astro).
Schumacher MiniSpike & Ballistic Spike.
Summer Series 3 – EPR
25
July 2 RORS – EPR – 2WD IR  1/10 Off-Road, Kampenhout (BE).  30-02
8/9 NAT. 4  –  BOUGHTON.
Schumacher MiniSpike & Ballistic Spike.
16 Plough Raceway EC 1//10  Off-Road – PINEROLO.   17 – 22
23 Barham RCT
29/30 NAT. 5  –  SOUTHPORT.
Schumacher MiniSpike & Ballistic Spike.
Summer Series 4 – EPR
Aug 6 RORS – BARHAM – 4WD
12/13 Jun & Vet. Finals –  BROXTOWE.
Schumacher MiniSpike & Ballistic Spike.
20 ` EECC
26/27
BH
NAT. 6  –  STOTFOLD.
Schumacher Dart & Ballistic Spike.
Summer Series 5 – EPR
Sept 3 Plough Raceway
9/10 Formula Champs. – KIDDERMINSTER
Scumacher Dart & Ballistic Spike.
Summer Series 6 – EPR
17 RORS – EECC – 2WD
24
Oct  1
8 WC 1/10 Off-Road – Xiamen (CN).   06 – 12
15
22
29 BRCA – AGM Gaydon FUTURE  DATES – 1/10 Off-Road
Nov 5 EFRA – AGM.  Vienna
12 2018 EC  –  Reims, France