A huge thank you to all of you for supporting the FORCC Winter Series events, we had a fantastic turnout for all 3 rounds and some great racing as a consequence!
The results have now been uploaded so you can all see how you did this weekend and overall in the championship.
We are looking to have another Winter Series, starting towards the end of this year so keep an eye out for the dates.
Hope you’ve had a lovely Xmas and got all the new cars, hop-ups and chargers(!) that you asked Santa for!
This is just a reminder that there is no racing this week and we return next Wednesday (8th) for the last week of the Championship. Remember that BRCA licences need to be renewed for 2025 and we will be checking during booking-in.
Just a reminder that doors open at 8am on Sunday for the 2nd round of the FORCC winter series but, if you fancy coming to help set up the track then we will be in the hall from ~6:30AM and there will be a free tea or coffee for your troubles!
We will have a period of open practice before the formal practice rounds and drivers briefing and the racing will start at approximately 9:30AM with a target to finish before 5:30PM.
Tuck shop has been re-stocked and will be open after breakfast. If you have a reusable mug, feel free to bring it along for your tea and coffee to save on the washing up!
We have kindly been leant a decoder from Jamie @Northbourne for the event so here’s hoping for no electronic gremlins.
For those that couldn’t make it on Wednesday and as a reminder for those that did, please follow this link to see a summary of the important points that were covered in the driver’s briefing:
In addition, here are some points that I didn’t get a chance to cover:
Rally Class:
We have taken the decision to discontinue the rally class – Unfortunately, it no longer fulfils the purpose it was introduced for
We will, however, still hold the last event to complete the championship – now moved to 11th December
Apologies to those affected and we hope that you can support the other local clubs who run this class
Club rules: Reminder of the rules for new members (and old!)
Motors: >7.5T
Rear tyres: Schumacher Blocks Yellow
It has come to my attention that some are using motors < 7.5T. You know who you are.
All drivers, from this point onwards, MUST follow this rule. Spot checks will be performed and any non-compliance will result in disqualification from the championship/winter series event.
LiPo charging:
Anyone with HV LiPos (LiHV – 8.7v max) MUST only be charged in LiPo mode (LiPo 8.4v max)
Thanks all for your cooperation, have a good evening and see you next week!
There will be food available – Ness and Kay will be doing bacon (and egg) baps for breakfast at £2.50 (£3) and Jacket potatoes with Chilli or cheese & beans at £6 for lunch.
It would be great if you could pre-order food so we have an idea of numbers. This can be done here:
Just a reminder – doors open at 8am on Sunday with open practice. We will have a quick driver’s briefing to explain the format of the day and then aim to start the qualifier rounds from 9:30am.
If anyone would like to join us for track/hall setup, we will be there from 6:30am. As ever, any help you can offer is greatly appreciated and there may even be a free tea or coffee for your troubles!
One week to go until the FORCC 40th Anniversary event so if you haven’t already booked in, please do so ASAP! Heats will be created before the day so advance booking in only (no walk-ins on the day)
There will be bacon sarnies available in the morning and then a food van with a selection of jacket potatoes, burgers, hot dogs, chips etc. available from 11:30 and throughout the lunch period.
The 40th anniversary event is in aid of 2 great charities and there will be some collection pots available on the day. However, if you’re not able to make, and would like to make a donation to either Cancer Research UK or the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance (or both) then please visit our JustGiving page here: