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| robbiejuk |
Posted - 16 January 2013 : 01:29:26
Good news for all members of A1-RC is that we are starting to race indoors again.
We have finally found a venue that we can use and will be starting up racing again on Wednesday 23rd of January 2013. We will then run on every wednesday night until the summer season starts.
Our new venue is at the Great Gonerby Social Club 8 High St, Grantham NG31 8JP
This venue is indoors in their function hall and is heated, well lit, integrated pa and has good ameneties such as off street parking and a bar (licencsed) serving drinks and small snacks. There are also pitting tables availble for all although we request that you bring something to cover the table with to protect them whilst in use ( an old towel). Mains power is also availble to charge your batteries.
Doors will open at 7:00pm and we request everyone who has arrived to help get the track laid out so that racing can commence as soon as possible.
The club has purchased 120 meter squared of brand new, unused prima felt GT to make the track area. We also have some new track markings which can be used to make multiple different track layouts.
Due to the size of the venue, there are only certain classes of racing that can be run. These will be the following:
- 1:10 scale touring cars (Limited to 13.5 or higher e.g 17.5, 21.5)
- 1:12 scale pan cars (Limited to 13.5 or higher e.g 17.5, 21.5)
- GT12
- M Chassis or FF Touring cars
- Micro Buggies & Trucks
- MiniZ sized cars
Please not that we will be running championships for all classes. Prizes will be given out at the end of a series to thos championships that have been well attended over the series and to those who have done enough rounds to qualify.
Racing format will be 3 qualifying rounds + 1 final for everyone. Practice will be availble at the start of the evening assuming that the track is laid out prior to racing commencement.
Obviously this is a new venue to us and we would like to be able to keep using the facilities in the future, so if you do choose to come and race with us then we request that you follow a few simple guide lines:
- Only food and drink purchased at the venue can be consumed on site
- A towel or some sort of covering for the pit tables (No towel no table!)
- Lipo batteries must be charged in a Lipo sack or suitable container
- You have a valid BRCA Licensce (Forms are availiable on this forum)
- For power please bring an extension cable
- If using a 12volt battery to charge from please make sure it is in a suitable container to protect the venue floor.
- Cars can only be driven on the track area and not in the pits.
- Travel light ( Pitting space is limited so if you don't need to bring it with you, leave it at home )
We would like to request that if you are planning on racing at the club on a wednesday That you pre-book. That way we can get you into the system and you will just need to pay on arrival. We will have a thread in this forum for you to enter your details in for each week. Other pre-booking options will be availiable soon.
We look forward to seeing you racing at A1-RC |
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| lisakeen |
Posted - 03 April 2013 : 18:29:15
Here you go guys and girls, a short vid from the other Wednesday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuLwL2Kj69A |
| lisakeen |
Posted - 28 March 2013 : 06:59:59
thank yo for a great night guys and girls. |
| ianholt |
Posted - 27 March 2013 : 22:20:17
Great night racing last night, nice to see some new faces. |
| lisakeen |
Posted - 26 March 2013 : 21:27:26
Thanks for the info, we all run pt's. We usually race at Kettering, which isnt but bigger than yours from what I have seen from the pictures, perhaps 2 carpets deeper and a little longer, so we should be used to tight track racing, but think your track will be something else, but looking forward to it. |
| ianholt |
Posted - 23 March 2013 : 19:05:56
Hi, there is no control tyre. You are all very welcome to come along, we were let down with our usual indoor venue so we have had to make do with what we could get this winter. We are racing in the function room at Great Gonerby social club, Grantham, it is very small so it makes for some very close and intense racing! We use BBK race timing and we have hand out transponders if you require them, Wednesday evening racing is usually very relaxed and we all have a good laugh.
Look forward to seeing you. Doors open at 7pm. |
| lisakeen |
Posted - 23 March 2013 : 10:36:37
Hello Guys, came across your forum by change, we myslef and 2 others usually race down at Kettering, I live at welby, another at sleaford, and onother at Stamford, and came across your indoor venue by change when looking for details on the shop. We knew you ran buggys out doors but now see you run indoors on Wednesdays, so we will be along wednesday to give you a try.
See you all their.
Oh we all run TC 13.5.
And do you run a controle tyre? |
| grasshopper |
Posted - 14 February 2013 : 20:58:50
The 1/18th micro SCT is a great little racer, the newest thing on track is the Carisma 1/14th true scale touring cars... Great fun and close racing, down to the drivers, not the budget! |
| robbiejuk |
Posted - 31 January 2013 : 16:54:02
Yeah was a good final last night :-) thank god I mounted my transponder in the front of the car  |
| reg |
Posted - 31 January 2013 : 16:39:07
Really enjoyed our battle Rob,i took a massive chunk out my tire before the finals,it sure does make a difference, |
| robbiejuk |
Posted - 30 January 2013 : 12:54:39
Awesome. Lets hope I don't chunk my tyres this week, first minute was good, last four minutes not so good :-)
Racing was good though. You couldn't let up otherwise you would have someone on your tail all the time. Really good fun. |
| admin |
Posted - 30 January 2013 : 10:11:06
Video of the Superstox final from 23rd January 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sgCOo62XGo&feature=share&list=UUzMG72dxPgmRtYmrsJ3PGLQ |
| robbiejuk |
Posted - 24 January 2013 : 00:06:54
Just got back from the first night indoors at the gonerby social club. Good racing, decent turnout, and most importantly great fun :thumbsup:
Classes that worked well at the venue were the GT12's, pan cars, Minis and also the micro buggies and trucks.
Definitely need more people to turn up and join in the fun so make sure you bring your mates down with you to next weeks event :thumbsup:
Well done to everyone on the A1 RC work party for pulling together and getting racing underway again :D |
| robbiejuk |
Posted - 23 January 2013 : 16:58:14
See Everybody later |
| ianholt |
Posted - 23 January 2013 : 06:16:27
A bar! why didn't anybody say so? |
| grasshopper |
Posted - 22 January 2013 : 23:34:32
Got my 1/10 SCT truck round the track.....but only just...and there would be no space for overtaking moves!
Tomorrow night I shall be campaigning a Helion Animus 18SCT...but I'm not sure if I'd do better with a Jackal buggy, tried one on the set up night and it went exceptionally well.
Be good to see you there Tom, you've been playing on two wheels too long.
Oh, by the way the club has a bar! |
