Deerdale winter series dates

[truggy lover]

Please note there have been some changes to the winter series dates , the reason behind this is so as not to clash with Frankley meetings and try and keep attendance numbers high

**WINTER SERIES 2008**

First Round 19th October

Second Round 16th November

Third Round 14th December

Forth Round 18th January

Fifth Round 15th February

Sixth Round 8th March



Timings for the dates are as follows

gates open 7.30am

booking in opens at 8am

booking closes at 8.45am

race breif at 8.50am

first heat at 9am




Any one wishing to pre book can contact jackboot via the deerdale forums

please get there before booking closes to avoid disapointment

[truggy lover]

This Sunday is round 1 of the Deerdale Winter series details of which can be found in the post above

And also here are some pictures of what some are now calling Deerdale the American style astro track , you should be able to see from the pics that there is a very good mix of features around the track

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/b.../track%20pics/

[truggy lover]

Just to let every one know there will also be a food bar there with hot food and drinks

[truggy lover]

results from deerdale winter series round 1



http://lincit.myzen.co.uk/deerdale/forum/index.php?showtopic=663

[truggy lover]

Round 1 was a good turn out with numbers higher than expected and with entering a new archive into the laptop made it a slow start , but once up and running the fun began. It was also good to see a few faces from the national ranks racing , and new faces alike hopefully they will become members in time.

All in all i think every one had a good days racing thanks and hope to see you at the next round on the 16th November R2 of the series.

[truggy lover]

Deerdale Club Championship, Round 2

Mirage Team driver Graham Alsop took his D8 by the horns on his first full 'Official' outing at the testing Deerdale astro turf track reckoned by some to be the best 1/8th scale astro-turf track in the country.

This championship is attended by some of the top UK Rallycross drivers including XRAY driver Bruce Thompson, HoBao's Dave Bailey & John Holmes.

Qualifying was all about one thing: could anyone keep up with Graham's blistering pace from practice? The answer was soon delivered in round one, with a big, resounding ‘NO!’ Graham and the HB D8 were in perfect sync and almost 30 seconds up on second place. The D8 looked planted round the bumpy high grip track making up time on the opposition in pretty much every area. Time: 8 Laps in 332.

Only a couple of minor tweaks for round two and Graham once again dominated the round, going even faster. Graham commented on how easy the D8 was to drive near the limit, giving him confidence to push the car where others daren't. Graham really was on form in this round beating his round 1 time and setting an outright track record in that layout of 8 in 331.52

With TQ now sewn up, Graham made little change for round 3 apart from his driving, pushing right from the off, Graham was soon up on his best time, but the track was getting slower as the weather cooled down from the tropical 9?C earlier in the day to a more normal 4?C, as Graham pushed on the slippy track caught him out a couple of times, but he still made it through for an 8 lap run. No one else even got close to an 8 lap run in qualifying all day.

After checking over the car before the Final, no setup changes were made. With the track conditions deteriorating as the temperature dropped and the moisture coming up to the surface it was going to be a test of driving skills to see who could adapt better to the slippery and changeable track conditions.

From the sound of the tone Graham laid it down for the opposition to chase. Although the lap times were slower due to lack of traction the D8 never looked out of shape. Still poised over the jumps and comfortable over the bumps Graham demolished the field putting almost 2 laps on the 2nd placed HoBao driver Dave Bailey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9nP5d9grAA

So with the first official meeting over with, it's business as usual for Graham and the D8, another win under the belt. Coupled with an impressive performance it's been a great start to a new partnership.

[truggy lover]

round 3 this weekend guys

[Mark Christopher]

what time does it start? what time do folk get there for, is there practice, whats the timetable roughly?

[truggy lover]

hi mc gates open 7.30 am booking in roughly open at 8am and racing normally starts around 9am or just after

then three heats and finals for every one c final 10 minutes b final 15 and a final 20 minutes the finals are bump ups for top 3

[Mark Christopher]

hi any practice?

[truggy lover]

we dont usualy have a practice the reason being short day light this time of year and wanting to get all the racing done before the light fades , i'll ask the question though Mark and post back here.

The Deerdale Forum is not running at the moment as there is a problem with the main server. They were having maintenance on it but ours has not come back on yet. Neil is in contact with provider .

And we hope to have it back working very soon , if in the mean time you need any info about round 3 this sunday drop Neil an email @ neil.brccc@ntlworld.com