Local race series - how to find out?
Dangle_kt - 17/3/12 at 10:08 AM
Hi everyone,
I really enjoyed the look of rallycross on topgear last sunday, but after a quick look into it, there is no where local that has any races.
So I figured I'd try to find a local race series ran in the north west england in the main - as travelling round to races really isn;t an
option.
So I'm after finding out if there are any regional or single track championships in the north west which are low in cost?
I see three sisters does the MBKC championship - but its karting, plus its over THREE days!! Bit much!
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas?
Cheers
adithorp - 17/3/12 at 12:23 PM
Asking somewhere like HERE might find some answers.
cliftyhanger - 17/3/12 at 12:55 PM
You may have more success with local events by looking at sprints. And if you want cheap and simple, try autosolo's and tests. They really are a
hoot, and you will soon find out if competitive stuff is for you. Just find a local motorclub (eg as above) and see what they do.
JimSpencer - 19/3/12 at 08:44 AM
Hi
Circuit racing - to suit your car - North West Sports Saloons, most rounds at Oulton plus an Anglesey, Mallory Croft & Donington thrown in.
see http://www.barcnw.co.uk/
Hillclimbs and Sprints
Very good regional championship, run by Liverpool and Chester motor clubs
See http://www.speedchampionship.com/
Rounds at all the local North west Venues - Aintree, Loton Park, Anglesey, Harewood, Three Sisters etc
D Beddows - 19/3/12 at 09:58 AM
quote:
I see three sisters does the MBKC championship - but its karting, plus its over THREE days!! Bit much!
That's far from low cost anyway - the kart things cost about £10k for a kick off and having had a good look at one I struggled to see were the
money had gone........ 3 Sisters is about 1/2 a mile from my house so I've popped over to have a look in the past ......... not exactly the most
exciting motorsport I've ever watched I have to admit - possibly because there were so few competitors. Carpmart from this very forum races in
the championship though.
dhutch - 19/3/12 at 11:21 AM
Also worth looking at the gomotorsport site, which has some basic info and is a good route to finding local clubs.
http://www.gomotorsport.net/
Daniel
MikeRJ - 19/3/12 at 02:46 PM
Whilst I thought TG's episode on Rallycross was very good and certainly inspiring, please don't think that the costs are anything like as
low as they suggest. In fact I think you could probably double their projected costs and still be a bit optimistic.
JimSpencer - 19/3/12 at 03:26 PM
quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
Whilst I thought TG's episode on Rallycross was very good and certainly inspiring, please don't think that the costs are anything like as
low as they suggest. In fact I think you could probably double their projected costs and still be a bit optimistic.
Hmm
Think while they're a bit optimistic it's not by as much as you might think.
I share the striker with my brother - who's also a golfist.. - I reckon if you ran a simplish car, or one in the standard saloon or sportscar
class on the hills and sprints it wouldn't be much, if any, dearer than a comparable 'seasons' worth at a good golf club taking
memberships and things into account.
And Autosolo's as mentioned above would be MUCH cheaper - that's cheaper than taking the missus shopping that is
dhutch - 19/3/12 at 04:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by JimSpencer
And Autosolo's as mentioned above would be MUCH cheaper
Did my first national autosolo at the weekend.
- £5 to enter the national championship for the year (BTRDA newcomers)
- £35 to enter the event itself for the (Bolton le Moors, but all about the same)
Loose and slightly damp tarmac so limited tyre wear (paid £40 for the set anyway)
Autosolo not autotest, so put in second in the starting box and left it there, no gearbox stress
Fuel for the event negligable compaired to getting there from staffordshire (one of the further events for me)
Cracking days motoring had, and with my year and halfs experence at local events, finished 8th out of 18.
Daniel
MikeRJ - 19/3/12 at 09:09 PM
quote:
Originally posted by JimSpencer
[Think while they're a bit optimistic it's not by as much as you might think.
I share the striker with my brother - who's also a golfist.. - I reckon if you ran a simplish car, or one in the standard saloon or sportscar
class on the hills and sprints it wouldn't be much, if any, dearer than a comparable 'seasons' worth at a good golf club taking
memberships and things into account.
And Autosolo's as mentioned above would be MUCH cheaper - that's cheaper than taking the missus shopping that is
Hillclimbs and sprints are quite a lot cheaper than Rallycross, and Autosolo cheaper again. How many people drive their car to a Rallycross event,
compete in it and then drive it home? 