Local Sprints

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:20 pm

If I hadn't blown my engine and then spent lots sorting it to its new spec I really realy would be considering sellingt eh Impreza for a Evo, of you go on the MLR they now have there own Sprint championship, with excellent circuits and its affordable....shame the majority of the Subaru community is just about stickers and dump valves.... :roll:

So i think for me, the Eastern region production class Sprinting si the best option, I like trackdays but if your competitive nothing beats going up against the clock. The TA is a step in the right direction, and maybe in coming years will have more events int eh year, and once its well known you can then enter an event at a time....this then becomes more accessable to people what with money and time constriants everyone has.

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:44 pm

Blacky

There is still a requirement for you to be a member of an MSA registered club for you to run in any of the AEMC events and I can't see a club in Norfolk, Suffolk or Cambridge that has an event listed (although I am known to make the odd mistake

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Is the MLR MSA registered then? Do you have to have an EVO to run or do they not like competition :rotflol:

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:52 pm

stuartstaples wrote:Blacky

There is still a requirement for you to be a member of an MSA registered club for you to run in any of the AEMC events and I can't see a club in Norfolk, Suffolk or Cambridge that has an event listed (although I am known to make the odd mistake ]

There is an event at Hethel, and some other pretty close, so I am not fussed what club is running the event, I would just join the nearest club and then that should enable me to compete. As far as I know, to race in teh production class its 1400-200cc then 2001cc-whatever, and you only need a fire extinguisher bolted in, and have to wear a helemt....but I need to read up a bit more. But as far as I am concered this seems like an affordable way to get into motorsport for me. I would love to rally, but the costs are just too much.

stuartstaples wrote: Is the MLR MSA registered then? Do you have to have an EVO to run or do they not like competition :rotflol:

Don't think so, but as its only open to club members I think thats how they do it. You have to have an Evo to run in it, which for me is not good as I would probably do everyone they have got this year if I was allowed

, but I can see it from the point of view of the club. I am sure that it alos may upset a few of them if an Impreza turned up and beat a few of them

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:58 pm

http://www.wecc.co.uk/General/WECC-About.htm

Seems to be the most local to us

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:59 pm

Blacky

If you and I both do our own research we should be able to sort something out :thumb: I think there may well be a few of us interested and may be we could work out a way of taking the times from the events and using some kind of ratio to handicap the advantage of four wheel drive in terms of keeping a level playing field (and to stop Rob crying

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That we way we can compete using someone elses MSA registration and have our own little 'tourney' too.

PhatBob · Post by **PhatBob** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:10 pm

I used to sprint my Mini many years ago. Not only are you competing in each event but you enter a championship and you're competing across the season. It's all good.

Stuart,
I'll never stop whining and complaining

The world owes me living and I'll cry until I get it :-D

If you were to introduce a ratio (and I'd suggest 2 best times divided by number of driven wheels :twisted: ) It would take away my ability to say things like "He only beat me 'cos he's got four wheel drive..." LOL!

PhatBob · Post by **PhatBob** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:16 pm

These lot meet outside Bury St Edmunds:
West Suffolk Motor Club.
http://www.wsmc.co.uk/

Friendly bunch of people they were, I wonder how they'd cope with a few tons of Japanese turbo nutters decending on their sleepy Suffolk meetings :-D

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:48 pm

stuartstaples wrote:Blacky

If you and I both do our own research we should be able to sort something out :thumb: I think there may well be a few of us interested and may be we could work out a way of taking the times from the events and using some kind of ratio to handicap the advantage of four wheel drive in terms of keeping a level playing field (and to stop Rob crying )

That we way we can compete using someone elses MSA registration and have our own little 'tourney' too.

Sounds like a plan, I am keen to be in the championship, but if there are other BP members are in it then we can have our own little league

I reckon teh Norwich one will be nearest to me when I move closer to there, so as soon as the regs are announceed I think I will join. I also see that MO Motorsport are a sponser of the championship, so I will have a word with Niel and find out what the score is.

LR6GSR · Post by **LR6GSR** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:55 pm

Blackly
The most cost efective way forward is as the MR have doen buy your own timming gear and organise your own events.
This keeps it affordable but everything you want from a competetive day.
As soon as you go the MSA route the club has to pay you have to pay and mod the car and every event needs a licence etc all=$$$
Of course the MSA for a serious competitor is a good way forward just not so good for a one of if you need to spend 100's to play.
The MLR dates are a club thing with the championship being Members and Evo only make sence for an Evo club :-D
The grass routes dates will be members but some non Evo's will join in, not afraid of the competition Stu MLR TOTB Team Champions

I am considering pricing the timming gear we use for a duplicate set so that Clubs Like B Power could find a venue and organise a Sprint?

Liam

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:46 pm

The 'competition' bit was only a dig Liam

I do know that some of your boys are amongst the quickest out there.
Not too worried about the timing gear at this point, although it will be interesting. What I am interested in is how anyone can run a sprint event at a licensed sprint venue (i.e Snetterton, Silverstone etc) without an MSA approval? This goes directly against what MSV have told me :?

As long as corners are not cut and safety is preserved, the cheaper the better as far as costs go this will open the door to more people 'doing it' rather than 'talking about it'.