NI Championship Round 1
Misc: The Chairman @ Wednesday 27 May 2009 - 22:24:01
Summer Series 2009
Misc: The Chairman @ Saturday 03 January 2009 - 09:56:52
The resurfacing of the track is well under way and the 2009 Summer Series will commence on 25th April 2009.
Booking in is from 10:00 - 10:30 with Drivers briefing at 10.45. First heat awat at 11:00.
This year we will run all 3 rounds of cars or all 3 rounds of bikes first. What goes first will be ecided by the Race Director on the day. This will allow drivers to concentrate on just 1 class at a time. Finals, as always, will be after all car & bike heats are finished.
Cars will run 3 X 7 minute qualifying heats with finals being 30 minutes for A, 20 minutes for B.
Bikes will run 3 X 7 minute qualifying heats with 2 X 7 minute finals.
Booking in is from 10:00 - 10:30 with Drivers briefing at 10.45. First heat awat at 11:00.
This year we will run all 3 rounds of cars or all 3 rounds of bikes first. What goes first will be ecided by the Race Director on the day. This will allow drivers to concentrate on just 1 class at a time. Finals, as always, will be after all car & bike heats are finished.
Cars will run 3 X 7 minute qualifying heats with finals being 30 minutes for A, 20 minutes for B.
Bikes will run 3 X 7 minute qualifying heats with 2 X 7 minute finals.
Resurfacing of Track
Misc: The Chairman @ Saturday 03 January 2009 - 09:52:28
The entire surface of the track has now been relaid and work is underway to put down the new curbing.
I will keep you posted with all developments.
P Ryans
Secretary CMCC
I will keep you posted with all developments.
P Ryans
Secretary CMCC
2009 Dues
Misc: The Chairman @ Wednesday 15 October 2008 - 23:42:42
Yes it's coming near that time again.
Dues have to be paid by 31st December 2008 otherwise you won't be able to use the track from 1st January 2009.
If dues could be paid to the Secretary at the AGM this would be helpful.
Remember if they are not paid by 31st Dec then you will have to pay an additional £5.00
Dues have to be paid by 31st December 2008 otherwise you won't be able to use the track from 1st January 2009.
If dues could be paid to the Secretary at the AGM this would be helpful.
Remember if they are not paid by 31st Dec then you will have to pay an additional £5.00
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Misc: The Chairman @ Wednesday 15 October 2008 - 23:39:30
The AGM will be on 29th November 2008 at Portadown Rugby Club, commencing at 12:00 sharp.
If you have any items you wish to have discussed at the AGM can you please let the Secretary have these in writing by 22nd Nov.
If you have any items you wish to have discussed at the AGM can you please let the Secretary have these in writing by 22nd Nov.
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The qualifing format for the 2008 season is remaining the same with each driver having 3 X 7 minute qualifying heats. In previous seasons 1 bonus point has been awarded to the driver who claims pole postion. The only slight change this season is that points will be awarded to the top 8 qualifiers. The pole sitter will now be awarded 10 points, 2nd will get 8, 3rd 6 and 5,4,3,2,1 for the remaining drivers that qualify in the top 8. Drivers must register at least 1 lap in the final to qualify for these points.
This only applies to the saloon class. The buggies will continue to run to the previous set of rules with only the pole sitter claiming the 1 bonus point.
The points scoring for the finals remains the same as previous seasons with the winner of the A-Final getting 100, 2nd 99, 3rd 98 and so on.
This only applies to the saloon class. The buggies will continue to run to the previous set of rules with only the pole sitter claiming the 1 bonus point.
The points scoring for the finals remains the same as previous seasons with the winner of the A-Final getting 100, 2nd 99, 3rd 98 and so on.
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After the winter series... which really ended as a test series... all the attention is now focused on the start of the new race season.
The past few months have seen a lot of new faces joining the club with no less than 8 new members joining.
The buggy class has grown from the 'original 3' to 8 with more members set to join this class in the near future. The saloon class has also attracted new members and the bikes will continue to grow once everything is finalised for this class.
Class to watch this year has got to be the buggies with all competitors running evenly matched cars, the racing is going to fast, clean and most importantly fun! John Campbells switch to the buggies has proved a success with him getting to grips with his new car very quickly and impressing with his lap times throughout the winter. With David, Philip and Tim starting the season as the 'original 3', it is clear that will have an advantage in the early part of the season but will have to work hard for their points. The new 'young guns' have impressed during the Winter Series and look set to challenge the 'established racers' of the club from the word 'GO'!
The saloons are still set to be the main class with drivers setting out to claim both the Super National Titles. Last years champions, Mike (SN) and Tim (N), once again look set to be the main men to beat along with Robert Charters and David Adair.
The saloon class however looks set to lose 2 of the top 6 drivers from last season as both competitors will be focusing on the new buggy class for the season. Could this be a sign for things to come? We shall have to wait and see.
The bike class is really just a bit of fun and as yet there is no championship set out for them. Further information on this class will be posted in the 'What we race' section when it is provided.
This seasons championship has been reduced from 12 races to 10 with the best 7 points totals counting to the final score and final position.
A new points scoring system is also being introduced for qualifing but as yet has not been finalised.
So hopefully everyone is all set for the 1st round. Lets hope for a season of close, clean racing.
The past few months have seen a lot of new faces joining the club with no less than 8 new members joining.
The buggy class has grown from the 'original 3' to 8 with more members set to join this class in the near future. The saloon class has also attracted new members and the bikes will continue to grow once everything is finalised for this class.
Class to watch this year has got to be the buggies with all competitors running evenly matched cars, the racing is going to fast, clean and most importantly fun! John Campbells switch to the buggies has proved a success with him getting to grips with his new car very quickly and impressing with his lap times throughout the winter. With David, Philip and Tim starting the season as the 'original 3', it is clear that will have an advantage in the early part of the season but will have to work hard for their points. The new 'young guns' have impressed during the Winter Series and look set to challenge the 'established racers' of the club from the word 'GO'!
The saloons are still set to be the main class with drivers setting out to claim both the Super National Titles. Last years champions, Mike (SN) and Tim (N), once again look set to be the main men to beat along with Robert Charters and David Adair.
The saloon class however looks set to lose 2 of the top 6 drivers from last season as both competitors will be focusing on the new buggy class for the season. Could this be a sign for things to come? We shall have to wait and see.
The bike class is really just a bit of fun and as yet there is no championship set out for them. Further information on this class will be posted in the 'What we race' section when it is provided.
This seasons championship has been reduced from 12 races to 10 with the best 7 points totals counting to the final score and final position.
A new points scoring system is also being introduced for qualifing but as yet has not been finalised.
So hopefully everyone is all set for the 1st round. Lets hope for a season of close, clean racing.
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Misc: The Chairman @ Wednesday 05 March 2008 - 19:48:30
Not a bad turnout for a winter series with 5 buggies and 2 saloons making an appearance.
Mike Sloan & Tom Patterson ventured out with the saloons but only managed 2 heats as the weather did not favour the cars or the drivers. As there were only the 2 cars out no final was run and the guys used the time for some practise.
The buggies again put on a good show with new driver Conor White making his debut appearance. Out front it was a battle between veteran John Campbell & Ashley Patterson, who has only been racing the 1/5 scale buggies for a few months. It was Ashley who qualified in pole just ahead of John but there was only a few seconds between them. Stewart Agnew qualified in third just ahead of new comer Conor white who got to grips with the Craigavon circuit to qualify in forth ahead of Philip Hopper.
The Buggy final again saw a close race between Campbell & Patterson with Campbell taking the win on 27 laps with a fastest lap of 30.778. Ashley patterson finished 2nd on 25 laps with a fastest lap of 32.841. He had managed a 30.96 lap in qualifying. Conor white drove an excellent first final finishing in 3rd with 20 laps with a fastest lap of 35.947. Stewart Agnew could only manage 13 laps before retiring. He managed a fastest lap of 31.138. Philip Hopper failed to start due to technical difficulties.
Mike Sloan & Tom Patterson ventured out with the saloons but only managed 2 heats as the weather did not favour the cars or the drivers. As there were only the 2 cars out no final was run and the guys used the time for some practise.
The buggies again put on a good show with new driver Conor White making his debut appearance. Out front it was a battle between veteran John Campbell & Ashley Patterson, who has only been racing the 1/5 scale buggies for a few months. It was Ashley who qualified in pole just ahead of John but there was only a few seconds between them. Stewart Agnew qualified in third just ahead of new comer Conor white who got to grips with the Craigavon circuit to qualify in forth ahead of Philip Hopper.
The Buggy final again saw a close race between Campbell & Patterson with Campbell taking the win on 27 laps with a fastest lap of 30.778. Ashley patterson finished 2nd on 25 laps with a fastest lap of 32.841. He had managed a 30.96 lap in qualifying. Conor white drove an excellent first final finishing in 3rd with 20 laps with a fastest lap of 35.947. Stewart Agnew could only manage 13 laps before retiring. He managed a fastest lap of 31.138. Philip Hopper failed to start due to technical difficulties.
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Misc: The Chairman @ Wednesday 05 March 2008 - 19:17:27
A poor turnout of drivers for this round so it was decided just to use the time for free practise.
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Misc: The Chairman @ Sunday 02 December 2007 - 23:57:19
The morning of the 1st round of the 2007/08 winter series started dull and a bit wet. There were 6 entries, 4 buggies and 2 bikes.
The buggies were first away with John Campbell behind the controls of a buggy for the first time. It didn't take him long the get used to the buggy and put in the fastest lap of round 1 but could only manage 13 laps. Mike Sloan drove steadily and won the first round on 14 laps. Philip Hopper also managed 13 laps but in a slower time than JC. Tim Ryans only managed 4 laps as radio problems ended his heat prematurely.
Round 2 of qualifying saw Sloan still out front with Campbell & Hopper still on 13 laps. Ryans improved slighlty but could still only manage 12 laps.
Round 3 saw the track dry slightly and Sloan took advantage of this to take pole position on 16 laps. Campbell wasn't far behind on 15 but Ryans & Hopper couldn't improve on their previous rounds.
The Buggy final saw John Campbell & Mike Sloan battle it out at the front with only inches separating them on the track. Ryans & Hopper were contesting 3rd. Campbell & Sloan had a coming together at the front which allowed Ryans to close in and eventually take over the lead. Hopper was forced to retire on lap 27. Ryans drove a steady race but Sloan & Campbell hadn't given up and continued to close in lap after lap. Another mistake by Sloan & then Campbell allowed Ryans to pull further ahead, a lead he would hold onto to eventually take the win. Campbell & Sloan battled hard for 2nd place, eventually going to Campbell with only 0.3 of a second separating them as they crossed the line.
Philip Hopper put in his fastest lap of the day with a 25.57 second on lap15. The fastest lap of the day in the buggies went to the Rookie Campbell, with a 24.28 on lap24.
1/5 Scale Bikes.
Both Davie Adair & Rob Charters used this session to get to grips with their new 1/5 Scale motor bikes. Both improved their times in the heats, Davie improving his times to put in a best qualifying time of 33.42 & Rob 35.98.
The 7 minute final saw Davie on pole ahead of Rob. Davie held on to take the win on 9 laps with Rob 1 lap behind with 8. Davie also managed to improve on this best lsp time with a 33.12 on lap 4. Rob could only manage a 38.67 but with more practice I'm sure these lap times will continue to improve.
The buggies were first away with John Campbell behind the controls of a buggy for the first time. It didn't take him long the get used to the buggy and put in the fastest lap of round 1 but could only manage 13 laps. Mike Sloan drove steadily and won the first round on 14 laps. Philip Hopper also managed 13 laps but in a slower time than JC. Tim Ryans only managed 4 laps as radio problems ended his heat prematurely.
Round 2 of qualifying saw Sloan still out front with Campbell & Hopper still on 13 laps. Ryans improved slighlty but could still only manage 12 laps.
Round 3 saw the track dry slightly and Sloan took advantage of this to take pole position on 16 laps. Campbell wasn't far behind on 15 but Ryans & Hopper couldn't improve on their previous rounds.
The Buggy final saw John Campbell & Mike Sloan battle it out at the front with only inches separating them on the track. Ryans & Hopper were contesting 3rd. Campbell & Sloan had a coming together at the front which allowed Ryans to close in and eventually take over the lead. Hopper was forced to retire on lap 27. Ryans drove a steady race but Sloan & Campbell hadn't given up and continued to close in lap after lap. Another mistake by Sloan & then Campbell allowed Ryans to pull further ahead, a lead he would hold onto to eventually take the win. Campbell & Sloan battled hard for 2nd place, eventually going to Campbell with only 0.3 of a second separating them as they crossed the line.
Philip Hopper put in his fastest lap of the day with a 25.57 second on lap15. The fastest lap of the day in the buggies went to the Rookie Campbell, with a 24.28 on lap24.
1/5 Scale Bikes.
Both Davie Adair & Rob Charters used this session to get to grips with their new 1/5 Scale motor bikes. Both improved their times in the heats, Davie improving his times to put in a best qualifying time of 33.42 & Rob 35.98.
The 7 minute final saw Davie on pole ahead of Rob. Davie held on to take the win on 9 laps with Rob 1 lap behind with 8. Davie also managed to improve on this best lsp time with a 33.12 on lap 4. Rob could only manage a 38.67 but with more practice I'm sure these lap times will continue to improve.
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