Possible events, have your say

[chris]

I have been on the phone this morning to Neil saunders from Santa pod. We definitely cant hire the pod at weekend they don't do it anymore for owners clubs like ourselves. but they will do a week day for us the only condition of it is that you cant have it on a week day thats leading up to a weekend show What does everyone think to that? i am going to ring north wealed tommorow because according to there web site there not open today can anyone else suggest any other drag racing venues?

[clee]

I think that the clubs Nat Day has lost it's way in general ....
Those who want a full on track or strip are in the minority and lets be honest if your whole year is geared around one RTOC event then you aren't really hardcore anyway

I think day should be more of a social event with
0-60 runs etc on a airfield is as enjoyable for the average member as a fully prepped track and also BIG run off areas for the track novices is a must .Mobile RR is also a good crowd puller .
We have tended to gear it towards the vocal and crazygang people in the club and have perhaps lost sight of the wider membership .

[5teve L]

I think that the clubs Nat Day has lost it's way in general ....
Those who want a full on track or strip are in the minority and lets be honest if your whole year is geared around one RTOC event then you aren't really hardcore anyway

I think day should be more of a social event with
0-60 runs etc on a airfield is as enjoyable for the average member as a fully prepped track and also BIG run off areas for the track novices is a must .Mobile RR is also a good crowd puller .
We have tended to gear it towards the vocal and crazygang people in the club and have perhaps lost sight of the wider membership .

Very good & valid points Lee.
Not everyone likes to drag their cars or track them, but a few more may do an all in one event as you suggest. Just a fun, action packed RTOC National day. If it was arranged properly it could be a pretty good day/night. Maybe a RR, RWYB track & drag or 0-60 events, sort of tasters if you like. Maybe some stands, show & shine & a raffle/prize giving at the end of the day to get everyone together ?

[Alex]

I thought last years ND had pretty much everything. O.k. it would have been great to have a drag strip as well as the track but how many places do this? (I'm talking a fully prepped strip)

If you didn't want to go on track (understandable) you could go on the RR and/or chat to members and socialise in general.

There was also the hugely successful show and shine.......

Personally I can't see what more people would want.

[5teve L]

I thought last years ND had pretty much everything. O.k. it would have been great to have a drag strip as well as the track but how many places do this? (I'm talking a fully prepped strip)

If you didn't want to go on track (understandable) you could go on the RR and/or chat to members and socialise in general.

There was also the hugely successful show and shine.......

Personally I can't see what more people would want.

I think the point Lee was making is that we seem to have got away from the actual social side of the clubs National day & it just seems to be a trackday now (or a drag day) & not a go round & look over cars, chat to members, etc etc.


Out of interest, what do out continental brothers & sisters do on their national day ?

[Alex]

I think so too but I found it really quite sociable too, I met some new faces (some from abroad) and caught up with some old faces too.

And then there was helping out and lending tools to fix Steves leaking fuel tank!

I guess it's what you make of it from that point if view though......