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Post by Dave Chamberlain on Jun 15, 2015 6:00:39 GMT
SWICC TARMAC SPECIAL JULY 5TH AT SHMCC SHMCC extends a warm welcome to all SWICC drivers, we look forward to a weekend of close competition
Directions to track.
We are located in Hampshire on the edge of the New Forest National Park, the nearest town being New Milton. The track situated behind the Danestream farm shop on the B3055 Sway road, post code for satnav is BH25 5QU.
Please note we are unable to offer the adjacent field for parking/pitting so as space will be a little snug please park and pit where directed on arrival.
We have a cold drinking water supply on site BUT PLEASE NOTE we no longer have toilet facilities (bushes only or a quick drive to the pub!)
Small (quiet) generators are allowed in the pitting area.
We don't have any rubbish removal facilities on site so please ensure you take all of your rubbish with you when you leave, we are in a national park surrounded by horses and other wild animals.
Local facilities
The Danestream farm shop at the track enterance sells a variety of fresh & chilled produce, the shop is open until 5pm on Saturday and from 9:30 to 1pm Sunday.
We also have The Plough Inn situated a few hundred meters along from the Farm Shop, which apart from the obvious beer! Also serves hot & cold food. Please note we would recommend driving to the Pub as the road is a little dangerous to walk along as there is no foot path.
If you fancy a take-away, then New Milton is the place to go, with several Chip Shops, Indian & Chinese restaurants as well as burger/kebab take-aways. Use BH25 6LW (Station road) or BH25 6DN (Old Milton road) for your satnav.. We should also mention there is a Tesco Express located in Old Milton road..
If you need petrol or a bigger shopping experience, the large Tesco store located on the outskirts of New Milton is the closest place BH25 5PX is the post code to use.
Camping, Hotels, B&B
If you wish to camp please use links below to get information on local sites.
www.danestreamfarmshop.co.uk/farm-campsite-new-forest.html Tel. 01425 616060 Right next to SHMCC track (PLEASE ensure you book and pay for your pitch with the farm shop!)
www.rushcroft-farm.co.uk/
www.thenewforest.co.uk/accommodation/new-forest-camping.aspx
www.lymington.org/camping.html
The closest Premier Inns are the Three Bells in Hordle (S041 0FN) or The Somerford, Christchurch (BH23 3QG), however there are lots of guest houses, B&B’s and small private hotels around New Milton & Barton on Sea areas.
Track Opening times are as follows
Saturday - Gate open for practice from 1pm - 6pm However if you are camping in the adjacent field you will still have track access after 6pm
Sunday - Gate opens 7am - open practice until drivers briefing.
For further info or questions please e-mail chamberlain_david1@sky.com or call 07824877929
For more info on SHMCC please visit our website www.wannarace.co.uk |
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ianlloyd
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Post by ianlloyd on Jul 6, 2015 10:04:48 GMT
Nice to see some old faces at the meeting yesterday. Nice to see some new ones as well! especially those that had driven quite a way to make the race. Hope you all got home safely.
Starting a cloudy day and a bit chilly to what we have been used to recently, actually had to put a jumper on! However the track was pretty good and loads of grip all day, it just seemed to get better and better as the sun eventually came out and the tarmac warmed up.
A good mix in the 17.5 class and some good close racing (apart from Andrew who seemed to be on a different planet to most of us!) There was only a few tenths of a second between 2nd and 5th after qualy so the finals were always going to be good and they were, if a little fraught on the first corner. 11 car finals were always going to be interesting at the first bend.
Scale TC is just awesome and very quickly showed those who had shells that handled as opposed to those us (yep me!) who didnt. I could get really in to this as the cars look so cool going round. We should have more of it! Great stuff guys loved it all.
Then the minis. Well what can you say. There was not a grid full of minis more a swarm. Talk about keeping the marshals busy, dont think I have laughed so much in ages. Really really good fun and such a spectacle to watch, another class I would love to see more of. Hope all you mini guys enjoyed the tarmac experience!
All in all a great day, thank you. Enjoyed every minute (well almost). Was good to see everyone who turned up and was good to see so many smiling faces. A great days racing, good people and warm sunshine. It does not get much better than that.
Thank you all.
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Post by Dave Chamberlain on Jul 6, 2015 14:55:16 GMT
All 100% agreed with Ian, massive thanks to everyone who made it to Bashley and raced.. I think everyone had a great time judging by the smiles and laughes from the rostrum! Can't wait to do it again soon  |
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Post by SRC Racing on Jul 13, 2015 19:48:37 GMT
Sorry for delay in posting .
We all had a fantastic day with the scale cars and I know the mini boys loved it .
I have already spoken to Dave and we are back for some more scale racing on August 9th.
See you then we will see how many tactical shell choices get made
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Post by Dave Chamberlain on Jul 14, 2015 5:55:53 GMT
Me thinks I'll be staying with the Mk1 Mexico :-)
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ianlloyd
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Post by ianlloyd on Jul 14, 2015 7:52:19 GMT
Looking at a Mk1 Lotus Cortina.......
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Post by Dave Chamberlain on Jul 14, 2015 11:30:39 GMT
Lets hope it handles better than the Zakspeed Ian!
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Post by ianlloyd on Jul 16, 2015 14:18:22 GMT
Sorry for delay in posting . We all had a fantastic day with the scale cars and I know the mini boys loved it . I have already spoken to Dave and we are back for some more scale racing on August 9th. See you then we will see how many tactical shell choices get made Tactically then might use the Mercedes C63 AMG DTM shell.......unfortunately have dug out my old Tamiya BMW M3 Jagermeister shell and am very tempted to try that.... Seem to remember somewhere in the loft there is an Aston Martin DB9 shell as well...hhhmmmmmmmm. Also found online someone (a shop) with new old stock that has the Protoform Nissan Primera shell complete with sticker pack. I know they handled OK as we used them one year. So many choices. Just loving the scale though. Might have to dig my mini out as well and then not do the 17.5 TC. Oh what fun. |
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