A TYRO/RTV Challenge Weekend

[Trugga]

Futher to our discussions in this thread, I am pleased to post the following:



Ratlinghope 2010

SHROPSHIRE OFF ROAD CLUB OPEN INVITE TO ALL MSA/ALRC CLUBS


The Event

The venue will be

Brow Farm (Next to the Church in Ratlinghope)
Ratlinghope
Shrewsbury
SY5 0SR

SO402968
X340300 Y296800
Lat52:57:65N Long2:87:59W

On the weekend of Friday 27th to 30th of August 2010.

Saturday afternoon Tyro/Run Wot Ya Brung plus Two days of RTV and CCV trials on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th August 2010.

Caravan and Camping available from Friday nigh until Monday night, toilet facilities are available.

The venue is an organised site so people are welcome to arrive earlier and stay longer to fully appreciate the Long Mynd hills.

The Ratlinghope Olympic Games will be organised for Saturday Evening with prizes and communal camp fires will be organised.

A Tyro / Run Wot Ya Brung will be organised starting at approx 1.00 O’clock on Saturday 28th August 2010.


The Club Competition

All clubs enter as many members as possible each day in both RTV and CCV vehicles. The only classes are RTV or CCV no other classes apply.

Results will be based on the average club score based on the total club points divided by the number of club members finishing.

Any one club will need a minimum of 3 entrants to qualify

Retirements will be excluded

Setting Out RTV and CCV Sections
All clubs are welcome to provide assistance in setting out. We are happy if help is given setting out RTV and entering CCV or visa versa. Please contact Mike Slater/John Grice to offer your assistance. Setting out will be done on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning (hopefully).

Also marshals over the weekend are very welcome. £5.00 will be awarded to 3no Marshals (names will be drawn out of a hat)

The Individual Competition
Individual results will be based on SORC classes, trophies and certificates will be awarded as usual. To qualify entrants must enter the two days. All are welcome to drive both days or single days, single days contribute towards the team event but not individual results.

SORC league results will be done as normal

Again we will set out 8 to 10 sections per day for both RTV and CCV and a minimum of 6 Tyro sections.

TROPHIES
THE CLUB WITH THE LOWEST AVERAGE SCORE FOR ALL ENTRANTS WINS THE OVERALL TROPHY (TO BE AN ANNUALLY AWARDED TROPHEY)

ALSO TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED FOR
FIRST IN CLASS, 1 TO 7 (TO KEEP)
OVERALL WINNER OVER TWO DAYS FOR RTV (ANNUAL)
OVERALL WINNER OVER TWO DAYS FOR CCV (ANNUAL)

1. All entrants shall be members of an MSA club. (membership Cards to be shown at signing on)
   
2. All vehicles and competitors shall be compliant with the regulations described within the current MSA Competitors yearbook.
   
3. Entries will be taken on the day of competition.
   
4. The competitions will open at 10.00 hrs.
   
5. Scrutineering will open from Saturday evening and Sunday morning prior to the event starting.
   
6. Each day the course will normally consist of 8 to 10 trials sections of 13 gates each. Gate 13 is a start gate only, once the vehicle has started from gate 13 it is on section and all further gates are live.
   
7. The competitions shall close at 18.00. This may take place earlier if all entrants have completed attempts at all sections.
   
8. Penalty points shall be awarded by a marshal to each entrant dependant on how far each section is completed.
   
9. Each entrant shall attempt each section once (unless the vehicle is unable to attempt the section due to damage) and in an order of rotation decided by the Clerk of Course. Entrants must present themselves at the start of sections in their nominated order as soon as the previous entrant starts the section.
   
10. Repairs to vehicles are allowed for as long as the rest of the entrants in the allocated group take to complete the next section. Repairs taking longer than this will be awarded 12 penalty points for each section not attempted in time. Entrants must return to the designated running order as soon as the organisers can accommodate them.
    
11. If the event has to be cancelled after it has started, for whatever reason, the results shall be decided at a point where all entrants have completed the same number of attempts at the course.
    
12. If a competitor is stopped on a section by an official for safety reasons, they will be given the opportunity to attempt the section again. This may only take place at the discretion of the Clerk of Course. If they opt to attempt the section again the score on this attempt shall be the one counted for the results irrespective of where the competitor is stopped.
    
13. There shall be a minimum allowed vehicle wheelbase of 76”.
    
14. Vehicles over 95” wheelbase with standard production bodywork will be allowed one shunt per section.

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The email I recieved that accompanied the above also mentioned the following:

We have a bank holiday event at the end of the month at Broseley offering camping and a RTV trial on the Sunday CCV on the Monday

August bank holiday at Ratlinghope will also offer Tyro on the Saturday, RTV/CCV trials on the Sunday and Monday, again camping and social events available.

Other dates offer Tyro/RTV events, they are all detailed on our web pages, we run Tyro events so drivers as young as 14 can drive under supervision, our RTV events should be set out as non damaging events although this is sometimes very difficult with some of our sites when it is wooded etc we do our best to keep the from damaging road vehicles.

So, how about us FOG members entering the TYRO on the Saturday afternoon and those wanting a little more (and the opportunity to show other marks up (or not as the case may be) enter a team on the Sunday's RTV ?


Lawrence
SORC Member

[Trugga]

I'm a little dissapointed there has been no response to this, especially as 15 members selected "Oh yes, I definately want to have a go at this" in the poll in this thread.

I need to reply to SORC to thank them for their time in for arranging this and inviting us - would be a shame to let them know that no one wants to participate.

Lawrence

[Road Hog]

Sorry bud,thought discussion was in THIS THREAD
Do you want this as a ... confimation list .. type of thread ?

Fairly sure Team Nobrains are still in will check with t`other `arf then start preping Thunderbum 1

[damrabbit]

Didn't realise it would have been on a bank holiday so will have to check with the boss 1st befor confirming and then it may be just down for sunday as saturday is a work day

[Trugga]

Bernie,

I thought I'd put a link to this thread from the other thread as the other was perhaps a gerneral disussion to guage interest, and this is an event that we (FOG) have been invited to.

Perhaps I should of not started this one and bundled the above first post into the first post - if you think it would make more sence that way, then I'll let you play with the edit function (or I'll post it and then you can delete this one)

Phil,

Yep, bank holiday weekend.

Lawrence

[Road Hog]

Worry not Lawrence,I locked the other thread & posted an explanation & redirect

[yaki]

I can do the Sat Tyro, Sun and Mon are out though

[john boy]

Din't think it was a two day event thought it would be one day i can do the sunday i think but as it's a bank holiday weekend and i'm off that week might be going away. i'll have to get to back to you on that one in a couple of days.

[country_Est]

Sorry cant do the Bank Hols as am away in Greece.

Trev

[bobbinsjob]

Sorry Lawrence, I am on nights all that weekend and running out of holidays allready