6hrs of The RockBull Ring July 31st - August 1st 2021 @ Rockingham SCC

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nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · May 4, 2021

Rockingham Slot Car Club are pleased to invite entries for our 1st digital event of 2021 which will be run to DiSCA WEC GT Specification.
The date for your diaries is the weekend of July 17th-18th (Around 10 weeks from now).
Rules can be found at www.officialdisca.com

The event will be a 6 hour endurance race and be open to teams of 2 or more with a maximum of 14 teams.

The event will be run using the usual hand out tyres, 2 sets of N18 and 1 set of F22 compound, these will be available for practice/qualifying on Sunday morning.
There will be no handout motors, we will however be keeping a eye on suspect cars and will be working on the trust of our fellow competitors!
Any suspect cars may be subjected to an RPM test.

Entry fee is £40 per team and entries will be confirmed on receipt of an initial deposit of £10 which can be made via paypal to [email protected]
*NOTE* In the event that Rockingham has to cancel the event due to any Government imposed restrictions all deposits WILL BE REFUNDED.
Deposits paid by any team that "No Shows" WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
Entry fee remaining balance of £30 per team should be paid on the day.

A full timetable will be announced in due course.

We hope that you're all as keen to get racing as we are.

Cheers.
Nik.

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tamar.nelwan

· #2 · May 4, 2021 (Edited by Moderator)

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Finally, a deadline, a chance to rise , race and get out of my house (and country)

Ok still have to find out if my team mates will get an Ausweiss for the UK, vaccinations etc etc...but consider Mission 8/ Low Lands racing to be your first (and international) entry.
Will be dammned if I do, and if I don't.

Paypal send, so do I get to pick first rostrum position for qualification?

With kind regards
Tamar

oh and p.s. Those of you that ready love to read regulations...2020-2021 DiSCA WEC GT rules 99% the same as 2019 with on major exception: As a BoP measure for deemed to be too competitive compared to LMP2...and LMP1...

...min bodyweight for GT LM was raised from 19gr to 22gr

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nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 4, 2021

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Hey Tamar, wow you're quick off the mark

Be great to see you in July all things being well.

GT body minimum weight noted.

If anybody has a preference regarding their team ID number please say so and we'll do our best to accommodate.

We'll leave it a bit longer to ask what cars teams will be running.

Yes Tamar you can have 1st pick on the rostrum for qualifying, followed closely by Garage 27

Entries so far...

1. Mission 8/Low Lands Racing...

2. Garage 27................................ID 17

Cheers.

Nik.

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zero5

· #4 · May 4, 2021

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An entry for Exiles please, Nik

The photo is of the old BSCRA track, they have changed it but it'll give you a rough idea of the planned layout. Thanks to Gavin and BSCRA for allowing us to use their facilities

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tamar.nelwan

· #5 · May 4, 2021

That would be #15 and or #14 please

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With kind regards
Tamar

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nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #6 · May 4, 2021

Everyone, the age old question of what is or isn't a WEC car has arisen.

To encourage some diversity, as we have done at other Rockingham DiSCA GT races, we are allowing any GT car whether it's a GTE/GTLM or a GT3 car but it MUST BE BUILT TO DiSCA WEC SPECS.

Entries so far...

1. Mission 8/Low Lands Racing...ID 14 and/or 15

2. Garage 27................................ID 17

3. Exiles

Cheers.

Nik.

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tamar.nelwan

· #7 · May 4, 2021

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As a quick reference guide, attached to this post is the Appendix A for the DiSCA WEC GT class.

with kind regards

Tamar

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View attachment WEC_2020_v1_app-A.pdf

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nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #8 · May 4, 2021

Thanks Tamar very useful

Entries so far...

1. Mission 8/Low Lands Racing...ID 14 and/or 15

2. Garage 27................................ID 17

3. Exiles

4. Demon Slot Racing..................ID 11 and/or 12

Cheers.

Nik.

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GRUNZ

· #9 · May 4, 2021

Good to see some digital activity. ;-)

At 22 gr, my Lexus GTE would make for a good entry here

tamar.nelwan

· #10 · May 4, 2021 (Edited by Moderator)

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Ok so now its time for me to post a question

Considering it will be a six hours, to DiSCA WEC (GTLM) specs.. with full light sets (front and rear) mandatory....and it being dark as hell at the club when you turn the lights out, even in broad daylight...

will this edition of the RockBull 6hrs...finally have a "dark session"?

Looking forward to see you all again.

With kind regards
Tamar

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nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #11 · May 5, 2021

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tamar.nelwan said:
will this edition of the RockBull 6hrs...finally have a "dark session"?

As all cars should have the required illumination systems and therefore be prepared for any ambient light conditions, I am keeping this information strictly on a need to know basis.

At this point no-one else needs to know

Tamar are you trying to get 2 teams sorted out, are Mission 8 and Low Lands 2 seperate teams hence the 2 ID numbers? It's not a problem I just need to know

Lots of positivity for this event so far thanks everyone, please keep the entries coming.

Cheers.

Nik.

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Nick996

· #12 · May 5, 2021

Hi Nik, please add an entry for Stanborough, entry fee has been sent.

Not bothered about a specific ID, but need to know which one we are for car \ controller pairing in advance.

Nick.

nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #13 · May 5, 2021

Thanks Nick, I'll put Stanborough in as ID 10

Entries so far...

1. Mission 8/Low Lands Racing...ID 14 and/or 15...Deposit Paid

2. Garage 27................................ID 17...................Deposit Paid

3. Exiles.......................................ID 8

4. Demon Slot Racing..................ID 11 and/or 12

5. Stanborough............................ID 10...................Deposit Paid

Cheers.

Nik.

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Yellow Racer

· #14 · May 5, 2021

Hi Nik,

Entry for North Staffs please. Deposit paid. Could we have ID 19 please.

All the best,

John

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LMP

· #15 · May 5, 2021

Hello friends, how very, very nice it is to see this announcement.

Sports Carazing request one car for now. Deposit has been payed. If we could have ID 9 or 7, that'd be lovely. Aspiring detectives may attempt to identify the car based on this request

All the best, see you all soon :thumbsup:

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nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #16 · May 5, 2021

Thank you John, Thank you Gary, Grid half full in just 24hrs

Entries so far...

1. Mission 8/Low Lands Racing...ID 14 and/or 15...Deposit Paid

2. Garage 27................................ID 17...................Deposit Paid

3. Exiles.......................................ID 8

4. Demon Slot Racing..................ID 11 and/or 12

5. Stanborough............................ID 10...................Deposit Paid

6. North Staffs..............................ID 19...................Deposit Paid

7. Sports Carazing.......................ID 9 and/or 7.......Deposit Paid

Cheers.

Nik.

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tamar.nelwan

· #17 · May 5, 2021

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nik kerswill said:
Tamar are you trying to get 2 teams sorted out, are Mission 8 and Low Lands 2 seperate teams hence the 2 ID numbers? It's not a problem I just need to know

Lots of positivity for this event so far thanks everyone, please keep the entries coming.

Cheers.

Nik.

Hello Nik
Well lots of things needed to be sorted in a short time. With the (inter) national Covid situation still very fluid it could become two teams, just one, or worst case scenario...none.
So with these ID reserved I'm covering all options.
And then there is also the choice of car.... after my initial reflex of "Oh finally a chance to finish and race the SV8 GTE"...reality check...its just 10 weeks, would need to laminate, paint and decal Bodie(s) finish Masters for vac formed Interiors etc etc.
And this being announced as a 1 day event...no time to test and finish the car the evening before the race

So for now, scrap the "Mission8" part from the entry, Steven V and I will continue as just Low Land Racing and instead of the SV8 GTE we'll be running this AMR Vantage GT3/GTLM

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So any one else that had plans to run this livery...please drop it

For now ID's # 14 -#15 are still good, might barter with Gary about ID #7

With kind regards
Tamar

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nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #18 · May 5, 2021

tamar.nelwan said:
And this being announced as a 1 day event...no time to test and finish the car the evening before the race

Tamar, It's a 2 day event hence the dates of 17th and 18th of July, the probable plan will be free practice on the Saturday and then qualifying and race on the Sunday.

Room now for up to 6 more teams, anyone from Gas Monkeys, Worthing, Great Barr or QuornStars interested?

Entries so far...

1. Low Lands Racing...................ID 14 and/or 15...Deposit Paid

2. Garage 27................................ID 17...................Deposit Paid

3. Exiles.......................................ID 8

4. Demon Slot Racing..................ID 11 and/or 12

5. Stanborough............................ID 10...................Deposit Paid

6. North Staffs..............................ID 19...................Deposit Paid

7. Sports Carazing.......................ID 9 and/or 7.......Deposit Paid

8. Rockingham.............................ID ?

Cheers.

Nik.

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tamar.nelwan

· #19 · May 6, 2021 (Edited by Moderator)

nik kerswill said:
Tamar, It's a 2 day event hence the dates of 17th and 18th of July, the probable plan will be free practice on the Saturday and then qualifying and race on the Sunday.

Ok Thx Nik for the update, good news. Will await more detailed Schedule for final details.
But even more important, will await changes in Dutch Gov travel advice for UK...which still is 'Negative"

With kind regards
Tamar

nik kerswill

Discussion Starter · #20 · May 6, 2021 (Edited by Moderator)

The International travel situation is a bit of a minefield currently but I'm sure everyone here in the UK has their fingers crossed that you can make it

Entries so far...

1. Low Lands Racing...................ID 14 and/or 15...Deposit Paid

2. Garage 27................................ID 17...................Deposit Paid

3. Exiles.......................................ID 8.....................Deposit Paid

4. Demon Slot Racing..................ID 11 and/or 12...Deposit Paid

5. Stanborough............................ID 10...................Deposit Paid

6. North Staffs..............................ID 19...................Deposit Paid

7. Sports Carazing.......................ID 9 and/or 7.......Deposit Paid

8. Rockingham.............................ID ?.....................Paid in Full

Cheers.

Nik.

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