Karting Evening & Burger at Priory Park th
.. a fantastic evening under the floodlights!
Date: Wednesday 15 May 2013 Place: Tamworth Karting, Priory Park, Alvecote (B78 1AR) # Meet: 6.30pm prompt start Cost: £29 (£32 Guest) includes drink & burger Tonight we’re back at Tamworth Karting, Priory Park. This time we’ll be racing under their halogen floodlights which create a great atmosphere. Don’t worry about the weather either, as they provide us with full waterproof suits and great indoor facilities. In fact, the wetter the track is – the more fun we have! This place is a great find! Only 2 mins from M42 J10, you’ll discover a 495 meter floodlit outdoor racetrack with full facilities and a new fleet of 270cc karts. You may have seen the circuit on the TV series Fifth Gear, as Tiff & Vicki used it regularly for testing small cars. We’ve got a great evening ahead which will be on a team endurance basis, to ensure that we all get lots of driving and friendly competition between teams. We’ll put you into teams, and please don’t worry if you haven’t done anything like this before as it’s just for fun! The evening starts with a safety briefing and issuing of race suits and helmets. We then have a practice before the team race that takes around an hour.
Stock Car Driving & Racing
.. 6 hours of exhilaration plus some amazing extras!
Date: Saturday 18th May 2013 Place: Northampton Raceway (NN7 2BA) # Meet: 10.00am to approx. 4.30pm Cost: £149 Member, £169 Guest A brilliant day, run by The Incarace Team at their fast Northampton circuit. It’s a 400yd asphalt BriSCA F2 track attracting racers from across the world with wide corners and ultra fast straights. So strap yourself in to one of these beasts, stamp on the clutch, grab the gears, ‘pedal to the metal’, spin those wheels and you’re off! This is the only opportunity in the UK to compete in fast races in the real cars. It’s totally thrilling. The surge of power is immense and the performance impressive. Our professional coaches will have even the most inexperienced and timid drivers raring to go. It all starts with a briefing in the clubhouse, where you will also be issued with full protective clothing including helmet, neck brace and fireproof suit. Then we’ll have instruction in driving and take practice laps in the cars until everyone is race prepared. Races, heats and finals follow which will involve all drivers, with four per race. The finale is a showdown to discover the top driver. Trophies and bubbly will follow. We have places held. There will also be public participants joining us. LOTS MORE FUN!: In addition to the Stock Cars, there are some brilliant extra events available throughout the day which ensure you are never left waiting between races. See full details with writeup on line.
Learn to Drift
.. the art of controlling an out of control vehicle! Date: New date awaited – please check on line Place: Birmingham Wheels Park, Saltley (B8 1AD) # Meet: 12noon for 12.30 to 4.30pm time slot Cost: £89 Member, £99 Guest Incl: Car, tuition & spare tyres! Popularised by films such as Fast and Furious: Toyko Drift and considered a modern day sport, Drifting can actually be traced back to the 1930s as a technique used in motorsport, developed to help the drivers navigate corners faster! Drifting has evolved over the years into it's own competitive sport, initially developed in Japan before taking the rest of the world by storm. It is now one of the fastest growing grass root sports in the UK. Drifting challenges the drivers ability to navigate the course sideways for as long as possible, executing the drift in the most controlled and stylish manner they can. Drifting is dancing for cars. For the driver, Drifting provides thrills and an adrenalin rush, as well as enjoyment of a grass roots sport. You will be driving a modified Nissan 200SX . If you wish to check out a video please go to the online version of this writeup and click the Youtube link Our session today is 4 hours of fun for the absolute beginner and includes: ● Drivers briefing with tea/coffee & niggly bits ● Doughnut session – practicing the art of doughnuts with an instructor ● Figure of 8 Session – practicing figures of 8 with instructor alongside ● Special short circuit – Learning weight shift, handbrake (3 attempts of short circuit) This day is suitable for everyone with a licence for a manual car. Bring your driving licence on day. ______________________________ 31