Drag Racing 18th April 2015

[pbottomley]

It is looking very sunny in Stratford on Avon this saturday and the return of the sun has brought the
Viva Outlaws out of the barns and they are ready for the first event of the year.

Racing from 10am...

http://www.shakespearecountyraceway.com/rwyb.asp

NO LICENCE NO RACE!

If you've always fancied taking your car up the drag strip in a Run What Ya Brung Public Track Day event, but have been put off for the fear of coming a cropper or embarrassing yourself, it's time to overcome that fear! Everyone has to start somewhere, and a RWYB event is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to do it. Here's how....

Step 1:
Find a RWYB Public Track Day at Shakespeare County Raceway and get your self down there. All you need is your car/bike, your driving licence and a crash helmet. If you haven't got a crash helmet then we can hire you one for the day for a minimal fee.

Step 2:
Get scrutineered. The Scrutineer does basic checks to make sure that your car/bike is safe and doesn't have any major fluid leaks - a seasoned scrutineer has seen it all before, so don't try to sneak unbolted seats, loose batteries or worthless brakes past him! Once you have passed he will write a RWYB number on your back window in shoe-white.

Step 3:
Sign on. Take your scrutineering slip and your licence to the signing-on office. Pay your money and sign your disclaimer. Sometimes there's an information sheet for the benefit of the commentator.

Step 4:
You're ready to race! Take your place in the queue in the staging lanes/fire-up road that leads to the start line. There will be a staging lane marshal at the end of the fire-up road who will tell you when you're ready to go, and a start line marshal who will tell you when to approach the start line. Be ready with your crash helmet on and your windows wound up by the time you reach the front of the queue, and always follow the marshals' instructions.

Step 5:
When the staging lane marshal waves you on, head towards your lane. If you are going to do a burnout, there is a concrete burnout pad with some water on it for this purpose. A marshal will wave you into the right spot. If you're not going to do a burnout, try to drive around the water on the burnout pad.

Step 6:
Stage. Watch the marshal - when the track is clear, he will wave you forward into stage. This is tricky first time - there are two beams of light crossing the start line about 6 inches apart. Approach slowly, and when you front wheels break the first beam, the top set of yellow lights on the christmas tree marked 'Pre Stage' will light up. Creep forward about six inches more and when your wheels break the second beam, the second set of yellow lights will announce that you're in 'Stage'. Stop!

Step 7:
When the light go green RACE

[cooperman]

are you involved with shakespeare raceway? i've been a few times and thought it was brilliant, especially loved the american muscle cars but always a good diversity of cars on rwyb events

[dann01]

Bit short notice... Would love to, but have plans for that week end. Bugger.

Dan

[pbottomley]

are you involved with shakespeare raceway? i've been a few times and thought it was brilliant, especially loved the american muscle cars but always a good diversity of cars on rwyb events

NOPE part of the outlaws (well part of like a bad smell...) and its nice to invite others

Don't worry Dan there will be more events to test darth