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crazy2
WB Admin
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02 Feb 2016 : 20:03:33
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Hi everyone!
The Wild Bunch held our AGM on Sunday, 31st January, near Swindon, and many things were discussed, all of the current officers of the club were re-elected, and the Series Dates for 2016 were confirmed. Thanks to everyone who attended the AGM and for all their contributions.
A 2016 Membership pack with Registration forms, Rules, Dates, etc will be sent out later this week with all the details from the meeting, and full information regarding the race dates. The Rules are largely the same, but with one new idea regarding Reaction times to be tested for the RWYB format, at the first event. As for dates, there were 2 events which we normally do that clash so one had to be chosen, and there are 2 additional dates to last season, so a total of 10 this year (see below). Please read all this information when you receive it.
Please note that the 2016 Registration form must be completed and returned with the fee by two weeks before the start of the season in order to enter events and be registered to collect points. Though please do this even sooner if you can to help with admin, and to ensure you receive news and info about forthcoming events.
Our 2016 season will start at the “Festival of Power” MSA event at Santa Pod, which is a 3-day event over the Easter Weekend, held Friday-Sunday, March 25th – 27th. Once entry forms have been posted (after the joint SPRC/APIRA meeting on Saturday, 14th February in Northampton) they will be found on the Santa Pod Racers Club page through eurodragster.com (under Associations and clubs Link). The entry deadline for this event is usually 3 or 4 weeks before the event, but double check through the SPRC pages through eurodragster.com. Enter as early as possible to ensure your place! This will be an excellent event, and will be our first round of the year, in the 10-event ‘Spirit of Nostalgia Challenge’ Series, so we hope to see lots of you there to start off the season! It will be the closest race date to the 50th Anniversary of the opening of Santa Pod on 11th April 1966, so big celebrations!!! There will then be another Spirit of Nostalgia Challenge round at Springspeed at Shakespeare County Raceway, and then the first Wild Bunch Series Round is a new RWYB in the middle of May, so we hope to see loads of you at that one!
2016 will be the 21st Anniversary running of the Wild Bunch Series. This year it will be based on “Best 6 of 7 rounds to count”. The Spirit of Nostalgia Challenge will be based on “Best 9 out of 10 rounds to count”. The Springbridge MSA Challenge will be “All 4 rounds to count”. The Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series will be “All 3 rounds to count”. Shakespeare County Raceway/APIRA Series rounds will “Both rounds count”. WB = Wild Bunch Series, SNC = Spirit of Nostalgia Challenge, SMSA = Springbridge MSA Challenge, RWNRC = Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series, SCR = Shakespeare County Raceway (APIRA) Series as indicated.
NOTABLE DATE INFO
There are 3 notable changes this year: the Summer Nationals conflicted with the Nostalgia Nationals, so we are racing at the Nostalgia Nationals; there is a new RWYB for us at Shakey in the middle of May and a new RWYB for us at Shakey in the middle of June.
Here are all the Series dates for 2016, with the rounds of each Series listed:
Mar 25th – 27th (Fri-Sun) --- FESTIVAL of POWER (MSA) --- SANTA POD (SNC 1, SMSA 1)
Apr 30th – May 2nd (Sat-Mon) --- SPRINGSPEED NATIONALS (MSA) --- Shakespeare County (SNC 2, SMSA 2, SCR 1)
May 14th & 15th --- WB ‘SPRING SHOOTOUT’ (RWYB) --- Shakespeare County (WB 1, SNC 3)
May 28th – 30th (Sat-Mon) --- WB ‘Spring Nationals’ at Yanks Weekend (RWYB) --- Shakespeare County (WB 2, SNC 4)
June 11th & 12th --- WB ‘JUNE SHOOTOUT’ (RWYB) --- Shakespeare County (WB 3, SNC 5)
June 25th & 26th --- NOSTALGIA NATIONALS (RWYB No R.E.D.’s) --- Shakespeare County (WB 4, SNC 6, RW 1)
July 16th & 17th --- DRAGSTALGIA (RWYB pre-entry) --- SANTA POD (WB 5, SNC 7, RW 2)
July 23rd & 24th --- JULY SHOOTOUT (RWYB) --- Shakespeare County (WB 6, SNC 8)
Aug 27th – 29th (Sat-Mon) --- OPEN SPORT NATIONALS (MSA) --- Shakespeare County (SNC 9, SMSA 3, RW 3, SCR 2)
Sept 24th & 25th --- NATIONAL FINALS (MSA) --- SANTA POD (WB 7, SNC 10, SMSA 4)
There will be trophies for 1st – 4th Places and Spot Prizes at all 10 of these events.
Sponsorship
We have had many offers of sponsorship for individual rounds this year, and these will all be announced in the Registration pack and future information throughout the season.
Springbridge MSA Challenge Series
We will be holding the ‘Springbridge MSA Challenge’ again this year. There will be a trophy for the Wild Bunch team with the highest points total over the 4 MSA events the Wild Bunch are competing at this season. The points will be awarded as per the ‘National Championship’ points system, not including bonus points. Thanks again to Bob Hawkins of Springbridge Ltd, who has kindly sponsored this Series.
Dragstalgia
There is a concessionary deal for the ‘Dragstalgia’ event at Santa Pod for Wild Bunch members that pre-enter. It is a RWYB event, with no restrictions to R.E.D.’s. Entry details will be in the Reg pack.
Annual Fancy Dress
The theme for this year’s fancy dress party, which will be at the ‘July Shootout’ RWYB event on July 23rd & 24th at Shakey will be: Pioneers and Famous ‘firsts’ (more details to be announced).
Annual Dinner Dance
We have booked the date for the 2016 Wild Bunch Annual Prize Presentation and Dinner Dance!
Saturday, 26th November, once again in the Hamilton Suite, Drayton Manor Park.
Full details of all the dates, rules and info will be sent with the 2016 Registration packs, SO PLEASE REFER TO THE DATE LIST AND INFORMATION IN THE PACK FOR CLARIFICATION.
Really looking forward to seeing everyone again, and welcoming all the regulars as well as some new members. Hope you’re all doing well with your off-season rebuilds! Best of luck for another exciting, fast, safe and successful season! See ya at the drags!
Claire
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