2009 September

Archive for September 2009

Sunday 27th September.

Already the last race meeting at North Shropshire has been & gone, its been a difficult year with the weather being against us for 2 meetings, so its no wonder the year seems to have gone quickly.

We had a dry meeting yesterday, a very good turn out which was a good way to end the year. The racing started on time and we had plenty of fast and very close racing which is always interesting for the spectators! Class 2′s, 3 and 7′s put on a good show and the Juniors were as eager as ever!Â The club points from the days racing will be updated as soon as they are available.

Our chairman Ernie provided some entertainment when he got “dusted out” in his 2nd race and ended up checking the strength of the armco posts. Luckily he wasnt badly hurt and came back out racing later in the day. The Dads got aÂ chance to race the Junior Specials which was good to see and the club marshalls race was also run.

A nice surprise was seeing some old faces, Mark & Shirley Lawrence, Tizzer and Dave Evans (obviously I dont mean that you’ve aged at all! but it must be 7+ years since we have seen you)… anyway it was nice to see you all there and we hope you enjoyed your return visit to North Shropshire and we hope to see you again next year

Martin had made a new start line for us, so now instead of pulling the bungee and ducking for cover when it gets cut we have a very efficient upwardly shooting start, which to re-set only takes one short pull with one finger! I must admit that in the past it has took me until about Thursday the following weekÂ to recover from pulling the bungee, this morning when I got up I couldnt tell I had done the start line, apart from the dodgy ankle of course! Â its funny how you get used to doing a job a certain way, my foot kept trying to start the races and anyone watching may have noticed me going to the wrong start post a few times ! I hope the drivers liked the new start set up, we know one or two struggled to see the rope and this is something that will be discussed at the next committee meeting and we do have more plans for the start lineÂ next year as we struggle with the start grid wearing.Â

So thats it for 2009. Track work is planned for the closed season, if you would like to get involved please tell Ernie so that he can let you know what is planned.Â Keep your eye on the website as the dates for next year, the ClubÂ AGM and LeagueÂ AGM dates are still to be announced. Your vote does count at the AGM’S so we always recommend that you attend, its your way to try to make sure your opinions are listened to, plus if you fancy joining the committee its your opportunity to be voted on

Thanks to everyone that helped out this year, whether it was picking up litter, rolling up ropes or marshalling all day, no matter how large or small the job your help is appreciated by the committee.

See you at the Dinner Dance