The Shropshire League has been awarded the following places at this years Mens National Championships

Class One : 2 Places + 7th Reserve.

Class Two : 3 Places.

Class Three : 5 Places.

Class Four : 2 Places.

Class Five : 3 Places.

Class Six : 2 Places.

Class Seven : 3 Places + 6th Joint Reserve.

Class Eight : 3 Places.

Class Nine: 2 Places + 9th Joint Reserve.

Class Ten : 3 Places.

Congratulations to all who have made it through and remember if you did’nt manage to get through this year then theres always next year

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The write up that I put on the website is very much my own opinion, from down on the start line you don’t see everything… if you have any highlights that you would like to be included in the Race Results write up please email me @ startlinem@talktalk.net or give me a call on 01948 666936. Thanks, Em.

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I posted on the yorkshire dales forum in the week leading up to Sundays meeting advertising the meeting as “Scorcher @ North Shropshire This Sunday“. I think we can all agree that it was a Scorcher ! I don’t know who was the busiest the Ice Cream man or the Water Bowser What a change to last years weather !! and doesnt it make all the difference when the sun shines.

A downside to the meeting was that we still havent got a permanent lap scorer.. we cannot start the meeting until someone volunteers so if you are reading this and want to get involved please call Pat to discuss the job, its a vital part of the race meeting and we need someone to fill this position permanently. Fortunately volunteers came forward at the drivers meeting and the job was covered but this is not the ideal situation to be in. If you know someone who could do it please tell them to volunteer. Thanks

Compared to the qualifying rounds there was not as many cars in attendance, but this is to be expected nowadays. This didnt affect the racing in anyway and lots of battles were happening in all classes. Well done to all drivers from the league and visiting drivers for making the effort in the searing temperatures to come and race!

Some of you may of noticed that me & Jacko swopped jobs for the day, am I allowed to say that I didnt enjoy the last race meeting too late as I already have anyway Jacko suggested we swop jobs for this meeting and we did, and I enjoyed it much better.. Jacko seemed to get abit stressed at times doing the start button but he kept everyone under control on the start I think, the first aiders suggested to me that he should have some Green Tea at the interval I enjoyed myself anyway

The meeting ran very smoothly with a few delays but nothing major, we did have a few incidents out on the track where the ambulance was in attendance, but fortunately it was not required.

Highlights of the day from the startline was definately the class Eights. Full Grids and Total Committment from all drivers ~ Top Marks and of course the ever popular Junior classes, both saloons and specials were closely fought for, so closely fought were the races that you all seemed to be getting lots of re-runs in and we hope you enjoyed the extra racing you all got

Seeing Ben Gould in his class 6 against the class 3′s was interesting to watch , there were a 5 day licenses out on the track throughout the day who gave it their all ~ I hope you all enjoyed your day, if you would like to join north shropshire please give me a call on 01948 666936 and I will send your forms out straight away

We managed to run some 6 lap open races at the end of the meeting, thanks to all drivers that stopped to participate in these races, we like to make sure you get plenty of racing in whenever we have the opportunity.

No photographs I am afraid as I have a Frozen Shoulder, hopefully will be better for our next race meeting 11th July (better had be ) and I will take some photos then.

Thanks to everyone that helped out getting the meeting set up, PA System, Ropes, Rubbish Bags, Rolling the Track, Watering the Track, Putting Signs out, Gate Duty, Scrutineering and Signing On. Thanks to everyone that helped out runnning the meeting, Lap Scorers, Grid Positions, Marshalling, First Aiders, Picking up Rubbish etc… if I’ve missed any jobs out sorry, but thanks to everyone who helped, no matter how small something is if you helped out in some way then its very much appreciated by all of the committee. 

The write up of the racing is very much my own personal opinion, if you have a story to tell about todays race meeting or if you have a highlight of the meeting that you would like to be added onto the website please email me @ startlinem@talktalk.net

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We are still in need of a permanent Lap Scorer…

This is a very important job that needs to be permanently filled… surely there is someones mum or dad eager to get involved ?

Its not very nice for Pat not knowing if someone is going to help out or not, and lets remember that at every race meeting where no-one comes forward that racing cannot start until a volunteer is found! this is not an ideal situation as it is potentially delaying the start times of each race meeting. 

Its a great job if you dont want to be outside and you get to see first hand all of the racing and get to hear all the insider gossip from around the track as it happens! If you want to know more about whats involved with this vital role in the club please give Pat a call on 01948 663415 to find out more information

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Now that the last qualifier has been run in the Shropshire League please check out the points pages to see whos in pole position in each class in the run up to the allocations being announced for this years National Championships. Well done to all drivers for the entertaining Qualifiers !

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I’m sure everyone was watching the weather with interest the week before the meeting, all this volcanic activity seems to be affecting our great british spring weather, cold ~ wet ~ sunny ~ cold ~ windy… so a mixed bag in the weather in the preceeding week. Sunday was lovely and sunny, no rain & a brisk breeze to blow the dust away…. Apparently where Jacko was standing was “tropical” I can say that where I was stood was similar to the end of a wind tunnel and I was completely frozen all day… but hey ho, at least it was dry.

Firstly, on behalf of the NS Committee I would like to express our thanks & gratitude to everyone that volunteered to help run the meeting, has to be said that Ernie had to get tough to get the help in some areas, but it worked and the meeting ran much better than the 1st one of the year, so thanks to you all for your help with gate duties, scrutineering, signing on, lap scoring, towing vehicles, rubbish collecting, setting up ropes, first aiding and last but by no means least “the marshalling”.

Anyway you know who you are !

***** Thanks *****

The day started by Ernie gathering all NS members together to discuss the plan for covering marshalling for the day.  Once that was sorted racing could get underway,  as this was the last qualifing round for the shropshire league the day ran relatively smoothly without too many re-runs or major incidents.

Highlights of the day for me were: the class 10′s were awesome, Class 3′s & 7′s impressive as always and seeing the panic in Ernies eyes when he realised the 3′s were on the startline without him was entertaining !! as if we’d start without you ! Class 4 seems to be abit short on numbers this season, however with only 2 cars in the races Mike and Steve still fought each other hard.

Thats about all for now, no pictures from todays racing but if the sun shines in 2 weeks you can be sure I will make the effort !

Don’t forget, if you are reading this and do not know how to get involved with helping run the meetings just get in touch with anyone on the committee page, we are always in need of willing volunteers, if you are interested in motorsport this is a good opportunity to get close to some Local Action !!

Bye for now. Em.

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