Welcome to the 2008 NORC Cross Country Championship.
Entering the championship costs just £10, and for this you get your 9" numbers for both sides of your car, and the smaller ones for the front, you also get a new OK/SOS board should you need one.
You don't need to enter the championship to race with the club, but by doing so your race number is set aside just for you.
Once you have entered the championship, each event that you finish will gain you points, 75 - 70 - 67 - 65 - 64 etc for 1st 2nd 3rd etc with your 6 best results being added together to give your overall position, which will also be your number for the following year.
The championship trophies are awarded at the clubs annual Dinner Dance, with trophies being awarded for 1st overall and 1st in each class.
For more details please contact the competition secretary, Peter King on 07754 981626.
Round one. Wickenby. Don’t forget your hat! And I mean the one with the bobble on top, without the intercom! Half the course is a real axle twister, and the other offers a good chance to see how far you can hang the rear end out! It’s an old airfield, and the “cross country” element being the earth mounds along some of the sections. Don’t forget your lights, as a few night laps are planned for the Saturday night. 1.5 to 2 miles, and the camping is all on “hard standing” (concrete) , but tents should be ok just on the edge of the field
Round two. Stainby. An old quarry, complete with weigh bridge to catch you out if your not quite straight when you hit it. You’ll soon know how many turns your steering box is lock to lock, and you’ll be glad to reach the long straight on the far side of the quarry. How far do you dare push into your braking area? Again, don’t forget your lights. 2 to 2.5 miles and the camping is on a flat field.
Round three. Manby. A proper “cross country” venue. Last year we were quite literally flooded off the site on day two, but this time we’re going big! 100 miles over the three days, will be a good test of both team and machine. When it’s dry, it’s hard and fast, when it’s wet, it’s really wet. 4 to 6 miles and the camping is mainly flat grass area, with some hard standing (tarmac).
Round four. Driffield. “a lunar landscape” that’s proved popular with the British cross country championship. It’s an MOD driver training area, so where the tanks go, we go. Just faster. This will be the first of two joint events with the AWDC. It’s a large site, and should give a good course. 4 to 7 miles and the camping is mainly hard standing (concrete) with plenty of grass at the edge for the tents.
Round five. Broardbottom. The rolling fields of the Gould’s farm, with the ever daunting “Dave Brown jump”. If Collin’s been out with the digger again, it can only improve! 3 to 5 miles and the camping is on a gently sloping field.
Round six. Hereford. The second of the joint events with the AWDC, this time it’ll be put on by them, so it’s a new site to us all. More details to follow when I can get them. Camping ?
Round seven, Newstead Abbey. We joined Peak and Dukeries club last year for the “jolly farmers” event, and the venue was so good we couldn’t resist a return visit. Hopefully the P&D members will join us again. Don’t forget your lights! 2 to 6 miles (depending how much land is crop free at the time) and the camping is on a gently sloping field.