Race Meetings

[itsallyellow]

At the events like brands where its over 2 days what is the usual schedule?? Also what is the usual for the one day events?? Sounds like it could all be quite rushed.

thanks
mike

[chassis 33]

2 day meets...turn up the Friday evening/night/some silly hour of Saturday morning, do final checks, find dinner, decamp to a motorhome/awning to have drink/banter. Go to sleep. Saturday wake at some ungodly hour, sign on, go to scrote (hope, go to new drivers briefing (if you haven't raced at the circuit in that format previously), get to the holding area 20mins before qually (when called), qualify, minimum 3 laps, finish qually, check the car over again, splash of fuel, any adjustments, wait to be called for race. Race, finish, feel chuffed, have a quick beer, check car over, relax until the next morning, potentially qually again, and race again.

Basically a 1 day meet is the same only not quite

Regards
Iain

[itsallyellow]

So basicly im fu**ed if i cant make the saturday. Basicly being a business manager at a car dealership the 1st of september is probably the most important day of the year! Going to have to be very creative to get it off!

mike

[chassis 33]

Depends if the single days are on a Sunday or not, also there's an opportunity on the Sunday to qually either behind the pace car for 3 laps or in with another group. Where there's a will there's a way!

Regards
Iain

[itsallyellow]

Its ok for all the other races. Except for Brands! Which is the one i was locking forwards to the most! I only live a mile from the track!

mike

[chassis 33]

Pull a sickie, the racing comes above all else

Regards
Iain

[itsallyellow]

I agree. But the fact the whole dealership want to come and watch the races could prove a problem.... And theres a print out of the race dates on the notice board(Not put there by me, i wanted a low profile)

mike

[Graham]

itsallyellow said:

I agree. But the fact the whole dealership want to come and watch the races could prove a problem.... And theres a print out of the race dates on the notice board(Not put there by me, i wanted a low profile)

mike

I have a cunning Plan.

As part of the sales drive arrange for the dalership to sponsor the race, and arrange for all the new car collections to be from Brands. you can get a hostility unit quite cheap for the formalities and im sure the punters wuould be well impressed. we could even get the drivers to pop in and say hi.


SO there you go. you get to go to the race and your punters get their new motors and be well impressed with the service :-p

G

[chassis 33]

Last season boxes were about £200 a pop, with refreshments ontop.
Regards
Iain

[itsallyellow]

Graham said:

itsallyellow said:

I agree. But the fact the whole dealership want to come and watch the races could prove a problem.... And theres a print out of the race dates on the notice board(Not put there by me, i wanted a low profile)

mike

I have a cunning Plan.

As part of the sales drive arrange for the dalership to sponsor the race, and arrange for all the new car collections to be from Brands. you can get a hostility unit quite cheap for the formalities and im sure the punters wuould be well impressed. we could even get the drivers to pop in and say hi.


SO there you go. you get to go to the race and your punters get their new motors and be well impressed with the service :-p

G

What a great idea!! Cant see them agreing but a brilliant plan!

[Graham]

itsallyellow said:

What a great idea!! Cant see them agreing but a brilliant plan!

nah package it right, im sure the costs could be kep low... maybe make it a competition for a limited number of new car pickups... Buy today and pick your car up at Brands Hatch motor racing festival... VIP treatement, Meet the drivers BLAh BLah .....


got to be worth a punt.....


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