North Weald

[zumbruk]

"I regret to advise that North Weald is unlikely to be used for future
motor sport events. Epping Forest Council wishes to use the site as a
market on both Saturdays and Sundays because of the greatly improved
revenue that it would yield."

One trusts that they will therefore be converting all their libraries
into pubs "because of the greatly improved revenue that it would yield"?

[rubystone]

oh Wank - what's Walshie going to do now?

FFS there's tons of space over by the Squadron that could be used - it just takes a bit of lateral thinking.

All academic - North Weald will be submerged under a multi thousand housing development in a decade or so's time

[eccles]

zumbruk said:

"I regret to advise that North Weald is unlikely to be used for future motor sport events. Epping Forest Council wishes to use the site as a market on both Saturdays and Sundays because of the greatly improved revenue that it would yield." One trusts that they will therefore be converting all their libraries into pubs "because of the greatly improved revenue that it would yield"?

whats the background to your quote?.....and when is it due to come into force?


i hope it doesn't happen, they usually have about a sprint an month there with various clubs, its a little on the bumpy side, but a good venue though.

[gforce]

The Green Belt Motor Club are holding a sprint
at North Weald on 16/04/2006 & there's a campaign
to prevent North Weald from becoming a housing estate.

www.northwealdairfield.org/

Hopefully the campaign will extend the life of this
airfield/ motorsport venue for at least a few more years.

[zumbruk]

eccles said:

zumbruk said: "I regret to advise that North Weald is unlikely to be used for future motor sport events. Epping Forest Council wishes to use the site as a market on both Saturdays and Sundays because of the greatly improved revenue that it would yield." One trusts that they will therefore be converting all their libraries into pubs "because of the greatly improved revenue that it would yield"? whats the background to your quote?

AFAIK, it came from Borough 19 MC via the organiser of the sprint chamionship I'm in.

eccles said:

.....and when is it due to come into force?

Dunno. But AFAIK the March 19th event has been cancelled.

eccles said:

i hope it doesn't happen, they usually have about a sprint an month there with various clubs, its a little on the bumpy side, but a good venue though.

And there's usually a pre-season opener there which is worth doing for practise, although sprinting in the snow is no fun.

[gforce]

unfortunately I think you are right,the AEMC website states there's a potential problem which could affect all dates for sprints at North Weald this year..

www.aemc.org.uk/Motor_Sport/Sprints/sprints.html

[eccles]

that a bummer!, so we've lost bentwaters, the snetterton sprint has been cancelled, and it looks like north weald is on the way out!....there won't be any venues left in the east at this rate!

[The Wiz]

Does that mean that the Damn Yankees events are off as well?

[eccles]

looks like all is not lost, seems plans are afoot to hold sprints at oakington.

[zumbruk]

Well, it appears the Borough 19 Sprint at North Weald is back on again. I'm looking at the regs as I type this.

Sunday 19th March 2006.

Wonder what happened?

[gforce]

The local council said they wanted to hold an indoor market on sundays & decided not to allow motorsport events as the sprint area would be used a car park! Thankfully the MSA got involved and sorted it out.


AEMC
SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
UPDATE: 11th February 2006

I am pleased to say that Sprinting is back on at North Weald.

On Thursday 9th February John Symes of the MSA and representatives of the organising clubs met with Epping Forrest DC and were successful in securing the continued use of North Weald for Sprinting. There will however be a few changes to the course, entrance and paddock arrangements etc., but it does mean an end to the section with the most bumps (which must be good news). More details from those clubs organising events in due course.

The championship calendar is also unchanged, at least for the first few events.

Registrations for 2006 are steadily coming in and I hope to have championship stickers and registration cards to those registered before the first event on 19th March.


Chris Deal
AEMC Sprint Championship Coordinator
07940-819789(M) 020-7126-1633(W) 020-8803-0675(H)
AEMC web site www.aemc.org.uk
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>> Edited by gforce on Friday 17th February 11:37