Race of Remembrance 2019

[benjj]

Hello PHers! This thread being posted with approval from PH headshed, for which we’re very grateful.

RoR19 is now live! Entries opened on Monday at 0900 and are flying in. I wanted to post some information here so you can all have a butchers.

We’re being sticklers for the classes this year and have settled on C1, 1600, 1800, 2000, Caterham and Lotus. However…

If you race in a series that would like to run within its own class then please contact us asap. MSA/Motorsport UK mandates a minimum 5 cars to make an official class and we’re following that. We’d be more than happy to factor in a new class if demand exists, providing it is at or below the highest 2000cc Multivalve level. Pistonheads are competing this year in the EnduroKa series. This is an excellent example of making it easy to create an EnduroKa class, if demand exists.

The costs for 2019 have been set. For those committing with a deposit by or before March 31st the cost has been held at that of last year; £2,200. Anyone booking on after that date will pay the 2019 price of £2,400. Whether you’re on the discounted 2018 rate or not full entry fees are due by or before August 31st, 2019. The discounted rate will be applied to teams whose funds received into the RoR account by the end of March 31st.

A few answers to initial questions:

Venue confirmed: Anglesey / Trac Mon
Date confirmed: November 8-10th inclusive
Classes confirmed: C1, 1600, 1800, 2000, Caterham, Lotus. Opportunity for bespoke classes such as 116 Trophy for 5 or more identical entries
Tyres: List 1A/B/C generally though class specific, please see regs when released
Forbidden: slicks, wets, sequential boxes
Testing: a short period of free testing is included in entry fee. A longer (open-pit half day – 3.5hrs) of testing will be run by Mission Motorsport on Friday November 8th at a cost of £150 per car.
Licence: Nat B Race and up.
Relay Teams: limited to 25% of the grid – this year that means 13 teams
Garaging: All single car entries receive a garage on the pitlane, all relay entries in the relay marquee
Weather: Confirmed as a balmy 28 degrees with bright sun and low winds.

We expect demand to be very high and have a maximum grid number of 53. Please book early to ensure your entry, the entire process is being based on a 1st come 1st served basis, so don’t miss out.

The RoR committee has expanded this year to include motoring journalists and PR/marketing professionals – this means you can expect regular, relevant and interesting updates through the year once booked on.

Communications regarding RoR19 are to be sent to [e-mail] please.

All we need at this stage for a booking is: Name, suggested class you’ll be competing in and a deposit of £500. Supplementary information such as car, driver list, personal info etc. will all be collected from you by the entries team through the year. A weekly updated entry list will go up on raceofremembrance.com so you can keep updated with who you’ll be racing against.

To enter please go to www.raceofremembrance.com/entry-form/ and register.

Thanks all,

Ben!

[benjj]

roddo said:

Hi Ben
I'll email you tomorrow and subject to the reply put an entry in asap

My issue is in 2018 we had a 163bhp car and was put onto a category with civic typeR

What/how are you doing classes? By power? And can we have something concrete before we qualify! Not change classes after quali!!!

Hi Rodders,

Classes confirmed as above - however, as also mentioned we're pretty open minded about creating new classes where there is demand, and it makes sense. That's what we plan to do with 116 Trophy as they're going to add RoR to their calendar so will essentially be running their own race within ours, but also having a crack at our Heroes Trophy.

The Mk1 MX5 racers have indicated they'd like their own class and that's something we're working with them on. I'm sure it'll happen as they have a dozen or so cars/teams interested if we give them their own class.

Sympathise with your situation, but 2000cc multivalve covers such a big range and that's the class your car fits into. It never seems to have stopped you featuring on the podium to now either! Type Rs, Clios etc all quite realistic to fit in there. As of right now we have 3 x 2000cc class entries. 2 cars tbc and 1 Clio.

For the first time this year we're going to keep a live (ish) entry list on the site. Intention is to update it each weekend with that week's entries.

All we're asking for right now to book on is Name, Expected Class and whether it's a HT or Relay entry. So that's the info that will go up. Later in spring the entries team will start fleshing out the specifics of each entry and updating that online, so classes will be able to recce the competition.

[benjj]

Dan BSCS said:

No invitational class this year Ben?

When will the regs be available?

Dan

We're aiming not to have an Invitational Class at all. That said there will always be a reason for us to create one if the need arises. Typically that will be for the reasons it was created in the first place back at RoR14 - to allow disabled drivers to use a swank sequential box so they can compete - or like our own MM CRV, a vehicle that doesn't work in other classes but was built and driven by disabled MM beneficiaries.

Regs - great question. Can't answer that right now (!) - but - far earlier than previous years. We appreciate they play a key part in deicsion making for teams, so we're aiming for spring.

[benjj]

foz01 said:

Seems a shame to make up classes within the class structures, the mx5’s race against each other all year, they came 1st, 2nd &3rd in 2017 and 2nd 3rd in class in 18.

We have competed the last 2 years and it’s great racing against different cars, if it’s 1600cc it’s 1600cc.

There is and will continue to be a std mixed 1600 class, we already have entries. It likely won't have any Mk1 MX5s in it though.

[benjj]

Hi Adam,

Good point ref 1600 class - the committee (of 14 of us, me inc) had a chin wag about it and... it's not happening, all will run together as one large class. As you say, should be good!

The Mk1 MX5 lot have brought a decent group though, so they'll have a side pot (unofficial in general classification) where the best performing car gets their moment in the sun, but not a full 1/2/3 podium shebang.

Can't wait now. Though MMHQ is an absolute madhouse!