*RTOC World Karting Championship North West Sunday 4th May

[Alex]

Yes that's right folks it's that time again!

A full GP event at Hooton Park. The cost is £45 per person and details can be found on their website:

http://www.hootonparkcircuit.co.uk/ (http://www.hootonparkcircuit.co.uk/)

Don't be fooled by the basicness of the website; this track is a proper MSA outdoor track and is fast. We've held this event for the last few years now and each time we've had a good turn out and a great laugh. It'll last about half a day depending on how many members we have.

Stick your names down early.

Any questions let me know. :)

[Junglist]

Might be up for this :) as its only a few mile away.

[Alex]

Do it Dan it's a scream!

[GTphil]

Will try and sort some sprogg care for this for sure :agree:

If I don't get on the podium this time I'm gonna string myself up! The rain certainly made it interesting last year.

Awesome day out, highly recommended :smokin:

[GTphil]

Even if I did break my toe last time:laugh: I forgot about that.

[Alex]

Even if I did break my toe last time:laugh: I forgot about that.

Oh yeah I totally forgot about that! :sad:

[GTphil]

It was TrixanFlix who span out infront of me and no matter what I did I couldn't avoid ploughing straight into him, it was a quite fast bend also that I was entering. I ended up punting him up in the air then the kart came down and landed on my right foot:laugh:

He then was spun off in the correct direction and finished the race in a reasonable position and I ended up 4th or 5th. :disagree:

Where has Tony walker been? haven't seen him on the boards for a while.

Won't miss him at the karting tho, he was really quick:laugh: I remembered he bullied me round for 3 laps or so last time. He was miles faster than me but I wasn't for moving out of his way:wasntme: we were even side by side at one point playing chicken into a bend:smokin:

[Alex]

Yeah that's right I remeber the incident - bring steelies with you this time! :D

Tony is still a member but he doesn't really seem to bother with RTOC anymore. I've text him and he hasn't got back to me (no surprise there!) I'm sure he'll be up for it though. We need to sabotage his kart.....

[Red October]

Is it possible to ask a none RTOC friend to come along Alex?

[Alex]

Is it possible to ask a none RTOC friend to come along Alex?

Sure :agree:

[GTphil]

I will also see if Josh is up for it, he might still be licking his wounds from coming last last time:laugh:

[LukeRobbo]

Im up for this and could bring a mate too

[Alex]

:agree:

[Junglist]

Alan should be attending too.

[B18ftMOJO5]

Should be ok for this. Have to check with the wife n kids to see if it clashes with anyfink.

[royz]

alex put us down for this. or how do i book it.

[Alex]

Nice one Roy. We just turn up on the day. I'll start a list soon :agree:

[B18ftMOJO5]

Im in mondays my day off perfect;)

[Alex]

Lets start a good old fashioned RTOC list for people that are going:

1, Alex
2, Brendon

[GTphil]

I will confirm for definate once i have sorted child care :agree: shouldn't be a problem tho;)

[LukeRobbo]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon

[B18ftMOJO5]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo

[royz]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy

[Alex]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy
8, Lomo
9, Tony Walker

[Alex]

Hey guys I hope everyone is looking forward to this. I've just called the track to re-confirm the event and pay the deposit. :cool:

[GTphil]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy
8, Lomo
9, Tony Walker
10, GT Phil

Child care sorted! I'm in! might even be in the raider:agree:

[Alex]

Great! It'll be great to see the old beast again. Hell, I might even be in mine! :eek:

[royz]

:) can not wait. should be a laugh

[Alex]

It will be Roy, always is! It's a proper kart track too :agree:

[mk5gtt]

Hi please can you add me to the list and ive got a mate coming to if thats ok.

[Alex]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy
8, Lomo
9, Tony Walker
10, GT Phil
11, mk5gtt
12, mk5gtt's mate

[Sam Fish]

Is anybody up for something similar in the South-East?
Buckmore park?

[R5MJH]

Is anybody up for something similar in the South-East?
Buckmore park?


i just cancelled the south one mate not enough interest only 5 signed up but your more than welcome to try boss

[GTphil]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy
8, Lomo
9, Tony Walker
10, GT Phil
11, mk5gtt
12, mk5gtt's mate

Looks a competitive field;)

[B18ftMOJO5]

Got a couple of friends interested also. Might be me plus 2 or 3.

Really looking forward to this.

[Alex]

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy
8, Lomo
9, Tony Walker
10, GT Phil
11, mk5gtt
12, mk5gtt's mate
13, B18ftMOJO5
14, B18ftMOJO5's mate
15, B18ftMOJO5's mate

Big field this guys, they'll split us into 2 groups - very competitive!! :cool:

[GTphil]

I have a mate who is over from NZ. He fancies coming along but can't confirm until a day or so before.

I'm assuming it will be ok if he just tags along?

[Alex]

I'm sure that'll be fine, you have my number Phil. If everyone on the list turns up this should be a cracking event. They'll have to split up into 2 groups as only 10ish are allowed on the track at once! :cool:

Really looking forward to this! :agree:

[B18ftMOJO5]

forgot to ask what time is this event starting?

[Alex]

forgot to ask what time is this event starting?

Start time is 13:30 but aim to be there at 13:00 at the lastest for the briefing :agree:

[B18ftMOJO5]

cool thanks Alex:agree:

[Alex]

Most up to date list:

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy
8, Lomo
9, GT Phil
10, mk5gtt
11, mk5gtt's mate
12, B18ftMOJO5
13, B18ftMOJO5's mate
14, B18ftMOJO5's mate

Any issues guys and either post on here or text/call me :agree:

[Alex]

Most up to date list:

1, Alex
2, Brendon
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon
6.Mojo
7.roy
8, GT Phil
9, mk5gtt
10, mk5gtt's mate
11, B18ftMOJO5
12, B18ftMOJO5's mate
13, B18ftMOJO5's mate

Any issues guys and either post on here or text/call me

[mk5gtt]

Hi does anyone fancy meeting up some where and drive down in a bit of a convoy to the karting there seems to be a few going from close by going .

[GTphil]

I have to drop my kids off over in Oldham first so will be heading down the m60

If i was coming from mine it would be down the m65. Mojo is from your neck of the woods, he I'm sure would be up for a convoy.

We could maybe arrange something for lyme services? Say 11/11:30 am. Hang about talk about turbo Renaults and wait for anyone who's broke down on the way:laugh: Set off from lyme 12 ish to arrive well in time for 1pm?

[mk5gtt]

Hi phil sounds good roy is over manchester way im sure mojo will be on here soon will see what he says about meeting up. Will be good to have a chat and laugh see you there

[Alex]

Looking forward to this guys. I'm going to get the GTT up and running later hopefully so it'll be it's first outing of the year :agree:

[mk5gtt]

Alex first outing :wasntme: ive had mine out since jan been good to get some miles in it will be in it for tomorrow. Hopefully more people will be in there renaults.

[LukeRobbo]

Sorry to let you down at such short notice 2 of my mates have let me down and I was hoping to pay 3ways on fuel so its not worth my while.Wish they had let me know earlier!!
So the list is now minus
3.LukeRobbo
4.Dan L
5.Jaxon

[royz]

Hi phil sounds good roy is over manchester way im sure mojo will be on here soon will see what he says about meeting up. Will be good to have a chat and laugh see you there

sounds like a plan.

[GTphil]

I have destroyed the engine in the raider, so it will be the tdci fiesta for me tomorrow, I almost knew the five wouldn't last for this event. :disagree:

will be good to lay eyes on a few tho:agree:

shall we confirm lymm services at 11am?

[mk5gtt]

Ye ill be at the services about 11 ish havent heard from mojo yet

[royz]

mark / phil ill see you at lymm services tomorrow ill be in my clio

[B18ftMOJO5]

ill be at lymm at 11 also just been watching everton try to beat city:( lol


might be able to meet you at darwen services say 10.30am and follow you doing mark.

[B18ftMOJO5]

follow you down that was.

[mk5gtt]

Hi mojo ill meet you at darwen services at 10.15 ish are you coming in the 5

[B18ftMOJO5]

okay will try and get there for 10.15am. and yes im coming in the 5 if it doesnt breakdown between now and the morning....lol fingers crossed think my battery is goosed. still starts with a bump start, good job i live on a hill.:)

[Junglist]

Guys I won't be carting but might pop down to say hi.

[B18ftMOJO5]

what an excellent day, thanks guys really enjoyed it. well done to phil for coming first:agree:. happy with 5th position. some really good drivers spent the final race trying to catch up with mark and phil but they just kept going faster and faster lol ended up spinning out too many times. atleast i knw for next time avoid the brakes;)

[B18ftMOJO5]

also a pleasure to meet dan, alex and roy. thanks for a top day.:agree:

[Alex]

Thanks for stopping by Dan. A great day had by all I think you'll agree. Well done to Phil. A few pics.

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w444/gtturbof1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/FBADEB16-8D74-4F96-9A8E-179F69F0B902.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/gtturbof1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/FBADEB16-8D74-4F96-9A8E-179F69F0B902.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w444/gtturbof1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/6986131A-D58C-45C3-B3DB-AD29F0985C8D.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/gtturbof1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/6986131A-D58C-45C3-B3DB-AD29F0985C8D.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w444/gtturbof1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/A1DB209A-4C6C-40AA-A45B-26E8C6AC5517.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/gtturbof1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/A1DB209A-4C6C-40AA-A45B-26E8C6AC5517.jpg.html)

http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w444/gtturbof1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/AE3912C0-60F7-45A6-8080-5BF1FAF3BC21.jpg (http://s1076.photobucket.com/user/gtturbof1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/AE3912C0-60F7-45A6-8080-5BF1FAF3BC21.jpg.html)

[mk5gtt]

Thanks alex a great day well done to everyone racing was a great laugh cant wait for the next one .

[GTphil]

Yep, cheers Alex. Was a good day. I can't stress enough how good a track this is.

Well worth the day out.

One or two were a little quicker than me, consistency is the key, that and avoiding the mayhem that comes from a pirouetting karts!!

[GTphil]

Thanks alex a great day well done to everyone racing was a great laugh cant wait for the next one .

We had a good 5 or 6 lap battle for first:agree:

You were unfortunate to be taken out.

[mk5gtt]

Wait till next time :wasntme:was good wheel to wheel racing tho. Would reccomend this day to anyone well worth ago next time.

[B18ftMOJO5]

lol as good as we were (phil and mark) doing 48 second laps or wernt in my case or my mate who did a two minute 27 second lap., still amazed by the kids in their own carts doing 80mph plus into the bends and drifting:agree: they looked about 6 to 8 yrs old. all future Lewis hamiltons.:) also tell you what my forears are killing lol

[B18ftMOJO5]

forears lmao ive invented a new body part... :rolleyes: forearms killing from gripping the stewring wheel so tight.

[GTphil]

My arms were so fatigued that i could hardly even hold my coffee cup up in Starbucks! :laugh:

What a weed! That's 6 years of sitting on my backside teaching people to drive. Along with zero fitness training.

All ok this morning tho, main thing is my toes remained in one piece.;)

[royz]

alex thanks again for sorting this out. will be up for this again even had a quick look on ebay when i got back:). was also good to put names to faces