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Whittlesey

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Round 5 of the 2007 UK Championships Plus European round
28th-29th July 2007

The Hovercraft Club of Great Britain invites you to come and see the 5th round of the 2007 National Hovercraft racing championships.

This year, in addition to the National championships, this meeting will also be a round of the European championships with top class drivers coming from all over Europe to take part at the highest level.

So bring your camera, a picnic blanket and a cool box full of sandwiches and see some of the worlds best drivers racing on one of the best courses.

Directions.

The meeting is situated at Bank Farm, just North of Whittlesey near Peterborough on the B1040.

From the south (A1M) and West (A605): Join the A1139 at the EXTRA Services (A1M JUNCTION 17) Then  travel East to the A605 Junction sign posted to  Whittlesey.
Continue to Whittlesey town centre and take signs for the B1040 to Thorney,The site entrance is on the left.

From the North and East: Leave the A47 at Thorney and to take the B1040 to Whittlesey.Site entrance is on the right.

The post code for Sat-Nav users is "PE6 0RW" which is for the "Dog and Doublet" pub, directions for the race site will be given from there.

Note for members camping.
The toilets will be serviced over the weekend, but please don't empty caravan cassettes into them, a container for cassette toilet waste will be available.
We hope to have some water available again but please bring as much as you can with you.

For any further details please contact Richard Wiles 01733 205552.

Race Program.

Friday 27th July.
Early evening Scrutineering & Registration (if possible)
20:00 approx Course Inspection (HCGB Assigned Officials Only)

Saturday 28th July
08:00 Course Inspection (including EHF representatives)
08:30 Scrutineering & registration
09:00 Marshals briefing
09:30 Drivers’ Briefing
10:30 F3/F25/F35 Practice 15 min
F503/F50 Practice 15 min
F1/F2/FS Practice 15 min
Novice Practice 15 min
Junior Practice 15 min
F3/F25/F35 Practice 15 min
F503/F50 Practice 15 min
F1/F2/FS Practice 15 min
PADDOCK OPEN
13:10 FS Race
Novice Race
Junior Race
F503/F50 Race
F3 /F25/F35 Race
F2 Race
F1 Race
PADDOCK OPEN
15:50 FS Race
Novice Race
Junior Race
F503/F50 Race
F3 /F25/F35 Race
F2 Race
F1 Race

Sunday 29th July
08:30 Marshals’ Briefing
09.00 Drivers’ Briefing
09:30 Open Practice 40 min
Novice Practice 15 min
Junior Practice 15 min
PADDOCK OPEN
11:30 FS Race
Novice Race
Junior Race
F503/F50 Race
F3 /F25/F35 Race
F2 Race
F1 Race
PADDOCK OPEN
14:20 FS Race
Novice Race
Junior Race
F503/F50 Race
F3 /F25/F35 Race
F2 Race
F1 Final

PRIZE GIVING – 20 minutes after last race.
Course dismantling – PLEASE HELP!!
Based on 2006 lap-times, minimum race durations suggested as follows:
F1 – 10 laps; FS, F2, F3 – 9 laps; F503 – 8 laps; FJ – 7 laps
This is required to achieve minimum 10 minute races. Novice races 10
minutes + 1 lap as normal.

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