by Rich_Dagley » Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:58 pm
Hi guys, Kev (Spikey_head) sent me a link to this thread so thought I'd drop a few notes.
I used to run days at Curborough for approx 5 years under the name "Sprint & Trackday" with my good mate Dan. I know Kev has attended our dates and I'm sure Fesuvious has too (through Andy Chatham?).
We used to go through a gentleman called David Pattison to hire the circuit, he used to be the course secretary for the Shenstone & District Car Club (the club in charge of circuit hire etc). Unfortunately, the committee had a reshuffle in early 2020 and now somebody called Chris Gwilliam is (or was) in charge of circuit hire. This reshuffle has made it very difficult for people to book the circuit due to mandatory paperwork that doesn't make sense and a general lack of organisation.
To cut a long story shut, I had a big ding dong with the committee and have subsequently been banned from hiring the circuit after years of loyal, well organised and sensible custom.
I wish I could assist further with booking a date but we're not best friends at the minute. We used to run rally days with some of the 6R4 guys and I know they're potentially looking to book the day themselves and get me and Dan to run it on their behalf on the day. I would, of course, be happy to do this for you guys too and conduct timing and marshalling etc (Kev will vouch for our days) but it would probably be best to be upfront with the committee and inform them of the plan if this is something you'd like to do.
I'm just sorry I can't help more with the actual booking but if you have any questions with running the days themselves please ask away and I'll help in any way I can.
Rich
Hi guys, Kev (Spikey_head) sent me a link to this thread so thought I'd drop a few notes.
I used to run days at Curborough for approx 5 years under the name "Sprint & Trackday" with my good mate Dan. I know Kev has attended our dates and I'm sure Fesuvious has too (through Andy Chatham?).
We used to go through a gentleman called David Pattison to hire the circuit, he used to be the course secretary for the Shenstone & District Car Club (the club in charge of circuit hire etc). Unfortunately, the committee had a reshuffle in early 2020 and now somebody called Chris Gwilliam is (or was) in charge of circuit hire. This reshuffle has made it very difficult for people to book the circuit due to mandatory paperwork that doesn't make sense and a general lack of organisation.
To cut a long story shut, I had a big ding dong with the committee and have subsequently been banned from hiring the circuit after years of loyal, well organised and sensible custom.
I wish I could assist further with booking a date but we're not best friends at the minute. We used to run rally days with some of the 6R4 guys and I know they're potentially looking to book the day themselves and get me and Dan to run it on their behalf on the day. I would, of course, be happy to do this for you guys too and conduct timing and marshalling etc (Kev will vouch for our days) but it would probably be best to be upfront with the committee and inform them of the plan if this is something you'd like to do.
I'm just sorry I can't help more with the actual booking but if you have any questions with running the days themselves please ask away and I'll help in any way I can.
Rich