New Logo

Planning for the February race is now well under way, including a track planned around the limited amount of tables and EAHORC extenders. Only 7 weeks to go!

In the meantime please enjoy our new Logo....

Directions

Directions to the Venue can be found here

Official: LHORC first date booked

I spoke to Derek at the ConClub today and booked the date for our first ever race meeting. The date is Feb 18th, 2007 and it will be either round 2 or the opening round of the 2007 EAHORC championships (probably round 2). You can find directions, rules and everything else you will need in due course at the EAHORC site http://www.eahorc.com but I will likely post some stuff here too so as to beef the site up.

Venue found!

It looks as if the Leyton Conservative Club building will be the home of LHORC! The room in mind is large, downstairs and just off the bar! It seems possible that some of the local members and their kids may give the racing a go so the news is (nearly) perfect.

The only problem my be that there are not many tables and so the bridges I made will have to be used and (possibly) more made. However, we will be racing in the capital city and in a nice area - and all for £40 a time, so I guess a bit more DIY will not kill me!

I'm hoping to have a more detailed look, with John Ovens, to check out measurements, lighting etc.

Progress?

I'm heading off tomorrow to look at a possible venue. The initial visit will be a fact-finding mission to be followed-up, should there be potential, by a more detailed look around with John Ovens.

You can learn a little about the venue here:http://www.toryclubsuk.net/leyton/index.htm

Full report by the end of the week.

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Another eahorc venue?

Over at the EAHORC site, their is a tidbit about venues for 2007 in the news and discussion section. You'll need an account but that takes mere seconds to get and there is lot of other good stuff on the forum including pictures of new cars.

Check out www.eahorc.com

More good news

I recently heard back from The leyton Conservative club. Despite the fact they have a very imposing looking building on the high street and a nicely equiped snnoker room it does appear they are open to a similar arrangement enjoyed by Mussel Bay Raceway with the Con Club up at kings Lynn.

It seems there are two or three possible rooms, and LCC are not looking for much in the way of rent (anything above nothing, to take a phrase from their email) so it could come down to available dates and things like power sockets, tables etc.

Watch this space!

Sadly I also learnt over the bank holiday weekend that Doug Passell up at Chesterfield has decided to pack in weekend races, no idea why at the moment. A lot us of started out racing HO thanks to Doug so it is a sad announcement.

Mixed news

As often happens, I have had some good news and some not so good. Luckily the good outweighs the bad. I have been in contact for some little while with two of the people who used to go to the HOSRA races in Newbury , Berkshire. The upshot is that the venue will be returning to HO next year as part of the EAHORC series. This has given me added incentive to get a good venue for LHORC as it would mean being part of a three-club championship.

Sadly, the prospect of racing in Hertford hasn't panned out as Sunday racing turned out not to be viable. So, the search goes on....

Links

OK, I have now posted some links that should set out a little more clearly what is what.

EAHORC stands for English Association of HO Racing Clubs. They oversee a championship based on races at weekends. At the moment all the races are held at the MBR club in Kings Lynn, Norfork but LHORC hopes to be on board for next year. Check out www.eahorc.com

The NSCC (National Slot car Club) run the huge event at Epsom each year, this year's event being dubbed 'slot rally GB'. There are links to both the SRGB and parent sites.

If you wish to be added to the links just let me know, be aware though that you must reciprocrate!

So what is the deal then?

LHORC is an attempt to at last have a meaningful HO club in or around the UK capital. Our main event this year will be running the HO 'table' at this year's NSCC event in Epsom, Surrey. More on this later.

In the meantime we already have a logo!

Venues

We are currently looking for venues in and around North London.

Suggestions welcome

LHORC is go

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