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The next workparty at the new Nene will be in 2010-02-13 08:00:00 GMT+00:00 |
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You have reached the website for the Nene Valley Raceway Off Road Model Car Club which is one of the premier off road model car clubs within the UK and was based at Goosey Lodge Farm Wymington within ear shot of the Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire until Dec 2009. |
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It was with great sadness that the committee of the Nene Valley Raceway Off Road Model Car Club had to announce that on the 6th December it was running its last meeting at Goosey Lodge. The club was served a notice on the 5th December by Goosey Lodges new owners who wanted the club disbanded and removed from the site. The original leaving date was extented from the 20th to the 4th Jan'10 at the latest. For those who are unaware the Goosey Lodge estate has been sold. This notice took the club by surprise as a planning application was currently in with Bedfordshire borough Council along with a noise survey which confirmed the club operates in accordance with all current legislation. Following the announcement the committee of the club have located a new venue and with the help of our friends and members a new facility will be built akin to what you see within this website. The clubs aim is to re open mid June for some summer racer and bashing ahead of the 2010 winter series. Keep an eye on the website\forum for details of work parties. Throughout its ordeal the club has had the support of local councillers and will continue to suport local events whilst the new facility is established. The model club is your local model club and will support local events when and where possible No matter what you can spare please help use establish the Nene as a premier facility for off road racers to be proud off ensuring the local racers from Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire have what they want on their doorstep. |
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The club is based within ear shot of the Santa Pod Raceway on the outskirts of Rushden in Northamptonshire and are affiliated to the BRCA (British Radio Car Association) and run vehicles inline with the associations guidelines. The club hosts may meetings and in 2009 it hosted the British round of the 2009 Large Scale Off Road EFRA championship over the August bank holiday weekend, 27th to the 30th August 2009. The event opened with a fly past by the Red Arrows. During 2008 the club underwent its biggest makeover to date switching to an all weather track utilising a surface obtained by our landlord, the makeover took its time but the end result was worth waiting for according to those drivers who have visited the Nene at Goosey Lodge since its transformation to an all weather facility. The Nene caters for all levels of racers, young and old, new and experienced and has within its members some of the most competitive racers in the UK in both Rally X and Large Scale Off Road Racing. New members are always welcome, so if our website has wet your appetite then please call in to the club on one of our track days and one of our committee members will be glad to answer any questions you have once we are back up and running. Likewise feel free to contact any of our committee members via this website or join the NVR fourm. Within the ranks of the Nene we have 2010 team sponsored drivers in Large Scale (Adult and Junior), Rally Cross both Nitro and Electric and up and coming junior drivers too. Don't be afraid come and race at the Nene. The Nene wishes to thank all those who visited the original Nene track at Goosey Lodge, with the final race on this track occurring during national motor sports week and was featured on local Northamptonshire radio & in the local press when the BRCA LSOR series visited the Nene for its second visit in 2007. In 2009 the Nene jonied forces with the BRCA and supported the local BBC with a Silverstone theme event in Northamptons Market Square. The Nene has been one of the largest off road model car club tracks in the UK with a suitably sized rostrum to match and these trade marks of the Nene continue with the addition of some flood lights in 2008 and will continue in 2010. The Nene supported our previous landlords Cystic Fibrosis Trust charities in 2009 in memory of Jodi and Lucinda Dunmore via the EFRA Grand Prix meeting. 2009 saw the Nene open for local racers to bash around and also -
2010 will be a difficult year for the Nene having to rebuild from the ground up once again but we will do it and with your help make the Nene the off road model club to be in the midlands and east anglia. Memberships are currently being taken as each pennie will count to help rebuild the Nene and £63 (£50) is a small price to pay to ensure you have somewere to race your off roader safely. Please click on the club button for membership details and those coming to the work parties please bring them there if you are worried about posting. Mark & Darren |
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Keep watching for racing news from the Nene when the new venue is ready. News on the fourms for work parties etc. |
The Goosey Lodge facility got kind words form from home and overseas racers who visited it:-
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News From the Nene
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Latest from the Nene |
Goosey Lodge Track Records
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Top 5, Large Scale - 2009 Summer Track Layout | ||||
| 1 | 2009 SS Rnd 4 | Stevo Backland | 55/30m27.895 | Cleon | |
| 2 | 2009 SS Rnd 5 | Stevo Backland | 54/30m25.865 | Cleon | |
| 3 | LSOR Rnd 3 | Ian Oddie | 54/30m26.249 | Fuego 09 | |
| 4 | 2009 SS Rnd 2 | Stuart Carrick | 53/30m13.114 | Baja | |
| 5 | 2009 SS Rnd 1 | Stevo Backland | 53/30m23.724 | Cleon | |
Top 5, Rally Cross - 2009 Summer Track Layout |
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| 1 | 2009 SS Rnd 3 | Ben Doyle | 34/20m12.844 | 8ight 2.0 | |
| 2 | 2009 SS Rnd 1 | Ben Doyle | 34/20m18.029 | 8ight 2.0 | |
| 3 | 2009 SS Rnd 3 | Gerry Doyle | 34/20m26.468 | 8ight 2.0 | |
| 4 | 2009 SS Rnd 2 | Gerry Doyle | 34/20m29.161 | 8ight 2.0 | |
| 5 | 2009 SS Rnd 1 | Ben Doyle | 33/20m11.915 | 8ight 2.0 | |
The 2009 Large Scale Off Road British Grand Prix was undertaken at the Nene's old location at Goosey Lodge and congratulations go to Ken Walckiers (2), Kay Koops (1) , Rene Kuipers (3)
The Nene thanks all those drivers who helped make the British GP a wonderful event and for raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. |
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| Videos from the 2009 British Grand Prix | Live Results from the Nene |
NVR teamware is also available. At 15:41 on the 28th August the RAF Aerobatic Display Team visited the Nene to mark the opening of the British Grand Prix meeting.
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Click here to visit the track side homepage from the recent GP event |
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Enter your departure point (Town, city, address, post code) for driving directions from your front door to Goosey Lodge Farm |
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| Track | 2010 National Large Scale Scene | 2009 NVR Winter Series |
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2010 BRCA LSOR Series Rnd 1 - 28th March, Notts Rnd 2 - 25th April, Kort Rnd 3 - 16th May, Sweetnap Rnd 4 - 6th June, Nook Rnd 5 - 17/18 July, Cholmondeley Castle - Pageant of Power Rnd 6 - 29th August, West Coast Rnd 7 - 26th Sept, Sweetnap Rnd 8 - 10th Oct, Nene
2010 EFRA - Kort Raceway 13- 15th August
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Large Scale & Rally Cross Rally Cross series once again sponsored by Future World Models Rnd 1 - 18th Oct Rnd 2 - 8th Nov Rnd 3 - 6th Dec Rnd 4 - 3rd Jan - cancelled* Rnd 5 - 7th Feb - cancelled* Rnd 6 - 7th Mar - cancelled* 3 point scoring rounds to count towards the championship with silverware at all rounds. Online booking in available. *Notts and Derby Raceway have offered there faciltiy to run the meetings if required. Running of these meetings depends upon the search for a new home for the club. |
No information contained within this website is associated with any profit making or commercial organization. |
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| Page last updated - February 4, 2010 |
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