So You Think You Can Drive!

Oval /Short Circuit racing is coming to Spain, courtesy of Velocity Racing & Circuito Cartagena - that’s official. For those of you that didn’t spend your teenage years at circuits like Bovingdon, Wimbledon & the occasional visit to Ipswich, then let me give you a bit of an insight into this.

Oval/Short Circuit Racing is motor sport performed within a flat circuit of up to 500m in circumference, which differs from a road course in that it turns in one direction only and as the turns are all very fast, standard road tyres would not last long with the extreme pressures forced on them. Oval Circuits can vary dramatically in length & physical layout and therefore each track presents its own unique challenges & demands on the driver. Different forms of Oval Circuit Racing have been around almost as long as there have been cars to race, as this was & still is, the simplest form of motorsport. Many categories of vehicle have been used from the monster NASCAR V8’s of the States to the very British mini-stocks. Here on the Costa Cálida Velocity Racing intend to bring a range of formulas, including 1300 Stock Cars, 2.0 Hot Rods, Lightning Rods, Junior Rods, Rookie Rods, & National Hot Rods to Cartagena. If you are anything like me, then this is the ‘real’ racing because ‘trading paint’ & ‘rubbing’ is just racing but without the very high speeds & without the likelihood of serious accidents. The guys from Velocity Racing will be holding a drivers meeting on 7th August 2011 at 7.00pm, at the Meroil Garage on the Cv913 off the Ap7 Junction 733 towards Callosa de Segura, with details of the circuit & a list of meeting dates. Whether it’s to register your interest in driving by signing up on the day, talk to the guys at Velocity Racing about the formulas, rules & regulations, setting up your own car, or to just have a look at what it’s all about, then be there on the 7th August as everyone is welcome.