Goodbye Flatchat, Hello Uphillracers
We have agreed to create a new community forum that replaces Flatchat’s existing platform and will be hosted on Uphill Racers from June 1. The decade of contributions represented on Flatchat will be retained and still be accessible as an archive, but those postings will be closed.
http://www.uphillracers.com/forum.php
Flatchat has served as the forum for speedsport in Scotland from when it was first devised by David Baker. With the support of the Scottish Sprint and Hillclimb Championship and a great many independent volunteers, it has operated in something close to its current form for the benefit of everyone with an interest or involvement in our sport since 2007.
Since its inception, a lot has changed in social media and technology, and Flatchat has seen less usage in recent years with many preferring to rely on facebook or other media. Recently, Flatchat’s hosting service was changed, and we have been advised that it really needs some extensive updating ‘behind the scenes’. But, considering the necessary expense and continuing responsibility for its operation, we have looked for an alternative that would widen usage and improve support.
Uphill Racers is a similar bulletin board to Flatchat, but includes participation from across the UK. And the operators have agreed to provide two new sub-forums for us for each of ‘Scottish Hillclimb’ and ‘Scottish Sprint’, again for the use of the wider speedsport community in Scotland. Many of you may already be members, but if not you will have to register there before posting.
Of course, Flatchat has developed as a great archive of our sport, and we do not want to see that lost. So, when the new forums are working, and Flatchat is closed to new postings, it will continue to be available as a read-only service while interest continues.
Chairman’s Message #26, March 2018
Guyson Scottish Sprint and Hillclimb Championship
Chairman’s Message #26, March 2018
Dear All
Welcome to another season of speed events in Scotland. On behalf of the committee we thank you for your entry or interest in our championshipand wish you every success this year.
The committee met on the 10th March to agree the entries and set out our aims for 2018 and beyond. I am pleased to say of the 102 entries we have 9 newcomers so a special welcome aboard to them.
The committee discussed communication, which included our website and social platforms. It was agreed that a new website be commissioned thatwould bring faster communication on all methods of viewing, especially mobile devices. More news on the new site will follow soon, but our thanks go to Peter Locke for safely hosting the current site over many
years and the fantastic job he has done.
During the transition of the website to a new host there will be certain times that information or the site will not be available. Please bear with us we will get it done as quickly as possible.
In accepting the entries the committee agreed the inclusion of the Cox GTM in class A8, this class is an eclectic mix and brings out some great competition we look forward to seeing it in action. And while referring to road classes, let me remind competitors of the importance of arriving at events with all of the documentation our scrutineers require – please
reread the entry form, if in doubt.
The Dinner Dance which has been hosted in Aviemore for a few years now is changing venue after a lot of feedback, this year it will be in Perth and more details will be posted as the plans are confirmed thanks to Vicky for her work on this.
Finally, I want to thank everyone for their support and patience while we make improvements to our processes and communications that will allow us to engage better and quicker with competitors, and everyone else who follows our sport, should you have any suggestions or comments for us to consider please let us know by dropping a line to secretary@sshc.org.uk .
All the best it’s time to go racing again.
Tim
Tim Thomson
Chairman
Chairman’s Message #25, November 2017
Thank you all for an excellent season of competition, since volunteering to take the Chair last year the committee have faced
some challenges most of all operating with a semi-absent Chair most of the year.
My thanks go to all the executive who have supported me during this time and the many competitors that have offered help.
The Committee would also like to thank our Championship Stewards, marshals and the rest of the volunteer element of our
sport, without whom nothing else happens even before we talk about another year’s sport.
The Committee met last month for the AGM and I am pleased to say the following are the executive members and club reps for the next twelve months, sadly David Loomes has resigned from his post as Sprint Co-ordinator and we must thank him for a superb job on a new scoring system and for giving up a year of competition in the Championship to carry out this task.
During the meeting it was resolved after much discussion over the year to continue with class A8 unchanged in 2018. But the technical restrictions on certain gearbox and suspension changes that apply to Series Production Cars in that class will also apply to Specialist Production Cars from 2019 (Blue Book S11.7.6 and S11.8.1). It was also determined in the meeting that we could not introduce A9 without more support from the Scottish MX5 Hillclimb and Sprint Register, and that proposal was dropped.
There will be one extra round in the Sprint Championship next year, this will be a one day event at Kames in October.
The special awards were agreed for the annual awards evening in Aviemore (25th November) and the event has been organized again by Vicky and Trevor Park our thanks to them and we hope to see as many of you as possible on the night.
Our next meeting will be on the 17th March 2018, should you have anything you wish to raise please bring this up with your club reps or drop a line to secretary@sshcc.org.uk
Finally I would like to wish you all a great off season, a very happy Christmas and all the very best for 2018.
Tim Thomson
Chairman
SSHC
| Executive Members | |
| Chairperson | Tim Thomson |
| Vice-Chairperson | Vicky Park |
| Secretary | Colin McLatchie |
| Treasurer | Mike Murchie |
| Sprint Coordinator | Open Position |
| Hillclimb Coordinator | Ian Thompson |
| Club Representatives | |
| Aberdeen District MC Ltd | Gillian Mitchell |
| Caithness CC Ltd | Roy Munro |
| East Ayrshire CC Ltd | Ronnie MacGregor |
| Grampian AC | Trevor Park |
| Lothian CC Ltd | Margaret Naismith |
| Machars CC Ltd | Gavin Campbell |
| Monklands Sporting CC Ltd | Marion Hopkins |
| Scottish Sporting CC Ltd | Alistair Reid |
| Competitor Representatives | |
| Scottish Hillclimb Champion | Ross Napier |
| Scottish Sprint Champion | Stephen Alexander |
| Scottish Speed Champion | Graeme Bremner |
