MEN IN BLACK TAKE CRAZY 5 WIN!
Well done to The Men In Black from Anglesey, who took a hard fought victory on their first ever Crazy 5 on Sunday. Drivers and staff alike endured tricky conditions on a track that was shorter than in previous events due to very boggy conditions at the raceway. Well done to staff and drivers alike, who quite literally bust a gut to make this one the success it was. The event results are as follows:

1st  Men in Black (Anglesey) -201 laps
2nd  Wolf Pack (Llandudno) -198 laps
3rd  Outlaws (Manchester) -179 laps
4th Team HS (Rhyl) -167 laps
5th Team Sham 69 -162 laps
6th Team 24 - 161 laps
7th Gwynedd Windscreens - 157 laps
8th= The Sharks / Stoke Boys - 150 laps each
10th Davidson Daredevils - 146 laps
11th Team 20 - 141 laps
12th Jackson 5 - 140 laps
13th Team Bonkers - 106 laps
14th GJ - 102 laps

TEAM WALES TAKE A POUNDING AT SHEFFIELD!
Coastal Raceways banger drivers put on a brave display whilst heavily outnumbered at Sheffileld Speedway on Sunday 13th May at the annual Battle of Britain race meeting for Unlimited Bangers. A very strong England Team combined forces with the mighty Team Stinkbridge on the day to devastating effect, which resulted in our lads together with an under-subscribed Scottish team taking home some seriously wrecked motors. Well done to all involved for a hugely brave performance which the crowd loved!
pics can be viewed at www.no97.co.uk
A great video of the action can be viewed here

NEXT UP - THE RESCHEDULED PATSHIFTER!
Early indications for the re-running of the Patshifter meeting are looking positive with plenty of bookings coming in, with the 1600cc Push & Spin formula looking particularly well subscribed. We shall keep you updated!

PATSHIFTER & WELSH OPEN RESCHEDULED!
We are pleased to announce that the rescheduled Patshifter race meeting will take place on Sunday 27th May. 1400cc Bangers plus all our regular formulas will be in action. Bookings are already rolling in and looking promising. Lets hope we have favourable weather this time!
We have also decided to shift the date of The Welsh Open track meeting back a week to Sunday 10th June to avoid racing on consecutive Sundays. Put both dates in your diary now!!

*IMPORTANT NEWS* SUNDAYS MEETING POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
COASTAL RACEWAY REGRETS TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PATSHIFTER RACE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUNDAY 29TH APRIL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE DUE TO UNSUITABLE CONDITIONS AT THE TRACK FOLLOWING TO THE RECENT SUSTAINED POOR WEATHER. WE APOLOGISE TO ALL WHO WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MEETING - A NEW DATE FOR THIS FIXTURE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. THE PATSHIFTER WILL BE BACK BIGGER AND BETTER THAN BEFORE! WATCH THIS SPACE -  DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING DAYS.

CRAZY 5 RULE AMENDMENTS
A few additional rules have been put in place regarding build rules for the May Crazy 5. They are as follows:
1. All glass and lights must be removed, with the exception of a single functioning brake light which must be retained, or added to the rear of the vehicle. This can be either a standard rear light cluster (one only), a standard rear window brake light (rear window MUST be completely removed), or an after-market red ‘fog lamp’ installed in the rear window aperture.
2.  If at all possible, the tow eye should be retained at the front of the vehicle to aid recovery of the vehicle in the event of a breakdown.
3.  No off road or 'M&S' style tyres are permitted - this includes road legal ones!
If any drivers have questions regarding these changes, please email info@coastalraceway.co.uk

REMINDER - AGM MEETING TOMORROW EVENING!
All club members are reminded that there is a club AGM Meeting tomoro night (Thursday 26Th April) At The Queens Arms Pub, Vale Rd, Rhyl. Drivers will have an opportunity to submit their new / renewed memberships from 7-8pm, and the AGM will start at 8pm. The 2012 Committee will be officially decided upon at this meeting, plus a few issues / proposals for the coming season will be dealt with. All members are encouraged to come along! Don't forget your completed forms / cheques / passport photos - If your sorting your memberships, we'll need them all!

BOOKINGS LOOKING V HEALTHY FOR THE 29TH! ROLL ON SUNDAY.
Lets hope that the weather stays reasonably favourable on the run-up to the weekend, because things are shaping up for a cracking start to the season this Sunday, 29th April!. We have rumours of a very healthy number of non-contact new builds making their debut for the opening track day for our new formula lineup of Production Rods, GT Rods and Super Rods, plus we also have the prospect of an addition to the official lineup in the form of PRE 70's BANGERS, as drivers attending the brilliant looking STAN WOODS MEMORIAL meeting at Stoke the night before have officially been invited to straighten out, fix up, and then bring along their cars for an extra crash on the dirt with us on Sunday! We also have a HUGE booking list for 1600 Push & Spin, currently into the mid 20's and counting, plus of course the Patshifter for 1400 Bangers and the Juniors in action. Put all this together on a newly surfaced track and we have a very promising meeting on our hands! Scrutineering from 10am, Racing is scheduled to start at 12 noon.

PRE 70 BANGERS INVITED TO COME ALONG FOR A CRASH ON SUN APRIL 29TH!!
We have some potentially interesting news for the Patshifter meeting on Sun April 29th. As some may be aware, there is a HUGE meeting the evening before at Chesterton Raceway in Stoke in memory of Banger Racing legend 513 Stan 'The Man' Woods, who sadly passed away last year.  Following discussions with Paul Woods, Stan's son, and Steve Rees at Startrax, we have been given the all-clear to offer drivers the chance to make a weekend of it and straighten out their Pre-70 cars and bring them along to Coastal for an extra crash on the dirt on Sunday the 29th! So with the 1400cc Patshifter,  our new-look on-contact lineup making their debut,  plus 1600 and Jnr Push & Spin in action, and now the possibility of some Pre 70 Bangers making an appearance, its looking like the opening track - based date of 2012 will be a good one!
Drivers can book in by emailing us at info@coastalraceway.co.uk

CRAZY 5 'PART 2' - SUN MAY 13TH - NOW CONFIRMED!
Following some very positive responses from drivers, we can now confirm that an additional Crazy 5 Enduro is planned for Sun 13th May! Not only that, 12 teams have already pledged to take part!! Fancy joining them with your own team? A 'Crazy 5' graphic has been added to the right hand of the page - click on it for more info!!

POTENTIAL EXTRA DATE! CRAZY 5 FOR MAY 13TH - FEEDBACK REQUIRED!
Following the success of last Sunday's Crazy 5, We are looking at the potential of adding an extra date to the fixture list, with a Crazy 5 on Sunday 13th May.  We need to guage interest first, so if any teams would be interested in doing it, please let us know by email info@coastalraceway.co.uk

WEB INACCURACIES NOW SORTED
We have just noticed that the 'Next Meeting' web graphic to the right of the page had the wrong date for the Patshifter! It has now been corrected - The date for the Patshifter is DEFINITELY Sun April 29th! The new price for club membership (£25 for 2012 season) has now also been adjusted on the Membership form and 'Drivers Info' page.

CRAZY 5 SUCCESS! WHAT A GREAT START TO THE 2012 SEASON!
Well done to Staff and competitors alike for contributing towards a brilliant start to the 2012 season at the Crazy 5 Enduro on Sunday. 17 teams attended, and 5 hours of good natured, fun was enjoyed by all who attended. Even the weather was perfect! The event was won by 'The Dubliners' aka Chrissy Farrell and his better half, with The Davidson Daredevils coming in second, and a fine 3rd coming from The Wolfpack in their first ever event at Coastal.
In fact, the event was such a success, there is now talk of possibly adding another Crazy 5 to the fixture list - keep your eyes peeled for further info. You'll find out here first!
Heres a rundown of the final standings:
1. The Dubliners - 112 laps
2. Davidson Daredevils - 95laps
3. WolfPack - 93 laps
... 4. Team Bonkers - 93 laps
5. Team Doris - 82 laps
6. The Inbetweeners - 79 laps
7. Team Sharks - 75 laps
8.Team Panda - 70 laps
9. Lenny's Superteam - 55 laps
10. Team Harris - 43 laps
11. Team Northern Ford - 42 laps
12. Team Coastal Cars - 42 laps
13. Team GJ Autos - 30 laps
14. Team Mojo - 24 laps
15. Team Crazy Taxi - 17 laps
16. Beauty And The Beasts - 14 laps
17. Team HS - 13 laps
Best Presented car - The Sharks

NEXT MEET: 29TH APRIL. THE 1400cc BANGER PATSHIFTER 2012!
Thats right, in just a few weeks time, Coastal starts its track-based season of racing with the annual 1400cc Banger PATSHIFTER event. A full compliment of race formulas will also be in action, including the thrills & spills of Jnr Push & Spin and 1600cc Push & Spin, plus the maiden outing for our new non-Contact class lineup -Junior Rods, Production Rods, GT Rods and Super Rods! More details in the coming days!

IMPORTANT!! ALL MEMBERS NEED TO READ THIS!
Here are a few important developments for the coming season! Firstly, we have decided to decrease the season membership for 2012 from £30 to £25. Members who have already paid £30 will have £5 returned to them. This means it is now DEFINITELY cheaper to race 2012 as a member rather than on a day licence. Like previous years, only club members will be entered into the 2012 points championship (day drivers will not), and as an extra incentive, members will also gain free entry to the 2012 Presentation Night at the end of the season. We would like to urge all drivers planning to renew their memberships to do so asap.
AGM MEETING THURS 26TH APRIL.
There is an official AGM meeting set up for Thursday 26th April, at the Queens Arms Pub, Rhyl, starting at 8pm where the 2012 Club Committee will be officially decided upon. 2012 members who have paid membership will be able to attend and give their input.
There are a few positive developments happening behind the scenes that we hope will lead to a much more positive drive forward for the club in 2012. To ensure this this happens, we need members to show their support now !

OUR LADS PUT ON A GREAT SHOW AT BELLE VUE!
For those of you that missed Sundays action at Belle Vue Stadium, Manchester, our lads were part of a superb days wrecking and racing under the blazing sun for the annual England V Wales head to head and King of the North event for 2 Ltr bangers. The head to head race was first up, and was an absolute cracker. Although Team Wales ultimately lost on points, Captain fantastic 353 Dan Buckley more than made up for it by winning the race with a fine drive, ensuring that not all the silverware stayed the English side of the border. Our lads continued to shine throughout the day, with 79 Bobby Balls, 541 Ant Checketts and 221 Tom Martin having particularly strong performances. Thanks indeed to Steve Rees and Startrax for putting on a great days racing!
CLICK HERE to view a great YouTube video of the days action, courtesy of Full Contact Videos:
Photos of the meeting will be available to view at no97.co.uk in the coming days.

THIS SUNDAY - THE CRAZY 5 ENDURANCE EVENT!
Thats right! We kick off 2012 with the Crazy 5 Enduro THIS SUNDAY 1st April. The gates will open for teams to arrive at approx 7am, and scrutineering will commence shortly thereafter. Teams are advised to arrive in comfortable time to be scrutineered and signed on before the event starts at 10am prompt. We now have 16 teams booked, so this is shaping up to be a good one! If there are any teams not yet booked in, please contact us asap.

TEAMS BOOKED SO FAR

1. LENNY'S SUPERTEAM
2. TEAM COASTAL CARS
3. TEAM MOJO
4. BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS
5. TEAM SHARKS
6. DAVIDSON DAREDEVILS 
7. TEAM QIOPTIQ
8. TEAM NORTHERN FORD
9. THE INBETWEENERS 
10. TEAM BONKERS
11. TEAM GJ AUTOS    
12. TEAM HARRIS
13. TEAM WOLFPACK (Competing in tribute to Wyn Morgan-Jones).
14. TEAM PADDY
15. TEAM HS
16. TEAM PANDA

WORK PARTY THIS SATURDAY!
There is a VITAL work party planned for setting up the Crazy 5 track this Saturday 31st march, starting at 10am. ALL MEMBERS who can make this are encouraged to come along! We need lots of pairs of hands for this one!!

BOOKINGS LOOKING POSITIVE FOR THE CRAZY 5!
The start of the 2012 season at Coastal is now getting close with just 2 weeks to go before our opening event, the Crazy 5 Endurance event. At the time of writing, bookings are looking positive with 11 teams booked and more in the pipelines. We have a 25 team limit for this meeting, so while there is still plenty of space left, any teams looking to take part are urged to book sooner rather than later to aid planning for the meeting.

TEAMS BOOKED SO FAR

1. LENNY'S SUPERTEAM
2. MEIFOD PROMOTIONS
3. TEAM MOJO
4. BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS
5. TEAM SHARKS
6. DAVIDSON DAREDEVILS 
7. TEAM QIOPTIQ
8. TEAM NORTHERN FORD
9. THE INBETWEENERS 
10. TEAM BONKERS
11. TEAM GJ AUTOS   

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED!
Any persons interested in assisting in Marshalling / staff duties for the Crazy 5 on April 1st should email us on info@coastalraceway.co.uk! We would love to hear from you!  

WORK PARTY SAT 31ST MARCH - 11AM
There is a work party scheduled for Sat 31st March, starting 11am to lay down the Crazy 5 Track and tidy up the raceway. All members are encouraged to attend!

PA CABLE & CONES REQUIRED!
The club is in need of a new PA system for the 2012 season. We have now sourced a PA Amplifier (thanks Bobby!) but we are still in need of lengthy sections of speaker cable and additional speaker cones. If anyone has any suitable equipment to donate or loan to the club, we would love to hear from you!

SUN 25TH MARCH - 2 LTR BANGER ENG V WALES AT BELLE VUE!
Next Sunday sees one of the biggest away meetings for our banger boys in the shape of the annual England V Wales 10 on 10 race at Belle Vue Stadium, Manchester. Our lads will take on 10 English drivers in a head to head race which will be the opening race of a HUGE night of Stock Car and banger Racing at the Manchester Shaleway, which includes The 2012 KING OF THE NORTH banger title race, plus the ,mighty F1 and F2 Stock cars are also in action. At the time of writing, this looks to be the BIGGEST EVER Banger event at Belle Vue with in excess of 70 bangers booked in to race, with our lads taking part in the racing throughout the day. Our own 153 Shaun Buckley will be defending the KING OF THE NORTH title he won last year - will we see yet another memorable Welsh victory? Be there and find out! More info can be found at http://www.startrax.info

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2012
Fancy advertising your company trackside at Coastal Raceway and on our website? There are a number of sponsorship opportunities available for the 2012 season  where you can do just that! Packages include a trackside banner, PA mentions and a website ad for the season for just £150, or alternatively you can have just a website ad (like the ones to the right of this page) for 2012 for just £50. Interested? why not download the sponsorship form  from the info&directions page of the website, where you will find more info of sponsorship opportunities available.

Alternatively, if you feel your company could offer Coastal Raceway assistance in terms of track levelling and maintenance, we would love to hear from you! There may be sponsorship / advertising opportunities that we may be able to arrange for a mutually beneficial sponsorship arrangement.  You can contact us by emailing info@coastalraceway.co.uk

OPPORTUNITIES TO GET PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN 2012!
We are ALWAYS interested in hearing from individuals wishing to get involved at Coastal Raceway. The club is run by a small number volunteers and there are plenty of duties to cover on racedays such as race marshalling, pit and lineup marshalling, assisting the lapscorers,  etc etc, not to mention assistance needed to prepare the raceway area for the 2012 season in a series of planned work parties, the dates of which will be announced on this website shortly. You don't have to have previous experience to help - just a dose of enthusiasm! If interested, drop us an email at info@coastalraceway.co.uk Don't be shy!

CRAZY 5 INFO - NOW UP!
Full details for Coastal's opening date for 2012 - The Crazy 5 Endurance Event - are now online! CLICK HERE for more details!

2012 PROVISIONAL FIXTURES AND BUILD RULES NOW ONLINE!
The wait is finally over! The following Info for the 2012 season is now online:
- The Provisional 2012 Fixture List
- 2012 Build Rules, available for download from the Driver Info section. (Fully up-to-date and featuring the new 2012 Race Formula lineup.)
- 2012 Club Membership Form, available for download from the Driver Info section.
- An updated Race Formulas page, featuring the all-new non-contact  line-up for 2012.

NEW NAMES FOR NON-CONTACT CLASSES IN 2012 REVEALED!
Following the revised format for Class racing in 2012, We have decided to re-name the new line-up of Non-Contact Classes racing in 2012. Controversial? Possibly, but we feel the new names for our new our non-contact formula lineup more closely captures the direction we feel the Club is driving towards as we become more closely associated to the wider Oval Racing scene.
The new names are as follows:

JUNIORS - The Junior non-contact formula's title remains essentially the same!
PRODUCTION RODS - The budget up-to 1500cc formula replacing Classes 1,2,4&5.
GT RODS - The new name for Class 6!
SUPER RODS - Class 3 & 7 will integrate to create this new formula!
Read more in the new updated Race Formulas page!

We hope you like them! While of course there may be a 'breaking in period' for these formulas, we feel that in order for non contact racing to return to its former strength at Coastal, changes had to be made. it was becoming increasingly plain in recent seasons that the traditional system of Class racing was beginning to fail - We hope the new, simpler lineup of race classes should set the stage for a more competitive points championship for our racers, which will in turn encourage growth in car numbers. Lets hope it works!

COMING SOON - SPONSORSHIP INFO
Look out for the next web update, where we will be revealing details & costings for  sponsorship packages available at the track in 2012.  It's no secret that Coastal Raceway runs on a tight budget - why not help the club run in 2012, and benefit from advertising at the track in the process! Details to follow.

CLUB MEETING THURSDAY 12TH JAN, QUEENS ARMS, RHYL, 8PM.
There is a meeting arranged for NEXT THURSDAY 12TH JAN, at the Queens Arms, Vale Rd, Rhyl. 8pm.
All members/people interested in keeping the club alive for 2012 are urged to attend!
The following will be discussed:
- Whether we have the finances and the Staff to be able to run in 2012
- Changes to Class. The new formats will be presented and discussed.
- 2012 Fixture list discussed and finalised

As it stands, the 2012 season at Coastal from a financial and staffing perspective is still far from 100% secure. All members / people who care about their local racing club are urged to show their support and attend!

SAD NEWS
It is with regret that we have to announce the sad passing of Mavis Ledsham on Christmas eve. Mavis had been involved with the club for many years up until just a few seasons ago; most of the club members will remember Mavis working in race control as administrator and signing on clerk. On behalf of all staff and members at the club we would like to send our deepest condolences to the Ledsham family at this time. Mavis's funeral will be held at Llansannan church at 1.30pm on 4th Jan.

RACING IN 2012 : SPONSORSHIP REQUEST & AGM MEETING OVERVIEW
Thanks to all members who attended yesterdays AGM meeting. To those of you who didnt attend, here is a rundown of the main topic discussed:

MAIN SPONSORS NEEDED FOR 2012 SEASON
For racing at Coastal to be guaranteed for the 2012 season and beyond, the club requires additional sponsors for the 2012 season. The club can offer potential new sponsors one or more of the following:
- Permanent advertising Banner at the track for the 2012 season
- Advertising space in the 2012 Race Programmer (available at all meetings)
- Advertising space on the reverse side of Coastal Raceway flyers
- Race / Event sponsorship - have a title race or event named after your company. 
For additional info, or to pledge interest in sponsoring the club in 2012, please email info@coastalraceway.co.uk

SHORTER SEASON IN 2012
The club proposes to run a shorter season in 2012, having fewer, but bigger, race meetings in an attempt to 'cut out' the less well subscribed (and financially unprofitable) meetings from the 2012 season. The club proposes a season 8-10 meetings long. The exact number is still to be finalised.

GRASSTRACK CLASS CHANGES FOR 2012
At the AGM last night the club announced plans for simplifying the structure of the Grasstrack Classes that race at Coastal. Put simply, we currently have too many Grasstrack classes which are low in car numbers making racing uncompetitive. The plan is to simplify the classes into 2 Junior Classes and 3 Adult Classes. More details including amended build rules will be added in due course, but here is the basic proposal:
JUNIORS
No change. Maintain the current Nov. Juniors and Juniors classes.
ADULTS
Streamline the current 7 Classes into 3 more competitive categories:
1. A Budget/Production Class with limited modifications allowed for fwd or rwd cars up to 1500cc with Honda Civics not permitted.
2. A FWD Class for cars 1500cc and over with Modifications permitted. (replacing Class 6)
3. A 'Supers' Class for RWD, 4WD and Mid Engined machines 1500cc and over with modifications permitted (replacing Class 3 and 7)
More details to follow!

PUSH & SPIN CHANGES
The club has proposed a change to the list of cars disqualified from use in the 1600cc Push & Spin Class. For 2012, Bluebirds will be permitted, while The Vauxhall Vectra will no longer to allowed. Ford Mondeos will continue to be disqualified from use.

JNR PUSH & SPIN
Following good support in 2011, The club proposes to make Jnr Push & Spin a regular class racing at every track-based meeting in 2012.