EAHORC Time Line
September 2014 First meeting with Andy Player, Andy Whorton and Marc Townsend in charge of EAHORC
June 2014 First use of Race Coordinator Live web updating in real time, first use of Whorton practice-limiting dead strips, first race at the Goring-By-Sea venue, last meeting with Deane Walpole in charge of EAHORC
April 2014 First use of BSTS banked turns, First use of Race Coordinator in 'Event' mode
March 2014 First race at the Orpington venue
February 2013 First use of Race Coordinator timing software, large wall screens, and dedicated small screen for start lights.
September 2012 First use of mbed timing system and Al Wood's RCX software
July 2012 First use of reverse-radius zones
April 2012 First 6 lane race meeting. 10th anniversary of EAHORC
January 2012 First use of 11.25 degree BSTS curves
October 2011 First race at Chatham venue, first race on a permanent layout, first use of Autoworld track
October 2011 First race at Marlborough high street venue, first win in Pro-Mod for a car with all-Neo traction magnets
May 2011 First race at Gaydon venue, first use of dead strips, first use of heat display screen
April 2011 First race at Kesgrave venue, first use of 22.5 degree BSTS curves
March 2011 First race at Marlborough scout hut venue, first use of a bespoke HO track bridge, first use of lifters, first use of Mega-G LMPs in a UK race meeting
November 2010 First use of Decosmo chassis in a UK race
October 2010 First use of AFX track clips
September 2010 First race at Norwich venue
June 2010 First race at Worthing venue
May 2010 First use of straight BSTS sections
April 2010 First race at Purton venue, first use of flexible clear barriers
March 2010 First use of slotmeet 4 spreadsheets, first creation of lap charts, first use of AFX Mega-G MG15 chassis
October 2009 First use of AFX Mega-G in a UK open wheel race, first use of BSTS track
February 2009 First race at Yelling venue, first use of Slottech T3 in a UK race meet
November 2008 First use of AFX Mega-G chassis in a UK race meet, first use of catch-fencing, first use of sound-suppression materials, first use of Slottech T1 in a UK race meet
October 2008 First use of Trackmate timing system, first use of routed track, first use of clear barriers
September 2008 First use of a WHP Storm Extreme in a UK race meet
August 2008 First use of software based timing used for race scores, first us of track calls, first race at Wokingham venue
June 2008 First use of 100ths of a lap markers in a UK race meet, first use of a hardbody BSRT G3R in a UK race meet, first use of a hard body WHP chassis in a UK race meet
January 2008 First use of a hard body BSRT G3 in a UK race meet, first race at Derby venue
September 2007 First race at Swindon venue, first use of adjustable (8 settings) brakes
February 2007 First race at Leyton venue, first use of painted lane markings, first use of invisible track jointing
January 2007 First use of WHP chassis in a UK race
February 2006 First use of a Life-Like T chassis, first race at King's Lynn venue
April 2005 First use of an Artin chassis in a UK race
February 2005 First oval race
June 2004 First race at Canvey venue
August 2003 First race at Wickford venue
January 2003 First race at Norton venue
April 2002 First meeting (Great Burstead near Billericay)