3rd-Jun-21, 06:24 AM
Simon and I arranged an official visit the Barn yesterday evening. It all looked (and smelt) good inside - apart from when we opened the cupboard, which was rather musty...
The WHO kit seems to have survived the 14 months. Having said that, the tin of tea, coffee, sugar and biscuits will be going in the bin.
We've taken almost everything out of the cupboard to clean, evaluate, repair or replace. So there's only the HO track, two hdmi monitors, cables, bridges and mdf store remaining for now...
A lot of what we've taken away won't be coming back - so we'll have only what we need.
The plan is to put together a small working party in the next 4-6 weeks to spend a Wednesday evening at the Barn to clean and test the HO track. We'll then need to hold an evening or two to test any new systems and to trial our Covid-safe layout for the Barn. Essentially we'll be turning our usual space ninety degrees, so the hang-out spaces will be in the inner courtyard and outside the front door - rather than the usual 'dead-air' zones at either end of the hall. Plus we'll aim to place the track, drivers, marshals and race control as close as possible to the breeze between the two doors.
As for a date to start racing... we really need to see how the scientific advice and government guidelines develop during the next two months. That will be crucial to decide when it's safe for us all to return together.
The WHO kit seems to have survived the 14 months. Having said that, the tin of tea, coffee, sugar and biscuits will be going in the bin.
We've taken almost everything out of the cupboard to clean, evaluate, repair or replace. So there's only the HO track, two hdmi monitors, cables, bridges and mdf store remaining for now...
A lot of what we've taken away won't be coming back - so we'll have only what we need.
The plan is to put together a small working party in the next 4-6 weeks to spend a Wednesday evening at the Barn to clean and test the HO track. We'll then need to hold an evening or two to test any new systems and to trial our Covid-safe layout for the Barn. Essentially we'll be turning our usual space ninety degrees, so the hang-out spaces will be in the inner courtyard and outside the front door - rather than the usual 'dead-air' zones at either end of the hall. Plus we'll aim to place the track, drivers, marshals and race control as close as possible to the breeze between the two doors.
As for a date to start racing... we really need to see how the scientific advice and government guidelines develop during the next two months. That will be crucial to decide when it's safe for us all to return together.
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