The Unofficial Talywain National Thread

[Southwell]

Lets get things started shall we....

Homepage
http://www.talywainrcracers.com/homepage.html

Map:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&t=l&map=51.6930310975037,-3.15881312711037|13|4&loc=GB:51.6930310975037:-3.15881312711037:13&dp=841#t=l&map=51.73334,-3.07494|16|4&dp=841&loc=GB:51.73333:-3.07494:16|np4%207rj|NP4%207RJ

Postcode
NP4 7RJ

Grass will be cut 3 more times before the national and the groundkeeper has been told to cut it putting green short for the event.

Gates open at 12pm Friday.

Generators off at 11

Nitro track is open for any one wanting a play.

Electric is there for race control

[bigred5765]

OK as fare as the site goes what facilities are there IE toilets /washrooms /showers etc,
and whats the track surface

[Lee]

Is the track actually built yet?

From the impression i get its a undulating (sp) piece of grass that hoses/markings will be laid upon (like Oz). Or is it something more permanent?

[Southwell]

Is the track actually built yet?

From the impression i get its a undulating (sp) piece of grass that hoses/markings will be laid upon (like Oz). Or is it something more permanent?

I believe your right, jumps are being built though.

[c0sie]

The postcode, off the Multimap site, is NP4 7RJ

[Lee]

288 mile, 5 hours 17 mins. Fantastic i cant wait:cry:

[Southwell]

124 miles, it's almost close for me :lol:

[bigred5765]

189 miles for us so i hope some one local from the club can post details on here as to track and facilities

[DCM]

20 miles and I will be there!!!! woooohoooo!!!!

Grass, driving range, large banks to be used and jumps being built.

I know there is a great cafe on site, and would hope the track owner will supply porta-loo's too

[Chris Doughty]

one request

mow mow mow mow mow that grass, save Danny a job.

10th scale cars need 10th scale grass

[millzy]

moring campers

post code is right
bogs yes
place for lion o to do his hair and fangs yes
cafe yes
track- grass flat but with jumps x3 with down ramps , one table top, one tripple one whoops section and curved bankings
rostrum 7ft high
track markings blue

[Spencer Mulcahy]

Going to have to practice jumping.:D

[bigred5765]

cheers milzy
lion 0 has been scalped mate,no main left fangs yes

[bigred5765]

Going to have to practice jumping.:D

can the missus not help you out on that one spence lol:wub

[millzy]

one request

mow mow mow mow mow that grass, save Danny a job.

10th scale cars need 10th scale grass

Grass is cut as flat as the putting green, so dont worry

[Lee]

Cool it will be like astro but alive :lol:

[Chris Doughty]

can we have downramps that are twice as long as the take off ramps please?

[millzy]

down ramps are 8ft on the table top( clearable) and bigger kick jump.
both have a 8ft gap as well.

i think the smaller two kick jupms have somthing around 4-5 ft down ramps but i dont have the designs on me today , can confirm this tommorow

tripple has the smaller down ramp at the final section but a bigger middle down ramp

[niggs98]

sounds damn good to me milzy will be looking forward to it :thumbsup:

and only 231 miles so practically next door :woot:

[Jamie B4]

Millzy,

Is the access to the track ok heard rumours that it is a bit dodgy yesterday and are the jumps hard to master like Oz, cos like spence I was crap yesterday although most people struggled.

[Spencer Mulcahy]

My problem was consistancy a couple of times a race I hit the doen ramp on the tripple bob on but the rest was as random as a badger.:lol:

[Spencer Mulcahy]

can the missus not help you out on that one spence lol:wub

No pobs in that area mate. (well thats what she tells me):blush:

[Wraggy]

I didn’t find them to much of a problem on the triples, except for the interference I got every lap coming up to it !!! I normally struggle on jumps but found these to be ok unless you took it on the outside in which case it just went straigtht up !!!.:lol:

Anyway back on topic

[millzy]

Millzy,

Is the access to the track ok heard rumours that it is a bit dodgy yesterday and are the jumps hard to master like Oz, cos like spence I was crap yesterday although most people struggled.


no access is fine,

off the main road you will see a big sign for the golf course, and the a dirt road to the right, stay on that up to the golf house( you go around a rfc club house ) once at the golf house follow the path to the right and this will lead you onto the golf range, it was boggy on the first part into the rage thanks to the freek down pore on friday but nothing to worry about.

The jumps are very easy to clear and land on the down ramps, you dont need full power as most have a S or apex after the down ramp and the the up ramps provide enought air for the gaps with out going into health and safty hights

no pics im sorry as we only ran a jump test day on the weekend and every thing was a mock up of the real jumps, thursday of the national will be the only time pics will be available.

[Bathy]

52.05 miles, about 1 hours 15 mins :D Happy days, be there in like 40mins using golf speed!!! That's the closest track to me ever, it's almost 'local'.

Millzy is this your local track then? Hope to see you there, chuffed to discover its so close, that's a result.

Was well worried yesterday when my tom tom said I'd be home at 11:30pm (when leaving Oz at 6ish), luckly all the traffic jams it was predicting had gone when I got to them, was home at 9:30, would not have been happy with 5 1/2 hours drive, don't think golf could have taken it.

Bring on the Talywainiinleyleinywaintallywiner event, going to be ace I'm sure!

[millzy]

no its not my local, the only time ive ran there was back in 06 and that was a test day with the nitro car on the nitro track

wich ive been told you can all go play on after the meeting :):)

[Chris Doughty]

wich ive been told you can all go play on after the meeting :):)

im sure that will put a smile on Trickys face

[DCM]

It is the best 'local' track we got, be a good meeting though

[millzy]

bloody brilliant meeting boyo

[Richard Lowe]

wich ive been told you can all go play on after the meeting :):)
Are J82's allowed?! :D

[GRIFF55]

im sure that will put a smile on Trickys face

Could put a big grin on jonathans face too;)

[MattADH]

I didn’t find them to much of a problem on the triples, except for the interference I got every lap coming up to it !!! I normally struggle on jumps but found these to be ok unless you took it on the outside in which case it just went straigtht up !!!.:lol:

Anyway back on topic

That was one spot where I got interference in 4WD!

Had it both days - only common item was transmitter. Cured it with 2.4GHz though.

I dont think we were the only ones...

[GRIFF55]

I had strange goings on with 2.4 all day at rondom places on the track too:cry:. Changed everything and still had the same problem in the final. Never mind, she'll be sorted for tally:D

[Rossco_4]

395 mi – about 6 hours 43 mins - can't wait :cry:

[Danny McGee]

Are there any pics from a previous meeting? or will this be the first :S :P

Hope we get the weather that you had when you took pics of the 8th track, looks nice :D

[millzy]

There are pics from a Nitro meeting, that used diffent jumps and a track desinged by a Matt who runs the club and Golf house and used there 8th nitro jumps

We will be the frist to run 10th electic on the grass, and all the jumps have been desinged for 10th racing by me for this event and we will be the frist to use them.

hope this helps dude

www.nitrotrucks.com its under Photo gallery, and the meeting dated 26 Aug 2007 held there shows more of the banking and hump we will use. but NOTHING else we we be used( apart from the grass and rostrum duh)

[Danny McGee]

Glad where not racing there :)

[millzy]

want taly was it?

[Danny McGee]

Im assuming that the tracks not going to be HUGE. There are plenty of people that i think would agree that lap times in the order of 25 seconds are about right anything else and it starts to get a bit big. :D location seems alright tho and the grass seems to hold up alright, so fingers crossed it should be alright.

Im assuming that the jumps will have a bit "more" effort for the national ;)

[millzy]

Danny Danny Danny

did you not read my post that all the jumps are new for the national and designed by me, there all curved kick ups with down ramps and center sections or gaps if you will.

there not random bits of wood put over random things to make an up ramp, Chippys have been given the designs , mock ups have been made and tested its all cool dont worry about it :):) This is a national and ive been racing at natinal level for over 10years so i know that effort is key.

please remeber this is the frist national the club will put on, errors may happen but we can learn from them any pop there ugly heads up

And no its not going to be huge we have set a maxiumum time for a few f2s (who are not racing)to lap the track in and obviously the A final boys will beat that lap time with out setting to low of a time

Just cross your fingers for the weather, track will be ace.

[Northy]

Just remember the rule book states the lap should be at least 130m long. I think Oz's was only about 20m longer than that, so not too big IMHO. ;)

G

[millzy]

Just remember the rule book states the lap should be at least 130m long. I think Oz's was only about 20m longer than that, so not too big IMHO. ;)

G


14.5 At all National events, tracks will be a minimum of 3 metres wide and 100 metres in length.
14.6 At Sanctioned events, other than Nationals, tracks must be a minimum of 2.4 metres wide.
14.7 The straight for starting finals, will be a minimum of 20 metres long, with no obstructions, including any form of jump, sudden rise or fall.

for once i read the BRCA book :):)

[Northy]

But was that the 2008 book? It has changed this year, we read it on Saturday ;)

The 2008 .pdf is not on the website.

G

[millzy]

bet that was a fun read :):)

[Northy]

bet that was a fun read :):)

:lol::lol: It was just when someone refered to the Oz track being too long at ~150m, Tom Cockerill said the rule had changed to 130m, Mike Riley swore it was 100m, my book was in my bag - not as sad as it first sounded. I didn't know the rule number or anything like some do..... :woot:

G

[Lee]

The Oz track didnt seem that long to be honest, i felt it was about right.

What was the outcome of the question about how many BRCA sections there were? was it 12 or 13?

[Southwell]

13: http://www.brca.org
look down the side.
O and i was right on the top gear car, and the rubix cube, ahem :)

[Lee]

Didnt the rule book only have 12 though?

We counted them and still got it wrong :lol:

[Southwell]

Thats what beer does mate lol.

[ben]

Thats what beer does mate lol.

And the smirmoff and some other stuff which got put in his drink haha :D

[Lee]

Yeah and a bottle top ended up in it too

[ben]

hahaa that wasnt me

[Southwell]

Added some more info in first post....

[millzy]

ta Ian

[neiloliver]

If anyone needs cells / packs for Talywain then please let me know soon so I can arrange for them to be delivered on the day by Mike. I might be coming down Saturday but only to spectate.

Cheers
Neil

[neiloliver]

I am now racing 2WD :)

[Chrislong]

Do we have any pictures of the field we're racing on? Any clues to what to expect? is there a bar?

[DCM]

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/nitrotrucks/20078NitruxR2Talywain

they will be using better jumps and the banking on the right side of the field, food will be available all day, not to sure on the bar though.

Chris, PM me if you got any front Losi 4wd wheels please.

[Chrislong]

Looks good, just got to pray to Zod for the weather to be good.. Will bring own beer.

[neiloliver]

Are we using the same rostrum? I thought it had to be covered for Nationals?

[neiloliver]

This thread has gone very quiet, is no one going now?

[dan_kitty]

im going, :)

[DCM]

I am going, I got my boat built!!

[ben]

Oh dear

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=NP4%207RJ

Weather isnt looking too good :(

[Gaz_Stanton]

Oh dear

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/7days.asp?zipcode=NP4%207RJ

Weather isnt looking too good :(

Hmmm... confident forecast. Looks like they've just hedged their bets with every possible weather symbol over the weekend. :eh?:

[Body Paint]

Wouldn't be right to have a dry National in Wales, everyone nows it rains all the time here:D

14mm of rain is due for Sunday, best bring you're wellies Ben:thumbsup:

[David Church]

I will be there, oh and on the mic as well, and it's gonna be sunny!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup:

[emzy]

I can't believe you guys are onto the 3rd National already... they're passing so quickly!

[neiloliver]

As I am a late entry I did not get the entry pack. Can I pitch a tent? Do I need to pre-book camping?

Neil

[Mossy]

No Brian Harris or are you two duetin DC?

[strobe]

Neil. No mention of camping fee's on info pack.

[ben]

best bring you're wellies Ben:thumbsup:

More like the rubber dingy :lol:.

[David Church]

No Brian Harris or are you two duetin DC?


Brian Harris is the main MC, and I will be filling in when he is having a break:thumbsup:this is at his request as well!!!!!!!!

[David Church]

oops, haha

[telboy]

Bloody english weather!:thumbdown:

I've just finished stripping the X-6 after a wet 'half' day of racing.:cry::(

Why don't we just race indoors all year round.?:(

Really fed up with the weather lately when its race days.

[ben]

I think my S4 has been rebuilt 4 or 5 times this year so far due to the wet meetings :(
I have to admit though it is quite fun doing the actual racing in the mud on tractor tyres at regionals lol.

[Lee]

I cant find my passport :o

[Southwell]

best bring you're wellies Ben:thumbsup:

Or a boat....:woot:

[Body Paint]

Bloody english weather!:thumbdown:

I've just finished stripping the X-6 after a wet 'half' day of racing.:cry::(

Why don't we just race indoors all year round.?:(

Really fed up with the weather lately when its race days.

We never get English weather here in Wales, Welsh rain always seems much wetter than English rain:lol:

[Body Paint]

I cant find my passport :o

It's OK Lee, just tell them you know Millzy, he's like the godfather on this side of the big bridge;)

[Lee]

Cheers Craig, :lol:

I think ill digging out some of the BB Bleens from kiddy if it gets really muddy:thumbsup:

[emzy]

We never get English weather here in Wales, Welsh rain always seems much wetter than English rain:lol:

The other day, the coordinator at school (in Chile) was telling me about how she had a brother who lived in England and she'd been to visit him a few years ago. When I asked which part of England, she said Wales. So I explained that Wales was actually a different country (she was adamant it wasn't)... then she started telling me how she hadn't liked the people there... Can't blame her really! She also considered Swansea (in her words) to be a "small English town"....!!

My friend had the same problem with Scotland... according to Chile, England OWNS you aaaalllll!!

Made me laugh...

[telboy]

We never get English weather here in Wales, Welsh rain always seems much wetter than English rain:lol:

Haha, soz, I meant british weather, lol
:thumbsup:

..but you're right, it is wetter...and heavier.

[DCM]

Welsh rain is nicer, it fills our reserviors up, so we can give you lot water :woot:

[andy05]

When do you need to let jaquie know if you carnt make it? not sure if i am going to be able to make it:thumbdown:

[Chrislong]

Welsh rain is nicer, it fills our reserviors up, so we can give you lot water :woot:

As long as it doesn't reach the pot noodle miners, let the consumer add the water, not before.

[tony12795]

Andy, Nick is taking the caravan so we are not taking the tent so you can jump in with me. But you will need to take pit bag, polybut table and chair

I am taking the generator, when Phil fixes it…. This week!!

I have been to Nationals with three before, but it will be a tight squeeze.

[Chrislong]

....then she started telling me how she hadn't liked the people there... Can't blame her really! ...

Oooh, thats harsh, hope you're excluding Harris's & DCM?

[Southwell]

Oooh, thats harsh, hope you're excluding Harris's & DCM?

Not Millzy then? :lol:

[andy05]

Andy, Nick is taking the caravan so we are not taking the tent so you can jump in with me. But you will need to take pit bag, polybut table and chair

I am taking the generator, when Phil fixes it…. This week!!

I have been to Nationals with three before, but it will be a tight squeeze.
Ok mate will speak to you tomorrow just wanted to know the dead line is to give the reserves a fair chance to organize things

[Chrislong]

Not Millzy then? :lol:

What about him? :lol:

[Southwell]

What about him? :lol:

Yeah your right, f him! :thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

PMSL

[DCM]

Not Millzy then? :lol:

Millzy is special, even for Wales!!

And the Pot Noodle miners are safe... we won't be far from them you know, mining country is Talywain....

[Chrislong]

:woot: Wow, we're so close? cool!

[Lee]

The weather is now lookin GOOOOOOOD :thumbsup:


20 degrees and sunny both days :D

[millzy]

i hope so lee

I live 22min . 16seconds ( sat nav said yesterday)
from the track and its pissing down up by me, Cardiff a bit dryer than Mountin ash right now, so fingers crossed the rain moved down the A470

[strobe]

34.775 miles away from Talywain and it has not stopped raining since 7pm last night in Hereford.

[millzy]

Still you can all bottle up thwe water and sell it as Welsh Valley Spring wanter.
its got to be cleaner than yellow water you guys drink

[Northy]

I drink brown water, it normally comes in glass bottles ;)

G

[ben]

Thats coke G :lol:

[millzy]

I drink brown water, it normally comes in glass bottles ;)

G

Brown water? we have good brown water BRAINS SA Gold MMMMMMMMMMMMM

[Northy]

Brown water? we have good brown water BRAINS SA Gold MMMMMMMMMMMMM

I'll let you buy me one Millzy :thumbsup:

G

[millzy]

Very Kind of you G

[millzy]

Do we have any pictures of the field we're racing on? Any clues to what to expect? is there a bar?

I’m hoping to get a video of a magic lap around the track done tomorrow and then hopefully get it up online, or worst some pics of the finished track

P.S when i say magic lap i mean a lap of me not crashing :):)

[Lee]

Is the track all built millzy :confused:

[millzy]

Is the track all built millzy :confused:

No Ace Tomorrow is Track day.

[Wraggy]

P.S when i say magic lap i mean a lap of me not crashing :):)
Bloody hell Millzy we want to see it before the weeknd you know !!:woot::woot:

[Northy]

Bloody hell Millzy we want to see it before the weeknd you know !!:woot::woot:

ACE! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

[millzy]

i might just crop 4 sections of me into one fake lap and then speed it up.

[DCM]

I will be up Friday lunchtime to help finish things off Chris!

[Body Paint]

Metoffice report today says

"A fairly mixed bag over the next few days. There will be some pleasant spells of sunshine, but also some showers, or longer spells of rain, particularly perhaps on Saturday."

[Belsten]

Man im going 1st and only national of the year, well looking forward to it. Please can I have the potcode ?

[niggs98]

NP4 7RJ
is the first post with a small amount of rather helpfull info from southwell ;)

[paulc]

what model shops will be there

cheers

[GRIFF55]

sorry to sound daft, but, what time is signing on and practice etc? cos i might come up sat morning instead of friday?
Cheers

[Chris Doughty]

whats the lastest from the locals on the weather?

[Doomanic]

what model shops will be there

cheers

DCRacing will be trackside from stupidly early on Saturday morning.:thumbsup:

[DCM]

whats the lastest from the locals on the weather?

I am Cardiff, still cloudy but.... shhhhhh.... the suns trying to come out!!

[millzy]

cardiff is sunny and dry

Mountin ash was cloudy with a few wet patches(20mins way)

H is going to the track in the next hour i can tell you what the weather is later

BBC weather and my daughter (who allways knows if its going to rain -dont ask) say its good for this weekend but rain monday..who care about monday right

[dan_kitty]

whats the camping situation like?, what time can tents be errected, and is there loads of space

ta:)

[DaveG28]

Anyone got the postcode?

[millzy]

whats the camping situation like?, what time can tents be errected, and is there loads of space

ta:)

Yes lots of room, and gates open at 12ish friday

Anyone got the postcode?

post code on page one

[Doomanic]

Anyone got the postcode?

First post, first page.:woot:

[Body Paint]

Will DC racing be there on the weekend Dom?

[Southwell]

First post, first page.:woot:

I thought it made sense to make an informative first post....maybe not :woot:

[millzy]

Will DC racing be there on the weekend Dom?


Yes :)

I thought it made sense to make an informative first post....maybe not :woot:


shocked you didnt have welsh translation on there as well

[Wraggy]

post 117 Craig :woot:
Will DC racing be there on the weekend Dom?
DCRacing will be trackside from stupidly early on Saturday morning.:thumbsup:

[Lee]

Anyone got the postcode?

Will DC racing be there

Will it be sunny

:lol::lol::lol::lol::woot:

[Doomanic]

Anyone got the postcode?

Yes

Will DC racing be there

Again, yes.

Will it be sunny

Yes, but not necessarily where you are standing....

:lol::lol::lol::lol::woot:

:lol::lol::lol::woot:

[millzy]

Anyone got the postcode?

Will DC racing be there

Will it be sunny

:lol::lol::lol::lol::woot:

ceru grafu

[Body Paint]

Anyone got the postcode?

Will DC racing be there

Will it be sunny

:lol::lol::lol::lol::woot:

Have you got your passport ready?

:lol::lol::lol:

[Lee]

Yup and my Visa:woot:

[Southwell]

And a boat? :lol:

[Doomanic]

I'll take good care of that for you...:woot:

[millzy]

I'll take good care of that for you...:woot:

what the boat?

whats a credit card any way? you know we dont have chip and pin in wales right:):):)

[Body Paint]

post 117 Craig :woot:

Twll Din Pop Saes! :lol::lol::lol::woot:

I love you really Paul :wub:lol:

[Lee]

Where is the best place to get some velcro gloves from millzy?

[millzy]

Where is the best place to get some velcro gloves from millzy?


Lee:

Dai the farmer

Harris:

isnt it pob not pop

[Southwell]

isnt it pob not pop

You don't even know your own language, is it that confusing?

[Chris Doughty]

track pictures Millz? and where is that magic lap?

[Southwell]

track pictures Millz? and where is that magic lap?

Crashed and broke knowing the boyo :thumbsup:

[millzy]

Not up there untill 6 mate, lap and pics on tonight...around 10ish maybe tomoz at 9am( hey i got work to do) shocked you would need to see the lines to take Mr Doughty lol :):)

Southwell

ima good boy, dont know how to swear in welsh, it was penny who tought me what he said any way

and yes welsh mutations are hard--lee no we dont cross/slice sheep with humans befor you ask

[Lee]

Cut and shut sheep, does mr worsely know about this :o

[millzy]

Cut and shut sheep, does mr worsely know about this :o

didnt think sheep where his thing

but getting CA glue to stick to wool is freeking hard- proline is best, and obv clean the edges with motor cleaner

[Belsten]

Where is the best place to get some velcro gloves from millzy?


I have several pairs, well used mind :thumbsup:

[Lee Martin]

millzy...whats ur mob number?

[DaveG28]

I thought it made sense to make an informative first post....maybe not :woot:

Just too lazy to go through all the posts, so didn't even bother with page one! :o

[niggs98]

with the lovely weather than hit the southwest last night what state is everything in ??????

[Southwell]

It's pissing down here already so got knows what Cardiff's like :o

[Southwell]

millzy...whats ur mob number?

Want it or got it already?

[Wraggy]

It's pissing down here already so got knows what Cardiff's like :o
well according to the forecast its dry today and all weekend .. believe that you believe anything !!!

[Northy]

Where's these track pics boyo? :confused:
I'm setting off soon.

G

[niggs98]

lowered car full of race gear + towin hotel laniggs hmmmmmmmm hope someone is bringing a 4wd to tow me in and out :( ere griff do ya still have ya rac wannabe wagon :woot:

[strobe]

Lovely, warm and sunny in Hereford. 30 miles away from Talywain.

[Lee]

Im not setting off till mid afternoon, ill be there about 8 hopefully, i just hope it is dry :eh?:

[niggs98]

thanks strobe. much flooding by you ??

[DCM]

it pissed down yesterday evening, but judging by my Garden, we had a dry(ish) night, and the sun been trying to break through, but this is Cardiff, not the bottom of the Brecon Beacons lol

[Lee Martin]

track pics?

[strobe]

No floods

[GRIFF55]

lowered car full of race gear + towin hotel laniggs hmmmmmmmm hope someone is bringing a 4wd to tow me in and out :( ere griff do ya still have ya rac wannabe wagon :woot:

No mate, i'm with the AA now:woot:. Weather in Tenby(south west wales) is lovely, bit of rain in the night thats all. Showing a good weekend on the forecasts:thumbsup:

[niggs98]

:thumbsup:

[DCM]

sunny in Cardiff at the mo, suppose to be wet up Taly this afternoon/evening and then clear all weekend now

[Lee]

Does anyone have a rough idea of how long it will take to get from coventry to tally?

It takes me 3 hours to get to cov, i just want a rough idea:)

I dont mean on AA route planner etc they are not always that accurate.

[Wraggy]

Does anyone have a rough idea of how long it will take to get from coventry to tally?

It takes me 3 hours to get to cov, i just want a rough idea:)

I dont mean on AA route planner etc they are not always that accurate.
well i live in Leicester Lee which is only 20 mins to cov and its gonna take me just under 3 hours to get there :(

[Lee]

ooooh killer :thumbdown:

Its a 6 hour one for me then:(


Im sure i can knock some time off in places ;)

[millzy]

it rained at 10pm last night as i left the track ,and rained lightly last night

very sunny up by me today and in cardiff as DCM said.

Pics might be on later, but i can tell you there shit, blury took them just as i left last night and the flash as being gay

no magic lap im sorry.

[GRIFF55]

well i live in Leicester Lee which is only 20 mins to cov and its gonna take me just under 3 hours to get there :(

2hrs 10 mins for me according to mr tom tom, and its the closest to home!!:thumbsup:

[Body Paint]

Sunny in Newport, 34 minutes away for me and it's the only track in this year Nationals I've never been to before :lol:

[millzy]

pics

i know there crap it was dark
and none of the jumps where finished when i took the pics, but you can see where they will be

[Body Paint]

was the rostrum shaking mills? LOL

looks a bit damp, but track looks good, liking the elevation changes on the right and the grass looks brilliant, thought it was astro at first glance:thumbsup:

[DaveG28]

I know this has been asked once (read the first page this time!) but is there any nasty bumps/ruts on the access? My car is a bit low, so if the bumps are bad may need to nick my dads car!

[mw02veg]

just about 2 start the 4hr trip:(. oh and how much is the fine(the bridge) to get into wales lol

[Body Paint]

Fine LOL, £5.30

[mw02veg]

thanx alot! so how much does it cost u lot to get into england :D

[millzy]

I know this has been asked once (read the first page this time!) but is there any nasty bumps/ruts on the access? My car is a bit low, so if the bumps are bad may need to nick my dads car!


Yeah i noticed one right up the top off the dirt road and one or two comnig around the golf house nothingh huge or deep but i didnt want to drive the Seat into them

[Wraggy]

Fine LOL, £5.30
we have to bloody pay to get there also????
is there another way without having to pay ??

[Southwell]

we have to bloody pay to get there also????
is there another way without having to pay ??

Not that i know of, but you get out for free! :lol:

[Body Paint]

You could swim across the river Paul :lol:

If you make it to the other side you'll have dodged the tolls.

[millzy]

Not that i know of, but you get out for free! :lol:

yeah there is via Monmouthshire but id check your maps or sat navs that its not out of you way

its the way i get back into wales when racing in the Midwest

[Southwell]

yeah there is via Monmouthshire but id check your maps or sat navs that its not out of you way

its the way i get back into wales when racing in the Midwest

Is that the best name they could come up with? :lol:

[Wraggy]

ive just checked the route & i dont go over the bridge anyway :thumbsup::woot:

[DaveG28]

Yeah i noticed one right up the top off the dirt road and one or two comnig around the golf house nothingh huge or deep but i didnt want to drive the Seat into them

Are they avoidable or can they be straddled? If not need to go to my folks and swap cars!

[millzy]

Are they avoidable or can they be straddled? If not need to go to my folks and swap cars!

Can go around them fine ace

[DaveG28]

can do aroud them fine ace.

Vinny? :woot:

Sorry mate, not trying to be rude, was that "you can go around them fine?"

[Southwell]

He has a tendency to type as quickly as possible, then post before checking. lol

[James]

Whats happening for 4wd, different track layout ? or reverse/very similar..

Thanks

[emzy]

I just thought he was a typical Welshman and can't read or write...

(I'm SO glad I'm on a different continent after that comment)

[Doomanic]

Wraggy, and anyone else coming from the North/M5/M6 you want to get on the M50. It's less that 2 hours/70 miles from Evesham/Worcester that way

[Darren Boyle]

Anyone got any updates from today???

I did speak to Bloomy on the phone just after round one and he was TQ, Neil was second then Phil Sleigh and then Ellis, but anyone got any more updates since??

[_sleigh_]

Results update

Round 1
1 Darren Bloomfield
2 Neil Cragg
3 Phil Sleigh
4 Ellis Stafford
5 Paul Bradby
6 Tom Yardy
7 Simon Moss
8 Danny McGee
9 Tony Truman
10 Chris Doughty


Round 2
1 Neil Cragg
2 Phil Sleigh
3 Darren Bloomfield
4 Tom Cockerill
5 Ellis Stafford
6 Simon Moss
7 Chris Doughty
8 Tony Truman
9 Tom Yardy
10 Paul Penny


Round 3
1 Darren Bloomfield
2= Ellis Stafford
2= Tom Yardy
4 Simon Moss
5 Lee Martin
6 Tom Cockerill
7 Paul Bradby
8 Chris Doughty
9 Grant Williams
10 Paul Robinson


Overall after round 3
1 Darren Bloomfield (XXX-CR)
2 Neil Cragg (B4)
3 Phil Sleigh (B4)
4 Ellis Stafford (X6)
5 Tom Yardy (B4)
6 Tom Cockerill (X6)
7 Simon Moss (B4)
8 Paul Bradby (B4)
9 Chris Doughty (B4)
10 Lee Martin (B4)

[Belsten]

What tyres are people running today Phil ? Shumey yellows ? With greens this morning ? Saves me bringing loads with me tomorrow

[Darren Boyle]

Just spoke to darren, he has TQ'd round 4 as well so is TQ overall, well done Titch!!

[_sleigh_]

Tyres are pretty spilt between Sch. Yellows and Ballistc Greens.

Overall Top 10 (Qualifying)

Darren Bloomfield
Neil Cragg
Phil Sleigh
Ellis Stafford
Lee Martin
Simon Moss
Tom Yardy
Tom Cockerill
Paul Bradby
Tony Truman

[markwilliamson2001]

Well done Sleigh on third overall!

[Belsten]

cheers yeah well done Phil

[Belsten]

what were the final results ?

[Darren Boyle]

Bllomy, Ellis, were one and two then Neil I believe Bloomy won legs one and three, Ellis won leg two

[ashleyb4]

HEHE losi HEHE

Shameno stan though. bringon 4wd hopefully there might be 4 losi's in the A

and good results phil.

A

[i4n]

Anyone have news on how today has gone?

[Darren Boyle]

Ellis has TQ'd I know for sure since he text me, I think he said Craggy was second, but there was still a round to run.

[Darren Boyle]

Just heard from Bloomy on his way home, he won from fourth on the grid, from Neil in second from Ellis in third.

[Garry Driffill]

4th from the go to win is pretty good going !

any xxx4s in stock ? :lol:;):)

[ashleyb4]

This is nothing confirmed but but i would suspect that bloomers might be unning a xx4 as mcgee ran his xx4 at ozfest and tricky did te same in the finals so maybe they are running the xx4's again.

A

[Darren Boyle]

Yes Darren is running a XX4, he does not even have a XXX4!

Good weekend for your cars Ashley, wins for the XXXCR and XX4.

Another good showing from Ellis with the X-Factory's and Neil was definatley in contention all weekend too, it is going to be a VERY close pair of championships this year and that is not forgetting all the other fast guys too (Tom, Phil, Lee, Chris etc etc)

[ashleyb4]

Yes Darren is running a XX4, he does not even have a XXX4!

Good weekend for your cars Ashley, wins for the XXXCR and XX4.

Another good showing from Ellis with the X-Factory's and Neil was definatley in contention all weekend too, it is going to be a VERY close pair of championships this year and that is not forgetting all the other fast guys too (Tom, Phil, Lee, Chris etc etc)


Indeed darren thats showed them AE boys which cars are the best Go Losi and X factory.

A

[GRIFF55]

Cheers all at tally, good weekend and great racing to watch all topped off with the good 'ol welsh weather:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[DCM]

Hey Griff, the weather was ace (for Welsh weather!!) and never known a ground to be soooo soft....

Glad for a good shower, my own coffee and a comfy bed later though....

To think, some people will still be travelling home..... poor buggers, we are unpacked, washed and knackered.... plus I got sunburn..... somehow!!

[GRIFF55]

Glad its a close one:woot:, long haul trips coming up, bring it on!!

[_sleigh_]

Awesome result today Griff, you looked right at home in the B final. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[GRIFF55]

Cheers mate, it was a great laugh. Your d4 looked pretty damn good round there too, good weekend for both of us i think:thumbsup:

[niggs98]

just got back. awsome weekend really enjoyed it so well done to the tally crew who got it all sorted. couple of peeps went well n all liks groff opps i mean griff :woot: in the b final n he was flying in it as well and mcdc in 2wd had a blinder for his first time out with an x6 so well done to both of ya :thumbsup:

[Doomanic]

Not too good a weekend for me, thanks to the Transit lunching it's cambelt on the way there.:thumbdown:

I got home almost as quickly on the back of an AA truck as I did the van and I didn't have to pay for the diesel.:thumbsup:

Many thanks to the people who helped me get all my stuff back to the van after the meeting.

[David Church]

Yes you guys did a great job prepairing the track!!! A great weekends racing:thumbsup:
The X-6 for me was great, and the AC 4wd was sweet as well!!!!!

Well done to Griffs for making the b final, great driving dude!!!!!

Next stop on the National tour, is my local track, hehe, see you at at EPR!!!!!!!

[Chrislong]

Enjoyed the weekend, the Talywain deserve a pat on the back! My only gripe is a small one, and thats because I struggle with distance - couldn;t judge the far sections of the track - but thats just me. The facility was ace, the track was good, and the locals were a good laugh down the pub (The Con) on Friday night.

Chris

[Lee]

I had a great weekend too, well done to the talywain organisers you did a great job.

My only tiny gripe was the positioning of the doubles or even the corners after them. My point being that the corners were immediatley after them and its always going to be a point where people crash, if the corners were an extra foot further on we would have been able to see our cars when others were being marshalled. Apart from that it was good.:thumbsup:

[DCM]

but if you give more room to land after then jump, people jump further and still crash, it is a tough call, I think the doubles (tripples on Sat) were in the right place, squarely in front of the rostrum.

[Lee]

People may jump further but people were not crashing from overjumping, it was usually from coming up short:)

[Lew]

Good weekend, but driving pretty sucked. and what sucked even more was blowing my speedo up..or something which put me out and pissed me off

but was a good weekend still

bring on eden park:thumbsup:

[telboy]

On Sat the tripple was pretty good, but I agree with Lee. When cars were being marshalled on sunday you couldn't see the run up to the top 'humped' corner. I think it would have been better putting the two jumps on the double a bit closer together, that way people wouldn't have to jump as far to clear them and there may have been less crshing there.

Other than that the track as ace, on both days. Got a bit slippery though.
:thumbsup:

[redaV]

Did everyone think it was great? :confused:

[Lee]

I enjoyed the 290 mile trip there and back, i even got a girlie wave from danny mcgee on the way home on the motorway :lol: (4 hrs ;) )

I think the surface was weird/different, it was damp but yellows seemed to be one of the quickest tyres and they didnt wear:confused:

[Chris Doughty]

first of all, it has to be said that the Talywain crew put in a massive amount of effort, a proper drivers stand, grass that was mowed nice and short and had it not been for the heavy rain prior to the event it would have been a good grass track, it seemed the ground was sodden it just didn't dry out, even in the early saturday sun.

having radio's collected after the race was brilliant, I am certain it helped drivers get out to their marshalling points, some drivers have no pit crew to I certain that helped out some people.

they had people out on the track marshalling praccy, this was great, I have wasted a large percentage of my practise time because of bod crashes on the other side of the track, it was great to have my car turned over fairly quickly by the club provided marshalls.

I agree with Chris Long regards the distance some of the corners were away form the rostrum, some area's of the track I found it hard to see and I just drove around those corners just to 'get round' I never felt happy to 'race' those parts of the track, this got even worse when the finals came around, trying not to have someone off when racing in close proximity what seemed like a mile away from the rostrum was very hard.

the smaller table-top style jumps were great, nice shaped take-off, long downramp, perfect, maybe the length of the features were too small or maybe they should have been at a slower part of the track.

what they did with the single jump onto/over the tabletop feature for 4WD was by far the best jump/feature of the whole weekend, I watched 3 distinct variations to doing this jump, 2 of them were safe, the 3rd one to clear the lot to the downside required lining up and a good exit from the previous corner, I think a mix of the A-final drivers were taking 2 different options, good to watch.

the corner tabletop was a nice feature, but I found it hard to judge with it being quite far away from the drivers stand and chicane going side-side instead of to or away from the drivers stand, the 'line' was very hard to thread through at speed.

I personally didn't like the corners section going up and down the banking, the car felt quite awkward bumping its way up and down the bank, the one at the start/end of the straight was not too bad, it was a simple 'loop' shape - and it worked almost like a wall-o-death, but the other one back up seemed a funny shape and driving the car sideways along a 45 degree slope felt awkward.

the tripple what turned into a double for the 4WD felt like a repeat of the Ozfest tripple, no real downramp to connect with, massive height for very little distance meant that if you were following someone you HAD to jump it shorter than they do else you would land on top of them, and it was so easy to come up short, the other option was to go wider or tighter than them, but its really hard to watch their car while you are trying to launch your own car to not land on top of them. it seemed like there were 3 take off ramps in series.

landing ramps can (and maybe should be) taller than the take off ramp if it is a 'kicking' take-off, they should certainly be at least 2x the lenght and 1/2 the angle of the take off ramp.

I would like to repeat my first paragraph, the club did an amazing job, great effort and plenty of club members helping to keep things going, great job!

[DCM]

I think the club learnt an aweful lot over the weekend, and weren't annoyed if there were constructive advice on the track. I do hope they get the chance to do it again next year!

With regard to jumps, maybe there should be some advice from the BRCA as to what works and what don't.

[jim76]

having radio's collected after the race was brilliant, I am certain it helped drivers get out to their marshalling points, some drivers have no pit crew to I certain that helped out some people.


that was an ace idea! :thumbsup: I don;t have a pit bitch so that certainly got me out on the track quicker to marshal.

i thought on the whole they did a pretty good job for their first national. the double was the only thing i would change on the Sunday, even though i liked it, it did make things tricky if you were in a close group.

[paulc]

having radio's collected after the race was brilliant, I am certain it helped drivers get out to their marshalling points, some drivers have no pit crew to I certain that helped out some people.

yeah that was great idea not running round trying to get to your marshall point on time :thumbsup:

the only problem with the track for me was the corner table top thing at the back off the track was to far away and very hard to judge on the whole though good piss up on the friday night in the pub racing could have gone better for me but nevermind an enjoyable weekend well done tally crew :thumbsup:

oyeah and them breakfasts from the cafe were spot on:thumbsup:

[telboy]

The electronic score board would have been handy too, as being far away it was sometime hard to hear who was on track.

Would be nice if the brca could find enough of a reason to invest in one.:)



Or is that just me being lazy and wanting to just stand up and see which heat is on?:lol:

[ben]

There is a time sheet at scruitineering which you can collect. And it tells you when you are on. The races wont ever start early so the time sheet will always be right :thumbsup:

[Gnarly Old Dog]

I'd go back for sure if they get another one.

They put on a top show with great friendly club support - well done guys.

The Tx collection was a great idea.
As a constructive comment in general about all jumps though, my preference is for table tops that allow mere mortals to wimp out as opposed to having to clear them all. Not a complaint in any way but sometimes the triples and big air hang-time type jumps seem a little bit too random for my unskilled thumbs. Plus it can endanger the marshals.

On the plus side, the angled table top was great - tricky to see but at least you had the option of taking it easy if you weren't lined up fully.

All in all the Talywain guys deserve a big cheer for the effort - it was great.:thumbsup:

[neiloliver]

I only raced on Saturday but enjoyed the day very much, the banked corners we good and the downhill into the straight made it feel like my B4 hit Warp 9 by the end of it.. i didnt so much like the hairpin at the end.. but anyone who saw Neil Cragg make that turn during the end of the final could be nothing but totally impressed. and 10th back up to 2nd in one lap... :thumbsup:

The short up/down ramps were similar to our at Oz and worked well. The tripple was maybe too much like the Oz one in that it was also very tricky, but very rewarding when hitting the down ramp. The problem is that it was too random and even most F1 drivers were hitting the grass, bottoming out and then starting up again from a standing start.. and that does not make for a fluid race. I think both Oz and Tally now know we need longer ramps if we are awarded Nat's next year. (do they make 9mm ply in 3m x 16m sizes?!)

The organisation was great...

How did the soil never dry out though? did it have under track irrigation? Cool for tyre wear though :)

Well done Wales!
TIDY!

Neil

[jcb]

Thanks to all the guys at Talywain Model Car Club for running a really good national. I thought the track was really good to race on, despite initially thinking it looked on the big side, the jumps were also a lot easier and more forgiving than they looked.

Having the transmitters collected was a great idea, and saved a lot of walking :thumbsup: Also made getting to the marshall points nice and easy.

Also got to thank OakField B&B in Blaneavon (probably spelt wrong) but I can't complain about someone getting up and cooking fried breakfast at half six :)

All in all a really good weekend and hopefully we will be back next year!!

[Stu]

Ace.

As said above the club members were superb & the track was great - considering what they have to work with.

[DCM]

How did the soil never dry out though? did it have under track irrigation? Cool for tyre wear though :)

Well done Wales!
TIDY!

Neil

from what I understand.... it is built on top of an old slag heap (and no, thats not retired slappers hehe) so there is about 8 inches of top soil, and if you had seen the amount of water that had fallen from the skies the 10 days previous.... and even Friday evening, it was a marvel it was even raceable..... there was a duckpound behind the rostrum on Wednesday apparently....

Has Jimmy posted pics yet?

[tyreman]

Had a great weekend apart from one incident, had to order a new transmitter today, other than that an excellent meeting from all of the crew at Tallywain

[Slimboyfat]

I enjoyed the weekend, big thanks to Millzy (chris) for pitting for me on sunday, just a shame I couldn't get a decent result fella to reflect the effort you put in.

Had my first issue ever with a schumacher tyre exploding in the final which im not happy about but the social side was again great fun...aswell as a scoreboard, off road needs an inflatable jousting feature at all nationals!

looking forward to next one...

[DaveG28]

Thought the organisation was great, and like the others who mentioned it the tx pickup really helped (I don't have a pit bitch either) me get out to marshal. :thumbsup:

Loved the track too, although the double was not to my own taste, I prefer shallower faster jumps to the steep ones, due to being s**t at them!!

Great team there too, really friendly, good having a cafe to go hide in as well, hope to go back again! :thumbsup:

[strobe]

You couldn't miss the Talywain club members. Milzy's favourite colour. PINK t-shirts. Great team effort.
Food was spot on. Friendly staff
Transmitter pick up was a good idea.
Andy Griff. Great results both days. Not far of beating Craig?
Did hear there is a score board being produced.
Did any one else get to use the new Moulded Schumacher Tyres.

[_sleigh_]

Did any one else get to use the new Moulded Schumacher Tyres.

:confused:

[Lee]

Didnt know they existed yet, there were a few prescrubbed fronts on display still though:thumbdown:

[Cockerill]

I didn't think the NEW tires were out yet. The rears seem to be a lot better since Kidderminster, altho I did get a dodgy pair off Dom on Sunday which were worse than the ones I were taking off :o He replaced them for me so all was good :thumbsup:

[Northy]

Did anyone run the new BB tyres? :confused:

G

[bigred5765]

i had some part worns does that count,they came with a nice header card, that was new

[MattW]

New ballistic fronts are a little big i think to use on their own, may be ok with corrisponding rear.

New Schumacher tyres aren't out there as far as i know.

[DaveG28]

I bought a set of BB's off Dom which I think were the new ones, ran well with them, not sure if the conditions were right or not tbh! The fronts were definitely too big for my wheels though, could not get them on properly at all!

[ben]

had to order a new transmitter today

Do you know what has broken on the transmitter brian? Because i broke both sticks inside on my esprit 3 and it all got araldited back together and was fine again. :lol:

[tyreman]

Mine's slightly past that stage as it was unusable on Sunday

[ben]

aww man. Cant derik bailey fix it?

[bigred5765]

at least its only the transmitter

[tyreman]

aww man. Cant derik bailey fix it?

I wouldn't send it there any way, as he isn't the approved KO repair agent.

[Danny]

Just want to say a big thanks to the Taly crew, had a really great day, lots of fun. Was only there on Saturday but really liked the track, couldnt fault it, the banking was a challenge but a really interesting feature. The jumps were great & I liked the triple a lot and it was great in that unlike Oz, you had the option to use a get out of jail free card & single any of the 3 jumps should you choose to. I know F5s cant grumble but I found the triple at Oz EXTREMELY difficult to get to grips with, never even came close to mastering it.

Transmitter collection was a great idea, maybe a transponder collection would be good too, I dont have a pit bitch & had to do linford christie impression everytime to get the marshall point. Anyway great day thanks all!

PS. Loved the club house with the sofas! Sofas make any day.