live belgium gp

[Lee Martin]

live from belgium yay teddy bear here! weather sucks bin rainning all morning but stopped now and drying up quick! lee is a cry baby! lol will let you all know who is fast 2moz! over and out!

[MattADH]

yes the weather sucked in the morning but was the track finally dried out late on in the afternoon as people practiced up until 10pm!

Hopefully today will be dry and we will get a better idea of the conditions for the rest of the weekend. The track is frustrating to drive when the grip is low as the Astro has different levels of bite depending upon whether you are on the very inside of the corner or just a cars width off. In the dry, the flowing nature of the track gets you into a rhythm and when you have the right tyres, it is good fun.

[CharlieF]

C'mon TT. Who's Quick?
Is it a Brit or some Euro-Geezer?
2WD?
4WD?

[Lee Martin]

well as you would think lee is el rapido and all brits look like they could make top 15!! ii will put qual on just before finals!

[Lee Martin]

check out www.automodelisme.com for live results

[CharlieF]

The link is in Euro-Jabber but i think the result is "Leotard" from "Big E". Well done boys! Great result for the UK.

[tyreman]

so where is the link I can't seem to find any results

[CharlieF]

What is the 2WD result after leg three? The link has gone to hyper-choke at the possibility of a Brit 1/2/3.

[Stu]

8 brits in the top 20, more than the Belgian locals. Looks like it ends.....

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/2233/p1010287wu2.jpg

Good results for Chris Long & Chris Evison also.
Imagine how prevalent the brits would be if all the top lads went, oh, will that'll be the euro's then....?

[CharlieF]

Result confirmed, 5 Brits in top ten Lee Martin (1), Ellis Stafford (2), Grant Williams (5 Great result for a Southend boy), Simon Reeves (7), Tony Truman (9 not bad for a teddy bear)!

[PaulRotheram]

turtle powa

[PaulRotheram]

link to the proper thread covering it.. i know its another forum but its where the event is being reported from..

http://www.automodelisme.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=27244

[Southwell]

Round 1 4wd and Pidge tq'd by 11 seconds!!

[CharlieF]

After 4wd qualifying Pidge TQ, Grant Williams 3, Ellis Stafford 4, Simon Reeves 5, Matt White 7, Dan Greenwood 8, Chris Long 9 and Matt Benfield 10. Well done boys!

[NeilD]

Almost a UK lock out!

[CharlieF]

4WD Result - Lee Martin 1, Matt White 2, Ellis Stafford 4, Simon Reeves 5, Grant Williams 6, Chris Long 7, Matt Benfield 8, Dan Greenwood 10.
Non-Brits were Joern Numann 3 and Bob Claes 9.
Well done to the British Team.

[Southwell]

8 in the top 10! well done lads!

[Chrislong]

Cheers guys.
Wow, what a track. Been very lucky with the weather, seeing as the rain stopped on Thursday and came back during presentations on Sunday.

Can only recommend it to anyone interested, its great, a really competitive event without it being 'busy', full of rules and pressure. Its also quite a cheap one to intend, even including tyres (its only as expensive as you make it for yourself).

Well done to all the brits, Lee did awesome, Matt White did great too with a leg win from 7th on the grid.

Chris

[NeilD]

Hello Chris, can i come over next year?

[renejespersen]

Let me be the first to thanks all brits for teaching me how to drink cherry gay beer and smacking eachothers behinds while dancing on a podium in front of many hundreds of belgium girls :)

Thank you guys for a great week. See you next year.. if not before.

[Chrislong]

Yes. You have got to wait for them to open up the entries, then get in quick as it books up rapido. I think me and Dan booked in within hours and were already confirmation #30-odd. They only allow 90 2wd and 70 4wd + crappy trucks.

[NeilD]

Coolio

[Cooper]

It was great!
The level was very very high, me as a noob dropped like maybe 15 placed compared to last year even though I drive much better now.

greetz,

jeroen



PS: Why are Pirates called Pirates?

[PaulRotheram]

cuz they ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[Teddy truman]

RENE your a legend! see you next year buddy! lol and i still cant belive i got danished in 2wd!!! i had quite a bad weekend racing wise well unlucky but loved it yet again defo going back again next year :D

[super__dan]

Belgium is very cool, I will defo be planning on going again next year funds allowing.

I was pleased with how I went though a little gutted 7th to 10th were separated by only 1 point in 4wd A and I was at the back of that. The tyres thing really isn’t that bad (thanks to Truman for showing us the fast/easy way to do it) and really makes the car a lot better.

The organisers are a cool bunch of people, Willie couldn’t be any more helpful and everyone else was brilliant too.

Congrats to Pidge, drove really well!

[Lee Martin]

cheers all...

belguim...........................LOVE IT!!!

tracks ace, people are ace, areas ace....yu could just leave your stuff out and noone would even look at it...

organisation is great, atmosphere everything...one of my fav events and def one of the best astro tracks around.

cant wait until next year.

chazz made it funny on the mic!

the Danish....well they can drink!!!!!

awesome blokes....

cheers team aero..superb...kept me and the truman fed and watered.

cheers mr Arshhhhh - Hollleeeeeee....for the red bull all weekend!!!!

roll on 2008!

great racing all round by ellis, jorn and big special mention to Grant williams, drove superb all weekend.

lee

Team Mamba!!!!

will you my paper!

[renejespersen]

Lee and Tony.. you guys are great.. great win to Lee in spite of the great effort saturday night at the tent. :) Tony.. you better get that gearbox right until next year :) Or get a truck :P One gearbox less a sunday morning after a night in the tent is worth millions :)

Remember the beertokens next year.. I think you had a lot of those left :D

[Lee Martin]

yh, i was giving them away!!!!

lol

Rene...do u have MSN?

stupid drink tokens!!!!!!!!

[spenner]

My weekend was Ruubbbbisshhhh!!!
Well the racing was, managed to smash my prized 4wd to bits....

Had a great laugh with TT and pidge, Danish lads are classic!!!

Can't believe Tommy 200 stuck a used bag in Alecs face, still contained Flemish juices!!!!

Racing side Pidge was awesome all weekend !!

[W3lshy40]

Can't believe Tommy 200 stuck a used bag in Alecs face, still contained Flemish juices!!!!




Nice!!:D

how many lazers in the top 10?

[spenner]

there wasn't any in the top 20 !!!

[spenner]

If im right cars in top 20 were:
2 x Aero A1
1 x Durango
X Factory
XX4
HB D4
Atomic Carbon S4
J Concepts BJ4
Yokomo MR4BX

Think that was about it, no Kyosho or T Tech's

[PaulRotheram]

If im right cars in top 20 were:
2 x Aero A1


who ran the second aero?

[spenner]

Bob Claes

[super__dan]

A Final was;
3*X5's (squared)
2 Aero
1 Durrango
3 XX4's
1 Yokomo

Good point by Pidge, perhaps the best drives of the weekend were by Grant Williams, Who knows how good he would be if someone bought him a new slipper clutch? ;) :)

[burgie]

how many lazers in the top 10?

There would have been one in the top 5, but Mr Evison thought it would be a good idea to thermal it in the closing 30 seconds of his race :wtf:

[renejespersen]

Spenner.. He gave me one bag in my hand.. but that must have been from the second girl at that night.. cuz there wheren't any juice in that one :D

Lee.. send you a PM.. :)

[Cooper]

well he was the only one who scored I think....

[Cooper]

http://www.rc-offroad.be/verslagen.htm

pics from 2wd (mine, C00ple héhé)

+ report (English and Dutch)

[flipside]

http://www.rc-offroad.be/verslagen.htm

Click on "foto's" for pictures. There's a report too, in Dutch, but did my best to translate parts into english (click "report" :-)

Yeah Grant Williams was good, I didn't know him, but had some nice battles with him in the 2WD finals. Friendly guy too!

Rene, are you the one sitting with the Dutch guys and the waterpipe?

[flipside]

ok cooper types faster than me...

[Cooper]

http://www.rc-offroad.be/pictures/2007_07_07_gp_2wd/images/gp_2007_2wd_237.jpg

[Lee Martin]

arrrrrrrrr......

aint we cute...

[MR. 200]

My head it just comming back from a weak og non stop drinking, all i can think about now is that ill fore shure be back next year...
wanna find me there in 52 weaks?
just look for the orange car or go for the smell of REAL beer:D

Touring Car for girls?? ohh year! girls will be there:cool:just click on the link
http://peecee.dk/?id=57005

[PaulRotheram]

Elvis lives

http://www.rc-offroad.be/pictures/2007_07_07_gp_2wd/images/gp_2007_2wd_001.jpg

[Cooper]

Touring Car for girls?? ohh year! girls will be there:cool:just click on the link
http://peecee.dk/?id=57005


that's a whore + a girl!

[MR. 200]

Elvis?! he must had disapered again after Lee stole his belt..
i did see a guy without hes pants on the playground one night, but i he more look like RENE! =) HAHA

[mw02veg]

thanx guys for ur kind words had a fantastic 4 days racing i think i can hostly say thats gotta b one of the best meetings i had in qualifying and finals!:) qualifying in 5th 2wd and keeping my place. with the 4wd i couldnt imagine qualifying 3rd but not having the best of luck in the final with 2 breakages but hey i must of used up all my luck. but thats racing had a good 3rd final battling with mr reeves.

big thanks to big E for the use of the toe rope all weekend dragging me round! oh yeah and locking me in the toilet shed tryin to stich me up for the A in 4wd dont think he liked it i out qualified him lol ;)

see u all at oswestry and keep an ear out for the slipper (my dad says its fine!!!!!)

thnx again
grant williams

[Red-Bull-Racing]

Hey guys, and faggets...

was a great experience for my son, Simon. 2wd was fast and furious. Missed the a finals on 4wd by own stupid mistakes and with a little help from a French asshooooole! Anyway, was a great race!

For them who didn't know yet: Lee is an Aaaaaaaaaarschhhhhhh-hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooole and drunk almost all the Red-bull. :p

Many thanks also to Tony-dad-Phil for the details on the setup. You also, lee. Simon was so happy he got a hand from you.

Hes def ready for Finland!

Igor

[Lee Martin]

no worries Igor,

the one and only aaaasssssssrccchhhh hooooooole......

love you though......faggot.

finland will be great.....

make sure Simon has a B4 by then though!!!!!

hahaha

[Red-Bull-Racing]

Lee, if you bring him an 'old' back-up B4, I wouldnt be surprised if he just glues his red-bull-body on, and gives it a try in the middle of the competition?!? Worth trying no? Has nothing to loose...

igor

[Lee Martin]

ahahahahahhaah...................................

if only i had the space to bring extras!!!!

planes dont like extra weight!!!

[flipside]

Hehe that won't be happening Igor, since they mark the chassis at the start of the euro's, so no switching cars :-) Ask Bob about the B4 vs Losi! (altough I admit I was impressed by the insane amount of steering these B4's had when simon & danny were driving Lee's and Tony's cars...)

Lee, do you mind sharing your setup from 2WD? I made a site where I put some setups online. http://www.rc-offroad.be/setup.htm There's one from you already, but it's very incomplete.

Also did you run with the same setup all day, or did you make some small changes to compensate for the changing track?

And finally, did you run new rear/front tyres each run?

[Red-Bull-Racing]

Take 8 instead of 10 bottles whiskey with you. Plenty room for an extra B4, no? :D :p :D

[Red-Bull-Racing]

Shit flippo, now we need another strategy....

Serius now. Simon is begging for a B4 sinds last year already.... Why still Losi? Simple, Danny shows us the way through Losi. He couldnt help us with B4.

Indeed, Simon was impressed while driving Tony's car. Next year we will see how far B4 can take him....

BTW not only the set-up from lee is incomplete.....Lee himself is a sort of incomplete patchwork....:D :D :D . Makes him so cute to the ladies!!!

[Lee Martin]

hahahahahahaha.....

yes, my mental exterior is quite strangely attractive to yourself igor!!!!

danny was even very impressed by the B4, after saying all day he hated it....

flipside: i changed little bits on the car throughout the day....

ran the same frnt tyres all day....

rears did 2 runs each.

ill attempt a setup for u..lol

[Gayo]

Missed the a finals on 4wd by own stupid mistakes and with a little help from a French asshooooole!

Hey Mr trash-talker,

you're talking about one of the most friendly and fair-play chap I ever met, and I have been racing since 1990. He gets ALWAYS out of the fast lane to let faster drivers pass him without a fuss.

I saw your son running, he was indeed really quick and I believe he has all the skills to pass slower drivers, right ? Maybe my friend didn't went of the way quick enough. Maybe he didn't went of the way at all; so what ? You have to cope with other racers. Everyone that has raced once know what I mean. But nobody gets as angry as you, thanks God.

Anyway, my friend made you excuses for whatever bad driving/error he made, so don't get offensive, specially on a public forum.

Good luck for the Euros; the "hole" neither I won't be here, so you'll have to find other things to blame if your son doesn't make whatever final you dream of.

Raphael Gayoso

[Lee Martin]

calm down people!

its all for fun

[Lee]

Its only a game.:)


I did see a dad stamp on a car once as it came down the straight because it took his sons car out at the start of the race:confused:

[Lee Martin]

hahahaah

its been known tht fighting has occured also.....

Dresch and DB....

and 2 scottish families...

[Gayo]

I guess I will have to stop going to races when/if my son becomes addicted...

I have like 10 years racing left !

[nondidju]

hi,
if you want some pictures from friday,
click here ;)
http://nondidju.e-bulles.be/v/Modelisme+rc/album_2007/Races/electro/amicaleclub/fridaytests/

[Lee Martin]

advertising

http://nondidju.e-bulles.be/v/Modelisme+rc/album_2007/Races/electro/amicaleclub/fridaytests/GP_MBV_86.jpg.html

[Red-Bull-Racing]

@Raphael,

sorry for mentioning on public forum. My mistake...wont happen again, sorry.

the 'hole' was an inside joke... ask Lee.

no futher comment

rest is history


igor

[Lee Martin]

yes...big joke....

noone plz take offense!

ashhhhee holllleeeee

[Nick Goodall]

Its only a game.:)


I did see a dad stamp on a car once as it came down the straight because it took his sons car out at the start of the race:confused:

Feck me that would be hilarious to see that - i cannot imagine what i would do if someone stamped on my car on purpose though........ can you imagine how angry that would make you? :o

[Lee]

Yeah nobody really knew what to do, i think the place went dead silent then all hell broke loose:D

[Oliv996]

Hey Mr trash-talker,

you're talking about one of the most friendly and fair-play chap I ever met, and I have been racing since 1990. He gets ALWAYS out of the fast lane to let faster drivers pass him without a fuss.

I saw your son running, he was indeed really quick and I believe he has all the skills to pass slower drivers, right ? Maybe my friend didn't went of the way quick enough. Maybe he didn't went of the way at all; so what ? You have to cope with other racers. Everyone that has raced once know what I mean. But nobody gets as angry as you, thanks God.

Anyway, my friend made you excuses for whatever bad driving/error he made, so don't get offensive, specially on a public forum.

Good luck for the Euros; the "hole" neither I won't be here, so you'll have to find other things to blame if your son doesn't make whatever final you dream of.

Raphael Gayoso

Hi, I'm the "French asshooooole" Red-Bull-Racing deal with in post #50 !!!

I really appreciate Gayo comments on this issu and hope every drivers I meet agree with his statement.... Ask Dan G. and Chris L. how I managed their overtakes during qualify sessions !

@Red-Bull-Racing:
1. I tought the story was closed after our discussion and my apologies. So why do you talk about this story again?
2. Even if 'hole' or 'asshole' is a joke between you and other driver, why do you talk about me this way... I'm not a friend of yours!
3. Every time I've seen a dad encouraging his young son on race event, similar stories kick off: dad always see other drivers as bad guys and his son as best driver of the world.
4. Next time, if next time occurs, I will let your son cry (I remember well, 'cry' is the word you said to me just after our run, I supposed it was in order to make me feel guilty and feel pity for him)
5. The most important: Your son drives for fun, don't he ?

Olivier

[GRIFF55]

Feck me that would be hilarious to see that - i cannot imagine what i would do if someone stamped on my car on purpose though........ can you imagine how angry that would make you? :o


I'd keep calm. go back to the pits, and nitro-morse the bas####s real car:) , or thinners as i'm not fussy:D . (always got some somewhere!!)

[Gayo]

Olivier, it was a private joke between him and Pidge, so it's not that bad.
Remember only all the fun and great racing we had !;)

[Lee Martin]

yeh please shut up about it now....its a joke...dont make it more than it is ok!!!!

[GRIFF55]

Tony.. you better get that gearbox right until next year :) Or get a truck :P One gearbox less a sunday morning after a night in the tent is worth millions :)

[/quote]

Sound like you all had a great time, and the track looked awesome. Well done all!!
What happened to the gearbox?

[Teddy truman]

lol my slipper came undone once maybe twice could have been 3 times or was it 4?

[Red-Bull-Racing]

Olivier,

I already apologised in #65. No need to hit twice.



By the way, didnt Simon come to you after the 4th qual to thank you for your friendly overtake-move? So, no need to make him cry again next time you meet, ok?

[flipside]

Ok girls, group hug!!!!!!!!!!!

http://zombiejoes.homestead.com/files/group_hug.jpg

[stefke]

Everything's better then meeting the "Marshall from hell", like I did in 2wd. :D

I know you're not sopposed to complain about marshalling, but this was beyond anything I've ever seen.

In the first final, the two cars in front of me tangled and that marshall ran over there like an unguided missile, kicking my car on his back in the proces. What made it worse was that he didn't see me lying there. I litterally lied there untill the leaders were lapping me. :eh?:

One final ruined.

The next final : HE DID IT AGAIN !!! :mad: :mad: Kicking my car on its back while running to another car.

You could start to think that the guy had a personnal problem with me, but I didn't know him !

Now that I'm here : thanks again to Grant Williams, his dad and Mark Newman for all the setup help they provided over the weekend. You Brits are ace !

[Oliv996]

Olivier,

I already apologised in #65. No need to hit twice.



By the way, didnt Simon come to you after the 4th qual to thank you for your friendly overtake-move? So, no need to make him cry again next time you meet, ok?

Hi Igor,

Yes Simon came and said thank you, sure I appreciated his behavour.
When I race, my goal is not to make someone cry but to be fair play as possible. So I regreat to deal with this story again in my previous post. That's the end of the story, ok?

I think next time we meet each other, you and Simon, I will shake your hands and offer you a drink ;)

Cheers

Olivier

[Red-Bull-Racing]

Thanks Olivier!

This whole aaaaaaaaschhoooooooooooooooooole joke with Lee was on my stomag since Gayo reacted yesterday....

On ce verra a Paris, petit rc, avec un petit rosé dans le 18-tième! ;-))))) (without Simonneke)

santé,

Igor (d'origine haute-provence)

[freud]

salut igor c'est fred putain con creme d'andouille tu tire ou tu pointe telephone moi je doit te demander quelque chose on va manger la lasagne de la mama

tel me urgent

0475.29.76.77 OU 0484.79.48.74

[Teddy truman]

oi english forum lol haha

[Lee]

I think he was telling him to call him and he can come over had have some of his mums lasagne:D

Maybe emzy will clear things up, but im off to call him, im hungry:D

[burgie]

no, theres something about a cream coloured whore in there, according to microsoft! :wtf:


..."hello igor it is Fred whore cream-coloured idiot of andouille you draws or you telephone me I must ask you something one points will eat lasagne of the mama..."

[Red-Bull-Racing]

:D :p :D :p
Nice try Bergie! Your translation is hilarius. Never use them words in France... ;-))

Igor

[elvo]

Elvis lives

http://www.rc-offroad.be/pictures/2007_07_07_gp_2wd/images/gp_2007_2wd_001.jpg (http://www.rc-offroad.be/pictures/2007_07_07_gp_2wd/images/gp_2007_2wd_001.jpg)


Bad hair day! :mad:

[elvo]

Some vids on YouTube!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7iARrhqjo

[Lee Martin]

2 mins in on this one......

is that round the out side at the end of the straight ellis???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipfieTSesQs&mode=related&search=

[elvo]

Looks like it!

[Wonderflupke]

no, theres something about a cream coloured whore in there, according to microsoft! :wtf:


..."hello igor it is Fred whore cream-coloured idiot of andouille you draws or you telephone me I must ask you something one points will eat lasagne of the mama..."
:D:D:D:D:D:D