Hi

[wayne]

hi my names wayne ..and ive recently moved down here .....and am going to join your club ....but ive never done club racing so any advice is greatly recieved

wayne

[mikeyscott]

Come down this Sunday :)

[wayne]

popped down paid me fees ......looking frward to next sunday when i can join in .......trying to figure how to set my buggy at the momment ..got some good info on tyres while i was there so thanks for that ....ill change my fronts to the staggered but that will have to wait for a sec till i can sort it ...and im gonna read settings on here to get a basic guide n go from there [think my buggy is an unknown ..thanks again for the chats ...im looking forward to this :)

[simoncrabb]

hey wayne, I think I caught a glimpse of your car, wasn't it a Ansmann Madrat?

[wayne]

hey ....yeah was a mad rat thingy ....basicly is the same as a b4 ...and i guess the set up will be the same [ish] lol.....but as im new to astro turf ..ive no idea ..how it handles on there ...i guess ill find out sunday :)

[mikeyscott]

Hi Wayne,

Sorry I didn't meet you on Sunday I think I was in the middle of putting the back end of my car together and then running the racing.. Tough day yesterday.

As for this Sunday, please keep an eye on the forum / membership email re this weekend. The generator has gone wrong and thanks to Grant yesterday we were able to carry on racing. So Julian is repairing / replacing the generator.

It'll just be me running the meeting this weekend if it's a go as Julian and Steve are away.

M

[simoncrabb]

hey ....yeah was a mad rat thingy ....basicly is the same as a b4 ...and i guess the set up will be the same [ish] lol.....but as im new to astro turf ..ive no idea ..how it handles on there ...i guess ill find out sunday :)

Mad Rat's are a popular beginners car, plenty of spares, and good enough to get you started.

There's an Annsman section on oOple somewhere, should have astro setups in there.

Mikey (and Steve and Julian): Nicely ran meeting yesterday, it was all too hot for me, couldn't drive for toffee!

[mikeyscott]

http://www.oople.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=81

Thanks :) it was too hot, but still pretty good. I normally love the heat and always look for the holidays were they deliver 30C + heat

[wayne]

yeah ..thanks for the advice ..ill have a look for the set ups on oOple ..see if i can sort somet ...hope the racing is on this weekend ...if it is ill be there ..

I did not get a chance to chat to everyone unfortunatly but im looking forward to getting to know you all ... thanks again

[wayne]

any idea where i can get hold of staggered rib front tyres n how much?

thanks

[mikeyscott]

any idea where i can get hold of staggered rib front tyres n how much?

thanks

PM SteveB

[wayne]

thanks and will do .......:)...second question ...im guessing there is the use of transponders ...how do they fit in the car? do i need to drill a hole in the shell to hold it?

sorry about all these questions tooo ...

[Matt-h]

Hi Wayne, really you will want a personal transponder.

It may be a good idea to use the handouts for a few meetings and then get your own - if you enjoy the racing that is.

It makes things easier on race day and booking into larger events.

You can get them new for about £80, or second hand for about £50.

Matt

[wayne]

hey thanks for that ...ill look into getting my own ...for now if i can ill have to use a hand out .....how does it attach to the car? so i can get it ready ...then just acase of installing it.

thanks wayne

[Matt-h]

Normally cut a small hole in the front window of the body.
You can use a body reamer to do this.
Best of doing it at the track to get the right size hole

[wayne]

ok thanks again:)