Newcastle R.C. Racers @ TyneMet

[lazysurfer]

Newcastle RC Racers run at Tynemet College every Monday night from 7-10pm except bankhols - directions and address are:-

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf...e&ved=0CAQQ_BI (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=tynemet+college&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=tynemet+college&hnear=0x487e65525287ead7:0x594570c53db4f5c6,Gatesh ead&cid=0,0,3372800662329034189&ei=7C9xTvPqDcWr8QOEiM2KCg&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CAQQ_BI)

looking at the TyneMet location shown it's the White Building on the lower right

Tyne Metropolitan College


Battle Hill Drive
Wallsend
NE28 9NL


Gentlemen

Well we had our first race meet at the new venue last night and it went very well!
4 of us there for doors opening at 7 with another five arriving within minutes enabled us to have the track set up by 7;30 with the first heat on the line at 7:40.
11 of us in total racing last night with a few notable absences - where were the rest of you – but on the plus side, 2 old members turned up to see what was going on and have promised to come back to race (see you next week Colin & Paul) Also a young lad who has a car and his dad who had a play with Johns old car and who seem keen to come back.

Strangely we were short of buggies for the first time in a long while, ending up running two TC heats with Mr Hindson opting to run his TC rather than buggy. He did however revert to the buggy by round 3 as he wasn’t winning resulting in a mixed heat and very good close mixed racing. Even them he had to lengthen the straight on which he had the speed advantage in order to eventually win! (any more cheating measures you could come up with for next week will NOT be welcome!)
We WILL be back to running buggy heats next week I imagine – with jumps if that’s what is preferred.

The floor was clean with a fair amount of grip and more importantly was very predictable enabling nice controlled 4 wheel drifting without nasty surprises mid corner – so who is going to be the first to try rally blocks?

The podium issue seems to have resolved it’s self with the gym’s benches being arranged to certainly provide an adequate platform although not perfect.

Last final finished by 9:30 and we were out of the hall by 9:50 so all in all a very good first nights racing there – now lets get the numbers up, we need 15 racers to cover the cost of the hall at £5 each per meet!

Ross & Dytham take note of the start & finish times for RACING – we’d rather you ducked set up or clear up than ducking racing altogether!

Gripes, suggestions and new racers are very welcome!

Hope to see more of you there next week

Mark

[chris68nufc]

Sorry i couldnt make it lads!

I was really up for it until late yesterday afternoon when all of my plans changed! The joys of being Self-employed!

I have heard fom a few of the buggy lads who said that they will start attending in a week or so time, just a pity im moving down to Surrey next Sunday night, fingers crossed i can make it a few nights.

Good luck in this taking off.

Chris

[N7ELA]

Sorry i couldnt make it lads!

I was really up for it until late yesterday afternoon when all of my plans changed! The joys of being Self-employed!

I have heard fom a few of the buggy lads who said that they will start attending in a week or so time, just a pity im moving down to Surrey next Sunday night, fingers crossed i can make it a few nights.

Good luck in this taking off.

Chris

You bunking down with blitz to be a southern fairy chris.......?

I will be there in a couple of weeks work permitting. Can't wait guys...

[kosh]

Cheers for a good night Mark.
Grip was good and like you say no nasty surrises mid corner which makes a huge difference to a lap. Now people can actually try some set up than just coping with lack of consistant grip. Rally blocks on order. Well done for everyone who helped and made the first night such a good first event.

[chrispattinson]

4 weeks and Ill be a Monday night racer :)

[lazysurfer]

Ok, its our second meeting at TyneMet tonight. Be good to see some new faces bring a car along to see what the new venue is like.
And don't forget your pit tables!

[lazysurfer]

Folks

Well our second week at the new venue seen a good turn out, 7 buggies and 9 TC’s.
Despite being a bit of a rush we still managed 4 rounds of 3 heats qualifying and 1 final for each class. And yes buggy lads, there were 2 jumps!
Buggies winner was Paul Hindson and TC’s Gary Campbell.
Prize for most improved driver goes to Harry, while he claims not to have been racing for a long time I suspect he’s been secretly practising somewhere qualifying second and flying all night!
Nice to see a few old faces pop along for a look again, Jim & Gary, bring your cars next time and race. Also to have Bill Allison who I haven’t seen in ten year since I raced Nissan turn up join in the buggies. Hope to see you back next week.
A few I expected to be there weren’t, Gary, Jason, Colin, Ian - where were you.
See you all next week and lets see if we can beat 16 racers

[36Crazyfists]

Hi everyone, new to the forum, thought I would join and ask if its ok with peeps if I could pop along to the next meeting, just to see what its all about, the types of cars your running etc. Its been a long time, probs going on 15 years since I ran i car of my own, a Schumacher Cougar if memory serves me right and I loved it and I am sitting at work and got into a conversation about hobbies and that particualr time popped into my head. This led to me internet searching for local clubs to see if anything was still going and there you all were. Granted at this point I dont have a car to run and it would be a steep learning curve to catch up on everything thats changed over the years but I guess I had a few questions that if you dont mind I have listed below.
1 - What is the most popular car type these days? Electric or Fuel, Buggy or TC?
2 - Can you recommend (im sure there are many options but keep it simple) what car i should be looking at to get started again but also that I can grow into and tweak as I progress?
3 - Are you the only club in the area and are you specifically indoor or do you venture outside/offroad?
4 - Whatever happened to the model shop just off shields road, was it called Phils?

Anyway, ill leave it at that for now and if you dont mind ill try and pop along to a meet and say Hi,

many thanks for your time, much appreciated

[onewheel]

Hey guys,

I'm a newbie and am also looking at coming along next week hopefully.
I would also like some advice on a good buggy (pref) to start out with.

I just sold my nitro buggys which i was just bashing with, and got sick of breaking them every time I went out.
I'd love to get into racing, and TyneMet is just around the corner for me! :thumbsup:

36CF, Phills Models is still there, on Nile St in North Shields. Going strong by the looks of it. I call in now and again and its always busy.

Joe,

[TangerineDream]

Chaps, please call along next week and have a chat with the guys there, everyone has their own personal preference to kit and many have both pro's and cons so it's worth hearing a few opinions, and it depends on your budget i.e. best new car vs second hand options etc.

Crazyfists - electric is the predominent class in the North East, I think the Nitro boys travel a fair distance to get some racing (Jonny am I right!?)
There a quite a few clubs around tbh, though ours is the best :D!

In summary:
Tynemet - Mondays - Touring & Buggy
Benfield School - Fridays - Buggy
Barley Mow - Firdays - 1/12th scale and touring
Seaham - Sunday - Buggy
Teeside - Various - Touring, F1, Buggy?

For outdoors there is a regional buggy series which runs May to August at various venues from Morpeth down to Doncaster, about one per month.

Carlisle have an outdoor touring circuit which normally runs April to October.

Hope this helps! We have plenty room for new members (and spectators)!

[36Crazyfists]

Thats great lads thanks loads for replying. Ill def try and get down for the next meet. Its good to know electric is prominent, a tad more what im used too and budget wise its always better. All buggies will 1/10 right?

Phills models, man thats a blast from the past :-)

Andy

[lazysurfer]

Yeah guys, please come along and have a look, always plenty people will spare the time to give you any help and advice.
Phills Models is now on Nile Street in North Shields still with the Old Guy himself and Gary behind the counter!
I'm sure they'd be pleased to see any customers from as far back as Heaton Road!!!

[lazysurfer]

And yes Andy, buggies and TC's are all 1/10th

[onewheel]

Do you run 2WD or 4WD?
I'm mainly looking at buggies, something like the Team Associated RC10B4.1 Brushless to get me started, but didnt want to look into 2WD when everyone else is running 4WD.

I should be down on Monday to meet you all too!

Cheers,

Joe

[kosh]

4wd is the most popular choice. easier to drive on a wooden floor unless talent dictates otherwise i suppose. like previous posts visit and talk to others.
Thanks for the inserts for the rally blocks i was trying mr. hindson.
I do think with proper inserts to open the block on these tyres will make them grip better. Though not as fast as new mini pins wear was better than the new mini pins i used the previous week using a softer compound. Slower than other drivers until their tyre wear affected them and then was on thier pace. Plus some better set up on my car too. Think yellow blocks compared to the softer white i was using could be as good with proper inserts. Worth trying some new things anyhow.

[lazysurfer]

Cheers Joe, hope to see you Monday then. We're there from 7 but racing won't start before 7:30 and to be honest between 7 and 7:30 we're all pre-occupied running round like the proverbial blue ar$ed fly setting up track, laptop and cars. So 7:30 onwards if you're coming for a look and a chat will be better - tho you're more than welcome to come and help with the track!!!

[Mike West]

Couple of videos from monday's racing

http://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACING#p/a/u/1/QK2MNaLwDmU
http://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACING#p/a/u/0/KFbgedPfVBQ

Couple more of the indoor series at seaham and teeside on there as well.

Pictures are on the website as www.mmwracing.co.uk (http://www.mmwracing.co.uk)

[baD]

Couple of videos from monday's racing

http://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACING#p/a/u/1/QK2MNaLwDmU
http://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACING#p/a/u/0/KFbgedPfVBQ

Couple more of the indoor series at seaham and teeside on there as well.

Pictures are on the website as www.mmwracing.co.uk (http://www.mmwracing.co.uk)

so glad you fixed the focus on the first one before too long - I was half way through making an appointment at the optician :lol:

good vids

[chris68nufc]

Hope to be able to turn up this coming Monday, Please dont tell me its not on!!

[kosh]

Its on every week chris. hope to see you there.

[chris68nufc]

Right, im there! Thanks Paul!

[cheapskate]

hi all,
been thinking about getting into racing again, i raced a bit at longbenton a few year back, so think i'll pop along on monday for a bit crack and see what everyones running,:thumbsup:

Mal

[onewheel]

Just out of interest, does anyone else have any mircos?
I've got a little Maverick Atom truggy. Its great fun, although I just bash it atm.

Joe

[lazysurfer]

Hi Guys

Firstly thanks for your patience last night while we struggled with the Laptop. For whatever reason it decided to do that thing that computers do and randomly change a setting in BBK that we didn’t even know WAS a setting! So apologies for only getting in 3 instead of the usual 4 qualifiers although we did run a bit of free practise while we messed on with the system. Luckily Colin had come across the same problem before otherwise we may still have been searching!
Not the best night for it to happen either with a record (for a while) of 18 racers and at one point at least another 12 spectating with a view to getting into/back into racing.
We still managed 3 heats (2 Touring and 1 buggy) for 3 rounds and 3 finals.
Nice to see faces who haven’t raced with us for a long time turn up and some we’ve never seen before. Hopefully the technical problem didn’t spoil your night as much as it did mine - made worse for me by the fact that a change of bodyshell left me with no grip!

Hope to see you all back there next week, and those of you with cars (Gary & Jim) bring them along!

[cheapskate]

a good turn out last i thought:thumbsup:
i popped into Phills today and had a good chat about lipo's and brushless with Gary, cant belive how much has changed in rc in the last 3 years that i havnt been racing!!!!

Mal

[dpackster1980]

Looks good, it looks like a nice size hall too. I'm gonna have move the dinner with the parents night. :thumbsup:

[lazysurfer]

Get it sorted Dave!

[cheapskate]

Just got myself a Mi1:thumbsup:
could be racing sooner than i thought:woot:

will these new "harry" transponders work ok with the timing gear?

[lazysurfer]

Hi Mal

Hopefully see you monday then.

[cheapskate]

Hi Mal

Hopefully see you monday then.


you'll see me monday mate but wont be up and running till mid april i reckon:thumbdown:

[dpackster1980]

I'm coming this week, what's the postcode and the actual place called?

Cheers

[lazysurfer]

Address again for anyone still unsure

TyneMet College
Battle Hill Dr
North Tyneside
NE28 9NL

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=tynemet+college&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=tynemet+college&cid=0,0,3372800662329034189&ei=AxKHTefkNJCzhAeR3-HGBA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CCYQnwIwAQ

[lazysurfer]

Well lads another decent turn out last night with 15 racing, 9 TC & 6 buggies won by Gary & Paul. And that was still with a fair few regulars missing.
Good to see Mal still showing interest until he gets a car up and running and to see Jason back.
Nice to see Dave Pack & Keith Shields pop along for their first time at the new venue - hope to see you make it a regular slot.
Not nice to my rear wishbone break on the lap 2 of race 1 but ho hum - a bit superglue at least managed to get me one and a bit rounds in before the wheel came off again.
All ran fairly smoothly last night starting just after 7:30 and finishing in plenty time so see you all next week.
As promised to stay at TyneMet or return to Longbenton was put to the vote after the months trial - no votes in favour of returning to Longbenton so it looks like we’re staying put.
Also just a reminder membership is due so anyone who still hasn’t paid can you see Gary.
BRCA membership is included in your subs - you need BRCA membership otherwise the club’s insurance becomes invalid. If you have BRCA membership though another club you are covered which means you can race as a guest tho we’d still rather you joined!

See you all next week!

Mark

[TangerineDream]

Don't forget next week (4th April) is the start of the Spring Series, best 4 of 6 rounds to count! Hope to see you all there!

[lazysurfer]

Well another good turn out this week, 15 racers comprising a heat of 10 touring and one of 5 buggies completing 4 rounds of qualifying and a final.
Gary Armstrong won the touring final again despite sandbagging all through qualifying with Paul Hindson maintaining his 100% record at the new venue in the buggy class.
Interest was added to the TC’s - the buggies landing on a filthy roll of carpet from Benton and tracking the dirt onto the next corner resulted in a local skid pan! So much I thought someone had burst a shock and left silicone oil there. We’ll try for a cleaner carpet next week!
A couple of new faces again with Mal racing for the first time at TyneMet and a totally new face in Mark Bryell, coming along for a reccy to hopefully be racing in a week or two.
Still a fair few “regulars” missing so try to get along next week lads - see if we can achieve 20 racers at some point!
Hopefully we’ll see those of you who’ve been for a look with a view to getting back into it racing pretty soon as well?
And as I’ve just discovered our IT police have blocked oOple from my work internet, if any of you can copy and post this to the forum it would be useful cheers J!

[cheapskate]

good to back racing:thumbsup:
alot of messing about with the setup of the mi1 to be done-
i must remember to fix my rear spoiler properly too:blush:
see you's monday,
Mal

[TangerineDream]

Chaps, round 1 results (updated for the dodgy loop) as below:

Buggy
1 Chris Clarke
2 Mike West
3 Paul Hindson
4 Nigel Johnson
5 Chis Haves

Touring
1 Mark Richardson
2 Harry Vaulkhard
3 Gary Armstrong
4 Paul Ferris
5 Mark Fairbairn
6 Gary Campbell
7 Ray Macauley
8 James Davidson
9 Mal Richardson
10 John Davidson
11 Jason Seymoure

See you all next week!

[lazysurfer]

Well lads thanks to those of you who turned up last night, those of you who didn’t missed a cracking nights racing in week 1 of Paul’s “best 4 from 6” race series.
17 racers was a good turn out again with 12 TC’s and 5 buggies running 3 qualifiers and 2 leg finals - second final starting with a reverse grid to make things even more interesting. Everyone I spoke to seemed to agree it was the best nights racing in a long time helped by the highest grip level I can ever remember on a wooden floor giving close accurate racing.. That’s despite the fact I’ve now ran 6 meetings with the same set of tyres - they just seem to be lasting for ever on this floor!
Still a few regulars missing - Mel where the hell have you disappeared to?
Anyway, look forward to seeing even more of you next week for what’s looking like being a good race series - Paul’s posted the first weeks results on oOple despite loosing his 100% record in the buggy class since moving to TyneMet.
Be good to see those of you who’ve turned up once or twice to check out the venue back on the track!

[cheapskate]

yep some excellent racing last night- especially between Mark, Harry and Gary armstrong in the A final- mint to watch
still alot of improvement needed from myself- had loads of grip upto the 3rd heat and then it all went pete tong:eh?: maybe been alittle too heavy on the throttle.

how is the series running? is it going to be every week or one a month?

see you's on monday,
Mal

[kosh]

good racing and good grip. good race format as i enjoyed keeping those flying at the minute behind; for too short a time sadly! sweeping top end of the straight great! Three weeks for mini pins going quite strong so need for any new tyre yet.

[lazysurfer]

Well a very busy night last night with 19 racing, the most yet at TyneMet. As Paul mentioned there were a few problems with the Laptop but hopefully it didn’t spoil anyone else’s night as you all still got your 5 races. Although the results may have been a bit of a mess it didn’t affect anyone on the track. A few more ideas for the loop next week to try and fix the problem. Anyone with any ideas why it misses the buggies occasionally and not the TC’s?
One theory is the extra ride height of the buggies so if you could all make sure your PT’s are as low as possible, another was not to have the loop in acceleration zone’s where the signal may be weak due to the motor drawing all the power but having tried this last night it made no difference.
Anyway we ARE racing next week even tho the college its self is closed so no excuses.
Nice to see a few new faces again with Mark Prior and Mick Buckle on the track for the first time and Emily making an appearance.
Hopefully see you all next week.
I was considering stopping the emails but the few I’ve spoke to seem to think it’s a good idea to keep them going as they’re there in your face asking you to come along and will work better than just a post on oople. They managed to drag Mel back along anyway J

PS - I’ve been raving on about how long TC tyres would last - well it appears at 6 weeks they STOP working - no fade away - they just STOP! So new rubber for next week for me.

Cheers

[hazzelarator]

Does anyone have the new points standings? I've Just finished re-building my car after my "brush" with the wall, ripped the front tyre, broke rear wishbone, and ripped the top of the front diff case out. Moral of the story is, get close but not that close :thumbsup:

[baD]

Does anyone have the new points standings? I've Just finished re-building my car after my "brush" with the wall, ripped the front tyre, broke rear wishbone, and ripped the top of the front diff case out. Moral of the story is, get close but not that close :thumbsup:

shouldn't you have taken up that moral BEFORE you started into 1:1 Touring cars ............ :woot: :thumbsup:

[TangerineDream]

Does anyone have the new points standings? I've Just finished re-building my car after my "brush" with the wall, ripped the front tyre, broke rear wishbone, and ripped the top of the front diff case out. Moral of the story is, get close but not that close :thumbsup:

I'll print the standings out on Monday night, from what I remember Chris is leading Mike West by 2pts and Mark and Harry are tied at the top (tho as Mark has a first place this puts him ahead!!)

[hazzelarator]

Sweet as! Yeah I think in 1:1 scale the idea is to hit people as much as possible, although perhaps thats where I've got the wrong end of the stick? :confused:

[nobby]

Sweet as! Yeah I think in 1:1 scale the idea is to hit people as much as possible, although perhaps thats where I've got the wrong end of the stick? :confused:
yeah ask jason plato eh harry:woot:

[furball85]

are 1/14th micros welcome or not? if so we will definetly see yous, if not we come to spectate till me and the missus can buy a car.
are you running lipo and brushless or is it just brushed motors?

[lazysurfer]

Well another cracking nights racing last night with no hiccups with the laptop which made for a very smooth running meeting.
Good turn out again with 17 racing, 12 TC’s & 5 buggies so thanks to all who came along.
One new face on the track was Gordon and a couple of lads, Peter & Kevin, ex racers came along to watch with the aim of getting back into it.
Hope to see you all again soon with cars!
We seem to have solved the loop counting problem - something as simple as moving the loop further from the decoder!!!!
Well it worked last night so fingers crossed that’s all it’s been - thanks to whoever came up with that suggestion.
Next meeting we must remember to put some track along the back wall - seems that a few skirting board fixing screws are responsible for breaking wishbones at the slightest contact.
Anyway, no racing for the next two weeks due to the bank holidays so no excuses for mot turning up at the next meet which is Monday 9th May.

[lazysurfer]

are 1/14th micros welcome or not? if so we will definetly see yous, if not we come to spectate till me and the missus can buy a car.
are you running lipo and brushless or is it just brushed motors?
We don't run micros unfortunately - not enough demand.
You're more than welcome to come along for a look tho. I'd llike to say tou could get five minutes on the track with your micro's but couldn't promis ite as it would depend on how we were doing for time - running five races for 3 heats is pretty hectic. Pop along tho, may be able to sort you a few laps at some point in the night or at least give you a few laps with a 1/10th ion the 2 minute gap between races. We run 1/10th buggies and TC's Li-Po/Ni-Mh/Ni-Cd brushed/brushless are all welcome TC's restricted to 19/27 turn brushed tho for TC's anything on buggies.

[furball85]

after watching some videos of the club just wanting to know what tyres the tc guys use? thanks again dude and looking at a tc to get me going lol

[lazysurfer]

Hi Furball
TC's all run Schumacher yellow narrow minipins with inserts
Hope this helps

[ThePirate]

hi everyone, im new to all this rc racing, to be precise ive only had one racing meeting. I have joined the club at seaham but would like to do more racing than once a fortnight or less if cancelled, I was told about your club by a seaham club member and I have found my way to here, your club link.
I notice you are asking for new people to come to your club, does this include very inexperienced people, and could you race as a none member???????
thanks in advance,

[cheapskate]

hi everyone, im new to all this rc racing, to be precise ive only had one racing meeting. I have joined the club at seaham but would like to do more racing than once a fortnight or less if cancelled, I was told about your club by a seaham club member and I have found my way to here, your club link.
I notice you are asking for new people to come to your club, does this include very inexperienced people, and could you race as a none member???????
thanks in advance,

get youself along in a couple of weeks mate- 9th may is the next meeting, the more people racing the merrier-
dont worry about being inexperienced... you should see my driving:woot::woot:.
i think you can race as a non member as long as you have your brca- lazysurfer would be able to tell you better

Mal

[Steven Forster]

hi everyone, im new to all this rc racing, to be precise ive only had one racing meeting. I have joined the club at seaham but would like to do more racing than once a fortnight or less if cancelled, I was told about your club by a seaham club member and I have found my way to here, your club link.
I notice you are asking for new people to come to your club, does this include very inexperienced people, and could you race as a none member???????
thanks in advance,


SNAP, ive got the bug and wanna do more racing on a more regular basis as I also had my first time racing at seaham 2 weeks ago (names steven by the way) and gutted that its been cancelled this weekend !!! My BRCA membership form is currently in the post on its way to them........I just wanna get out and race or at least try and make it round the track without crashing too much :lol:

[furball85]

you gain experience by driving, and i always look at it as if the guy behind is better he will always get around you lol, its an awesome hobby to get into, been doing it since i was a kid lol, mind you it seems the older i get the smaller the car i seem to race lol:thumbsup:

[furball85]

Hi Furball
TC's all run Schumacher yellow narrow minipins with inserts
Hope this helps

yea thanks very much do you still trim the inside pins to stop the grip roll etc?? and whats the best insert to use, sorry for all these questions but been long time since i ran an electric tourer:woot:

[cheapskate]

we use 20mm schumacher blue inserts(firm), we dont bother trimming the pins either

[TangerineDream]

Or yellow inserts (schumacher soft), personal preference I guess! Easier to drive but not as much grip! Unfortunately its still not grippy enough to roll.
Seaham chaps, come along we have a seperate buggy heat with usually between 5 and 8 pple, help us fill this up, the track is big enough to take it! And yes non club members can race with brca membership, still just £5

[lazysurfer]

Hey guys, in answer to various questions, yes we want more racers, no matter what your experience - heats are sorted on driving ability so you'll always have someone of a similar pace to race against. You can race as a non-member when ever you like so long as you have BRCA membership - tho we'd prefer you to join!!!!
Racing is £5 (FIRST MEETING FREE) every monday except bank holiday mondays - so we're not back on till 9th May unfortunately. Hope to see you guys there.

[lazysurfer]

Just a quick point to new/potential new racers - you can race for your first 2 weeks free and without BRCA membership. After your first 2 weeks, while you don't need to be a club member, for insurance reasons you do need to be a BRCA member - or at least have applied.
By happy coincidence - our club membership fee includes BRCA membership! :)

[furball85]

regarding lipos, can they be soft cased or do they have to be hard cased??
what motors do you run??

[baD]

regarding lipos, can they be soft cased or do they have to be hard cased??
what motors do you run??

The BRCA rule on LiPo cases only applies to BRCA sanctioned events, and is:-
Lithium based (LiPo/LiFe) battery packs
must have a hard, protective case that completely
envelopes the cell(s). The case should
be made from ABS or a similar material. The
two halves of the case must be factory sealed in
a way that any attempt to open the case will
destroy the case. The only opening in the case
that is allowed, is for the exit of wires.

In my opinion, all clubs should apply the same rule for all club meetings. It is well accepted that cells are THE most dangerous item of equipment.

[cheapskate]

regarding lipos, can they be soft cased or do they have to be hard cased??
what motors do you run??

19/27t brushed, 13.5t brushless for tc's,
not sure what guys are running in the buggies

[furball85]

thanks very much :D, does shell make much of a difference indoors or not, never raced indoors with a tc, as was looking at either the hot bodies impreza or the blitz ISF

http://demonpowerproducts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=5992

http://www.apexmodels.com/gbu0-prodshow/61738.html

[cheapskate]

the lads are using all types of shells- mazda 6, dodge stratus, alfa 159 to name a few, just make sure you get a shell with a wing that'll give plenty downforce, it does make a difference
ive just bought a moorespeed dodge stratus which comes with 3 wings.
what tc you going to be running?

[furball85]

HPI sprint, bit old but hey still works lol

[cheapskate]

HPI sprint, bit old but hey still works lol
tbh honest theres not many running new chassis anyway mate so you'll fit right in:thumbsup:

[lazysurfer]

thanks very much :D, does shell make much of a difference indoors or not, never raced indoors with a tc, as was looking at either the hot bodies impreza or the blitz ISF

http://demonpowerproducts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=5992

http://www.apexmodels.com/gbu0-prodshow/61738.html

Hi Furball - shell makes a massive difference on a slipy wooden floor, needs to run as low as poss and have a good large spoiler. Any with "scale" spoilers or running too high will handle like a bus!
While there are lots of shels to chose from, most saloon type are basically the same. Worst I've used were MG ZS (too high) and a merc CKK GTR (too long)

[furball85]

excellent, lol got it for £60 delivered with a 19T motor, the guy was selling it as he cant turn it into a slider due to it being belt drive lol, yea i can imagine with the clk lol they were abit low in there time, i like mazda speed 6 as it looks a good alround shell and the fact that mardave do one for the mardave must mean there worth summit lol

[Steven Forster]

anybody using any Tamiya TL-01s and/or will they be competitive enough as ive got one with loads of hop ups.......also a standard Tamiya TB-01 or a HPI RS4 Rally that needs building up LOL ???

[cheapskate]

anybody using any Tamiya TL-01s and/or will they be competitive enough as ive got one with loads of hop ups.......also a standard Tamiya TB-01 or a HPI RS4 Rally that needs building up LOL ???
i know gary is running a tamiya but not sure what spec, get yourself over on the 9th may and have look.

just finished spraying my new shell and it looks crap!!!!:thumbdown:
i think its a bad idea to have 6 bottles of becks then try and paint!:woot:

[furball85]

LMAO not a bad attempt i can imagine

[lazysurfer]

Don't worry about running old model TC's. There's not a massive ammount of difference in performance from old to new. Just turn up and race, thumbs make the most difference to the lap times!
I'm running a Losi XXXS which i've had for about 4-5 year maybe, and it wasn't new when I got it!

[furball85]

hey guys what kinda brushless setup you guys running? also where is the best place to get spikes for tc rims from? cheers for help also got wife driving lol she very new so going to try get her some practice sessions before we come club racing.

[Ray Mac]

Hi furball85 can't say 'bout brushless set ups I'm an old brushed driver but get your tyres at PHILLS MODELS Nile Street in North Shields

Ray Mac

[cheapskate]

hey guys what kinda brushless setup you guys running? also where is the best place to get spikes for tc rims from? cheers for help also got wife driving lol she very new so going to try get her some practice sessions before we come club racing.

im using a cheap n chearful yeah racing sensorless motor/speedo combo from fleabay- think it cost about 55 quid new.
as Ray said Phills is the best locally or you can buy direct from schumacher.

[furball85]

cool, will go to phils and have a look/spend lol, bought 2 tcs one comes with everything to go drifting but spares seem to be like a bad drift lol (kyosho TF5) and a hpi sprint 1 which spares seem to be easier to get hold of on fleabay

[lazysurfer]

You're finally on then Old Man Ray!
Look forward to seeing you both racing then Furball - we're back on the 9th May - 7pm.

[cheapskate]

cool, will go to phils and have a look/spend lol, bought 2 tcs one comes with everything to go drifting but spares seem to be like a bad drift lol (kyosho TF5) and a hpi sprint 1 which spares seem to be easier to get hold of on fleabay

Gary who works in Phills is the club secretary and will be able to answer any questions you have mate- really helpful:thumbsup:

[furball85]

awesome thanks alot guya should be down at the end of may i think :D

[cheapskate]

Its like having your arms chopped off not being able to race for two weeks lol
:(

[Steven Forster]

Its like having your arms chopped off not being able to race for two weeks lol
:(

+1 on that

Had my first practice race on the 10th of april and been itching to get some more practice/racing done :woot:

[cheapskate]

has anyone got the current championship standings?
also has anybody got any idea's about what we do about the rear wall problem?
someone mentioned getting in touch with whoever ran nissan to get a length of rope to run down the wall.

[Ray Mac]

Cheapskate! didn't you check the results board at the last meeting?
It was under the heat results, don't ask me what the positions were 'cos I've got "alzimers". See ya a week on Monday:p

[cheapskate]

Cheapskate! didn't you check the results board at the last meeting?
It was under the heat results, don't ask me what the positions were 'cos I've got "alzimers". See ya a week on Monday:p

youve deffo got that "oldtimers" Ray:woot:.
i meant the overall results for after the meeting (upto round 3)

[Ray Mac]

Hey Cheapskate! any old timer can make that misstake :confused: LOL.

[baD]

has anyone got the current championship standings?
also has anybody got any idea's about what we do about the rear wall problem?
someone mentioned getting in touch with whoever ran nissan to get a length of rope to run down the wall.

All the rope at Nissan went JORCR/Seaham, TRCC & Netherton Park

[Ray Mac]

Thanks for letting us know what happened to it Bill. Hey! are you going to come back for some T.C. racing? I've missed our coming togethers all those years ago. How about it?

[cheapskate]

Does anybody know what turn motors the lads running the buggies are using?
Also what tyres/inserts?

Cheers,
Mal

[TangerineDream]

Hi Mal
The buggies are running down to 5.5 motors and a mix of yellow cat full spikes or mini spikes, usually with the schumacher medium inserts, personally I think the cat spikes along with a cooler motor (7.5) will last about 6 weeks
I'm printing the results at the start of each meeting as not enough time at the end before everything goes into the cupboard.
As far as the track goes I'm sure we have enough to cover the majority if not all of the wall, which should prevent any more 'vaulkhard moments'!!!

Can everyone take responsibilty for ensuring they are happy with the track, rather than the usual few people left to finish it off each week

Cheers
Paul

[baD]

As far as the track goes I'm sure we have enough to cover the majority if not all of the wall, which should prevent any more 'vaulkhard moments'!!!
Paul

oh god !

what happened to HV ?

[cheapskate]

oh god !

what happened to HV ?

his car had a slight altercation with a loose screw sticking out of the skirting boards on the back straight,
he wasnt the only one though- ray(twice), ian and mark have all snapped wishbones in recent weeks.

cheers for the reply's on my questions Paul- is the 5.5/ 7.5 turn motor ratings for brushless?

Mal

[TangerineDream]

Yeh brushless all the way, too much maintenance using brushed in a buggy!
You should come along to the regional at stannington if you get sorted, likely to be 30+ racing.

Anyone got any medium schumacher inserts to sell me, don't really want to have to melt part worn tyres off my rims for the weekend

Cheers

[baD]

Yeh brushless all the way, too much maintenance using brushed in a buggy!
You should come along to the regional at stannington if you get sorted, likely to be 30+ racing.

Anyone got any medium schumacher inserts to sell me, don't really want to have to melt part worn tyres off my rims for the weekend

Cheers

Phil's models have them still I believe

[hazzelarator]

Hey everyone, sorry for not replying sooner. If required im sure Bill & I can lend some rope for the wall, but I think there is probs enough handrail to do the job anyway? Dont be put off by the wall incident I had, (it really was freak and with a very old car) I've been hitting it every week for 6 weeks and eventually somethings gotta give! : ) It rewards 'getting it right' and punishes getting it wrong which i'm sure we all agree is part and parcel of scale motorsport?! Anyway to all new and old members, from my part I think the new club has taken the necessary steps into the future which were well over due so everyone should support the new venture as it's a great location great hall and great group of people so get yourselves along for the next race meeting!
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[cheapskate]

so everyone should support the new venture as it's a great location great hall and great group of people so get yourselves along for the next race meeting!
:thumbsup::thumbsup:

i'll second that:thumbsup:

[Steven Forster]

Think i might pop along with my B4 buggy on monday if i dont break it at seaham on the sunday :woot: will be my 2nd time racing :), might even bring my Tamiya TL-01 for some touring car action, been a few years since the last time i used it as i got bored of bashing so now will be a good time to use it for what is was for...............:thumbsup:

[lazysurfer]

Dont forget were back racing on Monday 9th........and yes there'll be track along the wall!
Pleas come along if you're a new racer. There should be a good turnout after missing 2 weeks

[lazysurfer]

A bit of a strange meeting last night, after 2 weeks with no racing I was expecting a good turn out but we were a little light on regular racers for some reason, (although I know some of you are having babies around now!)
That didn’t stop us making a total of 17 racers though with no less than SEVEN first timers at the venue. Nice to see Ross making his first meeting at TyneMet and providing some tough competition for Paul Hindson in the buggy class, which had 2 new racers with just a couple of Seaham meetings under their belt as well as Peter Ellis joining us.
Also 3 new lads in the TC’s, particularly good to see that 2 of them were junior racers, something that’s a bit of a rarity these days (I blame PS3’s, XBOX’s etc)!
Anyway I’m sure Paul will post the results if he hasn’t already from what was a VERY close nights racing for the top spots.
A better turn out of regulars wouldn’t go amiss next week and don’t forget the regional buggy meeting this Sunday at Harry’s place if you fancy going along.
Hopefully see more of you next week!

[Ray Mac]

Mark! can you tell me where Harry's place is please?, all I've heard is it's somewhere around Stanington, is that right? Could anyone be more spacific with directions, please?.

It was good to get back racing last night (getting in people's way, sorry about that:() It wasn't till the 2nd final I eventually got the car to go where I wanted, I might get my act together for next week:eh?:.
See you next week.

[cheapskate]

Mark! can you tell me where Harry's place is please?, all I've heard is it's somewhere around Stanington, is that right? Could anyone be more spacific with directions, please?.

It was good to get back racing last night (getting in people's way, sorry about that:() It wasn't till the 2nd final I eventually got the car to go where I wanted, I might get my act together for next week:eh?:.
See you next week.

heres the google map Ray:thumbsup:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=117432903097510285403.0004816011e0f9d321258&t=h&z=19

hope this helps.

[Ray Mac]

Thanks Mal! I take it that it's an outdoor T.C. track on a carpark? Correct me if I'm wrong. Have you been indulging in racing there?:confused:

[cheapskate]

Thanks Mal! I take it that it's an outdoor T.C. track on a carpark? Correct me if I'm wrong. Have you been indulging in racing there?:confused:

no mate, found the map in the NE regionals thread:thumbsup:,
im going on sunday to watch and needed directions too.
As far as im aware its actually an indoor track

[baD]

no mate, found the map in the NE regionals thread:thumbsup:,
im going on sunday to watch and needed directions too.
As far as im aware its actually an indoor track

Read all about it here --> http://www.oople.com/forums/showpost.php?p=499528&postcount=74

It's actually an indoor outdoor NE 1/10 Regional meeting - in a horse arena. Get there with a 1/10 scale electric off-roader of any kind and you'll LOVE the surface ! ! !

[Ray Mac]

Thanks Mal and Bill for the information and more that I asked.:thumbsup:
I'm not sure I will be able to make it this Sunday, but I will be up to check it out. I'll see Harry on Monday and quiz him on the gen for his track.:)

[lazysurfer]

A lot of regulars missing again this week but still 15 racing. Get yourselves along the rest of you!
Also would be useful if a few more could be there for 7 or just before. We can get in the hall to set up the pits while the ladies keep fit class is still going on - they are quite happy for us to do this as long as we're out of their way - Jonny certainly seemed to be enjoyung the visual entertainment!
Very close in the TC's again through all 3 quali's and the first leg of the final between me and Harry. Not sure which of us was more dissapointed that he failed to get off the line in the final with a sticky brush!
Paul willno doubt post ther full results.
Hope to see more of you there next week - 6:50 sharp you can either set up your pit table - or watch the ladies keep fit with Jonny, up to you!
And don't forget,next week in the last week of the race series!
Cheers

[kosh]

Hello tyne met buggy boys. Is there anyone who could lend a set of reasonable set of wheels and tyres for an interested potential racer. Harry who has just finished some work in my house has bought a second hand b44 (no electrics). Harry doesnt have the time to get the rest of his stuff and was going to give me the buggy to try to sell at the club. However i have told him i have some spare gear to put in his car and he is interested in at least giving it a go for a night. The other question is that what pinion should i put on the b44 with a 7.5 x12 assuming the spur is the standard kit one oh and harry has raced before so hopefully it wont be too fast. Help for a potential new racer welcome. would be this monday.
cheers.

[lazysurfer]

hey paul, sorry no one got back on this, i'm sure someone will be happy to lend some wheels but oople's been down for a couple of days. No racing next week but bring him along the week after

[lazysurfer]

well guys we broke the 20 racer mark tonight with a fantastic 22 comprising 9 buggies & 13tcs for the last night of the 6 week series. Paul will post the results as usual. Nice to see the new racers keen and turning up week after week, also Anthony racing for his first meeting and 3 new members joining!
Great to seeRoss back again and Phil Haines turn up to race and prove he hasn't lost it by stealing pole and winning the first leg of the A final, hope to see you back again but a bit slower next time please Phil.
No racing next week due to the bank hol but hope to have another good turn out when we're back the following week.

Cheers

[cheapskate]

hey paul, sorry no one got back on this, i'm sure someone will be happy to lend some wheels but oople's been down for a couple of days. No racing next week but bring him along the week after

ive got a brand new set of wheels/tyres which i'll bring along the next time we race- its still going to be a while before my buggy is up and running:thumbsup:.
great to see lots of people racing last night and plenty new members too- long may it continue:)

[nobby]

really enjoyed the racing last night.
buggy racing was really good fun with lots of different abilities made it a challenge to get round clean.

didn't get to see the t/c racing, but it was good to see phil haines racing.
theres still life in the old dog yet:D

[cheapskate]

as some of you's might of noticed my car is all over the place when im driving, i had put this down to my driving:blush: but a couple of the lads had a quick look at my car on monday and noticed that my camber/toe settings were way out,
what is everybody running setup wise?
also will it be worth stripping my diffs and giving them a clean or just tightening them up a little- they were pre built when i bought the Mi1 and havnt done anything with them since fitting them.

cheers,
Mal

[Ray Mac]

Hi Mal, my setup is no toein (parallel) camber 1 degree negative front & rear.
Which is "NO RECOMENATION" coming from me, and the wayI drive.LOL:blush:

[cheapskate]

Hi Mal, my setup is no toein (parallel) camber 1 degree negative front & rear.
Which is "NO RECOMENATION" coming from me, and the wayI drive.LOL:blush:

atleast you get into the a finals mate so your driving aint that bad:)
cheers for the advice on the setup Ray- both my front and rear wheels were toed out:confused::confused:
and this was stock setting from the build-n i even measured the dimensions with a digital caliper.

just found out that its my saturday in at work on the 11th so wont be able to make it:thumbdown:

[lazysurfer]

Toe out Mal!!!!
No wonder you were unhappy with it parallel to 1deg to in both back and front - toe in front gives more turn in but makes more twitchy on the straight, 0-1 deg neg camber as well, more gives more grip in corners but makes it unpredictable. toe in on the back gives less oversteer/more understeer in corners. Unless your diffs feel rough I'd start with camber & toe in settings before rebuilding.

[cheapskate]

Toe out Mal!!!!
No wonder you were unhappy with it parallel to 1deg to in both back and front - toe in front gives more turn in but makes more twitchy on the straight, 0-1 deg neg camber as well, more gives more grip in corners but makes it unpredictable. toe in on the back gives less oversteer/more understeer in corners. Unless your diffs feel rough I'd start with camber & toe in settings before rebuilding.


Cheers Mark,
Bought some set up gauges and set front a rear 1 deg toe in and camber -1 deg front and rear- just have to see how it goes next meeting.
One thing i have found is that the pin that holds wheel hex onto the shaft on the left rear has snapped into 3 pieces:eh?:- maybe this also explains why i was spinning out too

[Ray Mac]

Hi Mal! have you got plenty of drive pins for the wheel hexes?. I've got a few if you're short of them. Let me know if you want them before next Monday.:eh?:

[cheapskate]

Hi Mal! have you got plenty of drive pins for the wheel hexes?. I've got a few if you're short of them. Let me know if you want them before next Monday.:eh?:

ive ordered some from schumacher Ray,
if they dont turn up i'll pinch them off my buggy:)

[cheapskate]

Hello tyne met buggy boys. Is there anyone who could lend a set of reasonable set of wheels and tyres for an interested potential racer. Harry who has just finished some work in my house has bought a second hand b44 (no electrics). Harry doesnt have the time to get the rest of his stuff and was going to give me the buggy to try to sell at the club. However i have told him i have some spare gear to put in his car and he is interested in at least giving it a go for a night. The other question is that what pinion should i put on the b44 with a 7.5 x12 assuming the spur is the standard kit one oh and harry has raced before so hopefully it wont be too fast. Help for a potential new racer welcome. would be this monday.
cheers.

do you still want me to bring wheels/tyres along tonight?
the rims are a 12mm hex- will they fit the B44?

[lazysurfer]

Well guys a bit of a poor tun out this week compared to the previous meeting althoughy 16 drivers is still more than we could have hoped for at Longbenton. Still a few regulars missing or even dissapeared!! (Jason?)
Anyway, this Saturday 11th is the colleg's community open day so we've been invited to put on a race demo in part of the hall. Doors open to the public at 11 so we're in there at 10:30 to set up with racing from 11 - 12:30 so please come along if you can - anyone welcome - club member or not!
It's a good opportunity to show the public we're there and what we do as well as providing a bit of racing or a set up session for drivers at no cost.
Hope to see a good turn out for thea as well as a few more of you getting along next Monday

[cheapskate]

good nights racing tonight, deffo think my setup changes are starting to pay off:thumbsup:

are we going to run another championship soon?
how about charging a few quid as an entry fee into the championship then we could use the money off the entry fee's to pay for trophies?

[lazysurfer]

Lads, a good turn out again last night with 20 drivers. A bit of a hjiccup with the laptop changing its settings between races but as we started racing 5 mins earlier than usual it didn't cause a problem with time.
Couple of lads turned up showing interest in getting into it so hopefully see them back again.
We had 8 racers for the open day on Saturday. Not much interest in the way of potential members but good racing entertained those watching on a tight little track.
Hope to see you all again next week.
Cheers

[lazysurfer]

Couple of quiet weeks the last two so get yourselves back racing. TyneMet College sports hall. Mondays 7-10pm for those of you who may have forgot!

[Steven Forster]

Couple of quiet weeks the last two so get yourselves back racing. TyneMet College sports hall. Mondays 7-10pm for those of you who may have forgot!

Gonna try making it there on monday for my 2nd race, but this time running 4wd buggy...........:woot::woot::woot:

[cheapskate]

Here's the overall standings upto round 5

Touring Cars;
1: Mark Richardson--399
2: Phil Haines--389
3: Ray Macaulay--383
4: Mal Richardson--369
5: Gary Campbell--298
=6: Mel Chatton--290
=6: Gary Armstrong--290
8: James Davidson--273
9: Mark Fairbairn--194
10: Peter--189
11: Andy D--179
12: John Davidson--178
13: Paul Ferris--99
=14: Nigel Johnson--97
=14: Matthew--97
16: Andy Scowen--95
17: Kyle--94
18: Harry Vaulkhard--88
19: Anthony Ord--0

4WD Buggies;
1: Paul Hindson--399
2: Johnathon Clark--396
3: Mike West--294
4: Mark Prior--293
5: Mike Buckle--199
6: Nigel Johnson--96
7: Ross Murray--95

Final round of the series next so lets have a good turn out,

On a slightly different note i have to say the lack of marshalling is starting to become a joke:thumbdown:

see you's all next week.

[Ray Mac]

OK! for all drivers at Tyne Met, don't think you're getting away without your usual "chivvy" from Mark, 'cos he's away on holiday,:p.

Here it is from me the "Old man" of the club.

Please try and get there before 7pm to set the trackup, the sooner we get ready, the more time we have to sort out the racing. We might even squeeze in an extra round, (chance would be a fine thing).

Anyway, here's looking forward to tomorrow night with as many drivers as pos.:thumbsup: Seeyou all there then:thumbsup:

[cheapskate]

OK! for all drivers at Tyne Met, don't think you're getting away without your usual "chivvy" from Mark, 'cos he's away on holiday,:p.

Here it is from me the "Old man" of the club.

Please try and get there before 7pm to set the trackup, the sooner we get ready, the more time we have to sort out the racing. We might even squeeze in an extra round, (chance would be a fine thing).

Anyway, here's looking forward to tomorrow night with as many drivers as pos.:thumbsup: Seeyou all there then:thumbsup:

does this mean you'll be crackin the whip on all the lazy ******** who arn't doing the share of marshalling ray:thumbsup:

If Mark isnt there tomorrow night all Phil Haines has to do is finish and he'll take top spot in tc's.

[cheapskate]

A goods night racing- the buggy lads opted not to run jumps which i thought made the racing alot closer.
Some good driving in the tc's too- Peter and James in the B finals was canny good to watch.

here's the final standings for the summer series:

Touring Cars: top ten.

1- Mark Richardson 399
2- Gary Campbell 397
3- Phil Haines 394
4- Ray Macaulay 388
5- Mal Richardson 376
6- James Davidson 368
7= Mel Chatton 290
7= Gary Armstrong 290
9- Mark Fairbairn 194
10-Peter 189


4WD Buggies

1- Paul Hindson 399
2- Johnathon Clark 396
3- Mike West 394
4- Mike Buckle 297
5- Mark Prior 293
6- Nigel Johnson 195
7- Peter Ellis 97
8- Bill Allison 96
9- Ross Murray 95

Well done to Mark and Paul for winning overall and they wern't even racing tonight:eh?:
see you's next week

Mal

[Ray Mac]

Not much to add to what Mal commented on the racing, only if he hadn't sufferd car mallardies inthe first final Mal could have finished higher in the TCs, (at least in front of me):lol:
One more week without Mark & Paul, thanks to Mike West & John Davidson, I think the meeting went without any major hitches.
With the return of Nigel Hastie (sorry if I've spelt your name wrong Nigel) the number of drivers wasn't too bad. Bill Allison & Peter Ellis swelling the buggies. (good to see you again chaps!)
Roll on next week, with an increased set of drivers.

The "old man" :thumbsup:

[chris68nufc]

What tyres do the buggy lads run? Full spikes yellow compound? I'm hoping to pop over in the next few weeks.

[cheapskate]

What tyres do the buggy lads run? Full spikes yellow compound? I'm hoping to pop over in the next few weeks.
thats the ones mate, with medium inserts:thumbsup:

[MR ANDERSON]

:)HI FELLOW RACERS, I HAVE JUST REGISTERED TO THIS SITE SO I CAN LEAVE COMMENTS ASWELL, FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR HELP OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS AS I AM NEW TO THIS HOBBY AND HAVE HAD LOADS OF HELP TO GET GOING AND AGAIN WHEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAR, MY BOY MATTHEW CANT WAIT TILL NEXT RACE DAY ON MONDAY, AND YES I CANT WAIT ASWELL LOL, SEE U ALL ON MONDAY.:thumbsup:

[Ray Mac]

Hi guys, just your weekly reminder for tomorrow night.
Last weeks total of drivers was pretty good, do you think we could match it, or even surpass the attendance.
The driving and marshalling was noticeably better than the previous weeks. So if we could be there pre 7oclock, let's see if this Monday we can have another good night:thumbsup::thumbsup:.

See you all tomorrow night:eh?:

The "old man"

[cheapskate]

rear diffs rebuilt and got my new speed passion esc/motor fitted:thumbsup:
see you's tomorrow night

Mal

[cheapskate]

Another good turn out tonight- 13 tc's and 5 buggies.

Jason was back with his sx3 in the buggies and Peter Anderson had a screaming night avoiding the carnage in the demolition derby heats to nick the last spot in the A final away from Ray (maybe the 10.5 motor had something to do with it:rolleyes:)

Yet again marshalling was poor- it aint rocket science to marshall after youve finished your heat- even if your car is broke, ask someone to stand in for you while you fix it

Gonna end my rant now or i'll be here all night.:(

Mal

[Dalton]

You guys got any photo's of the track ect ? im looking for a buggy race now and again

[cheapskate]

You guys got any photo's of the track ect ? im looking for a buggy race now and againhttp://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACIN.../1/QK2MNaLwDmU (http://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACING#p/a/u/1/QK2MNaLwDmU)
http://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACIN.../0/KFbgedPfVBQ (http://www.youtube.com/user/MMWRACING#p/a/u/0/KFbgedPfVBQ)

heres a couple of vids from when the track fist kicked off at tyne met,
sorry dont have any pics

[chris68nufc]

Not really off road though is it? More like drift racing, I can't think what skills that surface can give you to go racing real off road on a high astro track?

I'm hoping to pop along next Monday night to see what it's all about so hope to see a few buggies, suppose it's hard to have 2 types different class racing on the same track!

[Mike West]

Chris,

How do you expect 'proper' off road racing in a venue were you have to build a track and dismantle it within a few hours?

The venue like most clubs is not owned by them.

However the racing is normally very competative and close, which too me is what club racing is all about, a social and enjoyable night.

Having big jumps and damanding track on a club night also turns away newcomers to clubs as they cannot even get round the track.

Racers will race no matter how easy the track is, a club needs to exist on all it's members.

Get yourself along and see how close the racing is before complianing its no good.

[chris68nufc]

Chris,

How do you expect 'proper' off road racing in a venue were you have to build a track and dismantle it within a few hours?

The venue like most clubs is not owned by them.

However the racing is normally very competative and close, which too me is what club racing is all about, a social and enjoyable night.

Having big jumps and damanding track on a club night also turns away newcomers to clubs as they cannot even get round the track.

Racers will race no matter how easy the track is, a club needs to exist on all it's members.

Get yourself along and see how close the racing is before complianing its no good.

Sorry Mike, I can't remember me saying that it's no good!

I said that the video shows drift racing in one of the clips! Fact!

It's there for everybody to see, by off road racing I don't mean a full clay indoor track, you know that I don't mean that!

Why do people always go on about newbies?

If clubs catered for people that already drive rather than for somebody who might want to race once or twice then never again then the north east might have some more successful clubs, other than that they will continue to be un-supported as they are?

Ya dig?:confused:

[MR ANDERSON]

a very good nights racing on monday, it was scary going into the pros final but it was very enjoyable, especially since i got fourth place, dont know how i done that, ok mal it might have something to do with my 10.5 motor but im getting better as the weeks go by, havnt been to any other clubs in the north east but cant imagine them being any friendlier or helpfull than at tyne met, see u all monday:thumbsup:

[Mike West]

Sorry Mike, I can't remember me saying that it's no good!

I said that the video shows drift racing in one of the clips! Fact!

It's there for everybody to see, by off road racing I don't mean a full clay indoor track, you know that I don't mean that!

Why do people always go on about newbies?

If clubs catered for people that already drive rather than for somebody who might want to race once or twice then never again then the north east might have some more successful clubs, other than that they will continue to be un-supported as they are?

Ya dig?:confused:

The videos that are linked, are from the first time we used the hall and like all things, set-ups need changng to suit the surface.

You asked what can be gained by racing in a hall like we do! Well to me racing on low grip tracks and flowing tracks learns you throttle control, overtaking and being able to keep your place under pressure from the car behind. which is the same on every surface.

If tracks were all jumps and bumps it becomes a case of who can get round and not who is the fastest and it's not very enjoyable too 95% of the club racers. That in turn makes numbers go down and the club can't pay the bills.

We do cater for all our members, and build tracks that they like to race on and suit the venue.

How can you say the club isn't successfull? we have more members now than in the last 10 years and the club is financally safe for the forseeable future.

The biggest problem with the north east at present is they're are lots of drivers, but a few don't race and support the local clubs which provide a competetive regional series.

[Ray Mac]

Well said Mike, for a club that caters for buggies and saloons, we have gained a few new members for both camps. Most regulars are happy with the surface, and the way the club is run, by the racers for the racers. Long may it continue.

From along termer. (the start of the club)

The old man!:thumbsup:

[nobby]

Not really off road though is it? More like drift racing, I can't think what skills that surface can give you to go racing real off road on a high astro track?

I'm hoping to pop along next Monday night to see what it's all about so hope to see a few buggies, suppose it's hard to have 2 types different class racing on the same track!
if you think you can beat the buggy guy's chris get yourself along on a monday, and show them how it's done, or better still instead of criticising the efforts of the guy's at tyne met that have saved one of the oldest clubs in the country start you own club, and you can see whats involved in running a club:thumbsup:
or you could just do what you normally do, and don't even both trying the club out, and just sit behind your computer complaining about a club, and venue that you have never been to:woot:

the reason people keep going on about newbies is because without newbies there would be know clubs for you to complain about.
just remember everyone was a newbie at some point, even you, or were you born a superstar:confused:

keep up the good work guy's you should all be proud of what you have.

[chris68nufc]

Wondered when you would crawl out of your hole:lol: how can I profess to be a superstar as I'm only an F5? I'm well up for going to a club to get some practice in and keep myself active so Monday nights will be great!

How come everybody is so defensive anyway? Doesn't sound like a friendly club?

Let me know when your going Nobby, I might be washing my hair that night:thumbsup:

[nobby]

Let me know when your going Nobby, I might be washing my hair that night:thumbsup:
go whenever you like chris you won't be bumping into me.
i'm not racing anymore i'm bored so i'm done:lol:
as for being defensive, people are just defending there club, and the hard work they have put in to the club.
it's like somebody saying you are shit eletrician, and your work was crap, i'm sure you would defend yourself, and work.
you ask what good it would be racing on a flat track?
well any stick time is good for you so get yourself along, and try the club out you will enjoy it:thumbsup:

[Mike West]

Chris

We could always which club you actuatly learn't to drive at?

The same one we are talking about!!

You always ask about a club to race at on a week night and we have the closest one to you.

Not sure why you havent race there?

[cheapskate]

ok mal it might have something to do with my 10.5 motor but im getting better as the weeks go by,:thumbsup:

was just being sarky Peter- you had a cracking night racing mate, your average lap and best lap from the second final just prove that and a well deserved spot in the A final:thumbsup:- something i have never managed, do you fancy setting up my diffs;) lol

see you's monday,
Mal

[kosh]

Hi,
Everbody at tyne met. Havent been since the open day which i hope was a good display for those looking in.
My new baby boy is only 7 days old so excuse me for not turning up recentley. No one should take a pop at this club until they have been and helped. Hello old man and the rest including some new YOUNG PEOPLE! shock horror! I be back to race asap but good luck to mark r and everyone else at tyne met. Chris go along and enjoy or dont critisise.

[Ray Mac]

Congratulations to you Paul, your wife, and two sons. Now your fun will start. Enjoy them while they are small.

Looking forward to seeing you in the future, take care.

The "old man":thumbsup::thumbsup::D

[Ray Mac]

Hi guys! just your usual reminder for tomorrow night. I'm not sure if Mark is back, we'll just play it by ear, like the last couple of weeks which I think went vey well. If we ALL muck in it won't take long to set up. See ya there!
Ray:p:thumbsup:

[lazysurfer]

Good to hear Ray's been keeping you all in check while I've been away and that Bill, Peter, and Nigel have all been back racing. We can do without the negative comments tho Chris especially since you've never been along too the venue yet. If you come along and dont like it thats your opinion but dont diss something you know nothing about. People read this and we've worked hard to rebuild the numbers and can do withoutnegative comments putting off potential members. Cheers for those of you defending the club. We are a friendly club as and always want and welcome "newbies", just ask any of the numerous new members we've attracted since the move.
Anyway I'm back this week and hope to see all of you there for some close competition again.

[N7ELA]

Good to hear Ray's been keeping you all in check while I've been away and that Bill, Peter, and Nigel have all been back racing. We can do without the negative comments tho Chris especially since you've never been along too the venue yet. If you come along and dont like it thats your opinion but dont diss something you know nothing about. People read this and we've worked hard to rebuild the numbers and can do withoutnegative comments putting off potential members. Cheers for those of you defending the club. We are a friendly club as and always want and welcome "newbies", just ask any of the numerous new members we've attracted since the move.
Anyway I'm back this week and hope to see all of you there for some close competition again.


Negative comments? He simply stated his opinion based on videos posted within this thread! I think He is looking to gain as much practise as possible for 1:10 off road racing and Was looking to race here!

He didn't say people had not worked hard and that it was a poor club. He actually hit the nail on the head. It's not an off road club, it's a touring car club which welcome all members, even 1:10th off road.

At the end of the day if you post videos of your club on a forum then be prepared for comments and opinions!

[Adamp9]

Alright all, I used to race years ago but I've been gone for a long time. Just found a hot bodies cyclone during a house move. I've no idea if I can make it raceable but I plan on being down next week just to show my face and say hi. Fingers crossed I can get the hb workable it'd be nice to save £300 getting back into the hobby.

Adam

[Mike West]

I feel we need to end some of the comments.

I've spoke to chris over the weekend and i believe his comments haven't come over the way which it was intended.

To defend the few which have responded though these are people who are devoted to their club and except feed back if it's constructive.

Neil I don't think you can really call it either class as we have just about equal members of both.

I've extended our hand and welcomed chris and anyone else for that matter to join us on a monday night and experience first hand the venue and surface.

On a side note the video uploaded onto my website & youtube is from the first time we raced at the hall and as we all know it takes time to find a setup and the best tires.

If you wish to come along please do so and most people run yellow/soft full spikes in buggy and yellow mini pins for touring cars.

Mike

[cheapskate]

Well 13tc's turned up tonight and No Buggies:eh?::eh?:.
Good to see Ian Watson back racing and you wouldnt have thought he had been away taking the lead and holding it in the first heat.

Was it just me or was there a lack of grip tonight? maybe the college had decided to give the floor a polish???

Some good close racing in the heats- the younger drivers- Kyle,Matthew and Owen with some improvement in their driving.
James Davidson and Mark Fairbairn making it into the A final whislt "the old man"Ray had a bump on lap 4 of his final heat which snapped his steering idler which dropped him down to the B final.

The A final's saw Phil Haines taking first in both legs and Gary Armstrong nailing second in both legs.

Ray wasn't up and running for the first leg of the B final so i managed to take first with Peter Anderson second.
The second leg of the B final and Ray managed to get his car fixed and took the win, Peter was on course to take second until his tyre come off which let me into second and take the overall win in the B final:thumbsup:

A Final Overall Results.

1. Phil Haines
2. Gary Armstrong
3. Ian Watson
4. Mark Richardson
5. Mel Chatton
6. Mark Fairbairn
7. James Davidson

B Final Overall Results.

1. Mal Richardson
2. Peter Anderson
3. Owen Dixon
4. Ray Macaulay
5. Matthew Anderson
6. Kyle

See you's next week,

Mal

[chrispattinson]

What tyres are you guys using on the touring cars? Also, any motor limits etc applied (finger crossed for a : "No")
And.... is my 1998 Schumacher Axis going to be any good against the modern stuff?

[lazysurfer]

Negative comments? He simply stated his opinion based on videos posted within this thread! I think He is looking to gain as much practise as possible for 1:10 off road racing and Was looking to race here!

He didn't say people had not worked hard and that it was a poor club. He actually hit the nail on the head. It's not an off road club, it's a touring car club which welcome all members, even 1:10th off road.

At the end of the day if you post videos of your club on a forum then be prepared for comments and opinions!

Ok this seems to be getting out of hand - all started by Dalton simply enquiring about the club.
“You guys got any photo's of the track ect ? im looking for a buggy race now and again”
To this Mal posted a couple of vids. Now I’m sure Dalton is capable of making his own mind up from the vids without anyone appearing to try to influence his decision which is how Chris’s comment came across
“Not really off road though is it? More like drift racing, I can't think what skills that surface can give you to go racing real off road on a high astro track?”
I’m sure it wasn’t meant to put off Dalton but that’s the way it came across, sufficient to even prompt a response form Mr Laidback himself Westy.
Look at it from the other side Neil, I’m guessing you race Jarrow right? So a potential new racer enquires about your local club with a view to coming along, someone posts a vid and having never raced or even been to your club I post on your forum a commentbased on the video in reply to the potential new racer, “ I can't think what skills that surface can give you” - I’m sure that’d get a response from your members
The negative comments I was referring to are-
“Why do people always go on about newbies?
If clubs catered for people that already drive rather than for somebody who might want to race once or twice then never again then the north east might have some more successful clubs, other than that they will continue to be un-supported as they are?” which is hardly likely to make anyone thinking of getting into the sport feel confident to come along, It would suggest to me that experienced racers don’t want novices and also at Clarky “Wondered when you would crawl out of your hole” which I’m sure is toungue in cheek but again would suggest to anyone who doesn’t know these guys that there’s lots of in-club bickering, again hardly likely to attract new racers - you agree Neil?
We’d love to see anyone racing here of any ability whether it’s a n “newbie”, Dalton, you, or Chris who incidentally has been promising to come along since we moved venue - right Chris?
We all need as many racers as we can get to keep clubs going and have attracted a fair few since moving and starting this thread so I just don’t really want anything on here that may discourage people be it unintentional, tongue in cheek or whatever.
Please all of you come along and check it out for yourselves and make up your own minds but please don’t post anything which may put off potential racers to ANY club!

[lazysurfer]

What tyres are you guys using on the touring cars? Also, any motor limits etc applied (finger crossed for a : "No")
And.... is my 1998 Schumacher Axis going to be any good against the modern stuff?

Come along and give it a go Chris, I'm sure you'll be competitive - plenty guys racing old gear including me.
Buggies are unlimited motrs, TC's to 19T or equivalent brushless running yellow minippins

[MR ANDERSON]

well done to mal for snatching first place in the B finals:thumbsup: if my tyre hadnt come flying off i might of gave u a run for your money, im glad it wasnt just me who thought we were driving on ice last night, must invest in a new set of tyres for next week, i also agree with the comment on kyle matthew and owen, they are coming on a treat, their driving skills are getting better as the weeks go by, if u didnt get a dvd of the video footage that my brother bob shot a few weeks ago heres the link to u tube, enjoy and i see u all next week.

http://youtu.be/wmDlj3yOQ4Q

[lazysurfer]

well done to mal for snatching first place in the B finals:thumbsup: if my tyre hadnt come flying off i might of gave u a run for your money, im glad it wasnt just me who thought we were driving on ice last night, must invest in a new set of tyres for next week, i also agree with the comment on kyle matthew and owen, they are coming on a treat, their driving skills are getting better as the weeks go by, if u didnt get a dvd of the video footage that my brother bob shot a few weeks ago heres the link to u tube, enjoy and i see u all next week.

http://youtu.be/wmDlj3yOQ4Q

Video's spot on but if I'd known I'd have worn my best bodyshell :-)

[chrispattinson]

Come along and give it a go Chris, I'm sure you'll be competitive - plenty guys racing old gear including me.
Buggies are unlimited motrs, TC's to 19T or equivalent brushless running yellow minippins

Unfortunately don't want to buy new gear for limited motor racing . Never mind.

[gar]

Hi Chaps what turn of motor seems to be used in the buggys at tyne met i know there is no limit but what do most of you run 5.5/6.5/7.5 etc
just going to order a new motor for my buggy

Is there any pref to motor makes i should look at will be used with a lrp sxx speedo in a B44

Also does the small black MRT transponders work with the timing system or has it got to be the red amb type like i have in my 12th car

Gary :thumbsup:

[cheapskate]

Hi Chaps what turn of motor seems to be used in the buggys at tyne met i know there is no limit but what do most of you run 5.5/6.5/7.5 etc
just going to order a new motor for my buggy

Is there any pref to motor makes i should look at will be used with a lrp sxx speedo in a B44

Also does the small black MRT transponders work with the timing system or has it got to be the red amb type like i have in my 12th car

Gary :thumbsup:

I think some of the lads are running down as far as 6.5 Gary as for the mrt pt im sure peter anderson is running one in his tc and he has no probs.
Get your self along on monday mate for a chat with the buggy lads:thumbsup:

Mal

[gar]

cheers mate
will pop in on monday night hope some buggy lads turn up this week

Gary:thumbsup:

[TangerineDream]

cheers mate
will pop in on monday night hope some buggy lads turn up this week

Gary:thumbsup:
Hi Gary,
I've tried 5.5 and find the 7.5 easier to drive and just turn up the speedo a bit, wish I had bought a 6.5!
Is that Gary Shears by any chance??
Buggies will be back Monday, there was an outdoor event last Sunday hence the lack of people last week.
Thanks
Paul

[TangerineDream]

Unfortunately don't want to buy new gear for limited motor racing . Never mind.
Hi Chris, try an old stock motor, will only set you back about 15quid, or bring your buggy instead!

[chrispattinson]

Thanks Paul,

Ill have a think... and a lookout on ebay for a 13.5 motor.

[MR ANDERSON]

Hi Chaps what turn of motor seems to be used in the buggys at tyne met i know there is no limit but what do most of you run 5.5/6.5/7.5 etc
just going to order a new motor for my buggy

Is there any pref to motor makes i should look at will be used with a lrp sxx speedo in a B44

Also does the small black MRT transponders work with the timing system or has it got to be the red amb type like i have in my 12th car

Gary :thumbsup:

hi there, yes my black mrt transponder has worked fine, its just the driver thats a bit slow lol.

[beasty boys motorsport]

hi everyone, thinking of getting into buggie racing (never raced r.c.before) used to race full sized cars but thats far too expensive these days so looking for a bit of fun back into my life and always fancied a go, im a middle aged man going through a mid life crisis i think:lol: im thinking of coming over monday night to check it out but for the mean time what suggestions do people have for buggies, i.e. what car, how many batteries will i need, do i need a timing device ? etc etc...ideally what cars are others racing so i can check them out, any info would be greatfully recieved........or anyone thinking of selling a ready to run package:eh?:

many thanks
paul

[AfroP]

hi everyone, thinking of getting into buggie racing (never raced r.c.before) used to race full sized cars but thats far too expensive these days so looking for a bit of fun back into my life and always fancied a go, im a middle aged man going through a mid life crisis i think:lol: im thinking of coming over monday night to check it out but for the mean time what suggestions do people have for buggies, i.e. what car, how many batteries will i need, do i need a timing device ? etc etc...ideally what cars are others racing so i can check them out, any info would be greatfully recieved........or anyone thinking of selling a ready to run package:eh?:

many thanks
paul


I just recently returned to buggy racing after a 15+year break.
and I'd suggest you defiantly get yourself over to the club and take a look, I may even be there myself on monday.
also there is a big event happening next weekend 6th and 7th of August in Durham the details will be here on oople, look for the buggy GP thread in the north east section, and get yourself along to that for some good outdoor action :thumbsup:

now for gear suggestions.

Car : I'd suggest you start with a 2wd in order to learn the ropes, the associated B4 is solid car and has great support and history, but there are other cars to consider that are also excellent. The Schumacher cougar is a british car built for british tracks. the losi 22 is a fairly new car but has the option of mid motor mounting which is preferable for british track racing however it may be a bit much for a beginner (as I'm finding)

Motor: a 10.5 sensored, brushless motor would be more than enough for you

Speed control : sensored brushless, with lipo cutoff. good offerings from speed passion, LRP and Orca. The orca qspark can be bought in a combo deal for around £140 new which is great value for money

Batteries : stick or saddle pack, I'd recomend saddle as it gives you the option of moving up to 4wd and using the same batteries.

Tires : Schumacher yellow compound, mini spikes with blue/medium inserts front and rear.

charger : you cant go wrong with the Core-R/C UAC40

Radio : its up to you which is more comfortable for you, stick or wheel radio but 2.4ghz spread spectrum is the way to go either way. also try to make sure and get a radio with a receiver, and if your looking to go into 4wd in the future I'd suggest a radio that has multiple model memory function. its also worth getting a ready that has good options like the end point adjustment for fine tuning.

Servo : the savox servo's are great and are a great price as well. depending on the buggy i'd suggest either the savox 1251 low profile or the savox 1257

Thats about it really, except the most important advice. dont be afraid to ask questions. I've found racers are a good friendly bunch that are always willing to help :thumbsup:

[beasty boys motorsport]

i was thinking 2wd as its a bit cheaper but i thought most people at tynemet run only 4wd ??, as im new to all this most of what you have just said is mind boggling to me, i havent got a clue about all the bits you need....ask me to build you a rally car and im ok:lol:...hopefully i'll get over on monday night and see whats what

[Ray Mac]

You thought right about the Tynemet buggie lads using 4wd.
If you want you can check out some videos that are on a couple of earlier pages to give you an idea of what the track is like.
Thanks for enquireing about our club, I'm sure you'll be made welcome when you arrive on Monday.

The old man!:thumbsup::lol:

[AfroP]

I'll be there on Monday with a 2wd

[gar]

Hi Gary,
I've tried 5.5 and find the 7.5 easier to drive and just turn up the speedo a bit, wish I had bought a 6.5!
Is that Gary Shears by any chance??
Buggies will be back Monday, there was an outdoor event last Sunday hence the lack of people last week.
Thanks
Paul

Hi Paul good guess there yes it mr Shears here lol
thanks for that info so you think a 6.5 would be about right

well hope to be racing in a couple of weeks time just need to get a motor orderd and my lipos should be here next week.went for a B44 in the end.
My LRP SXX tc came today so thats now fitted its getting there.
It will be strange going from a high grip track on a sunday night to a low grip on a monday should be fun though.
Won't have the car ready for this monday but i'll still call in. I'll bring the car and you can give it a quick check if you don't mind

Cheers Gary:D

[Steven Forster]

I'll be there on Monday with a 2wd

NOOOOO............swap ya bit over to your durango and run 4wd, im running B44 on monday !!! :thumbsup:

[lazysurfer]

Hi Paul good guess there yes it mr Shears here lol
thanks for that info so you think a 6.5 would be about right

well hope to be racing in a couple of weeks time just need to get a motor orderd and my lipos should be here next week.went for a B44 in the end.
My LRP SXX tc came today so thats now fitted its getting there.
It will be strange going from a high grip track on a sunday night to a low grip on a monday should be fun though.
Won't have the car ready for this monday but i'll still call in. I'll bring the car and you can give it a quick check if you don't mind

Cheers Gary:D

Ha ha. I knew you would be back Gary. My money says Jim won't be far behind. Just quick word to those discussing 2WD or 4WD. You're more than welcome to run either but on a wooden floor you want to be running 4WD all the way to be competitive especially if you're new to the sport. 2WD on polished wood is a real handful no matter how good you are!
Hope to see you all Monday with or without cars but preferably with!

[gar]

Hi Mark

Well i've just about got all the gear now give me about a week and i should be back.
I'll pop in on monday night at some point and sort out any club fees

Cheers Gary

Ps I think you may be right there my dad has been talking about b44's lol

[lazysurfer]

Thanks Paul,

Ill have a think... and a lookout on ebay for a 13.5 motor.
You're welcome to come along with any motor you like Chris to see what you think of the venue and club.If you like it then you can think about whether to invest in a motor but we certainly won't stop you racing a fast motor once or twice to help you decide
Just we've always found 19T more than enough power for wooden floors so the limit on TC's makes things closer. To un-restrict would pretty much result in everyone having to buy a new motor and speedo just to keep up and would put tyre wear back up so it's a fair old cost to every driver.
Hope to see you pop along for a try sometime - see what you think

Mark

[lazysurfer]

Well 11 TC's and 6 buggies was a good turn out last night for this time of year with holidays and stuff. Nice to have 2 of the Seaham buggie lads join us, one for his first meeting at TyneMet and a second visit for the other. Hopefully see you both back. Also thanks to those who were there at 7 or just after for set up, a big improvement over recent weeks resulting in a much quicker track build. We had no less than 5 potential recruits watching last night, well 3 potential and 2 gurarnteed new drivers watching should I say as Gary Shears will be on the track in 2 weeks and despite insisting otherwise, my money still says Jim won't be far behind.
Was nice to see that last weeks driving tips had been listened to Mark and that marshalling seemed to have imoproved.
Hope to see you all next week

Cheers

[beasty boys motorsport]

enjoyed watching last night, nice friendly people, thanks to paul with the buggie for a bit more insight, those buggies need to jump tho:woot: be back in a couple of weeks, if i dont have anything by then i'll do a bit of marshalling

[chris68nufc]

Anybody got some full spikes for loan for a tamiya 4 wd fo tonight? I've only got a set of brand new fronts?

[nobby]

Anybody got some full spikes for loan for a tamiya 4 wd fo tonight? I've only got a set of brand new fronts?
oh wish i was home so i could pop along and see how the experts do it:p

[furball85]

do you cater for m chassis style cars?

[lazysurfer]

Well guys another good turnout with 17 racers - not bad for the time of year with people away on holiday. Nice to see Chris Stewart finally join us for some “drift racing” ;-)
Hope you enjoyed it enough to come back Chris - the buggy final certainly looked like a good close race.
Grip seemed a bit down on the previous week but then the hall was a lot cooler so it would be.
Don’t forget we’re racing next Monday but will miss the following 2 - that’s NO RACING 22nd & 29th August
Also very strangely its been mentioned that we could run one less round of racing each week as some people are finding it stressfull being pushed to get their cars ready!!!!
Not as stressfull as it is for me trying to get you to get your cars ready!!!
I certainly don’t want to loose a round and I suspect most people don’t - correct me if I’m wrong.
However if anyone does want to miss a round please feel free to sit one out and relax for a few minutes - thoughts on this anyone?

See you all next week

[lazysurfer]

do you cater for m chassis style cars?
Not totally sure what you mean by M chassis but if it's electric and 1/10th scale bring it along.

[lazysurfer]

oh wish i was home so i could pop along and see how the experts do it:p
Now now children! ;)

[MR ANDERSON]

Well guys another good turnout with 17 racers - not bad for the time of year with people away on holiday. Nice to see Chris Stewart finally join us for some “drift racing” ;-)
Hope you enjoyed it enough to come back Chris - the buggy final certainly looked like a good close race.
Grip seemed a bit down on the previous week but then the hall was a lot cooler so it would be.
Don’t forget we’re racing next Monday but will miss the following 2 - that’s NO RACING 22nd & 29th August
Also very strangely its been mentioned that we could run one less round of racing each week as some people are finding it stressfull being pushed to get their cars ready!!!!
Not as stressfull as it is for me trying to get you to get your cars ready!!!
I certainly don’t want to loose a round and I suspect most people don’t - correct me if I’m wrong.
However if anyone does want to miss a round please feel free to sit one out and relax for a few minutes - thoughts on this anyone?

See you all next week


LOSE A ROUND OF RACING:p
thats like going for a round of golf and only playing 15 holes, i havnt been racing long but i enjoy the 5 rounds of driving and if the club is paying for the hall for 3 hours and it takes all the effort to set the track up and put it away at the end of the night, shoudnt we try to get as much racing out of the night as possible, i hope more racers feel the same way cos it would be a shame to lose a round of racing:thumbdown:

[Steven Forster]

Not totally sure what you mean by M chassis but if it's electric and 1/10th scale bring it along.

M chassis is a 1/10th mini chassis by tamiya, but there are also other company now doing mini class racing, think car sizes like a suzuki swift, Mini, fiesta...................1/10th scale size but shorter wheel base and smaller bodies to fit, cheaper form of racing :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_weP7IJyxk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eunNPBlNlmA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vvoKm5WIfo

[furball85]

bang on mate, it is a 1/10th scale car that uses shells such as mini, fiat 500 etc, however blitz and spice do mini touring car shells for them as i have recieved mine this morning lol, there fwd/rwd although i think a company or 2 does 4wd versions anyway they run on rubber tyres and 6 cells/2s lipo lol oh and there small wheelbases

[cheapskate]

Also very strangely its been mentioned that we could run one less round of racing each week as some people are finding it stressfull being pushed to get their cars ready!!!!
Not as stressfull as it is for me trying to get you to get your cars ready!!!
I certainly don’t want to loose a round and I suspect most people don’t - correct me if I’m wrong.
However if anyone does want to miss a round please feel free to sit one out and relax for a few minutes - thoughts on this anyone?


5 rounds for me Mark:thumbsup:
i take it it's the buggies that are getting stressed trying to get their cars ready- probably because they break something every heat:lol::lol:
only joking buggy lads- if you need to do repairs ask someone to cover your marshalling to get some extra time:thumbsup::thumbsup:

see you's next week

Mal

[lazysurfer]

bang on mate, it is a 1/10th scale car that uses shells such as mini, fiat 500 etc, however blitz and spice do mini touring car shells for them as i have recieved mine this morning lol, there fwd/rwd although i think a company or 2 does 4wd versions anyway they run on rubber tyres and 6 cells/2s lipo lol oh and there small wheelbases
Bring it along. We don't have a seperate class but a couple pf guys have ran them before. You won't be competitive with the top 4WD heat but hopefully will get some close racing with some of the lads in the second heat.

[cheapskate]

Bring it along. We don't have a seperate class but a couple pf guys have ran them before. You won't be competitive with the top 4WD heat but hopefully will get some close racing with some of the lads in the second heat.

yeh i might be able to keep up with you's:lol::lol:

[furball85]

excellent will be along at the end of the month, just got to sort some cells out but will come along in 2 weeks to have a look and find out where i got to go lol

[cheapskate]

excellent will be along at the end of the month, just got to sort some cells out but will come along in 2 weeks to have a look and find out where i got to go lol

theres no racing 22nd and 29th aug mate but we are racing next week

[Steven Forster]

theres no racing 22nd and 29th aug mate but we are racing next week

Will be there next week but gutted about the 22nd as im off that week as i would have been working late shift, 29th normal no racing bank holidays, 5th will be back on late shift, after that it will be the 12th of september for my next racing visit...............:(:(:(

[furball85]

i wont make next week, travelling back from a national at bognor, so will have to wait till the sept meeting which works out as me and wife will be ready with our M chassis cars lol

[lazysurfer]

i wont make next week, travelling back from a national at bognor, so will have to wait till the sept meeting which works out as me and wife will be ready with our M chassis cars lol
Just get yourself along whenever you can. Always good to have new racers at the club:thumbsup:

[cheapskate]

i wont make next week, travelling back from a national at bognor, so will have to wait till the sept meeting which works out as me and wife will be ready with our M chassis cars lol

What tyres would you use ?
we run 20mm schumacher mini pins
, would these fit your chassis?

[lazysurfer]

Well 14 turned up last night, 12tc’s and 2 buggies with Gary Shears making his return to racing eventually and posting some good times. I expect Jim to join him in 3 weeks.
Close racing in heat 2 and the B final as well with Peter Anderson giving Mal a hard time for most of the night.
Gone back to booking people in as they arrive but will be checking my list against Gary’s paid list before racing starts - this lets us get started on track earlier.
Don’t forget no racing for the next 2 weeks, that’s 22nd and 29th - back on the 5th September.
See you all back then.

[beasty boys motorsport]

buggy ordered:thumbsup: its a RTR car but it gets me racing, also batteries and a charger ordered, need to find out what other wheels fit my buggy so i can get some mini pins fitted on them as the stock tyres will be no good on the sports hall.:eh?:

[MR ANDERSON]

another enjoyable nights racing last night, i dont know what to do for the next two mondays with the club being closed, might have to start smoking or bitting my nails, might have to do something even more desperate and start watching soaps with the wife, please help, as for mal im sure he will be back with a vengence and give me a run for my money next race, he can always slip my son matthew 50p and im sure he will spin me out for mal, actually my son done that about 4 times last night, and where did he get that 50p from, i hope ray is up and running aswell as he had problems with all of his batteries, ray must of had his prune juice last week as i couldnt catch him in the final, just goes to show that theres life in the old dog yet, then again pensioners always move quicker on pension day, well see u all soon as i got to go now, eastenders about to start:thumbdown:

[gar]

another enjoyable nights racing last night, i dont know what to do for the next two mondays with the club being closed, might have to start smoking or bitting my nails, might have to do something even more desperate and start watching soaps with the wife, please help, as for mal im sure he will be back with a vengence and give me a run for my money next race, he can always slip my son matthew 50p and im sure he will spin me out for mal, actually my son done that about 4 times last night, and where did he get that 50p from, i hope ray is up and running aswell as he had problems with all of his batteries, ray must of had his prune juice last week as i couldnt catch him in the final, just goes to show that theres life in the old dog yet, then again pensioners always move quicker on pension day, well see u all soon as i got to go now, eastenders about to start:thumbdown:

Yes good nights racing last night well my buggy went not to bad for its first outing bit less grip than my sunday night carpet racing but still good fun.

Well get yourself along to the Barley mow club at Birtly on a sunday night
carpet racing so use foam tyres or slick rubber tyres.
Buddy if you fancy having a go at the Barley mow club while tyne met is off
i have some 1/10 touring car rubber/foam tyres/wheels + Additive you can use if you fancy a go

Type of racing is

1/12th scale pan cars
1/12th scale Mardave
1/10th Touring cars
AMBRC lap timing system same as Tyne met

Also most racing nights there is a tuckshop where you can get tea/coffee hotdogs cold drinks etc

you don't need a table or chair as thay are all provided

Sunday night at the Barley mow village hall just behind the Barley mow pub Birtley doors open 5pm for track building racing starts 6pm-9pm
First night racing is free if your new then £3 there after

Let me know if you fancy it and i'll bring the tyres with me

Gary:)

[gar]

buggy ordered:thumbsup: its a RTR car but it gets me racing, also batteries and a charger ordered, need to find out what other wheels fit my buggy so i can get some mini pins fitted on them as the stock tyres will be no good on the sports hall.:eh?:


Hi Bud so what rtr buggy have you gone for?

Gary:)

[beasty boys motorsport]

Hi Bud so what rtr buggy have you gone for?

Gary:)

gone with the new buggy on the block FTX vantage, as a RTR its has good revues and i'll only be using it indoors......or until one day i get a B44:woot:

[lazysurfer]

Barley mow for the next 2 weeks....... Hmmmmm?

[Steven Forster]

gone with the new buggy on the block FTX vantage, as a RTR its has good revues and i'll only be using it indoors......or until one day i get a B44:woot:

ooooo, just missed out on a full setup there...........

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78101

can you cancel your order ???

:D

[cheapskate]

as for mal im sure he will be back with a vengence and give me a run for my money next race, he can always slip my son matthew 50p and im sure he will spin me out for mal, actually my son done that about 4 times last night, and where did he get that 50p from,

hell yeh will i Pete, front diff is knackered on me car so going the tungston diff balls route and complete rebuild over the next two weeks:thumbsup:.
Young Matthew did well last- the plan worked well, btw it was a fiver i'd give him to keep crashing into to you:woot: its the only way i can stop you from lapping me these days

[beasty boys motorsport]

ooooo, just missed out on a full setup there...........

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78101

can you cancel your order ???

:D

just my luck.....but i have enquired about that as well:o

[cheapskate]

need to find out what other wheels fit my buggy so i can get some mini pins fitted on them as the stock tyres will be no good on the sports hall.:eh?:

the lads run full spikes mate,
if your stuck for wheels/tyres i have a brand new set(12mm hex on the wheels) which i'll bring along to the next meeting if your stuck:thumbsup:

[beasty boys motorsport]

cheers for that, i should be sorted by 3 weeks :)

[MR ANDERSON]

Yes good nights racing last night well my buggy went not to bad for its first outing bit less grip than my sunday night carpet racing but still good fun.

Well get yourself along to the Barley mow club at Birtly on a sunday night
carpet racing so use foam tyres or slick rubber tyres.
Buddy if you fancy having a go at the Barley mow club while tyne met is off
i have some 1/10 touring car rubber/foam tyres/wheels + Additive you can use if you fancy a go

Type of racing is

1/12th scale pan cars
1/12th scale Mardave
1/10th Touring cars
AMBRC lap timing system same as Tyne met

Also most racing nights there is a tuckshop where you can get tea/coffee hotdogs cold drinks etc

you don't need a table or chair as thay are all provided

Sunday night at the Barley mow village hall just behind the Barley mow pub Birtley doors open 5pm for track building racing starts 6pm-9pm
First night racing is free if your new then £3 there after

Let me know if you fancy it and i'll bring the tyres with me

Gary:)

thanks for the offer gary, apreciate it but unfortunatly i work sunday nights, i will just have to wait it out, hope u enjoyed tyne met and come back again as all are very welcome for a great nights racing.:thumbsup:

[MR ANDERSON]

hell yeh will i Pete, front diff is knackered on me car so going the tungston diff balls route and complete rebuild over the next two weeks:thumbsup:.
Young Matthew did well last- the plan worked well, btw it was a fiver i'd give him to keep crashing into to you:woot: its the only way i can stop you from lapping me these days

a fiver! hes got more money than me now, hope u get your car sorted matey, matthew has your old motor in his mi1 now so he might be laping us next time lol:thumbdown:

[cheapskate]

a fiver! hes got more money than me now, hope u get your car sorted matey, matthew has your old motor in his mi1 now so he might be laping us next time lol:thumbdown:

turn the timing down on the motor and drop the punch on the speed controller Pete- that'll stop him:lol:
bits are ordered for the diffs, just waiting for them to turn up:thumbsup:

[MR ANDERSON]

turn the timing down on the motor and drop the punch on the speed controller Pete- that'll stop him:lol:
bits are ordered for the diffs, just waiting for them to turn up:thumbsup:

will do matey, i look forward to a good race with u next time:)

[beasty boys motorsport]

buggy came today:thumbsup:cant even get it to bind:thumbdown: might just be the batteries are crap in the transmitter:cry: i'll gwet some new batteries and try again:blush:

[gar]

buggy came today:thumbsup:cant even get it to bind:thumbdown: might just be the batteries are crap in the transmitter:cry: i'll gwet some new batteries and try again:blush:

Hi Bud which setup did you go for the £89 27 Mhz kit if so you don't bind 27Mhz have you made sure you have the correct crystals installed in the receiver and Transmitter (RX = receiver) and (TX = Transmitter)

Gar:thumbsup:

[beasty boys motorsport]

Hi Bud which setup did you go for the £89 27 Mhz kit if so you don't bind 27Mhz have you made sure you have the correct crystals installed in the receiver and Transmitter (RX = receiver) and (TX = Transmitter)

Gar:thumbsup:

no gone for the £179 one, the brushless car with 2.4.....think it must just be the batteries, waiting for rechargable batteries and the charger to turn up then i'll give it another go

[beasty boys motorsport]

new batteries charged up....whoopee all working:thumbsup: need to practice now before next meeting:p

[Steven Forster]

new batteries charged up....whoopee all working:thumbsup: need to practice now before next meeting:p

could try benfield tomorrow night from 6:15 till 10pm, keep an eye out on oople in case its not on.........:thumbsup:

EDIT

check the link out

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77587

:thumbsup:

[cheapskate]

looks like the jumps will have to be put back out for the next meeting with all the interest we are getting off with people running buggies:)

[beasty boys motorsport]

could try benfield tomorrow night from 6:15 till 10pm, keep an eye out on oople in case its not on.........:thumbsup:

EDIT

check the link out

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77587

:thumbsup:


cant make friday:thumbdown: plus im waiting for some lipo's coming for the car (only got the one that came with the car) maybe another friday tho

[Steven Forster]

cant make friday:thumbdown: plus im waiting for some lipo's coming for the car (only got the one that came with the car) maybe another friday tho


Seaham is on this sunday if ya fancy it, im camping this weekend but if i get back early enough to fixed the front end after my crash with the door on monday then i will be ther racing :thumbsup:

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?p=541992&posted=1#post541992

[MR ANDERSON]

BOO HOO, WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH, thats the sound in my house tonight as racing is not on tonight, and thats not matthew crying its me:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
WWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!
BLOODY STUDENTS!:p

[beasty boys motorsport]

well i got the buggy out for its first run in the park today, as a RTR buggy i was very impressed with the initial speed but after a few minutes and a few tumbles the car seemed slower, took it home to find out i had lost a grub screw from the drive train so car was only running in front wheel drive......looks like i need some spare grub screws:lol: should i lock these screws in with something:confused:

cheers
paul

[AfroP]

well i got the buggy out for its first run in the park today, as a RTR buggy i was very impressed with the initial speed but after a few minutes and a few tumbles the car seemed slower, took it home to find out i had lost a grub screw from the drive train so car was only running in front wheel drive......looks like i need some spare grub screws:lol: should i lock these screws in with something:confused:

cheers
paul

thread lock should help with that

[beasty boys motorsport]

thread lock should help with that

cheers, its a trip to phils models in the morning:lol:

[MR ANDERSON]

well i got the buggy out for its first run in the park today, as a RTR buggy i was very impressed with the initial speed but after a few minutes and a few tumbles the car seemed slower, took it home to find out i had lost a grub screw from the drive train so car was only running in front wheel drive......looks like i need some spare grub screws:lol: should i lock these screws in with something:confused:

cheers
paul

i had a problem with my grub screw coming out of my pinnion gear
a drop of superglue has done the trick,
grub screw hasnt budged in the last 6 weeks:thumbsup:

[cheapskate]

BOO HOO, WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH, thats the sound in my house tonight as racing is not on tonight, and thats not matthew crying its me:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:
WWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!
BLOODY STUDENTS!:p


dont worry pete,
big brother has started- that'll keep you out of trouble till a couple of weeks time:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Steven Forster]

well i got the buggy out for its first run in the park today, as a RTR buggy i was very impressed with the initial speed but after a few minutes and a few tumbles the car seemed slower, took it home to find out i had lost a grub screw from the drive train so car was only running in front wheel drive......looks like i need some spare grub screws:lol: should i lock these screws in with something:confused:

cheers
paul

Dont worry about it, it happens to us all at some point but might be an idea to go over everything to make sure its tight with it being an already built up RTR kit, was a good turnout for buggies at seaham on sunday with 11-12 people racing :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Steven Forster]

thread lock should help with that

Not fancy racing on sunday like was a good night :confused:

[AfroP]

Not fancy racing on sunday like was a good night :confused:

Car not working, was out for dinner with my brother and couldnt get there

[Steven Forster]

Car not working, was out for dinner with my brother and couldnt get there

whats wrong with ya durango like ???

[AfroP]

whats wrong with ya durango like ???


need new pinion and pivot ball for the steering

[Steven Forster]

can anybody send me links for wheels tires and inserts that will fit my tamiya touring car, think they are 12mm hexes...........:confused::confused::confused:

cheers :thumbsup:

[cheapskate]

Phills models stock them mate or you can order direct from schumachers site. you need 20mm wheels, yellow mini pins (20mm) and blue foams

[Steven Forster]

Phills models stock them mate or you can order direct from schumachers site. you need 20mm wheels, yellow mini pins (20mm) and blue foams

Thanks for the reply, do you get many breakages with touring cars if so what parts normally break and what parts are good for spares other than tires and wheels...........:confused:

Ive currently got a tamiya TL-01, TB-01 and a HPI RS4 Rally, i dont think the 2 tamiyas will be much good for TC racing :confused:

But think the RS4 rally will be ok if i get some TC shocks so there will be less body roll :confused:

I was thinking of getting a cheap old yokomo MR4 TC but not sure about spares and think the wheels have an unusual fit so might be a problem getting them.......:confused:

cheers :thumbsup:

[beasty boys motorsport]

whats with this touring car malarky steve, thought you were a buggy man through and through:lol:

P.S. even tho i have a buggy to play with, if anyone hears or see's a good buggy advertised anywhere let me know please, B44 ?, SCHUMACHER CAT ? ETC ETC

cheers
paul

[TangerineDream]

Steve, standard tc wheels should all fit fine, you may want to get some shims, that will solve any problems if wheels are catching on uprights or steering arms. The rally car may work a treat, I had the MR4 Rally back in the day, it was awesome and looked pretty good too!!
Buggy guys, if people want jumps etc I wouldn't mind making one over a few mats, the carpet rolls are awful, jumping off them was more like a half pipe!! Also we could have some mats out for bumps like we do as benfield

[TangerineDream]

Steve, if you are getting inserts try out some yellows too, softer than blue and more stable, makes q a big difference so worth seeing which you prefer

[Steven Forster]

whats with this touring car malarky steve, thought you were a buggy man through and through:lol:

P.S. even tho i have a buggy to play with, if anyone hears or see's a good buggy advertised anywhere let me know please, B44 ?, SCHUMACHER CAT ? ETC ETC

cheers
paul

well paul ive got most of the gear so thought i might give it a go for what they were actually made for instead of just bashing up the street, think its been about 5-7 years since i last used any of them :lol: :thumbsup:

ps will still be using buggies aswell ;)

pss you coming to benfield to try ya buggy out ???

[beasty boys motorsport]

well paul ive got most of the gear so thought i might give it a go for what they were actually made for instead of just bashing up the street, think its been about 5-7 years since i last used any of them :lol: :thumbsup:

ps will still be using buggies aswell ;)

pss you coming to benfield to try ya buggy out ???

been along the local park and i cant control it for toffee:lol: cant make friday, whens the next race night at the other clubs

[Steven Forster]

Steve, standard tc wheels should all fit fine, you may want to get some shims, that will solve any problems if wheels are catching on uprights or steering arms. The rally car may work a treat, I had the MR4 Rally back in the day, it was awesome and looked pretty good too!!
Buggy guys, if people want jumps etc I wouldn't mind making one over a few mats, the carpet rolls are awful, jumping off them was more like a half pipe!! Also we could have some mats out for bumps like we do as benfield

Steve, if you are getting inserts try out some yellows too, softer than blue and more stable, makes q a big difference so worth seeing which you prefer

will have to Rebuild the RS4 rally as i stripped it down to clean it but never got round to building it back up again :lol:, I think the mr4 what ive seen is actually a rally and not a touring car.........hmmm not sure what to do now :lol:

cheers paul :thumbsup:

[Steven Forster]

been along the local park and i cant control it for toffee:lol: cant make friday, whens the next race night at the other clubs

thinks its 6pm start at benfield school / community centre

I dont think seaham is on this weekend

5th of september next time for tyne met

Buggy might need adjusting/setting up to run better with it being a RTR

:thumbsup:

[beasty boys motorsport]

thinks its 6pm start at benfield school / community centre

I dont think seaham is on this weekend

5th of september next time for tyne met

Buggy might need adjusting/setting up to run better with it being a RTR

:thumbsup:

looks like i can make it now. if it need adjusting/setting up thanks for offering:thumbsup:...is it defo 6pm ?

[N7ELA]

looks like i can make it now. if it need adjusting/setting up thanks for offering:thumbsup:...is it defo 6pm ?

Do you lads have a motor limit that you stick to when running touring cars?

[beasty boys motorsport]

Do you lads have a motor limit that you stick to when running touring cars?

havent got a clue mate...ive got a buggy:lol:, no doubt someone will let you know tho

[AfroP]

Think its 19.5T

[cheapskate]

havent got a clue mate...ive got a buggy:lol:, no doubt someone will let you know tho

13.5 or some use 10.5 brushless

[chris68nufc]

Do you lads have a motor limit that you stick to when running touring cars?

SCAB