Scottish West coast open 2011

[bigchris]

hi guys just to let you know the date for the West coast open indoor gp will be...


27th November 2011


Whitletts Activity centre ,

Glenmuir place , Ayr , KA8 9RW

http://www.yell.com/b/Whitletts+Activity+Centre-Leisure+Centres-Ayr-KA89RW-684796/index.html

track to be mix of flooring , wood/carpet/jumps

2 and 4wd in seperate heats , SC trucks and micro if numbers are there!

Doors open 8am

Practice 9-9.45 am

4 rounds of Round by round qualifying

2 finals for all

Trophies for top 3 in each final!

£10 entry , 15 for 2 classes!

Email entries to Chrisamitchell@hotmail.com please

gonna make it bigger and better than the successful 10/11 event!

[discothesnake]

Superb Chris! Glad to hear it mate. Last year was ace. And not just because i won......ho-hum.

[bigchris]

think everything went well last year - this year its buggy only , keeping the slippy end of the straight - made for good overtakes under brakes! ,

trying to be slicker and smoother this time round!

[dhann42]

Cool looking foward to it Chris :thumbsup:

[raymondkerr]

Yip, I'll have some of this, looking forward to it, both classes 2wd-4wd.:thumbsup:

[Dave77]

Where will this be held? Ayr?

[jamiew]

ill be up for this just treated myself to a 502x :thumbsup:

[ian20thatsme]

i will be there and is it the same hall as last year

[bryan durango]

count me in, both classes if possible

[Tommy Quarrell]

i'll be there chris if i can get a lift with someone :)

[Rossco_4]

I'll be there! just hope my transmitter doesn't pack up this time! had a nightmare at last years meeting

[Racing Snake]

I'll be there not sure about racing both classes but will see. Think you should consider having the start of the straight slick & the end of the straight grippy for 2wd as was hard to stop plus should allow for even better overtakes latest on the brakes etc.

Let me know if you'd like us to try bring some equipment down again

[haggis]

any more info on this?

where was it held last year?

[bigchris]

first post updated - get yer entries in!

[bigchris]

John - your advice is always welcome and your knowledge in track building very welcome , i'd appreciate any kit you can bring down john, gonna sketch out my ideas for track and let your genius go to work on the finer points and tweaks!

[Supercoolnothing]

I'll be coming along for sure, haven't decided if I'm gonna be racing or not tho.

[KennyClark]

Make sure this year that the club has a printer that works!

[bigchris]

sorted , but results will be on drivernet i think

[discothesnake]

Make sure this year that the club has a printer that works!

Thats right Chris, you made a spelling mistake and put me in the C Final......:yawn:

[bigchris]

Thats right Chris, you made a spelling mistake and put me in the C Final......:yawn:


yeah i deffo made a mistake in 4wd lol and another in 2wd - you won the A , surely that cant be right lol

Now got 30 entries , hoping for more though - hoping the falkirk , dundee and Dunfermline guys come through!

chris

[orinoco]

Chris, count myself and Jamie in for this. Cheers.

[orinoco]

2wd only for us by the way.

[jamiew]

Do i just mail my details to book then pay on the day guys??? cheers:)

[Dave77]

I am in coming down from Aberdeen, 2wd for certain, maybe 4wd too not sure yet.

Any recommended cheap hotels, travle lodges b and bs nearby?

[dasbo]

Good to hear Dave. Thats at least 3 of us gong down from Aberdeen. (I think I'm getting a nosebleed):woot:

[Dave77]

Darren def just 2wd though, am trying to book premier inn for the saturday night for beer, food, oh and some sleep. Dont fancy 4.30am start.

[haggis]

I'll be entering 2wd. First away event for me!!!

[GBH]

I'll be coming down with Dave77 and entering 2WD. Looking forward to racing my X6 for the first time in a long time :)

[bigchris]

really looking forwrd to it , its going to be busy ,

there will be 240 volt , but please bring a pit table with you , our track area is big but our pits are compact so its always a cosy day!

[Rodrego]

Chris, book me in for both classes too - cheers

[bigchris]

done - you are in , its going to be great!

[Dave77]

What kind of numbers do you have chris for 2wd and 4wd classes?

Cheers

[ian20thatsme]

can you book me in for both m8
ian

[bigchris]

youre in Ian!

[Racing Snake]

will get my entry too you tonight Chris, I'll be racing both classes

cheers
john

[bigchris]

:pSo far entries

16 2wd
28 4wd

[discothesnake]

:pSo far entries

16 2wd
28 4wd

That's excellent!

Well done Chris.

[Dave77]

Great numbers Chris, just some more 2wds needed.......always wondered why it was overall less popular in scotland than 4wd, anyone got any guesses?

Also, anyone got some photos from the last time it was run to whet our appetites ahead of next weekend,

Cheers
David

[discothesnake]

Great numbers Chris, just some more 2wds needed.......always wondered why it was overall less popular in scotland than 4wd, anyone got any guesses?

Also, anyone got some photos from the last time it was run to whet our appetites ahead of next weekend,

Cheers
David


The reason 4wd is more popular is because it's easier. Simple as.

Dave

[Dave77]

Thought so.

But more rewarding when you get it right. :thumbsup:

[discothesnake]

It's a shame because i prefer 2WD and i think the racing is closer and far more enjoyable.

Dave

[bigchris]

hi guys just a wee update to let you guys know whats going on in the run up to the event!


Trophies for 1.2.3 in each final purchased , and some quite nice Annual Winners trophies for both classes
KSGphotography.co.uk are coming down to shoot the event !
really lookng forward to it , only 7 days now!

[dasbo]

There should be 5 of us coming down from Aberdeen. Roll on next Sunday!!

[raymondkerr]

looking forward to it chris. Are there handout transponders ? just wondering if I can use a club transponder for my 2WD, as I only have one PT.

Roll on next sunday.

:thumbsup:

[bigchris]

hi mondo ,
there are handouts , all you need apart from your normal gear is a table, and an extension cable!
looking forward to it ,

hoping to catch up with the Aberdeen boys before the event some old compadre's in that mob lol

[Honeybadger]

Hi Chris,

Did you get my email for 4WD entry lastnight?

Rgds

Paul

[raymondkerr]

cheers Chris, see you on sunday.:thumbsup:

[jason-l]

Email sent, Chris.

I'm entering 2WD - only been racing a few months and really looking forward to this :)

[dhann42]

Chris mad dog Steve coming Sunday 4WD

[bigchris]

thats excellent
34 4wd
20 2wd

For Scotland thats excellent!

[Rossco_4]

where is everyone going to pit? it was pretty crowded last year!

[bigchris]

hi
pitting will be in the same 2 rooms as last year , it will be fine , compact but fine lol

[jamiew]

Looking forward to this im ready for bottom final domination:thumbsup::p

[bigchris]

hey jamie you may surprise yourself!

[jamiew]

yeah u never no alot of it comes down to luck on the day mate will be a great day either way:)

[bigchris]

A prize for the juniors to be supllied by our friends at Muchmore racing and RCracing uk

www.rcracinguk.com (http://www.rcracinguk.com)

thanks Keith!

[Mr Eccleston]

Do we need to bring tables or will there be enough supplied.

[bigchris]

hi derek
i thought i had posted it before , but there wont be tables supplied , so a table and 240 extension is all you need
chris

[haggis]

Cancel my last message Chris. I'll be able to make it!!!

[msxmre]

Top meeting today by the Ayr boys. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole meeting, both classes. Well done to Kenny Clark in 4wd and John Allan in 2wd. I was 5th overall in 4wd and 9th overall in 2wd.
Gotta mention Jamie Mcaffrey winning the raffle prize, couldn't happen to a nicer fella.
Roll on next year
Scotty....

[raymondkerr]

Well said Scotty, another great day, well done to Big Chris and the Ayr club for a fantastic track, and congrats to Kenny and John for their respective wins. Looking forward to next time. My result was better than expected, qualified 6th in the 2WD and 7th in the 4WD.

[whizzy]

yeap another fantastic day at ayr today a big thanks to big chris and ayr club for a great event and for those that missed it hope you can make it next year a great turnout of drivers for scottish rc

[dhann42]

Top day realy good racing and all in Scotland cany beet it

[KennyClark]

Well done Chris & the rest of the Ayr team.
Its always one of my favourite meetings of the year.
Some great racing and plenty of laughs.

[msg]

Had a great day racing indoors for the first time in about 20 years! Big thanks to Chris and the Ayr club for a great event.
And a fantastic turnout as well, can only be good for Scottish RC.

[bigchris]

cheers guys , it will be back next year biger and better! , more lessons learned and it will be even better!:thumbsup:

[traffman]

Excellent days racing , cheers Chris .

Great to see the numbers up on before aswell.:thumbsup:

[orinoco]

Great meeting with really good numbers. Well done and thanks to Chris and the Ayr club. Only wish my driving was better, or the wall at the end of the straight was made from sponge instead of brick. Jamie thoroughly enjoyed himself and was well chuffed with his 2nd place trophy. He had been coveting that buggy kit junior prize all day. He was ecstatic when his name was pulled from the hat. Thanks to Muchmore for sponsoring it, nice touch. Roll on 2012.

[GBH]

Thanks to Chris, Joss and the Ayr club for holding and running this great meeting. It was my first big off-road meeting indoors for years and years.
Hopefully more of these meetings can be organized next year given the turn out to this one and off-road in Scotland will start a real come back :thumbsup:

Regards, George

[Dave77]

I will echo whats already been said, a great day and credit to Chris and his team for organising the day, and also making the effort on Saturday for the Aberdeen bunch "from the stix" ;)

I ran 2wd and it started out expensive with my cheapy core radio shutting down in practice resulting in an end of the straight interface. I lost confidence in the equipment so George kindly sold me new Sanwa radio kit to replace it. So with no practice and my first proper race meet for 17 years I was a little apprehensive.

Pleased with a 5th on the grid for the A and finished 4th overall after the two leg finals with countback going in Dave "discothesnake"s favour as he outqualified me so he took 3rd. So close to a trophy I was gutted :p

Some really good close racing going on though and felt good to be back.

Roll on 2012.

[jason-l]

Thanks for organising, Chris and co. Was my first time participating in such a large event and felt good to be part of it.

...or the wall at the end of the straight was made from sponge instead of brick.
I'll echo that comment! The 'Wall of Justice' ate my chassis... fortunately Dave was able to loan me a spare so I could make the finals after some frantic spannering. Thanks, Dave :thumbsup:

Is there a link to results and photos online?

[Apricot Slice]

That was fantastic. Am real stoked I got me a trophy to bring back to Aberdeen.
Thanks to Chris and the Ayr team for putting such a super event.
And a thanks to the top drivers too. Its a real pleasure to watch the cars being driven to the limits.

[discothesnake]

As everyone else said, a great days racing at a great meeting again. Well donr Chris and team. Just a shame i lost my title but well done John and Kenny. By far the best racers on the day. Although i did enjoy my racing with Dave77.

Looking forward to next event and roll on outdoors!!! :thumbsup:

Regards

Dave

[dasbo]

What can I say that hasnt already been said.

Top meeting. Top folk. Top racing. Even managed to scrape into the A final and mix it with the big 'uns. Hopefully there will be more of that to come during next years SORC.

Lessons Learned?
Do not have "a few sherbets" the night before and do not use large walls as track boundary.:blush:

[Dave77]

Thanks for organising, Chris and co. Was my first time participating in such a large event and felt good to be part of it.


I'll echo that comment! The 'Wall of Justice' ate my chassis... fortunately Dave was able to loan me a spare so I could make the finals after some frantic spannering. Thanks, Dave :thumbsup:

Is there a link to results and photos online?

No worries jason.

Ditto from me, any pictures being uploaded anywhere? I need a pic for my avatar. :D

[StevieD]

Great day.hope we can organise a mini winter series between ayr & falkirk clubs as discussed with chris on FB.see who is interested.has jamie still got the big grin on his face colin hope you have got it built for him.he was keen to get the box open yesterday.

[bigchris]

hi
i put stuff on facebook , still got a report to write , just in from my local club night and want my bed lol
chris

[orinoco]

It was already assembled Stevie, first thing he did when we got back. However, he wants to trade it for a new unpainted shell and new wheels (must be yellow) and tyres for his B4. If santa brings him a 4wd buggy he wants matching shells on both cars! He also thought that if Santa knew he had just got a new buggy he might not give him a 4wd, so check the for sale section.

[StevieD]

Its up to jamie to be a good boy all the way to christmas.so he can get a 4wd.you think he can manage it.

[orinoco]

Hope so, I've asked Santa for one too!

[Honeybadger]

I'd also like to thank everyone involved with last Sundays meet. Really fantastic effort by Big Chris and the rest of the Ayr crew. It was brilliant to see such a big turn out to my first big Scottish meet in 18 years. The new FS2 SP did me proud on its first outing with qualifying into the middle of B Final and I can't wait to get it outside new year.

Hope to see you all next year for the Scottish Rounds.

:thumbsup:

Big thanks to Dasbo's Scottish Tours for the lift there and back... :D

Anyway let see some photos! ;)

Paul

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/Pau1/worthless.gif

[dasbo]

Big thanks to Dasbo's Scottish Tours for the lift there and back... :D

You are very welcome Paul. I'm always glad to show off a bit of our lovely countrside that you would never normally see. (in the dark):woot:

I am also still due money to the guy who was selling the repro bodyshells. Does anyone know how to get hold of him or if he os on this forum often? I could pay him with Paypal etc.

[bigchris]

heres a link to the facebook gallery

http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.2429107241849.124200.1076631614&type=1

dunno if you can see it?

[Dave77]

I cant view it chris. :(

[bigchris]

uploading to photobucket now!

[bigchris]

http://photobucket.com/westcoastopen12

[msg]

I got a few videos which I will try and get up in the next couple of days. I tried to take some pictures, but I don't have a flashgun for the camera, and the light wasn't enough without one in the hall. Some good pics by ksg though.

[Honeybadger]

More photos now up on http://www.ksgphotography.co.uk/rc-cars-event :thumbsup:

[bigchris]

if any of you want prints of your car just email Kev , he'll sort you out!