Coventry Astro's Sunday 25/2

[neiloliver]

Who is booked in?

I hope the weather stays as it has been this week. Might need sunglasses for practice though.

James and I are both going. Ash, Mike, Jeff?


(Edit: = _sleigh_ = It's Sunday the 24th, unless you work to a differnet calendar to the rest of us :p )

[losixxx]

yep, im in for 4wd

[ashleyb4]

Who is booked in?

I hope the weather stays as it has been this week. Might need sunglasses for practice though.

James and I are both going. Ash, Mike, Jeff?


(Edit: = _sleigh_ = It's Sunday the 24th, unless you work to a differnet calendar to the rest of us :p )

No i dont think i will be neil hope to be at the last kiddy one though.

A

[RogerM]

cripes ...... best find bill's addy and give him a mail ..... hoping to do 2wd and maybe 4wd too if I can borrow some extra cells and a charger.

[jasonrcb]

2wd for me sunday first time in months oh what fun :woot:

[andy reeves]

2wd for me also for the next 4 meeting also, it's going to be quite an eventfull day of racing me thinks :thumbsup:

[Belsten]

i'm in for 4wd :o

[GRIFF55]

do you get confirmation?

[dan_kitty]

email sent for 4wd :)

[Yardeeee]

I'm doing 2wd :)

looking forward to dusting her off again!

Yardy

[budgio]

I,m there:) first time with my zx-5
any tips for this chassis on the day will be appreciated;)

[GRIFF55]

What tyres for 4wd please guys??

[RogerM]

BB Minis ... pink when damp, green when dry. I'm sure other stuff works as well but these seem the most popular.

Budgio .... PM me you e-mail and I'll send you a great starting set-up for the ZX5-SP. Do you have any Kyosho springs yet? I will also have spares with me if you get stuck. There may well be another ZX5-SP on a maiden voyage there too.

[tyreman]

BB Minis ... pink when damp, green when dry. I'm sure other stuff works as well but these seem the most popular.

Budgio .... PM me you e-mail and I'll send you a great starting set-up for the ZX5-SP. Do you have any Kyosho springs yet? I will also have spares with me if you get stuck. There may well be another ZX5-SP on a maiden voyage there too.


Andy, 1 new set of bb green mini spikes wet or dry

[GRIFF55]

Spikes, not Pins? Cheers

[losixxx]

Yep def spike's m8

[ashleyb4]

I may actually come ot coventry if mike will tka eme lol might do 2wd.

A

[Jonny_H]

Another one for 4WD.

I'll be nosy at your Lazer then, Rog! I'll also try to remember my cheque book for those spares you were talking about.

[Body Paint]

I'm in for 4wd, the Atomized B44 is going to get dirty :o

[dan_kitty]

filth it up craig!

[GRIFF55]

Dirty Boy, Dirty Boy!!!:lol:

[RogerM]

Can somebody PM me Bill's phone number (assuming it is Bill I need to contact as per last time) as my beeping hotmail account has decided to go up the swanny .... couldn't get on last night nor today :(. I am looking to book in for Sunday.

[ashleyb4]

Pm me your details roger and ill e-mail them to bill for you if you want.

A

[Wraggy]

oops wrong post

[Slimboyfat]

does anybody know if there will be a shop there tomorrow?

[markwilliamson2001]

I am sure Dom from DC Racing will be there, even if he isn't racing.

[Slimboyfat]

is that defo mark?

I am in need of wheels tyres and inserts so if a shop isn't there I cannot attend.

[RogerM]

Callum is racing and I beleive Dom will be racing too. I'd say that it's a fair bet Dom will be there.

I am in the same boat WRT tires ...... might be worth giving him a ring to make sure!

[losixxx]

mark, i have a car set of BB spikes will put them to 1 side for you

chris

[Slimboyfat]

4wd for me

[dan_kitty]

what time does this start then, sorry if this has been answered previously couldn't find details.

ta

[GRIFF55]

Tooooo Early Dan:woot::lol:. I think you'll have to leave about 6.30 ish:p

[dan_kitty]

lol, earlier for you griff;)

can i confirm if this is the address???????

ROWLEY ROAD
BAGINTON
COVENTRY, WEST MIDLANDS, CV8 3AL

[ashleyb4]

If the weather stays like it is ill be taking a rope with me. No not to hang myself with to tie my round my waist and then to the rostrum to stop myself blowing away.

A

[IceMike]

i fink ya mistaken ash. if the weather is like this im stayin in my bed where is safe an warm :P

[strobe]

mark, i have a car set of BB spikes will put them to 1 side for you

chris

Hi Chris. Can you put a set of 4wd aside for me as well please.

[GRIFF55]

lol, earlier for you griff;)

can i confirm if this is the address???????

ROWLEY ROAD
BAGINTON
COVENTRY, WEST MIDLANDS, CV8 3AL

I think thats it Dan, at the trinity guild rugby club.

[losixxx]

Hi Chris. Can you put a set of 4wd aside for me as well please.
that was for you m8:p

[strobe]

that was for you m8:p

Cheers Chris.
Have you got any tyre glue.
Mark

[losixxx]

yes m8

[stuartw]

Callum is racing and I beleive Dom will be racing too. I'd say that it's a fair bet Dom will be there.

I am in the same boat WRT tires ...... might be worth giving him a ring to make sure!

Neither of them are on the entry list I have just received.

[matdodd]

OJ you better come to Worksop then :D

[RogerM]

Just spoken to Dom and he is planning on being there and does have tires.

Hope that helps.

[ashleyb4]

NEEDED!!!!!!!!!

hi all i need a xxx cr or xxx diff gear for tommorow if anyone has one just incase dom doesnt.

A

[neiloliver]

Are there many booked in Stuart?

[Slimboyfat]

OJ you better come to Worksop then :D


dont think Stu meant me dodd, i've had a confirmation through.

[tyreman]

NEEDED!!!!!!!!!

hi all i need a xxx cr or xxx diff gear for tommorow if anyone has one just incase dom doesnt.

A

There's bound to be some in my spares box if Dom doesn't have any, and you get stuck.

[ashleyb4]

thanks brian :)

A

[neiloliver]

Not a good day. Round 1 was best for me. Was slower round two, broke it round three and popped a ball joint in round four. 9th in B. Came 6th I think. :cry:

James did both Shock towers .. 'ker-ching' :(

Roll on Kiddy

N

[andy reeves]

i'm not commenting on my repair bill from today :cry::cry::cry: The B4 seamed a nice car to drive today when i could keep it in one piece. I still havn't decided fully what car i am running in 2wd yet this season. Thought that the track was good today, and it was just nice that it wasn't like a ice rink :thumbsup:. looking forward to the next round at Kiddy.

[ashleyb4]

Ran the xx4 today as couldnt get diff parts for he cr had a good result but broke something major on my xx4 lol I broke my chassis, rear shock tower, front wishbone and when i got home i found ide bent a ballstud and bent a turnbuckle lol Good result beat neil and craig!!!!!!!

Well done to kev lee for win in 4wd didnt see who won 2wd unlucky adny you desearved to win 4wd:)

The atomicmized b44 looked impressing craig's and andys car both looked dialled.

A

[Chris Green]

Hello!

just wondering if there are many outdoor meetings in march? local ish to Hereford, so the mid-west meetings would be great.

I could do with giving the B4 and B44 their (and mine!) maiden outdoor runs before the regionals.

Thank you,

Chris.

[neiloliver]

Best cut your losses Ash and get a B44.. you might be able to sell the losi for spares....?

I must agree on the Atomic Carbon B44. Andy G's car looked great :thumbsup:. It is all a tight fit though.

[RogerM]

Was a top day.

I was expecting an ice rink track too so softened the RB5 up by a spring and 5wt all round .... ooopppssss mistake. LOL

Put it back to the "standard" generic set-up I have and went reasonably well with it, 2 x 5th in rounds meant 6th on the grid for the A ... had a bit of a battle with Robo after an "interesting" first lap. Not sure where I finished, middle to 3rd qtr I guess. A LONG way higher than I would have been with the B4 that is for certain!!!

Think Tom won it in the end .... not 100% though.

Looking forward to Kiddy now ... and Newbury then Cov again.

[bert digler]

Best cut your losses Ash and get a B44.. you might be able to sell the losi for spares....?

I must agree on the Atomic Carbon B44. Andy G's car looked great :thumbsup:. It is all a tight fit though.

the losi would be a bargain if the chassis wasnt broke:woot:

[RogerM]

Chris Kiddy 2 weeks today (still my fav track in the whole country after all I've been too) and then Cov again on the 4th weekend.

See you there

[ashleyb4]

Best cut your losses Ash and get a B44.. you might be able to sell the losi for spares....?

I must agree on the Atomic Carbon B44. Andy G's car looked great :thumbsup:. It is all a tight fit though.

haha that bag of poo neil haha i think you will remember you wher beaten by the broken losi by quiet a bit haha lol

The only b44 that looked good today was bish's i was speachless when i went in the tent and saw it lol

A

[RogerM]

Ashley ..... another forced X-factory conversion maybe ... LOL ... hope you find a chassis.

Seriously, bad luck with that .... Cov can be a car killer, last time I was there one race I marshaled I ended up with every XX4 running broken at my point after 3 mins :o

(Before anybody thinks that is a XX4 hate post I was just trying to illistrate how hard Cov can be on cars .... I had a broken D4, 2 BJ4s and something else as well during the day and I was marshalling the double jump)

[losixxx]

well front and rear tower round 2, spur gear round 3 front and rear tower in the final:(:woot::woot::woot: worst day on breakage's ever but still had fun;)

[ashleyb4]

Yea you where unlucky chris.

I saw a b44 or 2 break a yoke bc

A

[Yardeeee]

Was a top day.

I was expecting an ice rink track too so softened the RB5 up by a spring and 5wt all round .... ooopppssss mistake. LOL

Put it back to the "standard" generic set-up I have and went reasonably well with it, 2 x 5th in rounds meant 6th on the grid for the A ... had a bit of a battle with Robo after an "interesting" first lap. Not sure where I finished, middle to 3rd qtr I guess. A LONG way higher than I would have been with the B4 that is for certain!!!

Think Tom won it in the end .... not 100% though.

Looking forward to Kiddy now ... and Newbury then Cov again.

Haha... nah not quite, I was leading until 2 laps from home and then broke it! DOH. So many crashes today, it had to give up some time.

I enjoyed it today the Coventry track is really quite good when it's dry, but I MUCH prefer it ran anti-clockwise than the clockwise route we took today... that double in the middle is so much easier going the other way, the up slope is all deformed on the clockwise route lol can't think of a better way to describe it... but that is just my view.

See you all at Kiddy.
Tom

[RogerM]

Tom your car looked awesome, no other word for it!!!

At one point it was looking like you might make 13 laps .... and there were only a couple people in the 12s and a couple more in 11s in 30x :o

Stunning to watch, would have loved to have watched the final ..... but was a little busy..... lol

[ashleyb4]

isnt toms car always dialled it looks stunning.

A

[alrg500]

Simon Overall won 2wd, I came in 3rd.:D

I managed to race 2 cars all day and not break anything, including a B44 on its maiden voyage in disguise as a BJ4. Std B44's were 4th (Stu Harlow) and 6th (Me)in the A ash, Atomized B44's and an aero were all that beat them I think.

[Wraggy]

S44's and an aero were all that beat them I think.
S44 whats one of them then ???

[ashleyb4]

haha

A:p

[strobe]

Great track today. Must of been one of the only racers today who didn't break anything.
The doubles in the middle are very random. 1 lap get it right next lap take the same line and speed and end up crashing. Wonder if the wind has anything to do with it.
Atomized B44's looked great today as well as the Aero.
Bring on Kiddy next.
Mark

[Slimboyfat]

A day in the life of my XX4 at Coventry

R1- turnbuckle broke
R2- 4th in round!
R3- Bulkhead broke
R4- Servo decided she was going to have a hissy fit thus ending the day

On a positive note i packed up early and got home for the Carling Cup Final and for a bloody awesome result!

COYS! COYS! COYS!

[alrg500]

S44 whats one of them then ???


Ok, Modified:D

[GRIFF55]

Well done to kev lee for win in 4wd didnt see who won 2wd unlucky adny you desearved to win 4wd:)
The atomicmized b44 looked impressing craig's and andys car both looked dialled.
A[/quote]

My own fault in the final ash, pushed too hard on the last few laps because i thought second was up my a###:woot:, nevermind, next time;).
Thanks all for a great day and the weather was timed perfect:thumbsup:.
Well done those who won, i didn't get to see much racing as i was busy fiddling.
Thanks again
Griff

[ashleyb4]

Really happy with the xx4 today once ide stoppped breaking it. I was really happy with it was doing well in the final aswell just made a few mistakes.

A

[neiloliver]

If anyone heard my B44 today and wondered why it sounded like clockwork.. it was just the spur. Replaced it and it's as good as new. Talk of me needing new gear boxes were premature I am pleased to say :)

I agree Tom, the anti clockwise route is far better. I hardly messed up on the double four weeks ago but this time I had my buttox clenched eachtime I went over it... :woot: The fact you loose sight of the car just behind the first ramp does not help!

Is there not a BRCA rule about being able to see your car as it goes around the track??

N

[losixxx]

If anyone heard my B44 today and wondered why it sounded like clockwork.. it was just the spur. Replaced it and it's as good as new. Talk of me needing new gear boxes were premature I am pleased to say :)

I agree Tom, the anti clockwise route is far better. I hardly messed up on the double four weeks ago but this time I had my buttox clenched eachtime I went over it... :woot: The fact you loose sight of the car just behind the first ramp does not help!

Is there not a BRCA rule about being able to see your car as it goes around the track??

N

doesnt count if your a short arse m8!!;)

[Body Paint]

I enjoyed it today the Coventry track is really quite good when it's dry, but I MUCH prefer it ran anti-clockwise than the clockwise route we took today... that double in the middle is so much easier going the other way, the up slope is all deformed on the clockwise route lol can't think of a better way to describe it... but that is just my view.

See you all at Kiddy.
Tom

I agree totally, IMO the clockwise double is a car breaker. Either run it anticlock or get those chappies that had there shovels out to reprofile it:)

[_sleigh_]

.....

Is there not a BRCA rule about being able to see your car as it goes around the track??

Wouldn't that apply even if the track ran the other way round?? :p

[Wraggy]

Is there not a BRCA rule about being able to see your car as it goes around the track??

N
it wasnt a BRCA Sanctioned meeting was it ??

[neiloliver]

Wouldn't that apply even if the track ran the other way round?? :p

only if you drive over it... if you nail it you can land in a visible piece of track :)

[Jamie B4]

Found it hard work yesterday and didnt enjoy going that way arounnd. These double jumps seem to be appearing alot lately and for the top drivers they are easy but for us they are hard work to get right!!:thumbdown:

[tyreman]

Found it hard work yesterday and didnt enjoy going that way arounnd. These double jumps seem to be appearing alot lately and for the top drivers they are easy but for us they are hard work to get right!!:thumbdown:

You don't have to fly them, you could just roll them.
As proved by James Evans who qualified 2nd on the grid in 4wd.

[GRIFF55]

James was doubling wasn't he Bri?? I enjoyed the astro track, never raced on there before so i don't know any difference with the way round.
Very random bumps all over:thumbsup:

[alrg500]

Simon Overall who won 2wd rolled over them in his last qualifier and got his best time and round score by a long way as well. Not sure what he was doing in the final.

[ShiftF9er]

In the final i jumped the double every time until the last lap when it made sense to roll over them. I think it's 0.5 to 0.75 seconds a lap quicker to jump which is going to save 6 to 9 seconds a race, its a lot of time to save but did anyone manage to jump them every time?

[Body Paint]

Nope, not me. typically I needed marshaling twice a race on the double, 4 seconds each so still 1 second quicker than rolling them. Still high risk though, given the amount of breakages on that one section alone.

[GRIFF55]

It would have only been three seconds if mr Dyke was more energetic:p:lol:. Only joking Chris

[dan_kitty]

bit of a mad one for me, never snapped anything on my d4 before or crashed a real full sized car before. Managed both that day:o

never drove a track quite like that before but thought it was ace, just need more practise. Also learnt what setups dont work, which is valuable experience too.

and the limitations of a suzuki jimny when cornering. hmmmmmm:blush:

cheers for a good event though:D

[losixxx]

Nope, not me. typically I needed marshaling twice a race on the double, 4 seconds each so still 1 second quicker than rolling them. Still high risk though, given the amount of breakages on that one section alone.

twice a race plus the 2 seconds per lap you lost with the BIG AIR time you animal.....

griff, i was hoping as i was marshalling the top 4wd heat i wouldnt have many to put back on there wheel's...how wrong i was:p:p the first 3 times per round were marshalled within 3 seconds m8, after that i lost interest :-)

[Body Paint]

I swear I was doing the same thing everytime it was just so random, and I liked seeing your face everytime I rolled it, haha:p

[budgio]

I ran a Kyosho lazer RTR bog standard car (with a bullet shell) and loved it.
Didnt break a thing all day and was impressed with the way it handled...

Still got a lot to learn in the driving dept... but will up my top end speed for the next meet.

A great day out :thumbsup: