Southport this Sunday (13/4)

[Cockerill]

Whose going then. Think I'm gonna be there doing the guest class.

Anyone have any ideas what time it starts as its a NW Regional?

[bigred5765]

we will be there 2wd and 4wd hehe

[Lee]

Guest class for me too Tom:thumbsup:

I think the NW regionals are pretty sensible, usually a 10am start i seem to remember.

Im sure Paul or stu will let us know, the later the better for me:thumbsup:

[Kecky]

I'll be there for 4wd.

[burgie]

10:00am? Bloody Hell that's an early start!!

I think racing will start at around 11:00/11:30 but I will confirm that tomorrow.

There will be a model shop in attendance I believe, and the usual SRCC canteen will be in attendance too. :thumbsup:

[Lee]

Even better:thumbsup:

[quincey]

im going too.my 1st year of regionals:):)

[burgie]

we are indeed aiming to get racing underway by 11.30.....so you can get there at a sensible time!

[Stu]

In previous years drivers have been there mid morning for for booking in and practice. Round one about 11.00.

[Chrislong]

Anyone mind if I use Lipo? if so, how about if I race without scoring points?

I'll be coming for a sausage and egg butty rain or shine, the only difference being, shine = im racing too. :lol::thumbsup:

[craigosh]

Think its cool to run Lipo if your not scoring points Chris, dont see why it wouldnt be. Eric had put it up on the calender but i think he's changed it recently and not put it back on.

[Kecky]

There is a post on the the SRCC Site, that says you can run Lipo's if you want to, but you will not be elibable to score points towards your licence grade.

[Richard Lowe]

I'm coming too, this is turning into a NE regional :lol:

[nobby]

is heat one on the line 11:00 no sooner as a few of us are coming down from jarrow club.

if the first heat starts at 11:00 we don't have to set off until 07:30 ish:thumbsup:

can we book in on the day or should we contact anyone?(if so who?)

cheers lads.

[jimmy]

we'll be there if the weather is OK

[burgie]

If you get there for 11:00, then i would say you will be in plenty of time for the racing - as i said earlier in this thread, racing is due to start at around 11:30.

You can book in on the day too - e:mail your details to info@srcc.co.uk so i can get them pre-booked for you.

chris

[DanW]

There is a post on the the SRCC Site, that says you can run Lipo's if you want to, but you will not be elibable to score points towards your licence grade.

I'm pretty sure there will be a "guest" class, so those people who are running lipo or do not want to score NW points will run in seperate finals. More than likely there will be enough "guests" to run seperate classes during qualifying as well.

[Lee]

is heat one on the line 11:00 no sooner as a few of us are coming down from jarrow club.

if the first heat starts at 11:00 we don't have to set off until 07:30 ish:thumbsup:

can we book in on the day or should we contact anyone?(if so who?)

cheers lads.

Chris im going down from durham, its only 2.5 hrs if you set off at half 8 you will be fine:thumbsup:

[Kecky]

I'm out celebrating 3 birthdays and wetting a babies head on Saturday, so if you and Steggasaurus fancy a couple of shandy's you can stay at ours :thumbsup:

[Lee]

Now your talking, ill have a word with her indoors

[Lee]

Weathers lookin goooood:thumbsup:


http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=southport&day=2

[Oscar]

Can someone refresh my memory;), what time do we usually expect to be finished??

[ben]

Weathers lookin goooood:thumbsup:


http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=southport&day=2

That makes a change. It always seems to rain when i go to southport. :lol:

[sly]

Can someone refresh my memory;), what time do we usually expect to be finished??

Usually about 17.00hrs on a relaxed day.

[MikePimlott]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3188

Light shower forecast :thumbdown:

[rc boy]

what class is everyone doing i shall be doing both
hoping to use my new cells:thumbsup:

[bigred5765]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3188

Light shower forecast :thumbdown:

BBC are crap mike hardly ever wrong
though i must admit it isnt lookin great
lets hope it skipps the coast line
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/tomorrow.asp?zipcode=southport

[Chrislong]

Great event, run well too.

Can I use this post to criticise the track? The 4 stone lines / ripples, which have been placed on the left hander are aweful. I know the grass/soil there is very weak and it cuts up badly and those stones protect it, but instead it is rutting up after the stones and that corner is still horrible.

But the track has a heck of a lot which is right, and I love racing on it overall. The other new features are all excellent, and the new astroworks well. :thumbsup:

[burgie]

Great event, run well too.

Can I use this post to criticise the track? The 4 stone lines / ripples, which have been placed on the left hander are aweful. I know the grass/soil there is very weak and it cuts up badly and those stones protect it, but instead it is rutting up after the stones and that corner is still horrible.

But the track has a heck of a lot which is right, and I love racing on it overall. The other new features are all excellent, and the new astroworks well. :thumbsup:


you can use this thread to criticise if you have to....but you know me well enough to tell me instead of me having to read it :cry:

...but i digress - the ripples were an experiment to try to reduce the wear on that corner, and they are an experiment that failed. I am quite sure that section of track will see a lot of change prior to the national to get it just right, so don't fret - that area will be sorted out.

Glad you like the majority of the track though.

[Chrislong]

Hey Chris, sorry mate. What, with the drains I thought you may be pushed over the edge with any further critism. :lol: but don't get me wrong, im loving racing on the track :)

Did you get my emails in the week btw? I resent them from home... anyway im just being lazy now, I should have sent a PM or asked you earlier.

[burgie]

lol don't worry Chris, I have broad shoulders!

That bloke was lucky Claire was being diplomatic, wasn't he? :mad:

I'll check the e:mails now - not been online all that much!

[Cockerill]

I had a word with you about the bit I didn't like Chris, other than that the track is great and is improving, all the new features were really good. I wasn't really too fussed about the paving Chris mentioned but it did cut the track up, looks like you already have plans for that tho which is good.

Well done to all involved :thumbsup:

[burgie]

I had a word with you about the bit I didn't like Chris, other than that the track is great and is improving, all the new features were really good. I wasn't really too fussed about the paving Chris mentioned but it did cut the track up, looks like you already have plans for that tho which is good.

Well done to all involved :thumbsup:

You did, and all input is welcomed - we will try to get everything spot-on. At the moment i think we are about 90% of the way there, but it will be 110% for the national!

[Richard Lowe]

The track was great today, the new line and profile over the middle tabletop/hump thingy is really good. I had a quick go on the new doubles after the final and they're really good too :)
I actually quite liked the ripples on the left hander there was a definite line over them that was fast, they were a little bit random at times, how about making them slightly smaller? If you want to stop the grass cutting up there you need to stop cars accelerating on it, the ripples probably made the problem worse as you go slower over them than if it were just a corner ;)

[Chrislong]

I think they started off Lowe when I first saw them, then the grass around them got chewed a bit.. is that right CB?

[ben]

Track was good today. Well the 2 rounds i finished.;). Liked the new features. And i also had a go on the new doubles and the tabletop after the finals had finished and i was impressed. Good work southport:thumbsup:.

ben

[bigred5765]

really liked the new features
had a ace day well done to all involved
may be just sink the ripples in deeper
worked ok at first

[DanW]

I think they started off Lowe when I first saw them, then the grass around them got chewed a bit.. is that right CB?

That corner used to wear very heavily right on the apex, the ripples were to encourage people to coast the corner rather than previously where there was hard brakes and acceleration. The ripples have protected the corner, but moved the wear further up.

All the grass areas are going to need looking at.... one problem was the early easter weekend, which means we started racing before the grass had got back into growing season. So it was already pretty thin before we started. Normally when we open on easter weekend the grass has had a couple of weeks growing time and looks like a meadow!

[craigosh]

:thumbsup: glad everyone likes the features we all came up with :thumbsup:

Glad to here people liked the doubles, spent a bit of time sweating them.

Think that bloke was brave shouting at me with a spade in my hand :D

That hole after the ripples was pretty big, surprised it didnt eat my car like they usually do.

Anyone with any other comments on the track drop me or Burgie a PM and we'll take it into consideration.

[Chrislong]

That and the ground under the grass is very light and sandy, means we chew it easy unfortunatley.

[jimmy]

a couple of photos here:


http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/southport130408 (http://www.oople.com/forums/../rc/photos/southport130408)



Shame I had to miss my final, I was saving the best till last :lol:

[ben]

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/southport130408/OOP_7578.html

Thanks jimmy. :woot: And NO i didnt eat them all before you say anything.
My eyes show how bad my day was. Deep depression had set in by them.:blush:

[jimmy]

greedy pig!

what was up? breakages? did you get the 501X arms on there yet?

[ben]

Im in need of some hinge pins for my bulkhead. Dont know were to get some from though. I think i will just forget about this weekend seen as ive broken neary everything i own. tools, cars, transmitter...... i can carry on lol.

ben

[woOdy]

Just to let you know then Jimmy, Team oOple TQ'd and WON 2wd today. YAY.:thumbsup:

[ben]

Well done stu:thumbsup:. Car looked good all day. Oh and well done to matt latham you were going really fast when i was watching a couple of your rounds:thumbsup:

ben

[jimmy]

nice one mate! :thumbsup: shame I couldn't see it :thumbdown:

a repeat next weekend then? :woot:

[Eddie168]

Hey Jimmy thanks for the advise today for my 501x, the car was much better in the final :thumbsup:

[bigred5765]

hey jimmy
team oople tq 2wd
oople dance team tq 4wd hehe

[bigred5765]

o and thanks ben the car was good
driver needed a little help lol

[jimmy]

Hey Jimmy thanks for the advise today for my 501x, the car was much better in the final :thumbsup:

Nice one mate, you doing the series or only at southport? I'll try bring my 501X next time

[ben]

Tis ok carl.:)

[Mrs oOple]

Shame I had to miss my final, I was saving the best till last :lol:



Sorry everyone :( I can't resist Sunday overtime :thumbsup:

Well done to WoOdy! Keep up the positive thinking for great results all season :)

Anyone know how FroOt did? He's offline for a few days unfortunately, due to VirginMedia being incompetent.

[bigred5765]

Sorry no other reason to post other than get my 2500 post yipeeee

[Eddie168]

Nice one mate, you doing the series or only at southport? I'll try bring my 501X next time

Yea unfortunately i am only doing racing at southport cause i don't have a car lol maybe i will do the series sometimes when i get a car LOL

[woOdy]

I dont think I did too bad with my 10.5 brushless in either:drool:

[Tom3012]

was a good day today, good to see so many faces down!!

it wa my first time out with the x11 aswell! i had a few teething problems and a few errors on my part but finally got it going just about right for the 4th round and the final... things are looking good!

and jimmy, i must say.. thanks for getting a pick of my car!!!
http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/southport130408/OOP_7504.html

:thumbsup:

[sly]

Results:-
http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=122

Points:-
http://www.srcc.co.uk/index.php?pid=2

[rc boy]

good job on the pics jimmy turned out to be a good weekend
sept when i crashed and lost my 2nd place:(
good race woody hope we can have the same the rest of the rounds
:thumbsup:ohh and thanks for the comment ben dude :thumbsup:

[jimmy]

I ate some cheese today.

[jimmy]

Yeah.

[jimmy]

I love it.

[Northy]

Mee too.

I like food what I don't know what it really is.

[sly]

Tom turned up for his final and broke his car on the practice lap.... so i`m happy getting 3rd and not 4th :thumbsup:.
si.

[jimmy]

haha thanks for letting me know mate! be them wishbones I bet! in that case I'm good for the points! yay! :thumbsup:

[sly]

it did turn into a trike i think.

[jimmy]

one day all cars will have Tamiya wishbones on, and that'll be the end of it :lol:

[Northy]

one day all cars will have Tamiya wishbones on, and that'll be the end of it :lol:

One day Jimmy will part with some hinge pins so lil Ben can fit some..... :lol:

G

[ben]

One day Jimmy will part with some hinge pins so lil Ben can fit some..... :lol:

G

Please jimmy lol. I had to beg a jconcepts one yesterday:thumbdown:

[jimmy]

mad, im like some pin pimp! how hard can it be to find some 3mm pins? even shock shafts would do surely?
I don't know what I've got left, I know I keep my bent hingepins as it doesn't matter on the 501X if they are bent or not - but they wouldn't work on your car ben.
I might have a couple of new pins but I can't be sure - though like I said 3mm pins must be everywhere!

[Jez]

just like to say a big thanks to everyone.had a great day,met loads of nice people(old and new) .sp went well pity my L200 just dug 4 ruts in grass.next time will leave caravan at site.loved the track,but 1 fault-any chance of cutting trees down at back?kept losing car in shadows or was it just my eyes?never mind,see you all at bury.many thanks-jez.:thumbsup:

[MikePimlott]

Good to see you there Jez.

And Yes its your eyes :p

[jimmy]

I always struggle a bit at southport - hope for a bit better at bury! but not actually seen the new track yet! lol

Thanks for the tyres Jez, did vicky pay you? if not I'll sort you the cash next time I see you.

[ashleyb4]

When is the next meeting at southport as im not doing nationals i have some more time and more money so i would love to come to southport.

A

[jimmy]

check out the north west section for regional dates or the southport website for all the dates. You could maybe come check out Bury sometime also ash? that's another awesome track.

[Fiddybux]

Hey Jimmy, some cracking shots there of the days racing.

Loved re-living it. Thanks.