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Old 02-06-2014
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I was thinking about some old clubs I used to race at from way back in the day, does anyone remember:

Oaks Park Ramblers - Raced here in '88
Thornton Heath Off Roaders - Raced here in '89/'90
Surbiton Off Roaders - Raced here in '94

I dont have any photos at all unfortunately, would be awesome to see any photos/videos if anyone has any!
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Old 02-06-2014
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Yep I raced at all 3 of them run by eddy,wife and Ian dibly I must have some pictures somewhere they were the days
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Old 02-06-2014
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I think I raced at all three, depending on the answers to the questions below

Oaks Park Ramblers - was that the grass track that was on the entrance to a golf course?

Was Thornton Heath Off Roaders by the crematorium? A worn grass permanent track if I remember.

Surbiton Off Roaders was by a football club, a go-kart track and a caravan park, yes or no? Multi surface from what I recall. Parking/pitting wasn't exactly track side...
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Oaks park yes, Surbiton yes, Thornton Heath may have been next to a crematorium, not sure, I mainly remember the football club next door.

Post 'em if you find them Martin!
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Will do if I find them there was also Crawley rc club right next to a football pitch and there was a club in Medway I think next to a boot fair .and one in shoreham
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Old 02-06-2014
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The Medway track was at Elm Court Hempstead.

The bootfair was in the field next to the track and just up from the garden center.
Half astro and half concrete if i remember correct.
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Old 06-06-2014
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What about Taunton when it was at the back of the rugby club?

Best track ever!!
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What about Taunton when it was at the back of the rugby club?

Best track ever!!
Was that the one over the road from the cricket ground?

If it is then I only visited it I think once (maybe twice ) - June 1992 when the Radio Race Car off road series was pretty competitive. It rained which didn't help matters as it was a dirt track with the rostrum up one end which was unusual, I found it quite hard to adapt too.

There were loads of good clubs back then, mainly because the majority were grass based and didn't have the upkeep required by todays permanent mixed surface venues. Marston Palmer, Abergavenny (spelling), Teiffyside (spelling again) in particular stick in the memory from that era.
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I used to race at Oaks park ramblers when it was in the golf club and also when we moved and made the purpose built track which i was a part of helping build.

Plus wasn't race control out of a caravan that was at end straight I think.

I did have some throphys from those clubs but I stupidly got rid of them in
Clear out of old stuff..:-(

Also remember racing at Eden park on the grass track.

Plus I used get a lot of my gear from Mick Charles models.

I used to run a Schumacher cat XLS at that time as that was the car to have
Back then.

That was a few moons ago btw...
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I raced at Oaks Park Ramblers from 1986-89, in the golf club car park and at the permanent track.
What happened to that club?
Where is Eddie and Ian now?
And wasn't their surname Dyball not Dibly.
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Default Oaks park ramblers??

Anyone used to race there back in the late 80's early 90's. Trying to see if any old members may still be racing and remember where the old track last was to see if any remnants there at all? Last location I seem to remember was next to a football pitch near the Purley Way South East London? Post below if you have any info. I remember the Dibbles used to run it?
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only raced there once I think, and I think was Ian Dibbles home club, think his family ran it that was 20 odd years ago now
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Yeah I remember it was (Thor)Thornton Heath off roads we was there for a few years.then we moved to surbiton the good old procat days :-)
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Yes great days... I raced at Surrey Radio Control Car Club too... You boys still race? If so, what? Lol
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I raced there 86-89 and was wondering what happened to the Dibbles?
Where in Surbiton did it move to?
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Old 23-08-2015
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Riverhill
Worcester Park
KT4 7QB
England .it's a small go kart track now 😧
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Yep I raced when it was originally at the golf course and then when it was moved to the permanent built track.

It was Cat XLS days for me back then.

I restarted racing about 5-6 years ago and now run for Team Durango.
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I raced a cat and an RC10 there, but started with a Hornet then a Mugan Bulldog

Happy days, was there nearly every meet for years.
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Old 24-08-2015
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Default Oaks park

Ha just posted yesterday asking similar thing. I raced at permanent club in Thornton Heath.

Ian dibble - his mum and dad ran the club.

I now race after a 25 year break at shrccc.

Alex Tudor-hart if that rings any bells?

South London based.

Can't remember addresses of the permanent track can you? Wondered if any remnants of it left?
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I raced at surbiton in the SOWL early 90s it had an awesome concrete bank and steps on to the front straight it was a bit of a car breaker if I rember correctly that could have been me tho lol
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