Vintage racing at York

[super__dan]

By the way, seems Chris has organised with Stu to use his XX for the enduro, but seems to think he can use his X6 as a backup, obviously I've tried to quash this straight away, team vintage all the way baby. What other complete runners to we have should the worst come to the worst?

G, what weapon have you decided to run, you're not going to bugger about running a different car every run or anything like that are you?

PS Jimmy are you racing this weekend sat and/or sunday?

[Chrislong]

Ive missed racing over Xmas (Baaah Humbug), so im looking forward to Saturday night and Sunday...

I have my spare receiver loose, ready for plantation into a vintage beasty. Will I need my own motor, think I have a 13 turn arm somewhere I can use.

[Stu]

I think Sunday-Best only has one control motor left from the 8 discounted ones, I think he has some more tho, they are £9.

(On the subject of motors I still owe some of you the £2 cash-back from the motors, I can't remember who tho.)

The XX just needs a motor in it, it currenly has a KO receiver. The wiring is like a birds nest & it seems to have zero pack (feels like maybe blue pistons with 10wt oil!). It's there though, if anyone wants to sort the above issues as the day goes on then please be my guest.

It would be nice if someone would lend out a proper pre-1990 car tho as the XX is just retro rather than vintage.

John, what've ya got?

[Oscar]

Stu, its suitably vintage and borrowed
As I will only be able to make this one meeting, I really cant justify buying a motor especially for it. I was planning to use either a mabuchi 540 or an old 27t as long as no one has any major objections.

[Stu]

That's fine.

[WHITTLER555]

John, are you on about Vintage at York or the Enduro??

If it's the Enduro then my trusty 10x3 will be going in the RC10 Stealth!!

[Northy]

I have ProCat ready for Saturday night.

On Sunday I'll have RC10 stealth, and just preparing YZ10 and XX.

G

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by WHITTLER555

John, are you on about Vintage at York or the Enduro??

If it's the Enduro then my trusty 10x3 will be going in the RC10 Stealth!!

York.

10x3 its old and borrowed, id have to run on 3 cells

[super__dan]

He's not kidding, proper old school. Even that old 6 gear I ran last time would look ultra modern comparred to this!

[Northy]

YZ10 just needs receiver for Sunday (Jim ), 10 x 2 and 4200's

Does anyone know the transmission ratio of a YZ10?

G

[super__dan]

Has everyone got tatty old wings so they can quick change the transponder?

I would say just chuck it in the car but mine wouldn't work properly like that at York and we don't want to lose any laps.

Julie prepped and ready for action, I assume she's been practising all week?

[Northy]

Julie is always ready and prepped Dan Are you bringing your lass?

I have a load of Bradders old gash wings that I'll bring along. Can everyone running RC10's and other cars where the wing is on a wire and in tubes on the chassis make sure that they're not going to fall out! Remember how often that used to happen

G

[super__dan]

Good point. I actually already have a hole in the flappy bit of the bodyshell that covers the motor, which is more secure. Either that or I'll use a B2 wing wire I have and bend it to buggery to make it super secure.

G if/when you ever meet my missus you'll understand why the notion of getting her to come to a warehouse in Middlesbrough in the middle of the winter for about 8 hours, to let us race 15 year old toy cars round a track is simply laughable. As a replacement I've got Donga staying at my house sat night, wonder how easily he puts out? Very easily I'll bet!

[Stu]

Originally Posted by super__dan

...... wonder how easily he puts out? Very easily I'll bet!

I've heard that too, he's not choosy when I comes to women apparanly but his men friends, well, I'm told thats different.

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by Stu

I've heard that too, he's not choosy when I comes to women apparanly but his men friends, well, I'm told thats different.

Gaydom makes me sick, I have nothing against gays, so long as they stay away, the bum hole is for one way traffic...

As for my taste for women depends on how they taste ofcause, nowt a bit of cream can;t sort...

[dave g]

Originally Posted by Northy

YZ10 just needs receiver for Sunday (Jim ), 10 x 2 and 4200's

Does anyone know the transmission ratio of a YZ10?

G

ask jim how they handle if you run the overdrive kit in them graham....the wrong way around

[Chrislong]

Hope the car im borrowing is ready? Do I need anything for it? Who's lending it me?

The oldest car I own, is the X-5, the next oldest is the X-6.... I'll bring the X-6 ready to go ofcause.... Since we have the Doc, we can say we went back to the future for the X-6

[Northy]

Chris, you are 100% legend.

[Medders]

Many thanks to all those at York tonight who gave me valuable advice and tips for getting racing again.

Special thanks to Northy for the much needed ProCat bits and to Col for helping me to actually get there in the first place.

I look forward to racing the Cat at the next vintage event

[Stu]

It will be really nice to see your incomplete car up and running.

Tonight was ACE.
Qualifying was really close between G's Cat, Jim & Dan's RC10's and my JRX2. In the final Damian was up to pace, it was very close between Damian, Jim and I for third - G & Dan were faster, battling for the win.

Result.
1 - G
2 - Dan
3 - Me
4 - Jim
5 - Damian

John Price was running a Kyosho Javelin, John built the car from a box of bits that Jimmy supplied some time back, it's a proper nice thing.

Pics to follow when I can be arsed to sort them out.