Happy New Year - oOple 2013

[jimmy]

2012 has been a busy year for oOple and we've managed to put out some crackin' race reports and the occasional video. We ran our third oOple Invernational race with the great support from all those that helped out - and as promised, it was bigger and better than ever. A truly outstanding event.

I've worked full-time in a 'real job' since before oOple began;- which started firstly as a website for my artwork - and then progressed onto my vintage R/C collection and eventually R/C racing photos.
2005 saw the first reviews start, and along with it the oOple forum - with the Kyosho Lazer ZX5 the first review. I'd consider 2006 to be the real start of our race reporting. The 'Neo race' in December of 2006, where Mr.Neobuggy himself tearfully thanked us sincerely for attending and reporting on his event was a fantastic moment for us.

2007 was an eventful year for oOple with the Euros and Worlds reporting - thanks to support from Team Associated directly on the latter - the first funding support we'd ever had.

2010 saw the most recent Euros we've attended after EFRA decided to support their own media. The personal funding to attend these races was too much to justify in the face of EFRA's lack of support and acknowledgement of the previous 5 years covered. 2013 and onwards will see us return to European Championship coverage with outside sponsorship - all being well - providing the funding we require to get there.

I was asked many years ago if oOple was my full time Job and if you take a look at the review section you'll see a distinct lack of content in the past couple of years. Working full time and running oOple got to the point that I had to choose - keep working and earning a decent wage or go self-employed and make oOple a priority and see what freelance work I could get to pay the bills.

2013 is the start of a new era - oOple will have more reviews, more reports and a whole new website that'll be in development over the coming months.

2013 will see the inaugural running of the oOple Off Road Race Series in the UK (details soon) for 10th off road buggies, along with the ultra-popular oOple Invernational. oOple has a stong following and awesome team behind it that love the hobby - it can and will only get better from now on.

All the best and happy new year,
Jimmy Storey

[johnboy]

Happy new year ooplers

[benl]

Happy new year and thanks for all of your support over the last year your site, reviews and reports are a major help to anybody new like myself starting out. I hope all go well with the career move a guess you have hundreds if not thousands of us ooplers willing you on so that can't be a bad thing.
Also thanks to all on the forum for helping and providing quality entertainment over the last year. ( by the way I spent this newyears eve tidying the wiring on my TLR22 beats going out (: ).

[pugs]

Happy new year all, cracking post Jimmy

[mikeyscott]

Happy New Year and good luck for 2013

[gainsy]

Happy new year to everyone who make this site the place to be

[Gayo]

Originally Posted by jimmy

2013 is the start of a new era - oOple will have more reviews, more reports and a whole new website that'll be in development over the coming months.

Wow! Does it mean that you will be working full-time on oOple?

Anyway, all the best for 2013 to the oOplers, massive thanks to Jimmy, Vicky, Stu and co for bringing us the best RC site!

Vive oOple!

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Gayo

...........massive thanks to Jimmy, Vicky, Stu and co for bringing us the best RC site!

My contribution is pretty minimal, 2013 will be even less so as I'll be away from the scene for most of the summer. Really looking forwards to the race reports from the big meetings that I'll not be at, people do say they make it almost like being there.

Hopefully I can have my job back in 2014?

[bigred5765]

Good luck to jimmy and the oOple crew in there new venture ,hope all goes well for you and the new oOple series sound likes its going to be epic, looking forward to seeing details, happy new year to you and hope its a great one for jimmy Vicky and all his ooplers and ooplets

[eyeayen]

Happy New Year to all oOplers and especially Jimmy and Vicky who keep this place running and have made it what it is with the contributions from the rest of you.

Looking forward to seeing it get bigger and bigger !

[Nas]

Happy new year guys and girls!

Thanks to Jimmy,Vicky and the mods for keeping this Amazing forum running in tip top condition!

Thanks.