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Old 17-03-2011
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Default Ardent Raceway and HPI 24hr Le Mans RC challenge!!



Ardent Raceway and HPI 24hr Le Mans Sprint Challenge.

From 15:00 on 11th June to 15:00 on 12th June.

We are looking for a minimum of 8 teams and a maximum of 13 teams of 6 people to take part in the Ardent Raceway 24hr Le Mans Sprint Challenge. Cost is just £25 per person and INCLUDES THE CAR!! (well, you wouldn’t want to use your own would you!).
The car we have selected after weeks of testing is the HPI Sprint 2 as pictured below.



You receive your car 1 week before the event to enable you to customise and to fit your LED lighting kit (also included, and YES we are going to do some dusk racing).
The tyre choice will be announced before the date along with the number of tyres you are permitted. Spares will be provided at cost (but of course you won’t need them because these cars are solid beasts!!)

The observant ones of you would have noticed this date is the same as the real 1:1 Le Mans 24hr. That’s because we are going to run at exactly the same time and attempt to share the experience without the cost. Camping is free, either outside or indoors in small tents, as is sleeping on the floor under a pit bench. It’s bound to get messy and dirty, tiring and frustrating but you can be assured regardless of the outcome, it’s going to be a memory that lasts with you forever!

If you are interested but can’t find 4 others that are, then please let us know as I’m sure there will be others that you can make a team with.



So just to recap, 6 people (or less, but the overall team cost stays the same), 1 car, 24hrs, beer, BBQ, as many spectators and mechanics as you wish, you supply your own cells, chargers and radio gear, you can change the kit servo but not motor or speedo, LED lights must be fitted, setup changes to the car permitted and cars must be painted or stickered to identify your team. £25 a person and your team can keep the car or sell it afterwards or even raffle it on the day for charity, it is your choice!!! This is thanks to HPI I might add. Thank you HPI!!!

BONUS FEATURE, Saturday afternoon we will have Alice Cooper and System of a Down playing in a field nearby at the Download festival (please note due to the times we are racing we will not have trouble with event traffic)

We already have 5 teams committed and paid up so THIS EVENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, so register your team ASAP by emailing sales@ardentracing.com, payment is required in advance so we can buy the cars in ready.

Which team will win? Will your club be the champs? Will you come for the experience?? You won't need accommodation :-)

Best book Monday off work!!!!
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This sounds amazing!
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Have beeb wanting to do something like this for ages (think Ashby we're going to do something like this years ago).

Do we have to use the kit radio, and is that stick or trigger?
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Have beeb wanting to do something like this for ages (think Ashby we're going to do something like this years ago).
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Have beeb wanting to do something like this for ages (think Ashby we're going to do something like this years ago).

Do we have to use the kit radio, and is that stick or trigger?
No, you need to put your own radio gear in, so as a team you decide what you go for, or do you swap between the two? :-)

It is going to be an experience, I can't say a pleasant one, i'm sure after 18 hours you might be thinking WHY DID I DO THIS!! But it will be an event you look back on for years to come and for £1 an hour including a team car it has got to be good value for money :-)
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Is this the same weekend as the cotswolds national?
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Looks ace! 24hrs would be quite gruelling as the combination of tiredness and drink would be quite brutal.

Still interested though
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Is this the same weekend as the cotswolds national?
It is, but we want to do it at the same time as Le Mans so we can watch it, hear it and experience it on our own 1:10 scale way. There are plenty of RC racers not doing the Cotswold National, so this gives them something exciting and interesting to do. Remember you get the car as part of your entrance fee, so anyone into RC racing can do it!! :-)
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Old 18-03-2011
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Not sure if this is a question or a request, but gearing.

Can we change this, or, are we all to run the same gearing, as that might make it a bit more interesting too.
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i am well interested in this is there electrics in the cars or is it a diy job? ha may have fun finding a team though as i am a buggy guy normally
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Gearing can be changed, as can springs and any other adjustable components. Cars include servo, motor and speedo, so you need lipos and radio gear. Carl if you want to join a team then take a look at our posts on our Facebook Page, team Chand-a-Cola are looking for racing drivers :-)

Teams so far are Chand-a-Cola, Frome Racing Team, Team SPC-UK, Team Ardent, Derby Racing Team, HPI Racing Team, and we have bites from Worcester and Norwich. :-)
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Team MMR Flux / Chippenham MCC just booked a slot.
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This sounds like a brilliant idea .

I can't take part but I bet its a fantastic event, especially with the house lights down and the headlights on!
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This sounds like a brilliant idea .

I can't take part but I bet its a fantastic event, especially with the house lights down and the headlights on!

Why not... I'd be up for it
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Why not... I'd be up for it
yeah james lets get a team together im up for it
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Teams booked in so far:

Chand-a-Cola Racing Team
Frome Racing Team
SPC-UK Racing Team
Ardent Racing Team
Derby Model Car Club
HPI Racing Team
MMR Flux/ Chippenham Model Car Club
Doris Racing Team

And we have teams interested from Worcester and Norwich :-) It's going to be bloody brilliant!!!!
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Shame this clashes with a National Would have loved to do it...
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James me and Steve would be up for it too
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Ooh, I'm tempted! I'm getting flashbacks of Donisthorpe already! Is Dez still looking for drivers?!
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Sorry more questions the cells we are running must they be brca legal?
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