NEO O8

[lewisDXR]

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http://www.dirtxracing.co.uk/home.php

[Lee Martin]

wen can we book in?

[wezzer]

you up for this then lee :cool:

[woOdy]

I think I might even have a go!:o

[Lee Martin]

hell yeh wez in up for it!! love the track!!!!

and i will have my RC8 by then!!!!

[wezzer]

ten minute quali's,,, how cool will that be :o i rekon there will be some leaning out during practice dont you !:eh?:

[jimmy]

Cool photos on the promo video - pity the photo credit is so small I almost missed it :eh?:

DXR always run the best events, we need a proper (electric) buggy race in there.

[spenner]

Electric buggy meeting would be awesome at DXR!!!!
Massive air time on some of the jumps..

I sense the Oople invitational ??????

[jimmy]

I have left it in the hands of mrs.oOple to look into :D

[spenner]

Good man,

If you get some details let me know and i will enquire about sponsorship for the meeting.

It has to be a must !!!

[wezzer]

sorry about the credit Jim, wasnt a DXR vid , i think Phil sorted it , will get him on the case for the next one, you are coming to the next one arent you .:mad:

[wezzer]

Good man,

If you get some details let me know and i will enquire about sponsorship for the meeting.

It has to be a must !!!

sorry guys but i dont think we will ever do an electric meet :( although we may be swayed , you just never know;)

[niggs98]

hmmmmmmmmmmm may have to see if bren has a spare car for the meeting. fancy having a laugh and knowin dxr some serious air time ;)

[wezzer]

I rekon he has 1 or 2 kicking about :p

[Teddy truman]

im going! defo:D

[jimmy]

Thanks to help from TheRacePlace I'm going too! :)

[spenner]

As both Tony Truman and Lee Martin are both attending The Raceplace will have 8 Drivers in attendance at the Neo 08 and there will be four diff chassis being used:

CEN Racing UK Team:
Daniel Cockill
Mathew Latham
Craig Campbell
John Spencer

Caster Racing Proto:
Kevin Lee (Factory Driver)
Jimmy Storey (Review Driver)

Assoc:
Lee Martin (Factory Driver)

Hot Bodies:
Tony Truman (Factory Driver)

Should be a really good weekend, just got to hope we all get in...

[showtime]

as of about 3 seconds ago there were 3 entrys definitely confirmed
Yannick Aigoin
Adam Drake
Christoffer Svensson

plus another 15 are "awaiting confirmation" which means they are definitely in and Phils just awaiting payment!

Adam Lewis England
David Crompton england
David Spashett UK
Elliot Boots England
Graham Alsop UK
Jon Hazlewood England
Karl Jackson uk
Lee Martin UK
Mike Cradock England
Neil Cragg great britain
PAUL BRADBY UK
Philipp Guschl Germany
Rob Rasey EnglandS
teffen culmsee Denmark
Tim Culmsee Denmark



always nice to be in the first draft for anything :)

Lee Bradders and Craggy are sorted :D

[jimmy]

mad, I read that as mick cragg for a second there - I thought the old boy was having a go! :o:wtf::D:D:p

[showtime]

imagine a Dads race around there :o

they'd probably still beat me tho :rolleyes:

[jimmy]

Last time I raced there I was still in bed during my final - that's how low I qualified. I wasn't impressed with spending all day there after missing my pre-dawn final :p

[Northy]

Me and Jim fancy doing this, how many places are left?

What is the crack with acomodation etc?

Cheers,

G

[bigred5765]

i think at the last look i had there was 277 enties and 210 places lol

[MattADH]

I believe entries are still being accepted before Phil goes through them. No doubt there will be some dropping out as well so its probably worth filling an entry in anyway!

[showtime]

the meeting is still over 5 months away :o

the very fact that so many people want to do it is a good measure of how good a meeting it will be!
the DXR guys build an awesome track at a unique venue thats perfect* for an event like this. the meeting runs flawlessly due to the team used to run race control (basically the BRCA 8th people plus Rob Nelson) that along with Phil & his site Neo-Buggy that pulls in quality racers from all over the world ensure this meeting has very quickly become the highlight of the year! true buggy supercross!

i suppose the only way to make it more like supercross would be to use a dropgate for the start but the first corner carnage just wouldn't be worth it LOL
can you imagine 12-14 cars all hitting the first corner at the same time?
sod marshalling that!

good organisation, great track, all star cast of racers & its in the UK so we can race there! it doesn't get better than that :D

Phils giving everyone plenty of time to make arrangements & find out if they can attend, the foreign guys have a bit more to organise than use so it s easier for Phil to have people definitely coming rather than people letting him down a week or a day to go!

the awaiting confirmation/invite list is being added to every day so check your emails if you have registered your interest, mine was in my junk folder when i looked yesterday :rolleyes: so check there too!

*perfect venue.
well for those that haven't been yet its held at an agricultural college & the actual track is in the largest indoor soil hall in Europe! (yes actual soil, not loose sandy stuff like an equestrian arena!) this is pretty much a controlled environment that keeps the track surface very consistant through the whole meeting. it doesn't blow out like many dirt tracks do after a lot of traffic! tyre wear is minimum, M3's last ages!
loads of room for indoor pitting in the hangar right next door to the track.
240v sockets & screens displaying live race information will be dotted about.
very cheap accomodation in the student halls that are a short walk from the track & all have private bathroom, well shower anyway.
cheap beer at the student union bar, needs no further explanation.;)


i've got a semi now just thinking about it!

hopefully see some of you there

[Northy]

Well, I've entered! Fingers crossed now. :D

G

[jimmy]

Hope you get in Northy- they need mad people there!

I got excited and made my logo already, bit premature maybe :rolleyes:

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/neo08/neo08logo.jpg

And no, I don't care if you can't read it! :)

[Lee]

I`ve entered too, ill keep my fingers crossed as well:)

Its actually my birthday on the 22nd so it could get messy:D

[Chris Doughty]

I can see skulls in the smoke... :wtf:

[jimmy]

are you going chris?

[bigred5765]

thats what happens when u smell to many fumes

[Lee]

How did northy get, awaiting confirmation?

Who do i need to speak to G?:D

[showtime]

i think Phil is checking various results etc so people who've done a bit of 8th stand a much better chance than somebody who's not :eh?:

if your names appear in reasonable positions at some reasonably good 8th meetings you should be in with a sniff ;)

i know a few people have tried blagging their way in & been put right below the bottom of the pile LOL

as for G i think there must have been some kind of bribery?:o

[Lee]

I wont be getting in then:rolleyes:

I haven`t tried the blagging, but i really dont have any notable results as its my first year @ 1/8th and it was a steep learning curve early on.

Elec is so much easier:)


I think G got in because he wipes in a stu evans stylee:wtf:

[Stu]

I can see skulls in the smoke... :wtf:

And a Storm-Trooper - ace.

[Spencer Mulcahy]

Have you been up Burnley Wood Stu.:D

[Stu]

No I avoid it like the plague, is that where Storm Troopers come from?

[Spencer Mulcahy]

No its where you get the mind bending drugs to be able to see storm troopers.:D

[glypo]

This is going to be the race of the year, easily. So many cool ideas have been put in, and so much work by DXR and Phil. I decided not to race this (Neo06 and ProLine at DXR have pretty much used my spares budget for life lol) so I'll be down covering it for Neo. So will be at least two full race reports of the event now :)

[lewisDXR]

Accommadation and Camping forms are now up ;)


http://www.dirtxracing.co.uk/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=e6989839759649f3bb8a2e8a5bf26b f8;www

[Lee Martin]

lewis smells

[Northy]

tAKE IT YOU'LL BE STAYING SOMEWHERE POSH EH pIDGE?

arse, caps lock was on, not typing it agin! :p

[Lee Martin]

yeh a posh DORM baby!

haha

hopefully a ladies one! with her still inside!

[Northy]

Mmmmm, I might take the van :p

[lewisDXR]

lewis smells

Not as bad as your mom ! :o

[Northy]

Not as bad as your mom ! :o

LMFAO! :p

[ben]

haha

lil ben

[Stu]

Mmmmm, I might take the van :p

That'll be cosy, you, Julie, Jim and me in a 2 berth caravan. After what I caught you doing last time I'll bagsie the floor.

[ashleyb4]

HAHA what was that stu???

A

[showtime]

if you were on the awaiting confirmation list & you haven't paid yet there is a strong chance you'll be bumped for somebody else!!!:o

http://www.neobuggy.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3045

apparently everyone involved have had reminder emails etc

[showtime]

just found this on youtube!
video of 2006 final :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlg3751lQhc

[Stu]

That's a very good bit of TV work.

It puts forward the correct image of RC as a competitive sport, where some TV stuff portrays it as a nerdy hobby.

[ashleyb4]

cool video the neo is at harper adams which i near telford isnt it?????

A

[showtime]

yes it is ;)

that vid was from the 2006 Neoinvitational at Harper Adams

[ashleyb4]

oh thats not to far from me may have to pop down and watch.

A

[James]

Who's in then???
Err I am..

And whos coming to watch / come out extreme drinking? My Old College OOAarrrgghhhhh

[Cockerill]

I'll hopefully get a place.

[Chris Doughty]

just found this on youtube!
video of 2006 final :cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlg3751lQhc

thats me marshalling on the inside of the corner after the inner straight with the massive jumps on it! :D

[Lee]

im still waiting:(

[Lee Martin]

im in...

[Teddy truman]

im in

[Reevsey]

yeap i am in:)

[showtime]

i'll be seeing you guys there :D

[jimmy]

I think I already said I'm in - but I am still!
We're staying on-site too this time :)

[showtime]

at £24 a night for a room you'd be mad not to stay on site!
this time we're staying in the new block that was built about 18 months ago & its only about 50 yards from the building with the track inside :D

[showtime]

I'll hopefully get a place.


check your emails ;)

[Northy]

I'm in, but Jimmy is gonna work me like a bitch! :p

I heard someone else got a place too...... :rolleyes: Who's gonna be my engine man now? :cool:

G

[Lee]

i wish i knew who to beg/contact:D

[showtime]

must be down to the last couple of places now :o

whats the weather lke in Norway at the mo?

[Lee]

Bloody cold!!!

yesterday it was -7 and clear and today we have a blizzard:D its laid down about 7" of snow since 11 am.

I cant wait to get back to the lovely warm city of durham:confused:

[Lee]

And very expensive £8 a pint:o:(

[showtime]

Hmmmmm, making me think now :eh?:

i love Norway & i'd even move out there but i've only been in the summer!
but if its really really freezing in the winter i'm not sure i really fancy that :confused:

we only get about 3 really cold weeks a year daahhn saahhf :rolleyes:

[Lee]

its very boring too, everywhere seems miles away form the nearest town, its very scenic and all but its dark a lot of the time too, its not somewhere id move out too

[showtime]

we flew into Sandefjord when we went last year & its stunning round there in the Summer :)

[Lee]

i can believe it, right now its just white, and the drivers just carry on as normal, they just know how far the car is going to slide when they hit the brakes, some fella was drifting in a volvo estate yesterday around a petrol station:o

I wanted a go;)

[bigred5765]

not in yet
but let hope

[rob8246]

Think that pretty much all places gone now.

[Stu]

Love the banner Jimmy - very Blade Runner.

It's ace.

[jimmy]

haha thanks Stu :lol: yeah I got excited - can't wait for the neo.
You got my phone number for tomorrow? in case you get lost or something crazy like that.

[Stu]

No, PM needed I think - or else log your MSN on.

[bigred5765]

stuy were u of tomoz

[jimmy]

going to take photos of rally cars - hopefully avoid being run over

[bigred5765]

anyone of to frankley rally x ing

[lewisDXR]

There will be no rooms available on the day http://www.rcracechat.com/cry_smile.gif
So if you want to stay on campus you need to book with the college

There are only 15 rooms left http://www.rcracechat.com/vb/images/smilies/eek.gif

[jimarea51]

Hi there,

I was wondering if there's going to be shops @ the Neo?? If so which one's??

Its gettin' close now:thumbsup:

Laters

JIm:woot:

[showtime]

i'll ask Phil now for you Jim ;)


if anybody wants to take their shop then i advise you to email phil ASAP
[email protected]

[jimarea51]

Thanks for that Adam....

Jim:p

[showtime]

apparently there will be Bish Bash Tony Bolwell (BolwextricRC supplies) & First Models (Ian Hancock)
these are the 2 that have confirmed & said they'd definitely be taking shops so far:)
although i dare say there will be various deals done out of the back of vans all weekend if you know who to ask ;)

[dave g]

i dare say we will be taking some stock down from ballys jim too,depends if he wants us to :)

[Stu]

http://www.neobuggy.net/images/News/neth3.jpg

[dave g]

i really wished i had booked in for this now instead of just pitting for bruce...and jim...and graham..

[Northy]

.....and Tom.....and Stu....... :thumbsup::thumbsup:

G

[dave g]

i will have a "kfc" donations box on the pit table..£1 per person per day pitting fees :)

[showtime]

take all your gear up wih you anyway Dave as there's always a chance somebody won't turn up so you could get a last minute drive :)

see me there & i'll let Phil know there is a reserve on standby

to make things easier on the day if a place comes up it would be easier all round if all your details were already in the computer. if it will still let you it might be worth entering them all on the racecontrol site so Rob Nelson has them in advance or if thats been closed off for this meeting which i suspect it might then have everything all written on a piece of paper ready to go ;)

then if a place comes up the easier it is to put you in, the more chance you have of getting in :thumbsup:

[dave g]

anyone have a hongnor front 16mm big bore shock body they can take to neo?

just seen a nice big dent in mine after some plod hit me head on on sunday :(

dave

[Northy]

I have grown a beard for the Neo, but I think Julie is going to make me shave it off :thumbdown:

G

[Lee]

Tell her you will only shave it off if you win the NEO:lol:

[dave g]

why,does it chaffe her legs G?:)

[Stu]

No Dave, cos it makes him look like a nobbO

[Lee]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Stu]

It has to be said though, I've just had a hair cut - now I look like a 'nobbO' also.

[showtime]

i'm just gonna pack some stuff & maybe even think about getting my car ready! oh and shave my balls in case anyone needs tea-bagging :woot:

[Stu]

Nice, thanks for that.

I was supposed to be driving down tomorrow during the day, but the wife’s great-aunt has just had the misfortune of becoming dead, so it's funeral duties tomorrow for me. Not gonna get there till late now - :mad:

[Northy]

Do we need chairs? I know there are tables.... :bored:

G

[KevLee]

Do we need chairs? I know there are tables.... :bored:

G

I was just going to ask the same question.... you answered half of it though :thumbsup: anyone??

[glypo]

Nope. Bring a pit towel or matt to cover the table though :)

[Chris Doughty]

Lee Martin used a beard at the Cactus, did him proud in 4WD...

rallycross cars are 4WD arn't they? .... hmmmmmm

[bigred5765]

4 x 2 i think lol

[showtime]

i might need some help with my marshalling over the weekend as i seperated my knee earlier & even walking is fudging painful :thumbdown:

hopefully it'll be better after a nights sleep :confused:

[ollie]

Strap it up it will be fine :-)

bit like the old days lol

[dave g]

marshalling help eh..well lets see if i get in first :)

dave

[showtime]

Strap it up it will be fine :-)

bit like the old days lol

i only clipped something with my toes while walking at work & it turned my foot right out :wtf:
you know how it is once the ligaments are gone Ollie :cry:

[dave g]

if its the knee ligament then you have to rest it if its stretched/torn it,i did mine a few yrs ago and the doc said to keep any weight off it for a week,tbh i could walk on it after about 4 days but it hurt like hell,felt like someone had stabbed me in the knee

[jimmy]

this talk is making me feel somewhat sickened.

if it helps, my back is knackered and I'll be in agony all weekend no doubt (at least, I will after the first 5 mins laying on the floor taking photos)

[showtime]

bsically my knees are knackered Dave, i'm sort of ok if i'm really careful but its silly little knocks like this that keep hurting me :thumbdown:
was told about 12 years ago i needed replacements but the NHS dont want to know & i can't afford private!
i suppose 25 years of paying tax & national insurance along with a white face excludes me from any free treatment i thought i might be entitled to? :thumbdown:

i just gotta be careful, they let me know what i can & can't do! :cry:

[dave g]

just take it easy then..use a stick if you have one or borrow one to take the weight off the knee...old man :)

cant say anything as my backs knackered period,i rattle like a tincan with all the tablets i take for spondylosis in my back and neck but life goes on :)

dave

[bondy]

It was b***** Cold last year and now they say we might get snow this weekend. :cry:

I would suggest everyone take plenty of warm cloths jumpers coats socks boots etc etc ! Even with all my insulation I was freezing last time !

Only coming to watch Monday this time ! Enjoy!

[dave g]

all packed up,plenty of food and clothes,car and all gear ready,just hope i get in now :)

cant wait..should be good fun.

dave

anyone know if there will be wireless available for laptop..or is there a way to get the timing/race results beamed live to my laptop? be handy for seeing what heats are on etc

[jimmy]

results - no problem. but there isn't free wifi (only results wifi). The college does have wifi but it will be locked up tight because they are MEAN

[dave g]

have to get my 'haxor' hat on then :)

nah results will be cool to see.

[Mrs oOple]

Last minute thought - when we get there, how do we find this student accommodation lark? Who do we report to?
x

[Pete@BMM]

I know of another drop out today so someone else is gonna be a lucky boy and get a spot

Pete

[dave g]

no idea vicky..were camping in the van..im sure jim and graham will be able to put you two up if your stuck :)

nice one pete..looking better already.

[dave g]

http://www.neo08.net/Neo08driversbooklet.pdf

theres a picture on there halfway down showing where the accomodation is :)

[jimmy]

posted a little update - if you don't know where the report is then, erm, look at the top.

[chris_blakey]

jimmys second life exposed, photographer by day, burgular by night!

[ashleyb4]

Loving the report jimmy the meeting looks good would love to go watch.

A

[jimmy]

Thanks ash :)

Just going to get an interview with 1985 World Champ - Jammin Jay Halsey:thumbsup:

[ashleyb4]

1985 that was before i was born did they have wind up motors back then and wires from the car to controller :p only kidding :thumbsup:

is there snow and the neo?

A

[tjpMT2]

Thanks ash :)

Just going to get an interview with 1985 World Champ - Jammin Jay Halsey:thumbsup:

If you havnt gone yet Jimmy can you ask him if theres going to be a X2CR at the worlds :thumbsup:

[Thomas P]

Good report Jimmy, only one thing, can´t you add a buttton for "next day" at the end of the side (every day)

keep up the the G work

/Thomas P

[jimmy]

I'll do that :) no internet at the track anymore so i'm in maccies again, so might be a lil while before I can update it again but I'll try make it a bit nicer to navigate :)

[racingdwarf]

Hey Jimmy, go see carl jackson & rob oldman team Kyosho,take a photo and call them max & paddy cos of there camper van:lol:. would make my day.big time, If they ask just say Dave Evans said hi

[ashleyb4]

Cool report jimmy what is G doing to you? did stu wake up tere after last night?

A

[jimmy]

Stu was there all night but woke up around 6am all wet - we think one of the goats they have here must have weed on him

[ashleyb4]

haha stu what a ledgend.

A

[WHITTLER555]

Great report Jimmy!

Thanks for the pics of my car.

Tom looks like he was really enjoying himself and did really well to get to the 1/4's:thumbsup:

[Mrs oOple]

Yeah the oOple danceteam warriors did pretty well.
Jim Dixon and Northy both bumped up in their finals, Stu Evans performed very much like a noob, James Helliwell was doing alright until his engine decided to go all bad, but he qualified well. And of course big congratulations to Tom Cockerill who qualified in the 1/8 finals and bumped up into the quarters, very impressive. :thumbsup:
And big thanks to all the team for their help throughout the weekend, it's greatly appreciated and all adds to the quality of the race report, and of course made it all the more fun too.

Great event, top organisation, and trophy girls! :thumbsup:
x

[glypo]

Jimmy and Vicky, I gotta say you guys rock. Your race report and photos are the best around, and there were a lot of people there!

Heck, I'm too tired to even finish mine today....

A big well done to you both for your top notch work :)

[Stu]

Stu Evans performed very much like a noob................................

My original aim was to not be in the bottom finals, which I managed and then some. There was certainly some Noob stuff coming out my thumbs from time to time though.

Met some ace people, Jammin Jay being the best. I could go an all night about Jammin & Jaffa Cakes - he loves them. I think we said we would post him some.

The Drake - he's the man. Very quiet and reserved. Nice lad, but I don't think he really got our sense of humour. Skills on the jumps were proper good.

http://www.northernracer.com/posted/neo2.jpg

Taylor James TQ man - he reminded me of Rich Lowe. He dished out the used tyres for us, what a guy.

http://www.northernracer.com/posted/neo1.jpg

Chad Bradley - they can't take their un-used fuel home on the plane, so it came my way, ACE, keep me going for a bit.

http://www.northernracer.com/posted/neo3.jpg

I'm off to bed now - cos I'm badgered.

[jimmy]

Ace stuff stu, I really enjoyed the meeting - it was ACE. my lips are really dry and cracked from all the cold weather and hurt tho :( Just uploading the gallery from today & then i'll add some more interviews and stuff tomorrow when I get chance. I'm happy with the report we did considering it was all more or less live - and thanks Jason for letting me nick that wireless broadband dongle thing all the time, without it I would have really struggled to keep up my enthusiasm especially on the finals day where I was updating the A final whilst it was still running :) anyway, ace meeting, and yeah Jammin Jay Halsey was (is) the best! awesome guy!

[Garry Driffill]

Awsome pictures jimmy, i noticed a tv crew there which tv station was it for ?

[AmiSMB]

That was Nick Damen and his crew from RC Racing TV. It usually airs on Motors TV.

[[email protected]]

Jimmy and Oople Crew - great coverage over the weekend, much appreciated.

No doubt the biggest race meeting, even bigger than the World Championships in my view -the final was awesome to watch and a shame that three top brits had mechanical issues keeping them out of the top places.

[Northy]

Just AWESOME! :thumbsup:

It was the maddest race meeting I have ever done, but I loved it all! :D

Jim and me ended up being a good team for pit stops, so I think we were in the pit lane more than anywhere else all weekend, pitting for Bradders, Tom, James etc... That place is like a bear pit! :lol:

Before I went, I just wanted to get through to the finals on the last day, and would have loved to get into the top 100, so 93rd will do me, well happy with that :thumbsup: I was on for another bump up at one point I think (running 3rd in the 32nd's from 14th on the grid) but some spurious driving from others stopped that ;) Not sure I could have handled another 20 mins anyway :cry:

Thanks to everyone who help me over the weekend (Jim, Dave, Tom, Jimmy, Vicky, James, Stu, Lion-o, Son of Lion-O to name just a few.....).

Got to meet some really cool people, and catch up with some old friends too.

And, just one more thing, Jammin Jay Halsey is THE MAN :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Bring on 09 ;)

[bigred5765]

are first ever neo
have to agree with what everyone els has said
what a ace meeting,loads of fun, loads of hassle, but more than worth the effort,
would love to do the next, and the next after that, lol
thanks to Stu,Northy tom,and anyone else that helped,
O a big thank to Northy's wheel nut that let Matty continue in his final without it
we would have been lost,even if it was the wrong thread DUH

[James]

Awesome weekend :thumbsup:

Track was cool, organisation was really good, ace to see so many foreign drivers come over :D
Phil and neobuggy team put together an amazing world class event and anyone who's never been i reccommend you go and at least watch the next one if its in the UK (or abroad if your that committed)

The oOple danceteam madness didnt take long to get into full swing with midnight raids the first night, breakdancing second night and general and easter cream egg and jaffa-cake madness inbetween. . .

Jim and Vickys report is incredible as ever an despite fears it was getting a bit too random at some stages, looking at it today i think its perfect and catches the atmosphere of the event exactly ;) .. Im sure anyone who couldt make it but who's seen it would get a great flavour of what the event was really like..

Great to see new sponsors emerging like piespeed/toe racing/rc-pineapple and fister theyve had amazing coverage and exposure and perhaps it will encourage some of the big boys to assist at the next report , i already hear already that S-M-D will be sponsoring some of oOples future reports :thumbsup:


On another note, the mention of an electric guest class for the next neo sounds awesome, count me in .. ! Tom said he'd want to do it too (pesky nitro engines :wtf::D)

Thanks to everyone who helped me out with pitting, feeding, spares, marshaling etcetc you were all awesome; Northy, Jimmy, Vicky, Jim, Tom, Jamie, Matt, Dave and the team
(and thanks to jason for the 2 bearings ;))

Looking forward to more madness at th indoor finals next week :thumbsup:

[Pete@BMM]

Was excellent! Just wished I was racing.

Did any one notice the poster for EMMA-RC and the indoor race at Newark showground for November of this year for 1/8 B and T`s? Any more info on it?

Coverage was excellent Jimmy.

I saw you leave the car park at the same time as me and when I got home you had the final write up on there?!!? You do it in the car?

Pete

[jimmy]

haha, no the final write up was online before I left. I tidied things up slightly and spent an hour or so putting the big gallery online when I got home :thumbsup:

[Lee]

Crisis management at its best:thumbsup:


http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/neo08/day4/OOP_5375.html

[Northy]

Crisis management at its best:thumbsup:


http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/neo08/day4/OOP_5375.html

:lol::lol::lol:

Tom drove ACE! Only his entine stopped him bumping up again I reccon. He was ALL OVER Dresher in his final, how many can say that eh? ;) He also had some top notch pitting - those guys were just AWESOME :p

I tried Holeshots before Tom, and before he went on started explianing to him how they were better on 90% of the track, but a bit worse in a couple of areas. I then realised it was like trying to teach granny to suck eggs, and all he was ever going to do was just throw the car into every corner and deal with what it did once it happened! :lol::lol::lol:

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[Lee]

Thats what he does best, i also think its ace, when he is mid crash, when he just gives it max throttle just in case it lands on its wheels:lol:

[Northy]

If in doubt - keep flat out :thumbsup:

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[Lee]

Your electric cars will feel too fast for you now boys:lol:

[c0sie]

Ace report and pics as always Jimmy & Co. :)

[jimmy]

http://rctopnews.net have a cool report on their page from the neo08


sadly they wholesale ripped off mine because they are wankers and incapable of creative original content - oh and didn't even put a LINK to me (they put it in text but not a link) what a set of ponys.:thumbdown:

Tell you what, I'll sit in a cold barn for 4 days killing myself to make some nice report - and MAYBE just maybe the google adverts will pay for just my hosting fees (60ukp a month). Not if people like rctopnews get their way.

I don't mind people making news with my content, as long as they are original and it links to my site. but ripping the entire report to sell your own advertising is just wrong.

rc-mushroom are the company behind this news site, so I contacted them about it - they first denied knowlege of the website, but I pointed out they own it.

[Northy]

Knob heads :thumbdown:

Can anyone else see the comment left on the day 2 story by 'dance warrior', wonder who that is ;)

http://rctopnews.net/?p=863#comment-381

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[Lee]

Its been moderated G:thumbdown:

[Lee]

http://rctopnews.net/wp-content/themes/wscorvette-10/images/mygif_alt.gif
RCBOB said in March 26th, 2008 at 3:57 am
This review is ace, well done jimmy @ oople.com you are the MAN
Do not accept cheap immitations oople is where its at!!



RC Bob seems to like it:thumbsup:

[Northy]

dance warrior said in March 26th, 2008 at 3:38 am

WTF do you think you are doing copying the whole oOple report?

Get a life you cocks!



How do you see it Lee? :confused: What does it say now?

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[jimmy]

I think rc-pineapple.com is better to be honest - that's where I do ALL my shopping (even for pineapples!) :lol:


Seriously tho, I shouldn't have mentioned it, since I don't think this rctopnews website gets any visitors anyway, but I'm still really worn out from the weekend and felt slightly peeved at this wholesale ripping :cry::p

[ashleyb4]

hehe i left them a comment.

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[Lee]

I can only see the rcbob comment, i subscribed to the feed as well:confused:

[jimmy]

must be moderated, so only you can see it until they approve it.. which they wont! Oh well - they just expanded their readership by 10000% !!! What was I thinking! :lol:

[Lee]

I think rc-pineapple.com is better to be honest - that's where I do ALL my shopping (even for pineapples!) :lol:


Seriously tho, I shouldn't have mentioned it, since I don't think this rctopnews website gets any visitors anyway, but I'm still really worn out from the weekend and felt slightly peeved at this wholesale ripping :cry::p


Im not suprised Jimmeh, its well out of order, is there anything that you can do, like encrypt photos so they cannot be copied and pasted?:confused:

Im no guru, and i doubt there is much you can to to stop the pikey bar stewards copying text:thumbdown:

[jimmy]

narrr, there's nothing that you can do, and I wouldn't want to stop people doing their own thing. But obviously some commercial news site ripping the whole report is a bit 'off' and not really cricket!. :lol:

Animals!


anyway, enough about them... you coming next time then Lee? it's worth owning an 8th buggy for even if you only race once a year! :)

[Lee]

Yes jimmy and its all your fault, the report made me want one again, so ill be ordering one in the next few weeks and you can get me in through the team oople back door :thumbsup::lol:

Hopefully i can get in myself though, by doing some club events over the summer and getting some results in 8th scale:eh?:

[Northy]

Lee,

Club meet results just won't cut it i'm affraid, to get into the Neo you have to be one of the worlds top 8th drivers!

:p:p:p:p:p

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[jimmy]

it was ace having a little rougue team of oOple misfits, so more is better! :thumbsup:

[Lee]

Oh you bitch:lol:


Its not even like i can grow a beard either, i have nothing to look forward too now:lol:

[lewisDXR]

Any more walking around our track when its locked and closed night and you may find the oOple back door locked next time :p :lol:

Great report and Photos again dude :thumbsup:

[jimmy]

I'm just glad I got rescued from there, I dint fancy spending the night on the track :lol:

Well done on all the hard work mate, track looked awesome - shame I dint get a go :cry:

[OldTimer]

If there is a electric class next year i would be up for that :thumbsup:

[lewisDXR]

Well done on all the hard work mate, track looked awesome - shame I dint get a go :cry:

Theres always next time :drool:

[gramey]

http://www.oople.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.gifOwing to the fact that as long as I have a hole in my nether regions I'll never be good enough to race at any of these big events I don't usually bother reading too many race reports. That said I've just finished reading every word of the Neo 08 and thoroughly enjoyed it. So much so that I shall try my best to go and see the next one and see how it should be done and leave with an even bigger inferiority complex, doh!

Northy I see we've finally agreed on something, I run a Losi 8 also, although sadly with the same unco-ordinated thumbs as my previous 1/10 cars. From the photo's it looks as if your enjoying 1/8th and I hope everything is going well with 'her in doors'?http://www.oople.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.gif

[jimmy]

Just added an interview with the trophy girls to the day4 page! :thumbsup:

just putting together Northys interview with Sloppy - but I'm not entirely sure I can post it! :o

[Stu]

Yeah we need it. Keep it as he said it.

I just sorted photos from the weekend - up now,

http://www.northernracer.com/NEO

[c0sie]

Just added an interview with the trophy girls to the day4 page! :thumbsup:

just putting together Northys interview with Sloppy - but I'm not entirely sure I can post it! :o

If ever there was an incentive to become a shit hot driver, those 3 girls have to be close to the top of the list.

Agree with Stu. Slop's interview is bound to be hilarious!

[jimmy]

AWESOME photos stu, from comedy to awesome low down buggy shots. if you aren't laying in the dirt then you aren't getting the photos.

[Lee]

G, do you think the beard increased performance?


Did it catch on the mask you were wearing, like facial velcro:confused:

[Northy]

Well, I daren't shave it off incase my driving went to shit (I was actually driving well - well I thought so!).

It did help keep my face warm though :lol::lol:

It's gone now though :cry:

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[Lee]

I noticed!!

You and jim are usually pretty well matched, but with your impersonation of teen wolf you went to another level.

Good Man:thumbsup:

[Northy]

Lee, don't tell the 8th lads, but it's easy compared to 10th, it's like in slow motion! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

That is obviously a joke ;)

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[Lee]

I know exactly what you mean:thumbsup::lol:

[Northy]

Cool, now the big boys are at it, using Jimmy's pictures without asking:

http://www.losi.com/RaceCenter/News_Results.aspx


Funny it says he was using the Losi fuel, I saw someone run to the van to get that - oh and the Losi tyres to replace the Prolines :lol::lol::lol:

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[Lee]

Ha ha, i wonder what they were actually using fuel wise:confused:


On the same page, do you think Tebo looks like a flanders kid??:confused:

http://www.losi.com/Content/Images/race/2008CactusClassic.JPG

[Northy]

That gay news site also ripped days 3 & 4. :thumbdown:

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[Lee]

has anyone seen this baby


http://rc-mushroom.com/product_info.php?cPath=169&products_id=13975

:o

[jimmy]

What you doing lee! They 'borrowed' my entire neo08 report for their news site - don't give them free advertising as well! :lol:


Northy - what I saw looks totally fine with the day 3&4 thing.. I'm happy for them and any news site to put a small bit of the report with a link to the full thing... but it was the other stuff with the whole report and NO link that was totally wrong.

[Northy]

Ooopps, just noticed that about days 3 & 4.

But I'd still urge people not to buy from them, or better still email saying you would have done if they hadn't ripped off content from your mates website :thumbsup:

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[Lee]

im not going to buy anything from them, i was just browsing for engines and saw that one, what is so special about it
:confused:

[Lee]

looks sexy!!

http://www.serpent.com/image.php?ImageID=1234568220

[jimmy]

is that a serpent engine? I like orange - it's groovy! :thumbsup:

[Lee]

Its a novarossi engine but its a special one hence the ££££

here is some info on the serpent site


http://www.serpent.com/product/221507/



Its an on road engine:thumbdown::thumbdown::cry::bored:

[JCJC]

What you doing lee! They 'borrowed' my entire neo08 report for their news site - don't give them free advertising as well! :lol:


Northy - what I saw looks totally fine with the day 3&4 thing.. I'm happy for them and any news site to put a small bit of the report with a link to the full thing... but it was the other stuff with the whole report and NO link that was totally wrong.


Comments do appear at bottom of the page, day 2 comments & day 3/4, maybe that will prompt em to ask first or a nice linky..........or provide kits/parts for review !!! that would be nice

[Chris Doughty]

was everyone running the full 10 min quallys on one tank or were most having to stop?

[Northy]

I did 13 minutes on a tank in round 1 Chris, and still had some left!

A lot were doing the full 10 mins.

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[jimmy]

for some reason Stu ran out of fuel on 8.5 mins in his final - which was gutting as we had to run back to the pits with it and he went down from about 5th or 6th to 11th

[Chris Doughty]

that was one of the main reasons I didn't try and make it.

I had absolutely no idea how long I could do on a tank and I thought you would have had to do the full 10 min on one tank to stand a chance.

[jimmy]

with my ace 2nd hand engine and mad tuning skillz I was struggling to make 5 minutes last time. So 10 might have been pushing it a lil

[Northy]

J.A.P tuning was the key to it, Jim got Bradders screaming RB to last 10 minutes too - just :lol:

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[ashleyb4]

Jimmy the peopel on that website that stole your report have got rid of there report now and they like it directly to your page :) :thumbsup:

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[jimmy]

Actually no ashley, http://rctopnews.net/?p=863#more-863 - full days report with all my sponsors banners removed by hand, and the guts of the report left intact. So my sponsors who helped pay for the coverage don't get any love, and instead rc-mushroom have their banners all over my report to sell their products.
I've offered them the chance to officially have their banners all over my report by sponsoring future reports - but as yet I've not heard back.


enough about them anyway - back to neo08 discussion! :)

[JCJC]

Day 2 still not good, but Days 3&4 now link directly to oOple.com from the "more........" link below the headline, Dance warrior a bit strong for me tho...

[jimmy]

haha yeah that's a bit too extreme

Anyway, did anyone get to play with an electric buggy after the event? I wanted to take mine but I don't think I was allowed to have a drive on there. Looks like it would have been great with an electric buggy.

[ashleyb4]

and neo 09 descusion whats the chances of me getting in?

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[jimmy]

slim to none ash! :lol: nah, I think with the current number of racers (210) there's always a chance. With that many people there's bound to always be a few that can't make it last min anyway. Rob Nelson said he could run 300 racers to the same / similar schedule! so you never know, might be mege-massive next time.

[Stu]

for some reason Stu ran out of fuel on 8.5 mins in his final - which was gutting as we had to run back to the pits with it and he went down from about 5th or 6th to 11th

It was sort-of my own fault. I underjumped the big one in front of the rostrum and over she went. It cut because there was only a little fuel left and the pickup pipe was then not in the puddle in the tank.

I think I was up to fourth - :mad:

[jimmy]

it was quite thrilling pitting for you stu, I really wanted you to bump for the next day - gutted when I saw you roll to a stop. never mind

[Northy]

Pitting is ace! :thumbsup:

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[jimmy]

yeah I was watchng you and Jim pitting for Tom in his last run of the weekend, you were like pros and Jim was like wonder woman with his running onto the straight and catching toms car as it was throw at him.

awesome.. might have to bust out some of the action shots from that episode.

[Stu]

I need it again - right now.

NOW

RIGHT NOW

[Northy]

Do it Jimmy, I'd like to see the shots :D

Me and Jim made a good team in the pit lane. Me and Tom were a good team too, keeping Jim out as long as posible to sneak out a gap from 4th place guy in his final, and pitting him without loosing track position! :thumbsup:

Jim and Tom also pitted for me in one of my finals so fast I overtook someone who was also pitting that lap in the pitlane :p:p

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[c0sie]

LOL @ Sloppy's interview :D

[Northy]

http://www.mirageracing.com/news/article/2025

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

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[Lee]

I reckon when the baby pops out it will smell of glow fuel after making your mrs sit there for 4 days:woot::thumbsup: