Who's going where ? team driver predictions. [Archive]

Smartalec

21-09-2010, 03:57 PM

A few more 'names' than you might think will be seen running Kyosho in 2011, trust me ;)
I know a couple of people who have trotted over to the "Red" side. When you say "names" do you mean top 10 drivers or the lower ranks?

Will they be allowed to run the Fab system on the 2wd? .......... seeing as it's not a Kyosho conversion, or doesn't Kyosho give a XXXX? :)

Battle_axe

21-09-2010, 04:22 PM

I will still be rolling ansmann :) :p alec when you running for tamiya?

PaulRotheram

21-09-2010, 04:46 PM

I think Schumacher may be gaining a few drivers, especially as losi have now pretty much removed them self from the scene.

I doubt the top 10 will do much swapping around, unless there's an offer they can't refuse!

RogerM

21-09-2010, 05:22 PM

seeing as it's not a Kyosho conversion?

there isn't today .... but it's a long winter

GRIFF55

21-09-2010, 05:58 PM

This could be an interesting thread.
Who has moved ship this year already then?

ben

21-09-2010, 06:01 PM

Magee, preddy both shoemaker boys now.

matdodd

21-09-2010, 06:03 PM

Keep an eye on them Sig's Griff, theres afew changed already :p

mattybucks

21-09-2010, 06:06 PM

and the for sale section eh rudetony

GRIFF55

21-09-2010, 06:07 PM

save me hunting, who's?:p

David Church

21-09-2010, 06:16 PM

I heard a number of drivers going to Kyosho.

shanks

21-09-2010, 06:21 PM

Of course drivers will be going kyosho

The cars are the best

Watch everyone follow when the better drivers out there start using them an winning

spenner

21-09-2010, 06:27 PM

I know a couple of people who have trotted over to the "Red" side. When you say "names" do you mean top 10 drivers or the lower ranks?

Will they be allowed to run the Fab system on the 2wd? .......... seeing as it's not a Kyosho conversion, or doesn't Kyosho give a XXXX? :)

Kyosho have allowed drivers to use the Fab car as it is mainly Kyosho parts.. And i have to say it goes pretty well!! just ask Tony!!

Fair play to them they are looking to get into 10th Off Road this year, should be good.

mikeyscott

21-09-2010, 06:37 PM

and the for sale section eh rudetony

+1 to K

The FS2 has looked good.

Brian Preddy to Schumacher, Paul Penny Cougar SV and it'll be interesting to see what else happens.

jim76

21-09-2010, 06:59 PM

Now Tebo is getting results worldwide for Kyosho, it makes sense their offroad profile will improve. Their cars are always well made and more than capable, they were just never backed very well in the UK before.

GRIFF55

21-09-2010, 07:02 PM

they have always looked really well built cars.

Wraggy

21-09-2010, 07:05 PM

+1 to K

The FS2 has looked good.

, Paul Penny Cougar SV and it'll be interesting to see what else happens.
Paul Has been running that half the season already :), i also know of a few moving to the Red K , only because im getting asked for parts :woot:

mikeyscott

21-09-2010, 07:06 PM

Wonder if anyone will race for TQ?

Could be the makings of a cracking season.

mikeyscott

21-09-2010, 07:08 PM

Paul Has been running that half the season already :), i also know of a few moving to the Red K , only because im getting asked for parts :woot:

Ah ok. I know he tried SteveB's at TORCH and loved it, but didn't realise he'd already changed.

I've been tempted with the FS2, but it's all mega ££. I can't see the exchange rate helping atm. Plus I got my SX working well at the mo :)

shanks

21-09-2010, 07:08 PM

they have always looked really well built cars.

More than well made - the best made perhaps tamiya are on par bit that's the only one that it in terms of engineering and quality

Freakypen

21-09-2010, 07:30 PM

Been running the Sv for the last 2 nationals :)

mikeyscott

21-09-2010, 07:34 PM

It's a shame Losi won't be there as much. Variety is great and I wouldn't want a scenario where 90% of the field run the same car...

RudeTony

21-09-2010, 08:35 PM

Ha ha ha
you lot are so funny.
I'll tell you what......:)

shanks

21-09-2010, 08:35 PM

It's a shame Losi won't be there as much. Variety is great and I wouldn't want a scenario where 90% of the field run the same car...

Which car would the 90% be running?

David Church

21-09-2010, 08:41 PM

Ha ha ha
you lot are so funny.
I'll tell you what......:)

Tell us.................:D

rob8246

21-09-2010, 08:44 PM

He will tell us but experience dictates that it will take a while......:thumbsup:

David Church

21-09-2010, 08:45 PM

He will tell us but experience dictates that it will take a while......:thumbsup:

I'll check back tomorrow:p

Southwell

21-09-2010, 08:46 PM

Been running the Sv for the last 2 nationals :)

Your picture suggests otherwise. :woot:

ben

21-09-2010, 09:08 PM

Ha ha ha
you lot are so funny.
I'll tell you what......:)

awww mate!

Tony: You wanna know what im gonna change?
Me: Yes please Tony
Tony: im gonna tell you what!
Me: WELL FUCKING TELL US THEN!!!

You want the brass, i got the brass! ( said with a fake foreign accent) :yawn:

Cockerill

21-09-2010, 09:15 PM

I'll check back tomorrow:p

Make it a few days and you might get lucky!! I'm still waiting to hear a story from Belgium!!! :o

RudeTony

21-09-2010, 09:20 PM

There you have it....

Well I take this opportunity to thank CML for all their help over many years but now it's time for a change for Mr Evdoka.........
Thanks again to all at CML Distributions

GRIFF55

21-09-2010, 09:24 PM

i can see that sig, looking good maaaaa!!!:thumbsup:

DaveG28

21-09-2010, 09:27 PM

Aawwwww yyyyeeeaaaahhhhhh, good stuff maaaaa!!

RogerM

21-09-2010, 09:29 PM

Welcome aboard Tony, expecting to see a few Rude bits for the cars soon then :)

mikeyscott

21-09-2010, 09:31 PM

Ha ha ha
you lot are so funny.
I'll tell you what......:)

Good luck with the new car.

racingdwarf

22-09-2010, 12:13 AM

Si Coe

22-09-2010, 05:25 AM

You mean like Tamiya who win everything in sight with a car the UK importers insist doesn't even exist.....

njc11

22-09-2010, 07:02 AM

Welcome aboard Tony!! im sure many more will follow! :thumbsup:
Ive been running the K cars for the past year+ and knew it would only be a matter of time before people 'see the light!' lol!
Awesome cars and the quality and strength is obvious, so tuneable as well..if people are thinking of a change, test drive them, you wont look back!!
If you want a test drive, give me a shout!

As for spares.. JE Spares is the place to go!:thumbsup:

MikePimlott

22-09-2010, 07:21 AM

So Schumacher and Kyosho are shaking things up,

What about AE, Xfactory, Tamiya and Durango :confused:

James

22-09-2010, 07:55 AM

Just for reference, I think this is right:

2010 4wd F1 Chassis:

Schumacher - 11
Durango - 9
Associated/JC - 6
Tamiya - 4
Losi - 3
Yokomo - 2
Predator - 2
Ansmann - 2?
Kyosho - 1

2010 2wd F1 Chassis:

Schumacher - 12
Xfactory - 10
Associated - 8
Losi/AC - 6
Tamiya - 1
Ansmann - 1
Kyosho/Fab - 1

nobby

22-09-2010, 08:12 AM

i heard a few whispers that a top xfactory driver may be moving to kyosho:woot:

woOdy

22-09-2010, 08:13 AM

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 08:41 AM

i heard a few whispers that a top xfactory driver may be moving to kyosho:woot:
Who's that then? :)

njc11

22-09-2010, 08:44 AM

Who's that then? :)

It could even be a few of them! :woot::p:thumbsup:

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 08:53 AM

It could even be a few of them! :woot::p:thumbsup:
Who are THEY then? :woot::p:thumbsup:

njc11

22-09-2010, 08:54 AM

Who are THEY then? :woot::p:thumbsup:

Im not at liberty to say.. :p im sure they will be along before long to let everyone know!

Alec.. make the switch now... you know it makes sense! :woot:

:thumbsup:

DaSloth

22-09-2010, 08:58 AM

yeh but alec doesnt do "cheap" :p

MattADH

22-09-2010, 09:01 AM

You mean like Tamiya who win everything in sight with a car the UK importers insist doesn't even exist.....

I have spoken to The Hobby Company and they told me that the 2WD kit and many of the spares are stocked by them but as the 511 is out of production, they dont have kits available.

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 09:02 AM

Im not at liberty to say.. :p im sure they will be along before long to let everyone know!

Alec.. make the switch now... you know it makes sense! :woot:

:thumbsup:
I've been there and done the "Reds" and i'm extremely happy with the Tamiya 511 (the 201 is an unknown at the moment) so i'll stick with these for the forseeable future :thumbsup:
The only obvious problem is if Tamiya decide to pull the plug on the 511 and concentrate on the 502. I don't really want to run a shaft drive car unless anyone can prove to me that it's better than the 511. By anyone I don't mean Lee because he'll make anything look good :woot: ....... if an average "Joe" shows massive improvement with the 502 then i'll maybe take the plunge, until then it's 511 all the way :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 09:07 AM

yeh but alec doesnt do "cheap" :p
Not sure how much the Kyosho cars are but my 511 cost £280 delivered to my door (£30 of that was postage) ........... not many cars out there come that cheap :p
The only thing you need to change for sure on the car are the "cheese" ballstuds (pennies) so it's an "A" final car for under £300. All you have to do is be good enough to put it there :woot:

James

22-09-2010, 09:10 AM

WOW. I like the second AR 4wd. Who is that?

I wasn't sure what Jon Spencer was running in 4wd so i put a question mark next to it.. Caster/Ansmann? Same thing? I didn't know ..

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 09:12 AM

I have spoken to The Hobby Company and they told me that the 2WD kit and many of the spares are stocked by them but as the 511 is out of production, they dont have kits available.
They didn't stock the kits when they were in production :woot:
Hobby Co suck .......... I live 10 miles from there and if I want anything for even the 201 they say 6 - 8 week delivery because they have zero stock of anything. That's of course, if you can get anyone there on the phone that recocnize the part numbers for anything TRF :( ...... they pay for the stuff to arrive on a barge instead of a plane :cry:

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 09:13 AM

I wasn't sure what Jon Spencer was running in 4wd so i put a question mark next to it.. Caster/Ansmann? Same thing? I didn't know ..
Yokomo and Pred for 2010 I think?
Kyosho for 2011 according to his signature :)

Neil Skull

22-09-2010, 12:43 PM

I do enjoy watching the gossip unfold.

All i can say is dont believe all the rumours. but feel free to make as many as you want :)

:thumbsup:

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 12:51 PM

I do enjoy watching the gossip unfold.

All i can say is dont believe all the rumours. but feel free to make as many as you want :)

:thumbsup:
You could add some fuel to the fire though Neil ;)

Neil Skull

22-09-2010, 01:12 PM

I hope the Kyosho/FDL parts supply is better for 10th than it has been for 8th! MP9 great car just poor back up if you want to get parts in under a week from your local model shop....mugen next season:thumbsup:. I can't see the point in having a load of team drivers to push a car, then have poor backup for joe blogs who has just spent an arm and a leg on one

Dave,
Sorry to hear you are not happy with parts supply.
I wish i could say that there are plenty of shops where you can go and buy parts for any of the 1/8th cars. but the fact is there are no shops doing this job fully anymore.
Its not just Kyosho its all brands.
Its very sad but look around all the race shops and many good model shops are closing. we discovered that most of the drivers that race at national level are getting direct from the suppliers. so what is the incentitive for a shop to stock such products?.
This expalins a lot why you dont see as many Kyosho cars at nationals as we would like due to us being a traditional supplier to the shops.
We are working on this especially at EP level where we not only great cars but at a good price compared to the market average.
There is some good news that a few shops are stocking well Lazer and Ultima Kits and Parts like PBM JE Spares and DMS. we are trying very hard to expand that.
I wish you good luck with Mugen its a good car but im not sure the parts supply would be different than any other manufacture out there in this class.
Just bear in mind we have the parts that we can send to any shop in 2 days.

Neil Skull

22-09-2010, 01:15 PM

You could add some fuel to the fire though Neil ;)

That would be completely wrong of me:p

I cant make any promises that we will have a Kyosh champion next year but i can say that we are trying to get back into this market that we have missed for many years.

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 02:23 PM

That would be completely wrong of me:p

I cant make any promises that we will have a Kyosh champion next year but i can say that we are trying to get back into this market that we have missed for many years.
It might be wrong, but it would be more fun :p
Would an anagram of his name be something like ...... Stellis Afford :woot:

Chrislong

22-09-2010, 02:24 PM

They're certainly the best cars, in each class! Get the right thumbs behind the sticks and there'll be dominance! :thumbsup:

racingdwarf

22-09-2010, 02:29 PM

Dave,
Sorry to hear you are not happy with parts supply.
I wish i could say that there are plenty of shops where you can go and buy parts for any of the 1/8th cars. but the fact is there are no shops doing this job fully anymore.
Its not just Kyosho its all brands.
Its very sad but look around all the race shops and many good model shops are closing. we discovered that most of the drivers that race at national level are getting direct from the suppliers. so what is the incentitive for a shop to stock such products?.
This expalins a lot why you dont see as many Kyosho cars at nationals as we would like due to us being a traditional supplier to the shops.
We are working on this especially at EP level where we not only great cars but at a good price compared to the market average.
There is some good news that a few shops are stocking well Lazer and Ultima Kits and Parts like PBM JE Spares and DMS. we are trying very hard to expand that.
I wish you good luck with Mugen its a good car but im not sure the parts supply would be different than any other manufacture out there in this class.
Just bear in mind we have the parts that we can send to any shop in 2 days.

Yep I agree it's very hard for shops to afford to stock the parts and kits drivers desire.
I think there is a stronger stock of mugen parts on the shelf in the uk with stuart and models in motion:D

BUT I must mention Tomy chung,he and his shop are ace:thumbsup:, top bloke.

woOdy

22-09-2010, 03:21 PM

That would be completely wrong of me:p

I cant make any promises that we will have a Kyosh champion next year but i can say that we are trying to get back into this market that we have missed for many years.

Please, Please do your best on looking after them or they will work away from K and you dont want that.

mattb

22-09-2010, 03:41 PM

They're certainly the best cars, in each class! Get the right thumbs behind the sticks and there'll be dominance! :thumbsup:im with you on that chris once they start winning the rest will follow like sheep!!!

RudeTony

22-09-2010, 04:13 PM

Firstly, thanks to everyone for the welcome notes, texts, PMs and emails....

Also just to let you all know, Marc at MK Racing will also be holding all the popular Kyosho spares and kits. As a MK Racing driver I will be able to help with set ups etc as well as continue with my usual updates through my blog on the new MK Racing site...

I am looking forward to it all and as usual I have to say to Alec, get yours ordered me old fruit, 'cos it's going to happen! :)

DaveG28

22-09-2010, 04:20 PM

So the K cars are the latest must have!? Last winter Durango, this summer Tamiya, now Kyosho, well 4wd at least! (not talking what's best or what wins, just what's in fashion!!).

Are Caster going to run anyone?? Whether it's any good or not, the pro version of the SK10 looks ace!!

Big E

22-09-2010, 04:50 PM

It might be wrong, but it would be more fun :p
Would an anagram of his name be something like ...... Stellis Afford :woot:

Wow that's news to me Alex :confused:

Do you know anything else about what I might be doing next year....just so I know:woot:

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 05:07 PM

Wow that's news to me Alex :confused:

Do you know anything else about what I might be doing next year....just so I know:woot:
Not yet but i'll make sure you're the first to know when I find out :wub

DaveG28

22-09-2010, 05:24 PM

Wow that's news to me Alex :confused:

Do you know anything else about what I might be doing next year....just so I know:woot:

Come on Ellis, you really ought to keep more up to speed with what your plans are...tut tut

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 06:04 PM

Come on Ellis, you really ought to keep more up to speed with what your plans are...tut tut
Now he's approaching the veteren class he's obviously very forgetful .......... i'm putting in a proposal at the AGM that the age of the veteren's class changes from 40 to 45 just to keep him out of spoiling my thunder :p
Can't get anyone to second it though as they are all either in homes or drunk all the time (Vodka DC) :woot:

mark christopher

22-09-2010, 06:15 PM

Wow that's news to me Alex :confused:

Do you know anything else about what I might be doing next year....just so I know:woot:
with any luck answering my pm? :D

David Church

22-09-2010, 06:15 PM

Now he's approaching the veteren class he's obviously very forgetful .......... i'm putting in a proposal at the AGM that the age of the veteren's class changes from 40 to 45 just to keep him out of spoiling my thunder :p
Can't get anyone to second it though as they are all either in homes or drunk all the time (Vodka DC) :woot:

OOOhhhhhhhhh yyyeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

johnnygibbon

22-09-2010, 07:01 PM

Of course drivers will be going kyosho

The cars are the best

Watch everyone follow when the better drivers out there start using them an winning

keep an eye out for team rizla in the north this year. its all about the papers not the cars.
any way who is racing for yokomo this year...gotta keep those kyosho boys in check.there heads will be swelling like a balloon reading this thread:p

jiffy

22-09-2010, 07:28 PM

I'm planning to drive my Top Cat, not sure if Robin will sort me out spares.

Jiffy

Mardave
Speed Master
Laser
AYK
Tanaplan
Bolink

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 07:39 PM

I'm planning to drive my Top Cat, not sure if Robin will sort me out spares.

Jiffy

Mardave
Speed Master
Laser
AYK
Tanaplan
Bolink
Bring back the Tanaplan Grand Prix .......... on the Toddington grass. Where have all those proper tracks gone? :(

jiffy

22-09-2010, 09:33 PM

Yo Alex, the Toddington track was the nuts mate, apart from Ben Sturnham won most of the time, if he wasnt chucking his tranny at his dad off the rostrum.

The Schumacher challenge in Northampton :)

Lets not the best of all, The Chiltern Challange ;)

Jiffy

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 09:49 PM

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:04 PM

i heard a few whispers that a top xfactory driver may be moving to kyosho:woot:

Yes it is true..... I will be running a Mini-Z in the next few weeks :woot:

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:05 PM

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:06 PM

Bring back Chesham, Aylesbury, Milton Keynes ........... all grass, none of this girly astro cack :woot:

Add Toddington to that list too and then you are spot on!! ;) Thye were all top, top tracks and we were spoilt with them all in our region too.....

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 10:07 PM

Chiltern Challenge, they were awesome........... :thumbsup:
And the Schumacher Festival meetings .......... :wub

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:11 PM

Yep I agree it's very hard for shops to afford to stock the parts and kits drivers desire.
I think there is a stronger stock of mugen parts on the shelf in the uk with stuart and models in motion:D

Not if you are to believe what has been written here -

http://www.uk-microrc.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=15668

I sincerly hope that this is not the case :(

mattybucks

22-09-2010, 10:12 PM

Where was the mk track?

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 10:13 PM

Add Toddington to that list too and then you are spot on!! ;) Thye were all top, top tracks and we were spoilt with them all in our region too.....
Toddington (garden centre track) was my favourite by miles .......... not forgetting Towcester (both tracks) and St Albans. All these tracks were less than 45 minutes from my house and now they are no more :(

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:14 PM

And the Schumacher Festival meetings .......... :wub

Didnt do many of them to be fair, but the Chiltern Challenge and the Tanaplan GP were always the highlights for me when I started out in the early 90's

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 10:14 PM

Where was the mk track?
Brickhill

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 10:17 PM

Not if you are to believe what has been written here -

http://www.uk-microrc.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=15668&hl

I sincerly hope that this is not the case :(
Link doesn't work for me, what does it refer to?

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:20 PM

Toddington (garden centre track) was my favourite by miles .......... not forgetting Towcester (both tracks) and St Albans. All these tracks were less than 45 minutes from my house and now they are no more :(

Likewise, being based in Watford, St.Albans was 5 mins away, Toddington, Chesham and Aylesbury only 20mins away and the furthest we travelled back then was MK or Northmapton at a staggering 45 mins away.

I know when Tony first started up Planet Hampshire people were in uproar that it was SO FAR away and over an hour for most, now with the current lack of tracks a brief jaunt to Basingstoke would seem a stones throw away for some good racing.......

It took me 2hr 35min to get to bloody Silverstone last saturday which is in our current region (admittant the M1 was crap all the way and then the A43 was stationery for the first 6 miles too, normally it is under an 1hr for me) but my point is NOTHING any good seems to be 20 mins or so away at present everything is 45mins plus and NOT in abundance too....

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:23 PM

Link doesn't work for me, what does it refer to?
I did check the link I hoppe it is OK (works for me)

There is a thread saying that Models In Motion have closed their doors for the last time today.... :thumbdown:

After Microtech last month this would be another BIG well known shop to close "if" it is true....

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 10:24 PM

Likewise, being based in Watford, St.Albans was 5 mins away, Toddington, Chesham and Aylesbury only 20mins away and the furthest we travelled back then was MK or Northmapton at a staggering 45 mins away.

I know when Tony first started up Planet Hampshire people were in uproar that it was SO FAR away and over an hour for most, now with the current lack of tracks a brief jaunt to Basingstoke would seem a stones throw away for some good racing.......

It took me 2hr 35min to get to bloody Silverstone last saturday which is in our current region (admittant the M1 was crap all the way and then the A43 was stationery for the first 6 miles too, normally it is under an 1hr for me) but my point is NOTHING any good seems to be 20 mins or so away at present everything is 45mins plus and NOT in abundance too....
Wait till we get TORCH in our region. ......... how far is that from you Darren? .......... must be almost an overnight stay LOL

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:26 PM

Wait till we get TORCH in our region. ......... how far is that from you Darren? .......... must be almost an overnight stay LOL

Gonna make a weekend of it...... ;) (and you think I am joking LOL)

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 10:30 PM

Gonna make a weekend of it...... ;) (and you think I am joking LOL)
Her in doors will love it down by the sea, spending some of the shops takings LOL

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:34 PM

Her in doors will love it down by the sea, spending some of the shops takings LOL

Dont go there, you dont know how close to the truth you are, got relatives with a holdiay home just a short way from there, stayed down that way back in May and checked out one of the boring car tracks down that way whilst there..... LOL

Smartalec

22-09-2010, 10:37 PM

Dont go there, you dont know how close to the truth you are, got relatives with a holdiay home just a short way from there, stayed down that way back in May and checked out one of the boring car tracks down that way whilst there..... LOL
There you go then .......... I might even ring the shop tomorrow and suggest to Michelle that you might as well make a holiday of it and spend the week LOL

Darren Boyle

22-09-2010, 10:39 PM

There you go then .......... I might even ring the shop tomorrow and suggest to Michelle that you might as well make a holiday of it and spend the week LOL

A weeks holiday does not come my way very often and that is definatley not my idea of one....

mikeyscott

22-09-2010, 10:44 PM

Wait till we get TORCH in our region. ......... how far is that from you Darren? .......... must be almost an overnight stay LOL

I hope so if I can get the help from the members. It's three of us who run it at the mo. Steve, Julian & myself. Last weekend they were left to fend for themselves as Julian went to Goodwood & Steve and I did the EOS finals.

Really hope we can get something together.

mikeyscott

22-09-2010, 11:07 PM

A weeks holiday does not come my way very often and that is definatley not my idea of one....

http://www.neilson.co.uk/ dogrest holidays.

Planning in doing another. Mrs wants to go to Florida.

Teddy truman

23-09-2010, 12:23 AM

Some old faces and voice might make a return.....

Smartalec

23-09-2010, 05:34 AM

Some old faces and voice might make a return.....
You coming back to some real racing Tone? :thumbsup:

PaulUpton

23-09-2010, 06:21 AM

Wait till we get TORCH in our region. ......... how far is that from you Darren? .......... must be almost an overnight stay LOL

Well it's 2 hours 14 mins for me and 109 miles, mid south ay? Surely that's just south?

Smartalec

23-09-2010, 06:28 AM

Think this thread needs to get back on track, it's wandering slightly LOL
So, who's going where next year then? ......... come on come clean :thumbsup:

DCM

23-09-2010, 06:44 AM

Tamiya baby!!

And the rocking Tekin equipment to!!

So no change for this year lol :thumbups: why change an awesome package!

Neil Skull

23-09-2010, 08:02 AM

Yes it is true..... I will be running a Mini-Z in the next few weeks :woot:

So Darren are you getting some practice in for the Mini-z British Champs?
I hope so we need some quailty drivers on board as we got an influx of French and Flemish racing, We want a british winner :thumbsup:
You are English aren't you Darren?:D

jondell

23-09-2010, 08:20 AM

Didnt do many of them to be fair, but the Chiltern Challenge and the Tanaplan GP were always the highlights for me when I started out in the early 90's

Tanaplan GP.... good god, not thought about that race in a long time. Pretty sure they were always ran at chesham.

Smartalec

23-09-2010, 08:34 AM

Tanaplan GP.... good god, not thought about that race in a long time. Pretty sure they were always ran at chesham.
I seem to remember an extremely wet and muddy Tanaplan GP that was held at the Toddington track, but the one further over in the field not the garden centre one. I didn't race, just went to watch and remember Jamie Booth, Ellis, Lee Wright etc ............. i'm not 100 per cent that it was the Tanaplan, it could have been a different meeting but it was definitely at that track and was a massive meeting ............ Good times :thumbsup:

RudeTony

23-09-2010, 08:35 AM

Tanaplan GP.... good god, not thought about that race in a long time. Pretty sure they were always ran at chesham.

Ah ha!!! - They were the days - I remember Mannie Panasar winning the event or was it TQ the event behind the garden centre at Tottington.
Dave Burton will remember those days......I think Lee Martin was still in nappies at the time LOL :)

You are right Alec - It was on the grass field - Yeah baby!!

Smartalec

23-09-2010, 08:39 AM

Ah ha!!! - They were the days - I remember Mannie Panasar winning the event or was it TQ the event behind the garden centre at Tottington.
Dave Burton will remember those days......I think Lee Martin was still in nappies at the time LOL :)

You are right Alec - It was on the grass field - Yeah baby!!
Bring on the grass ............ B and Q would make a fortune selling water sprayers LOL

Lee Martin

23-09-2010, 09:10 AM

what are all you old people talking about??????????????????? ;)

RudeTony

23-09-2010, 09:12 AM

what are all you old people talking about??????????????????? ;)

Lee - You wouldn't remember mate - you was still in nappies!!!! LOL

Smartalec

23-09-2010, 09:15 AM

Lee - You wouldn't remember mate - you was still in nappies!!!! LOL
I bet they were designer nappies though Tone? :woot:

RudeTony

23-09-2010, 09:23 AM

I bet they were designer nappies though Tone? :woot:

He is a tart Alec but you have to give it to him - he is double European Champion. :) LOL
Come on Lee - bet you can't wait to comment :)

Nick Goodall

23-09-2010, 09:27 AM

God i remember most of the Tracks, Chesham was always cool except for the random lumps on the straight :thumbsup:

I remember the one behind the garden centre, it had raised bank sections at both ends of the track if it's the one i'm thinking of?? I remember having a good race with Rich Barton at a Regional there....

What was that other track behind a Pub?? I remember racing my Yokomo MX-4 for the first time on that track...... i think it was about then i started to realise how bad the year with that car was going to be :D

DerbyDan

23-09-2010, 09:35 AM

Good-god I can remember those tracks too doing the Chiltern/Mid South regionals, whatever happened to them & the clubs that ran them?

Alex - definately prefer the old-skool grass tracks - I just can't get my head around these full astro tracks! LOL Do you remember the Northants Schumacher challenge series, to think we had that many clubs just in the one county to run an inter-club series... now only the one club remains running off-road (not counting the large scale track by Santa Pod) I went for a meal the other day at the Greyhound Pub in Milton Malser - which brought back memories of racing on the front lawn there.

RudeTony

23-09-2010, 09:37 AM

LOL - There you go Lee - Nick knows about all these venues - it was great there - I won a regional there once or did Dave get me on the line - I can't remember - Can you imagine how good you would of been if you raced on these tracks Lee :) LOL

And you had to be gentle with the thottle otherwise only 4 and a bit minutes :) - Now it's jam jam and more jam

DCM

23-09-2010, 09:41 AM

I remember going to a Tanaplan meeting, rebuilding an RC10 diff on the way...

Big G

23-09-2010, 09:51 AM

if anyone's interested I'll probably stick with the Cat SX for next year.... :D

Lee Martin

23-09-2010, 09:51 AM

hey,

I remember Chesham! little concrete section with massive TYRES everywhere...this was the track i broke a XX4 every run on that day. Then when dad got annoyed with the car even more he launched it accross the field...

you guessed it.....didnt break! hahahahahahahahahahahaa!

RudeTony

23-09-2010, 09:54 AM

I bloody remember that as well - back to the subject as people are getting annoyed - Lee Martin is staying at Tamiya......is that right Lee?? LOL and more LOL

KRob

23-09-2010, 10:01 AM

Darren Boyle

23-09-2010, 10:25 AM

Only ever did one meeting at Chesham - a 2wd regional about '96
Darren and Tony had almighty arguement during one the legs of the A final - nothing changes...I'm sure they were both wrong anyway....:lol:

Looking farward to seeing Kyosho cars out there, hopefully with a really top line driver.
Neil, will there be an 'official announcement' of a team?

LMAO, when we were at Coventry for the F2's a couple of weeks back that incident was brought up and laughed about over a good curry......

The Tanaplan was the meet at Toddington for sure, remember borrowing a 17 x 1 TWISTER motor off Pete Stevens for that meeting and it was a rocket ship, a bloody 17 turn!!!!

The track there right next to the garden centre was the nuts though as was Chesham.... :thumbsup:

To keep on track, I will be running the X6 Sq again in 2wd (of course) and we are being joined by a new face or two also in the team, but cannot say who at present....

Smartalec

23-09-2010, 10:32 AM

To keep on track, I will be running the X6 Sq again in 2wd (of course) and we are being joined by a new face or two also in the team, but cannot say who at present....
All this secret squirrell stuff LOL .......... just tell us who you've lost and who you've gained :woot:

Smartalec

23-09-2010, 10:34 AM

Why don't we all have a guess as to who out of the top 10 drivers from this year will change and where they will go to?
Should be a laugh if nothing else :woot:

Neil Skull

23-09-2010, 10:47 AM

Looking farward to seeing Kyosho cars out there, hopefully with a really top line driver.
Neil, will there be an 'official announcement' of a team?[/QUOTE]

I have not got anything to announce as yet!
we are just getting the cars out there and hope people will buy them.

My advice is never pay attention to the rumours.

GRIFF55

23-09-2010, 11:00 AM

haha, water spayers to clean your cars. those were the days! Is it me, or did every track used to have a pub VERY close by?
Top ten this year will be tamiya's!!!!:thumbsup:

carlin

23-09-2010, 02:41 PM

Lol my guess is Craig Collinson for Kyosho next year :blush:

He's already runnning the Fab's car getting great results :thumbsup:

mikeyscott

23-09-2010, 02:44 PM

Lol my guess is Craig Collinson for Kyosho next year :blush:

He's already runnning the Fab's car getting great results :thumbsup:

He's had great results with the Durango, so why change?

James

23-09-2010, 02:57 PM

Lol my guess is Craig Collinson for Kyosho next year :blush:

He's already runnning the Fab's car getting great results :thumbsup:

I had a go with that car last night and it was really good!

AmiSMB

23-09-2010, 03:02 PM

He's had great results with the Durango, so why change?

It is not always about the car sometimes it is about the deal they are offered!

Sponsorship is not always the great ideal as people think it is.

I am sticking with the Durango and the CR2. And if the current trend in 8th of it getting so expensive then I will be ditching Nitro and going 10th only. So you may see me at Torch more often :)

carlin

23-09-2010, 03:14 PM

I had a go with that car last night and it was really good!

Ohhhhh James, we shall have to keep eye on you then lol.........:drool:

RudeTony

23-09-2010, 04:12 PM

It is not always about the car sometimes it is about the deal they are offered!

Totally disagree with that comment - not for me anyways but the 100K a year Kyosho are paying me helps :)

Richard Lowe

23-09-2010, 04:22 PM

but the 100K a year Kyosho are paying me helps :)
Did Tebo steal your logon details Tony :lol:

RudeTony

23-09-2010, 04:27 PM

Well I mean - we all race because we enjoy it and if your good enough at World level to be paid then good for you as they say but I don't believe in going to a team or driving a car just because it's a better deal.......not for me

AmiSMB

24-09-2010, 12:15 PM

I know what you are saying Tony but I think some are tempted by a deal which is a package i.e car, tyres, cells, speedo and motor but this can be constrictive if new stuff comes out and the sponsor or manufacturer supporting you is no longer competitive. I know with the top drivers it is all about the huge amount of talent they have and they could run an ice cream tub with wheels on faster than I could but I think it makes a difference for the mid field players.

DanB4

24-09-2010, 12:33 PM

Kyosho for me, always been my favourite ever since my first Optima Mid! :)

Love love love my ZX5FS

RogerM

24-09-2010, 03:51 PM

All this is making me smile ... doesn't seem that long ago people were telling me "a lazer will never win anything" now it appears that several others have spotted the virtues of the mighty red K. Any help I can offer those new to Kyosho cars, at whatever level the drive, just ask away as I'm always happy to share info.

Will be a suprise to nobody to find that I will be running Kyosho cars again in 2011 (and 2012, probably 2013 etc. too :D )

It will be interesting to see who finally ends up where as many of the people who were running Losi cars have found new steeds and there seems to be some movement in certain shop teams towards certain manufactures.

Two things seem certain though;

1) The fastest guys will still be the fastest guys
2) 2011 will be another fantastic year for 1/10th off-road :thumbsup:

I am really looking forward to 2011, hopefully I will get to make a prat of myself at nationals again too ... I best get practicing

jiffy

24-09-2010, 06:57 PM

Northants Schumacher challenge series, to think we had that many clubs just in the one county to run an inter-club series... now only the one club remains running off-road (not counting the large scale track by Santa Pod) I went for a meal the other day at the Greyhound Pub in Milton Malser - which brought back memories of racing on the front lawn there.

I won that one year :)

The Milton Keynes Club was run by me, we use to race at Bow Brickhill grass track.

monkeynuts

27-09-2010, 12:26 PM

Smartalec

27-09-2010, 03:58 PM

So You must be Steve Jackman then :confused:
Nope he's not :D

Gonky

27-09-2010, 03:59 PM

Think he was trying to use a bit of sarcasm but the brains not what it used to be in his old age! :p

Smartalec

27-09-2010, 04:02 PM

Think he was trying to use a bit of sarcasm but the brains not what it used to be in his old age! :p
So was I :woot:

Gonky

27-09-2010, 04:03 PM

the old age thing can apply to you as well though! :D

nobby

27-09-2010, 04:25 PM

Ah ha!!! - They were the days - I remember Mannie Panasar winning the event or was it TQ the event behind the garden centre at Tottington.
Dave Burton will remember those days......I think Lee Martin was still in nappies at the time LOL :)

You are right Alec - It was on the grass field - Yeah baby!!
mannie panaser now thats a name from way back in the day:thumbsup:

monkeynuts

27-09-2010, 08:21 PM

Nope he's not :D
I know that :pbut who did run the milton keynes rcrc:eh?:ME:o

Smartalec

27-09-2010, 08:33 PM

the old age thing can apply to you as well though! :D
It DEFINITELY applies to me LOL

Smartalec

27-09-2010, 08:34 PM

I know that :pbut who did run the milton keynes rcrc:eh?:ME:o
You could always start a new club up Steve ............ I could point you in the right direction to a nice piece of grass .......... you know you want to :)

ashleyb4

27-09-2010, 08:35 PM

I havent even thought about next season yet been to busy. I wonder....

A

monkeynuts

28-09-2010, 07:21 AM

You could always start a new club up Steve ............ I could point you in the right direction to a nice piece of grass .......... you know you want to :)
Let me think:confused: down the track at least twice a week cutting grass picking up dog poo :(that stuff is really great for getting stuck round dog bones :bored:ohh then laying out all the hoses for track markers and putting in jumps only to find on the day of the race the local kids have been using the track to race their BMX bikes round :cry:...............ohh am people moaning that they dont like the track ...........too fast ..........too slow .......too twisty ...............yep great fun why did I ever stop :p..................Steve:D

Smartalec

28-09-2010, 07:35 AM

Let me think:confused: down the track at least twice a week cutting grass picking up dog poo :(that stuff is really great for getting stuck round dog bones :bored:ohh then laying out all the hoses for track markers and putting in jumps only to find on the day of the race the local kids have been using the track to race their BMX bikes round :cry:...............ohh am people moaning that they dont like the track ...........too fast ..........too slow .......too twisty ...............yep great fun why did I ever stop :p..................Steve:D
See, told you, perfect man for the job ........... you have the knowledge :thumbsup:

jiffy

29-09-2010, 08:03 PM

I'm not Steve no!!!!

The name on my profile might give it away, lol lol, Alec can you help!!!! lol lol lol

Smartalec

30-09-2010, 05:19 AM

I'm not Steve no!!!!

The name on my profile might give it away, lol lol, Alec can you help!!!! lol lol lol
Jiffy Jackman does have a kind of ring to it though :woot:

jiffy

30-09-2010, 07:36 PM

Quick scary he knows Steve Jackman but not Jiffy, lol lol lol lol

monkeynuts

16-10-2010, 10:05 AM

Quick scary he knows Steve Jackman but not Jiffy, lol lol lol lol
Dells Mega products has a ring to it:Dstill have a sticker somewhere

jiffy

21-10-2010, 07:10 PM

you couldnt beat "Dells Mega Products" at the time, all them hotup bits that nobody else make for the schumacher and yokomo cars ;)

Jiffy

monkeynuts

07-11-2010, 10:16 PM

you couldnt beat "Dells Mega Products" at the time, all them hotup bits that nobody else make for the schumacher and yokomo cars ;)

Jiffy
How is Dell ?
He was a fantastic guy always happy to help any one :):)and made the most fantastic parts for cars well before the teams even thought of it .......thrust bearings .........wishbones ........hubs ............I think he even made the first metal front end for the cat .

He had a queue of peeps at his shed most days waiting for a com skim as well