Moto Arena THANK YOU !!

[Battle_axe]

thank you for a good night i must say well done to matt he has worked hard and i for one will be down there helping him out ready for next weeks racing :thumbsup:

[AmiSMB]

Sounds great. I was considering it but funds still do not allow trips like that at the moment. One day normal service will be resumed!

[mattybucks]

Yeah thanks to all at the moto-arena. The racing was excellent fun, the food was awesome.

I thought what we had in terms of the jumps and rumble strips was really good. Some more rumble sections, jumps and a chicane on the straight then it'll be a top venue.

My mate has some footage of the racing so I will add a link when I have it.

TOP NIGHT, CANT WAIT FOR NEXT WEEK!!!!

[Scotty]

Yeah, Spot on night got loads of potential and well done to moto arena and all involved. This could be the next big place for indoor buggy racing.

[edd kelly]

thank you for a good night i must say well done to matt he has worked hard and i for one will be down there helping him out ready for next weeks racing :thumbsup:
yeah it was a good night and can only get better,see you next tuesday lads.....
:woot:

[RogerM]

Sorry to have missed this but unfortunately yesterday turned into a 17 hour working day :o

What tires work? Will definitely try to get over soon.

[edd kelly]

last night it was all about the foams..........everyone will be buying a set after a certain tamiya 4wd dominated last night.......:D

[mattybucks]

last night it was all about the foams..........everyone will be buying a set after a certain tamiya 4wd dominated last night.......:D

I ran my 511 with bald green minispikes on, which was ok, however when Alec let my have a go with his car it was like it was on rails.

Does anybody know where to get a set of foams from? Ideally trued ready to bolt on.

[dale]

Foams will definitely be the way to go given the mix of tarmac, carpet and wood, however...

I think unless foams are available trued & glued for a decent price it would be worth considering a 'rubber tyres only' rule. Requiring people to prepare rims and glue/true foam tyres will be a good way to kill this racing, as it's a messy job and requires tyre lathes, adaptors etc.

Here are some foamy threads:

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32648
http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39366

[Nick Goodall]

I've got a massive box sat here under my desk full of Foam Tyres trued and glued to Schumacher Wheels (Old style Cat 2000, 2000EC, 3000)

If anyone can make use of them please feel free to make me an offer and take them off my hands as they're in the way anyway.

[edd kelly]

foams aint cheap and are a messy job and depending on the compound can wear out real quick........maybe the rubber tyre rule is the way forward.......hell what do i know i cant even finish a without breaking me car.......anyone wanna buy a cat sx 2 only 5 weeks old.......think its time for a kyosho........and i want a short course truck if anyones got 1,call me 07780801616,cheers edd :D

[Nick Goodall]

foams aint cheap and are a messy job and depending on the compound can wear out real quick........maybe the rubber tyre rule is the way forward.......hell what do i know i cant even finish a without breaking me car.......anyone wanna buy a cat sx 2 only 5 weeks old.......think its time for a kyosho........and i want a short course truck if anyones got 1,call me 07780801616,cheers edd :D

I've re-checked and it's over 28 sets of foams sat here so if someone can run the Hex type wheel fitting (Schumacher style) you're onto a winner.....

Most of these are brand new and completely unused.

[mk2kompressor]

Awesome night guys, feedback was great and it was good to see so many happy faces:D
Thanks to Rob and Janos from Taplow for the last minute help with the jumps, more will come:woot:

Foams probably wont be as good for all the extra carpet and lino sections that we have planned;)
A rubber only rule will also be in place for our winter Kyosho series that will be officially announced shortly


THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING

see you next week

[mattybucks]

foams aint cheap and are a messy job and depending on the compound can wear out real quick........maybe the rubber tyre rule is the way forward.......hell what do i know i cant even finish a without breaking me car.......anyone wanna buy a cat sx 2 only 5 weeks old.......think its time for a kyosho........and i want a short course truck if anyones got 1,call me 07780801616,cheers edd :D


Or a TRF?

[mk2kompressor]

Shuey is now mine:woot: cheers Ed

[Teddy truman]

i will be racing next week :)

Maybe abit of TTRCLIVE action may be in order ;)

[simoncrabb]

Sounds excellent! Any pictures online anywhere of the offroad track?

[budgio]

I took some HD video from the 4wd heat.Will upload it later.thanks for having us :)
Roll on next tues... More jumps = more racers :)
And good work on the dirt track outside,so much better than before.

[Smartalec]

I know, I only won because of the foams, it was nothing to do with consistant lapping, the last qualifyer beiing all 16 second laps apart from the 3 or 4 15 second ones LOL

Agree with the rubber only rule as i've only got the one set of foams that were made for me over 2 years ago LOL.

And hopefully Matt will get his finger out and make the rest of the jumps this week as he's nothing else to do ;)

I practiced with some worn out ballistics and green mini's and they were fine, so don't acetone your tyres, get on down to the moto arena and use them up that way (until they tip the clay in) :D

Matt, would be a good idea to post some pictures on here throughout the week of the progress (jumps etc) to give everyone an idea of what's to come for next Tuesday ........... wood merchant is about a quarter of a mile from the track and will deliver 40 sheets of ply for free if asked , and there's a carpet shop in Northampton that can supply industrial (cheap) carpet in long roles. You don't need expensive Primafelt for these little babies, they'll run on anything :)

[edd kelly]

Shuey is now mine:woot: cheers Ed
will bring the car over friday daytime mate,me mate wants to sell his cat sx 2 aswell mate so keep ya ears open,also only 5 weeks old and same sort of money,he wants £220,where can i buy a hon you thingy from anyway

[edd kelly]

I know, I only won because of the foams, it was nothing to do with consistant lapping, the last qualifyer beiing all 16 second laps apart from the 3 or 4 15 second ones LOL

Agree with the rubber only rule as i've only got the one set of foams that were made for me over 2 years ago LOL.

And hopefully Matt will get his finger out and make the rest of the jumps this week as he's nothing else to do ;)

I practiced with some worn out ballistics and green mini's and they were fine, so don't acetone your tyres, get on down to the moto arena and use them up that way (until they tip the clay in) :D

Matt, would be a good idea to post some pictures on here throughout the week of the progress (jumps etc) to give everyone an idea of what's to come for next Tuesday ........... wood merchant is about a quarter of a mile from the track and will deliver 40 sheets of ply for free if asked , and there's a carpet shop in Northampton that can supply industrial (cheap) carpet in long roles. You don't need expensive Primafelt for these little babies, they'll run on anything :)



someone's been a busy boy or....just got alot of spare time on his hands.....the constant lapping was just a fluke i reckon......haaa,what about trying to get more young kids involved,a kids race would be great..and maybe kids could race for a £5 ..............

[Adam F]

Was a good night and definately glad I went, with a few more features it will be a definate weekly trip over!

Definately need a good supply of old rubber to destroy though.. found knackered yellow pins worked quite well if it helps.

Would also like to see some pics as and when of the new ramps and features.. :)

[mattybucks]

Shuey is now mine:woot: cheers Ed

Alec has a 2.5 that'll fit nicely into that for sale :woot: was you running that in you 511 last night mate? Maybe that's why you were 2 or 3 laps ahead all night......

My mate has some footage, hopefully he'll forward the link tonight.

Has anybody got a ramp designs they fancy sharing?

[Neil Skull]

Shame you dont want foams, I use them and they are awsome.
you do need to true every couple of runs though.
Their not too expensive!!! £6.25 for a cars worth of tires only.
Or i could get for about £35.00 glued and trued on rims. that is pricey to me.
I also recycle my rims so i can get 2 or 3 uses out of them.
Still whatever is used i am looking forward to having a play:)

[dale]

Foams may be awesome, but will the racing be better as a result of everyone having awesome grip?

Or will it result in faster motors, turbo escs, bigger batteries, drivetrain wear and more expensive crashes? Basically all the stuff you see in Touring Cars.

I think the racing will be better if everyone has an average amount of grip; enough to make the cars driveable, but not so much as to create a speed war. Most of the cars on rubbers last night looked good enough for some fun racing. Alec's foam car looked more like a touring car that could take jumps.

[tellor]

We don't want to use foams because we want to race off road, if we we use foams we might as well race touring cars. If you remember rightly this is exactly how TC started

Off road = No tarmac

On road = No dirt/dirt/jumps


Simples

[mattybucks]

We don't want to use foams because we want to race off road, if we we use foams we might as well race touring cars. If you remember rightly this is exactly how TC started

Off road = No tarmac

On road = No dirt/dirt/jumps


Simples

Sorry Lee, despite being double european champion, your going to have to bulldoze that tarmac track you had build in your back garden as your not allowed to run you off road car on tarmac...................

[Smartalec]

As i've already said, the foams were a one-off set made for me and actually trued on buggy wheels to the same diameter as a set of minispikes so the car looks like a buggy as I can't stand the super thin touring car foams that were used in days gone by on buggies ............ they did look cack LOL

It wasn't until the car stopped moving that most people realised that they were foams and not rubber last night. But no one should get carried away and think there's any cheating going on, the idea was to try different tyres etc to see what works best.

I'll be back on rubber next week and anyone who wants to use the foams on their car (provided they fit) are welcome to give them a go ........... except for Truman 'cos he'll beat me whatever he uses LOL :cry:

[dale]

It wasn't until the car stopped moving that most people realised that they were foams and not rubber last night. But no one should get carried away and think there's any cheating going on, the idea was to try different tyres etc to see what works best.

I could tell from up on the rostrum :D.

I agree its good to give them a try and see what the options are, at this stage the whole thing is going to evolve week by week; there aren't really any rules (yet) so you definitely weren't breaking them!

[mattybucks]

Alec

Let's face it mate you were 2 or 3 laps a head of me, which would have been the same distance had we been racing on any other track............ you big cheat!!!!:p

[Gareth Jones]

Any chance we can get an agreement on the controlled tyre before next week? I ran a bald set of Yellow Minispikes and in the final they became very shiny and had no grip at all.

I dont have many old sets of tyres so would like to get the right ones as I am planning on making the trip most weeks.

Gareth

[budgio]

A little bit from last night :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v7EXZ_ptIo

[Smartalec]

Any chance we can get an agreement on the controlled tyre before next week? I ran a bald set of Yellow Minispikes and in the final they became very shiny and had no grip at all.

I dont have many old sets of tyres so would like to get the right ones as I am planning on making the trip most weeks.

Gareth
Unfortunately Gareth until we know how much carpet and how much tarmac there is going to be there is no way anyone can tell which tyre will be best. As things are added I imagine we will see a favourite appear but until then we'll all be guessing I think. Last night the best tyres to use (excluding my cheating foams) were probably green minispikes or green ballistic buggy's, in my opinion (i've tried them), the worst of all were yellow minipins as they are actually quite stiff. If you've ever cut one in half you'll notice how thick the wall is in comparison to other tyres, so although they work well on carpet they are definitely not so good on tarmac. :)

[Adam F]

The worst were yellow mini pins

Now you tell me, I thought they were ok:blush:

[Smartalec]

Now you tell me, I thought they were ok:blush:
You should have asked LOL :woot:

[Smartalec]

A little bit from last night :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v7EXZ_ptIo
You had to show my worst run Nick :lol:

[budgio]

You had to show my worst run Nick :lol:

Of course :D

[mattybucks]

4wd final

http://www.youtube.com/user/rhythmicstu#p/a/u/0/P0VJw3rLFjg

[slow bob]

will there be race results posted anywhere from week to week i know its early days but its something that people will want to see ...

i thought the venue was excelent and with time and guidence this could be the best indoor off road track in the uk :D but that said £10 for 3 hours of racing? might need to look at getting that price down £8/10 for six hours would be better :p

[Chris Doughty]

Foams may be awesome, but will the racing be better as a result of everyone having awesome grip?

Or will it result in faster motors, turbo escs, bigger batteries, drivetrain wear and more expensive crashes? Basically all the stuff you see in Touring Cars.

I think the racing will be better if everyone has an average amount of grip; enough to make the cars driveable, but not so much as to create a speed war. Most of the cars on rubbers last night looked good enough for some fun racing. Alec's foam car looked more like a touring car that could take jumps.

for what its worth, I agree with this.

typically, everyone will always have a stack of used/knackered yellow mini-spikes from club, national or any off-road meeting.

keep the carpet to a minimum so that worn 'off-road' tires dont suck more than new ones and have everyone running yellow mini-spikes.

Ive driven enough 'laps' in street testing to know that cars have a nice amount of grip on tarmac with worn yellow mini-spikes.

[mattybucks]

will there be race results posted anywhere from week to week i know its early days but its something that people will want to see ...

i thought the venue was excelent and with time and guidence this could be the best indoor off road track in the uk :D but that said £10 for 3 hours of racing? might need to look at getting that price down £8/10 for six hours would be better :p

I have no problem with £10 for a nights racing. Good venue. Brillian fun. Can't wait for more. It takes you back to when you first got a r/c car running it the road ourside you house with your mates.

[slow bob]

I have no problem with £10 for a nights racing. Good venue. Brillian fun. Can't wait for more. It takes you back to when you first got a r/c car running it the road ourside you house with your mates.


I didnt say 10 quid was to much just £10 quid for 3 hours as most clubs charge around £8 to £10 for 5 hours racing

[janos]

yep i agree with Slowbob.
10 £ is to much for 2.5-3 hours fun, and finaly it was not offroad track at all.
OFFROAD TRACK WIHTOUT JUMPS.:eh?::bored::o

[dbizzle5]

I would come but I must admit the £10 put me off. The 2 locals clubs close to me are £3 on a club night.

[budgio]

I,d say £8 would be fair for 3/4 heats and a final.£5 for under 16,s
Anymore than that would put some people off... unless it was a top class off road track.
Maybe start the first heat at 7.15pm(gives people travelling time) and aim to finish around 10.30-11.00pm?

Just a thought.

[simoncrabb]

typically, everyone will always have a stack of used/knackered yellow mini-spikes from club, national or any off-road meeting.

keep the carpet to a minimum so that worn 'off-road' tires dont suck more than new ones and have everyone running yellow mini-spikes.

Ive driven enough 'laps' in street testing to know that cars have a nice amount of grip on tarmac with worn yellow mini-spikes.

Yay, sounds great. And, dare I say it, could we start seeing off-road heats at touring car meetings? Add jumps, race.

Sure, the touring car boys will moan about dust or changing track conditions or some such.

[tellor]

I have no problem with £10 for a nights racing. Good venue. Brillian fun. Can't wait for more. It takes you back to when you first got a r/c car running it the road ourside you house with your mates.

Yes it took me back to racing on the street and I like many soon got fed of that sas well!

For £10 you'll get the occasionally visitor
For £7 you may get the same person come back every now and again


And for a £5 you'll get loads turning up every week.

[Gareth Jones]

£5 would be ideal, but then I presume the overheads for such a place mean the price needs to be up nearer the £10 mark. I think PDA was £8 for none members, however I managed to run one set of tyres for around 8-10 weeks, at Moto Arena the tyre decision will be vital in my opinion to keep costs sensible.

Does anyone have videos or images of the 2wd heats / finals?

Gareth

[mattybucks]

£5 would be ideal, but then I presume the overheads for such a place mean the price needs to be up nearer the £10 mark. I think PDA was £8 for none members, however I managed to run one set of tyres for around 8-10 weeks, at Moto Arena the tyre decision will be vital in my opinion to keep costs sensible.

Does anyone have videos or images of the 2wd heats / finals?

Gareth

My mate is going to put some more footage on later tonight. Any rubber tyre then everybody will be in the same boat, and you can use up all your worn tyres.

Re the price, this place is going to get better. PDA was £8, how much is Taplow?

[janos]

8 £ but dont forget that is proper OFFROAD RACETRACK with professional jump with proper website.You can see your results anytime you want.:p

[mk2kompressor]

im working on the club membership side of things (no not £700.00 memberships either!)
once the club membership is in place £8.00 for members and £5.00 for under 16's will be enough to keep the heaters running (just:lol:)
who knows it may even include some sort discount off the burgers i saw so many of you scoffing:drool:


i need a cheap 5.5t to keep up with springer too:thumbsup:


Edit;

Janos, Andre has been building all day:p

[mattybucks]

8 £ but dont forget that is proper OFFROAD RACETRACK with professional jump with proper website.You can see your results anytime you want.:p


You do run a good meeting Janos, and yes your track is good. There's no reason why the Moto-Arena cant have a proper indoor track, and if they build a load more jumps then it will be. The only difference is they have tarmac instead of carpet.

One advantage with the motor arena is space, so they can have a track with ten or more jumps and features.

As Matt said on the night, he wants people's advise and ideas. He comes on this site and i'm sure he's looking forward to hearing them.

[slow bob]

me for one cant wait to see the moto arena get some experiance under its belt its going to be awsome, i just want to say thanks for pushing the indoor offroad track to the bosses and thanks for taking onboard the concerns about the price Mk2kompressor :thumbsup:

that poor guy andre must be working his socks of for you guys getting all the jumps made lol ,so also a big thanks to andre

[budgio]

Just a note on tyres.I ran a slighty used set of green ballistic buggy's on my Ansmann 2wd.
They were good in the first two heats but as soon as they got baldy they went downhill and fast,i think the worn schumacher yellow spikes are the way to go.

[Gareth Jones]

My worn Schumacher Yellow Mini Spikes were pretty good till the last round of qualifying, then in the final they were awful!

[janos]

I agree with BOB.
Well done Andre.:thumbsup:
Price is gonna be ok for 8£.

[Smartalec]

My worn Schumacher Yellow Mini Spikes were pretty good till the last round of qualifying, then in the final they were awful!
You said you had pins on? ............ spikes are a lot better on tarmac than pins ;)

[Smartalec]

im working on the club membership side of things (no not £700.00 memberships either!)
once the club membership is in place £8.00 for members and £5.00 for under 16's will be enough to keep the heaters running (just:lol:)
who knows it may even include some sort discount off the burgers i saw so many of you scoffing:drool:


i need a cheap 5.5t to keep up with springer too:thumbsup:


Edit;

Janos, Andre has been building all day:pCheap burgers is good, £8 is no different to anywhere else in our area so that's all good, the cheap 5.5 I offered you on the night you numpty :p

And get that digital camera charged and show us the pictures of Andre's handywork ........... it's been 4 days since our visit, if he's only built one a day we should now have 6 in total (see I can count). Corner table top would be good, have you filled those pipes with sand yet?, have you paid a visit to Carpet City?

I'll bring the motor with me AGAIN on Tuesday and you can take that gay 10.5 out and put a real one in :p

Get those Mini Z's charged and ready for Tuesday, you never know, some of these boys might have a go (discount?) while they are waiting to go out again. Why were the simulators not working?, even if a couple of people have a go it's all money to the Moto Arena!!!!!!
What about a discount voucher, something along the lines of: A go on any simulator, 8 minutes on the Mini Z track, burger and chips/drink for a tenner? .......... what's the point of all that stuff sitting there idle while we sit charging?, make it pay it's way.

Pictures pictures pictures please ............. only way forward is to get people interested, we need proof, let everyone see what's been achieved while we're not there :wub

[Smartalec]

Oh yeah, almost forgot, bring the money for the 5.5 (but you still won't keep up) :D

[Adam F]

Told you.... Pins are the way to go :)

(as long as you dont mind being lapped a bit :blush:)

Cant wait to see some pictures, should be a few more down on Tuesday if you put some up.

When will MA get its own section on here? Would make it loads easier for people to see when things are going on...

As soon as it gets some decent promotion and the extra track features it will do well and get a bit of credibility... which are all it needs.

[edd kelly]

hey matt,is moto arena gonna invest in some transponders......so we can all get some race results.....or do we have to buy our own.........if so mate where do we but a transponder from....do they all work ? this is an area that i know nothing about......some advice would be great,cheers dude........:thumbsup:

[mattybucks]

my mate has put some more footage up.Not sure what it's like but here's the link

http://www.youtube.com/user/rhythmic.../0/P0VJw3rLFjg (http://www.youtube.com/user/rhythmic.../0/P0VJw3rLFjg)

re PT's, amb rc you can get then 2nd hand for about £40.

[F1END]

"We're sorry, the page you requested cannot be found."

:cry:

[mattybucks]

"We're sorry, the page you requested cannot be found."

:cry:


If you search for rhythmicstu on youtube it'll com up, or use the link I posted a couple of days ago, and i'll sort it out tonight.

[slow bob]

ANY PICTURES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

come on how hard is it to get a photobucket account :cry:

please please please for your own sake get some pics of the new jumps posted here today NOW ;)

WE WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT :wub

[AntH]

Nice, what time does this start? Might come along if I can escape house renovating hell.... Takes me back to racing on tarmac at the Medway club in the 90's... Pro-line stubbies always worked the best there for me, good combination of big chunky flat topped spikes and a fairly soft compound which worked all the way till nearly bald. Lasted a fair while. These were better than green minis against the clock. What is modern equivalent? Losi silver mini pins were also the bomb....for about one run... Has anyone tried Proline suburbs?

Anyway, DIRT DIRT DIRT DIRT DIRT!!!!

Sorry about that.

[edd kelly]

ANY PICTURES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

come on how hard is it to get a photobucket account :cry:

please please please for your own sake get some pics of the new jumps posted here today NOW ;)

WE WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT :wub
hey mate,i've been over to silverstone today and let me tell ya tuesday is gonna be amazing...........u said u wanted jumps..........they have been busy,thats all i best say just incase its suppose to be a surprise.........imagine a supercross track......... it should be well impressive........:woot:

[mk2kompressor]

Ant, 7pm:)

sneaky pics of the new kickers, expertly made by our resident chippy Andre

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/mk2kompressor/P1030277.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/mk2kompressor/P1030278.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/mk2kompressor/P1030279.jpg


just got to get some more carpet and lino in:drool:

[mattybucks]

looks good matt, cant wait. Are you keeping the rumble strips? I thought that they were a good feature. Can Andre the ramp machine make a wall of death, and a table top.

Good work this Tuesday is going to awesome!!

[mk2kompressor]

the rumble parts are staying, looking at making a tabletop corner and some of the kickers used with wood in the middle not sure where we would put the wall of death yet but im sure we'll figure it out:D

[mattybucks]

the rumble parts are staying, looking at making a tabletop corner and some of the kickers used with wood in the middle not sure where we would put the wall of death yet but im sure we'll figure it out:D

In the far corner at the start or end of the straight?:)

[PaulUpton]

Ive got it.....wall of death at end of straight and see who can land on the mezzanine? :woot:

[Smartalec]

Ive got it.....wall of death at end of straight and see who can land on the mezzanine? :woot:
Big kicker at the end of the straight and a free burger and chips to anyone who can land on and complete a circuit of the disused scalextric track up on the mezzanine :D

Well done with the jumps Matt, just one point, they all look exactly the same height, can you get Andre the jump machine to cut some 4 inch posts to length so we can put them under the ramps to raise them up if required?

[edd kelly]

Big kicker at the end of the straight and a free burger and chips to anyone who can land on and complete a circuit of the disused scalextric track up on the mezzanine :D

Well done with the jumps Matt, just one point, they all look exactly the same height, can you get Andre the jump machine to cut some 4 inch posts to length so we can put them under the ramps to raise them up if required?


hey mate,matts holding back.....i was there yesterday......these pics show you nothing.............there is a shed load of different jumps.......dont let these pics trick ya................tuesday should be great.........:woot:

[DeliciousCatering]

Yeah thanks to all at the moto-arena. The racing was excellent fun, the food was awesome.

Thank you for the compliments regarding the food.

Is there anything else that you would like to see on our menu?

We look forward to seeing you again at Moto Arena next Tuesday.

Clive & Dawn
Delicious Catering
Moto Arena
Silverstone
www.deliciouscatering.co.uk (http://www.deliciouscatering.co.uk)

[DeliciousCatering]

1/8 Off Road Burger


Clive & Dawn
Delicious Catering
Moto Arena
Silverstone
www.deliciouscatering.co.uk (http://www.deliciouscatering.co.uk)

[budgio]

lmao
Looks a bit rubbery :D

[chuckie stella]

Hi Matt,

I'm looking forward to coming to next Tuesday's meeting with some other racers. May I just say, I understand people are constantly asking about jumps, this, that and the other, however, can you please make the track drivable and have an off road track, not an obstacle course. In my opinion so many indoor clubs sometimes confuse the two.

Just my opinion!!!!

Cheers Matt,

Matt

[tellor]

totally agree, but don't just suggest the difference tell us!

[chuckie stella]

totally agree, but don't just suggest the difference tell us!

It's hard to explain, we hope we will be able to show you rather than tell you. I believe with the vast array of driving capabilities - from good to bad - that the silverstone committee have, we are able to create a track that suits almost all abillities.

I would just like to reiterate that the 'obstacle course' thing was my opinion only! It just doesn't suit my nearly there (could be a fast driver) on/off switch left thumb driving style :) To coin a spenner phrase!

See you on the 4th of December......

[mk2kompressor]

ill see what can be done for you Matt;)

thought id test some of the new ramps yesterday, broke the new cat:eh?: so the bike came out to play:woot:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e109/sendapics/th_IMG_0069.jpg (http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e109/sendapics/?action=view&current=IMG_0069.mp4)

[tellor]

That jump looks alright for mini z cars


Matt, take a look at other 10th off road web sites and see their tracks and designs.

With a place like MA you need to WOW people!

[PaulUpton]

Agreed, jumps need to be a minimum width of 3 meters, especially as the track is so wide.

[Smartalec]

ill see what can be done for you Matt;)

thought id test some of the new ramps yesterday, broke the new cat:eh?: so the bike came out to play:woot:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e109/sendapics/th_IMG_0069.jpg (http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e109/sendapics/?action=view&current=IMG_0069.mp4)
Was it foggy? :p

[Smartalec]

I'm guessing (hoping) that the jump in the picture was only used to try and break the CAT (successful) and not the actual width that is going to be used on Tuesdays :eh?:
Hope you got plenty of diff parts for the CAT Matt :woot:

[mk2kompressor]

We split the ramps into sections for easy storage ;)

[Gareth Jones]

Does anyone who is going to the Moto-Arena tomorrow night have a Sensor Wire I can buy off them? Just swapped motors and one wire came unsoldered :mad:

Gareth

[kryten]

The shop at Moto Arena sells them if you can't get one. :)

[Adam F]

will it be open?

[mk2kompressor]

I can make it open ;)

[Gareth Jones]

Good answer! Will bring some cash. Cheers

[chuckie stella]

Does anyone who is going to the Moto-Arena tomorrow night have a Sensor Wire I can buy off them? Just swapped motors and one wire came unsoldered :mad:

Gareth

If the shop doesn't have any then see John Spencer or myself and you'll be sorted out.
Matt Owen

[chuckie stella]

Well done Matt and others!!!!!! Didn't finish a race but really enjoyed tonight and must comment what a supurb job MA have done on the on road track in two weeks. I think the venue is the best I've visited in my short racing career!! Really looking forward to next week if all ok at home.
Thanks again, Matt

[dbizzle5]

Anyone get any video of tonight? Might possibly make the trip next week.

[chuckie stella]

Is that you , Dan?? If so I think you will be very impressed and your indoor experience/opinion will be of value to Matt at MA.
Matt Owen

[edd kelly]

anyone got any lazer zx-5 sp1 parts they wanna sell..........alloy hex's would be nice......any spares etc :thumbsup: send me a personal message on here if you have.......cheers.....

[mk2kompressor]

Thanks to everyone that came, without you guys it wouldnt happen:thumbsup:
Well done to Reece on his first win with the Kyosho SC truck, keep it up mate:)

Same again next tuesday but more carpet and lino;)

[edd kelly]

good night last night matt,a big achievement in 2 weeks,really hope it works.......theres no reason why it shouldnt....lets face it..what else would ya do on a tuesday........did u say..from next week the club is providing transponders ????????

[AdamBurgess]

Considering dusting off my B4 and coming out for a play at MA but wondering where you're at on tires? you say theres more carpet and lino for this coming week so will it be mini pins or is it still a case of using up old spikes?

[dale]

Yellow mini pins seemed to be working well for the rear of 2wd. Saw stagger ribs on the front.

[Smartalec]

Yellow mini pins seemed to be working well for the rear of 2wd. Saw stagger ribs on the front.
Pins don't work at all, yellow minispikes are far better :thumbsup:

[PaulUpton]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVCP6lSnkzY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVCP6lSnkzY)

Video from tuesday night :thumbsup:

[AmiSMB]

Looks great

[Smartalec]

Track layout was much better this week with lap times going to around 19 - 20 seconds instead of last weeks 15 - 16 seconds. The straight was split which made it much more interesting and the jumps and carpet sections are growing. All they need now are more people to come and have a go :thumbsup:
Anyone doing the Saturday winter series should come and have a go next tuesday to see the size of the place and get a feel for it ............ the more the merrier :thumbsup:

[DerbyDan]

Can't work out if these are 2 or 4wd cars Paul - grip looks pretty good to say the least! Love the skipping of the bottom corner onto the sweeper lol!

[Smartalec]

4wd matey, blue/black/white Cat is Lloyd Storey's and the yellow 511 is mine :thumbsup:
Corner hopping is a must LOL

Grip is really good with yellow MINISPIKES (old ones), i've used a worn set for the last two weeks and they are still fine so i'll be using them next week too

[Smartalec]

I've had a couple of people say they don't want to race on the track because it's tarmac and tarmac should only be used for touring cars. I'd love to see a TC5 go round Tuesday's track :p

The "base" surface is tarmac, granted, but wherever we race has a base surface made up of something i.e. astro, carpet, grass .......... the key to a good track is what else the track offers, such as jumps, raised sections, bumpy sections, varying surfaces etc.

To be fair on the Moto Arena the track is getting better every week as they add more features. Remember it's a massive place and most of us race on tracks less than half this size with far less features. I have no connection at all with the place so for me it doesn't matter if it fails or is a success, it's just somewhere else to race, but if you've got a spare Tuesday evening come and bring your old rubber and have a go, you might be surprised how much you enjoy it ........... it certainly isn't touring car racing :thumbsup:

[PTRU]

I am with Alec on this one, Mat is doing a great job. Tuesday nights are good fun. The Tar mac is very close grain so the car does not dig inand break.

[Lee Martin]

think ill come up next week! whats the earliest they set the track up and when can i arrive?

Lee

[Smartalec]

think ill come up next week! whats the earliest they set the track up and when can i arrive?

Lee
You can arrive anytime you like matey, if you want you can help set the track up, your experience would be most welcome i'm sure :thumbsup:

The track is normally ready for practice by 6.00.

If you can encourage a few more (Jon, Mark, Hollywood etc) to come along that would be excellent :thumbsup:

[DerbyDan]

4wd.... thought they looked pretty planted!

I'd love to give this a try but with me normally finishing work at 6, it makes it rather tight time-wise - might give the Sat meetings a go instead:)

[Smartalec]

4wd.... thought they looked pretty planted!

I'd love to give this a try but with me normally finishing work at 6, it makes it rather tight time-wise - might give the Sat meetings a go instead:)
Dan, what time can you get there?, I can book you in if you're going to be a bit late no problem :thumbsup:

[DerbyDan]

Dan, what time can you get there?, I can book you in if you're going to be a bit late no problem :thumbsup:

Thanks Alec - though realistically its going to be about 7 by the time I get to that side of Northampton, so might be too late + it make it a rather hectic day/evening.

Having said that I've got the week after next off work so might be able to make it on that Tues..... the RC10 might get a final blast this year after all!

[Neil Skull]

That is a big improvement on last weeks track.

Glad the yellow worn minis are good tire choice it seems to be a great idea to use them and save money on buying new tires :)

I have to say the racers in UK are pretty lucky with the amount of tracks open right now!!

[mattybucks]

That is a big improvement on last weeks track.

Glad the yellow worn minis are good tire choice it seems to be a great idea to use them and save money on buying new tires :)

I have to say the racers in UK are pretty lucky with the amount of tracks open right now!!

Not quite back to good old days when we had tracks/clubs fighting for regionals.

I'll be there this week. I might get the 201 running for the 1st time. I'll see what Lee's running and choose the opposite to avoid being something stupid like 6 laps down.

[DCM]

With it being tarmac and carpet... you guys tried Foams instead of rubber tyres?

[mattybucks]

With it being tarmac and carpet... you guys tried Foams instead of rubber tyres?

Springer has (the cheating B*****D), and was 3 laps a head of me, and I came second, however the week after, Alec was still three laps ahead of me when running rubber, but due to public out cry the foams were destroyed in a university style riot in the Moto-arena car park

[Lee Martin]

ill be running 2wd ;)

[PaulUpton]

ill be running 2wd ;)

4wd for me too then Matt :p

[Lee Martin]

so if i arrive at like 2....would this be ok? who do i speak to? call? blah blah!!

[mk2kompressor]

Pm sent lee ;)

[Smartalec]

Myself and Lew have been and collected 3 more rolls of carpet for the Moto Arena and they will be there around 5.15 today to use for this evenings racing :thumbsup:
Don't let the weather spoil your fun, get on down to the Moto Arena tonight :thumbsup:

[mk2kompressor]

I owe you one Alec :p

[Smartalec]

I owe you one Alec :p
And i'll hold you to it :D

[mattybucks]

I'll be there tonight. Save me a Burger and let's hope the heatings on!!

[budgio]

Count me in :)

[mk2kompressor]

1500l of oil delivered and the heating is already on:p
alec
really looking forward to tonights spectacular, more carpet this time, Alec your membership is in the post ;)

[Smartalec]

Thanks to everyone for a much better meeting (Tuesday), these are getting better every week and now with the extra carpet and some more jumps promised for next week (tabletop Matt) this should be the place to go on a Tuesday evening for some excellent racing. Much better track again last night with some interesting but not over complicated sections that were good for all abilities. Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

[estebandonde]

Are Moto Arena going to start to put race results online (not just of Tuesday nights) and if so where are they going to go?

Thanks

[Lee Martin]

Was a great nights racing! track was super fun and facility is awesome...had a great time.

Will be back next week for some more! if only it was filled with nice red clay...

Food was tip top and with truman running the meeting, it all went perfectly.

Thanks

[edd kelly]

was good last night.....and improving every week,does anyone know who was driving the rapid monster energy hong nor in the short course class........ i wanna shake his hand.... i think he lapped you did'nt he matt ....??????????........hahahahahaahahahahhaahahaha LOVE IT.......:p :thumbsup:

[JCJC]

Any pictures ? :)

(I have added Moto Arena to the Mid South Map (http://tinyurl.com/lkur6k))

[Teddy truman]

as for results ttrc may be covering next tuesday. just need to have a cheeky chat with matt.

Matt PM me your mobile no. buddy

TT:thumbsup:

[budgio]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvJKXHVyIAw&sns=em

From last night (hope it linked ok from my phone)

[simoncrabb]

Anyone doing the Saturday winter series should come and have a go next tuesday to see the size of the place and get a feel for it ............ the more the merrier :thumbsup:

Saturday Winter series??

Details please!

[dbizzle5]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?p=437810#post437810

[KRob]

Are worn yellow mini's still the best tyre with more carpet on the track now?

[mattybucks]

Are worn yellow mini's still the best tyre with more carpet on the track now?

Yes mini spike though.

[spenner]

Mini spike or mini pin, for the Saturday winter series i would say mini pin will be slightly quicker due to the track having a bit more carpet areas. Tuesday nights there is not much to choose between the too...

Looked really good last night, bit gutted i couldn't race.... Looking forward to Saturday!!!

[spenner]

as for results ttrc may be covering next tuesday. just need to have a cheeky chat with matt.

Matt PM me your mobile no. buddy

TT:thumbsup:


Are we still on for the Saturday winter series going on TTRC TT ??? Let me know ??

[Smartalec]

Anyone that was thinking of racing outside on Sunday might need to have a little look at the weather forecast for the weekend and check to see if it might be cancelled ........... might be worth taking her-in-doors out for a sunday roast and switching the racing to a warm indoor SATURDAY :)

[rob8246]

Saturday Winter series??

Details please!

No good for you mate as your doing a live build!

Im all booked in :thumbsup:

[RogerM]

Anyone that was thinking of racing outside on Sunday might need to have a little look at the weather forecast for the weekend and check to see if it might be cancelled ........... might be worth taking her-in-doors out for a sunday roast and switching the racing to a warm indoor SATURDAY :)


If only I could talk work into swapping my days I'd join you, looks good from what I have seen on the vids so far.

[GRIFF55]

hmmmm, this looks very tempting!

[Smartalec]

hmmmm, this looks very tempting!
Cmon matey, get that 511 and we'll have a re-run of Taplow :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[mk2kompressor]

couple of pics

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/mk2kompressor/P1030305.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/mk2kompressor/P1030341.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o130/mk2kompressor/P1030382.jpg

[mk2kompressor]

the track will be made by about 5pm tomorrow, open practice after that:woot:

[Lee Martin]

no earlier :(

[PaulUpton]

Has Andre been busy building jumps Matt?

I shall be there just after 5.

[mk2kompressor]

lee, you are welcome to come earlier, i want to start it as early as poss:thumbsup:
pupton, i dont think he has (but i have a cunning plan ;) )

[Lee Martin]

What time can I set up track? ;)

[mk2kompressor]

stuff is being pulled out of storage now;)

[mk2kompressor]

thanks for another cracking night guys, hope you all enjoyed:D

[Teddy truman]

was top draw as always matty boy :)