Win a Durga! - Winner now announced!

[jimmy]

oOple.com kindly supplied ourselves with a Tamiya DB01 Durga to give away in a little competition. Vicky made the competition, so blame her. It will be judged by her and her sidekicks - nothing to do with me, honest.

No tricks, no catches - simply enter and win this great entry level racer, FREE!

http://www.oople.com/rc/media/durgacompetition/ (http://www.oople.com/forums/../rc/media/durgacompetition/)

http://www.oople.com/rc/media/durgacompetition/comp.jpg
Competition closes midnight on 20th Jan - so hurry! :)

[josh_smaxx]

I have my entry in :D was great to write about something like that, wish all competitions were along these lines.

[jimmy]

Thanks for entering mate, and good luck! :)

[Alexi]

I have my entry in :D was great to write about something like that, wish all competitions were along these lines.

Oi, suck up in your entry, not here :D:p (but really, thanks for a great competition :))

I'll get my entry in later... Good luck everyone :)

[antnee]

Entered!!!

[ben]

I want it but i dont know wot to write lol

[ralphee]

I wont enter as id only want it for spares lol, and id rather see a deserving individual bag it and enjoy this very sexy buggy on the track!
Good luck to all the entries guys...and gals, its a very cool prize to give away Jimmy!

bests......lee

[PaulRotheram]

you guys really.. really need to stop posting crap all over the forum. keep it on topic please.

good luck to the entrants!

[ashleyb4]

I really like the idea and i think im going to enter to see if i can win it for my dad to race but im not sure what to put.

A

[mark christopher]

ash

how about how good the XX4 is, your good at that, :D

[albertobdq]

Superb Jimmy!!! I'll have to think to write something legible. :wtf:

[Nyna]

Hi together,

just a few hours to go. Just to remind you if you have not entered yet. Although I really hope to win the kit myself, good luck to everybody.

Bye

Andy

[ashleyb4]

ive entered not sure if my entry was any good but hey its worth a try ;)

A

[werner1619]

My entry is in.... :)

(Any of the judges taking bribes...?)

Just joking, would be great to win though...
W.

[Crazy L]

I entered this:confused:

Looking back at how I filled up sentences with meanisngless drivel, I think I should consider being in politics :o:rolleyes::D

[b4rs]

when is the comp judged?

good luck evry1

[Nyna]

when is the comp judged?

good luck evry1

Erm just a guess. Lines were closed midnight. They will have about 369,533 entries. So reading and judging all of them will take about three months. And they could save that time by just announcing I have won.

Just kidding. I think we will have a result this evening. And of course good luck to everybody participated.

[b4rs]

kk kool

[Northy]

Just kidding. I think we will have a result this evening. And of course good luck to everybody participated.

I know Vicky is very good, but give her some time guys. :wtf:

G

[Nyna]

Patience we must have, hope remains and will reveal itself in time, now hide we must and wait for the Force to guide us.

Patience we will have. May the Force be with Vicky.

[ashleyb4]

Vicky is very good just like all of oOple love you :D;)

A

[25pie]

has anyone managed to bribe her??

[jimmy]

hahaha, all this buttering up! haha
Vicky has sent the entries to three secret judges who also won't know who's sent which entry - then there is some secret process and then a winner :wtf: I'd not want to have to 'pick a winner' and I don't think it's fair either of us do, so some nice well respected racers will be in charge of that :)

[25pie]

when and where will they annouce the winner?? (ie via email or a post on some thread)

[Nyna]

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? :D

Let´s wait and see. I would say that it will be sure the one who wins will be informed in either way. So nothing to worry about.

[Mrs oOple]

Good evening everyone.

As Jimmy said in his above post, the entries are currently been carefully read by our panel of judges. There has been quite a lot of interest so I want to give the judges plenty of chance to come back to us with their decision. The winner should be announced sometime this week, hopefully in the next couple of days. They will be contacted by e-mail/PM and the result will be posted here on this thread.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took time to write entries for the competition, it's going to be a very difficult one for the judges as there were some fantastic entries. I wish we had lots of durgas to give away! But unfortunately there can only be one winner.

Good luck to everyone though, and thanks again :)

Vicky
x

[25pie]

In that case send my love to the judges!

[b4rs]

youve got some brown stuff one your nose:eh?:

[josh_smaxx]

Getting tense now :D

If it makes any difference i have been wanting a 4wd for months but wasnt allowed to buy one :(

simpathy vote? :D

[antnee]

its been 3 days!:D

[ashleyb4]

Be paciant dude oOple has never let us down before

A

[25pie]

Be paciant dude oOple has never let us down before

A

still almost 4 days..... maybe all the judges (once seeing the awful entires) mysteriuosly died and our entries are lost....forever...

[josh_smaxx]

still almost 4 days..... maybe all the judges (once seeing the awful entires) mysteriuosly died and our entries are lost....forever...

That was a nice thing to say :eh?:

[ashleyb4]

I wonder who the judges are i think its vickys mum and dad maybe woody and mrs woody with some assitance from baby woody.

A

[PaulRotheram]

Give it time, remember people do have lives and jobs to attend, and I really don't think many of you know just how many entries the competition actually received!

Sit back, relax and the time will come eventually. :)

[Lee]

Paul,

How many entries did it recieve? (Approximatley)


I didnt enter, im not pestering, just interested:)

[tjpMT2]

I think i should win it as i was nice enough not to enter to save you lot some work ;) :p

Toby,

[25pie]

i despise Ipods and general apple stuff, LONG LIVE MICROSOFT (even if Vista is stupid) LONG LIVE WINDOWS XP :D:D:D

[notlawnomis]

im not pestering, just interested:)


What the differance Lee, I'm sure your pestering there :D

[Lee]

What the differance Lee, I'm sure your pestering there :D

You keep your beak out and go and design a track:D;)

[ros93]

are there any news?...

[Mrs oOple]

We haven't forgotten about you! Unfortunately all the judges work/study full time so I don't like to pressure them too much.
The entries have now been narrowed down to the top ten, which hopefully will be reviewed by the judges over the weekend and we'll get back to you with an answer as soon as possible. :thumbsup:

I know you all just want a quick straight answer, but this is an incredibly difficult job for the judges, there are so many fantastic entries and of course each one needs reading individually! :woot:

Thanks again to everyone who took time to enter the competition,

Vicky

:)

[antnee]

Thanks for letting us know :)

[ashleyb4]

oooohhhh i doubt im in the top ten lol

A

[ben]

did you mkae srue yuor sellpnig was crroect?:lol::lol::woot::o:o hehe

ben

[Mrs oOple]

Right everyone! The judges have made their decision, and we are delighted to announce the winner of the Durga Competition is..... 'Zipper', aka Lee.

Congratulations to Lee from all of team oOple, and thanks again to everyone who has taken the time to enter this competition. It's been very difficult to narrow all the great entries down to one winner, however there is only one prize!

Thanks to everyone!

Jimmy and Vicky

:thumbsup:

[ashleyb4]

Well done Lee could we see the winning entry

:thumbsup::woot:

A

[sparrow.2]

Are you gonna post his essay? Might be fun :woot:

[Mrs oOple]

I've messaged Lee to inform him, I'll leave it up to him about sharing the entry!
:lol:

[b4rs]

nice one lee. who were the top ten may i ask?

[jimmy]

Yeah Vicky, give us the top ten names! :) or is that not fair? :confused:

Congratulations Lee! I'll get your Durga along with screw set from Tonys Screws packed up and on its way as soon as possible. :thumbsup:

[ashleyb4]

Would be nice to see if i got into the top ten.

A

[bigred5765]

and the winng letter/plea was??

[DCM]

Yeah Vicky, give us the top ten names! :) or is that not fair? :confused:

Congratulations Lee! I'll get your Durga along with screw set from Tonys Screws packed up and on its way as soon as possible. :thumbsup:

expect it sometime this year...... next if it is parcelforce roflol

[jimmy]

NEVER if it's parcel farce :(
Enough of that despicable company though :thumbdown:

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After reading through the review & the threads on here, I want to tap the holes before I start building.



Where's the best place to purchase one, i used modelfixings before but they are all out of M3 taps. Can anyone point me in the right direction for an someone that stocks a M3 tap?



I have found this tap on ebay; M3 x 0.5 - is this the right one?



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[jimmy]

WOW it's a scandal! :woot:

I won't give lees entry 'away' but suffice to say the car isn't for him - it's for his son.

And as you'd imagine from the lack of reply in here - Lee has probably no idea he's won it for his kid yet.

[ashleyb4]

aaawwwwhhh thats ace lee desearves it, go his son it will hopefully bring him into the sport more and get him racing maybe the next world champion when where all grey and old.:thumbsup:

A

[PaulRotheram]

I think a man hunt for lee is in order, any one who knows him please let him know of the good news!

[sim]

Well done, Zipper. Post up some pics once you finish building it :)

[sim]

Thanks, Vicky and friends, for organising the competition.

[matt]

I know Lee and have sent him a message. lucky git:thumbsup:

[25pie]

please publish the top ten:thumbsup:

[Zipper]

WOW it's a scandal! :woot:

I won't give lees entry 'away' but suffice to say the car isn't for him - it's for his son.

And as you'd imagine from the lack of reply in here - Lee has probably no idea he's won it for his kid yet.

Your right… I had no idea!! :woot: (I'd been hitting the slopes in Slovakia!)

I had always intended to buy this buggy for me lad to have a proper go at buggy racing after reading the review on oOple… but needed to save up enough cash, so to win one is just amazing!

My son knows I entered the competition but I’m not going to tell him I’ve won it yet…. I think I’m going to secretly build it and then surprise him with the finished article!

I’ll post up pics of the lucky lad with the finished car as soon as it’s finished!

Many thanks,

Lee. :thumbsup:

[sim]

Your right… I had no idea!! :woot: (I'd been hitting the slopes in Slovakia!)


It's spelled "you're", Lee.

Just messing. Make sure you post up pics :)

[Zipper]

The Durga arrived safe and sound yesterday. Many thanks oOple! :D

Building has commenced......

[Mrs oOple]

Thanks for updating us all Lee, glad the Durga arrived safely. Keep us all informed, would love to know how your son gets on with the new car
x

[Zipper]

Thanks for updating us all Lee, glad the Durga arrived safely. Keep us all informed, would love to know how your son gets on with the new car
x

One happy lad with his oOple Durga! :D

[Mrs oOple]

Thanks for posting the photo Lee - what a great smile! Loving the body shell, did you paint that yourself?
When is the first outing then? Looking forward to hearing how it goes,
Vicky
x

[Zipper]

Thanks for posting the photo Lee - what a great smile! Loving the body shell, did you paint that yourself?
When is the first outing then? Looking forward to hearing how it goes,
Vicky
x

I wish! No, bodyshell courtesy of Jon Miller.

First outing, all going to plan, will be this coming Sunday at the Lawford Buggy Club indoor GP. Lots of hard walls and large jumps.... the perfect test! :woot:

[jimmy]

haha excellent! I raced with my Durga today - I didn't suit the track :lol: but the car was again awesome and at least I got some really nice laps in, just too many mistakes

[ben]

Jimmy your car looked good from where i was marshalling.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Zipper]

So far so good for the oOple Durga... my lad has raced two full meetings without a breakage (something he had never previously managed) and he picked up "driver of the day" at the last one! :woot:

[Northy]

That's great news, I'm glad you and your son are enjoying it. :thumbsup:

G

[jimmy]

Good news Zipper! :) Apart from that wishbone in the first race, I've never broken anything on the car despite racing it plenty of times at regionals, nationals etc.. Glad he's enjoying it! :)