Hello all new to the site!

[Therepairman]

Hey all just wanted to drop a line and say whats up. My name is Chris I am 24 and I just moved to the UK last month. I used to own a RC10T4 not really sure of the specs of it now since I have been out of the scene for so long. I am looking at either 1. getting my old truck back or 2. Getting a used one and starting over and building stadium truck from the ground up. I would also like to get my 4 year old son into the sport, I believe that he would have a blast. Like I said above im coming back into the scene and would like to start racing and was wondering if anyone knows of some off road tracks around the Huntingdon area. I also don't know if you have a newbie thread so I just posted this here, sorry if its not the right spot. Well im done rambling so thanks ahead of time and im looking forward to possibly seeing some people on the track! LATER! :thumbsup:

[gainsy]

Just got my 4 year old a Tamiya Lunchbox to start out with in the world of rc
He thinks it's the greatest thing in the world, cool car to start out with, looks good as a scooby doo or A-team van, it's pretty strong & cheap enough to fix if he does crash it & some of the new kits come with a electric speed controller included, i stuck a 5000mah battery in it & he gets about 40 minutes run time!!!
Bit better than the 5 minutes run time i used to get in the 80's :)
As for tracks near to you, try this list
http://centralbooking.org/cbs/index.php?option=com_cbs&task=cbs2clubs&Itemid=151

[Therepairman]

Sweet thanks for that info and the list of tracks!

[InsideLineModels]

Stotfold model car club is about 20 miles from you. They run on a Sunday afternoon all year round and Wednesday night in the summer.

Come down and take a look.

www.stotfoldmcc.co.uk

[Col]

If you're planning to race don't buy anything until you're sure it can be run at the local club.
No point in having a truck if they only race buggy's

[Therepairman]

Stotfold model car club is about 20 miles from you. They run on a Sunday afternoon all year round and Wednesday night in the summer.

Come down and take a look.

www.stotfoldmcc.co.uk

i might hop down there today to check it out!

[Therepairman]

If you're planning to race don't buy anything until you're sure it can be run at the local club.
No point in having a truck if they only race buggy's

ok cool, ill do some searching around, i mainly want to stay trucks but if there is only buggys around i might just have to stick with them

[InsideLineModels]

There aren't many places that have a good following of trucks these days. It's mainly 2 and 4wd buggies at stotfold.

[Therepairman]

There aren't many places that have a good following of trucks these days. It's mainly 2 and 4wd buggies at stotfold.

popped out to the track today, pretty nice track thinking i might have to get a buggy now

[gainsy]

Cool, will see you there 1 day

[Therepairman]

Cool, will see you there 1 day

were you out there today?

[gainsy]

No, as it was fathers day i went out with my boys to thrash the lunchbox about
Hopefully will make it there next weekend

[Therepairman]

imma try to make it out there next weekend to watch again, i kinda got alot of weird looks today lol

[gainsy]

lol
It will be my first time racing there as i recently got back into it after a 20 year break, took my B44 out for a spin today with the lunchbox, stupidly fast & jumps like a dream :) the B44 that is :) the lunchbox just has a mind of it's own but is great for a 4 year old, can't wait to get on the track again

[Therepairman]

well ill have to meet you out there so i kinda know someone lol

[gainsy]

I will be easy to spot as will probably be on my roof a lot :)
This is my car

[Therepairman]

cool i will be easy to spot aswell probably the only person with an California plates and black ford fusion

[gainsy]

Cool hope to catch you next week then :)

[deepdale11]

imma try to make it out there next weekend to watch again, i kinda got alot of weird looks today lol

Why do you think you got alot of weird looks??

[reg]

Why do you think you got alot of weird looks??


probably coz he turned up like his avitar:woot:

[Therepairman]

probably cuz i was the new face at the track lol i expected it

[deepdale11]

probably coz he turned up like his avitar:woot:

LOL, maybe....full sniper gear shooting at the rc cars going round:thumbsup:

[Therepairman]

hey you never know when a zombie out break might happen!

[deepdale11]

hey you never know when a zombie out break might happen!

LOL, you never know!

I am putting 2 and 2 together and thinking you are from RAF Alconbury??

if so there is another club a bit further away (about 1 hour from Huntingon, straight up the A1) at Grantham that race 10th scale buggies and SC10 Trucks..

Web address,

http://www.a1racingclub.com/

[Therepairman]

good guess! might have found my next buggy http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200618114961&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156

[Therepairman]

LOL, you never know!

I am putting 2 and 2 together and thinking you are from RAF Alconbury??

if so there is another club a bit further away (about 1 hour from Huntingon, straight up the A1) at Grantham that race 10th scale buggies and SC10 Trucks..

Web address,

http://www.a1racingclub.com/

Nice imma have to check that one out too, i really need to get my car or truck so i can get back on the track, im itching for some racing action:woot:

[gainsy]

No taking pot shots at my undertray!!!

[gainsy]

Did you win the auction?

[Therepairman]

no i was out bid :thumbdown:

[gainsy]

Plenty more out there, check the for sale part of this forum, B4's come up all the time & usually come with plenty of spares to keep you going for a while, failing that put up a wanted thread in the wanted section for 1 & see what you get offered, bet someone at the club has something for sale

[Therepairman]

Yeah imma keep my eye out for one and i think i have a thread for the wanted, i kinda want to get one that i can put some work into so i get a feel for it!

[gainsy]

When you get it just strip it then rebuild, that way you will know it inside out & wont have any surprises when it comes to fixing something at the track, loads of info on set ups etc in the associated section

[Piman]

popped out to the track today, pretty nice track thinking i might have to get a buggy now

It was a quite day today. With a National event on and fathers day it was about half the turnout from a normal Sunday.

Still all great fun though.

Hope to see you there again. Feel free to come and talk to any of us there.

James

[Therepairman]

It was a quite day today. With a National event on and fathers day it was about half the turnout from a normal Sunday.

Still all great fun though.

Hope to see you there again. Feel free to come and talk to any of us there.

James

i was the guy standing by the entrance with my wife and son

[Therepairman]

just won a duratrax evader st nitro truck for £28 of ebay, just needs to be assembled

[Therepairman]

ill post lots of pics of the build might try to throw some extra stuff in!

[Therepairman]

Also where can I get nitro fuel around here? And is the any Parts shop around?

[Therepairman]

Hey Gainsy are you going to be out at the track on sun?

[gainsy]

Hiya
I don't think i am going to make it :(
Just been given a week to move homes so doing some rapid packing this weekend & moving next sat/sun so i think my chances of getting there are slim
The next meet i can make will probably be the 10th july :( seems like a long way off
Did you manage to get yourself a car yet?

[Therepairman]

yea i picked up a nitro truck, but it has to be put together. Sorry to hear about the abrupt move!

[gainsy]

Yeah it was a bit abrupt but i can't wait really, got a nice workshop with the new house to put all my rc stuff & a place to hide from the kids!!! lol
So are you still planning on a electric buggy? or are you going to race the nitro instead? they don't run nitro at Stotfold but there is a excellent track in Ware, herts
http://www.hertsnitromodelclub.co.uk/index.php?ID=6
Check out the pic's of the 2 tracks, the dirt track is a monster :)

[Therepairman]

Nice, im still trying to find a inexpensive buggy roller that i can build up, i only snatched up the nitro truck be cause it was £28 with the controller and everything to put it back together (hopfully) might have to buy a few parts too, but hey can't beat £28!

[Therepairman]

Yeah it was a bit abrupt but i can't wait really, got a nice workshop with the new house to put all my rc stuff & a place to hide from the kids!!! lol
So are you still planning on a electric buggy? or are you going to race the nitro instead? they don't run nitro at Stotfold but there is a excellent track in Ware, herts
http://www.hertsnitromodelclub.co.uk/index.php?ID=6
Check out the pic's of the 2 tracks, the dirt track is a monster :)

i might try to make it down to that track!

[gainsy]

£28!!!! what a result :)
Always nice to find a bargain :)
You will need a BRCA Licence to race or practice there, £15 from the BRCA or if you join Stotfold they include the licence in their membership for £25, basically you need a BRCA licence to race pretty much anywhere these days

[Therepairman]

£28!!!! what a result :)
Always nice to find a bargain :)
You will need a BRCA Licence to race or practice there, £15 from the BRCA or if you join Stotfold they include the licence in their membership for £25, basically you need a BRCA licence to race pretty much anywhere these days

so where is the majority of your races at and does anyone still run the AE B4?

[Therepairman]

Got my AE b4.1 in the post today, unfortunately I still have no battery or charger hopefully I can fix that this weekend!