future of bury metro.....

[bri]

after talkin 2 roger n woody at length about the track n club i thought i'd stop all the speculation by posting this........

roger, and woody DO NOT want the track 2 shut! they are both prepared 2 carry on runnin the club n arrangin events for all 2 enjoy.

BUT..... its not just about them, its about us 'the members' aswell, and the support n input that we put in2 it. if we dont turn up on race days, and/or track maintainance days.... why the f$*k shud they????????????

its ok cumin on here postin this thread n that thread, but where are u all wen it cums down to it? the proof is in the puddin boys!

the 1st meetin is sunday 6th april so lets c who turns up n who doesnt?

4 all who will be there i will b takin a list of all that can cum down 2 the track in the next couple of weeks 2 iron out the complaints that r heard regardin the track so frequently.....

hope 2 c u all on the 6th at the track............................................

[stuhurley]

Bri, is that the 6th April? cos next weekend is the indoor finals

http://www.bmrcc.talktalk.net/Calendar.htm

[bri]

sorry stu, i made a mistake there..... yes i do mean the 6th april .... lol

[stuhurley]

I'll be there:lol:

Do we need to go down on the sat to clear/clean the track?...I havent been in a while...or just early Sunday? (website is 12:30 booking in)

[footey]

i think there will be afew from Hull traveling to bury

[bri]

just b there on the day stu as we cleaned n cut grass last wk so it will only need track settin out, an a quick haircut.....

[bri]

it wud b brilliant 2 c sum lads from hull at bury m8, the club just needs a followin again. thanks lads:thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

If you guys don't mind messing around with a Lipo powered truck, I'll likely be there on the 6th weather permitting.

[bri]

i cant c that b in a problem chris can u? spk 2 roger m8...

[rallymadryan]

ill be there definatly :thumbsup:(weather permitting :confused:) ,, anyone gonna be racing micro 1/18th scale cars e.g ftx blaze?? ,,think my mate wants to have a go with his brushless blaze.....

[Lee]

I dont really think 18th scale are really suitable for bury, i dont think they have ever been raced there, they may get lost in the grass:eh?:

[rallymadryan]

they are good there ,, it says on the website that if you have one of these cars listed (the blaze is there) you race free , roger says that if enough turn up then they will race .... they just dont like the jumps really , there kinda hard to avoid tho .....:lol:

[Lee]

Ok i didnt know that, i imagine they would be a handful round there, have fun though:drool:

[rallymadryan]

not so much a handfull it just does'nt jump like any 1/10th scale car ... :lol:

[rallymadryan]

you racing on the 6th lee ? :confused:

[Chrislong]

Just slow down for the jumps. They'll be okay on the astro I guess.

[rallymadryan]

the car is actually very good on the track , mine is anyway , i havent seen the brushless one go yet as he is waiting on some batteries for it ......:thumbdown:

[Lee]

I might come down and have a run, depends on weather and where else is racing.

[rallymadryan]

come down it'll be good :thumbsup: and you will give the club an extra few quid ,, what car you got ?? :confused:

[Lee]

Aero and a b4:thumbsup:

[rallymadryan]

i got

2wd : b4

4wd : ftx blaze

[rallymadryan]

come on .. 369 views and only 20 replys :mad::thumbdown:

[woOdy]

The club IS about to close! The club has asked why people dont come and we have tried to listen and tried to start and change things. Still people dont come. Its heart breaking that there is a great venue and nobody turns up. We only have about 8 members? Whats that all about? I as the Chairman is giving it till winter then if things have not changed then I am going to close the doors on one of the oldest clubs in RC history.

[footey]

woody sorry to hear about shame the club isnt abit closer for me as id be there all the time shame im on the east coast:(

[vinny20]

How far is bury from huddersfiled

[woOdy]

How far is bury from huddersfiled

30 minutes.

[vinny20]

Ok ill try my best to get there

[woOdy]

cheers vinny. over the next 2 weeks though it is going to be very quit due to the 1/8th Nat and the Southport Nat.

[losichris]

ill be racing again soon hopefully.
problem is the only club i can race at is bury metro so i dont see the point in forking out hundreds of pounds on new cells and new electrics if know1 turns up.
the only way i can see ppl turning up is to do alternative weekends with southport and even batley.
just for the fact that drivers are travelling there.or even extend the nw regional series to more than 3 rounds a year and have less club meetings.that mite entise people to come and practice.

[Jonathan]

Im new this year to the club, and I guess one of the 8 members !

Losichris's suggestion is interesting. Would this go down like a lead ballon at Southport ? Would the Southport regulars make the trip, basically there are no Bury regulars to return the favour ?

Maybee just a reduced Bury schedule, specifically tailored to avoid other events ?

[burgie]

I would suggest that Southport WILL NOT alter the calendar to run every other weekend. We run a weekly calendar, we have done for years and we won't be changing that in the future, UNLESS our club members request that to be the case.

Don't mean to sound harsh here, but we run Southport Radio Car Club for the members of Southport Radio Car Club, if they want to race weekly at Southport, then that's what we will cater for.

[craigosh]

Dont know what people think to this but how about running on say a wednesday or thursday night for normal club races? Might be a good way to get more people there! I'd probably be able to come on one of those nights, maybe not every week.

[col300]

Dont know what people think to this but how about running on say a wednesday or thursday night for normal club races? Might be a good way to get more people there!

i'd be interested in some midweek racing.

[andy05]

Id be intersested in mid week racing. Friday nights always used to be popular at leigh years ago. What do people think about fridays?

[woOdy]

Id be intersested in mid week racing. Friday nights always used to be popular at leigh years ago. What do people think about fridays?

I did try and start racing on a wed night but no body turned up. Right now I will do what ever you lot want. If you want to race then I will be there. If you want a new track then I will make that happen. Regards alternate dates with the likes of Southport/Batley I think this is a bad idea. Just tell me what to do?

[vinny20]

Cant wait to get to bury thanks anyway woody for what your doing for us

[sly]

ill be racing again soon hopefully.
problem is the only club i can race at is bury metro so i dont see the point in forking out hundreds of pounds on new cells and new electrics if know1 turns up.
the only way i can see ppl turning up is to do alternative weekends with southport and even batley.
just for the fact that drivers are travelling there.or even extend the nw regional series to more than 3 rounds a year and have less club meetings.that mite entise people to come and practice.

No thanks

I would suggest that Southport WILL NOT alter the calendar to run every other weekend. We run a weekly calendar, we have done for years and we won't be changing that in the future, UNLESS our club members request that to be the case.

Don't mean to sound harsh here, but we run Southport Radio Car Club for the members of Southport Radio Car Club, if they want to race weekly at Southport, then that's what we will cater for.

And i second burgie


since some bad ass vandals (properly penzo) burnt the sports hall down and some of the facility's where taken in that selfish act, then that may of made it less likely to attract new members and retain others.
It would be a shame for bury to close for the region and it members.

[ashleyb4]

Its difficult for all clubs your best bet is to try and appeal to the younger generation.

A

[Kash]

I can't believe that you are only getting 8 members turning up...:o

It's a great venue that many clubs aim/wish to have

[racingdwarf]

It can be hard to get younger racers,It's not that the kids don't want to do it, We find parents don't want to spend the time at the track when they are racing, also the cost puts them off a bit. Also when the membership starts to fade and you only get 8 or so people to a meeting it's hard to get some good races going, then people start to say whats the point of spending money on rc stuff get fed up and leave.

We have the same prob in norfolk.........best of luck bury:(

[dave p hall]

that would be a shame:(went to regional few season's back:thumbsup:batley seem's to be in similar postion,was there yesterday.nice weather,only 16 racing:(everything seem's to clash these day's.i get the feeling club racing is loosing out to big event's,national's,regional's,other race serie's,etc....york alway's seem's well supported:confused:and let's be honest it's alway's down to the same few to run,organise,set track up:(it get's frustrating:mad:

[losichris]

exactly.and if clubs dnt get together and arrange sumat so places arnt running at the same time .more clubs will fold especially as theres only 2 nw clubs left it seems daft how one another cant help each other out.the wont be any nw regional series anymore :(

[Jonathan]

I can't believe that you are only getting 8 members turning up...:o

It's a great venue that many clubs aim/wish to have


8 members doesnt mean 8 turn up. I have been twice when no one else turned up and once where one other person turned up.

I put this in another post earlier, just repeating myself to highlight the problem. Things are realy bad.

Does anyone know how many racers turned up this weekend, weather looked great but I was working ?

[DanW]

exactly.and if clubs dnt get together and arrange sumat so places arnt running at the same time .more clubs will fold especially as theres only 2 nw clubs left it seems daft how one another cant help each other out.the wont be any nw regional series anymore :(

I don't think Southport closing on alternate weeks is really going to help you out much. Southport club closes for NW regionals at Bury and actively encourages its members to go and support the series.

There are a lot of Southport members though that are only interested in club level racing for fun and aren't interested in travelling. One of the reasons they come to Southport is beacuse its a family venue where kids can enjoy the park and wives and girlfriends can walk in to town for shopping. If Southport closed a few would make the trip to Bury, but a lot of people would just stay home.

I think the result of runnning alternate weeks would be detrimental to the future of the Southport club and give little gain to Bury.

If Bury does close (I sincerly hope it doesn't as its a great track) the NW region will survive... with all 6 rounds at Southport if needs be!

Not to sound funny but where was Bury's support for the North West series a few years ago (2004 or 5 I think) when they dropped North West to run North East? Southport kept the series alive and ran all 6 rounds.

In my opinion there are plenty of racers in and around the Manchester area, but they just don't seem interested in club racing and choose to travel far and wide to follow bigger events.

I also think its a big ask with regards to running Bury alternately with Batley... I've looked at the Batley calander and there seems to be plenty of weeks already when they are closed for NE regions, if they started closing extra dates they would end up with no club days!

[andy05]

I did try and start racing on a wed night but no body turned up. Right now I will do what ever you lot want. If you want to race then I will be there. If you want a new track then I will make that happen. Regards alternate dates with the likes of Southport/Batley I think this is a bad idea. Just tell me what to do?
When did you run mid week? i didnt know it was on ive only been back racing about 3 years was it during that time? purely from a selfish point of veiw i finish work on fridays at about 2pm so love to race friday nights. i wouldnt mind coming down early to help with stuff on the track either. Same goes if you found somewhere indoors for winter

[bigred5765]

ok theres nothing on this week, so lets get as many people as we can there, i can turn up who els is willing

[burgie]

I agree completely with Dan on this.

A club is no more than the sum of it's members - if you can't get members, then your club doesn't succeed, and sometimes it doen't matter how much work is put into a club to keep the success of that club alive, things just don't work out.

But why is it that Southport are seemingly being blamed for not helping Bury out? We can't do anything more to help Bury out other than close our own club.

Southport appear to get dragged into everybody's "discussions".

It wasn't that long ago that when somebody decided the North East regions and the North West regions should merge, Southport were accused of trying to "steal" other clubs and members. Now it would appear to be suggested that we should "give-up" members to keep another club going! None of these "discussions" have been started by Southport Members, yet as a club we still somehow get dragged into them. It's bonkers.

Southport is a members club run for and by it's members - we have plenty to do doing that without trying to please everybody else, so please chaps, leave us out of it.

[Chrislong]

With Southport holding a national, then given any weekend where both are running, anyone interested in doing well at the national will choose Southport - me included.

The unfortunate thing, is that we don't have many new starters who don't do nationals. These should be the core racers of the club who support it week after week. Southport is a good example of this, they even have club meetings when nationals are on elsewhere as they have enough members to do it.

So I wonder, what could help Bury? I am not going to suggest a national for 2009, although it'd be nice, a national will only attract a temporary number of racers for the pupose of pre-national practice, and the club needs a longterm fix, not short-term.

The sportshall fire although unfortunate, I think makes the track better, that space cleared makes the place seem cleaner, so no blame on that. But the whole area is not as "inviting" as it could be for family - not the track, this is a tough one as to solve it involves relocation but there is nowhere else in Bury, and the track itself at Bury IS great and requires no change.

The other thing is the lack of a local model shop, Bury Model shop used to run the club many years ago, and they could generate interest over the counter to customers in the immediate area. Just how much is Ryan doing? (I don't know) but could he be drawn in to be more involved - even to the point of matching the level of commitment Steve Glover put in during its peak? It'd be in Ryans interest to.

Weather has also been bad over this and last summer, perhaps this has put off many new comers we might have had if the weather had been nice?

Chris

[DanW]

Yours points are spot on Chris.

Bury needs more club level racers. They can hold big one off meetings, (i.e. a national) that bring in revenue but no new members so it doesn't really help things out.

Certainly Bury needs to get some newbies in. Again Southport is at a geographic advantage because the track is in a public park so we get plenty of passers by and spectators. So I would agree that local model shops are your best bet for advertising.... When somebody goes into a shop to buy an RC car you need a shop thats going to actively try and sell a car that has the potential to be raced. Unfortunately most shops seem to concentrate on flogging nitro bashers these days.

If Bury can get the numbers up I think they need to offer club level competions. Nothing keeps youngsters more interested than points, prizes and trophies.

On a regional level I used to really enjoy the end of season interclub competion, where each club would pitch a team of F2,3, and 4. Many moons ago when I was a young F4 driver it was a real boost to be asked to represent my club. Maybe we have a chance to still do something like this.

[sly]

If Bury can get the numbers up I think they need to offer club level competions. Nothing keeps youngsters more interested than points, prizes and trophies.

On a regional level I used to really enjoy the end of season interclub competion, where each club would pitch a team of F2,3, and 4. Many moons ago when I was a young F4 driver it was a real boost to be asked to represent my club. Maybe we have a chance to still do something like this.

I like trophies!
I to enjoyed the interclub competions many moons ago when Leigh was a club too, running a Bosscat.
I remember the clubs in the NW region Chorley, Leigh, south lakes Southport and Bury. all getting a good turn out every week and for regionals having to pre-book.

In the end it all boils down to money and how much you wish to spend or don`t spend

[DanW]

In the end it all boils down to money and how much you wish to spend or don`t spend

Plenty of people every week turn up every week with a B4 rtr and have a greats days racing with out spending a fortune. Other spend a fortune only to spit thier dummy out. RC racing is cheaper now than it ever was in my opinion.

I think more people have to work weekends than ever before which is a problem. Come on Mr Brown, lets shut all the shops on sundays again!

Also difficult to get the Playstation generation out of their bedrooms and interested in proper hobbies now.

[Fiddybux]

Some excellent points made here - sensible stuff.

I like Bury a lot and try to come whenever my home club aren't running. I'd come for club racing while the nationals were on at SRCC, if there was any point. I'd rather race and have a laugh than watch it.

Apart from the location factor (passing trade / family area), which are arguably more important concerns, Bury is lacking catering and toilet facilities.

These things are important - most people like a butty, a hot drink and access to a toilet without needing a lock and key.

Southport are doing track maintenance in readiness for the nationals on 20th, so I intend to head up to Bury.

Anyone else up for it?

[Fiddybux]

Today there were between 15 and 20 people wanting to race, all of whom turned up to Bury and most of whom are Southport regulars (go figure!!).

As this was advertised as a CLUB DAY on the website calendar it should have been running, but no one turned up to run the thing, so we all ended up bashing around the track for a few hours. What gives? :thumbdown:

Enjoyable as this was, it is pretty much a disgrace that no one came to run it, especially when Bury moan that no one ever turns up and especially as the organisers live very close by. I don't know if I will make the trip next time - would you? :mad:

There seems to be a collective effort brewing (albeit seemingly not from your own club members) to support Bury because folk like to race there and it keeps the North West scene alive, but with this sort of attitude I expect the future of Bury is bleak - this is a terrible shame.

The mind boggles. :confused:

[P_B]

Let's not forget Woody Snr and Jnr invest a lot of time and effort into keeping the club going and it's difficult to stay motivated when turnouts are consistently poor, however I'm sure many people were as disappointed as I was to load up the car and drive to Bury only to find a lot of willing racers unable to do anything more than practice.

As one poster pointed out above, the other 'local' club was closed and the weather was good so it was a great opportunity for Bury to put on a decent club day as advertised on the website.

Whilst I'm sure there are valid reasons for a Bury 'no-show', today openly demonstrated the racers' support and was certainly a chance missed for the club. It's easy to sit and complain, so let's try and keep any feedback constructive...

[vinny20]

Today there were between 15 and 20 people wanting to race, all of whom turned up to Bury and most of whom are Southport regulars (go figure!!).

As this was advertised as a CLUB DAY on the website calendar it should have been running, but no one turned up to run the thing, so we all ended up bashing around the track for a few hours. What gives? :thumbdown:

Enjoyable as this was, it is pretty much a disgrace that no one came to run it, especially when Bury moan that no one ever turns up and especially as the organisers live very close by. I don't know if I will make the trip next time - would you? :mad:

There seems to be a collective effort brewing (albeit seemingly not from your own club members) to support Bury because folk like to race there and it keeps the North West scene alive, but with this sort of attitude I expect the future of Bury is bleak - this is a terrible shame.

The mind boggles. :confused:



Bloody hell fire:o

[dan r]

totally agree with russ :(:(

dan

[col300]

Let's not forget Woody Snr and Jnr invest a lot of time and effort into keeping the club going and it's difficult to stay motivated when turnouts are consistently poor, however I'm sure many people were as disappointed as I was to load up the car and drive to Bury only to find a lot of willing racers unable to do anything more than practice.

As one poster pointed out above, the other 'local' club was closed and the weather was good so it was a great opportunity for Bury to put on a decent club day as advertised on the website.

Whilst I'm sure there are valid reasons for a Bury 'no-show', today openly demonstrated the racers' support and was certainly a chance missed for the club. It's easy to sit and complain, so let's try and keep any feedback constructive...

I agree. Whilst I understand you’re disappointed, there must certainly be a valid reason for the no show. Roger is usually there week in week out when only 1 or 2 people are turning up to race, so its very strange that he wasn’t there today.

[vinny20]

My personal opinion is this no matter how good your weather your the best at the track or whatever they should still attend club racers. To show they support the club some people dont go to them now. But since the fule prices went up we cant attend to all of the tracks

[col300]

My personal opinion is this no matter how good your weather your the best at the track or whatever they should still attend club racers. To show they support the club some people dont go to them now. But since the fule prices went up we cant attend to all of the tracks

are you b-mag in disguise?

[Scouser]

To make matters worse, there was a big cycle race being held and alot of the riders and their families came over to see what was going on. A properly organised race meeting would have been a much better advert for the club.
I made the trip to support Bury today despite the fact that I 'should' have been helping Southport prepare for the National. With hindsight perhaps the shovel/paintbrush would have been a better choice (sorry to all at Southport who did help out :()
Whilst everyone who stayed had a laugh and got some testing done, an equal amount simply left disheartened without running their cars at all. Not sure if they will be returning too soon:(.
Definitely an opportunity missed.

[Lee]

My personal opinion is this no matter how good your weather your the best at the track or whatever they should still attend club racers. To show they support the club some people dont go to them now. But since the fule prices went up we cant attend to all of the tracks


Has anyone got a translator?

Gobshite to english will do?:confused:

[sly]

.
I made the trip to support Bury today despite the fact that I 'should' have been helping Southport prepare for the National. With hindsight perhaps the shovel/paintbrush would have been a better choice (sorry to all at Southport who did help out :()
.

The usual suspects plus a couple more, who know who they are, where in attendance painting and preparing the track this weekend. there is still more to do during the week if you contact burgers to see what nights we are going.

But as for Bury, a day missed is surly not great for moral of all partys.

[Fiddybux]

Got some bitchin crawling done though! :)

It was sick!

[MikePimlott]

I went down And heard from someone who had phoned Roger the night before and he had said he was not coming down. So i left dissapointed. :thumbdown:

[danDanEFC]

I was at Bury today and a good day was had by all:thumbsup:

Only the ordinary members can be blamed if this club has to close.

Other than the 'Southport lot' only 5 others turned up!

Roger and Co can only do so much.

[col300]

Has anyone got a translator?

Gobshite to english will do?:confused:

here ya go lee.

Gobshite Translator! (http://i33.tinypic.com/34zgjdh.jpg)

[Lee]

Fantastic, it works too :thumbsup:

On a serious note though, did anyone actually know what vinny meant?:confused:

[P_B]

My personal opinion is this no matter how good your weather your the best at the track or whatever they should still attend club racers. To show they support the club some people dont go to them now. But since the fule prices went up we cant attend to all of the tracks

I said 'constructive', not 'codswallop'. I'd try to help you, but I don't know where to begin!

Anyway, as we're being constructive, in the absence of racing it was still good to see people on the rostrum practicing/testing away and making best use of the facilities. It would be a real shame to let Bury slip away....

[J_WOODY]

had a good day at bury today, its a shame the there was no one there to run a race meeting :thumbdown:, i'm sure the organisers had good excuse's.
today showed that people are willing to support the club 'when' they can, and it would be a great loss to the n.w. region if bury was to close,
i for one won't let todays no show, put me off going to bury again, as i had a great day :thumbsup:

Got some bitchin crawling done though! :)

It was sick!

i didn't see the can 'crawling' today, i would've had a go with the t4:woot:

[col300]

Fantastic, it works too :thumbsup:

On a serious note though, did anyone actually know what vinny meant?:confused:


Out of the three sentences he wrote, I think I understood approximately none of them. And I think there’s only one other person on this forum who would understand at least one of them. His name begins with b and ends with g.

[Chrislong]

What happens for the regional in 2 weeks time? Is it still going ahead?

Bury has been unfortunate with weather for the last 2 years. But this year has proved that the club has no real member loyalty beyond people who turn up to practice for the NE regionals and Nationals. Its a shame. It needs influx of newbies. :(

[Fiddybux]

There were LOADS of kids around on Sunday, and because of the Oval Cycling tournament they had on, there were quite a few adults. I was asked on a couple of occassions about the costs of racing. If only Roger et al had been there to coax them in as members.

[burgie]

What happens for the regional in 2 weeks time? Is it still going ahead?


If Bury are unable/unwilling to hold the Regional, then we will host it at Souhport. And maybe running the track anti-clockwise or something for a change!

[pugboy]

Hi everyone.

I'm new to Oople today. I was among the few who turned up at Bury yesterday. It was my first race meeting in 15 years so from a personal point of view it was nice to have a bit of free practice against the small friendly group who showed up. Barring the odd broken wishbone, it was a fun day despite there being no racing. And I'll also say the 'Marshalls' did an excellent job.

However, looking at the Bury club situation, I understand from chatting to people and what I've read on here that it is struggling for support, to the point where the organisers are perhaps loosing enthusiasm. I remember way back when you could show up to Bury for a club meeting and there would be probably 60-80 people typically and a reasonable standard. There is I'm sure still the basis of a good club there and with a bit of maintenance and a lick of paint here and there (and perhaps round off a few of those wishbone breaking kerbs for the more careless such as myself!) the club could be restored to it's former glory. It's a shame that for a decent off road club that those from Manchester have to go as far as Batley or Southport, which is what will happen if Bury folds.

Lets hope for the good of the sport in the area that it keeps going somehow.

Chris

[Jonathan]

It was great to see people at the track yesterday. Such a pity there was no racing.

I guess we got a taste of how Roger feels when he sets up and there is no one there !

A lot of people were angry there was no racing. Personaly I was just dissapointed, I had taken time off work becasue I had read on here other people were going to turn up this week.

Has anyone spoken to Roger since, what are his feelings ?

[woOdy]

I think that some poeple have very good ideas but when it comes down to it, what happens? You all leave it to MY Dad. Just to let you know he has had 6 weeks now when he has been to the track with all of the computer and printer stuff( with a bad back and after a heart attach) and hardly anyone has turned up. Insted of Bitching about no one turned up to run the meeting, already there has been a few post's on here that they have mine and my Dads telephone numbers but we DID NOT get any phone calls. I had a text off a friend of mine and I said I am not going and that my Dad was really upset and I dont know if he was going. If you all want the club to stay open then come forward and I will give you the keys to the place and you can have a go at running it for the 8 members.
Sorry for going on but nobody looks at the bigger picture! 1 day 20 people turn up and my Dad doesnt and you all have a go. He has been there every Sunday for the last God knows how many years and if it wasnt for him it would of gone in the mid 90's. Bit of respect is needed I think. What has he got out of all them years? 8 members.

[Jonathan]

I think Roger deserves a medal TBH for the way he has continued to open up each week and tries to keep things going. It must be so frustrating.

[P_B]

Woody, I think you'll find most people have tried to be constructive about Sunday. Indeed there was very little 'bitching' that I noticed, just a decent turnout having a laugh and getting some practice in the sunshine, making the most of things.

The day could possibly have been better with some organised racing, that's all.

Will PM about the other stuff...

[njc11]

I was there sunday and had a good laugh :thumbsup:

Racing or not... had a a good time.. plus gave me a chance to get some practice in and set up my cars.. oh and break them! lol!!

I didnt hear anyone moaning or bitching?! :confused:

This track has so much potential.. as Pugboy says a spruce up and a lick of paint would do it the world of good... and maybe make a few alterations to make it less of a " car breaking track! " lol!!

The trackside buildings and rostrum could be spruced up etc.. could the club get some sort of cash injection from the council to fund the tidy up etc?

Cheers

Nick
:thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

It isn't a car breaking track, I hate it when people say it is, its no more of a car breaker than Batley, Southport, EPR, Kidderminster.

If you are breaking your car then you are driving too fast for the track. The track at Bury is excellent just as it is. Go and enjoy it, and that practice will mean you'll break less :thumbsup:

[Northy]

Tracks don't break cars - thumbs do! :lol:

There's a t-shirt here somewhere...... :D

G

[telboy]

...Sounds like a GLC song.:lol:

[bigred5765]

Tracks don't break cars - thumbs do! :lol:

There's a t-shirt here somewhere...... :D

G

ill take one of them.tracks dont kill cars thumbs do,wo wo wo

[ODB]

Hey Woody

Can't believe your clubs struggling.... You've one of the best tracks in the country, I wish I had a club/track like yours over here.

I hope you manage to keep it going, good luck

Dave

[col300]

My personal opinion is this no matter how good your weather your the best at the track or whatever they should still attend club racers. To show they support the club some people dont go to them now. But since the fule prices went up we cant attend to all of the tracks


really bored so just been trying to find out what language this really is. closest i got is dutch i think. If you go to here (http://www.freetranslation.com/). then select dutch to english from the drop down box and copy and paste in the above quote....it all starts to not make sense.... still.

[woOdy]

Just like to say, thanks for everybody that came today. I had a great day and Dad came away with a smile also. A big thanks to Stu Hurley for the help yesterday and thanks to the guys that helped build the track this morning.:thumbsup:

[Chrislong]

When is Bury next on Woody? Id keen to race there next week and weekend after (until Stotfold).

I don't want to see Bury fold, I don't want to see you and Roger loosing enthusiasm in it as you have done so much good for so long, that effort is priceless - but I can see how you are loosing the enthusiasm without racers.

Lets get some idea's going.

[njc11]

Exceellent meeting yesterday! :thumbsup:

Well done to everyone... and :thumbsup: to Roger and Woody!

I'll be there next Sunday :)

Woody.. just give me the word and im there,, with 2 others in tow :thumbsup:

Cheers

Nick
:thumbsup:

[P_B]

Yep, well done to Stu and Roger, great meeting.

Bury was ace, I struggled most of the day with my rusty old thumbs but had a laugh. Meeting ran smoothly with plenty of volunteers. Was good to see the place busy, onwards and upwards eh?

[bigred5765]

ace days racing, even if Matty wheel pin broke about 5 laps in the a main,after a tq as well he was gutted, Stu roger and everyone that managed to get there did a great job, I'm pretty sure we will be there next week who els is coming,?

[Mini-JT]

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[Chrislong]

Mini-JT - who are you? (A little Justin Timberlake? :eh?:)

The track does seem to have had a plague of weeds appear very quickly, but given some graft it can be made to look excellent very quickly.... needs a work party to do that.

[njc11]

Mini-JT - who are you? (A little Justin Timberlake? :eh?:)

The track does seem to have had a plague of weeds appear very quickly, but given some graft it can be made to look excellent very quickly.... needs a work party to do that.

Agreed... i and 2 others have already offered our services.. :thumbsup:

The track is superb... so we need to have a plan of action..sooner rather than later!!

Hope to be there on Sunday... why not have a blitz on the weeds Sunday am? Its a start!

Cheers

Nick
:thumbsup:

[Mini-JT]

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[Chrislong]

I remember you. Glad you are having a go at it again! Yes I had a Lazer ZX in 1990 then a Procat in 1991 til 1994-5-ish :) those were the days.

Will you be doing the 18th nationals? Might see you at those. Don't be offended if I don't recognise you.

There is nothing to say we have to race on Sunday - if enough turn up willing to work then lets crack on with de-flowering the astro.

[njc11]

There is nothing to say we have to race on Sunday - if enough turn up willing to work then lets crack on with de-flowering the astro.

I'll make sure i put my 5 litre pump up jobby in the van then.. :thumbsup:

Does the club have weed killer in the containers? also we will need access to the outside tap? Think Roger has the key for that..

Cheers

Nick
:thumbsup:

[Mini-JT]

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[njc11]

So whos going tomorrow...

Im thinking of going to Stotfold tomorrow for a practice.. bit of a hike i know, but if i get into the National it will be worth it i reckon

Cheers

Nick
:thumbsup:

[4cells]

It seems this forum is for anyone who wants to talk and nothing else.
Every time I go to Bury there is only one person there, and he doesn't race.

[The race controller]

It seems this forum is for anyone who wants to talk and nothing else.
Every time I go to Bury there is only one person there, and he doesn't race.

Thanks for that.:thumbsup: You've made my day.:D At least somebody noticed. If we ever race again I will let you race for free.

[tomm]

if bury is still going im hoping to race starting this semester im at uni up in bolton would like to race 18th scale if anyone is around to race them.

[The race controller]

if bury is still going im hoping to race starting this semester im at uni up in bolton would like to race 18th scale if anyone is around to race them.

You can race your micro free. Trouble is, nobody else comes along with one.
Hope to see you anyway.

[Fiddybux]

if bury is still going im hoping to race starting this semester im at uni up in bolton would like to race 18th scale if anyone is around to race them.

I see you have a XX4 mate...why not just race that?

You'll be in good company as there are a couple of X5's.

[The race controller]

The club IS about to close! The club has asked why people dont come and we have tried to listen and tried to start and change things. Still people dont come. Its heart breaking that there is a great venue and nobody turns up. We only have about 8 members? Whats that all about? I as the Chairman is giving it till winter then if things have not changed then I am going to close the doors on one of the oldest clubs in RC history.


Another NAIL this week.......The Gymnastics club have planning permission to build a new Gym........Where our track is at the mo.:mad::cry::confused:

[bigred5765]

when do the new track plans start,?

[njc11]

Hopefully soon... but we need to get together and decided how we move forward as a club!

Our theory at our meeting the other month was to put in for a national in 2009 and join mid west and north east to run regionals... then decide days for club days rather than having them every weekend.

If we put in for a National and do regionals we would hopefully have more members / non members turn up for club days to practice..

The weather hasnt helped at al this year for out door racing... roll on 2009..

Cheers

Nick

[J_WOODY]

Our theory at our meeting the other month was to put in for a national in 2009 and join mid west and north east to run regionals...

Cheers

Nick

Does this mean Bury wont be running in the north west regional series?

[Chrislong]

The cutoff for applying for a national has passed. :(

[Stalypig]

Hello, all! Just wondering what the future holds for Bury Metro? I am looking at getting back in to the hobby having spent several years in the wilderness. I started back in the early 90s with a couple of 2wd off road buggies. With a lack of racing opportunities I was only able to go bashing and after a while this petered out without their being the banter of racing other cars. About 8 years ago I was starting up again and found that the focus had switched to touring cars. I was all set and ready to go when unfortunately I was forced to sell my gear. Roll forward to now. I am debating where to direct my attention and looking at what clubs there are nearby. I have heard that there are clubs in Cheadle, Macclesfield and Bury. All reasonably local for me. I have been told that you hold indoor race meetings once a month in Chadderton at present. Is this for the winter only? Come the summer is there to be an outdoor track elsewhere once the gymnastic club builds on the old one? Any info would be greatly appreciated and help me make a decision regarding what to spend my money on and where to go. Cheers.

[woOdy]

Hello, all! Just wondering what the future holds for Bury Metro? I am looking at getting back in to the hobby having spent several years in the wilderness. I started back in the early 90s with a couple of 2wd off road buggies. With a lack of racing opportunities I was only able to go bashing and after a while this petered out without their being the banter of racing other cars. About 8 years ago I was starting up again and found that the focus had switched to touring cars. I was all set and ready to go when unfortunately I was forced to sell my gear. Roll forward to now. I am debating where to direct my attention and looking at what clubs there are nearby. I have heard that there are clubs in Cheadle, Macclesfield and Bury. All reasonably local for me. I have been told that you hold indoor race meetings once a month in Chadderton at present. Is this for the winter only? Come the summer is there to be an outdoor track elsewhere once the gymnastic club builds on the old one? Any info would be greatly appreciated and help me make a decision regarding what to spend my money on and where to go. Cheers.

Hi mate. We at Bury Metro are waiting for the council to start on the new track. The old one is still there so when the summer comes we will us it till we cant. We are currently runing inside at Chadderton and this is a great venue. IF you want to come down its on next weekend. Starts at 11. We will not be going with out a track when it does eventually come, so please dont think there will be no where to race.
Nice to see u wanting to come back anyway and hope u enjoy the racing.

[Stalypig]

Hi mate. We at Bury Metro are waiting for the council to start on the new track. The old one is still there so when the summer comes we will us it till we cant. We are currently runing inside at Chadderton and this is a great venue. IF you want to come down its on next weekend. Starts at 11. We will not be going with out a track when it does eventually come, so please dont think there will be no where to race.
Nice to see u wanting to come back anyway and hope u enjoy the racing.

Cheers for the reply, Woody. I'll be checking your site for directions, I believe it's over Oldham side of Chadderton, just to make sure. I take it that it'll be on the Sunday? Good to know that there is a future. Excellent news.

[njc11]

Cheers for the reply, Woody. I'll be checking your site for directions, I believe it's over Oldham side of Chadderton, just to make sure. I take it that it'll be on the Sunday? Good to know that there is a future. Excellent news.

Directions are simple mate... Junc 21 M60, If your coming from stockport leave at Junc 21 at the top of the slip road turn right, stay on this road through a few sets of traffic lights past a McD's and an Aldi, past 1 speed camera (on your left) then you take the left turn where there is a Bryant Homes development going up, this is HUNT LANE and by this junction there is loads of cones everywhere! lol!!

Cheers

Nick

[Stalypig]

Directions are simple mate... Junc 21 M60, If your coming from stockport leave at Junc 21 at the top of the slip road turn right, stay on this road through a few sets of traffic lights past a McD's and an Aldi, past 1 speed camera (on your left) then you take the left turn where there is a Bryant Homes development going up, this is HUNT LANE and by this junction there is loads of cones everywhere! lol!!

Cheers

Nick

Thanks, Nick. Got a rough idea where it is now. Should be alright when on the ground. Hope to see you then. Cheers.

[Stalypig]

Got there no problem. Watched a good chunk of practice and saw the first 2 rounds of racing as well. Very good venue and an excellent track. Nipped off to watch the football after that. Reckon I'm going to need to give this racing stuff a go. Quite tempted by 4wd. Saw a couple of juicy crashes on the main straight as cars accelerated out of that corner and bang into the wall. Nasty stuff. As a result I think I'm going to need something that's built like a tank, easy to adjust and maintain and steady to drive. Not asking for much there. Any suggestions welcome. I know that a lot will depend on personal preference but I don't want anything too fancy. Fire away. Cheers.

[Spencer Mulcahy]

Dont know weather you saw my car it is black white and gold. It is a Yokomo B-MAX 4. It is a very strong car parts are cheap and it goes well out the box the basic kit is £160 or the champs edition is £220. If you are at the next Bury meet you are welcome to find me and have a chat.

[Stalypig]

Dont know weather you saw my car it is black white and gold. It is a Yokomo B-MAX 4. It is a very strong car parts are cheap and it goes well out the box the basic kit is £160 or the champs edition is £220. If you are at the next Bury meet you are welcome to find me and have a chat.

Saw your car and it looked good. How did you get on? What you've described is basically what I'm looking for. Something that can take some abuse and when the worst happens it can be fixed pretty cheaply. Good initial price too. Thanks very much for the offer. I'll make sure to look out for you at the next one.

[The race controller]

Dont know weather you saw my car it is black white and gold. It is a Yokomo B-MAX 4. It is a very strong car parts are cheap and it goes well out the box the basic kit is £160 or the champs edition is £220. If you are at the next Bury meet you are welcome to find me and have a chat.


Where does the £160 quid come from ??? you won yours. Jammy *^"(*% *

[Spencer Mulcahy]

Sure did Roger cheers LOL:D