All day meeting - 25th March 2012 - 1st Round of 2012 Summer Series

[mikeyscott]

Well the good weather has started to arrive and it's time for the 1st Round of the TORCH 2012 Summer Series.

Fingers crossed for another great TORCH summer series.

I'll be running 4WD I expect :thumbsup: - the Vega just works, the FS well that needs a little more thought

[MrMagoo]

With the new layout in place it should be a belter! 4wd for me I think, got to pop the Koyosho's race cherry some time:thumbsup:

[Robocop]

Hmm i have not made my mind up which to run have not run any 10ths since last time i was up:confused:

[jamiekerr14]

Im in can't wait to get the V3 on the track again!

[freddie]

im coming down for this 2wd hope weather is good :thumbsup:

[DragonRider]

Wesley and myself will be there both with TLR22's so please book us both in for 2wd (Wesley in the JUNIORS)

See you all Sunday

Cheers

Mark

[mikeyscott]

Due to Schumacher supporting us again this year it's Schumacher tyres only.

Look forward to seeing people old and new faces.

[JamesRumble]

Really looking forward to this, bring on the sunshine.

[jamiekerr14]

Due to Schumacher supporting us again this year it's Schumacher tyres only.

Look forward to seeing people old and new faces.


Glad you mentioned that! Just about to order some new tyres! Dboots were on the cards-not anymore!

[Stuweatherman]

Is it schumacher AND ballistics??

[jamiekerr14]

doubt it if its supported by Schumacher would think schumacher only..

[Stuweatherman]

doubt it if its supported by Schumacher would think schumacher only..

So what damp/wet tyres do we use then? Silvers???

[jamiekerr14]

Would think so-Never tried them.. but may get a set incase..

[makinwaves]

rcLazy will be rocking yellow, green and silver tyres on Sunday.

We'll be bringing as much stuff as we can fit in the rcLazy fleet of cars now the bus has been sold :cry:

So if there's something you desperately need send us an email or phone the shop.

Let's race!

:thumbsup:

[hotrodchris]

Haven't desided what to run yet loving the 210 but better use the V3 again sometime oh what a dilema??????:woot:

[jamiekerr14]

haha thats why I have sold the 210 otherwise 1 of them would hardly get used haha

[knighthawk]

Hi,

Couple questions ahead of Sunday !

1. What is the trophies/prize award for the series ?

2. Is there a Junior Championship ( Beleive this is more important ? )

Cheers
Derek

[jonathan may]

hope the weather is good bit of a drive up from cornwall

[knighthawk]

http://i.uk.imwx.com/global/images/93x93/30.png
High
13°C
Partly Cloudy
WindFrom North North East at 10 kmph
Maximum Humidity79%
UV Index3
Chance of Precip.20%
Avg. High.11°C
Record HighN/A
Sunrise06:56

[AmiSMB]

Liking that weather. I will be there Sunday for BOTH classes as per usual. Relentless racing for me :)

[mikeyscott]

Following up from some club discussions the tyre choices for this weekend are now :

Schumacher and ballistic buggy, basically following the BRCA national format.

The control tyre aspect for the Summer Series will be reviewed and a decision made after this weekend.

Apologies for any issues that this may cause.

With the way the weather is looking at present I expect people to be using Schumacher yellows.

[Stuweatherman]

Still having setup issues on yellow rears which why I was a little panicy as worked well last weekend on ballastic green rears. But hopefully by the time I will be running yellow rears should have the setup sorted!

Look forward to Sunday and good shout on the tyres as we know how changeable the british 'summer' can be!! lol

[jamiekerr14]

Just in time for me to order a set of Silvers-Great!... never run them.. b*llocks:lol: thankfully have some BB Greens if its moist.

[mikeyscott]

Just in time for me to order a set of Silvers-Great!... never run them.. b*llocks:lol: thankfully have some BB Greens if its moist.

It's going to be dry this weekend - anyone doing a rain dance will get burned at the stake! :thumbsup:

[mikeyscott]

TORCH are very pleased to announced that Tony Evdoka, Kyosho UK Team Manager and aka Mr RudeBits has been in contact to offer a one year sponsorship deal for the top junior over the TORCH 2012 Summer Series.

This is for Under 16s and is an offer for RudeBits sponsorship. For further information about what RudeBits offer, please have a look at the website - www.rudebits.co.uk

[M.Andrews]

TORCH are very pleased to announced that Tony Evdoka, Kyosho UK Team Manager and aka Mr RudeBits has been in contact to offer a one year sponsorship deal for the top junior over the TORCH 2012 Summer Series.

This is for Under 16s and is an offer for RudeBits sponsorship. For further information about what RudeBits offer, please have a look at the website - www.rudebits.co.uk (http://www.rudebits.co.uk)

Thats brilliant,what an incentive!:thumbsup:
Rebuilding my Caster SK10 ready for sunday. Fitted new cvds allround,new servo,new shock towers front and rear. Looking forward to getting back into racing after 4 months off!!.:thumbsup:

[hotrodchris]

Your too old Mark!!!!!!!!!:woot::thumbsup::confused:

[M.Andrews]

Your too old Mark!!!!!!!!!:woot::thumbsup::confused:

Does it count if I act like a 16 year old????:lol:

[SamRCRacing]

Looks like me and my Dad have found someone else with a sk-10! Just finished soldering for the weekend and added some new upgrades. Really looking foward to my first outdoor meeting! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Sam

[hotrodchris]

Does it count if I act like a 16 year old????:lol:


If i can't get away with it nor can you!!!!!!:drool::woot:

OOPS double post!

[hotrodchris]

Does it count if I act like a 16 year old????:lol:


If i can't get away with it nor can you!!!!!!!!:drool::thumbdown:

[Scooby27]

Mikey

Count me in for Sunday for 2wd.

Details as before.

Cheers

Chris

[M.Andrews]

Looks like me and my Dad have found someone else with a sk-10! Just finished soldering for the weekend and added some new upgrades. Really looking foward to my first outdoor meeting! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Sam

Hi Sam. Does your SK10 have metal diff and bevel gears as the original gears are a weakness?. If you don't have the metal ones then the Kyosho gears fit perfect and last the longest out of the plastic gears. Diff screw and t-nut,diff plates,diff balls and thrust races also need to be replaced(associated b44 parts fit ok) to get trouble free racing.

[mikeyscott]

Hi Sam. Does your SK10 have metal diff and bevel gears as the original gears are a weakness?. If you don't have the metal ones then the Kyosho gears fit perfect and last the longest out of the plastic gears. Diff screw and t-nut,diff plates,diff balls and thrust races also need to be replaced(associated b44 parts fit ok) to get trouble free racing.

Mark, I thought you had a v3 ordered etc?

[Northern Monkey]

Is it Sunday yet? :woot: Can't wait, haven't raced for a month and I'm getting withdrawal symptoms...

Who else is coming out to play in the sunshine?

[RobW]

I'm coming out to play in the sun:thumbsup:

Not raced outdoors since last round of winter series so looking forward to giving the new track a bash - literally probably.

Rob

[makinwaves]

I'll be there with Crabb. Just need to decide on 2 or 4wd. Or both......:confused:

Mark

[Crash]

I'm gonna be there with the C4 - not been racing for months so the new track shouldn't make too much difference!!
Chris B

[robelmes]

i'll be there

[jamiekerr14]

Cant wait! Got some Tapered pistons to try sunday :thumbsup:

P.S. Got X2 Pairs of brand new DEX210 Front wheels-In packet. I have just seen I'm after £7 for them. Let me know if anyone wants me to bring them. Or £5 and a 22T pinion haha

[hotrodchris]

Cant wait! Got some Tapered pistons to try sunday :thumbsup:

P.S. Got X2 Pairs of brand new DEX210 Front wheels-In packet. I have just seen I'm after £7 for them. Let me know if anyone wants me to bring them. Or £5 and a 22T pinion haha
Could be talked into it Jamie.

[Cammers]

Dont forget my sets Jamie as I will be there of course.

[jamiekerr14]

What sets :lol:

[dibble34]

Hoping to be down. 4wd for me :thumbsup:

[martin so16]

i will be there not sure what to run yet :confused:

[adamba]

Will be there for some fun, not raced for well over a month, last outing was rained off. New speed controller fitted, rewired, cleaned and serviced.....

Cameron, I have your battery for you, Chris, I've got your viz jackets for you too and the earth stake that was needed for the genny.

Weather, looking great wohooooo :thumbsup:

[AmiSMB]

Cant wait! Got some Tapered pistons to try sunday :thumbsup:

P.S. Got X2 Pairs of brand new DEX210 Front wheels-In packet. I have just seen I'm after £7 for them. Let me know if anyone wants me to bring them. Or £5 and a 22T pinion haha

I am interested in the wheels and I might have the 22T pinion ;)

[SamRCRacing]

Does anyone have a DC charger input (with croc clips) for a orion IQ charger lying around that they would kindly let me borrow as I have lost mine. :cry:

Please PM me if you do.

Thanks

Sam

[jamiekerr14]

I am interested in the wheels and I might have the 22T pinion ;)


Sounds good granty pants I need to get a 22t pinion. so would be spot on if your interested!

P.S. All nitro nutter's I will have a small selection on Nitro Stuff- I will bring tomorrow, got some Used-Good for practice ect.. selection of tyres in variety of flavours on rims ect-1/18TH buggy I mean. And some Fuel and a polybutler.. come see me tomorrow if interested! Having a clear out so needs to go.

[Stuweatherman]

Great days racing, think I miss the next round but looking forward to the next one I can make.

[Deano577]

Gutted couldnt make today what was the results ?

[Stuweatherman]

Think Mikey will be putting the results up soon. Mr Hollywood took 4wd, can't remember who took 2wd today

[Crazy L]

can't remember who took 2wd today

Well it certainly wasn't me:yawn:

[hotrodchris]

Steve Brown took the 2wd

[Crazy L]

However, good day out today away from the care home (what? you didnt know?)

Well done to the guys on the committee, Mikey, Steve etc, The weather, Tony E for some amusing commentary and his support of the juniors.

Not sure the same can be said for the track layout though :confused:

[Crazy L]

Steve Brown took the 2wd

Surely you jest?

[RobW]

Great days racing - slick organisation, great commentary and lots of sunshine.

All the work on the track and pitting area is really looking good.

I really struggled with the 3 jumps in front of the rostrum but it was same for everyone so have no excuse really - finally got it right in last final - hit it hard and straight down the middle:woot:

Rob

[Briangb]

Have to say I am enjoying the new track layout. Well I was up until the last round of qualifiers. For those of you think it was my lipo that went up in smoke
I am sorry to disappoint you. It was my Orion ESC. Ho hum! Here endeth todays racing. Could have done without that. More expense!!
Well done to all the winners. Thanks again to the committee for running a great meeting. Also thanks to all the crew at the 'new end' paddock and parking. Cammers, Tony and Crazy L, you can pit with us next time if your keen. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

[mikeyscott]

Brian - Kyosho / FDL do a trade in I believe contact Neil Skull..

[Briangb]

Thanks Mikey. Will give that a try. 4 or 5 meetings is not very good value. It was the factory soldering that failed.

[mikeyscott]

How hot did it get? I've got two R10s and they are awesome.



Keep any thoughts off Oople and speak to FDL is my thoughts, they were super helpful for me.

[simoncrabb]

Awesome day, that track was amazing, the best TORCH has seen for sure.

Cougar SV2 is a stunning car, so easy to drive.

[jpmatrix]

Definitely the best day at Torch for me so far. Got off to a shakey start in qualifiers but managed to get some decent and consistent pace to take pole in the b final.

And what a b final :thumbsup: some great close racing with tony and cameron.

Many thanks to the team at torch who ran a great meeting.

[AmiSMB]

I had a fantastic day in both classes nice and relentless! I really liked the layout. Maybe the distance between the first and second jump could be slightly less so that you do not have to hit it so fast to land on the down side especially in 2wd. Even how it is it is very rewarding when you get it right. Also maybe some long soft brooms for car recovery for the marshalls rather than putting them in danger. I did like the way that Cammers was teaming up with the marshall opposite him so he could be warned about on coming cars.

Roll end the next round and hopefully the 4wd will not have so many problems in the finals. I think I also need to give in and go back to 5.5 in 4wd and 6.5 in 2wd.

[SamRCRacing]

Had a great day today thanks to everyone that helped out today! My first outdoor meeting and LOVED it, my best bit was the 4wd c final leg 1 when all 3 of us broke our cars ( me with a snapped wishbone, bent steering arm and drive shaft poped out) Got first overall in the C in the end. Once again a big thanks to all the people who made this happen!

Thanks

Sam

[Briangb]

Hi Mikey. I wasn't being critical of the product as such, as I don't believe in saying anything detrimental on a public forum. I think the Orion kit is superb, and would not be using it otherwise. I have no intentions of changing brand. I just meant that 4 or 5 meetings then bang!! is just unfortunate, especially considering the reason for the failure. Thank you for your comment though, it is appreciated.

[hazeandfizz]

Great day today guys, loved the track (yes the jumps were tricky but you could roll them).

Glad your hard work has paid off.

Thanks,
James.

[mikeyscott]

Hi Mikey. I wasn't being critical of the product as such, as I don't believe in saying anything detrimental on a public forum. I think the Orion kit is superb, and would not be using it otherwise. I have no intentions of changing brand. I just meant that 4 or 5 meetings then bang!! is just unfortunate, especially considering the reason for the failure. Thank you for your comment though, it is appreciated.

No worries, hope you get it sorted :)

[hazeandfizz]

Great day today guys, loved the track (yes the jumps were tricky but you could roll them).

Glad your hard work has paid off.

Thanks,
James.

[freddie]

Great days racing track was excellent bring on the next one!! :thumbsup:

[simoncrabb]

I think I also need to give in and go back to 5.5 in 4wd and 6.5 in 2wd.

Go BACK to 5.5 and 6.5? What on earth were you running?

No wonder I'm slow, I'm 6.5 in 4wd and 8.5 in 2wd...

[Robocop]

Just got back home to cornwall what a brilliant day and track vega was good for its 2nd run ever just think some small bores would help? Wink wink
See you next time
Thanks

[mikeyscott]

Just got back home to cornwall what a brilliant day and track vega was good for its 2nd run ever just think some small bores would help? Wink wink
See you next time
Thanks

Yup me too :) - I'm already on small bores on 4WD and much prefer it. Just need to stop breaking it though! Contemplating the reinforced carbon towers

Glad you guys got back ok :)

[MrMagoo]

Great days racing with the Kyosho, many thanks to Tony 'Rude Bits' Evdoka for the part I needed to get me back up and running. Need to do some work to get the shock package where I want it, but the car's definitely better than my old set of wheels :thumbsup:

For those that do the Facebook thing I've posted some pictures of the presentations. Race pictures to follow once I've sorted through them!

[jamiekerr14]

I have to echo all the other comments:

Track-Was great love the new layout very fast and flowing and works well I think. And helps with close racing IMHO.

All the work that has been done over the last few weeks is easy to see, and all the added space is a big bonus. And all the committee should be very pleased with how TORCH is progressing. I personally had a great days racing today, weather was perfect. And was great fun, racing went well/ish 2nd time out with my V3 and 1st time running 4wd for a few months. 2wd has helped me and just a shame my tower broke in A2 as it was a close battle! Anyway looking forward to next time!:thumbsup:

[AmiSMB]

Go BACK to 5.5 and 6.5? What on earth were you running?

No wonder I'm slow, I'm 6.5 in 4wd and 8.5 in 2wd...

6.5 4wd and 7.5 in 2wd but felt I needed a little more perhaps on the straight. Trouble is I usually find that I end up being slower laptimes when running faster motors.

[makinwaves]

My photos are up on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150767503251145.453568.739926144&type=3&l=87376c7e69

Get tagging people!

Brilliant day's racing from theTORCH crew. Great track and the new triples are just difficult enough.

Really good to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones after the Winter break. Roll on Rd 2!:thumbsup:

Mark

[Collegeboy]

Brilliant days racing, great track (sooo got to practice my jumping:cry:) thanks Chris P for being a patient marshall when I was ballsing it up, nearlyevery time:blush:. Bring on the next round. Thanks to all the TORCH crew for an excellently organised days racing. you did us credit. See you next time.

[simoncrabb]

BLOG POST of the day and a thousand photos.

http://rclazy.com/blog/2012/03/27/torch-2012-summer-series-round-1/

[DHB]

BLOG POST of the day and a thousand photos.

http://rclazy.com/blog/2012/03/27/torch-2012-summer-series-round-1/


Some great pictures guys, none of my car i see. Mark must start going in a different race.:thumbsup:

[mikeyscott]

Ok after about an hour I have sorted the results out.

http://www.torchracing.org.uk/results/SummerSeries/index.htm

[knighthawk]

Great work chap

The Juinior Overalls link is broken though !

Cheers

[mikeyscott]

Great work chap

The Juinior Overalls link is broken though !

Cheers

fixed