EddScott

Just wondering if any of you race R/C cars?

I've always had an interest since the early 90s as a kid but only in the last year have I become seriously involved. My local club (local as in an hours drive!) is Swansea and we have just started our winter series after a great summer championship which only saw one meeting affected by rain. Winter season is Oct to March and summer is March to Oct.

Its as close to real racing as you can get and budgets can range from a hundred pounds to thousands if so inclined.

So anyone else participate in the sport? if you don't and find yourself trying to find ways of of avoiding those Sunday DIY jobs or that lawn that just won't mow itself, you might like to take it up.

beemerboy

hiya mate,

check out my site
Here..

still under construction, but feel free to mail me.

there are a few bods on here into it, so to speak!

BB

EddScott

Nice site mate. Bout time RC had some good home grown sites based on the sport.

My cars:-

Summer season - Yokomo MR4 BC special
Winter season - Yokomo SD tourer
Rallycross and upset the neighbours car - Thunder Tiger EB4

mj

I was getting into it a whgile ago but timewas against me - I didn't get into racing, just organised car park bashes, bladdy good laugh though

now have a shed full of RC stuff and no time to use it

beemerboy

as i always say to the missus:

"it's there if i need it"

like my fishing gear, amiga500, mountain bike, and numerous other space taking devices!!!

BB

ADP

I used to race as a kid, still have the car:

Kyosho Turbo Optima Mid, was the dogs at the time, would love to have another pop, I have a room full of trophies.........

jhdee

Used to race quite seriously a few years ago. Preferred the large scale stuff like 1/5 or 1/4. Still got a 1/4 scale Dodge Viper, 933 Turbo Porsche & an off road buggy with a Beetle body.
Great fun - but gets bloody expensive if you get serious and race at National/International levels.
Like I said - preferred the large scale stuff compared to nitro and battery power - large scale uses strimmer based 2 stroke engines that you can rag the sh1te out of and still be very reliable.
Have a go you'll enjoy I'm sure - but once the bug has bitten....

jhdee

DemonDave

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Just getting into it



Dave

[Edited by DemonDave - 10/30/2003 9:27:57 PM]

EddScott

Cool looking car mate.

Be great fun if we could organise a Scoobynet competition at one of the car shows next year like Trax or somewhere similar.

New To Scoob

Used to race pretty competitively (sp?) but unfortunately no time for it now due to work and stuff, as you say it can get pretty expensive I've probably got over a grands worth of stuff gathering dust at the moment

Pro3 with carbon upgrades
XX4 upgraded to worlds spec, graphite everything
Micro RS4 for fun on the patio/garage
All cars fitted with Novak speedos and KO fet servos, KO Mars transmitter plus a spare reciever, about twelve sets of batteries all Orion matched ones, Orion charger and discharge trays, Hudy comm lathe, about six pro-modified motors and all the spares/tyres/tools that I need for all the cars.
Hopefully I'll get the time to get back into it next year.

John.