Coastal Model Car Racing Club

[Coastal]

To anyone who hasn't raced with us this year here is a taster of what to expect

http://vimeo.com/63698824

thanks to Darryl Rampton and his flying quad copter.

[jcb]

Video is pretty impressive, but where has all the grass gone?

On a more serious note what time are the gates going to be opening for the regional and what are the pitting arrangements? If the regional gets similar numbers to Eastrax and as per last year we didn't all manage to get indoors and the track now seems to be on the flat area where a number of us pitted last year.

[Wrong way up]

Can I race a plough there please?

[Bernie_W]

Was that a BBQ heating up to the left of the rostrum.

[bomber]

Thats going to be fun if it rains

[lewis]

Hi, is the track going to be changed for the regional.

[Coastal]

Originally Posted by jcb

Video is pretty impressive, but where has all the grass gone?

On a more serious note what time are the gates going to be opening for the regional and what are the pitting arrangements? If the regional gets similar numbers to Eastrax and as per last year we didn't all manage to get indoors and the track now seems to be on the flat area where a number of us pitted last year.

Yes the grass has taken a hammering, however a delivery of AstroTurf is imminent

Times will be posted nearer to the meeting.

There is plenty of space behind the table top jump and adjacent to the bulidings for pitting. This does mean the main car park as you come through the gate will be the only parking space available.
The majority of indoor pitting is reserved for Coastal members so there will be limited spaces available.

[Coastal]

Originally Posted by lewis

Hi, is the track going to be changed for the regional.

it may be tweaked slightly

[longsufferinggirlfriend]

I seem to have missed the going here again boys, i thought they were off road cars

[GrahamH7060]

Originally Posted by Wrong way up

Can I race a plough there please?

Schumacher full spikes all round or some of those sand paddle types will do the job !! if all else fails try the tried and tested "Mick Spindles tyres" ..... drawing pins pushed through the rubber , work a treat on all surfaces !!!

[longsufferinggirlfriend]

Be careful that they don't fly out and pierce the lipo though

[spindles69]

Originally Posted by GrahamH7060

Schumacher full spikes all round or some of those sand paddle types will do the job !! if all else fails try the tried and tested "Mick Spindles tyres" ..... drawing pins pushed through the rubber , work a treat on all surfaces !!!

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by Coastal

Yes the grass has taken a hammering, however a delivery of AstroTurf is imminent

Times will be posted nearer to the meeting.

There is plenty of space behind the table top jump and adjacent to the bulidings for pitting. This does mean the main car park as you come through the gate will be the only parking space available.
The majority of indoor pitting is reserved for Coastal members so there will be limited spaces available.

Hi Barry
Does this mean that the whole track wil be covered in astro for the regional or just part of it?

Just trying to decide what tyres to order in advance.

Thanks

[wrighty]

Originally Posted by Smartalec

Hi Barry
Does this mean that the whole track wil be covered in astro for the regional or just part of it?

Just trying to decide what tyres to order in advance.

Thanks

Ballistic greens /whites or yellow minis

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by wrighty

Ballistic greens /whites or yellow minis

On the existing track?

[jcb]

Originally Posted by wrighty

Ballistic greens /whites or yellow minis

Originally Posted by Smartalec

On the existing track?

I was thinking more along the lines of Proline Step-pins or losi studs with ribs up front.

Depends on how much astro goes down, if it's all astro'd then it's easy if it's 50/50 then god only knows!!

[No. 46]

Ive found yellow schu minispikes to be best. Yorkie found bb greens a bit better. Said they were more chuckable. I dont think there will be a lot to be gained with anything else to be honest. You will gain a lot more by having a clean and tidy run.

The track remains very consistant throughout the day. My times got slightly quicker with every run last time out.

We are planning to get the straight astroturfed first(fingers crossed) so this shouldnt affect tyre choices to much. Any extras will be a bonus but i doubt we willget more than the straight done.

[Smartalec]

Originally Posted by No. 46

Ive found yellow schu minispikes to be best. Yorkie found bb greens a bit better. Said they were more chuckable. I dont think there will be a lot to be gained with anything else to be honest. You will gain a lot more by having a clean and tidy run.

The track remains very consistant throughout the day. My times got slightly quicker with every run last time out.

We are planning to get the straight astroturfed first(fingers crossed) so this shouldnt affect tyre choices to much. Any extras will be a bonus but i doubt we willget more than the straight done.

Thanks, much appreciated

[Coastal]

Originally Posted by No. 46

Ive found yellow schu minispikes to be best. Yorkie found bb greens a bit better. Said they were more chuckable. I dont think there will be a lot to be gained with anything else to be honest. You will gain a lot more by having a clean and tidy run.

The track remains very consistant throughout the day. My times got slightly quicker with every run last time out.

We are planning to get the straight astroturfed first(fingers crossed
) so this shouldnt affect tyre choices to much. Any extras will be a bonus but i doubt we willget more than the straight done.

Yep as George says, we would like to get the main straight done before the regional, but we want to make sure as we lay the astro that it is laid correctly, so we will not rush it.

[GrahamH7060]

Originally Posted by No. 46

Ive found yellow schu minispikes to be best. Yorkie found bb greens a bit better. Said they were more chuckable. I dont think there will be a lot to be gained with anything else to be honest. You will gain a lot more by having a clean and tidy run.

The track remains very consistant throughout the day. My times got slightly quicker with every run last time out.

We are planning to get the straight astroturfed first(fingers crossed) so this shouldnt affect tyre choices to much. Any extras will be a bonus but i doubt we willget more than the straight done.

Will you be doing any track building days George in the run up to the regional ? If we have a good turnout of people to help we could get more done ! I've got a bit of free time to help out , and now the evenings are getting lighter it's more "doable" !! Is there enough astro to cover everywhere? Or is that also a restricting factor ?