Outdoor track

[chris68nufc]

How much? Credit crunch you know. Just kidding.

Dayxwalker. There arent many 2WD as fast as my 4WD when its full bore. Race you for a fiver!!

[dayxwalker]

Fiver ? Mmmm
Will have to put my 4.5 in for this ! LOL

[DAVO]

the question is will the nitro be doing faster lap times than the electric

[Barry Williams]

Originally Posted by DAVO

the question is will the nitro be doing faster lap times than the electric

Nope (especially if you are driving davey!!!!!!!! lol)

[jimmiprice]

Originally Posted by chris68nufc

How much? Credit crunch you know. Just kidding.

Dayxwalker. There arent many 2WD as fast as my 4WD when its full bore. Race you for a fiver!!

And the electric cars will be like toys compared to the quicker of the 8th scale cars !!!

the question is will the nitro be doing faster lap times than the electric

Interesting question that but i think like for like the 8th scale will be quicker round there. The bigger cars will be able to clear the bigger jumps making up time and a few of the sections will still be more "favoured" by the 8th scales. Ill race my 2wd and nitro car that day so we should get a good comparison in lap times...
Jimmi........

[dayxwalker]

Electric vs Nitro !

Brushless power will win out ! lol

Exhibition Race ? Would make a good Video for YouTube ! and would be good advertising

[DAVO]

Originally Posted by Barry Williams

Nope (especially if you are driving davey!!!!!!!! lol)

yip im about your standard baz

[Lee]

I think the electrics would leave the 8th scale cars for dust, the only thing is that the track is bumpy and the 10ths may not be able to get the power down so easy. Also if you get the jumps wrong with the 10th scales, they will break.

But i would bet that i could get my x5 round quicker than i could any 8th scale.

[jimmiprice]

Originally Posted by Lee

I think the electrics would leave the 8th scale cars for dust, the only thing is that the track is bumpy and the 10ths may not be able to get the power down so easy. Also if you get the jumps wrong with the 10th scales, they will break.

But i would bet that i could get my x5 round quicker than i could any 8th scale.

I can see arguments for both sides of the coin on the nitro vs electric debate maybe it depends on what your used to. Im an 8th scale driver who does a little 10th racing and i know for a certain fact i would be quicker with my 8th scale car than my 10th car. Why ? The 8th car has so much more power and physical speed, it jumps and handles bumps so much better and generates more grip than a 10th buggy but will lack the nimbleness of a 10th scale car. However as many of you are the opposite to me and drive 10th scale all the time i dont doubt you could throw one round a track quicker.
Its horses for courses really, an 8th scale car will be quicker round an 8th scale track and a 10th scale car will be quicker round a 10th scale track. What makes it interesting is that NRX lies somewhere in the middle. its a "short" rallycross track or a "long" 10th buggy track depending on how you look at it..........
But Tim you had better dust off your 4.5 turn to have any sort of chance

[dayxwalker]

LOL my 4.5 has never even been in my car ! I think it's a little much for me at the mo !

[chrispattinson]

How much is membership, and can I join on the 1st March when I come to the meeting? Cant wait to try and get near the 8th lap times on there, though I dont think a 4.5 will be needed, that'll probably be too much.

[turbo_brick]

If I remember membership is £11, yes you'll be able to join on the 1st.

The track for 10th will be slightly shorter than the 1/8th one as the furthest part is a long way to see a 10th car.

If you want to have a go on this sunday we'll hopefully be finishing the track alterations on the morning and running a free practice session for those that have helped on the afternoon.

Peter

[chris68nufc]

No Worksop this weekend Pete??

[turbo_brick]

No, I have slightly more important things to do, finding you lot somewhere to race for the summer is probably a good start. Then I need to find a new indoor venue ready for sept.

Unless someone else wants that job, hint hint.

Peter

[chris68nufc]

And you Pete.Everybody appreciates the stuff that goes on behind the scenes but why do those people not let everybody know whats going on/in the pipeline.We are all in this together,right??

[turbo_brick]

bcause everytime something is said you get no responce, I believe neil has tried a few places for indoor racing and I've asked people to come up the track and help level it out so 1/10th can run, the grand sum of no one bothered.

[djduncaz]

have u tryed whitburn school . they have a sports hall about the same size as jarrow

[chris68nufc]

Too far from my house. I didnt realise we were on the look out for a new venue. Nobody mentioned it to me. I will have a think.

[N7ELA]

We've been looking for 3 months now chris. Ive got mortimer school in shields but i think it should be more central like durham / washington area to maximise amount of members...

[chris68nufc]

Surely we should look after the core of racers every week at our club. Im sure that Durham would be out of the way for the majority. I personally couldnt travel to Durham for a race night. I will be gutted if we cant get something sorted as our club is awesome.