Bury Metro Winter Indoor Dates

[birdy]

We can now confirm the Winter indoor dates

Same venue as last year.

Sunday 2nd November 2014
Sunday 14th December 2014
Sunday 4th Jan 2015
Sunday 1st Feb 2015
Sunday 1st March 2015

Indoor Address
Waterhead Academy
Moorside Campus
Counthill Road,
Oldham,
OL4 2PY

Pitting at this venue is in the Gymnasium next door so all the area can be used for the race track.
The track will be laid out each time using carpet and the shiny sports surface.
The doors will open at 9 so the track can be built ready for booking in at 10:30 (ish).
Bring and extension lead and pit table.

[Gavin Collingwood]

Winter Outdoor dates to follow later on today

[colin b]

Hope I get to more of these this time the one I did last winter was great fun

[Stu Dixon]

Is a vintage class going to be run at the indoor series ?

Obviously numbers may dictate this so put me down for it as a starter !

Gives me an excuse to go searching for a vintage car too...

[matt76]

Originally Posted by Stu Dixon

Is a vintage class going to be run at the indoor series ?

Obviously numbers may dictate this so put me down for it as a starter !

Gives me an excuse to go searching for a vintage car too...

I agree stu, I'm looking for a vintage myself and would love to race a vintage class over winter.

Hope this takes off!!!

[Si Coe]

If there are enough people then by all means. Though if the Memorial meeting is anything to go by it looks like it might be a little too serious.....

[Maddy]

Count me in on the vintage class

[Si Coe]

I think we'd need to define exactly what counts as vintage. The XX4 Neil was using is far too good for example.

[Chris Elworthy]

I fancy getting hold of an rc10 classic!

[Gavin Collingwood]

Separating 2&4wd would be a good start si

[birdy]

Originally Posted by Si Coe

I think we'd need to define exactly what counts as vintage. The XX4 Neil was using is far too good for example.

But it's vintage!!

[Maddy]

Looks like our Losi's will be out numbered by rc10's

[Stu Dixon]

Originally Posted by Maddy

Looks like our Losi's will be out numbered by rc10's

That's what am after !!

Interested in an Optima Mid if classes wasn't split tho !

[Maddy]

Defo split classes or run in same heat then work out times between 2wd and 4wd if that's possible

[millsy]

At what point does a buggy become a vintage model?,

[Si Coe]

Well thats the killer question. So far we've just taken it as 'old' but there needs to be more to it than that.
Normally for 2wd the cutoff is considered the Losi XX. Anything pre XX (RC10, JRX2 and Cougar) is vintage, after its just old.
4wds are more tricky due to some overlaps, but generally pre-Cat 2000 or XX4. That means Optima's, Mids and Lazers, XLS, Pro and Bosscats and all the YZ series Dogfighters.

I doubt I could split the heats unless we have more than 10 entries as it adds a half hour to the day for every extra heat, but two classes in 1 heat is easy to score.

[Stu Dixon]

Well I have got my hands on an original RC10 to kick Maddy's sorry arse !

Bring on the retro !!

[rob m]

Originally Posted by Si Coe

Well thats the killer question. So far we've just taken it as 'old' but there needs to be more to it than that.
Normally for 2wd the cutoff is considered the Losi XX. Anything pre XX (RC10, JRX2 and Cougar) is vintage, after its just old.
4wds are more tricky due to some overlaps, but generally pre-Cat 2000 or XX4. That means Optima's, Mids and Lazers, XLS, Pro and Bosscats and all the YZ series Dogfighters.

I doubt I could split the heats unless we have more than 10 entries as it adds a half hour to the day for every extra heat, but two classes in 1 heat is easy to score.

so i guess thats anything goes before 1995, after that its just old

[Stu Dixon]

Your cheating ZXR should be excluded too Rob

[rob m]

my zxr is 1992 and if its the carbon hop ups i have put on they are from fibre-lyte and they were also making parts back in the day like the carbon tub chassis so its all ok.....as for the xx4 that went on sale in 1997