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Steven Forster 25-08-2011 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by beasty boys motorsport (Post 545001)
whats with this touring car malarky steve, thought you were a buggy man through and through:lol:

P.S. even tho i have a buggy to play with, if anyone hears or see's a good buggy advertised anywhere let me know please, B44 ?, SCHUMACHER CAT ? ETC ETC

cheers
paul
well paul ive got most of the gear so thought i might give it a go for what they were actually made for instead of just bashing up the street, think its been about 5-7 years since i last used any of them :lol: :thumbsup:

ps will still be using buggies aswell ;)

pss you coming to benfield to try ya buggy out ???

beasty boys motorsport 25-08-2011 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dexter24 (Post 545032)
well paul ive got most of the gear so thought i might give it a go for what they were actually made for instead of just bashing up the street, think its been about 5-7 years since i last used any of them :lol: :thumbsup:

ps will still be using buggies aswell ;)

pss you coming to benfield to try ya buggy out ???
been along the local park and i cant control it for toffee:lol: cant make friday, whens the next race night at the other clubs

Steven Forster 25-08-2011 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TangerineDream (Post 545009)
Steve, standard tc wheels should all fit fine, you may want to get some shims, that will solve any problems if wheels are catching on uprights or steering arms. The rally car may work a treat, I had the MR4 Rally back in the day, it was awesome and looked pretty good too!!
Buggy guys, if people want jumps etc I wouldn't mind making one over a few mats, the carpet rolls are awful, jumping off them was more like a half pipe!! Also we could have some mats out for bumps like we do as benfield
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Originally Posted by TangerineDream (Post 545012)
Steve, if you are getting inserts try out some yellows too, softer than blue and more stable, makes q a big difference so worth seeing which you prefer
will have to Rebuild the RS4 rally as i stripped it down to clean it but never got round to building it back up again :lol:, I think the mr4 what ive seen is actually a rally and not a touring car.........hmmm not sure what to do now :lol:

cheers paul :thumbsup:

Steven Forster 25-08-2011 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by beasty boys motorsport (Post 545036)
been along the local park and i cant control it for toffee:lol: cant make friday, whens the next race night at the other clubs
thinks its 6pm start at benfield school / community centre

I dont think seaham is on this weekend

5th of september next time for tyne met

Buggy might need adjusting/setting up to run better with it being a RTR

:thumbsup:

beasty boys motorsport 25-08-2011 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dexter24 (Post 545042)
thinks its 6pm start at benfield school / community centre

I dont think seaham is on this weekend

5th of september next time for tyne met

Buggy might need adjusting/setting up to run better with it being a RTR

:thumbsup:
looks like i can make it now. if it need adjusting/setting up thanks for offering:thumbsup:...is it defo 6pm ?

N7ELA 25-08-2011 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by beasty boys motorsport (Post 545184)
looks like i can make it now. if it need adjusting/setting up thanks for offering:thumbsup:...is it defo 6pm ?
Do you lads have a motor limit that you stick to when running touring cars?

beasty boys motorsport 25-08-2011 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by N7ELA (Post 545201)
Do you lads have a motor limit that you stick to when running touring cars?
havent got a clue mate...ive got a buggy:lol:, no doubt someone will let you know tho

AfroP 25-08-2011 09:11 PM
Think its 19.5T

cheapskate 25-08-2011 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by beasty boys motorsport (Post 545205)
havent got a clue mate...ive got a buggy:lol:, no doubt someone will let you know tho
13.5 or some use 10.5 brushless

chris68nufc 25-08-2011 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by N7ELA (Post 545201)
Do you lads have a motor limit that you stick to when running touring cars?
SCAB

Steven Forster 25-08-2011 10:32 PM
do you get many breakages with touring cars if so what parts normally break and what parts are good for spares other than tires and wheels...........:confused:

cheers :thumbsup:

cheapskate 25-08-2011 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dexter24 (Post 545271)
do you get many breakages with touring cars if so what parts normally break and what parts are good for spares other than tires and wheels...........:confused:

cheers :thumbsup:

tbh we dont get many breakages but good spares would be hubs, uprights and suspension arms:thumbsup:

chrispattinson 31-08-2011 09:42 AM
Can someone please clarify what motor limit for tc ? I'm looking for a setup. Is 10.5 permitted?

cheapskate 31-08-2011 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by chrispattinson (Post 547259)
Can someone please clarify what motor limit for tc ? I'm looking for a setup. Is 10.5 permitted?

yes 10.5 is permitted Chris :thumbsup:

i hope it is anyway as im running one:)

MarcF 31-08-2011 12:25 PM
I wasn't aware we could use 10.5t brushless motors

cheapskate 31-08-2011 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MarcF (Post 547305)
I wasn't aware we could use 10.5t brushless motors
Maybe Mark(lazysurfer)can clarify this.

Ray Mac 31-08-2011 03:49 PM
:p I don't give a a "flying phart" what motor anyone uses, just come and enjoy your racing!:p:p
It is only a leisure pursuit , after all it's only a game, no-one gets hurt, hopefully.:thumbsup::woot:

cheapskate 31-08-2011 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray Mac (Post 547373)
:p I don't give a a "flying phart" what motor anyone uses, just come and enjoy your racing!:p:p
It is only a leisure pursuit , after all it's only a game, no-one gets hurt, hopefully.:thumbsup::woot:

lol, did you get sorted with some cells Ray or have you took the plunge and bought some lipo's

TangerineDream 31-08-2011 05:10 PM
Not that I'm fussed (as I don't race TC anymore), but we had agreed that people could use 13.5 brushless or down to 19t brushed. We thought this was fair as people with 27t brushed were struggling to keep up with those with a 13.5 brushless.

Mark do you recall?

cheapskate 31-08-2011 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TangerineDream (Post 547410)
Not that I'm fussed (as I don't race TC anymore), but we had agreed that people could use 13.5 brushless or down to 19t brushed. We thought this was fair as people with 27t brushed were struggling to keep up with those with a 13.5 brushless.

Mark do you recall?
Isnt 10.5 brushless the same 19t brushed though Paul?

Ray Mac 31-08-2011 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by cheapskate (Post 547398)
lol, did you get sorted with some cells Ray or have you took the plunge and bought some lipo's
Hi Mal! I've found some old 3300's thatmight work, no! I haven't got any lipo's (yet)
As I said before, it's only a game, the only thing that depends on it is enjoying yourself, (some timesyou have a cr*p night but that's the way it goes)
Enjoy yourselves on Monday night, I've got another week to wait 'cos I'm away on holiday.:thumbsup::thumbsup::p

TangerineDream 31-08-2011 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by cheapskate (Post 547411)
Isnt 10.5 brushless the same 19t brushed though Paul?
They were meant to be but are actually a lot quicker!! Slower is faster, honest ;)

lazysurfer 31-08-2011 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TangerineDream (Post 547410)
Not that I'm fussed (as I don't race TC anymore), but we had agreed that people could use 13.5 brushless or down to 19t brushed. We thought this was fair as people with 27t brushed were struggling to keep up with those with a 13.5 brushless.

Mark do you recall?
Er not really
We only stopped 19 brushed cos of tyre wear which isn't a problem anymore. I think it was agreed 19 was ok at TyneMet or brushless equivalent. If it's supposed to be 10.5 then I guess we'll be ok with it. Like you say only makes diff on straight. Slower is faster on the windy bits for most!

MR ANDERSON 01-09-2011 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by lazysurfer (Post 547540)
Er not really
We only stopped 19 brushed cos of tyre wear which isn't a problem anymore. I think it was agreed 19 was ok at TyneMet or brushless equivalent. If it's supposed to be 10.5 then I guess we'll be ok with it. Like you say only makes diff on straight. Slower is faster on the windy bits for most!
ive got a 10.5 aswell and can only use full power for a split second on the back straight, marks right, sometimes going slower gets u round the track quicker:p

lazysurfer 01-09-2011 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON (Post 547725)
ive got a 10.5 aswell and can only use full power for a split second on the back straight, marks right, sometimes going slower gets u round the track quicker:p
Yep. Hence phil Haines getting firsts and seconds in the A when he was still on 27 brushed!

baD 01-09-2011 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by lazysurfer (Post 548050)
Yep. Hence phil Haines getting firsts and seconds in the A when he was still on 27 brushed!
Yep, one of the smoothest on the track, always has been, and he's a bit smooth on the dance floor too ! ! !

MR ANDERSON 02-09-2011 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by lazysurfer (Post 548050)
Yep. Hence phil Haines getting firsts and seconds in the A when he was still on 27 brushed!
i rest my case:p

cheapskate 02-09-2011 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON (Post 548291)
i rest my case:p
does this mean your going down to a 13.5 motor pete!!!???

MR ANDERSON 03-09-2011 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cheapskate (Post 548359)
does this mean your going down to a 13.5 motor pete!!!???
yes i would of done but since me and u have such a good race together mal, and u have just got a 10.5 motor i quess i will just have to keep to a 10.5 motor:thumbsup:

cheapskate 03-09-2011 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON (Post 548678)
yes i would of done but since me and u have such a good race together mal, and u have just got a 10.5 motor i quess i will just have to keep to a 10.5 motor:thumbsup:
ive still got my 13.5:p
btw ive got a shell for your matthews Mi1 which i'll bring along on monday:thumbsup:

MR ANDERSON 04-09-2011 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cheapskate (Post 548780)
ive still got my 13.5:p
btw ive got a shell for your matthews Mi1 which i'll bring along on monday:thumbsup:
:woot:cool cheers, it must be a shell u dont like, u know what matthews driving is like, nearly as bad as mine lol:thumbsup:
im looking forward to a good nights racing tomorrow night
may the best man win, and i will settle for second place:lol:

lazysurfer 06-09-2011 07:43 AM
Well a good turn out last night, 19 comprising 13 TC’s & 6 buggies including hopefully 3 new regulars - Colin Oldroyd joining us on the track again with a buggy bought specifically for racing at TyneMet and Jim Shears also on the track for the first time at TyneMet with a new buggy. Also a completely new racer, Paul Morrison joining the buggy class for his first nights racing. Hope you all enjoyed it lads.
Well done to Ian Watson on a convincing win in the A final second leg. Also a win in the buggies for Mr Hindson subject to a stewards inquiry due to using tracktight!!
Also someone remind me next week to put one of the 10.5T brushless lads in the faster qualifying heat so we can get a better comparison of the speed difference between a 10.5T & 13.5T

MR ANDERSON 06-09-2011 03:10 PM
good to be back racing after the last 2 weeks of biting my nails and watching soaps,
well done to mal for having a flying night and making the a finals for the first time ever and leaving me in the demolition derby round:thumbsup:
i hope ray can get his battery problems sorted for next week, be good to see u there next monday ray:thumbsup:

cheapskate 06-09-2011 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MR ANDERSON (Post 550070)
well done to mal for having a flying night and making the a finals for the first time ever and leaving me in the demolition derby round:thumbsup:
Yep just beat you into the A final by 0.03 of a second Pete:p
Mind you it was like i was standing still racing in the A final the amount of times i was getting lapped!!:lol:

I noticed as the night was going on my back diff was getting tighter than the front:confused:, anybody got any idea's what it could be?

See you's next week,
Mal

TangerineDream 06-09-2011 08:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cheapskate (Post 550263)
Yep just beat you into the A final by 0.03 of a second Pete:p
Mind you it was like i was standing still racing in the A final the amount of times i was getting lapped!!:lol:

I noticed as the night was going on my back diff was getting tighter than the front:confused:, anybody got any idea's what it could be?

See you's next week,
Mal
Must be time for you to buy a Tamiya Mal :)

Never heard of that one, they sometimes slacken off, unless its full of muck?!

lazysurfer 06-09-2011 08:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cheapskate (Post 550263)
Yep just beat you into the A final by 0.03 of a second Pete:p
Mind you it was like i was standing still racing in the A final the amount of times i was getting lapped!!:lol:

I noticed as the night was going on my back diff was getting tighter than the front:confused:, anybody got any idea's what it could be?

See you's next week,
Mal
Guess this proves that power isn't that useable on the floor and slower is likely to be smoother and therefore faster. Did you seem particularly faster on the straight than us 13.5s or did anyone notice if Mal seemed to have DRS & Kers on the straight?
Just interested for the 10.5/13.5 debate!

cheapskate 06-09-2011 08:36 PM
its a little faster on the straight Mark but thats the only place it can used, im pretty much on half throttle the rest of the track, might pop the 13.5 back in for next week.
Paul the Tamiyas tempting but the only thing putting me off is the availability of spares,
looks like ANOTHER strip and rebuild on a diff:thumbdown:

FastWheels 06-09-2011 08:53 PM
Ray needs to upgrade to some lipos, remember it aint just a game!!.

& you can't take it with you!!

lazysurfer 13-09-2011 07:40 AM
Well an “interesting” nights racing last night with a problem we’ve never had before….
20 racers booked in (although only 19 made it to the track) has never been an issue before as there’s never been an even split in the classes but last night we hit 10 buggies for the first time leaving a dilemma for the split.
1 - split both classes into 2 heats - everyone gets one less race AND we have to fit ANOTHER 5 min race into the time available
2 - run the usual format and split only one class running a 10 car heat in the other.
Anyway the second option was taken with the buggies in a 10 car heat and while the track should be big enough for 10 racers no problem, with the differing ability range seemed a bit chaotic.
In order to make it a bit fairer the finals were split the other way with 2 buggy finals and all the TC’s in together.
Thoughts on how we deal with this in the future appreciated - at some point it will happen again - do we all loose a race and split both classes or alternate the split between TC’s and buggies.
Although the way numbers are going I think at some point there’ll be no choice but to run 4 heats.
Anyway a good win in the buggies for Greg Williams on his first visit to the club - hope to see you back Greg although the buggy lads may not ;-)
And a well driven win for Mel in the second leg of the TC final with Peter Anderson giving me a hard time for second place.
Amy thoughts on the use of tracktight would be welcome too - is it just me or is the use of track tight making it more slippery for the rest of us?
Nice to have Jason back too after attempting to cremate himself by lighting a barbecue with nitro fuel - nice idea Jason ;-)
See you all next week
Oh BTW Chris Haves is selling up so any of you looking for stuff - Ray - here’s a link to what’s for grabs or email him direct on [email protected]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80281

MR ANDERSON 13-09-2011 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by lazysurfer (Post 553211)
Well an “interesting” nights racing last night with a problem we’ve never had before….
20 racers booked in (although only 19 made it to the track) has never been an issue before as there’s never been an even split in the classes but last night we hit 10 buggies for the first time leaving a dilemma for the split.
1 - split both classes into 2 heats - everyone gets one less race AND we have to fit ANOTHER 5 min race into the time available
2 - run the usual format and split only one class running a 10 car heat in the other.
Anyway the second option was taken with the buggies in a 10 car heat and while the track should be big enough for 10 racers no problem, with the differing ability range seemed a bit chaotic.
In order to make it a bit fairer the finals were split the other way with 2 buggy finals and all the TC’s in together.
Thoughts on how we deal with this in the future appreciated - at some point it will happen again - do we all loose a race and split both classes or alternate the split between TC’s and buggies.
Although the way numbers are going I think at some point there’ll be no choice but to run 4 heats.
Anyway a good win in the buggies for Greg Williams on his first visit to the club - hope to see you back Greg although the buggy lads may not ;-)
And a well driven win for Mel in the second leg of the TC final with Peter Anderson giving me a hard time for second place.
Amy thoughts on the use of tracktight would be welcome too - is it just me or is the use of track tight making it more slippery for the rest of us?
Nice to have Jason back too after attempting to cremate himself by lighting a barbecue with nitro fuel - nice idea Jason ;-)
See you all next week
Oh BTW Chris Haves is selling up so any of you looking for stuff - Ray - here’s a link to what’s for grabs or email him direct on [email protected]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80281
good to see so many buggies racing last night, kept all the marshalls busy that was for sure, ive never been so busy lol, was a good tc final aswell, i tried my best to keep on your tail mark but had no chance of overtaking u, i was just glad u didnt lap me lol, hope mal gets his rear diff sorted out for next week, i knew there was something wrong when i kept lapping u, especially as u trounced me last week matey, well take care all and me and matthew will see u all next monday:thumbsup:


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