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Manchester buggy club
8th of august 2012 will see the first meeting of the Manchester buggy club. Every wednesday night we will be open for racing from 6.30pm onwards. We'll have a basic web cam type timing system to start with and what I hope will be an interesting track to race on. Materials are being collected and jumps are being made in preparation for a test session the week before.
The venue is... Patricroft conservative club 1a Edison road, Eccles, Manchester M30 7AW http://gmrc.jimdo.com/ The website is basic and is a little short of contents at the moment but please be patient with us. The race fee will be £5 per person per night. While we are aiming the club at the micro buggy sized cars, we'll accept anything electric upto 1/10th. The idea of the club is to have fun and create a non intimidating place for newcomers to try the sport with the veiw to becoming regular racers in whichever scale they choose. To this end we hope to have a hire car or two once the funds allow. The cost of the hire car will be £10 per night subject to conditions. We're obviously looking for new members to come and race and also to help run the club so please put the word out and feel free to contact us through the website. |
nice one, 5 mins away from me :)
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We're not going mad with jumps just yet as it's early days so we'll be having a couple of pasting table jumps as suggested by a couple of guys, a couple of little "bibble jumps" and a few other bits and bobs. In time I hope to make a cross over, wall ride and I'm just in the process of making this.....
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2003/track1011.jpg http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2938/track1010.jpg They need a couple more battons and ply but you get the idea. They're in 36" wide bits so it'll be easy to move. Here are the signs we've had done (is there any law against putting them on road side railings?) http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1160/signsdave.jpg and here is a ver rough roon size plan thingy http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5083/track1v.jpg |
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Well done mate, looks like its coming together.
Ill deffo be there on opening night :thumbsup: Was going to add, how about a change of surface instead of all carpet. Slippy floor in places makes things alot more interesting!! |
We'll be there on the 1st of August to have a trial run to see how much stuff we're short of and to panic about not having enough time and money to make something decent so people want to come down time and again.
At the moment I'm finding a stuggle to get out to suppliers to get timber to finish the jumps and waiting for good weather to paint stuff and waiting for it to be near dry so it can go back in the shed. We have the dance floor that is going to be used, I was also thinking of maybe getting a truck tarp to see what that is like. We have plans for a cross over and wall ride but again thats time and money reliant. If anyone has any ideas then please feel free to offer advice, help or money/materials (no I'm not too proud to ask) then it would all be very welcome. Cheers. |
Looking at the name of the club I assume its not Touring / on road? :) A few of us might pop down for a look to see if we can do the jumps in our TC's
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Only 2 things I can see that may be a problem with a touring car
1 is the change of surface from the dance floor to the carpet 2 is the carpet we will be using - it's not the prima felt used by most clubs. Other than that you're more than welcome to come down, we can make gaps at the side of the jumps or other "escape routes" to avoid the various obstacles. Yes the club is called Manchester buggy club and it's aimed at the micro scale cars like the Losi mini 8ight but at the end of the day the main aim of the club is fun, bringing new guys into racing and have a good vibe where everyone gets on and helps out. |
Safe parking on site?
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There is no such thing as safe parking in Manchester!
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ooops typo, it should read August - Thats what the signs and poster say anyhoo lol
Hey I'm new at this........ |
I will pop down and take a look, it sounds interesting.
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Just a reminder guys, Manchester buggy club will be open tonight from about 7pm for a test run. To see what works or doesn't, see what we still need and so on. Feel free to pop over and give us the benefit of your experience.
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Last night was a good eye opener for me, thanks to a guy called Paul who came down to have a look. We laid out a rough track and decided what we could do/make of what we had and given his experience, Paul thinks the club/track could easily cope with 30+ racers and have a good track set up. An AMB timing system will be on the shopping list as will BRCA membership for the club - better safe than sorry, plus there is always help available from them. Paul will be posting video and photos here shortly.
Cheers, Mike |
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Let us know when you intend on doing the first meeting? Chris. |
The first meeting will be from 6.30pm on the 8th of August. As I say, it'll probably take a few weeks to get into the swing of things but it's all new so it's only to be expected.
On anther note, I managed to blag an 8'x4' sheet of 3/4 ply today so that'll be chopped up into jump size bits. |
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So ill be down week after for definate Chris |
If you miss because it's your birthday, you'll have to bring cakes in the week after :thumbsup::drool::thumbsup:
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Within a few weeks of opening, we'll be having a 1/10th scale buggy as a hire car Thanks to Robin schumacher. This and the 1/14th micro car will be available for hire to anyone who wants to try the sport without having to shell out for a complete set up.
Jumps being made/finished this weekend so it's all systems go for next wednesday 8/8/2012 |
New jumps
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/7564/jumps001.jpg http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9208/jumps003.jpg http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/20/jumps005.jpg If anyone has any other ideas for jumps/track marking then please let me know. Mike |
Not long now guys, should be a good grin for the first attempt.
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It's the big night tonight, numbers should be ok judging by the forums with a good mix of Micro and 1/10th.
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I'm interested to know how you got on. What sort of numbers did you get and do you have any pictures?
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To be honest it was a poor turn out. I've advertised on all the forums I can think of, posters and signs. The fact I've been let down by 2 of the guys who were supposed to be helping and the third one had whooping cough didn't help either.
The guys that did turn up were great and while we didn't have any timing gear thery did have a bash round. I didn't expect 30 people turn up but a few more would have been nice, if I'm honest I've got half a mind not to bother again. It's a shame because it's a cheap venue that with some better planning could be a good track and club. |
Sorry to hear that. The problem I have is that Urmston RC is on Weds and they have a summer championship. A few guys were talking about the club as its up the road, so they might pop in from time to time.
It's only the first night. Bury was dead 5 years ago, but now it's busy again thanks to a new lot of members getting behind the club. Hopefully this week will pick up for you. |
I've got to be honest, with people saying they'll help out or come down to race and then not bother, it makes me think why should I bother. I'll be making a decision tonight if things will carry on because I won't be funding things on my own.
If anyone wants a load of free carpet let me know. |
Due to lack of interest and help Manchester buggy club is no more!
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That's sad to hear, looks like you put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into it. It's a shame to see there isn't sufficient interest on that time and day of the week.:(
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