Midlands Astro Masters
 

Kidderminster have confirmed that the first round of this popular series will be held on Sunday October 14th.
Successive rounds will be held at Kidderminster on the 2nd Sunday in November, February & March.
Coventry will run their rounds on the 4th Sunday in November, January, February & March.
The Coventry clubs website will be updated to reflect these dates.

Anyone wishing to enter the meetings at Kidderminster should send an email to [email protected] including all those who informed Tony verbally at the Regional on Sunday 30th September.

Are there any more details about this series? Sorry for the newbie questions, but...

1. are there control tyres?
2. can you enter, and pay on the day?
3. how many rounds count?

Thank you very much.

no control tyre
2 from 4 at each venue normally
tony prefers pre booking but im sure you wont be turned away. think its £4 entry, thats what it usually is but they may have increased it?

Thanks for that.

What tyres work well at Kiddy on a B4? I have some pro-line bow-tie rears, some green Ballistic Buggies, and some kit Associated pro-line tyres?

I'm guessing I should be looking at Shumacher Yellow mini pins really?

Also, as I'm used to the luxuries of indoor racing, this will probably be my first outdoor meeting. What do I need to bring with me? Is pitting indoors? do I need a 12v?

Thanks.

Ballistic Buggy Pink Pins in the Wet, BB Green Pins in the dry.

BB spikes work OK, thats the tire most people used at the national (control tire BB spike or Schum Mini-Spike)

its outdoor pitting and unless you have or can share someones generator then you will need a 12v

And a table

And maybe a tent or gazebo if it rains to keep dry.

Again as chris says ballisitic pins work the best round kiddy pinks wet and greens dry.

Andyou course you will need the normal three crystals or if your spektrum you dont need them.

Kiddy is an ace track.

A

What time is booking in on sunday????????

A

The second round of this series will be held at Kidderminster on Sunday November 11th.

Numbers will be restricted due to the lack of daylight hours so get your entries in.

Anyone wishing to enter the meetings at Kidderminster should send an email to [email protected] including the usual details - name, brca number, class, & xtals.

if we told Tony we were coming at the end of 1st meeting we dont need to do it again do we Stuart ???

That took you longer to write then sending an email to Tony:D:D:D

I would, just to be on the safe side.

What tyres will I need for Coventry? The same as Kidderminster?

Cheers!

normally use schumacher green on the front 2wd and ballistic buggy greens rear blicks all round 4wd

Does Tony normally confirm the entries requested via e-mail? I mailed him last week and have not had confirmation yet.

normally does rog, but he did say you should stay racing those smelly orrible nitro stuff

LOL,

bet he did!!!!

LOL

I missed Jake's fluent 80110cks and Brian's "Humour" so have to give it another go

;)

Sorry to be a newbie!

Is that Pins? or spikes?

cheers!

spikes

HI
chris will be at the kiddy event with tyres and other bits as per usual but if anyone want's any ballistic buggy mini pins then please let myself or chris (losixxx) know as he will NOT be carrying these as stock only to order.
we also have some stock of schumacher mini pins in so if anyone want any for the indoor season contact us at the shop 01527 577175 and chris will bring them to kiddy

regards mark

Entry confirmed ...... :)

must not forget to forget something, must take 10 packs of charged cells but have no shocks or motor attached to the car, must insist on trying daft tyres and absolutely must break the car in practice!!!

Oh the memories ;)

Hello all, first time at Kidderminster on sunday anyone got a postcode for the track please.Cheers

From M6 take M5 to junc 3 Halesowen
A456 to kidderminster
Enter ouskirts of kidder at traffic light (land oak pub) straight on until you meet ring road (1 mile)
Turn left on to ring road (to stourport)
next island straight on
At large island with bus station in the middle take the A451 to stourport
1st lights at park straight on
over railway bridge
next lights straight on
At lights where dual carrigdge way starts straight on
At end of dual carridgeway(3/4 mile) turn 180 degrees back up other carridgeway
3/4 mile track on left with wire mesh fence and white pavilion.

Address
Oldingto leisure centre
Stourport rd
Kidder
dy11 7xx

Back of golf driving range

Thanks for that,great service see ya sunday:D

Entries received so far -
Names in Bold have confirmed their entry to Tony.

Mark Ashforth
Stuart Band
Jamie Banks
Jason Bennett
Tony Bishop
Martin Booth
Chris Bowater
Duncan Brass
Phil Channon
Allan Davies
Tony Davies
Mathew Dodd
Chris Dyke
Mike Elliott
James Evans
Nathan Ferguson
Andy Griffiths
Roy Hadley
Stuart Harlow
Rob Harris
Jake Hemming
Alex Hillman
Les Hobday
Micheal Hobday
Callum Hodges
Jonathon Kedge
John Langley
Branden Mance
Malcolm McDougall
Roger Mills
Shaun Ogden
Neil Oliver
Matt Osland-Jones
Anthony Parr
Paul Penny
Jason Potter
Brian Preddy
Nathan Ralls
Richard Ralph
Andrew Reeves
Ken Rieth
Paul Robinson
Phil Sleigh
Aaron Smith
Jeff Stanton
Lloyd Storey
Mark Taylor
Mike Temple
Adam Tinsley
Neil Tinsley
Ian Ward
Mick Ward
Michael Waugh
Scott Whyman
Ashley Williams
Paul Wragg
Tom Yardy

hi
due to a family crisis myself and CDS won't be racing sunday at kiddy, i will hopefully be coming up for an hour first thing with everyone's orders and some tyres/spares so let me know if you want anything

chris

Today was great fun thanks to mat for letting me borrow his shell really liked the cr well done to tom for another win and im not sure who won 4wd never watched the final. I was to busy trying to dry all my stuff off.

A

It was a good day. Qualified 8th in the B and came 6th. Was in fourth for most of the race but Mike and Martin had other ideas. Shame about the rain, but my positions in the round were better when it was wet!

Highlight of day was Phil Channon throwing a TRF501 ten feet into the air whilst marshalling...

N

explain what happened please Neil?

Was a good day. Spent most of it making changes to the BJ4WE to try and get somewhere close to a drivable car. Hampered by only having Schummy Greens but worked hard on the car and it was getting there by the end of the day. Borrowed some blick pink spikes for the final and it proved that it was the rubber holding me back all day, much improved the car ..... thanks to Ian for the help.

The cells I got from Neil seem top notch .... thanks for all your help too mate ... will try to get more of a chance to chat to you at the next one!

Good days racing, really enjoyed it!!!

should have put your hand in your pocket and bought some blicks u tight a**e :D;)

Allow me to jackanory... this was absolutely hilarious...

A guy with a Tamiya 4wd was comin down the straight and his car stopped. Channon was marshalling the straight so he ran to go get the car out the way fast as it was in the main straight. Even though people shouted "car in the straight!!!" they kept goin flat chat... So Phil bombs over to it, reaches down and tries to wrist whip it out the way, he grabs the back shock tower, goes to lift the car up as fast as he could and, as the track and car wer soakin wet... it slipped out the back of his hand, flew about 8ft, did a 1080 in the air and crashed back to the ground poppin a turnbuckle off i believe... I was in fits, I saw it all unfold as I was marshalling at the back of the track opposite... still lauhghing at it now!

Yardy

haha yer it was jeff comin down the stright at full pelt. he wanted a good run. it was all over when i got there after him all i saw was phil collectin the car from the other side of the track and shouting its broken. and tbh i only heard one shout and that was just before i heard the car crash to the floor and i was next to jeff.

brilliant day though. shame about the wet conditions but it did give me some valuable testing for different conditions

another well run meeting, track layout was awesome, pitty it was wet but the XX4 felt good in the final.

Bish won the A final in 4wd with a perfect run! I still cant believe he didnt bin it ;)

preddy went well with his toys 'r' us special. Winning the B :p:p:D

A

LOL ..... I tried but there where no blick spikes to be had, pink or otherwise! Didn't want to go to pins as it would be no use as a reference for the future.

To be fair I think it was best to do it the way I did as at least the Schumy greens where consistent(ly poor) through all runs which meant I learnt a lot more about the BJ4WE than I would have done if I had shifted tires too much.

Anyway the most important thing was it turned out to be a very enjoyable school day....

[quote=RogerM;70253]LOL ..... I tried but there where no blick spikes to be had, pink or otherwise! Didn't want to go to pins as it would be no use as a reference for the future.

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YOU DIDNT LOOK HARD ENOUGH;) i had over 20 car-sets of pinks and 15 of greens when i arrived just after 9 still had a couple of pairs left when i went home about 11.30

Oh well, thems the breaks .... already had the greens on the one and only set of wheels I had by 9am.

Your a spanner:mad::confused:

There is nothing wrong with this car, infact at the moment it is as quick as my Losi XXXcr and that was straight out of the box. The only thing i changed was the rear springs, and got more lock out of the car.
Time will tell how quick the car can be, but after yesterday it looks promising.

I can't believe i missed it! bollocks :mad: