Central Scotland Charity Race Sunday 27th May 2012
 

As most of you will probably know I lost my wife and Jamie and Lucy's mum just before Christmas. She lost a relatively short battle with cancer.
Jamie wanted to do something to raise money which could help people in the future who are affected by cancer. I know that most of you reading this will also know someone close to you who has been in a similar situation, so we would be very grateful if you would attend this charity race. The procedes will go to Cancer Research UK.
The race will be on Sunday the 27th of May at Hill of Kinnaird Farm in Larbert (FK2 8RW). This is about 10 minutes drive from the Grangemouth club and very easy to get to from the motorways. The surface will be grass with wooden jumps etc and it is quite a large area.
There will be plenty of parking available and there will be other activities too like tractor rides, JCB digger challenge, rc car long jump competition(no prizes for guessing who'll win that one eh Bryan..), cake and craft type stalls, and a burger stand along with some other stuff too.
Racing will probably start around 10ish.
If you think that you can attend please reply to this thread so we can get rough numbers. I'll see if I can send out invites via Facebook but Im not really up to speed on FB. Any questions or ideas please add a reply. Cheers, Colin.

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Sound great Colin and a very worthy cause. Will defo attend this mate.

Dave

Count me in Colin, I'll be there :)

+1 will deff be there mate

I'm up for that.

Sound like a good day Colin count me in :thumbsup:

Count me in colin & i will see if i can get angie to race too.

I will be there too Colin. Sounds like a great day out.

Count me and Dale in pal and if you need help with anything just ask m8.
Scotty....

Put me down too Colin.

Yup count me in Colin , should be fine to go .

Count me in as well Colin

me and reiss will be there colin. hope theres a good run up to the long jump so i can hit top speed :thumbsup:

Don't worry Bryan i'll make sure of it. I'll also try and get hold of a pair of binoculars to see where your car lands.

yip count me in to :thumbsup:

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I'll definatly be there col :)

Sounds like fun, I'll do my best to get there.

Colin,

Sounds like a good day out, sad circumstances obviously but for a good cause.

Allan and I will dig out some stuff and try to come along.

Hope everyone is well!


John

Excellent John, looking forward to it. It should be a good event. I will try and get some pictures of the area up this weekend. Would be good to see you all there. Cheers.

Having just found a Schumacher cougar in my loft I've been needing some parts and came across this forum. Used to race back in the early nineties when the Falkirk buggy club was at stenhousemuir (don't know if any of you guys are from that era) and I fancy trying my hand at it again.
My 2 year old son was diagnosed with cancer in November last year and although we've got a long way to go we are through one of the worst parts of it and we are now trying to find some good days out for him.
We would love to come along and give our support to an excellent cause and the fact that there might be a tractor ride in it for my wee boy I can safely say we'll be there.

PS where's the best place to pick up a cheap speed controller and some batteries I'm totally out of touch.

This forum is pretty good for picking up bargains. I'd imagine you'd have to go for lipo cells and brushless motors/speedos etc.
Best thing to do would be to go along to a meeting and have a look and a chat. Regional meeting up in Stonehaven on Sunday if you fancied a drive.

Ps. I think you'll be surprised who still races from back in the stenhousemuir days

Dave

Hi Starky, good to hear that you are going to come over on the 27th. I've got a spare speedo and battery etc lying around that I could lend you for your cougar for the event if you want. I could install them for you too. Do you still have your radio gear and servo? And dont worry, i'll make sure your son gets a go on the tractor.

Not sure if I should really be racing haven't done it in 20 years but I might take you up on your offer. I was going to try and buy some bits and pieces but I've had a few raised eyebrows from the other half but I think I could sneek a few things. I appear to have a servo,radio gear, and a stock and modified motor (are the motors still called this?).
Just in case anyone remembers me my name is Ross Miller, I'm sure I hired a PA to Andy Dunn (dont know if hes still around) for and outdoor event for the Falkirk buggy club a few years ago.

You gong back a while now lol
Andy Dunn stopped racing about 4 or 5 years ago now. You will find that technology has moved on with lipo battery's and brushless motors etc the cars are mental fast.

Hi starky
Simon gave up a few years ago. Now he has decided to return he has found out how much it has moved on. Plus the speed of them now. It will come back to you no probs. so see you there ( stevie dow)

Stevie I'm amazed at the difference from only 4 years ago. Starky Stevie is correct you will be back up to speed in no time

Can the old cars handle the new style motors (this sounds like its going to cost a fortune) I remember spending £125 quid on a speed controller all those years back, how the heck did I have that kind of money when I was 15!!!!

i found a cougar 2000 in my loft too. my son managed to destroy the gearbox in 5 mins of practice the other week with lipo and brushless. in saying that we had done away with the slipper clutch. ill bring whats left of the cougar next week incase theres any spares you migh need

Hey Colin, what is the situation with power on Sunday? Do we need generators or is there some sort of power source there?

Sorry if you have mentioned this before.....

Dave

Starky you can get a brand new speedo from ebay via honk kong for 28 quid.it is a hobbywing speedo in a different case. Plus motors are cheap to.not much maintanence to these brushless motors. A wee clean & lube.every so often.you will see on sunday mate.

Good point Dave, as far as i know we have got 3 gennies at the moment which should be plenty for everyone to run off, but if people have got their own feel free to take it. Starky, if you want to race on Sunday you could drop off your car with me and i could fit some stuff in for you. just PM me your mobile number and i'll get back to you.

How are entries looking for this weekend? Going to be a busy day?

Prepped a car last night, just about remembered what to do. Think the diffs and shocks are going to get a wee overhaul this evening!

At the moment, counting everyone who has said they'll be there, hopefully about 25-30 folk. The grass is getting cut, rolled and fenced off tommorrow. Will be building the track on the Saturday and will post up some pics. Looks like weve got the weather for Sunday too so remember your sunscreen, glasses and a hat for the baldies(yes I fall into that category). There will also be a 'refreshments' bar too, so if you have a nominated driver you can have a drink. Looking forward to this, it should be good. I'll post an update on Saturday evening with pics and info. Can people contact the folk who dont come on this forum and let them know eg Jim Skillen, the Meikles etc as I dont have their numbers, or maybe a group text, the more the merrier. Cheers, Col.

Thanks for the offer really appreciate it, just had a hard week with beau (my wee boy) had a lot of surgery and he's not been doing that great. Hopefully tomorrow we will be there (had a bit of a fright tonight with him). Just checking the postcode you gave shows Byres cottage on google maps.

[IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG]http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=3&theater[/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]Well, thats the track done and all set up. Looks good and big. Thats the right postcode Starky, you'll not miss it. Everyone thats racing can turn up around 8 ish. Practice about 9 and races start at 10 is the plan. If you get onto the Bellsdyke Road look for the sign to South Alloa and head down that road, go over the motorway fly over and then take the first farm road on your left then first left up into the farm and then turn left inbetween the farm sheds and through the gates, turn up to your right in the field and you'll see us there. Heres some pics of the track. See you in the morning.

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Whats your facebook name for us who don't know?

look again Dawson!! you racing?

Yes I saw it dave after I posted that

Yes I'm racing I have been up to see the track had a shot and broke the car lol. I'm looking forward to it but I don't have a shelter so I'm hoping I can sneak into the clubs one