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Originally Posted by Neildudman
Jesus, your making me feel old!. I look back and think it really was 'good time' with a big smile on my face. They might be rose tinted glasses but that'll do for me.
I hope the scene is still as friendly and full of Banter as it was then.
I lost touch with Danny and most other people, like you I met my wife and it all went down hill from then on 
Couple of Sproggs now (4 and 10) so its just the right time to get the eldest into it and I might as well have a go myself!.
If I can get a track sorted locally it would be good. Things are going well at oresent so fingers crossed. Amazing how things come full circle  .
I'm going to Taplow on Friday (Tony said I can have a go in his works Kyosho  - ok he didnt but I can hope!!!  ).
I'm still gonna be a stick man though, tried the wheel thing and its just a bit too odd for me - and I am odd!.
I remember going round to the chap from Demon in Ash a few times - is he still around?. Was a bit weird for a 12 year old to go there - felt like an Alter boy at a priests convention!! |
You mean Nick Adams? He ran (and still does) Demon Power Products, i think he was involved with the Aldershot touring car club but Danny Vella was always friends with him.. Danny is racing indoors up at Newbury now, it's all Touring cars unfortunately but in fairness they could just never get the numbers needed for Off Road so the members got fed up with setting all the jumps up and stuff so went back to Touring cars and now get massive numbers every week!
Those were definitely good times though, i remember the tracks well including the old Grass ones, to that weird one we raced at when it was wet - it was like a tennis court i think and Kevin Brunsden was going well with his Top Force Evo - Remember that?
Things have certainly moved on but with Brushless & Lipo power it's sooo much better now, especially for people starting out.
When was it you actually packed up? I think it must have been 93/94 looking back as i don't really remember you racing at Tony's Hampshire Racing centre in Basingstoke??