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Originally Posted by Wpepper33
Hi all,
Am looking at starting racing in the next couple of weeks but haven't raced for 20+years! Am just getting all my kit and cars ready but seen as though you guys are my local track (am in Bingley) had wondering how I go about it. Am not a good driver yet and worried about showing myself up etc lol.
Any above on tyres, motor turns and setups etc would be greatly appreciated.
I run a b44.1 and a b5m.
I look forward to your replies and hopefully will see you all soon.
Will
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Hi Will, please come down, plenty of practice in morning before the heats start, and don't worry, you'll soon pick it back up again. just check the calendar here for meeting schedule. Next meeting we've a club champs round, but don't be put off by that, its fun to enter for all abilities.
Come to meeting for the 10.30 start, we all help build track, then get out to practice whilst booking in commences. Heats start and you marshal after your race. normally 4-5 rounds, then finals. Club meeting are fairly relaxed, and all abilities welcome.
Club hand-out transponders are available for racers without their own.
Best starting with 2wd, pick an astro turf starting point setup,
petiteRC.com is best place, and a few local racers run the B5M, so could help with setup tips.
Motor wise, keep it fairly tame for starters. a 10.5 to 8.5 is a good starting point, more then enough power. its better to get round a bit slower without crashing, than to be the fastest car between crashes.
Look forward to you coming to a meeting in the near future.
As a side note, if you are in Bingley, there is a good local club that runs in Cullingworth village hall every other Friday. see 10electric club forum on here.