thinking of racing again.........

[Medders]

I have been thinking of getting back into buggy racing again for the first time since about 1992. I used to own a procat, rc10, works 91 etc.

Batley would be my local club and I was wondering if someone could answer a few questions for me about the club.

- Does the club race weekly evenings or is it just weekend meetings?
- How many people particpate in the typical meeting?
- What is the spread of driver quality like (eg are there quite a few "beginners" as well as those who are very competitive.)?
- What would you say is the split between 2wd and 4wd runners.

Any other useful info you could give me on race formats etc and what cars people run would be much appreciated. I have been reading around with the aim of getting myself some half decent 2nd hand gear to start off again with. I can't believe what I'm reading about battery capacity - in my day 1700 SCE's were the best you could get and now you lot are using more than twice that .

Would there be a good time to come down and watch the racing and have a general chat about how the club works etc?

Thanks for your help !!

[Oscar]

Hi,
I think yours was the email Brian passed to me earlier this evening (check for your reply).

We race Sundays only, trying to get a meeting in about every 3 weeks indoors, and perhaps fortnightly outdoors. Clashes with other events do sometimes prevent this though. Last year we ran a couple of Wednesday evening meetings during the summer, which was a nice change and quite well supported.
Numbers at meetings can be anything from 25 to 120, but on average recent meets have been around 50 to 60 indoors and about 30 to 40 outdoors for club meetings, regionals etc have higher turnouts. There can be many different driver skill levels in attendance, from beginers to the current world champion.
Not too sure on 2 / 4wd split but 2wd is more popular in general.
Feel free to come down to the next meeting for a chat.
Regards John.

[Medders]

Originally Posted by Oscar

Hi,
I think yours was the email Brian passed to me earlier this evening (check for your reply).

We race Sundays only, trying to get a meeting in about every 3 weeks indoors, and perhaps fortnightly outdoors. Clashes with other events do sometimes prevent this though. Last year we ran a couple of Wednesday evening meetings during the summer, which was a nice change and quite well supported.
Numbers at meetings can be anything from 25 to 120, but on average recent meets have been around 50 to 60 indoors and about 30 to 40 outdoors for club meetings, regionals etc have higher turnouts. There can be many different driver skill levels in attendance, from beginers to the current world champion.
Not too sure on 2 / 4wd split but 2wd is more popular in general.
Feel free to come down to the next meeting for a chat.
Regards John.

thanks mate !! (it wasn't my email earlier !!)

I'll keep an eye on the fixtures and pop down to the next meeting. I might have to get my hands on a modern rc10 if the 2wd is the way to go !

[Oscar]

Sorry if it wasn't your email, in that case your the 3rd person recently looking at rejoining the sport

Hope to see you at the next meeting, and if you need anything else, just ask

[Medders]

Originally Posted by Oscar

Sorry if it wasn't your email, in that case your the 3rd person recently looking at rejoining the sport

Hope to see you at the next meeting, and if you need anything else, just ask

Thanks Oscar, if I'm correct in assuming the next meeting is on the Sunday 14th January at Batley Sports and Tennis Centre I will see you there about mid morning !!!!

[Markoxx4]

Hi Medders,
it was me who Oscar was refering to that emailed them about starting again. i too stoped in around 93' and was running a Purple Bosscat at the time. funny you mentioned the battery situation cause i got all my old stuff out over xmas (thats why im getting back into it) and was amazed at how the batteries have come along. i always had a problem with dumping but that doesnt seem to be an issue nowerdays.
am going along to the Batley meet on the 14th to get the feel for it again and will hopefuly be racing on the 17th meet.
Just bought a Losi xx4 and a load of new bits like battries, speed controller ect. glad i wont be the only newbie!!
Mark