mjcole12

ok sounds good

mjcole12

come on ppl who is still interested

studysession

I am but I do not move to England until end of July. So hopefully my R/C cars will make it around late or mid August.....

mjcole12

am going to have a little race tonight

me my bro and his mate are going to some car park to set up a little track so we can race our cars should be fun


mj

soft top

live burton on trent about 3/4 hour away i have cen fun factor ,cen gx-1 and a fu---g fast 1/8 tarmac car i am 35

studysession

What kind of tarmac car do you have?

I have 1/10 scale Nitro TC3 - I bought the RTR and put in 2 spd. But need bigger motor now. Still have factory motor.

mjcole12

went racing tonight

and broke my car

smashed the front right shock

bent the chassis

bent the front diff

and a load of other stuff

because my bird tryed to snatch the controller out of my hand
and i hit the kirb at about 40 mph

supose its time to get those alloy parts

funniest part of the night was when the other lads exhaust melted

apart from that it was fun

studysession

That is so cool. Where in the UK do you live and where did you end up going to race? Was it nitro or electric?

mjcole12

i live in liverpool

we go to a car park in southport about 14 miles away
perfect tarmac

and we set up an oval with cola bottles half filled with water
so if u hit them they dont damage ur car

at the moment its just me and my bro and his mate

but other ppl go ther to havent seen them yet they proberbly go at another time

ther isnt any tracks for nitro around here and weve only just got are cars

but hopfully we can get more ppl to come and maybe setup a club

but at the mo its just for fun

mj

mjcole12

oh we do nitro

ive got a thunder tiger ts-4n and so has my bro mate both standard

and my bro has a cen sp-1 its only 2wd but hadles the track better than the 4wd cars odd but true

mj

soft top

[QUOTE]Originally posted by studysession
[B]What kind of tarmac car do you have?

its a sg racing 1/8 four wheel drive , 21 mantua engine , 2speed gearbox it is 19 inches long 11 inches wide.was told by local model shop its a bit of a beast!!!QUOTE]

studysession

21 mantua engine - I have never heard of that name. Does anyone have a link for more info??? I would appreciate it.

How far is everyone from Harrogate? That is where I am moving to. I am not familiar with the suroundings yet. Been looking at some maps and trying to find some of the places mentioned in some of the posts here.

soft top

mantua is an italian company there uk supplier can be found at www.mantuamodel.co.uk mine is similar to big red

marv69

i allso live in stoke on trent and would be good to get together with other t-maxx etc owners

studysession

The mantua engine - I went to the site and looked. They seem to have less power than the OFNA engines. Is it just cheaper or what makes them so good?

ManicMechanic

Marv, where do you go bashing? Anywhere you can recommend around our fair(?) city? Also, which LHS do you go to or do you do everything by mail order?

studysession

Are there many LHS in England? I will be living either in or near Harrogate. I have never been to England before.

ManicMechanic

Studysession,
Yeah, there's loads......if your into planes, eletric, model boats dolls houses etc. The last time I went into an LHS and asked if he dealt in nitro cars, he chased me out with a large broom calling me an ungodly freak of nature for wanting to put a nitro engine in a car!!!!!
Seriously though, its mainly mail order here. Unless you live in a big city with a lot of LHS's chances are, the one nearest you will only be good for basic supplies, and, if you're lucky they may order stuff in for you.

mad_taffy2k

im up for some top bashing i live in cardiff and i have a ts-4n road car and im looking to get somesort of offroader which i would buy for the even

studysession

Anyone here near Harrogate - once my RC stuff arrives, I would like to get together with some local people to bash on the weekends.

I arrive the 1st week in August and then my stuff will be there either end of August or beginning of Sept.

studysession

I made it --- I finally have internet access. What is closest place I can buy nitro that is close to Knaresborough?????

Aterlatus

So did this ever come off then?

New to nitro myself (had my car almost a week now) but the bug has bitten and sunk his teeth right through to the other side

Stoke isn't a bad place to race, only about an hour and a half drive away from me (Wirral, Cheshire)

Callidus

Stoke is a bit far for studysession, he lives near Harrogate. Unless he doesnt mind a 2-2 1/2 hour drive? (At the speed limit, ofcourse)

Im from Manchester.... so about 1 1/2 hours for me.

studysession

It is a bit far for me. I will be looking for a place to buy nitro close to me next week. Someone told me that there is a big RC Shop in Leeds. In next couple of weeks I am going to try and find it.

I have been here for 4 weeks now and still finding my way around.

BlackHorsearegreat

Would be interested, used to race electrics,
Live in Liverpool
am 28
I've got a Hot Bodies Tornado .16 Touring Car

Only ran it a couple of times due to nowhere to use it. Below is a piccie of my beast