CranKitUP

Brooklyn is good for me also....but Floyd Bennett Field gets boring after a while no offroad. I did past by there on the 4th and saw some construction going on , but i doubt we'll have access.

btw...i have a Monster GT w LRP .28

Would love to get this thing DIRTY!

A day after bashing with Goapcrapp a few years ago

joe831ny

Yea I agree, FBF is boring, there isn't anything to jump. I used to have a nice hidden spot in there with a little dirt, grass, pavement and a sand pile to jump. But the sand pile has since been washed away and half FBF is blocked off anyway ever since they opened up Aviator. There is a big baseball field or two if you keep going straight from the entrance, no jumps though. I have two electric trucks BTW.

Goatcrapp

Hey crank long time no see, how's everything going?

CranKitUP

Im good....just had a baby boy...4 months old. (cant wait till his hands are big enough to hold the remote..lol)
My truck has been in a tote bag in my garage for a while.....was surprise that in just started right up....didnt even change the glow plug.
How are u and your MGT?

joe831ny

Where did you guys bash last time you met up?

CranKitUP

Hey, we bashed at Carnaisie park about 2 years ago. The back of the park was under construction, so that made for a good bash spot. When i recently when there i didn't go in the back where the construction was takin place....i was in the front where there is a big field with baseball fields...there's a few mounts for jumpin. Its cool, but im open to go somewhere else.

this is how Canarsie Park was during construction...remember the days GOATCRAPP?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibd0oVXLQA0[/youtube]

This is the front of the park where i was recently....
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-CwwsGNC3M&feature=plcp[/youtube]

Goatcrapp

congrats on the baby!!!   MGT hasn't run in about a year - i've used my lipo cars a bit, but the mgt is still in it's bag :P   Did get a nice mini mgt last year, ran it a little to test it out - but haven't given it a good bashing yet.

Voxmagna

Yes gotta agree with that one, FBF flatness is boring me. got an xl but cant break this sh|t in for nothing without blowing a plug, think it needs a new carb or needs rebuilding. [:@] Guess I'll be prepping the MGT [&:]

Voxmagna

Visited the track in the Bronx last week look awesome and reeks of nitro , but it's just to small for 1/8+ trucks.

Goatcrapp

haha - in that pic, if you take a red line down the centert of the picture, that would be the path i'd choose for the MGT lol

joe831ny

Wow, does everyone have one of these MGTs??

CranKitUP

This is my second MGT...both were bought used. I HAD a mini MGT also with Big Block kit (ever thought about that Goatcrapp?)

Would love to run this weekend....any more ideas on a spot we can bash guys?...as long as transit gets there im down. [8D]

joe831ny

Across the street from FBF is a boat yard which has a lot of gravel/sand to run on but its all flat, and I don't know if we would get kicked out since all you guys run nitro. The owner is a dick. There is also a way to get onto a beach there that runs down to the bridge, but not sure if I would run that close to salt water. I think I once posted in the FBF onroad racer thread on rctech asking if any of those guys ran offroad, and one guy said that people did run offroad in brooklyn, he said to ask the guys at Brooklyn Hobbies.

joe831ny

I was just doing some google map searching on FBF, what about this spot?

CranKitUP

interesting...how can we be sure we'll have access to that spot?

I believe the spot Brooklyn Hobbies use to run was at Gravesend Beach..

heres a vid taking a while back when they ran there...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go8DN...3&feature=plcp

joe831ny

That spot looks cool, is it still available? As to having access to that spot, I have no clue I just found it looking on google maps. That beach you can see on the bottom of that pic also goes all the way around an up Flatbush.

Yea what about trying right on the beach there off Aviation Rd.? We could build jumps and stuff in the sand I guess. I got some paddle tires I have only ever run once.

Voxmagna

Cant its gated off, unless officials give us access. maybe on the right side of the parking lot.

joe831ny

Yea, that looks good too. If not we could just run on that baseball field right? Does anyone even play on there? I've never seen anyone.

CranKitUP

im not sure if the Gravesend Beach spot is still available....im not even sure where it exactly is.

Im down to bash where ever its fun...bout to go to bk hobbies to get some fuel and glow plugs
If someone can scout out a good spot, that would be great.

joe831ny

I'll try to check out that spot in fbf voxmanga posted, tomorrow

Voxmagna

Familiar with the are, but unsure about the neighborhood

CranKitUP

yeah...that in back of BJs off the belt. Its actually a good spot thats pretty empty. I use to run there about 2 years ago...mainly ATV and dirt bikes run back there. Its not gated and there is plenty of space to bash...i wouldnt recomend drive a full size viechile back there. i have a few vids on youtube takin there....ill dig them up and post..think there also in pass post in this topic.

3 things about that spot i didnt like BUT that didnt stop me from bashing there many times
1. During the day its HOT...very open and few spots for shade during the day.
2. The Sand...its very dry beach sand....a pain to walk in and your tires must be up for the task. My stock MGT tires worked well....paddles would have been great.
3. The bugs...before it even starts to get dark the Mosquitos come out in FULL force.

Like i said, these wasnt deal breakers for me, i think its prolly the best unknown spot in bk for offroad bashin
I havent been back there in a while...so i dont know what shape its in...there was even a semi finished track back there that the ATVs use to use.

CranKitUP

the black outline is where i use to bash...the semi finished track is in red.

joe831ny

What about this guy said it was not good at all?

Also where do you park to go there? The regular parking lot out front?

CranKitUP

I believe that guy had a smaller short course truck (or similar) that didn't do to good back there because it was 2wd and had small tires. 1/8th or bigger with the right tires works best back there because of the sand.
Theres a back alley/street behind BJs where the deliveries go. I parked there, out of the way, and walk to the spot. U can also park in the parking, as close as u can to the street.

Beside the issues i stated, i had a blast there back then....not sure how it is now tho....