Hi, its Eddie here from www.d1rc.co.uk ( www.drccentral.com/uk ),

I have finally got round to creating the D1RC club here on RC Universe for all UK RC Drifters to follow all goings-on in the UK relating to D1RC. To go to the club page follow this link: [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/clubs/index.cfm?fuseaction=club_info&club_id=4087]HERE[/link]

Event dates are posted up on the club events page, bulletins will be posted with any relavant information regarding anything big, UK RC drift and there is also a link to our personal club website.

Regards,
Eddie - D1RC


P.S. Any questions you have for me, please shoot them across here. Also free to PM me for my e-mail address if you need to chat on a non-public level.

hi eddie!!.. il be there as you know... me and c9vev have some serious drifting to show off....haha...

Crash, I last favour??,




If i move to the U.K u will have to let me and my Rc's live with u !

haha... dude your cars can but my g/f might kick up a bit of a fuss!!...lol, il ask!!..

c9vev... i can find the rules for the series!!.. driving me mad!!, im selling the tt01 i think, not sure,, and want to buy a car just for the series, not sure what though, trf4 lloks nice and kyosho looking good to...lol

i have an account with a company..(cant name them).. but i can get tyers from them!!!, let me know what we need, il order myself, eddie and you some, i can get the trade price!!..lol

Link to the rules for ya: [link=http://www.drccentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2335]LINK[/link]

And also, the tyres you need are the Yokomo Sing Ring drift tyre: #ZR-DR02

cheers eddie, just found a dude that lives 5min away that was at your series last year, were gonna kick ar$e...haha..


soooooo cant wait..lol

i need advice please my fellow drifters... ive sold my x-ray t2 i was going to make brushless, so im left with my tt01 and yoko, neither i feel are ready for racing, well tt01 is but it a pig to dial ..lol
i want to buy a car that is used just for this years comp...here are the list, as i understand the engine must be to the rear of the car not the front acording to the rules..so..
tell me what you think will be the best...

http://www.hpiracing.com/kits/pro4/pro4_main.htm ... hpi pro4
http://www.speedtechrc.com/store/ebp...il.asp?id=5993 .... kyosho tf-5
http://www.teamassociated.com/ae/tc4/kittc4.htm#Factory ... team associated rc10 tc4 ft
http://www.ftdmodels.com/cgi-bin/newsscript.pl?record=7 .... schumacher mi2 ec
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXLSM6 ... tamiya trf415 msx
http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/pro...tId=0000001305 .... yokomo mr-4tc bd

any reason for and against would be great, i will be looking for a car that is strong, ( no flex).. adjustable settings and light...

soooo.....lol

The motor must be placed within the two axles... i.e. in center section of chassis.

I'd proabably think the BD of 415 would drift most competently out of that list.

i like the tamiya, i think i would do for that, as you have the bd??...also will this car be legal for all races dude??...[X(]

dont want to get there and they say go away..haha, il also buy the motor they say we need, any ideas of a very good esc, il be using a spektrum dx3 if thats o.k??...

i realy appriciate all the help!!...

I assume you've read the rules... its all in there, honest.

Anyways, to answer these questions... the 415 and BD are fine, 19T motor limit, Novak XRS is real popular with all competitors and 2.4gHz is fine.

yay... ive got my set-up...lol

also do i have to be brca registered??...

Nope... we are not BRCA affiliated.

ohhhh.... cool, i cant find my tamiya car anywhere other than tower hobbies...

i can find loads of stock for them but not the car... anyone know of an english link??... although tower on charges £240 english ££..yummmm!!!..lol

The bargains are out there surely, just keep looking.

We have competitors using all kinds of chassis' from the TL-01, TT-01, TA-03, TA-05, MR-4TC SD DP, MR-4TC SD SSG & Black Special, MR-4TC BD, HPI Sprint, HPI Pro3, HPI Pro4, Hot Bodies Cyclone, TeamAssociated TC3, Xray T2R just to name a selection that I can remember off the top of my head. So it's not as though having a high end chassis is imperative.

oh i agree, but i do what some thing that will last ans offer me what im looking for, so il keep looking...lol

Yeah, if you have the money to get something that is fully adjustable, it will save you money in the long run.


Also, there may be a chance to attend a demo meet at Santa Pod on "Rotostock" August 11-12th. For anyone who is interested, plase visit [link=http://www.drccentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7777]HERE[/link] for more information and to tell the organiser that you are interested in attending.

Just posting to say that we will be having a pre-season get together at Colchester MCC on Saturday 26 May.

The day will be dedicated for setting up chassis', having a little mini-comp for fun and just the usuall natter.

For more info, follow this link: [link=http://www.drccentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8424]Here[/link]

After the shakedown practice event that was held recently, the annual AGM took place to discuss some issues that had been raised over the past months and some updates have been made in the positive direction to allow more scope and ease to entrants and drifters all over the UK alike. Most noteably, the updates include:

#1 - Motor limit has been reduced to 18T to allow the Team Orion Drift motors, most significantly.

#2 - Bodyshells can now represent FF and MR layout cars as well as FR and AWD ones to give drifters more variety.

#3 - The new HPI T-Drift tyre is now okay'ed for use in the D1RC UK Drift Series which now means that there are two tyres available to choose from. The performance is almost identical to that of the Yokomo ZERO-ONE 'R' Super Drift #ZR-DR02 tyre.

On another note, a new sponsorship deal has just taken place with Mirage Racing, distributors of products from such companies as HPI, Hot Bodies, X-Ray, Team Orion and Nosram. This is a big step forward for UK Drifting.

We are getting 30 pairs of T-Drift tyres in for Round 1, before they officialy hit UK soil, so if anyone enters for that and specify on the entry sheet (just write it on) that they want some for then, do so. We are going to sell them to entrants at a lower price than RRP which is £5.99 a pair (compared to the Yoke's RRP which is around £10 a pair) but most probably at the same price as we do the Yoke's for D1RC entrants which is £5 a pair. Both cheaper than their RRP. Also, some people outside of the UK that have tested T-Drifts for quite a while now, say that they are pretty durable.

To sum up the prices:

ZERO-ONE 'R' Super Drift Tire #ZR-DR02 (Single Ring): (RRP £10) (D1RC entrant price £5)
HPI T-Drift #4406: (RRP £5.99) (D1RC entrant price £5 - most probably)
Prices above are for pairs of tyres.

Now you have more tyre variety and less expense...

Any questions, feel free...