Singapore_959
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of course they are... salesmen, spies, conmen... always friendliest WHEN THEY WANT SOMETHING FROM YOU
not a grumpy old sod like me
loooool, they want to be famous on TC and rctech
missing a few updates on here that are on rctech, laptop problems.
but now:
Finally racing photos!
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Some more. See anyone you know?
See the F1 and GT times vs M-chassis
GT
F1
12 second laps!! :spidey::spidey::batman:
Gentlemen
M-chassis
Stock
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Welcome back! It's Saturday morning and, for the first time since arriving, raining outside. So Tamiya Switzerland are very happy they decided to make this an indoor Championship :nod:
Everyone was here by 8.15 after the drivers briefing it's immediately down to business, Q3 has now started.
I was hoping to meet the girl with the smooth voice today who makes the race position and start countdown announcements, but she turns out to be a computer !
The Russians are friendly. I should stop reading so many spy novels!
Team GB! still using sticks!
What's he photographing?
THE STIG!!! OMG! Team GB are going to win everything now!
I will upload racer photos and other things today. Am looking for on track photos from others with decent cameras, my borrowed camera is not taking good on track shots.
I wish I was racing, its a nice big track. I shouldn't have raced open category this year vs HPIs! The open class was running mod rules so was not included as a Euro Cup quali.
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I am adding a bit more/diff here rctech linky.
I'll answer your batt q tomo, Willy. The hall is closing and I only get net here. Swiss hotel internet is waaay costly... !
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Pits and tool boxes!
I don't know about you but I often spend ages looking at other peoples pit photos, what are the using, what haven't I seen before, how do they pack and store, who displays a sense of fun.... etc
:batman:So a selection from the pits and a view of what chargers are popular!
Whats the most interesting thing you see??
Team GB is using these:
lovely small size on the table
Techy!
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Practice is OVER! Practice results determined qualifying, and qualifying heats and positions are now set. There will be 6 quali's and your best 2 are taken to determine your racing position. So I am told :nod:
So this is how your countries drivers are doing:
NOTE - the B Quali is group is the first/lower number (Eg group 4 for M-chassis)
and the next number is A Quali for that class (Eg. 5 for M-chassis
F1:
photos next!
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GOOD MORNING from Basel!
To softly piped sounds of Meatloaf "I'd do anything for love" (thanks, love having reminders of girlfriends from 18 years ago,lol) racing cars are waking up and the harder core racers are settling in. 7:30am already at their pits working!!!
so while I wake up here are a few shots for you...
sleeping cars...
German cars are HARD, they sleep without covers/sheets
Minis apparently sleep separate from their bodys
The Swiss organisers are busy early too, I thought this was tape rolls to pick up parts but it's metal rollers to remove kinks.
Whats left of forumula tires after only one day practicing!
whats the pile going to look like after 4 days??
Team GB arriving with the other hard core 7:30am crews
and proving it's never too late to paint! Good luck with the build guys!
final thought before I seek out cereal and a clear head:
it's 8am now and I'm disappointed - The Russian Team are not here yet! Russians are supposed to be hard core!! Still if the reason is vodka and expensive Basel night clubs then I guess I can still say hard core
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So the day is just ending. Started at 10am, hall is closing in 20mins at 9pm.
BIG news of the meeting (well for me anyway, lol) is that there are a HUSBAND & WIFE both racing! Well done Team Austria! Thats unique as far as I have experienced at races.
Bit on the how things timings are given, names and first practice times. You can see they are first practice as there times are very spaced out, and laptimes were very inconsistent. By the third practice (after I took these photos) times were down and more consistent. The GT guys (touring) were down to 13s.
GB drivers!
wide variety of mini shells being used
have to go!
more tomorrow
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The Swiss are very serious>
But these guys are happy, they obviously have passes :blush:
NASA food or plastic food? Food from a tube is a racers diet!
Very funky
CONTROL!
Quite a few opting for the M06. There is even a Fiat Abarth running that. Appreciate the history but I thought the spirit was to run right drive for right body?
Old skool Tekin :batman:
On to practice 2 now, times are dropping as the rubber is laid down. The track looks quite 'fresh' slippy from up her in the VIP press box (LOL, that would be lonely table high up in the stands) but the F1 guys say that its actually not bad for a new carpet. But after the first practice the car is already getting the black racing line. Tire additives are being used.
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Welcome to the :
"live" photo blog
During the the next 4 days I will upload throughout the day and add a little commentary.
This is how it starts, lots of anxious drivers and helpers lining up to get credentials and drivers dinner party voucher
Then getting in and finding this, and settling in. Practice started at 2:30pm, regulated per heat. All very orderly.
More to come.
PS. there is a table for Team GB but no one is here yet. 2 hard core UK racers are apparently on the way.
Woohooo - it's begun!!
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Can anyone explain why the naca duct installed facing that particular way on the Scirocco?
If its really to flush air out of the cabin, a louver would have been more logical.
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Well I am very excited to see the 1/12 RM return!!!
:D Bit dubious about the reuse of 26 year old front upright design tho!
The mini 4x4 is interesting, but this year in the combined national Tamiya and HPI cup series we were faster with our M05s. So no reason to pay for a more complex model imo.
Wish the Scirocco shell was for the M05.
Avante racing steering set is a long awaited relief to use on the King Cab
and the FAV alu damper set is another woo-hoo can keep the car Tamiya thing
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I'm attending the Tamiya Euro Finals in Basel, Switzerland, later this week.
Is anyone else from here going?
I will post up photos so you can see what the best prepared Tamiya racers look like, and give a daily commentary.
Would be great to meet and put faces to fellow TC'ers.
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It's now an online store. That's new isn't it?
Previously it was just scratch and dent. Looks like everything is available online now. That' a big change right?
Changes look ok, not to huge to make visiting feel wierd like website changes often do.
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That's basically as good as a photo of YOU, Andy,
in so far as that thing is where all your messages/Admin'ing to TC originate from. LOLI guess I am an old Dell laptop myself then
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The front end of that is going to SNAP! off in a big crash or failed table top jump landing.
Wayyyy to much weight forward of that WAAAY to narrowing front part of the chassis.
I bet holding the front and rear in separate hands that you can already flex the chassis somewhat.
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PMSL!
:lol: Brilliant!
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Video killed the radio star.
Video killed the radio star. ....
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What did you tell them?
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Pictures came and broke your heart.
Oh-a-a-a oh
And now we meet in an abandoned online forum.
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago.
And you remember the jingles how well they used to go.
Oh-a oh
You were the first ones.
Oh-a oh
You were the last one.
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've ******ed them to far
Oh-a-aho oh,
Oh-a-aho oh
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
In my mind and in my car, we can't rewind we've changed them to far.
Pictures came and broke your heart, put the blame on VCR money tsars.
You are a radio r/c star.
You are a radio r/c star.
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Re-re's killed the tamiya stars
Oh-a-aho oh,
Oh-a-aho oh
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Take it as a bit of fun, not seriously
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Haven't posted in yonks, but wandered in and saw this. So, just my 2cents........
Cheers,
H.
Ditto. Bang on post. Only thing missing is comment that ebay changes further sped up the demise of fun.
Always nice to see you posting up, and acprc, grunt, and bakaguyjean.
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Got the most lame email from one Mike here on the forum today.Stating I havent won a single race with the Avante here in Norway, only against the kids in the street. And he knew the "right" people in Norway at the time, and that I was a liar.
I Raced in Trondheim, Oppdal and Levanger, and the rc races were wey popular here at the time.
I also won the National Tamiya Championship in 1990, beating all your socalled sponsored friends who drove Egress`. Petter Solberg won the race in 1989.
It would be interesting to know who you are Mike..
It's lame junk like this that has demotivated me from posting up much anymore. Someone took some sort of issue with something I posted regarding Tamiya/loss of manuals but they also didn't have decency to say it openly. Lame. Sorry to hear it and good on you for racing and enjoying it.
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FABULOUS!
That grin says it all.
WELL DONE!
This is what hobbies are all about - Pleasure!!
Print some photos and make a real album - it's much more rewarding and fun to share than just digital photos.
I have this with my Alfa 105, and 10 years on the album is still a mega pleasure to have and share.
Thanks for posting up.
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I'm not concerned about the decals at all. The manuals are thing. And re the CS it's simply making that point about respect & understanding. Chris was disappointed at the time and we all know it. The demand to remove manuals is now another disappointment, and creates difficulties for restorations. You know and recognise this I am sure.
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Right then. So when are we getting the community Scorcher back?+1
:batman:
in so far as that thing is where all your messages/Admin'ing to TC originate from. LOL
2011 Tamiya Euro Finals
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Team GB, really smooth and up there in the top 5. Lovely tail sliding on the fast in, fast out corners :cool:
The RX7s look REALLY good!