JWeston

Personalised Souvenir 6" x 4" Cards for entrants and helpers. At least 2 pre-cut Buggy Stickers for every entrant too.

I would rename this thread to something like 'London Meet' or 'Home Counties Meet' and try and rally some support. You will need someone very committed though and the main issue is finding land. If you want to use a track for a private hire then it is wise to ensure all attendees have a BRCA license. That is usually the sticking point but BRCA is only £17 from Dec to Dec which is a bargain and then the main (tiny) hurdle is out of the way. If any meets get arranged and I am free, I would love to come. We're lucky to live in a very small country and I personally think no where is too far but I do appreciate fuel costs are high.

Event Decals have arrived. These will be available on the day for entrants to put on their entries.

4 days left to enter or change entries. Closing date is this Sunday.

Event Sponsor: Full Option http://fulloption.co.uk/ Full Option have kindly donated 3 fantastic CW-01 (Lunchbox/Pumpkin) Afterburner Sparking Wheelie Bars.

Cannot wait for the September Weekender with a few beers in Norwich on the Saturday night. It's going to be awesome.

Grumpy Pants, for the standard class I will be using: Sand Rover 2011 TEU-104BK Tamiya Sport Tuned 17T Pinion Tamiya CVA Shocks Shock Tower Brace I cannot wait for this event! Will be good to meet you.

We've set dates for the next 2 meets: Sunday 31st August Sunday 26th October Sunday 9th November Cheers, J

This is the best choice hotel now that the Travelodge is full up. It's right in town (great for the Saturday pre-party) and only a 10 minute drive from the track. The Kings Hotel. http://www.thekingshotelgrantham.co.uk/

Revival Pre-Party A few of us will be meeting in Grantham Wetherspoons from 16:00 on the Saturday. The aim is to start early so people can finish early (if they want) because it's an early start on Sunday. The Wetherspoons is right in town and is 3.7 Miles (10 minute cab) from the A1 Travelodge. If you'd like to join us please let me know so I can keep a list going and not leave anyone behind if we decide to move on to another place during the evening. (Rumours of a Curry as well) http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/pubs/the-tollemache-inn

The next meet is on Sunday 31st August

Concours d’elegance Book your concourse entry in with John Weston during the morning. John will give you a ticket to be displayed next to the car during the concourse judging. John will also check concourse eligibility at booking in. Entries must be: 70’s/80’s/90’s Buggies or Monster Trucks. Vintage & Modern Wheelies. Concourse is £2 cash per entry, to be paid at booking in. All entry money into the charity pot. Charity Raffle We have received a number of incredible prize donations towards the charity fundraising. 10-15 of these items will part of the Raffle which will be held at lunchtime. Raffle tickets will be £5 each and the top 3 prizes are RC Cars. · Tamiya Expert Built Lunchbox – Donated by RC Racing UK · Tamiya Neo Fighter DT-03 – Donated by Fusion Hobbies · Schumacher RTR Wave Runner – Donated by Schumacher Charity Tombola Throughout the day there will be the opportunity to win RC prizes on the Charity Tombola. RC Autojumble The RC Autojumble is an opportunity for entrants to bring RC gear to sell or swap with other entrants. This has nothing to do with the charity fundraising. Please clearly mark your for sale items, to avoid confusion. If you do hear of people/traders who are thinking of coming purely to trade, please let John Weston or A1 know. This is a charity event and traders are not welcome without a decent contribution to the fundraising. Best Vintage Rostrum Outfit There will be a trophy for the best Vintage Rostrum Outfit! Best Vintage Pit The most authentic looking Vintage Pit will win a trophy.

Finalised Schedule - Entrants will be emailed this schedule along with all of the other useful information about the day. Morning · 07:00 Gates open for Booking in. · 08:30 Practice Round (In heat order. Approx 10x 5 minute heats per round) · Round 1 · Round 2 · Round 3 Lunchtime · Monster Truck Race · Wheelie Race · Charity Raffle · Concourse Afternoon · Round 4 · Round 5 · 2WD Champions Race · 4WD Champions Race · Trophies Throughout the day · RC Autojumble · Charity Tombola

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I meant to say. There is no where to put a 'long straight'. There isn't surface suitable enough and we don't take up a large area anyway. I'm really not saying anymore on it because all of this isn't what this thread should be about.

Mark, Steve, cheers chaps. People just don't appreciate the effort or what can be done with the available area and terrain. Track takes time to setup and take down. We have actually changed it for the last 2 meets. I just want to say a massive thank you to the people that turn up at the crack of dawn to help set up and the people that stick around til the end to help take the track down. ClumberRcMeets are amazing and everyone loves them. It's a great group of attendees, we do it all for free and we decide among us (the ones who set up) what we do with the track. The video and turn out says it all really.

The 2nd half of this video showcases the A1 Track with the view from the rostrum. The layout will probably change for the Revival but you'll certainly get the general idea. Hope it helps. http://youtu.be/DhxjmV57DUk

We can't take over a bigger area of the park and I cannot fit any more track into my car. It's fit to burst. We're all happy with the track. A lot of effort goes into it for free. Tons and tons of effort in fact. Everyone that attends and has attended absolutely loves it. I recommend you look into an official BRCA Track to get what you need. J

My video from last weekend's meet. http://youtu.be/UeOgzbK7mVY

Notice for MHz Drivers from Rob at A1: Right revival drivers. A lot of you have booked in for the revival meeting with 27 or 40 mhz radio gear. If you have and you haven't done so already could you please send me which crystals you have so I can put them in the computer. Just send me the colour or number of your crystals that you have e.g. Red, 915 etc. through the enquiry page on the revival website. When you race you will be allocated a specific crystal for that heat so it is important that I have your crystal details so that we can have this sorted and ready and just get on with the racing without having to allocate crystals on the day. http://revival.a1racingclub.com/contact.html

Good question. I know LiPo dudes tend to top up after every stint. Not sure what NiCad and Nimh dudes are planning. If it were me I think I'd just take as many pre-charged as I can.

Make sure you bring a car battery (real car) if you need to charge batteries as power is very limited. If you get really stuck I'm hoping other attendees will help out re charging.

Due to the somewhat unexpected high volume of entries, some of the AM's will be mixed into the PRO's now anyway for the Heats. If you've ever held BRCA then you need to enter PRO anyway and you'll need to renew the BRCA if it has lapsed. This can be done online for £17 or on the day for £17. If you've never held BRCA then you need to enter AM and will be covered as a newcomer. PRO and AM times will all count towards the 1st, 2nd, 3rd for each class and an AM could also make it into the Champions Race. If you look at the awards you'll see that the top AM's get their own trophy. Hope that helps. J

Great videos :-) Highlight for me is the Monster Beetle slow mo.

I've done some analysis of entries thus far. Very interesting. Entries close on 20th July. 45 Entrants: AM - 8 PRO - 37 99 Entries: 1979-1988 2WD - 19 1989-1993 2WD - 11 1994-1998 2WD - 6 1979-1988 4WD - 16 1989-1993 4WD - 13 1994-1998 4WD - 7 Monster - 7 Wheelie - 20 Buggies: 24 Tamiya 18 Schumacher 8 Kyosho 6 Associated 6 Losi 4 Yokomo 1 Mardave 1 Bolink 1 Nikko 1 Traxxas