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I've recently "tidied up" a Striker and because the rear tyres were shot (and unavailable) I went looking for an alternative wheel in my toolbox. I found some pin drive 2.2 inch wheels that fitted perfectly once the standard plastic 4 pin adaptor was removed. These wheels are Schumacher "Revlite".

I might be able to make the next one. Hope to have my Big Brute running!

I am wondering if there would be any interest in an informal vintage meeting in Bedfordshire? I am thinking of something similar to Clumber. My local pub has a bit of grass out the back I am sure we could use and separate function room building that we could hire to use as pits/somewhere to sit. I am not sure of the cost of the function room, but I am sure it is not too expensive. If we wanted this, I would need a contribution from attendees. The pub does nice Sunday lunches an has a camp site attached. It is in Ridgmont, Beds - near Milton Keynes and Bedford and is very easily accessible from the M1 J13. To be clear, this is a very tentative idea at the moment but will investigate further if there is enough interest. I am thinking maybe Spring next year.

A rolling chassis would be OK for the right price.

After watching the wheelie race at the Revival, my lad wants a wheelie vehicle. Don't want to spend a lot of money (and I want him to help me fix it up), so I'm looking for a project. What have you got? Also happy to trade.

Building from a NIB kit is not really "Scrapheap Challenge", however I like the idea of separate builders and bodgers events. The pre-collection of spares idea is fine, but would involve more work for the organisers who would have to arrange somewhere to receive them, store them and transport them to the event. What if there were several boxes available on the day (one for chassis, one for gearboxes etc etc) for people to put unwanted spares in? The teams could either have a "Le Mans start" to grab spares from the boxes at the start of the time period (which I could see might end up in a fist fight!) or maybe draw lots to get turns choosing parts (say five minutes each).

People were discussing an Endurance event on the IconicRC Facebook page for next year's proposed Revival meeting. I have been thinking about this and come up with a twist on it: As the title says - Scrapyard Challenge. The idea is this: Teams have (say) 3 hours to build an RC car then get as many laps in as possible (1 point per lap). To build the car they must use only what they can beg/borrow/steal from other attendees on the day within the time limit. To discourage cheating/taking it too seriously (by, for example, "donating" a fully prepared car), the cars would be auctioned or raffled for charity at the end of the race. I would also have a team of judges that could award points for qualities such as originality, innovation, humour and team work. The points from this should make up approx half of the potential points available. So, most drivers were lapping the track in 30 seconds to 1 minute, so the maximum points available from this would be about 360 (say 300 given time to build the car, change batteries etc). The money raised from the auction at the end could potentially count toward the team score too. This would encourage teams to build an attractive car. Some draft rules could be as follows: Teams have 3 hours to build and race a car - 1 point for each completed lap will be awarded The car must complete at least one lap to qualify. Cars can be any style (buggy, monster truck etc) but must be fitted with a bodyshell and must not have any sharp edges etc that might injure marshalls. Parts for cars must be sourced on site, during the 3 hour period. No pre-preparation allowed. Teams will make it clear to donors that parts will not be returned as the car will be auctioned at the end with all parts attached (or in a bag if they fell off ) Cars and Teams will be judged by a panel of 3 impartial judges for qualities such as "vintageness", originality, innovation, humour and team work. Each judge will be able to award 20 points for each category - i.e. 300 points total available (3 x 5 x 20) Cars will be auctioned for charity at the end of the race. 1 point awarded for each Pound raised. Potential extensions: Entry fee includes cost of a standard silver can brushed motor which must be used (although could be modified ??) Allow "contact" racing - Mwaaa haaaa haaaa!! Thoughts?