Popalong 13 Posted December 17, 2021 Hello all, I am new to this forum and this is my first post… Over a decade ago I was racing the Tamiya M03 at my local club before moving on to race TRF416 in the 13.5 touring car class.. unfortunately the M-chassis class faded away to nothing… Fast forward to 2021 and I reignited my love of RC and set up Popalong RC. Our goal was to get more people involved in racing and encourage new blood into the hobby. Tamiya racing has become the latest focus for us. After an amazing weekend racing my old M03 at the iconic cup, in the summer, we were hooked again. Over the last month or so we have got into racing the TT01E and we are really impressed with the performance. We created some videos on our YouTube channel of us racing and what started out as 2 TT01’s about 6 weeks ago has grown to over 15 Tamiya racers running a mix of TT01 TT02 and m chassis cars. We have another 5 drivers looking to join in 2022 Super excited to be a part of the Tamiya RC community… We are planning to make some beginner guides for new members at the club and we spend a lot of time help people with car set up… we are having to slow our cars down in order to bridge the gap to the beginners but for us it is about close competitive racing not crazy fast speed . Our local clubs are now closed for Xmas so looking forward to an amazing 2022. Currently running: TT01E subaru torque tuned motor upgrades shocks sweep 28 tyres 58/23 gearing etronix servo Actually one of the best handling cars I’ve ever driven. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4681 Posted December 17, 2021 Where is the club based? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Popalong 13 Posted December 17, 2021 Leighton buzzard UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4681 Posted December 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, Popalong said: Leighton buzzard UK That's a shame. 100 miles from me😬 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Ax 9325 Posted December 17, 2021 Welcome aboard I'm an Iconic Cup racer too, did a little bit of M-chassis and FWD this year. My M03 was the Civic with the Frog livery, hopefully I didn't crash into you too much. The club sounds great, RC racing seems to be doing pretty well this year, good luck for 2022 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scottrc 232 Posted January 9, 2022 On 12/17/2021 at 4:20 PM, Popalong said: Hello all, I am new to this forum and this is my first post… Over a decade ago I was racing the Tamiya M03 at my local club before moving on to race TRF416 in the 13.5 touring car class.. unfortunately the M-chassis class faded away to nothing… Fast forward to 2021 and I reignited my love of RC and set up Popalong RC. Our goal was to get more people involved in racing and encourage new blood into the hobby. Tamiya racing has become the latest focus for us. After an amazing weekend racing my old M03 at the iconic cup, in the summer, we were hooked again. Over the last month or so we have got into racing the TT01E and we are really impressed with the performance. We created some videos on our YouTube channel of us racing and what started out as 2 TT01’s about 6 weeks ago has grown to over 15 Tamiya racers running a mix of TT01 TT02 and m chassis cars. We have another 5 drivers looking to join in 2022 Super excited to be a part of the Tamiya RC community… We are planning to make some beginner guides for new members at the club and we spend a lot of time help people with car set up… we are having to slow our cars down in order to bridge the gap to the beginners but for us it is about close competitive racing not crazy fast speed . Our local clubs are now closed for Xmas so looking forward to an amazing 2022. Currently running: TT01E subaru torque tuned motor upgrades shocks sweep 28 tyres 58/23 gearing etronix servo Actually one of the best handling cars I’ve ever driven. Do you have a website or Facebook page for your club? I’ve just assembled a TT02 and was thinking about trying out some racing, I’m a complete novice. I’m in Aylesbury so not far away. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Accidentalcarper 1 Posted January 10, 2022 @Popalong I would be interested in bringing my son to the rc meets you attend , could you give me a little help on dates times etc , he is very keen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Popalong 13 Posted February 5, 2022 Www.popalongrc.com facebook = Popalong rc local clubs are Leighton buzzard/Milton Keynes/Stevenage raceway here is footage from Leighton Tamiya takeover .. Tamiya TT01 TT02 racing https://youtu.be/MV6Br5BuS-g 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
