TamiyaClub AUSTRALIA Drive Day?

[Incredible_Serious]

Hey Wills, got an M01 chassis the other day... will the drive shafts in that do?

So, how many "offraods for hire" should I prepare?

Alex

[Dingo_aus]

Anyone biting in Brisbane?

[Renco5012]

quote:Originally posted by Dingo_aus

Anyone biting in Brisbane?

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Nah, Melbourne sorry. Unless of course you wanna jump on a plane and have a blat with us in a coupla weeks. []

I'm coming from NZ.

[Renco5012]

quote:Originally posted by WillyChang

Amazing how many times one can hit a moving barrier... []

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Yeah, you get that with stripped servo gears [:I]

I must've crashed in the same barrier half a dozen times in a row the first time at Templestowe...

[Dingo_aus]

Yeah - I might visit family in Melbourne at that time, when is it?

[WillyChang]

Either or both of the weekends after the 17th I'd guess! []

[Renco5012]

Basically what Wills said. Do you have anymore cars other than what's in your showroom?

Hope you can make it []

[Dingo_aus]

I only have a couple of FAVs - I mean what more do you need?

[Renco5012]

quote:Originally posted by Dingo_aus

I only have a couple of FAVs - I mean what more do you need?

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Lol, true. The more you visit this site the more they seem to accumulate. Any of the FAVs run? I have one but it's sitting around waiting to be put back together. I've never seen one on the move [:0]

[Dingo_aus]

One runner - one in bits.

It was (is) my older brother's. It didn't get used an awful much, was just for fun no real mods or anything. It wasn't driven hard so nothing ever broke, then I used it a few years back. I wore out the large bevels so wide-eyed and innocent I went back to the shop where it was purchased 15 years previous and asked for a set of bevel gears. Funnily enough they didn't sell them anymore - but they did have an old FAV NIB - I bought it for $50. It was minus the front tyres, and the speed controller.

So now I have the runner and another half made up.

I really love the FAV, it looks so cool and runs so well. It ain't the fastest nor has the best suspension nor turning circle but it sure is fun to play with. A great balance

[WillyChang]

That chassis is still the only one to come with a factory built-in TOW BAR...! []

So you coming down to Melb this 2 wks, Mr FAV? []

[Renco5012]

Wow, $50 AU for a nearly complete NIB FAV? You're extremely lucky dude! [] I'd say driving a FAV would be easier than any of the SRBs on tarmac.

Hope you can come for a blat in Mel. I'm flying in tomorrow.

Mike.

[Renco5012]

quote:Originally posted by WillyChang

That chassis is still the only one to come with a factory built-in TOW BAR...! []

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Lol, it does to [8D]

[WillyChang]

quote:Originally posted by Renco5012

Hope you can come for a blat in Mel. I'm flying in tomorrow.

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Don't forget to pack the good weather, my friend.

This weekend, and all the recent weekends to mind, have been ****. Saturday was pouring and today Sunday was damp too. bleh! [V]

[Dingo_aus]

When are where exactly is it?

[WillyChang]

Tell us when you're coming down and we'll arrange it! [^]

Renco's down here for these next 2 weekends I think.

[Incredible_Serious]

Down here??? Up here? How about just HERE???

You here yet Mike?

Alex

[Renco5012]

quote:Originally posted by Incredible_Serious

Down here??? Up here? How about just HERE???

You here yet Mike?

Alex

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Heh heh, well I flew in on Monday (the 15th) and it seems I bought the good weather with me. I guess you guys are used to temperatures around the 30s - I'm not [8)]

I bought my Astute, the 'Super Chump' & the old Mini this time. I guess we should figure out where we wanna go so Mr. Dingo can get organised? I'm going to see if BDMC74 (Brad) wants to go too. He just lives 5 mins up the road from here.

Oh yeah, Alex it's 'down here,' Melbourne's about a degree lower in latitude from where I live in NZ []

Mike.

[Incredible_Serious]

A degree lower it may be, but Melbourne would be at least 10 years in the future... lol...

[Renco5012]

Calling me a hick, Mr. Serious? [:0]

[Incredible_Serious]

COuld have sworn there was more posts here before... lol...

Look forward to catching up and bouncing our cars off the walls, rocks, ground, all that stuff []

Alex

[Renco5012]

Yah, think something got deleted...meh. I was complaining about something []

You know there's a bunch of dirt next door to me here where a house got demolished a few months ago. Could set up a BBQ & some pylons or something & make a day of it. When the council gets off their a$$es it's going to be a two-storey block of flats. 'When' being the keyword.

Just an idea for a venue.

[WillyChang]

Whereabouts, Mick?

Which street in Bentleigh?

Good to see you've landed & armed. []

If you are looking for batts, can take you shopping on Sat.

[Incredible_Serious]

Never offered to take me shopping Willy... [8)][:I]

Hmmmm, maybe you know how many $$$ I don't have.... lol...

[Dingo_aus]

BTW I'm Nigel, less threatening than "Mr. Dingo" though I like that too

Anyway the problem I have at the moment is that I'm on my last set of original bevel gears (see my prev posts) and I want a perfect set to get copies made from. I've ben intending the next couple of weeks to get some made (i.e. I've just finished my exams so it is now on my list of things to do)

I could put some old ones back in to run with, although they grind something awful

BTW how far is Bentleigh from Melbourne's CBD?

I'll try and get onto the gears ASAP to get down there in time.

So do we have a firm date yet?