Tamiya FWD M Chassis Leighton Buzzard Grand Prix Event

[straightspeed2]

Sounds grand doe'nt it?

LORMCC are planning a one off race meeting, in late April, early May, for the Tamiya M Chassis - Mini Racing (altough some people insist on racing Swifts and BMW Minis [] ) Split into 3 class's as follows:

Class 1. Mini Se7en

 

Open to Tamiya FWD M03 Series chassis variants – M-03, M03M and M-03L.

Hop Up option’s – 53348 Bearing Set, 50473 Servo Saver, 53333 Sport Spring set, 53343 Stabiliser set, 53345 Toe in Uprights and 50746 CV Plastic Oil Filled Damper set or any Damper set of the same dimensions, Any quick release Battery holder, Any foam bumper (must not protrude from the Bodyshell)

Standard 540 Silver Can Motors with no modification.

Standard kit 20-tooth pinion only.

Tamiya 60D Radial tyres with Standard Inserts

Original Kit Wheel size only

Any Commercially available Bodyshell suitable for M Chassis.

Tamiya TEU-101BK* (Kit) ESC or similar*, or kit Mechanical Speed Controller

Standard stick pack up to 1700mah

Minimum weight 1250 grammes excluding transponder

5.0mm minimum ride height

The differential can be tuned with the use of shims, and any Oil/Grease etc, but it must not be locked. Shims can be used to remove any play from steering/suspension components

 

Class 2. Mini Miglia

 

Open to Tamiya FWD M Series chassis variants – M01, M03, M03M and M03L. No modifications to the standard chassis.

Any Hop Up option from any Manufacturer.

Tamiya Sport Tuned Motor.

Any gear ratio’s.

Any Tamiya Radial Tyre. Kit D60, M Grip etc etc.

Any Mini Kit Wheel Size.

Any Commercially available Bodyshell suitable for M Chassis.

Any Radio Gear.

Any Battery (excluding LiPo)

5.0mm minimum ride height.

Any Diff with any modification.

 

Class 3. Mini Silouette

 

Open to any 2 or 4WD Mini chassis with 165mm Width and 210mm Wheelbase.

Any 27t, 22awg Machine Wound motor with 24’ Fixed timing.

Any Rubber Tyre

Any Wheel Size

Any Body Shell

Any Radio Gear

Any Battery (excluding LiPo)

Minimum Weight 1500 grammes excluding transponder.

5.0mm minimum ride height.

 

 

The event will have 4, 5 minute qualifying heats and 2 leg Finals also of 5 minutes in duration. 10 cars per heat in class's 1 and 2 and 7 per heat in class 3. Racing indoors, on carpet at our usual venue, Brooklands School in Leighton Buzzard.

 

Open to anyone with an M Chassis or 165mm Touring Car, so all are welcome.

 

I'd love some feedback, but better still, I'd love some Tamiya Club Mini owners to come and have some fun, and trust me here, Mini racing, indoors on a tight track, is fantastic fun. 

 

[sunktothenutz]

YESSS!!!............we'll be there!!.....these minis are one of the best things you can race,low cost,and close racing,what more do you want!!!

lets dust them old mini;s off![]..........you never know you could end up the uk's first tamiya mini GP champ!![]

[kevinthegerbil]

As long at it's not clashing with the Tamiya Eurocup meetings, I would be interested in racing in either class 1 or class 2.

M-Chassis racing at my local R/C club are getting a steady flow of racers, so I may be able to presuede a couple of them.....

 

[straightspeed2]

Have the Eurocup dates been published yet? I was thinking one of the 1st Sundays in May. It would be great if you can bring a few others.

[straightspeed2]

We have requested the use of the venue for Sunday 13th of May, which has been verbally approved, so we're on. We will upload a booking from via www.lormcc.com in the very near future. In the meantime, if you want an enrty email me via this (or other) forums. Due to pit space restrictions, I expect 90 or places will be the max, and then, nobody had better f**t [+o(] so "Book early"

The class structures are in place, however, we want everyone to have an oportunity to enter, so ask me if your car falls between class's for any clarification.

Due to local demand, we expect class 1 to get the most entries, and class 3 the least. There must be plenty of you out there that still own HPI RS4 Mini's, Corally Mini Assassin's, old Yoke Mini's, as well as the modern stuff from XRay, ABC, Tech Racing etc etc for class 3, or what about a class 3 FWD with all the bit's. Plenty of "hot" bashers in the showrooms.

[Alan P]

YESSS!!!............we'll be there!!.....these minis are one of the best things you can race,low cost,and close racing,what more do you want!!!

lets dust them old mini;s off![]..........you never know you could end up the uk's first tamiya mini GP champ!![]

I'm up for some of this class Two sounds fun[] Simon and i my even be able to get Gary to go, i need a re-match after the Hop Farm 05 [H]

 

[kevinthegerbil]

Just a Question....

In Class 2, I am confused about the Wheel/Tyre rule. Can any size be used ie 55/60D and Touring car size OR just limited to any 55/60D (My preference) 

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The Tamiya Eurocup (UK) dates are as follows:-

Round 1

15th April

Snetterton

Attleborough, Norfolk

Round 2

29th April

Southampton

Southampton, Hampshire

Round 3

20th May

Wrexham

Wrexham, N Wales

Round 4

10th June

Tolworth

Tolworth, SW London

Round 5

24th June

Carlisle

Carlisle, Cumbria

Round 6

29th July

Southend

Southend, Essex

Round 7

12th August

Ashby

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Derbys

Round 8

2nd September

Broxtowe

Eastwood, Notts

UK Finals

15th/16th September

Snetterton

Attleborough, Norfolk

World Finals

22nd/23rd/24th November

Shizuoka

Japan 

[straightspeed2]

Hi

Class 2 is restricted to Mini wheels only so 55/60 but Tamiya Radial Tyres - any compound - only, so no slicks.

The surface is Carpet. Grip levels are generaly good, though a bit slippy to start, but this is probably because we change track layout every week, and it's a bit green to start with.

[kevinthegerbil]

That's Excellent. Your class 2 is basically the same rules we run at our local club.

[straightspeed2]

Truth is, I had hoped that to be correct. When we (LORMCC) 1st started the Mini's we looked at various other clubs spec's - you posted yours for me somewhere - but we then went our own way. My hopes are that all the other club's racing Mini's will fall into Class 2, the 2 local clubs will populate Class 1, and we'll then pick up odd entries into all 3.

[kevinthegerbil]

Good chance that there will be a Minimum of 4 drivers from Swindon Prepared to come up to race in class 2. All we need now is the Entry forms to be posted []

[straightspeed2]

I believe the technical term is F.U.B.A.R. Our webmaster is now re-writing the programme as we speak, but I've been warned it may take a week or so to resolve (something about having to work!!!!!!)

Bit more info. Entry fee's are £6.00 for the initial entry into one class, then if you want to enter another class, a further £2.00. Doors to open at 9.00am, with Round 1, Heat 1 to start at 9.45am. (we'll be there setting up before that, so if you're early, don't worry) We will have a minimum of 4 qualifying rounds and 2 finals, but this is if we have to cap the entries. If time permits, we'll add extra rounds.

There's been lot's of interest, should be a fun event.

[straightspeed2]

Question? Just wondered, a lot of you seem to know each other, your from different parts of the UK, and you seem to have raced Mini's against each other, where and when?

[rich_f]

I'm one of the interested people kevin was talking about.  We (me, kevin and occasionally alan and a growing number of others) race minis every sunday at purton near swindon. the rules we use are almost identical to your 'miglia' class, with the addition of rear drive m-chassis being allowed as well. see here: www.swindonmodelcarclub.co.uk

don't know who simon is though?!

[sunktothenutz]

Hi,

I meet alan at a fun race meet at paddock wood hop farm a few years back,when sevenoaks rc club were invited to put on a rc car display at a model airplane show.We raced allsorts of cars round a disused gokart track,including mini's,which i for one thought was a great laugh,and great racing.

Cheers simon

 

[straightspeed2]

Cool, I look forward to meeting and racing with you all in May.

[techie]

I of course will be there

 

[Alan P]

Good news Simon i've heared from Gary, and his wife said he can come out to play as well, looks like he could be in for two classes, [au][au][]

Still trying to get a date at the Cotswold track in the summer,  

[sunktothenutz]

Hi Alan,,

Thats great about gary,,be good to see/race him again......

Maybe,if this GP goes well...which im sure it will!..the cotswold track might hold the second GP??!!!.......i must say the track looks great..your very lucky alan!![]

[Manpossessed]

I have permission to come and play.

Good to see the usual suspects are coming out to play.

Where do I get an entry form as I don't seem to be able to get on the LORMCC Website? If someone could email me one I will appreciate it.

Nice to see Alan and Simon communicating on a UK forum this time!!!

Catch you all soon.

Gary

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sunktothenutz]

Hi gary!!!

I dont think the entry forms are avaliable yet,,and yes i have had a bit of trouble getting on to the site....tim!!!??

So what classes are you doing gary??..............have you been racing much where you are??

Cheers simon

[straightspeed2]

Evening All

Appologies for the website. The server is out of our hands - it's looked after by a former member who moved oop north - and it's apparently a bit sick! We've not been able to get on all week. I'll get some info on the server and the online booking software at the club race meeting this Tuesday  and post an update as soon as I have it.

Tim

 

[Manpossessed]

Hi Simon

I had planned to do two classes but my car appear to be built the wrong way round.

My M-01 chassis is almost totally standard (inc CPR unit) and my M-03  is specced up.

So unless I can run my M-01 in  Mini Se7en  (hint hint rule makers!![]) I can only run in Miglia.[:'(]

Maybe I should start work on the TB/M hybrid I currently have in development for Silouette[:^)]

Gary 

PS Hope you're doing Miglia Alan, as I remember the score is one all !!  

[straightspeed2]

Hi Gary

Trouble is, the M01 runs rings around the rest [] bring it anyway, I would'nt want to turn anyone away, so we may let you play with it. The Silouette class, I suspect, the least popular class, so you should run the hybrid.

Quick update. Servo is still FUBAR. It all went Pete Tong when it was relocated. Engineers are on the case. The new code for the online booking is nearly done, but useless without a server to host it [:$]

Tim 

 

[straightspeed2]

Another thought - we could have another class, perhaps running within an existing class, say Mini Minor, or Monte Carlo, for "Classic Mini's" like the M01, or the Kyosho FWD........