Reading Bash 20th January!

[Petrolhead]

Reading Bash 7 on 20th January has been cancelled

Due to current and predicted weather conditions the ground will be a complete bog and we're all likely to get soaked through. See post on next page for more info. Many apologies.

The Reading Bashers are having their first bash of 2008, on the 20th of January, Reading Bash 7, starting at 12 noon. It's a good chance for TCers to meet, chat and drive with fellow R/C enthusiasts. We're all a very friendly bunch, and really enjoy meeting new members. You can bring any cars / parts you have for trade or sale aswell.

So where is it? Well, along Caversham Park Road, Reading (Postcode RG4) there are Caversham Park Village Tennis courts with a car park. The turning into the car park is a few hundred yards away from the tuning (on the other side of the road) into Fraser Avenue. If you put Fraser avenue into something such as http://maps.google.co.uk/, you will see Caversham Park road and using the satellite feature you can see the tennis courts/car park.

We'll be meeting in the car park at 12, but should you turn up later, here's a quick map of how to get to where we'll be running our cars:

You walk through the car park, past the skate park along a narrow dirt track. Keep going past the first line of bushes, until you reach the woods. We'll be right infront of you on the edge of the woods, by a big bowl.

For more info/pics of previous bashes, see the Reading Bashers SIG here: http://tamiyaclub.com/sig_member.asp?id=21

If you're thinking of coming, let me know by popping your name down in this thread.

Look forward to seeing you all

Allie.

[jagsxr]

hi there petrol head i will put it in the diary and try and come along

what are the ground conditions like?

[Wrc action]

Yo Allie, Gona have a chat to the rents bout coming down. Might just be more or dad as well.

Who u got going and whats the terrain like. Also any electric supplies?

Cheers

Ryck

[ryanbored]

Ooh- I fancy a bit of that! I'll see if i can get time off work tomorrow. Sorry to sound wet (no pun intended!) but prob not come if it's raining...

[Petrolhead]

Ground conditions I'm not sure what they'll be like. Depends on the weather in the next week or so. No electrical supplies at all Ryck - it's in some woods! Have a look at the Reading Bashers SIG to see some pics / vids of the type of terrain. There's all sorts - good rally stuff, crawler bits, mud bog, jumps. No smooth tarmac though. Although there is a skate-park!

So far the definites are:

Dunkman (Dunk)

Rad22Rad Alloys (Rad)

Andersop (Paul)

Petrolhead + Dad (Allie + Jezza)

Bin^jammin^ (Ben)

Rizzo Rat (Rizzo?)

Chain Driven (Jerome)

Mud Plugger (D ick)

Wrc action + Dad (Ryck + Dad)

Ryanbored (Ryan)

Possibles -

Jagsxr - It would be good to see you again, it's been a while and Dad really enjoyed chatting with you

Rally-man, he's got an operation on the 15th and all being well he'll come along. He said if he can walk he'll be there! Best wishes Dave.

Kowalski (Elliot)

Monster Beetle (Kevin)

Should be a good event.

[Wrc action]

Yo Allie - We are both coming by the look of it. Promised dad he can take his defender so he's happy now lol.

Cars list is as follows.

- TB01 Impreza 07 with LA set.

- TB01 Audi Quattro

- Volkswagen Race Touareg 2 on TB02 base.

- Land Rover Defender on CC-01 Chassis.

- Mitsubishi Pajero T3 Evolution DF-03 Chassis.

- Possibly VW support truck pending how much of the parts I can get hold of.

Cheers Wats everyone else bringing? perhaps have our own dakar frm XC's etc as the real one has been cancelled

Ryck

ow edit - Will Elliot dads old work mate be going?

[Petrolhead]

Good to hear you and your Dad are coming Ryck, looking forward to meeting you and everyone else.

I've emailed Elliot a couple of times but haven't heard back from him. He doesn't seem to have been around here much recently. I'll try contacting him again.

I'll be bringing:

- Fox the Faithful

- Pumpkin to thrash

- Possibly my TB-01

- XC

- Possibly the Crawler if it's ready in time

Is it worth me bringing the Mini along for you to have a look at Ryck?

[Kowalski]

Hello Guys,

I may be racing on Newbury on that Sunday. Although it looks like the biggest RB yet.

I'll have to see.

Elliott.

[Kowalski]

The current going at the RB site is 'sticky muddy'. Although the rain this week will probably give us more puddles and sloppy mud.

[MonsterBeetle]

Hi I have a Monster Beetle and a Blsckfoot extreme and am interested in the Bash on the 20th JAN 08

[Petrolhead]

Thanks for replying Elliot, it would be good to see you.

Monster Beetle, by all means come along with whatever trucks or cars you may have, the more members the merrier. I've emailed you too.

[Wrc action]

Gd to hear frm you Elliot - Im sure u and dad can talk fuel cells all day long

puddles and slopy mud think I will need to pack the towels, Sounds like back in france for the old style prologue stages

Monsterbettle - good to see you found this area of the forum, Come along It'll be my first reading bash tho I know a fair few of the chaps frm my time on tc.

What spec machines are you running?

Cheers

Ryck

[ryanbored]

Looks like I can get the time off which will be a result. At the moment I have a TLT and High Lift- Can you run nitro there?

THanks guys

Ryan

[Petrolhead]

Good to hear that Ryan. Nitros have been run there in the past and no-ones ever objected to it so I don't see why not. Even an FG Marder's been run (and broken) there!

[ryanbored]

Good to hear that Ryan. Nitros have been run there in the past and no-ones ever objected to it so I don't see why not. Even an FG Marder's been run (and broken) there!

Good stuff. Desperately trying to buy a savage at the moment

Wouls be really interested to see your TLT axled project too

[Kowalski]

'ello Ryck,

I'm sure if your dad has had the same experiences of Fuel Cells as me he won't want to talk about them. :-)

Say Hello to him for me.

Guys, I have a big decision to make on the 20th, unless you want to break out the racer buggies and join me in the warm and dry of Newbury?

Elliott.

[MFrV1]

I wanna go, but I don't fancy walking from Reading train station. Again.

Edit: I have to work Sunday too

[MonsterBeetle]

Monsterbettle - good to see you found this area of the forum, Come along It'll be my first reading bash tho I know a fair few of the chaps frm my time on tc.

What spec machines are you running?

Hi im running on standard kit set up using a standard 540 motor

[Wrc action]

Just for laughs I made this stand up today - hopefully get it all painted for Next sunday which happens to be the day the dakar would've finished

I know we have allie's (petrolhead) pajero and jeromes (chaindriven) cayenne but will we have any more dakar machinary there?

cheers Ryck

[Kowalski]

The mud around here is getting ****tier and ****tier. It's even getting on the roads. Can I recommend some heavy water proofing for Sunday.

I'll think about you when I'm in the warm and dry in Newbury. I'm sorry I've got to get my carpet racing groove on.

Elliott.

[Petrolhead]

Nice work Ryck!

I've already waterproofed everything up Elliot in preparation for very boggy conditions. Hope you have a good day racing on Sunday, I'm sure we'll be thinking of you in your nice warm place too!

[ryanbored]

Heating and carpet's for girls

It's the rain i'm scared of !

[Wrc action]

lucky u elliot!

Yeah splash gaurds, inner shells and all the options we can get I think.

Need to protect my nice new gt tuned motors for both cars :L

what is everyone bringing?

do u reckon that track to the sit is capable of taking a defender to get closer to the action?

Also is the site clay soil? sandy or a loam?

cheers

Ryck

[Petrolhead]

No cars are allowed up there Ryck, nor could they fit past some posts if they tried. The ground's not clay, nor sand, just your average mud. It's quite hard packed in some places (when dry) and soft in others.

[Wrc action]

Right okies - was worth a thourght to bring the shelter to myself lol.

Well I think I will go for taking the tyres down and making my call when Im there, but Im expecting the rain so off to make some mods to keep the water out!

expect a race ready thread for the Vw race touareg between now and saturday night.

Cheers

Ryck