Box Hill MINI RC TRACK EXTENDED HOURS FOR DEC & JAN

[Admin]

Hi all
GIGSPEED WILL HAVE EXTENDED TRADING HOURS DURING THE FESTIVE MONTHS OF DECEMBER AND JANURARY, come to our track for a sprint now !

New trading hours for Dec and Jan:
Mon, Tues, Wed: 10:30am – 5:00pm
Thurs, Fri & Sat: 10:30am – 8:00pm

We close on 25/12, 26/12 and 1/1.
We trade as usual on 24/12, 31/12, 2/1 & 3/1

757 STATION ST, BOX HILL VIC 3128
(for Iwaver / Mini-z / X-mod)
tel: 0404 865 789 Steven

[whtang]

To kick this off we are having another melb meet this Friday night.. Dec 19!
I’m going there after work.. prolly around 6pm.. perhaps we can order a few pizza’s or something.. .

well.. we managed to dust off the Ronald McDonald McLaren last time..
hopefully we’ll see more melbourne faces..

porkhunt? klims? ph2t? MobileSuit? where art thou?
and what happened to the roadtrip guys? its December already! we’ll definitely be there if you guys come down! 🙂

see you all there!

757 Station St, Box Hill!!

[betty.k]

i won’t be able to make it on friday, got a gig to go to:sad:
i get back there eventually! :8ball:

[Dangerous Dave]

@betty.k 229945 wrote:

i won’t be able to make it on friday, got a gig to go to:sad:
i get back there eventually! :8ball:

you must have a terrible life bk… with that and the track so far away lol

Merry Xmas to you and everyone else here btw!!!!!!!!!! :beer:

[ph2t]

Do my eyes decieve me? A micro rc track here? in Melb?

Betty, you still in BH? We gots to catch up and bust out the z’s by the sound of it? Or your new life no longer micro rc compatible? lol, mine barely is!

cheers,

ph2t.

[Dangerous Dave]

I expect some new vids from you guys too, complete with funky soundtracks 😉

[whtang]

no vids yet..

but Friday night racing was excellent..
we fired up the lap timer and it definitely makes it more exciting..

We might put up whiteboard of some sort so we can track our best times and laps.. but other than that we think the software stores all the info anyway.

If this takes off a bit more we can ask the guys to look into hfay (http://hfay.tinyrc.com/) layouts so we can track our own best times and go from there.. 🙂

[ph2t]

Ok guys, who’s up for a meet next week? I’m keen, keen as a beaver that has just found a sh*tload of matchsticks!

[whtang]

i might go down there on saturday but next week sounds good too…

do you guys prefer weeknights or weekends?

how about we pencil in next friday night for the time being and i’ll ask the guys which day is better thu/fri/sat if i seem them this saturday.. 🙂

[ph2t]

weeknights are best for me. I’m happy to be a bit flexible though.

cheers mate,

ph2t.

[Renton]

can someone please send there private, free, jet and or bus to pick me up so I can come down 🙁

[Admin]

hi folks… herman (i mainly post on mini-zracer.com) here first post here…
in auckland at the moment, but heading for melborne on jan 10-16…
would love to meet up with anyone of you if time permits…

[betty.k]

so next friday night hey? sounds good to me, i’ll be on holidays so i’ll be able to head down early. :8ball:

[whtang]

Friday Jan 9th is locked in!
i’ll rock up after work around 6ish.. maybe earlier 🙂

[betty.k]

well that was a blast, first time i’ve ever raced with more than 3 people let alone raced with a proper lap counting system!

they had cool little transponders and everything. as usual ph2t spent more time on the workbench than the track! 😆

i spent some time finalising my rubber preference, finished up using 10 degree atomic tyres all ’round and they worked out fine.
as everyone else was running atomic stock motors me an’ ph2t bought 1 each

i gotta say they’re a lot hotter than the name suggests!

here’s a pic of the chassis with transponder attached

and i shot some crappy cellphone vid too
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpGallery/displayimage.php?album=373&pos=1

or dl here:
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpGallery/albums/userpics/10012/gigspeed.wmv
:8ball:

[Dangerous Dave]

you guys are so lucky this place “popped up” .
I was pacing the house all last night in a jealous rage.. 😛

who/where did it all come from anyway?

CHEERS for the vid btw 😀

[Admin]

Hey guys this is Adrian from last Friday. Its good to see that there is a forum for this track. How was it after i left? Any good lap times? Also who is who here?? I can’t tell with all these forum nicknames lol

[betty.k]

hiya adrian, i’m trent. the other white feller with the red mclaren mr02.

ph2t was the big greek guy that kept losing his tyre every couple of laps!:D

i’m not 100% sure if i can make it this friday as i may be away but i’ll definately be back to get beaten by wing wong again!;) :8ball:

[whtang]

twas fantastic to see the turnout last Friday.. great racing atmosphere.
I think we had up to 6 cars on the track at one stage..

My new best lap is 5.00 done on fresh batteries.. now the next challenge is to join the under 5 sec club currently only Wing Wong is a member!

Adrian managed to pull a best lap of 5.31sec on his first attempt in his MR01!

Adrian, i’m the Wing that told you about ausmicro 🙂
We had a few more races with the timing system which is great fun

ph2t, where is your video?? looking forward to see it!

whose up for this friday?

[betty.k]

i’ll be there this friday, itching for the under 5 club!:smiley16: :8ball:

[betty.k]

i lashed out and bought an iw02m for my girlfriend’s son to race with.
i also bought a ball diff, bearings, a cf top plate and steve generously threw in a full set of atomic 10deg tyres.

the quality is really good with all the stock and hopup parts, the only exception being the wheels which were a little wobbly. so i just used a set of kyosho rims from an autoscale body set.

electronically it’s rock solid, no jittery steering and a decent radio to boot! can’t wait to do some test laps on the track! :8ball:

[whtang]

charge those batteries boys for some action tomorrow night!

[Admin]

@whtang 230004 wrote:

charge those batteries boys for some action tomorrow night!

what time does it start?
i might drop by if i have time.

[betty.k]

the track’s open from 9am but most people turn up around 6ish.

hope we see you there!:smiley16: :8ball:

[whtang]

The heatwave has passed and I definitely have the trigger itch in the fingers..

Whose up for some racing this Friday night?

[betty.k]

i’ll be out of town this friday so i’ll have to give it a miss:sad: :8ball:

[whtang]

whose coming tonight? steven wants to prepare the transponders 🙂
I’ll definitely be there!

[whtang]

Anyone up for some racing this Friday evening on 20th?

[betty.k]

not sure if i can make it this week, but i’m itching to get back there! :8ball:

[ph2t]

Yeh, you can get there. I’m going this week. Been away for holidays on the gold coast for 2 weeks and just got back…..Was awesome, missed all the **** weather….

[blurrc]

What’s the current fastest time on the track?
By the way like my sig it is not overly big anymore:)

[betty.k]

awright, i’ll be there tonight with the little feller for some rock ’em sock ’em crash ’em bash ’em action!:smiley16: :8ball:

[whtang]

fastest lap time I think is 4.5seconds.. I think its been done twice now.
If i remember correctly it was 64 laps in 5 minutes!! and I think that record was set on Feb 14..

hmm… i reckon they should have a plaque or something for that… or maybe something like the “best times” board on Top Gear! :smiley16:

[blurrc]

Woah that sounds pretty quick.
Do you know what car ran that time?
Next time my bro goes down to melbourne I will have to get him to swing by the track.

[whtang]

I’m pretty sure its a fet’ed MR02.. but i’m sure “someone” will correct me if I’m wrong.. 🙂

[ph2t]

If it’s Wing’s mr02 you’re talking about then yes, it’s like a 4×2 stack or something……

Can’t make it tonight I’m sorry!

[whtang]

Track meet this Friday night…. who can break the 5sec barrier?
let us know if you can make it so we can get the transponders setup beforehand 🙂

[betty.k]

i’ll be there, just a bit late as i’ll probably finish work at 6 :8ball:

[whtang]

won’t be able to make these two weeks..

but i should be on email! 🙂

[Renton]

lucky bugger

is that smoke pouring out of your pockets ?

[whtang]

back in melbourne now.. well.. that pic was taken on my first day in tokyo.. way back on March 16th..
I just wanted to get my bearings and find the place so if I couldn’t find any hobby shops i’d goto kyosho themselves..

since it was the first day i was a good boy… i walked in and out of that place without any dents in my pocket at all…. i just didn’t want to lug everything around the place for 2 weeks…

anyway.. shopping day was the last day in Tokyo.. that was Friday 27th of March.. I will never forget that day.. i picked up a few goodies… well.. maybe more than a few… i think smoke coming out of my pockets would be a complete understatement!
will post pics soon..

Guys.. if your in Melbourne.. drag your bum down this friday night for a race meet! I’m itching to get back on the track!

[blurrc]

I was wondering if you guys ever see any other vehicles on the track besides mini-z’s and Iwaver’s such as something like a Micro-T?

[whtang]

personally I’ve only seen mini-Z and Iwaver… but they do have micro scale, the Q-steer, 1:10 amongst other things in the shop… come down the next time your in Melb cos it will be hard to leave that place empty handed.. and I think betty.k will agree!

Whose coming down this Friday for some racing? I’ll be there cos my ‘cars’ just went in for a service! :p

[betty.k]

it’s definately hard to leave there without spending money!

i’ll be working on an epoch with lipo and a miniz pcb soon, got all the partsready.

i’ll try to get down there but it’s always a struggle to find the time :8ball:

[blurrc]

I was thinking of building a micro t or dt and I would love to bring it down… which do you guys think would be a better choice the micro t or the micro desert truck?

[ph2t]

I’m up for tomorrow night. will be there from approx 8pm onwards. Do you guys still run late till 10-11pm?

cheers,

ph2t.

[ph2t]

Cool. Betty and I are locked in!

[whtang]

Friday nights.. yer.. 8pm onwards is fine.. we usually hang around till at least 9-9:30.. but if the action is intense we’ll easily be there till 10-11pm! 🙂

see you at 8pm mate!

[betty.k]

@blurrc 230211 wrote:

I was thinking of building a micro t or dt and I would love to bring it down… which do you guys think would be a better choice the micro t or the micro desert truck?

probably the micro t, the shorter wheelbase would suit track conditions better :8ball:

[blurrc]

Yer that is probaly the better chioce, also on most of the websites I have checked out sell the micro t for about $10us less.
Now for the frustrating part, waiting for the exchange rate to get back up to the 80-85c mark lol.

[jimmy]

ahhhh no fair why cant i live in melb

[whtang]

gents..
just an fyi..
the track at gigspeed is getting an upgrade so its closed till 6th July.. the shop is still open though!
the track is being put on a raised platform, the straight is being made wider and longer so we can scream down the straight 🙂

Do give them a buzz if you do plan to visit on Friday nights cos they’ll probably lock up at 5pm otherwise…
We’ll definitely organise a meetup of some sort once the updated track is ready….

[Traveler]

Glad to hear Mini-Z enthusiasm is still alive and well down under. I learned most of what I know about FETs, external turbos, uberdashes and plasma dashes from the guys there. That was when I was still playing with XMODS. I’m almost done with the last of them (still 5 more to sell), as I am now exclusively into Mini-Zs. I have an RCP track at home, but there is a track at a LHS about an hour from my home and I’ve been to race a few times on Thursdays. Loads of fun!

If I ever make it to Aus, I’ll be sure to make time to check out the Mini-Z scene.

Enjoy!

[Pork_Hunt]

Any idea if these guys have OL parts? I need some knuckles…

[whtang]

I don’t think they have OL parts, but they should be able to order them in if you can’t find them elsewhere.

[merc-blue]

hey guys, what sorta stuff is being race at box hill? I still have a box of various toys, everyone knows you can never truely walk away would love to come have a play?

[betty.k]

it’s mainly mini z/i waver but anything near that scale is welcome. it would be good to catch up again! :8ball:

[whtang]

its been a long long while.. the new track is up and running.. its a more challenging layout so fat chance you’d get under 5secs a lap..

whose up for a meetup on Friday night?
I’ll hv to ring ahead if we do go tomorrow because they usually close up at 5pm otherwise…

[betty.k]

i?ll have to give it a miss this week, i?ll be in the hills. but how about next week? :8ball:

[whtang]

my turn to be in the hills next friday.. i guess we can pencil in the following friday.. August 21st..

[betty.k]

ok, let’s lock it in. 21st aug, rc smackdown!!!!:evil: :8ball:

[betty.k]

so, are we on for this friday? i’m good for it if you are! :8ball:

[betty.k]

so, are we on for this friday? i’m good for it if you are! :8ball:

[whtang]

day off today.. so i’ll be there from around 4pm..

[whtang]

day off today.. so i’ll be there from around 4pm..

[HOBI]

Hi guys,

I am thinking to revive mini z community again in Melbourne, I live in box hill, however since rent is expensive in Box hill, i happen to secure a cheaper one in Springvale. I am thinking to buy mini z race track 50x50cm tiles total size 10 x 5 Meters, What do you guys think about racing Mini-Z again nowdays?

Regards,
Christopher

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