Western Creek Raceway

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    • January 8, 2003 at 3:52 pm #9569
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      Hey guys. The picts for Western Creek Raceway in Sandy Bay are up.

      http://www.geocities.com/tastoymuseum/bit11.html

      This track rules!!!

      I’ve managed to get 8 laps with a 3.0 motor without slowing down. It’s made for 1:24 scale rc cars but I’m setting up a race for Bits.

    • January 8, 2003 at 4:21 pm #17708
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      that track rules….

    • January 8, 2003 at 4:42 pm #17714
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      that is pretty damn cool

    • January 8, 2003 at 4:54 pm #17718
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      is that all cardboard?

    • January 8, 2003 at 4:59 pm #17719
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      it’s all wood and yep, it rules!

    • January 8, 2003 at 5:05 pm #17721
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      it’s made from chipboard then painted and it’s in sections so we can make different tracks. it has a lap counter, starting lights, multi multi car garage and a viewing room. I’ll have more picts next week.

    • January 8, 2003 at 5:15 pm #17725
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      chipboard, why didnt i think, me goto getmyself a drag track 😀

    • January 8, 2003 at 5:18 pm #17726
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      i used masonite for my tracks and it very slidey indeed

    • January 8, 2003 at 5:26 pm #17729
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      you wouldnt want it too slidey would ya?

      how much is masonite?

    • January 8, 2003 at 5:27 pm #17730
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      masonite is $7 for about 1.5m by 1m its not to slidey but u can get a drift going

    • January 8, 2003 at 5:32 pm #17733
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      im looking for a good drag material

    • January 8, 2003 at 5:55 pm #17740
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      go 2 http://www.questformadness.com and read the BCG drag guidelines

    • January 8, 2003 at 6:11 pm #17743
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      yeah, thats where i saw my idea.. skipped a bit tho, read through tho so i know…:rolleyes:

    • January 9, 2003 at 4:29 am #17750
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      Looks really good. I assume they’ve added to that over a period of time to make it what it is today. Well thought out.

    • January 9, 2003 at 4:40 am #17751
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      Yeah they have Dave. They used to have it at the Risden Vale Hall and it has taken them a long time to build it.

      Barrell and I are trying to set up a Bit race on the track so if anyone from Hobart is interested then let us know.

    • January 9, 2003 at 4:53 am #17752
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      Yeah, I’d be keen. Depends on the dte/time though, and cost at the moment.

    • January 9, 2003 at 10:36 am #17767
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      Cost at the moment would prob be free, but we might need to chip in a few bucks a month each so we can have our own night of racing. Theres a few people i know that want to race, so i think this is going to be a weekly thing, so any hobart people please post so we can get lots of people there = ) Its a sweet track cant wait to start !!

    • January 9, 2003 at 12:33 pm #17771
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      Damn collecting tasmanians, wish i had such a community

    • January 9, 2003 at 5:27 pm #17787
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      hehehehe ; ) us tassies have to stick together !

    • January 10, 2003 at 9:34 am #17811
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      Yeah, a few bucks sounds good Barrell. And the more people that we get the better so that we can either lower the price or maybe get a clear body kit each made up from A & R Models and a couple of stickers/transfers. We’d have to bring our own coffee/beer/tea as well.

      I bought an Edge Runner today for $25 from Target as it was on clearance sale. I’m just charging the batts now (four hours, yawn) but I’ll tell u how it goes.

    • January 10, 2003 at 11:40 am #17817
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      what motors should we run at Barrell? I use a 3.? and I can get overeight laps off one charge. I can get these motors fairly cheap too.

    • January 12, 2003 at 12:54 pm #17831
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      Hey

      Well i dont have a 3.0 altho i could get one, but yeh maybe a 3.0 would be alright casue we wont some top speed. Im ordering some 3.5s tomorrow so i reckon we could race them instead when they arrive! see you soon !

    • January 13, 2003 at 2:01 pm #17850
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      Hey Barrell, do u have a spare 27mhz controller?

      I’m thinking about ordering one from JNH for $7 but I would like one for Wednesday night.

    • January 14, 2003 at 12:28 pm #17859
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      No sorry i just sold my old controllers … See you tomorrow night about 7:30, we going to race tomorrow night? Or just muck around on the track ? Ill ask jarratt but hes dad is down from WA so he might not make it

    • January 14, 2003 at 2:15 pm #17863
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      rthat’s ok, I just bought one from KMART then replaced the contoller with the stuffed up one and took it back. HEHEHEHE. KMART have heeps more and they are selling them for $40.

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