SEQ 12th Scale Racing
03-30-2014, 01:26 AM
#691
Thanks for promoting 12th Scale here in Brisbane.
Particularly so for a guy who is a member of QRCCRA.
QRCCRA is a great club, with the best facilities in the State, possibly Australia wide, but unfortunately at this time it is not suited to 12th Scale pan Cars.
By promoting the 12th Scale at Sunshine coast you showed there was interest in this class. Many of us had 12th Pan Cars at home collecting dust, with fond memories of racing them many years ago (before ESCs and Brushless motors).
With 11 ( I believe) showing up to Landsborough one Sunday at the end of last year, just for their normal Sunday Club Meet, it showed everyone there were guys interested in racing these cars.
Now we know there's about 35 guys out there in the wider Brissy area with these cars, hopefully there will be regular scheduled race meets for them.
We know where there is a permanent indoor track for them too.
They're a good inexpensive, fun class.
Look forward to the next scheduled meet.
Particularly so for a guy who is a member of QRCCRA.
QRCCRA is a great club, with the best facilities in the State, possibly Australia wide, but unfortunately at this time it is not suited to 12th Scale pan Cars.
By promoting the 12th Scale at Sunshine coast you showed there was interest in this class. Many of us had 12th Pan Cars at home collecting dust, with fond memories of racing them many years ago (before ESCs and Brushless motors).
With 11 ( I believe) showing up to Landsborough one Sunday at the end of last year, just for their normal Sunday Club Meet, it showed everyone there were guys interested in racing these cars.
Now we know there's about 35 guys out there in the wider Brissy area with these cars, hopefully there will be regular scheduled race meets for them.
We know where there is a permanent indoor track for them too.
They're a good inexpensive, fun class.
Look forward to the next scheduled meet.
Last edited by El Nitro; 05-20-2014 at 11:03 AM.
03-30-2014, 07:23 AM
#693
Thanks guys for your kind words. Everyone has that one class they just love over all the others. For me it is 12th scale, with SSF a close second.
I bought my first 12th scale second hand from Trevor Connors about 2 weeks before Millennium stopped running it there. Went all the way to Newcastle to race my first 12th scale event and had the carbon rear axle delaminate in round 1 and put me out for the weekend, but that was enough to get Snappa hooked on 12th having driven my in practice. Running my 12th around Sunny Coast with the F1's got Graham hooked, followed by just about their entire club, and things snowballed from there.
We now have an awesome facility at Trackside, Logan is running 12th on Sunday at interclub and offers 12th at club meets, Sunny Coast I assume runs 12th still. 12th has gone from nowhere to somewhere in 4 months.
So support 12th at Logan's interclub, lets put on a great show for everyone there on Sunday, then Im going to Tamworth, and after all that, will start to plan what we will do event wise for the rest of the year.
Adrian, something someone put to me was perhaps running a round up in Toowoomba later in the year when we do another series. I will give you a call sometime and see what we do to potentially make that a reality. Also, am going to look at hooking up with F1 and making them part of the series too, as we have a bunch of guys keen for that as well.
Cheers,
Rob.
I bought my first 12th scale second hand from Trevor Connors about 2 weeks before Millennium stopped running it there. Went all the way to Newcastle to race my first 12th scale event and had the carbon rear axle delaminate in round 1 and put me out for the weekend, but that was enough to get Snappa hooked on 12th having driven my in practice. Running my 12th around Sunny Coast with the F1's got Graham hooked, followed by just about their entire club, and things snowballed from there.
We now have an awesome facility at Trackside, Logan is running 12th on Sunday at interclub and offers 12th at club meets, Sunny Coast I assume runs 12th still. 12th has gone from nowhere to somewhere in 4 months.
So support 12th at Logan's interclub, lets put on a great show for everyone there on Sunday, then Im going to Tamworth, and after all that, will start to plan what we will do event wise for the rest of the year.
Adrian, something someone put to me was perhaps running a round up in Toowoomba later in the year when we do another series. I will give you a call sometime and see what we do to potentially make that a reality. Also, am going to look at hooking up with F1 and making them part of the series too, as we have a bunch of guys keen for that as well.
Cheers,
Rob.
03-31-2014, 03:53 AM
#695
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I should be there, not sure what class's will be racing, but I guess that because the gas car has been in the cupboard unused for about 6 months and the pro engines have been deeper in the cupboard for over 12 months, will probably run electric. most likely 13.5 and 12th on sunday, not sure about saturday
03-31-2014, 04:21 AM
#696
I should be there, not sure what class's will be racing, but I guess that because the gas car has been in the cupboard unused for about 6 months and the pro engines have been deeper in the cupboard for over 12 months, will probably run electric. most likely 13.5 and 12th on sunday, not sure about saturday
Johnny La Spina
Tim Weier
Richard Chun
Steve Irvine
Mason Garnet
Aaron Chambers (?)
Paul Fahey
Dominic Fahey
Ray Griffiths
Jason Vallely
Sean Valleley
03-31-2014, 02:54 PM
#698
7 Days rain hail or shine.
03-31-2014, 11:57 PM
#699
12th scale racing is now has a regular Friday night time slot once a fortnight at Trackside RC, starting this Friday 4th of April. With an 8 round winter series starting late April or early May with trophies at the end for all. More details about this in the next week as i get more information, including a complete calender.
04-01-2014, 12:30 AM
#700
12th scale racing is now has a regular Friday night time slot once a fortnight at Trackside RC, starting this Friday 4th of April. With an 8 round winter series starting late April or early May with trophies at the end for all. More details about this in the next week as i get more information, including a complete calender.
04-01-2014, 01:53 AM
#702
12th scale racing is now has a regular Friday night time slot once a fortnight at Trackside RC, starting this Friday 4th of April. With an 8 round winter series starting late April or early May with trophies at the end for all. More details about this in the next week as i get more information, including a complete calender.
04-01-2014, 05:19 AM
#705
Debrief from Saturday nights last round of the SEQ 1/12 Tour 2014 and Trackside Indoor Carpet Track. Inagural Race Meet.
Now the dust has settled and now regular race meets are planned to be run at Trackside, I'd just like to post my observations and suggestions.
Firstly I believe 8 car finals on such a small track is too many, particularly if there is too much of a difference in drivers ability.
Somehow I managed to be the 8th (Last) car in the A Finals the other night. Very happy about that, BUT,
8 cars on such a small track was too many. My best lap during the night was around 8.9xx, the top drivers were around 8.2xx (maybe quicker). Pole position started at the front of the back straight, I started half way around the turn onto the front straight. About 4 seconds behind the pole car assuming I drove bloody well. I didn't and so I was been lapped within the first lap or so. Pulling over for the faster drivers slowed my laps even more.
Basically I was trying to go wide or pull over every lap, maybe a couple of times a lap, only making the situation worse. Finally pulling over I hit the join on the front straight, breaking a wheel.
I didn't run the last final as I was just in the way.
If I chose to run my own race (so I get a fair run) and therefore NOT pull over for faster drivers, I would have held everyone else up and forced them to pass me (probably taking us both out).
Personally I would have preferred to be in the B Final, Although after watching them, there was a lot of carnage there, where to my sons credit, he somehow managed to avoid most of it and came 2nd, beating some very good drivers in the process.
Conclusion:
8 is too many for a final on this small track (unless all 8 are VERY closely matched).
I would prefer to see more finals with 4 (5 if very evenly matched drivers) are racing. If everyone insists on running 8 per final make it very clear it's an all out race for all 8 drivers. No pulling over for faster drivers is expected (OR TOLERATED).
Hopefully this Friday will see fewer drivers and we can try 4 per race.
This will also help with batteries been charged in time for races.
This is not a criticism, just and observation with a suggestion.
This was the first race at Trackside and the first time many (maybe all) had raced on such a small (and carpet) track.
I certainly want this to work. We certainly do not want guys going home pi$$ed off they couldn't get one clear lap in the race, with 8 on the track at once.
I enjoyed the night, but for me the finals were waisted.
Standing by for incoming!.
Any other opinions?
Should it be all out war on the track?
Cheers
Now the dust has settled and now regular race meets are planned to be run at Trackside, I'd just like to post my observations and suggestions.
Firstly I believe 8 car finals on such a small track is too many, particularly if there is too much of a difference in drivers ability.
Somehow I managed to be the 8th (Last) car in the A Finals the other night. Very happy about that, BUT,
8 cars on such a small track was too many. My best lap during the night was around 8.9xx, the top drivers were around 8.2xx (maybe quicker). Pole position started at the front of the back straight, I started half way around the turn onto the front straight. About 4 seconds behind the pole car assuming I drove bloody well. I didn't and so I was been lapped within the first lap or so. Pulling over for the faster drivers slowed my laps even more.
Basically I was trying to go wide or pull over every lap, maybe a couple of times a lap, only making the situation worse. Finally pulling over I hit the join on the front straight, breaking a wheel.
I didn't run the last final as I was just in the way.
If I chose to run my own race (so I get a fair run) and therefore NOT pull over for faster drivers, I would have held everyone else up and forced them to pass me (probably taking us both out).
Personally I would have preferred to be in the B Final, Although after watching them, there was a lot of carnage there, where to my sons credit, he somehow managed to avoid most of it and came 2nd, beating some very good drivers in the process.
Conclusion:
8 is too many for a final on this small track (unless all 8 are VERY closely matched).
I would prefer to see more finals with 4 (5 if very evenly matched drivers) are racing. If everyone insists on running 8 per final make it very clear it's an all out race for all 8 drivers. No pulling over for faster drivers is expected (OR TOLERATED).
Hopefully this Friday will see fewer drivers and we can try 4 per race.
This will also help with batteries been charged in time for races.
This is not a criticism, just and observation with a suggestion.
This was the first race at Trackside and the first time many (maybe all) had raced on such a small (and carpet) track.
I certainly want this to work. We certainly do not want guys going home pi$$ed off they couldn't get one clear lap in the race, with 8 on the track at once.
I enjoyed the night, but for me the finals were waisted.
Standing by for incoming!.
Any other opinions?
Should it be all out war on the track?
Cheers