Loganville RC Race Schedule!!!
 

O.K. Guys,

Here's a new racing schedule that will carry us through the Fall. We've included some practice dates, more practice dates may be added later.

***ATTENTION: there have been some changes to the schedule since the initial post.

Things to remember...

The Race Fee is $20 per class.

On practice dates the Practice Fee is $5.00 per driver and each driver must sign in and pay before they put an R/C on the track. No Exceptions.

Starting on 09-06-08 the first race of each month will be a trophy race. Plaques will be awarded to 1st through 3rd place in all classes.

The Classes are: Sportsman 1/8 Buggy, Pro 1/8 Buggy, 1/8 Truggy and Production MT. Additional classes will be considered based on demand.

You must have a personal transponder. Currently there are no loaners.

The track will be closed for practice 1 hour prior to the posted start time. This will allow for time to prep the track and have a drivers meeting before racing begins.

Racing will start at the posted start time. Don't be late.

SCHEDULE:

08-02-08 Club Race, Gates Open at 12:00 PM, Sign Up 3:00 to 4:00, Racing Starts at 5:00 PM.

08-09-08 Closed for Maintenance

08-10-08 Sunday Practice Session. Gates Open at 1:00 PM and Close at 5:00 PM.

08-16-08 Closed for Maintenance

08-23-08 Racer Appreciation Night. Each entry will receive a ticket for one (1) BBQ Plate. Additional Plates will be available for $5. Gates Open at 12:00 PM, Sign Up 3:00 to 4:00, Racing Starts at 5:00 PM.

08-30-08 Closed for Maintenance

09-06-08 Trophy Race. Gates Open at 12:00 PM, Sign Up 3:00 to 4:00, Racing Starts at 5:00 PM.

09-13-08 Closed for Maintenance

09-14-08 Sunday Practice Session. Gates Open at 1:00 PM and Close at 5:00 PM.

09-20-08 Club Race. Gates Open at 12:00 PM, Sign Up 3:00 to 4:00, Racing Starts at 5:00 PM.

09-27-08 Special Event, To Be Announced.

10-04-08 Trophy Race. Gates Open at 9:00 AM, Sign Up 10:00 to 11:00, Racing Starts at 12:00 PM.

10-11-08 Closed for Maintenance

10-12-08 Sunday Practice Session. Gates Open at 1:00 PM and Close at 5:00 PM.

10-18-08 Club Race. Gates Open at 9:00 AM, Sign Up 10:00 to 11:00, Racing Starts at 12:00 PM.

10-25-08 Closed for Maintenance

11-01-08 Trophy Race. Gates Open at 9:00 AM, Sign Up 10:00 to 11:00, Racing Starts at 12:00 PM.

The Winter Schedule is TBD and will be posted in October.

20.00 for a club race ? Count me out !!

ouch that is salty since anywhere else ive raced its $10-$12

ouch
 

much rather just go to dalton or battlefeild for 12 bucks gas is bad enough give us a break

No one said that u had to come that's what he charges theres plenty people willing to pay it.


Just posting it up incase any of you wanted to race @ Loganville.





Who would have thought that the forums for georgia rc racing are segregated.

So he really charges $8 more then other tracks? Does he give something extra or? no im not being a dick im seriously asking cause thats a big price jump from other tracks.

Just my 2cents here but it seems that track is closed every other weekend for maintenance and then before the races. What are they doing maintenance wise in this time? Rebuilding the freaking track each time? Seems like its closed an excessive amount of time.

actually yes when the track is closed for maintances they do work on it they reface the jobs and fix what ever they need.

They have it closed every other weekend so it would give some other track a chance to race with a good, crowd. WIth the trcak bveing closed the for maintance the days they do have races bring in alot more people then it were if he was racing every other weekend. It's ahrd to explain but i understood it when i heard it.

Also the only ones that charge $10-$12 are the one up north geaogia, it has always been $20 bucks for trcaks that were around lville, i believe griffin was like this and savannah, Warner robins to.

How many of the tracks that charged 20 are still around?

It's your track and i enjoyed it so charged $100.00 if you want. When no one shows up you'll figure it out.:tire::ha::ha::tire:

I think lville and savannah. griffin closed cause he was tired of running the tracka nd want to do more racing then running one. Warner Robins was in bad area and didn't really have much of a chance from the get go. Loganville still is going strong.

Well see that's where your wrong cause i don't own it. How could a 17 year old even afford that??? I help spread the word. i help with the maintence on the track. I by no means own it! We have a good crowd every other weekend when it is open.

Some people really can't see past the end of their noses!:rolleyes:.......have you considered that just maybe the cost of the land that tracks are on may have different values or some may be on land tracks own or lease. There are different scenarios for every track.

As for Loganville they lease the land, pay power and water, have maintenance costs, etc not to mention the thousands of dollars spent before the first race was even ran. So Chris probably did the math and decided that 20 bucks is what he needed to charge. If he makes a couple of dollars profit that's good, chances are he probably just breaks even.

All this criticism and complaining is what discourages track owners and closes tracks.

I agree Bob. I don't see how any track can stay in business by only charging $10-$12. People seem to think nothing of sinking thousands of dollars in their equipment and then quibble over a $7 or $8 higher entry fee to race. I'm not begging for track owners to charge me more but I would like to see them make a profit so they can stay in business. I think most track owners start a track to begin with just because they love the hobby so much, they charge very little so they and their friends can have a place to race but in the end they have to close because they can't afford to do it anymore. Just think about how much everything else costs in RC, that 7-8 bucks wouldn't even buy one tire to go on a buggy or truggy yet most racers have several sets of tires in their pit box. Sorry to butt in on your offroad thread, I just had to put in my .02.

wow guess you cant ask a question here either. and here i thought forums were for conversation and information...both usually involving a question at some point.

yea lville does lease the land, and with the way he has his schedule the days he races he makes a profit.


Bob u made a some really good points.

First off LITTLEMAN16 i have the utmost respect for you, i read your posts and figure out where your coming from and helping and all.
BUT i built a decent track in my yard which costs money for dirt hundreds of feet of pipe, about 100 stakes @ $1.00 a piece and built a drivers stand and did every bit of it by hand with my boy and some friends. Do you know what i got out it ? the shear excitement of being able to race with my fellow racers. We had coffee, food, and some drove from Knoxville to run on it. $20.00 my ass, i know Dion's track was not even anywhere near the free side and i know Ed at Dalton spent his fair share of money and hard work. They may not get rich at $12.00 entry fees but they'll keep a loyal customer base that will be happy to spend thier time and money with them. They do it for the love of the hobby, if they didn't they'd charge $20.00 also. :tire::flaming::flaming::tire:

Hey Littleman....don't waste your time on these guys!:smile: They do this kind of stuff for fun and don't show up to race!:nod: Just keep doing what you can to help and be a loyal supporter of your local R/C track!:nod:

Lville keeps loyal costumers, noone has complained about the fee. It's been $20 ever since he started he has bills to pay on the track as Bob mentioned. Everything u basically just said is why chris opened the track soem us fellow racers can come out on sat. and race with our buddies for the fun and excitment! Chris is not trying to get rich from the fees. he's trying to pay of the hobby shop debt. Chris does a great job @ lville and i'm happy to pay $20buck cause I get the joy of coming out and raing with my friends!!!

So basically we both wasted our time. I'm happy where ever i race cause i there for the fun of racing.

Man seriously from now on before you click the post button, please put your statement into Microsoft Word so all the spelling errors are taken care of.

Thank you.


Grammar too!

And you know this how? You dont know me. I race almost every damn weekend. I wasnt giving him shit like i said in my previous post. I asked a question cause maybe he gave the plaques or somethign and that would require more cost. Then you got to come in here spouting off at the mouth about stuff you havent a clue about. If you are that old man in the avatar your also the 1 the signed me in at the psycho nitro blast I believe, yeah i ran there too. So how about you get your facts straight before running off at the mouth.

Good Lord people, can we calm down a little. First of all, Chris has always charged $20 to race. He gives away trophies at the first race of every month and thats it. If you dont want to pay the money to race dont show up thats all there is to it. Now some of the reasons he has to charge that much maybe the fact that he has to have insurence on the property now because of an injury. He does not have a hobby shop on site that he could tie in with. Now everybody stop your bickering and come race if you want to or dont, life will go on!!!!!:rolleyes:

Nuff said, but i won't be there.

I've been racing nearly every weekend for 4 years now.

My bad. Didn't realize u needed to be and english major to type in these forums! U have to much time on your hands if u go threw and read this stuff to complain about my spelling.

Let me go get my english major.:lol::sneaky:

No poor grammar just makes you look like a dumb ass.

Nobody's perfect when i type, i type the way i type not the way u want me to.

Don't like it, don't read anything i post simple as that! :D

re: Grammar and spelling - Sometimes posts are so poorly done that the point of the message is completely lost or, worse, misunderstood. Sometimes this can lead to readers getting angry for no reason at all. :rolleyes:

re: Track fees - A track owner can easily put $30k or more into a track. The interest alone on an investment of that size would be around $300 bux a month. This figure assumes that the land is already owned without either rent or a payment for the land. But the average track owner is straddled with the land cost also. I personally think that a $20 entry fee is fair and almost always warranted. Can you race for less? Sure! But I personally would want the best tracks to survive and be here for years to come.... so charge what is needed to survive. It is worth it for the good of the hobby.

Very well said toolmbx6!
kikcaffine - If you are going to ride the kid for his grammer, make sure yours is correct. "No poor grammar just makes you look like a dumb ass." You probably meant to put a comma after the word "No". Not a big deal, we all make mistakes.

If your going to try and make a point, make sure you spell GRAMMAR properly. Especially if you are going to try to flame someone.

PASS THE POPCRN

Ouch!!!! You got me. Damn spellchecker! I wasn't trying to flame you though. Just thought you were being a little hard on the kid. :blush:

:smile:

Its too bad we can't animate these forums..... only thing that could make them better. I just feel cheated these off road guys have been racing for 10 and 12 bucks and getting to race for like 15 mins or so. I have to sign up for 3 and 4 races just so I can race for 15 mins. :D

Ah well I apologize then.

see not everybody is perfect. if something is typed so badly just ask the person what they were trying to say or have them clear it up.

to me you don't look like a dumb ass if u miss spell something. It happens TOO EVERYONE!

knot two me

Well said Bob, The bottom line is most of you guys from north Ga, or Tn for that matter, wouldnt travel to club races at Loganville if it were free, so I dont see why you even bother to argue about the cost of club races. Chris has done mid week night races in the past and only charges $10 for those, so if he says he needs $20 in order to continue the weekend club races he has my support. I for one will continue to support all tracks as much as I can, lack of support is what kills tracks, not race fees. I havent ,as of yet, had the pleasure of running at Dalton or Battlefield, but I plan on running part of the N. GA Series purely for reasons of supporting those tracks. Compared to the overall cost of this hobby, $20 is a drop in the bucket. Just my .02

Yes with the price of gas even a "free" race wouldn't attract some people. But you said so yourself you haven't been to either Dalton or Dion's track and they've been racing for some time now. When some one wants to support me just because they want to see me stay going tell them to come check me out. I have a son who races also so all these fee's start adding up when you include parts for two and still try to make your monthly bills. In my life a $12.00 fee is just easier to swallow and if i had to pay $20.00 every time i raced, i would only race about once a month.

Ever notice a real Italian pizza place has great pizza for about $18.00 but go to Little Caesers and people are lined up out the door for a $5.00 pizza. Most people work hard for thier money and choose the cheapest way to get what they want, henceforth racing for $12.00 or racing for $20.00, it's just simple math. And all 3 tracks have there good and bad parts and i would'nt say one was any worse than the other, but why do you see all these giant vehicles on the side of the road for sale ? Because people are watching thier pennies and that means bieng in smaller fuel efficient vehicles even if there more uncomfortable.