Hi all,
I announced this a week ago at racing, but I'll post it here for anyone that missed the announcement.
Most of you will remember Brian Bodine from Speed Weekend this past summer. He came up from Washington State and ran Nitro with us at Speed Weekend. Brian is a class act, and was very excited to hear about our 12th Scale program. Brian is a 12th-scaler at heart, and so he and some of his fellow racers are going to come up and join us for our club race on November 20th! There will be four or five racers travelling up to join in the fun!
So... in order to properly welcome our guests, I am hoping to drum-up a big turnout of racers from our local club. I have also extended the invite to our friends in Vancouver that have 12th Scale cars.
So, mark it on your calendars, and make sure you come out for racing on November 20th!
FYI: We are hoping to start track setup a little early that day so we can get some extended practice and build-up traction levels a little more than usual.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Blake
Are you not worried about time limitations should we shorten practice if there are lots of racers?We seem to use up all the time with what we get already.
Hi Shane,
Yes, I am worried about the time limitations; that's why I am hoping we can get a group to show-up and begin track setup early. The gym is completely empty at noon, so if we can get a few people to show up at 3PM then we can maybe have the track built by 4PM. That gives us an extra hour for the evening.
Depending on turnout, we might have to start the first qualifier earlier than normal (maybe around 5:30PM). Note that I don't want to cause trouble for people that work on Saturdays, or people that might be travelling down from Nanaimo.
Blake
I am available to show up early and help with setup.
Shawn
me too
I will be there.
I will be there as well, and I'm pretty sure Craig will since it was actually his idea.
Blake
Seeing as how I'm usually there around 3 anyway, count me in too!
I'm there too.
Good day!
I am usually there by 3:30.
Neil
Thanks guys; looks like we'll have a good crew to help get things setup a little early. If all goes well, we can start open practice at 4PM. Then depending on turnout, we'll start Q1 somewhere around 5:30PM I would think.
Blake
I will be there a bit earlier too, has anyone asked the B&G club about an early entrance? Usually by the time I get there Gord is trying to get Bill's attention to open the doors, and that is around 3pm.
i wont be able to make it.. wish i could..
Quote from: rcshadow on November 10, 2010, 09:51:02 PM
I will be there a bit earlier too, has anyone asked the B&G club about an early entrance? Usually by the time I get there Gord is trying to get Bill's attention to open the doors, and that is around 3pm.
Maybe we can let him know (Bill) that we need in around 2:30 on the 20th.
Quote from: light on November 11, 2010, 12:09:27 AM
Quote from: rcshadow on November 10, 2010, 09:51:02 PM
I will be there a bit earlier too, has anyone asked the B&G club about an early entrance? Usually by the time I get there Gord is trying to get Bill's attention to open the doors, and that is around 3pm.
Maybe we can let him know (Bill) that we need in around 2:30 on the 20th.
Yeah, would you mind mentioning this to him this Saturday Gord? I don't always get there in time to speak with him.
*** NOTE: If you normally work on Saturdays, don't worry that you'll miss any racing. Q1 may start a *little* early (around 5:30PM) but everyone has usually arrived by then. I will talk to the Nanaimo group to see what time they can make it down that night.
Thanks,
Blake
Hi all,
I just got final confirmation from Brian Bodine. He will be travelling with three other racers to join us this Saturday. He is VERY excited based on his emails! Visitors will be: Brian Bodine, Peter Robinson, Todd Mason, and Bill Evans.
Based on discussions at B&G last Saturday, several of us will meet at B&G between 2:30PM and 3:00PM for track setup. Craig figured he'd arrive at 2:30PM, setup his own pit area, and then we can start on the track at 3:00PM. I plan to will arrive at 2:30PM.
So, come one, come all, and let's show our friends to the south what a great little race club we are!
Blake
I believe bill is opening the gym at one o'clock
"I believe bill is opening the gym at one o'clock"
Yeah, I already told Blake that on Saturday.
SO, is someone on the UBER-Executive going to tell Bill he DOESN'T need to be there at 1 to open up for us??
I would go for one if others will be there
Well I was planning on arriving around 1 to set up my pit area and help get stuff set-up, but it appears it won't be necessary if no one else plans on getting there until at least 2:30.
I could do 1 as well if needed
Guys,
Bill works all day on Saturday. He will be there from 8AM->4PM. It does not matter when we show up. I will be there around 2:30PM.
Blake
Now that I think about it, Bill used to work all day Saturdays, but I actually don't know if he does anymore. I will call the Admin office tomorrow and have them pass a message to Bill that we will arrive at 2:30PM.
Blake
Hey all,
This is just a quick reminder of tomorrow's big club race. Let's try to get everyone to come out and show our guests what a great group we are!
Also note, many of us are going to show up around 2PM to help with early track setup.
See ya all there!
Blake
The Nanaimo crew is going to try to leave the shop at 2pm, we should be there around 3:30!
Tonia
If some of my peps can take killer photos, that would be groovy.
Quote from: weekend camper on November 19, 2010, 05:32:11 PM
If some of my peps can take killer photos, that would be groovy.
What you not going to race TC
come on Bruce
Photos for tonight can be viewed here http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1643203513529&set=a.1643203233522.87561.1040079300#!/album.php?aid=87561&id=1040079300 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1643203513529&set=a.1643203233522.87561.1040079300#!/album.php?aid=87561&id=1040079300)
They should be done uploading around 2am
Gorden
Can u make them public Gord?
if the face book link is not working try this link...all the photos will be there later today
http://www.digital-works.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=44&pos=0 (http://www.digital-works.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=44&pos=0)
Gorden
Updated the front page, thanks.
Big thanks to Brian Bodine, Todd Mason, Peter Robinson, and Bill Evans for joining us last night. These guys are all class acts and we had a ton of fun mixing it up with them on the track.
Now the planning begins for the return trip to H30!
In the end we had 17 IROCCers, 4 from NRC, and the 4 from Seattle.
Blake
I enjoyed the 20 min track set up.
Quote from: gotnitro on November 21, 2010, 10:55:05 PM
I enjoyed the 20 min track set up.
I enjoyed that also maybe in the future we could use the same track layout 2 weeks in a row.
Then the 2nd week the track setup is a short one
Gorden
Hey everyone, thanks so much for having us up to race!
You guys run a top notch program and are a joy to race with. We really enjoyed your track...super tight and twisty, but had good flow too.
Looking forward to seeing you down our way soon!
--Bill Evans
Hangar 30, Seattle WA
Quote from: light on November 21, 2010, 12:22:36 PM
if the face book link is not working try this link...all the photos will be there later today
http://www.digital-works.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=44&pos=0 (http://www.digital-works.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=44&pos=0)
Gorden
Good job Gord! It is neet to see the chasies rolling in the corners, somthing you can't see in real time
Neil
video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfNgnxqRv9A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDRePOsoUSQ
OK I'm a little dizzy
Quote from: Falcon on November 23, 2010, 02:35:59 PM
OK I'm a little dizzy
You wouldnt need to watch the videos if you were there. OH! ;) Sorry for the burn John! Couldnt resist. You going to make it to next weekends race?
Shawn.
Yes