VINTAGE GET-TOGETHER IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS

[klavy69]

depending on the dates I might be able to add one board member to the list of wanabe racers
Todd

[RACER RICK]

I am thinking June 12th 2010 does that work for ya? Rick

[fastang]

I'll have to check my 1:1 racing schedule. If its an open weekend I would make the short drive down to meet some of you guys.

[RACER RICK]

I hope you can make it down, it should be a lot of fun. Rick

[RACER RICK]

If all goes as planned it will be June 12th. just letting everyone know that it hasn't been forgotten. Rick

[Gene]

I'm going to try and make this!

[badhoopty]

unless i have more damn trouble with the pwr steering & cooling system on my firebird after i dust it off i'll be there.

might even rent a car if i have too.

are there going to be guys flying jets and stuff? would love to see some nice planes.

[RACER RICK]

For sure on the planes flying, jets are off and on out there, but if you have never seen a rc jet fly it's cool as the the real thing, the speeds they hit are unreal (200 mph). We are in the process of getting the track lined up. (needs to be rebuild) nothing a good weekend and a bobcat can't fix. Not sure how much of the facilities will be completed, but at least there will be a track to play on. When it gets a little closer I will have a better idea of how this is all gonna play out. I am still looking at June 12th. I hope the hanger is up by then so if it looks like rain we can go under cover. I am going to try to line up some tables for everyone to use for swap meet or shelf queen show area.

[markt311]

I'm looking forward to this one! Outdoor tracks are more fun and Mrlexan can get better pictures of everyone's cars.

[tmail56]

Hey Rick came across these on r/c tech, thought they may help fire up MORE to show. I've raced at this track just not back then! In the first vid about 2:30 in you will hear about a guy in 3rd, Jason Ruona before he was know for a company called JConcepts!

Back in the day, 1993 Regionals Lake Park Tampa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUmVvfs9inE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbKvdHjsvoA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hme7beFYS0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCvSSsCjgmk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2w-J0bRIdA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wvhwSTqvQ8

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[RACER RICK]

AWESOME VIDS BRO!!!! got home last night and my Tamiya Sand Scorch kit had arrived. Back in 1982 I bought a new scorcher, it was my first rc car. I have been stuck on RC racing ever since. To open the box was like a time warp, be see a scorcher BRAND NEW again WOW. I really love the old Tamiya cars. Even though I am a Associated fan.

[tmail56]

Here is a vid of how Lake Park looks some what like today. A lot of change from 1993 to 2008-9!!!

Two things haven't changed (much) the gray fence at the back of the track and the grand stands, they moved them back 10-20 foot.

I raced a couple of time on this design.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VaELNvKQbU&feature=related

[RACER RICK]

The club has a meeting this Wednesday evening, I will let you know what's gonna happen with this event. The hangar is now due to be done by June. Rick

[RACER RICK]

Looks like a date change for the vintage get together =" June 26th "at Eli Field in Monticello, Illinois. Don't know about having water and power by then. but we do have a track laided out,it will set up for short course so it will be vintage friendly, so bring a ezee up and a grille and lets just have some fun. The event will last most of the day so bring your shelf queens for us to drool over. Bring parts for the swap meet. This is" NOT " a race event but the track will be open to play on ALL DAY. Rick http://www.elifield.com

[Eau Rouge]

Looks like a date change for the vintage get together =" June 26th "at Eli Field in Monticello, Illinois. Don't know about having water and power by then. but we do have a track laided out,it will set up for short course so it will be vintage friendly, so bring a ezee up and a grille and lets just have some fun. The event will last most of the day so bring your shelf queens for us to drool over. Bring parts for the swap meet. This is" NOT " a race event but the track will be open to play on ALL DAY. Rick http://www.elifield.com

Ahhh major bummer. That weekend is the SCCA June Sprints at Road America, which means Keith and I are both out. Too bad, we would have really enjoyed this event.