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French RC track discovery

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:36 am
by dinglem
I have been viewing this track for a while but recently visited it again to take some up to date pictures and thought I would share them on here.

My wife and I have purchased a holiday home in the South of France in the last few years, and whilst driving about I had noticed what appeared to be an old rostrum in a field located opposite the local go-kart track. Upon closer inspection I saw it was actually an abandoned RC track. It was a little overgrown but when I walked it I saw some impressive jump series, various surfaces - gravelly clay, concrete, rubber matting and even a built-in cobblestone section on one corner! It is pretty local to our house, in fact that is an understatement, it is about a 5 minute walk away! It has some great facilities, purpose built brick and concrete rostrum with roof, and even covered pitting areas and concrete tables.

I had a scan on Google Earth and came up with a nice shot from above which shows you the scale of the place..... MASSIVE!!!
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I then did a little digging and found an online forum for the club... it turns out they were actually intending to refurbish the track.

I was over there again last month and they have obviously been hard at it!!!!
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I have spoken to the admin folks and gained permission to have a run... so at least now I have somewhere to practice when I am on holiday :D

Re: French RC track discovery

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:44 am
by matt1ptkn
Wow... That's really nice. But, I'd be getting a lot of exercise if I had to marshal myself. :lol:

Re: French RC track discovery

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:47 am
by dinglem
That's what the wife is for..... or alternatively just don't crash???! :wink:

Re: French RC track discovery

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:17 pm
by Mr. ED
dinglem wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:47 am That's what the wife is for..... or alternatively just don't crash???! :wink:
nononooo. You have to spare your wife so she can bare many kids. Then you allways have marshalls in every corner :lol:

Re: French RC track discovery

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:27 pm
by dinglem
In that case the marshalls are 4 and 1 years old, so i'd better not crash!

Re: French RC track discovery

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:43 pm
by Mr. ED
:o 2marshalls only... You'll have to pick up oval racing

Re: French RC track discovery

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:47 pm
by dinglem
... or have a few more early nights :wink:

Re: French RC track discovery

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:07 am
by Dadio
That's so cool to find that close :D , if you need kids I've got 4 now of useful ages between 13 and 28 , the 28 year old has 4 marshals of her own , we got you covered :wink: