THE BIG CARAVAN RACE !!

[slylux]

hey word is there is a caravan race coming up .. when is it ?? where ?? also who's building planning to build .. or just heard about it and reckons they will have a go !!
im keen to do it .. but race emaxx .. not sure if its goin to be combine classes , or maxx only .. if there is any other maxx's making caravan ?? etc etc

info info !!speak up ppl

[JD]

huh?

[Bowling Ball]

Yes ... Yes ... Yes ... and the plans are top secret

[slylux]

mm .. u goin to have susp BB ??

[JD]

man, I don;t understand one word slylux says lol???

[Matt]

Jan 06 is the date, West Coast Model Rally Club.

im in, and plans are also a secret.

mua-a-a-a-aaaaa <evil laugh>

[slylux]

over yr head JD .. its a perth thing .. haha .. racing towing a caravan behind the r/c .. just like speedway 1:1 .. so just a fun , event

[JD]

oh i get it, when you said

&quot;if there is any other maxx's making caravan ?? etc etc&quot;

I got completely lost

[Matt]

last buggy/truck/emaxx with a caravan still attached at the end of the race wins.

[slylux]

mm .. any other rules?? eg .. tyres size .. has to be same as the towing car ?? or can i run any size tyres behind the maxx

[Matt]

hmm a good question.

[KingBob]

OK, heres the official low down on the WCMRC caravan race.

Your caravan must not contain any electronics. Ie: it can't be motorised.
Your caravan must still resemble a caravan at the END of the race.

Thats pretty much it! The e-maxxes will be running in their own class. Other entries (2wd/4wd/truck) may be combined or seperated depending on numbers.

Prizes are still in the works, but there may be one for best looking caravan, best destruction, and of course, one for winning.

The caravan race is to be held at the end of January '06. Likely to be Jan 27th, which is the last friday of the month. This gives everyone about 2 months to build/buy/import/strengthen/armour plate/whatever their caravan.

That is all :)

[JD]

holy cow thats awesome, I'd love to see a video of it

[James]

awesome.. haha, I gotta start building one :)

[KingBob]

I think Matt was planning on stealing his little sisters Barbie caravan!

[fleggy]

i have an old RC Car Action from '90 or '92 that has trailer plans in it, but it's for balsa... and not a caravan, but might be able to adapt if anyone is interested in it?!?!

[Bowling Ball]

Fleggy - gimmie gimmie gimmie

[KingBob]

Balsa?? LOL, knowing some of the maxx boys, they're likely to be solid aluminium or steel frames!
Probably with spikes all over them or something!

[fleggy]

no worries BB, I'll bring them down fri night with me!

[Bowling Ball]

Balsa?? LOL, knowing some of the maxx boys, they're likely to be solid aluminium or steel frames!
Probably with spikes all over them or something!
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Not far wrong - Alot stronger, and of course - more deadly !devil !evil

[James]

*pictures BB's caravan with gun turret, oil slick release (channel 3 on radio gear?), smoke screen, spinning blades to 'cut' other car (like grease movie).. etc*

[KingBob]

LOL, except those devices would need electronics, and none are allowed in the trailers.

Actually, I think we might make an exception to that rule for lights.

[JD]

I can't imagine an LED kit on one of those caravans lasting for too long, by the sound of things lol

[T4Trasher]

does anyone remeber that show that used to be on Robot Wars that show springs to mind with the E-Maxx drivers!!!

[JD]

yea that show was wikid, i remember this one guy had a big hydraulic clamp, anything that came near it got crushed, it was awesome.

[avablast]

for a sec i thought u all was talking bout proper caravans with little cars towing them lol that woulda been amusing but yea small caravans would be cool to

[KingBob]

Should be a good event. We're looking at holding it on the 27th of january, so everyone has about 7 weeks left to build their entry.

[Alex]

is this a first? Has a caravan race been run b4?

Can a buggy partake or is it more of a truck thang? ;)

[Dlux]

What ever you got.

[bazz]

already got mine 3/4 made.

[Dlux]

Wanna share with us what you've done...pics. I haven't even started to think about it yet so me needs ideas.

[bazz]

i dony have the technology just yet to put pics up . but imagine a van made out of welded plastic. with independant suspension from a maxx. my brother has his plastic welding business. i am just working out how to mate the axle to the van. should be strong as hell.

[KingBob]

Only 24 days left to build guys!

Entry forms should be available friday night.

[KingBob]

An update on the caravan race:

Entry forms will be avaiable friday night.
We will have 2 trophies up for grabs on the night.
Entry will be $10 (pays for the trophies).
To avoid people using little matchbox caravans, we've added a rule, it must be longer than 200mm.

We're hoping to make this an annual event so there will be a perpetual trophy.

[mitchremotes]

Rob, is there a weight factor involved??.
How low is the ground clearance have to be??.
How wide has the van got to be??.
Yes I may have missed something, but hey, old timmers is setting in for Bill and I.
Or is all this valuable information available on the entry form??. :(

[KingBob]

No
Open
Open

Rules regarding caravan design are an absolute minimum. Basically a minimum length to stop people just using a little matchbox caravan etc. A 200mm length is the only size restriction, people could make it 10mm wide and 10mm tall, but that won't look like a caravan so wouldn't be eligible. Some basic thought about physics and gravity would lend itself to an appropriate design to that minimum length. The caravan does have to make it around the track, corners, jumps etc intact

[bazz]

hi it should have to look realistic, similar to the wheelbase and size of the vehicle thats towing it. my 2 cents. how is every body's vans coming along.fellas anybody....

[Bowling Ball]

Screw Physics I wanna see/video some vehicles and caravans getting monster air! Clear the fence from the table top! *C R A S H!* woohoo!

[KingBob]

Well yeah, the rule has always been it must look like a caravan!