'OLD SKOOL RC GUYS'
Welcome to the ‘Old Skool RC Guys’. We might not know how to spell but that doesn’t stop us building and racing electric RC cars together.
‘Old Skool…’ was formed to provide a base for radio controlled car enthusiasts to enjoy this great hobby.
Of course it has a few useful side effects as well….
THE BACKGROUND
Radio controlled car racing, particularly 1/10 scale electric 'off-road', exploded in popularity in the 1980s with clubs being set up nationwide. These clubs were massively popular with school children, who learned practical skills building, maintaining, and racing their cars. For many life got in the way and their hobby had to be put on hold. BUT....
TODAY...
RC cars are back! Those school kids from back in the 80s have returned to the hobby and want to race again. What's more, many have kids of their own and want to help them learn and enjoy from the hobby they once loved.
Going 'OLD SKOOL'...
At ‘Old Skool’ we live by the ‘North Devon Model Society’ ethos of ‘MEET, BUILD, SHARE, LEARN, ENJOY’. And, like the NDMS, we are open to all ages and abilities. Other clubs are elitist, that is not our way. Building and racing a radio controlled car is something you learn by doing and, hopefully get a lot of pleasure from along the way. It can take you a long way… Look at Lewis Hamilton from when he raced on ‘Blue Peter’. Whatever happened to him..?
So where do we race? Well, currently we are somewhat nomadic…
A club without a permanent track, but every Sunday from 2PM we can be found at ‘Golden Coast’, Barnstaple, just off the Roundswell roundabout on the A39.
We ‘car-park race’ a variety of cars setting out a track where drivers ability rather than volts decides the outcome.
We also meet as part of the North Devon Model Society every Tuesday evening from 6.30PM at the Fremington Parish Hall.
You can keep track of what we are up to on the ‘Old Skool RC Guys’ Facebook page.
CAN YOU HELP?
We are looking for somewhere to call home…Â Â Somewhere to race…Â Â Somewhere parents can share the joys of RC cars with their children…Â Â Somewhere future generations will look back on and say ‘I learned to race at Old Skool…’.
If you have some land, If you can help, or if you know someone who can, maybe you can call the ‘Old Skool RC Guys’.Â
Sera – 07936 817468
sera@staplesandvine.com
‘Build it and they will race…’