ChewieMcBacca Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Hi All, So after buying my son a small £15 RC for Christmas last year I'd been looking into something more substantial over the last 12 months for myself and also for my son to have a mess with and help me fix when I eventually break things. That brings me to Christmas this year where we got a FTX Vantage. Complete n00b with it all, but enjoying having a bash around on my street for now - or at least I was until I broke something - haha!! Anyway in the course of looking online for help to fix and buy parts found the forum and decided to join. One (admittedly really basic/noob) questons I have is where do you all go to run your RCs? I've no interest in racing, at least not any form of organised racing, just want to have a bash around, just not sure where to go. Seen lots of videos on youtube of people in empty car parks but imagine that would involve being up very early or going down late when they're closed? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 welcome to the forums brother !! plenty of great help and advice on here 👍 as for the carparks yeah early mornings or sunday afternoons are best if its a big carpark you can usually took over a corner somewhere,offroads a bit easier parks waste land etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James.S Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Hello mate, welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewieMcBacca Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 Cheers! Yeah think it might be sunday afternoons in the Tesco carpark when I get the buggy fixed up again. Also been thinking of a day out to the beech and running the buggy on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Hi and welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, ChewieMcBacca said: Cheers! Yeah think it might be sunday afternoons in the Tesco carpark when I get the buggy fixed up again. Also been thinking of a day out to the beech and running the buggy on there. yeah beach runs always fun brother apart from cleaning after haha check round for local bmx pump tracks always fun for the RCs 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 @ChewieMcBacca welcome aboard. As for places to run car park's are good providing you have space to run without risk of hitting parked cars or curbs but can get boring. You could bring cones to lay out a little course and if you want to try some jumps you can buy plastic ramps. Like this: https://www.skatehut.co.uk/rampage-mini-launch-ramp.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlMj7xY2k_AIVib7tCh1xzgDuEAQYBCABEgJB8vD_BwE Large open parks and fields are also good as well as woodland walks etc. Have a look if any mountain bike runs are local to you as often they can be good for RC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet neil Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Hi i used to go to a old B&Q car park that’s shut down near Barnsley but haven’t be for a few years as I haven’t used my cars for a few years neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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