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That sounds great. Admittedly I haven't taken the cars out for a good while, but still on the lookout for good spots and would definitely be up for coming along if you manage to find a new location!

Hey, Thanks for this! I already knew about the spot next to the Newdigate arms, but the others look great! Have you ever had any issues at these locations? I can imagine the one near Rolls-Royce being quite well patrolled as it looks like land that is being expanded into?

Damn, that's a shame. The video doesn't seem to be working btw...

Sounds good! Did you manage to get down there at all? I've been a bit busy so haven't had time to take the cars out 😕

I had not heard of "Mansfield Desert" until now. I had a quick look but couldn't find where it is. Was just looking at the map around Mansfield and saw this place: https://goo.gl/maps/jGGV7mvuZtc9jQ4s8 Not sure if it is the "desert", but looks exactly like the kind of thing I am after. That is nearly an hour away from me though, but looks like it might be worth a trip to every now and again!

Yeah, I personally wouldn't touch Elvaston Castle with anything RC, electric or not. That's a bit too antisocial for me, even as a nitro lover haha. I actually stumbled upon this place when I was randomly trawling Google maps for places. I think I discounted it because it looked like it was fenced in. Could be worth a shot if there is a way in though!

Welcome! I am in Beeston, so not far. Been struggling to find bashing spots and it seems like you may have found my thread in the East Mids section. If you find anywhere, be sure to keep us updated! 🙂

Hey, thank you for the suggestion, that actually looks perfect! It's a little far from me so might be a bit risky justifying it in the current climate, which is a shame. I will definitely add this to the list for the (hopefully) near future though!

Before - Make sure you get the correct fuel, start your carb needles from factory settings and don't skimp on batteries just because it's nitro. On the latter point, some nice rechargeable batteries for your TX and a good hump pack for the RX. Not sure which receiver comes in the Jato, but make sure you've got a failsafe if you don't have one built into the RX. During - Warm the engine up slowly, don't full throttle the thing straight away. I personally don't like storing cars with fuel in them for a number of reasons, so use the fuel you put in it, I will mention the main reason below, After - After run oil or similar. Nitro fuel attracts moisture, which unaddressed will corrode your engine internals. After use, take your glow plug out, drop in 5 drops of after run oil, glow plug back in, spin the engine over. I have been known to do a few drops into the carb too as I have taken apart a number of engines that have corrosion on the crank. My 3.3 included. Hope that helps and hope you're enjoying the visceral experience that is nitro

Thanks for the suggestion, however I am looking for something more along the lines of disused quarry/random pieces of land rather than a club

Hey guys, I am looking for some casual bashing spots around Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire. I've seen a few threads on here regarding the same subject but they are all quite old, so thought I would start a new one. I have been up to the old coal storage bits in Ilkeston a couple of times. American adventure, though would have been awesome, now appears to be under development so is inaccessible. I know of a couple of BMX tracks, which are great as long as there is no one around. Would really appreciate anyone sharing their spots! Locations I will be updating this list as people make suggestions 🙂 Land next to Rolls-Royce (Hucknall) - https://goo.gl/maps/kNH9zjE6XZuyg4tJ8 Patch next to Nutbrook Aggregates - https://goo.gl/maps/AAXFPVSScBqVm5g19 Mansfield Desert (?) - https://goo.gl/maps/ezSXbrEtZkoDzgx38 Potentially abandoned quarry near Elvaston - https://goo.gl/maps/E2RiLtpyPUJ96JfR7 Quarry next to Crich Memorial (Matlock) - https://goo.gl/maps/s5Jn8eK76JEzD8xL8 Old coal storage area (West Hallam) - https://goo.gl/maps/aGkJdECR6PabKj6B7

This is a hard question to answer. For me I took an interest in cars from a very young age. Strange because neither of my parents or close family members were really "car people". I guess from my interest in cars came my interest in RC cars. I believe my first RC car was the Nikko Jumping Car in the mid to late 90s, I also had a couple of smaller random RC cars. From memory, I wanted to get into larger and better RC cars, but used to live in London it wasn't really feasible. I was also interested in models, particularly of aircraft, meccano, Scalextric and all that kind of thing. When I was about 13 we moved down to Dorset which peaked my interest in all the things I could do outside that I couldn't previously. Naturally, still not being able to drive a real car, I found the prospect of nitro RC fascinating. I got a HPI Rush Evo for Christmas I think the first year we were in Dorset. A couple of years later I got a Savage 25 that I put quite a lot of money into. I dabbled in a couple of electric cars at the time, did a bit of drifting etc, then a couple of years later sold all my RC stuff when I got a "real car". Since then, I hadn't touched RC until about a month ago, so a good 10+ years or so. Really been enjoying being back in the hobby, despite being more conscious of the anti-social nature of nitro RC that maybe I didn't pay much attention to when I was younger!

Hey guys, I sold all my RC gear about 15 years ago and hadn't thought about it since. I recently had the urge to get back into it, mainly because of lockdown, like many I guess. I used to own a Savage 25 (with Axial .28), Rush Evo and a few other things and saw a Savage 25 up for sale that I couldn't refuse. Got that up and running and the itch got me again a few weeks later when I picked up a T-MAXX 3.3 for a bit of a bargain as well. I'm based in Nottingham so looking for some good spots for some casual bashing. Hopefully I can also be a useful member on the forum too! See you around. James