defonetly will talk sir jay

sideslider wrote:

by the way guys,

i was reading through the brochure of this automodex exhibition and found the words: "transport yourself to your childhood"......why the hell would they put that in if they want to promote RC as a SERIOUS and COMPETETIVE hobby in dubai?

did they mention if we have to bring nannies to the event?

hmmmm......i think they also want a minimum height of 110cm in order to play as well as approval from parenting party

sideslider wrote:

by the way guys,

i was reading through the brochure of this automodex exhibition and found the words: "transport yourself to your childhood"......why the hell would they put that in if they want to promote RC as a SERIOUS and COMPETETIVE hobby in dubai?

did you read it on the rc event ONLY???

my interpretation: be like sideslider hehehehehe

its not just an RC event... its like saying enjoy going to the said event and be amazed with all the custom made cars and shows that they will feature

i was focusing on our part, the part that we need to make succesful if we wanna kick off serious RC in dubai and the UAE

another project there ahmed! hahahaha...

Wait...Is this going to be made and then taken apart in 3 days!?
....Or is it going to stay?
110 cm height? Better put my boots on then!

don't worry you still have enough time time grow joke!

where is this and how much does it cost and is there also drifting?

@Aemal, it should be free for the participants and hopefully some complimentary tickets..

yes there is drifting as well.. so, better start practicing your skills.. ok?

but where is it

read the post properly guys!!! im sure we are old enough to read ayt?

below the logo of automodex it says the location


grrrr!!!

Aemal,

If you went to the website using the link you would see that it is at the Dubai autodrome....

www.automodex.com

try clicking the link provided in the first post and you'll find it out..

the same link: http://www.automodex.com/

thanks

Not sure if you guys are aware. Dubai did host the Kyosho nitro onroad world championship in 2005-06 i think. I was a team member from one of the 3 Dubai teams. Each team had three member. 2 drivers & one mechanic (me). Will try & post some pics. The venue was the r/c track at the Dubai creel park.

We though we were good. But these international guys...............were AMAZING. We had a tool kit with some spares. They came with 20 sets of tyres, 10 modies, 4 boxes of parts ...probably good to make 5 kits from....

That was a great 3 day experience..............The guys from Far East were amazing ....

i would eat them all in offroad with RAW gas power and slide controlling hahaha

Power is nothing without control..................

i have both, have you ever driven a baja, the thing is so beutifully balanced, it likes corners, it only gets out of control whenther is too much power, i kept the stock block so that i can have a little play (oversteer) and i kick the tail out when necesarry

sideslider wrote:

i have both, have you ever driven a baja, the thing is so beutifully balanced, it likes corners, it only gets out of control whenther is too much power, i kept the stock block so that i can have a little play (oversteer) and i kick the tail out when necesarry

you have everything dude. . . . . but the one thing you don't have, is humility. . . peace

Samaj wrote:

Not sure if you guys are aware. Dubai did host the Kyosho nitro onroad world championship in 2005-06 i think. I was a team member from one of the 3 Dubai teams. Each team had three member. 2 drivers & one mechanic (me). Will try & post some pics. The venue was the r/c track at the Dubai creel park.

We though we were good. But these international guys...............were AMAZING. We had a tool kit with some spares. They came with 20 sets of tyres, 10 modies, 4 boxes of parts ...probably good to make 5 kits from....

That was a great 3 day experience..............The guys from Far East were amazing ....

My friend Jerwin in Abu dhabi won the 3rd place i think they have magazine in HC showing the said event.

You can find more info on it at http://www.dubairchobbies.org/

That site has not changed in about 5 yrs.....

Keeping the dream alive...

sideslider wrote:

i would eat them all in offroad with RAW gas power and slide controlling hahaha

keep dreaming ahmed lol

@andy i have been visiting that site for years and yes there really is no updates goin on in there.. anyway whats there to update when they already bulldozed the creekpark track lol

What.............they have bulldoxed the Creekpark track...../????????????? That was a great facility. Shucks .............during Ramadan we have been there till 4 in the morning with music , food & the entire park to our self...............real good times spent there.

Really sad ........that all local hobby shops want to do is sell kits & parts to walk in customers & not help promote the hobby via races & meets.

Kudous to all the chaps here to do their bit to help promote this hobby.

The track was buldozed about 8 months back.....

When I went to speak to the Dubai Parks people while the whole Zabeel Park Incident was going on, they told me that they were charging Hobby Center about AED10,000 per year for the track and facilities...!! Seriously, that is less than AED900 per month....with our 115 members, half of whom might contribute AED 20 per month we could have covered that cost...and kept it going. Remembering that AED20 might get you half a pint of beer in a local pub....

Unfortunately, Hobby Center, who naturally wanted to protect their investment, didnt have the luxury of enough sales to validate that.....and so it becomes a viscious cycle....I think an independent group like ours, in conjunction with the 6 or so hobby shops around Dubai might have been able to work out something....the problem is that it becomes a BUSINESS ENTITY over which there has to be a controlling body....and someone employed by that business would require a salary to maintain, promote and develop the business....

Historically, an RC track would need to have enough members, in all the disciplines (crawling, touring, drifting, nitro, heli, aero, robot) to be able to organise the venue and subsist. I dont know of ANY profitable track in the WORLD....all of them are associated with a store (who benefits from sales) and the sponsorship of the vendors....we dont have that luxury here. To make matters worse, the internet is seeing the demise of the 'bricks & mortar' shops....so they are less likely to want to sponsor a track.
Dont blame the hobby shops for wanting to 'sell & forget'....they are battling to maintain the shops, and the economy is not helping.

COllectively, we could all do something....but dont hold your breath.....not right now anyway.