DUBCRAWL to be or not to be?

Lets use this topic carry on the other discussion!

Firstly do we want a separate name? and secondly what would it be? and thirdly what could it look like?

Just an open discussion here, all thoughts and ideas welcomed!

Richard did the logo you imagined look anything like this?

thats cool. . . . . although a lot of them are using the sillhouette already. . . . lets play with TYPO. . . .

Richard by all mean go ahead and go crazy on a design man!

I just threw that together quickly just to get the ideas and discussion going.....

The fonts are rubish i know but i really dont have a great selection.... and dont have time at the moment to edit fonts...

yeah me too. .. . d@mn this job. . . .

will try to have a crack at it later, when the boss is away. . .
dubcrawl sounds nice though. . . . i like how the sillhouette
is rendered. . . . a bit abstract. . . .

nice logo you got there guys.. once all your logos are done we could add it up at the site banner!
now how about the mayhem logo?

There is no logo/design, that could accurately represent/reflect on MAYHEM!!!!

I think we need to slow down on the logo's barriers and things....soon we will have nitro nutters...micro marauders ....heli-hell and plane-sailing.....we need to get the EVENTS organised....meetings and such.....lol

by the way. .. . this discussion is not strictly for those who have rigs. . . . this is open to all

(but you never know you might end up getting one. . . .. . )

suggestions for other name options?

Love the logo Paul, maybe you could give it black borders, keep the crawler white though, looks brilliant!
Since this community is growing SOOO fast, I think it's time we organised it a bit more (I agree with what Cathurga just said).
Maybe it's time we started looking for an indoor/outdoor place where we can make tracks, and leave them there, come by when we're free, and RC our hearts out.
Anyone have the same vision as me?
AdBull.

Andy may have a point here guys (anyway constructive debate is always good), especially with the amount of different classes of RC we are talking about, currently we have Drift, Mini mayhem and GT mayhem and now we have crawling coming up and there has been talk of rally or short course too....

The Dubdrift name is great and is getting better know each day, but may be limited to just attracting drifters, if we want the other classes to grow and get more people involved we may need to have a look how we educate people about dubdrift and what it offers.

What i am getting at here is possibly we need to look at something bigger that encompasses everything (maybe a more generic name or tagline....just a sugestion though)....also i know there was talk of updating the posters to include the new classes, this would be a great way to show that dubdrift offers a lot more than just drifting!

By doing this we may attract and encourage more people to get involved....and you never know that could lead to one day

Abdul Basit wrote:

Love the logo Paul, maybe you could give it black borders, keep the crawler white though, looks brilliant!

Anyone have the same vision as me?
AdBull.

Adbull, thanks for the feedback, the idea behind the logo was that the white would be clear or not there at all, so the colour of the crawler etc would come the colour of the background on which the logo was placed, see below

and Yip, i think we all have a similar dream to find a "a place to call home"

That's brilliant again Paul. Love the shirts.
And you're right, DubDrift isn't the right name if we're planning on crawling, Mini Mayhem and everything. Maybe we should scratch "drift" and put in "RC", but since "DubRC" doesn't fit in very well, we might have to come up with a different altogether if more people agree that the name isn't that appropriate anymore.

OT here, but if we do ever have our own track, we could have occasional competions where people could pay to watch, that just help funding it.
Can we start a new thread, if everyone agrees we need our own track?

Cheers Adbull,

I think its best to let this debate go on for a while to see what people think...let see what ideas and suggestions come back!

In terms of a track Adbull, hold that though for a while...I know it has been discussed a couple of time already...

Also the offroad guys have been trying to get an offroad track up and running for a long time with little luck or support from LHS or anyone else..... the reality is for now we need make do with what we have and hope that someone someday decides to invest into something like this...

A'ight Paul, guess you're right.
I'm no good with Photoshop, I mess with cars and stuff, but I'll try, I'll upload anything that looks half decent.

Maybe we should invite one of the LHS owners to a meet?
AdBull.

you all have a point here guys but i think renaming the site is a bit out of the question, the site was made mainly to promote rc drifting here in dubai. it just so happens that a lot have been having different inerests in the hobby lately, were getting into a lot of different types here.

now to support each and everyones interests, weve created categories for them complete with general and technical disscussions, shared the market place, video and picture categories aswell. i think this is better compared like if you go to rc universe and create one topic for everyone in dubai to connect with, and that one topic will lasts for years and for many more years to come. getting back on old informative posts would be really hard i guess lol

now to promote all of them, on our next awareness poster i suggest we include all EP types that we currently have now like drift, gt, mini, crawlers etc. informations like website, location and different EP types included in the poster would be enough to promote all.

i think we already are doing what's best here. additional categories may be added if you think needed. site banner will be updated and revised to include your final team logos and shop logos if you want. just let us know your suggestions and we'll try our best to include them with the changes.

Thanks for the feedback Jay, I think we're thinking along the same lines.

I appreciate the support and space dubdrift has given to the other classes and i think it is a great platform for EP RC, not to mention the quality base of members we have.

I dont think anyone is trying to hijack dubdrift from the dubai drifters and the support it gives then, or undermine where this site has come from. I just believe the RC community is still quite small in dubai and we have a brilliant platform to support the hobby, the first decent forum in the UAE. I think the key thing here is how we make it work effectively!

The name I agree, needs to stay this is what people recognise and know, and to change it would just create confusion...the generic name or tagline i mentioned was something to add to what we have.

My intension here is to make people aware of what dubdrift offers the RC community! and the new posters will definately be the help the cause, the next key thing will be the automodex expo and how we promote ourselves there! but thats a separate discussion

That said Dubdrift is still drift at its core! it just got alot more friends now!

Abdul Basit wrote:

DubDrift isn't the right name if we're planning on crawling, Mini Mayhem and everything. Maybe we should scratch "drift" and put in "RC", but since "DubRC" doesn't fit in very well, we might have to come up with a different altogether if more people agree that the name isn't that appropriate anymore.

this is what got me paul lol

now with regards to the awareness poster once you guys agree on what name or logo you come up with lets start working on it. we got some really good shots from abbadon we can use but first lets ask permission.. abbadon?

btw do we have some decent shots of the crawlers in action?

hmmmm maybe i can help with the crawler pics . . .

ahhhh I see,

sounds good jay!

The only crawler pics i have see are the ones Richard put up of his backyard course and Ahmads crawling adventure....if theres nothing we can use there I could bring my camera down and we could setup a quick crawler shoot. Saying that I wont be here for the next 2 weekends but we could do it the weekned of the 8th?

we would then just need to come up with a clever message to get people attension!

i can see the poster being as big as an A0 sized paper.. lol!

with all the GT, Mini, Drifting and Crawling (and Rallying) pics in there..

hahaha!


the DubDrift name should not be changed.

That's for sure.

@jay, pick my car when you make the poster a'ight? hehe! just kidding..

@paul your out of the country for 2 weeks? and andy wont be there either..
i guess its gonna be pure drifting for the next two sessions.

@lance ask sir richard to include your car, he will be the one working on it lol
some group shots would be nice too

@maldito you already got your crawler? i think im being left behind.... hmm

Okay, so after reading the newer posts, I too agree the name should stay. It's best to make sections inside DubDrift everytime a new thing is added (the way it is now).

Anyone got a catchy heading for the poster?

cathurga wrote:

There is no logo/design, that could accurately represent/reflect on MAYHEM!!!!

@Andy, here a logo for mayhem, may not be a true reflection of what happens on track, but it give some ideas!!!!

Guys please dont take this seriously, this a joke! hahahaha

@Jay, leave this thursday and back on the 3rd jan, so yip gonna miss 2 sessions....but you should still have enough guys to race - we 7 last weekend i think, plus dxbdude is building him new m03 swift

nice mayhem logo paul lol
looks like a poster for a war movie.. mini wars!
lets wait for andys comment on this one lol

so will be seeing you guys next year..
have merry xmas and a happy new year!

why dont you put a burning RC inside the Mayhem...hahahha

Bandit wrote:

why dont you put a burning RC inside the Mayhem...hahahha

Bandit thats exactly what I was busy doin that while you posted this! lol

here you go!