Illinois Northern Illinois Meetup - Sunday June 12th

[ZooKeeper]

Sunday June 12th 2pm @ College of DuPage

Earlier than the last meetup, give us more daylight, time to fix breaks, and chit-chat.

We'll meet in the North East parking lot near the baseball field.

Anyone is welcome to join with any make or model of vehicle.

 

[Smilinbri]

Uggg...11 hrs and 20 mins from me. I'll leave on the 11th!!! Lol Have a blast! Wish I could join!

 

[dure16]

I’ll be there with a trunk full of cars

 

[deathrider]

Im in!

 

[That Guy]

How any (people) do you expect?

 

[Cereal_killer]

I mean it's like 3 and half from me. I might be gamed.

 

[deathrider]

How any (people) do you expect?

Zookeeper, Dure0016 and me for sure, we hope to have more

 

[trunkmonkey1]

Hopefully, I'll be able to make this one.

 

[deathrider]

My Kraton 8s is getting some HUGE upgrades, any challengers?

 

[ZooKeeper]

My Kraton 8s is getting some HUGE upgrades, any challengers?

That thing is huge!

 

[92 vert]

I think I can make this one…

 

[ZooKeeper]

I spent some time today building a new ramp. It's not super tall as I built it to fit in my truck's bed and under the tonneau cover, but it is 48 inches wide and should be easy to hit at speed. Despite its short height, it should still be good enough to launch cars from and take a significant amount of abuse. I've not tested it yet as I still need to get something to transition from the ground to the ramp. Anyhow, here's a quick photo:

I had some scraps and leftovers, so I also built a little something for road bashing. This is more an experiment than anything (for me at least), but I think it could be fun. It also needs something to transition from the ground to the "hump", especially for the cars that have low ground clearance. The curve is just the cut out from the launch ramp, one side is a gentler incline than the other.

 

[deathrider]

I spent some time today building a new ramp. It's not super tall as I built it to fit in my truck's bed and under the tonneau cover, but it is 48 inches wide and should be easy to hit at speed. Despite its short height, it should still be good enough to launch cars from and take a significant amount of abuse. I've not tested it yet as I still need to get something to transition from the ground to the ramp. Anyhow, here's a quick photo:

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I had some scraps and leftovers, so I also built a little something for road bashing. This is more an experiment than anything (for me at least), but I think it could be fun. It also needs something to transition from the ground to the "hump", especially for the cars that have low ground clearance. The curve is just the cut out from the launch ramp, one side is a gentler incline than the other.

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Wonderful

 

[dure16]

I spent some time today building a new ramp. It's not super tall as I built it to fit in my truck's bed and under the tonneau cover, but it is 48 inches wide and should be easy to hit at speed. Despite its short height, it should still be good enough to launch cars from and take a significant amount of abuse. I've not tested it yet as I still need to get something to transition from the ground to the ramp. Anyhow, here's a quick photo:

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I had some scraps and leftovers, so I also built a little something for road bashing. This is more an experiment than anything (for me at least), but I think it could be fun. It also needs something to transition from the ground to the "hump", especially for the cars that have low ground clearance. The curve is just the cut out from the launch ramp, one side is a gentler incline than the other.

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Nice work! Wish I had the skills and tools to do that.

 

[ZooKeeper]

Nice work! Wish I had the skills and tools to do that.

If you (or anyone else) would like a ramp for yourself, I'm happy to help you build one of [nearly] any size. Its easier to build with two people anyway.

 

[ZooKeeper]

Weather forecast for Sunday is looking good so far!

I've got a bunch of new tires for the Typhon and a new fan setup to cool the motor. My neighbor who bought a Typhon 3s is also planning on coming with.

 

[ScubaSteve25]

Hmm I’m down to wreck my Senton

 

[Emulcahey]

Sunday June 12th 2pm @ College of DuPage

Earlier than the last meetup, give us more daylight, time to fix breaks, and chit-chat.

We'll meet in the North East parking lot near the baseball field.

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Anyone is welcome to join with any make or model of vehicle.

Hit me up the next time everyone is out and about. COD is minutes from me. Unfortunately I’m out of town this coming weekend.

 

[Jase5482]

Is this going to be a monthly thing if enough people show up?

I shared the event in a RC bashing group to try to get a few more people out there.
Chicagoland RC Tracks and Spots To Run

 

[ZooKeeper]

Is this going to be a monthly thing if enough people show up?

I shared the event in a RC bashing group to try to get a few more people out there.
Chicagoland RC Tracks and Spots To Run

Monthly sounds good to me. I'd be happy to help coordinate and organize even if I'm unable to attend an event due to personal reasons. Additionally, we don't need to keep College of DuPage as the meetup spot - if anyone knows of other spots that are good for a group meetup in the Chicagoland area, let us know.

Thanks for posting the meetup on the Facebook group - I don't use Facebook myself, so I'm unable to join and see the content.