GCRC Final Battles Part #2 Closure

GCRC - Gold Coast RC Raceway has been a big part of, not only my RC Drifting Hobby, but many many enthusiasts who passed through the doors over the last 3 years.

I wish to express the wishes of all by saying a huge Thank You to the GCRC Owners Martin and Marianne Moolman. 

While Martin Moolman is predominantly a Champion Off Road RC racer, he enjoys a bit of drift for relaxation.  Like others, he progressed through 50:50, through CS and on to Rear Wheel Drive and supported all those who wanted to try new directions in RC.

  
And these days, there's a lot of directions. While not on track in the final sessions the rest of us were as usual, going for it.

The Rocket Bunny influence is HUGE in RC right now. The wide fendered machines are always ready for a battle. If you are lured up the inside by a black RX7... You have to follow... right>? 

And stay on line. But it also means that previous lead car has the right to fight back... right?

And so it was for more than a few laps of crazy aggressive battles. No trains here. 

Just full on side by side deep entries and glued together drift. 

After an awesome deep entry and running the fence as far as you can. 

Suddenly you get the chop... 

And you are good to attack again.

In these shots you will find a different lead car in almost every one. Such was the game.

But whoever was in the lead, the chasers were coming.... hard.

Among the intensity you can still find those perfect moments.

We were not the only ones having a great time with some great machines lapping well. 

It was good to see a bunch of RE-Xtreme FD3s sevens on track.

 

And even better to play along side.

Overdose Vacula RWD vs DRB-REW + Overdose RWD Awesome fun.

Passing close by my seating position. i made sure I spent tome close to the track today.

Because when you are not at helicopter height watching above the track. At ground level, GCRC's true colours would come out...

... and you could enjoy the party atmosphere.

As you slash by.

 And battle up.

Some keen partners joining the seven battles.

in what was a great night to finish the GCRC chapter.

3....2...1 the countdown was coming...

To that final corner with the handbrake locked.

GCRC has closed.

We will find start the next chapter soon.

GCRC Final Battles Part #1

When the camera's were out, so were the rotors.

a whole lot of awesome going on during the very last GCRC Session.

Sliding by scenery

going for the walls.

 Sitting pretty

Sliding deep.

Powering on. What every we tried, it all seemed to be working.

There were battles galore and in the beginning the pace was frantic.

Everyone heading for the top spot.

Some great battles everywhere.

 for the final post, I'll pass the camera over to the owner of this blue R32.

GCRC Last Tuesday - Part#2 Battle Time

My last big battle night at GCRC was awesome! Fantastic and Spectacular!

Some incredible battles and unbelievable fun.

A huge thanks to Martin Frener for doing the photography tonight. My Yokomo based DRB-REW with Demi Works Rocket Bunny & Tamiya FD3s Rx7 body shell is a formidable battle weapon. De-tuning for proximity was a must. 

Battle #1 - Andrew rocks a full Overdose FR-D with an equally fully tuned Rocket Bunny V2 GT86.

Some awesome laps with super close proximity.

The RB Style machines were pretty much in sync.

Battle #2 - Ridwan runs a mix of chassis, so you never know which one is underneath. 

Running a little less speed and angle, this one was an easy target, but on the straight, some serious speed really keeps you on your toes. His never give up fun attitude always brings a huge smile to my face! 

It's not always one on one... in fact that is always a rare occurrence at GCRC. Two, three and more car constant battles are endless.


This one was Epic.

Battle # 3 - My little pony, Wes was running this RMX with the Ex-Pipes! owned RB-7.  

She is a pretty little machine.

 There was a lot of "horsing around" with the Bad Bull

Wes and I always run a super aggressive battle, but we enjoy it so much, that even with the agro mode in play, smiles and laughs are still #1 priority.

I think we did about 10 laps with ABSOLUTE ZERO gap one after the other.   Should be some good vids.

It's always awesome running similar machines. Great to back in the Sevens.

Now of course there were many more battles on just one night, but when I run in the "Driftline" it's more a smooth flow, that ultimate intensity.

Battle #4 Dave and I both run our own design chassis. Which is better? You can't really tell. They are different. That's all you can say. The results leave us pretty much an even setup so the flow we can create is pretty damn impressive.  

Later on we did a couple of laps where I was calling out the very light contacts I was making.

 It went something like this over one lap.

Back fender, back wheel, door, back wheel, rear bumper,  back wheel, back wheel, door, door, door, back fender, back wheel, bumper and so on, and so on.

Amazing.

Dave has an uncanny ability to set the same line, lap after lap whilst the style remains flamboyant.  

I'll include this shot again because, the 'Driftline' stable mate is James. It's always fun to "HULK SMASH!"

I really enjoy every one of my battles, trains and one out laps.

GCRC regulars have completed many thousands of laps at this Venue. We have all come such a long way over the last few years and especially the RWD uptake in the last few months has been incredible.

Everyone has their own drift style and it's been a pleasure to see the best extracted to it's fullest.  

Just like MAX ONE in Tokyo, these diorama style circuits have a real attraction for me. Time spent at GCRC was a big slice of my free time over the last few years and the people I met are great friends.

Finding another venue that rivals what has been the best in Australia, simply has to be, the best in Australia.