Hi,
After a lot of thought, considerations, research, i have decided to get into RC drifting, mainly because it requires least space, and requires good skills to achieve precision and perfection, and its stylish and looks awesome.
Inspired by some awesome drifting videos, i have made a plan to make a drifting track on my roof, its going to take a lot of time and resources, but eventually i want it to be as close to be a pro track as possible.
I want to start an exclusive drift club, the club will be based in New Delhi.
Our first track will be located in South Delhi. (On my roof)
The Track1. Asphalt looking relatively plane and smooth track,(not too slippery), with those racing lines and maybe small chicanes, and artificial green turf to fill.
2. Track will be meant for two 1/10 cars running together at a time, with lots of curves, hairpins and also a good long straight stretch, or a few medium straight stretches, depending on which plan i finalize.
3. The track will be day/night, meaning your drift cars with LEDs will look cooler, and i will also add some illumination on track. White 1-watt LEDs will look awesome.
4. A mini parking area, for parking those RC cars of drivers ready/waiting to race next. It does sound somewhat stupid, but it will look so cool.
5. Still camera spots for video recording, hopefully someone could volunteer as a cameraman following racing cars. Also i am going to put together some car mountable wireless cams.
6. Obviously, music - this one goes without saying.
5. Driver's seating area - i am not too sure about this one, it might take some possible track space, which i am sure no one would mind standing for a longer track.
6. Already have a refreshments room ready, i can keep a small refrigerator, with energy drinks, cold drinks and snacks etc. I wish we could keep beer, but there are a lot of reasons why its not a good idea. Also have a toilet on roof so you dont have to go downstairs, not too far from action.
7. There will be some more room with shelf, for maintenance, repairs tasks, charging batteries, cellphones etc.
Type of events and activities1. We will obviously be getting together for casual racing, practicing as per club members convenience and my schedule. No entry fees or anything, if you can bring some refreshments for the club, its cool, but its absolutely not required.
2. Prized events - they will require some fees, how much? depends upon the number of drivers participating, how much they can contribute, all the fees goes into prizes, i will be gaining nothing but the fun of racing with fellow rc enthusiasts. There will be timed races(if we can manage to get reasonable transponders), and style races, where we will post footage on rcindia forums, and people will be able to vote for the winner, but individual events will be announced with details on the forums, that's for later though.
Other Misc stuff1. We will name our club officially, register a domain, get a logo designed, have a website with videos, pictures, list of members with their profiles, contact details, how to join etc etc. There will be no forums, i am hoping when we get to that point, we can have a little section in rcindia.org forums.
Our vision1. The main motto is having fun, that is above everything else, that is implicit.
2. Spreading the hobby, inspire and help others get into this hobby, who knows how popular we may get, maybe we can encourage more hobbyshops, and increase demand for RC equipment in india.
3.We will not be primarily about speed, it will be secondary, we are all about style and precision, so in events we will also be giving points for how well you pimp your ride, with custom paint jobs, decals and lighting.
Requirements to be a part of club1. One should be friendly and willing to help people, respect others and should not be selfish or obnoxious.
2. One should be member of rcindia.org.
3. Should own a rc drift car, however people who might be interested in getting into this hobby can be guests and observe the events, but there name will not be officially in listed in the club. It doesnt require any drifting skills, if you go and purchase an rc touring car, and have no idea what to do next, you may join and the club will help you get started.
This is my initial plan, let's see where we go from here, how far we can go.
What do you think? I would love to hear suggestions? Anyone interested in joining? Let me know!
I have pretty much everything planned out, but any one willing to contribute in any way is more than welcome! Anything you can help with.
The only thing which i haven't figured out yet is video editing. If someone can help with video editing, it will be appreciated and I will be grateful. Or any other help for that matter, the more hands the merrier, i can take care of almost everything else, but with my limited time, there's is only so much i can do.
Basically the more people willing to volunteer, faster we can get things going.