the land lord has ask me to vacate the building so we will have to close soon i,m very sorry that his has to happen but, i have no choice thank you to all who have supported r/c speedway. all equipment and parts are on sale... call the trackat 2074534588on wed, fridays or saturdays for times

Talked with Dave and there is nothing he can do to stay there...:(

Dave we know you did what you could and we are behind you if you need us. :cry:
Being the stubborn person I am, I'm not ready to give up. In an attempt to keep RC Speedway Alive, We are currently looking for a location in the Central Maine area to relocate the track. Dave has graciously offered for us to use the track "if we can successfully move it", the lap counting system, and the intercom system "if" we can find a location to move it to. I as well as a few others are looking for something affordable to rent. What we want to do is form a Race Club which should enable us to raise the money needed to rent a space with at least 40' x 90'. (Large enough to put the banked track)
As soon as we find something affordable, I will let everyone interested know what the Club Membership Fee would be. In order to make this happen, we will need a certain number of members to assure all the monthly obligations are met.
I may be shooting for the moon here, but "What the Hell". If anyone knows for sure they would be interested in becomming a member they can just send me an email so I can start to get an idea how many people we're looking at. You can email me at CaseyBegin@verizon.net
Dave would of course would be a free lifetime member
If by some chance this all falls together, we'll have more races to come on Daves Banked Track. :thumbsup:

Once again my Daughter stayed logged in, so I posted under her ID. She's up for sale by the way..... Dennis, you interested?

NO!!!!!!!!!!

I will try looking on line for some rental space...

Hope you guys can find something........Cant Imagine with rents today what the cost would be to a club of racers....(then factor heat..electric..Insurance)....I hate to see
any track close......Wish you well in your venture..........

Just wanted to let everyone know, I believe I found a new location for the track. The ceilings are low but it seems big enough for a nice pit area as well as the area for the track. I'll need Eben to come take a look at the building on Friday to see if it will work. It has a rest room and also has a location we could put concessions. The best part is, it's only about 5 minutes from the old track and it may be affordable enough for us to use and sign a 5 year lease.
I'll keep you updated when I know a little more. Wish me luck! :dude:

Yes Casey good luck...

I hope every thing works out

This is very sad news. I hope you can get something worked out Casey.

I'm planning on taking Eben over to have a look today in order to see if the building can house the track. From the measurements I took, it looks like it will work. If Eben says it looks good, I will talk to the others tonight and see if everyone is willing to pitch in for the club. Once we get everything moved, we will attempt to sell concessions and possibly parts to generate some income and take a chunk off the monthly fee. Maybe Dave will be willing to help us out in that department by giving us some direction.

I don't want to make any promises but, I'll do everything I can to make all this happen. :thumbsup:

Casey,did you and Eben have a chance to check out the building last night????

I would like to thank Dave for all the good racing and friendship over the years. I have raced with Dave for 15+ years and hope that Caseys deal works out so we can race with Dave in the years to come. Casey you have my support and I will do whatever I can to help. I will try to stop at the offroad track in Portland and talk to Ryan Pablo about what they do as a club and pass the information on to you.

Now Casey do you still want that trophy :D or do you want the motor?

Name for a club? Central Maine R/C Racers Still keeps Daves track name?


See you friday night Bill

Bill,I know that Casey will do his best to try and get another track together for you racers...Sorry that I live so far away...:cry:

Hey all! I went over to the new building with Eben. He thinks the building will work fine. We will need to make the track a little shorter (about 10 feet) and the corners a bit sharper in order to narrow it down a bit. Aside from that, it will work in the other building. The good news is, We're keeping it banked! I think we may be able to bank it a bit steeper so we can keep it FAST. :thumbsup:
I spoke with a few of the racers on Friday night and most are willing to join the club. I am going to work out the details with my uncle as far as rent etc.
We talked about racing next Friday, but decided to begin dissassembling the track. So, starting next Friday evening, we will be tearing down the track. It is a huge project and anyone who can make it over to help, would be more then welcome. We need all the help we can get. BYOS "Bring Your Own Screwguns"
The new track will take about a month to assemble if everything goes as planned. I want to thank everyone in advance for their help.
Hope to see you Friday ready to work.
YAHOO#1, I'll take one of each please. :lol:

How about RC SPEEDWAY RACE CLUB???
And the club slogan "If you can read the numbers on the side of the car, Push over and let me pass" :p

How about RC SPEEDWAY RACE CLUB???
And the club slogan "If you can read the numbers on the side of the car, Push over and let me pass" :p

Looks good....

Casey..pm

Wow that sounds great. I remember putting that track down, you will need more than a screwgun to get it up. We used a buckshot "thing" to nail it into the cement floor. When you take it up be sure not to mess up the paint it took me a long time to paint it. Good luck!!!

Hi Guys,
Hopefully we can relocate the track. Casey give me a call. Thanks Eben

Sometimes Fast..Thats a good one Eben...

Eben, when I tell you that you are fast don't go up a tooth because it should be "always fast" Casey, good name but with that slogan you will always be moving over :D

How about RC SPEEDWAY RACE CLUB???
And the club slogan "If you can read the numbers on the side of the car, Push over and let me pass" :p




CASEY ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU GUyS PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANKS :thumbsup:

Eben, when I tell you that you are fast don't go up a tooth because it should be "always fast" Casey, good name but with that slogan you will always be moving over :D

GO Yahoo racing! It has been a while, who is #1 and who is #2 on the team? Becareful on how you answer, there is a lot at stake here. :lol:


Anchor :thumbsup:
(A 1990 founding member of yahoo racing)

Hey Bill, I'll only be moving over when I'm lapping ya. :thumbsup:

what type of carpet you guys gonna put down.................Glad you guys can save the track.......Hoping to make it up there this winter.....Will be doing more travellling
this season

Yes Anchor you are #1 , no I have NEVER finished ahead of you, BUT what if I had run 19T Pro in April? I know we will never know but who asked for the set-up? Now we can try again because I plan on being at Maximus on the 29th with my C/W car unless there is a party for my nephews 18th birthday.

We will attempt to salvage the old carpet. There is a small amount of spare carpet but I'm not sure how much there is or how good it is.

where can i get carpet?

I don't know where they sell that carpet. I'm not sure on the spacifics of what type of carpet they use. I'm sure someone out here can answer that. :freak:

I believe calandra if your going to get the ozite, I'm sure some racers will donate some $$$ to get the better stuff. I think they had office carpet before, let me know I have a buddy of mine who owns a carpet company, and I can get cost on it. What will the cost be on being a club for the members? Let me know, I might have a few connections on the financial part of it. Thanks.

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Casey I will send you the link for Teamcrc web sight...

Calandra Racing Concepts The carpet is $4.75 sq. yd. plus shipping $250.00? A 24' X 80' would be $1200 to $1500 :thumbsup:

Thanks guys. :wave:

Please keep us posted.........May be you guys can put together an event to offset the
cost of the carpet...........once your up and running..........Glad to hear New England wont be losing another track

I have an appointment with the landlord for the new location Tomorrow at 2:30. Keep your fingers crossed. :roll:
I'll let everyone know how it work out when I get home. :thumbsup:

Good luck with your meeting tomorrow...Hope that everything goes well...:thumbsup:

Ok,Ok,Ok,Ok, What happen??????

:( I got some bad news guys.....


I didn't save alot of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico. :cry:

But for the news you've been waiting for......
I did however, manage to get the new building for the track. :thumbsup: So RC Speedway is comming back! I need to find out about insurance and meet with the planning board in Benton. Once I get all the paperwork complete, We should be back in business. I want to thank Dave for letting us take the track and the lap counting system to the new location.
I also plan on putting in a ramp so Dave can be the first one on the new track. I think that's only right since he is responsable for getting us a track and racing system. THANK YOU VERY MUCH DAVE!

The track gets disassembled on Friday and next Tuesday evening for anyone that can come and help. :thumbsup:

I'll have to post the directions to the new location once we get things moving.. I will tell ya, it's less then 2 minutes from the current location. :thumbsup:

Great News:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'm not going to beable to make the trip soon,but do have plans to make it...The guy that works with me is going on vacation next week and there isn't anybody able to cover for me.:cry: Just please keep us inform on whats going on...We do appreicate everything that you are doing to keep this track going...Yes we want to Thank Dave for the track and sound systems and lap counter systems...

Thanks Dennis

AWESOME CASEY, That is GREAT news. THANK YOU for all the time and effort you have put into this. I might have to give you a TROPHY for this :D . I will be there tomorrow night. Are your girls coming?

Nice to hear that you guys worked out a new location.

Please feel free to call if you need anything.

Best luck.

Maximus

Great news Casey and Crew....... I'm glad when I go see my grandparents I can continue to have something to do up there in the sticks :) Goodjob, best of luck See you guys very soon.

Thats great news Casey. I hope I can make it up this winter to try it out. I guess I will have to bring my own car this time.

Thanks All! I'm sure we're going to need some advice here and there when it comes to getting this place going. I'm considering putting in a hotline "RED Phone" directly to Maximus. :thumbsup: We will start tearing down tonight. It's probably about 95 degrees in there. :drunk: Anyone that's comming to help should probably bring extra shirts so you can change. Especially you Bill caus I'm putting you to work. :D

Last night we got 3/4 of the track dismantled. We worked for about 5 hours and it was about 92 degrees in there. I want to thank everyone that came to help. We will be working on Tuesday evening at 5PM and again on Friday to make the big move over to the new building.
Anyone that can make it Tuesday or Friday night would be welcome. You guys worked your butts off but I think when it's all said and done, it will have been well worth the effort.
Anyone interested in becoming club members can contact me at caseybegin@verizon.net The member fee will be $60 a year. All members will have lowered racing fees as well as a say in many of the decisions regarding the club such as motors, batteries used, track rules, as well as prefered pit spaces. Any and all suggestions are welcomed.
The membership fee will help to cover track insurance, building utilities, as well as other expenses needed to get up and running. I hope to lower the fee after the first season when we have our feet on the ground. We will also be selling food and beverages. The proceeds will go toward track upgrades.
THANKS AGAIN!

Oh no I was planning on coming up next Friday to race...Just kidding,I need to work next Friday night anyway..:(


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Dennis I got a paint bucket and and a brush all picked out for ya when you get up here. :thumbsup:

I will bring Mike up and he can paint and I can watch from the chair...:)