Never fear... Tower Hobbies AxFest

[OSRC]

Cisco grove is a 40 hour drive from PA. No problem!

There are thousands of acres of closed up coal mine sites in PA with all kinds of trails. Many have been turned into off road parks (Raush creek is former mine land) One of the coal companies here finally got smart and now sells permits for ATV and other off road riders to play anywhere on their land, so there is plenty of opportunity here on private land.

A few years ago, we went to a campground just outside of Scranton and rode the trails on quads for 2 days and barely covered 1/2 of the property. Would have been fantastic for crawlers and scale rigs - the terrain anyway. The campsite - not so much. Central/West PA has a ton of spots, and mountainous to boot. I imagine VA/WVA have similar areas. Can't imagine that many of these coal towns on hard times would not be welcoming to a large crowd for a weekend.

Just thinking out loud.... Except for RC4WD, and single G6 event, there's just not a lot going on here on the east coast. Certainly nothing like PBTF and Axialfest. And there are tons of scaler guys over here too.

 

[kincer]

ESSC turned out great, at least the one I attended and judged in 2012 or 2013, can't remember which year but anyhow the attendance was great and I thought the courses were pretty good.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

ESSC turned out great, at least the one I attended and judged in 2012 or 2013, can't remember which year but anyhow the attendance was great and I thought the courses were pretty good.

What is ESSC?

 

[kincer]

What is ESSC?

East coast scale challenge, it was about an hour away from me around New Castle Pa

 

[CODYBOY]

Paiute is in UT.
From all my adventure MC riding - CO and UT were most scenic. UT had half the crowds. But 4.75% beer, and lots of dry towns. LOL

Hey Chris, could you make enough of your Home Brew for everyone???"thumbsup""thumbsup"
Ernie


My thoughts are that there is no doubt we have plenty of places all over the US that would have the ground and space to handle One or Two thousand crawlers. (We saw many on our 9700 mile + cross country trip this last fall) The issue would be the logistics of providing sanitary, healthy conditions for all of those people to camp/play in. Both of those by them selves would be doable, the problem is finding some place that would meet both those needs and organize it. The logistics, funding and finding enough staff/helpers to pull it off in just a few months would be overwhelming to say the least. Just saying!


Ernie

 

[MAC FAB]

Actually, with a new venue, land use permission/permits/local govt blessings and a BIG liability insurance policy that satisfies the land owner are the biggest gremlins. People that have done it before know the legal/logistical hoops to jump through, making life a little easier. A buddy and I briefly tried to promote scale desert racing, even doing it FPV (ham radio license required by each entry to be legit). Once we really dug into whats involved with doing all of it, we quickly learned that unless I won the Powerball, not happening. Plan B, if I told my wife that the horses lose their arena, I run it at my house (solving land use issues). Right, like that was going to happen. Arena still stands.....no racing. Tower Hobbies has way deeper pockets than I do, lawyers.... Maybe they will include all brands they sell into the event, so why not call it "Towerfest". You heard it here first.

 

[OSRC]

East coast scale challenge, it was about an hour away from me around New Castle Pa

Sounds like a great event. I had hoped to go last year to check it out but by the time I heard about it it was already sold out.

 

[Browneye]

Seems like there was some big event in FL last year...I was bummed cuz getting there would be clear across the country.

I'm good with having events on both sides of the country. I'll go to the ones I can drive to. [shrug]

 

[kincer]

Sounds like a great event. I had hoped to go last year to check it out but by the time I heard about it it was already sold out.

The one I went to was great! I quit comping about that time due to crappy circumstances at home but the event was well organized and RC4WD with John setting it up it was a good time.

 

[WHITE-TRASH]

Seems like there was some big event in FL last year...I was bummed cuz getting there would be clear across the country.

I'm good with having events on both sides of the country. I'll go to the ones I can drive to. [shrug]

That's not how this works. You need to bitch, whine and complain that a big company doesn't come to YOUR backyard to hold a big event that anyone in the world can attend. It isn't up to you to travel, they need to bring it to you because you're a special little snowflake and you deserve it damnit!

 

[JatoTheRipper]

That's not how this works. You need to bitch, whine and complain that a big company doesn't come to YOUR backyard to hold a big event that anyone in the world can attend. It isn't up to you to travel, they need to bring it to you because you're a special little snowflake and you deserve it damnit!

You know that nobody is actually saying that.

It would just be nice to spread the wealth. It's not like only people on the west coast buy Axials...

 

[WHITE-TRASH]

You know that nobody is actually saying that.

It would just be nice to spread the wealth. It's not like only people on the west coast buy Axials...

Want to go to a huge event and wank on for days with other wankers wanking off about their axials? Den yo' ass gotsta travel.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Want to go to a huge event and wank on for days with other wankers wanking off about their axials? Den yo' ass gotsta travel.

I shall not attend any event where wankers are trying to wank me.

 

[WHITE-TRASH]

I shall not attend any event where wankers are trying to wank me.

Who said others wanking you is required? You could be sporting about it and get a dutch rudder at least but a full on handy is by no means required.

 

[Frank211]

Want to go to a huge event and wank on for days with other wankers wanking off about their axials? Den yo' ass gotsta travel.

You said wanking wankers.......LMAO


I wouldn't attend either.........lol

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Who said others wanking you is required? You could be sporting about it and get a dutch rudder at least but a full on handy is by no means required.

:lmao:

 

[FastMatt]

I think the proposition 65 has gone to some heads in here.
Keyboard warriors all worked up....

 

[Browneye]

Dear god this thing went downhill. LOL

 

[CODYBOY]

Dear god this thing went downhill. LOL

You'd almost think it was the Chit Chat tread!:lmao:

 

[Natedog]

Geez come on dudes, back on track please. Events should be mirrored on both coasts, middle of country, whatever as long as enough entrants. Share the fun times, wish I coulda attended ECSC, tons of sponsors RC4WD, Horizon, etc.!