Yes. We accept all actuelly... so do not worry about available places... As we can see, the EST racers are moving more to buggy or truggy class, so we do not need those other classes that much... especially OPEN... it is turning soon to 1:10 electric class... and we think, that large scale will have their own competitions... so there will be more time for nitro and electric classes...

I still havent see FIN drivers in OPEN (electric 1:10) class... For us would be very interesting to see how fast those cars can go in hands, that are racing those more than 1 year... As a remainder, we have no limitations in this class, just pick the smaller car than 1:8 and go on... if electric, motor, tyres and batteries are free... And take whatever small nitro or even monstertruck, and lets have fun...

As it seems there are already 5 1:8 electric conversions coming to an event, that means again 20 min final race to them, great challenge and interesting to wach... last time one of racers spent 7400 mAh so huge battery or batterychange is needed...

Still no fresh news about training in friday... but I can esure, that at least something during few hours can be done friday night...

See you..

Tony

Once again nice race is off... Our 5th leg... there was a many racers there this time, more than 60 cars was lined up... in different classes of course...
Big finnish contingent this time also; 6 of them in buggy and 3 on truggy class...

Results... not so good as estonians were affraid of...

This time there was no finnish drivers in buggy final... all finnish drivers ended up in semifinal. I quess they can share the reasons, but it seemd like almost all finns where driving brand new cars, so the setups where one reason for sure. In the other hand the track is tricky, no difficult curves; but still many ways to drive on the track, and lot of point where to choose between long jump or few smaller pumps... My personal opinion is, that Estonians have been racing on this track longer, so we are more used to this track...

Buggy

12. Jouni Hiltunen
13. Niko Andersson
16. Jukka Häkämies
18. Tuomo Örling
19. Jani Hovi
20. Petri Nirkkonen

Truggy

Once again Matti Jokelainen made it to final and drove nicely...

6. Matti Jokelainen
14. Niko Andersson
16. Petri Nirkkonen


Last leg of Wintercup 08/09 will be driven in 14th of March.
Bare in mind, that there is not only buggy and truggy classes... we drive also large scale, 1:10 electric class and also 1:8 electric conversion class... Could be nice chance to try 1:8 electric car in copetition... our final for 1:8 conversions is 20 min long, quite challenging... one of racers used 7400 mAh of his 8000 mAh LiPo battery... others changed battery during race... interesting to race and also watch...

Hope to see even more finnish racers there...

Good morning.

The registration for our Wintercup 08/09 5th leg is already open in address: www.register.modelcar.ee

Hope to see more finnish drivers there in our race...

Wish you a good luck... and better results this time...

Tony Lattik

The registration is now open for our next WinterCup race. You can find it at the site: register.modelcar.ee

There is also rough timeline:
07.00:00 Timed training
09.00:00 Qualification rounds

14:15:00 Buggy Semi
14:47:00 Open F1
15:09:00 Truggy Semi
15:41:00 Large scale Semi
16:13:00 Buggy Final
17:15:00 Open F2
17:47:00 Truggy Final
18:39:00 Large scale Final
19:31:00 Open F3
19:53:00 Race of youngsters qualification
20:25:00 Race of youngsters final


Some questions finnish drivers been asking:

*What should be the place to put into navigator? Answer: Juuliku village... it is not right in the spot, but then you are already nearby... we put out some signs to the roads nearby aswell...
You can also contact me via selfphone; +37253314607.

*Wich tyres are you use in this track? How is the track to drive? Answer: Proline or GRP, usually soft cubic pattern... Surface is hardpacked, but some dust on it... we are watering the track few times per event... when its cold, the watering can cause some ice also... Track is not very engine demanding, no difficult acceleration points... mostly smooth jumps and walled curves. Be prepared, that mechanics and pit area is not below the driver stand, but almost 25 m away, you will have a visual contact with pitcrew, but don't count on shouting...:) Racemaster can maybe duplicate your shouting there, but generally think about some waving etc...

*Can we make it to the last ferry (20.00)? Answer: we have rescheduled our event the way, that 1:8 IC buggy final will be driven first, then 1:5 and truggy finals; so finnish drivers (usually in this class) can make to the last ferry from EST to FIN (20:00).

If there will be more questions please contact me via e-mail or telephone.

Tony Lattik
+37253314607
tony012@hot.ee

January, february and march are sure things... When it comes to organizing things, then we have done all organizing for all 6 events... So the track, timing, catering etc all is already organized...

I'm pretty sure, that we can assist you with bookings even for january race.

Tony Lattik

Our 3rd race was held on 13.dec... no finnish drivers...

Hope to see you in our next  rces; Wintercup 08/09 4th leg.

Event will be held 10.january 2009 at Jälgimäe racetrack.

You can see the track in the following clip. This was a clip we produced for tv news... the track in this clip is the same track we are having a Wintercup race.

http://www.reporter.ee/2008/12/11/olaf-suuder-nautis-automudelitega-rallit/

Hope to see you...

Hyvää joulua Viron RC porukkan puolelta teille kaikkille!

Tony Lattik

Helloo...

In our last race (october) there was 1 finnish driver listed, but didn't show up...
"isien päivää ilmestyi"...


Next race will be held on 13.december 2008...

Our OPEN class was originally planned to be a mix class for 1:10 electrical and 1:8 nitro monstertrucks and of course for everything between them... but now it appears, that there are mostly 1:10 electric buggies...
So do not worry about tha class name OPEN... it is race for 1:10 electric buggies, both 4WD and 2WD are in same class... motors and batteries are free... also tyres...

Hope to see you soon...

Tony Lattik

Tervee, kaverit Suomesta.
Tämä postitus on kutsuu Teille osallistumaan Viron talvi offroad sarjaan.
Jos Teillä tulee lisä kysymyksiä niin ottakaa yhteyttä, mutta tämä tarkempi juttu on kirjoitettu englanniksi.

Tony Lattik


Invitation to Estonian offroad series Wintercup 08/09

WinterCup (2008|2009) series will be held for 5-th season in a row. For past few years it has been international raceseries; Finnish, Latvian and Lithuanian RC racers have raced there together with Estonians. What's different from previous years? In addition we have 1:8 buggy and 1:8 truggy electric conversion class, and a new organizer, Greenforest.

The races will traditionally take place on the second saturday of each month on the following dates:
11. October 2008 – already done…
8. November 2008 - Jälgimäe (done...)
13. December 2008 - Jälgimäe (done...)
10. January 2009 - Jälgimäe (done...)
14. February 2009 - Jälgimäe
14. March 2009 - Jälgimäe

All the races will be held indoors. We are using a mini motocross hall for our events.

Timing.
We are using AMB transponders for timing. Those can be rented also at racetrack.

Classes:
1:8 Buggy
1:8 Truggy
1:8 Electric conversions (both buggies and truggies are in the same race)
1:5 & 1:6 both AWD & 2WD all in same race
OPEN (all cars that doesn’t fit into other classes)
Also we have a separate race for youngsters (U14). This is last race of the day. Usually elder racers borrow their cars to youngsters and help them as mechanics.

Timeline of the race day.
We start usually at 8.00 am and we are trying to finish at 8:00 pm. The exact timeline will be announced at racetrack. Timeline depends on the amount of racers.

Administrative info.
Map for the track of Jälgimäe:
 
http://regio.ee/?op=archive&id=24&e=536045&n=6575127&zoom=10&name=WinterCup 2008|2009&symbol=ring&color=ff0000&opacity=80
 
Please pay attention to the fact that the track is not accessible via the intersection directly north from the Jälgimäe track, racers must use the Jälgimäe-Saku road slightly to the East from track, instead.
We provide indoor pit area for competitors (or tent).
Our guests and racers can purchase a warm meal at racetrack, also hot and cold refreshments are available. We are trying to keep price level low.
Toilets and shower facilities are also available at racetrack.
We can’t accommodate our guests, but if necessary we can advise you about hostels and hotels.

For more information you can contact me, I can speak finnish also.

Tony Lattik                                                                                        tony012@hot.ee                                                                                 +37253314607