Latest News

11/01/2008

We have not changed our race fee structure since we started 2 1/2 years ago. With an increase in overhead by adding to the indoor track, and to cover other increasing costs, we are looking to make a modest increase in race fees effective Wednesday, November 5.

Any 2 heat and main program - $12 first class, $5 second class
Any 3 heat and main program - $14 first class, $6 second class

Juniors under 15 will continue to be half price

First class of oval will still be half price if you run in the morning.

Sunday will continue to be half price if you raced on Wednesday and Saturday.

Store memberships (unlimited practice and 25 percent off race fees) will continue to be
$30 ($25 for Fatal Impact members)

Practice will continue to be $5 for the day

Schedule:

Wednesday - Offroad - 6:30 2 heats and mains
Saturday - Offroad - 11:00 - 3 heats and mains
Saturday - Oval - 5:00 - 3 heats and mains
Sunday - Offroad - 1:00 - 3 heats and mains

Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Oval practice
Thursday and Friday - Offroad practice

Hours:
Tuesday thru Thursday - 5 to 9
Friday - 5 to as late as the gamers are there (2ish)
Saturday - 9 to as late as the gamers are there (2ish)
Sunday - 11 to 7 (2 hours before racing/2 hours after racing)

Thank you to everyone for your support and help in getting us to where we are today and for helping us to continue to grow.

John and Jason

10/23/2008

Website will be undergoing changes in the near future.

About Us

Battle Front Gaming and R/C was created by the two founders, father John and son Jason DeMeester, to fill the much needed role of affordable and enjoyable racing, table-top gaming, and a slew of other activities. We hope that you will come out and visit us to see what we have to offer and so have this page to show you a small sample, enjoy...

Our Mission

The mission of BFG is to provide a friendly, and inexpensive location to play your favorite games with your friends, meet new people that also enjoy them, and to just plain have fun. In the future we hope to be the number one destination for customizable card gamers, table top gamers, role-players, and all types of R/C enthusiasts in the Grand Rapids area.

Location

2605 Sanford Ave SW Grandville, MI 49418

Map of 2605 Sanford Ave Sw
Grandville, MI 49418-1068, US

We share space in the building with River Town Sports (an indoor roller hockey facility) The building is located aprox. a quarter mile north of 28th street on Sanford Ave which is about half way between Ivanrest and Wilson. Please park on the opposite side (North) of River Town Sports and use the entry door at the back corner of the building.

Contact Information

Phone: (616) 706-0391
Racing & General Information: Jdemees321@aol.com
Gaming & Webmaster: fcjameststryker@yahoo.com

Old News

06/21/2008

Effective 06/30/2008 BFG will not be open on Mondays and Tuesdays. Memberships will increase to $30, will expire at the last of the month, and will be pro-rated if purchased after the first of the month.

04/01/2008

General: Starting now all new memberships will be a 30 day membership instead of the calendar month that we have been doing. Membership will still cost $25.00, but will now extend 30 days from the date of purchase.

*NOTICE* With the change of the membership times members will be required, upon request, to present their cards that are issued at the time of purchase. If you do not have the card when asked no discounts will be given. Be sure to have your card! If you lose your card please inform BFG as soon as possible for a replacement.

03/31/2008

Racing: We now have a completely new timing system and it is a great improvement over the free software we have been using. Though there a few small glitches to still work out those will be dealt with soon. I have also added a new Personal Best Record page and reorganized the current ones for racing.

Gaming: The first BFG Apocalypse Battle was a big success, far be it small in attendance. The forces of Chaos and traitorous Marines claimed victory over the Daemon Hunter and loyalist Marines sent to quell the rebellion. We look forward to the next event and hope more will join us.

02/19/2008

Site: Added new Mech Tesla Pod page for info on the Virtual World Pods that we have.

Gaming: Just a reminder to all those interested in the Warhammer Fantasy RTT it is this weekend, the 23rd. We are also now announcing the details for BFGs first Warhammer 40K Apocalypse Event on the 22nd of March. Details can be found on the new Gaming page.

02/12/2008

Racing: We will now be archiving the results for the weekly races so that you can reference them at anytime.

Gaming: Combat Patrol is in full swing now, stop in to join. Also all interested in playing in the Fantasy RTT please remember to try to register early.

02/7/2008

I have updated the rules for the Fantasy RTT to a more 7.0 friendly format. I would like to give thanks to "B F" and the Great Lakes Warhammer League for helping me.

02/3/2008

Racing: Results will be posted at the end of the day of the event on the standings page, and a link will be posted on Hobby Talk

Gaming: There will be a Warhammer Fantasy RTT on the 23 of February. More details on the Gaming page.

Also we will be starting a Warhammer 40K Combat Patrol League, also see Gaming page for details.

11-12-2007

BFG’s First Annual Turkey Day Classic

Where: Battle Front Gaming and R/C

2605 Sanford Ave SW Grandville MI, 49418

When: November 24^th 2007

Doors open at 9:00am

Off-road races start at 11:00am

Pot-luck Dinner at 3:00pm

Dirt-oval races start at 5:00pm

Prizes/awards for the top three in each heat.

Off-road bring hot dish, dirt-oval bring salad or dessert, those running both, choose one

We will be converting the track for Oval practice on every Tuesday starting on the 13th.

11-05-2007

RACE: Indoor Dirt rack is in full swing, only a few touchups to be in peak shape.

GAMING: BFG will be hosting a LAN party on the weekend of the 9th, starts Fri. night and will play games till we drop. Bring what games you have, but main games will be Dawn of War, C&C Generals Zero Hour, and Raven Shield.

TABLE-TOP: We also have a Warhammer Fantasy RTT planned for the 1st of Dec. (bumped a weekend to avoid Thanksgiving weekend).

7-29-2007

Rate and Hour changes

Starting the 1st of Aug. we will be opening at 5pm Mon.-Fri. Along with the new month daily rates will be $5 for the day 7 days a week. Races will be $10 & $5 on Wed. and $12 & $6 for Sun. Memberships will stay at $25 per month but will be a 25% discount rather than 50%. Lastly all food items will be slightly increased.

7-1-2007

No Rogue Trader for July

Many apologizes to the Warhammer 40K boys, but with all the uncertainties that are surrounding our hopeful expansion I can not provide a quality RTT this month, however we will be resuming the normal schedule of tournaments after this missed one, again, sorry.