ok the schedule as follows

saturday april 16th TQ hobbies
saturday may 7th hobby world
saturday june 4th superior hobbies
saturday july 9th strickland r/c park
speedline TBA
marble park TBA


a few touring oval guys have expressed there ideas for the outdoor season.. they would like to make foams ilegal for outdoor racing and only allow rubber tires NO caps tires or foams...if you run touring oval and like or dis-like the idea lmk asap

still searching for a common ground with the advent of new batteries, i have heard rumors of 3 more different cells being released this year! yikes!

Do you have a list of classes that are expected to run?

I know this is your baby, but you can do like the Fl state on road series and have every one run C27 take offs. 3of the 6 tracks listed are hosting an on-road race so most should have the tires available. Touring oval go figure hmmm LOL

classes available

touring oval 19 turn 6 cells oval bodies only

4 cell stock

pro stock 4 cell

4 cell 19 turn

12th 19 turn

break out class any motor..body...battery lap limit makes it even for all

19 turn truck

classic/hot rod class same rules as race rock races

mike will be getting a new set of "how to act at the track) rules as well as some updated class rules and changes..mike boylan does all the work on the web site..this time of the year he is super busy with the snowbirds...

Could you give basic rules for pro stock 4cell? Thanks

Check here:Rules (http://focars.net/rules.htm)

Check here:Rules (http://focars.net/rules.htm)
THANKS

Are the FOCAR races one day events?

Yes..

kat- Good luck with the new series!!!

Kat,
I am interested in your series. I am relocating to the FT. Meyers area in March and wondered if there is any racing going on within a couple of Hours. I was also wondering what's the story with RPM. I cant find a website.

Thanks in advance
Ernie parison

RPM is no more.....itsa shame...was a pretty nice track. It was kinda borking though. Big track, just run wide open, but ya. Last I heard he had some party place thing or something in there. Sorry.

ernie rpm is done...

the oval series heads to orlanso are twice..the east coast of florida twice and the tampa bay area twice. there are no flat oval tracks south of daytona..

i will be listing each tracks web site soon...each web site has directions and information about the track and suroundings.

i am trying very hard to make each race a one day event with no need for a hotel room. most of the tracks have lights and the races will be starting later that the usual 11 am start time. this will give the races from far away a chance to leave home early and arrive at the track for practice. every race will have it's usual raffle, 4 rounds of qualifiers and a single main....please any questions email me as well: katf1sh@earthlink.net thanks bill

filipow!!!!!!! whats up bro? thanks for the kind words...... you coming to the birds this year?

What about the track in Lauderdale? Ya'll gunna run it? Thats soon to be my home track...never been there, or seen it, but ive been told its host to some good racing!

it's banked concrete.. weird thing happened here in florida.

time line for banked racing

lake whipporwill 1984-1991 or so we all ran banked

whip closes thunder racing era begins 1991-1998 or so we ran banked

1998-present day no more banked racing for 85% of florida

i have no idea why or how it came about but most of us race flat tracks either carpet or asphault with most of them being parking lot typr surfaces.

the track you mention has a great owner and is super nice but "most" of us just don't race banked cap tire tracks ..we have not done so for the last 8 or 9 years?

the series is full of guys who run "mostly" on flat tracks and "most" of us haven't seen a cap tire in 9 years. kinda strange i know...hope that helps...?

HAHA.....Sounds like fun though!!! I think you should throw it in there just for something a lil different...You know. Spice it up a little. Make things interesting! Well all the luck to your organization. Maybe Ill see you down there one day.

Is TQ Hobbies going to start haveing oval races now or that one FOCAR race and thats it

apk keep an eye out..TQ will have at least one oval race before the actual focar event...tq may do oval more often as long as there is a turn out for it...i myself can't wait to try out the track!

What type of track does TQ hobbies have?

Flat asphault...I believe its smaller than Stricklands.

jerry TQ will be alot like the race rock track but the bite should be better and the track is smoother.

Kat,
I am interested in your series. I am relocating to the FT. Meyers area in March and wondered if there is any racing going on within a couple of Hours. I was also wondering what's the story with RPM. I cant find a website.

Thanks in advance
Ernie parison

Check out racing in Manatee. We have some guys that come every Sunday from Ft. Myers. We are soon to have a new oval. Right now we have a semi-permanent track inside a tennis court given to us by the County. It's an awesome park right off the interestate.

http://www.snowbirdnationals.com/thunder

Where can i find a retailer that sells the ultrabird stock motors??? :thumbsup:
Thanks, Mike

Thanks Katf1sh I Can not wait for the 1st race See Ya at the Birds

Where can i find a retailer that sells the ultrabird stock motors??? :thumbsup:
Thanks, Mike

www.bigdogrc.com (http://www.bigdogrc.com) or check with Mike Boylan after the birds mike@snowbirdsnationals.com

www.bigdogrc.com (http://www.bigdogrc.com) or check with Mike Boylan after the birds mike@snowbirdsnationals.com
Thanks Dave p......by the way nice work on those bodies.....

i know big dog r/c has them in stock...boylan will have a few after the birds and i have 15 left....

Nice job on the track guys, it looks like you really put a lot of work into it. What is the surface?

Check out racing in Manatee. We have some guys that come every Sunday from Ft. Myers. We are soon to have a new oval. Right now we have a semi-permanent track inside a tennis court given to us by the County. It's an awesome park right off the interestate.

http://www.snowbirdnationals.com/thunder

HEY MIKE... I've been checking it out on the net. After the birds, I plan on making the trip. I talked to a guy that has been racing with you (TROY) and he said it was awesome racing. I know you are taking a brake until after the birds, Let me know when you start it up again and I'll be there. I did'nt get to do awhole lot of racing last year. I hope that will be different in 05. SEEYA

Has the new series started yet? No? Man I can hardly wait. This will be a good year for oval racing in Fl.

well i'm getting pumped up for 2005!!!! not only have most of last years sponsors told me they will be back in 2005 but i have a few more coming on board for 2005! i am proud of the series sponsors and there products. 6 new tracks and over 20 sponsors for 2005! yes this is shaping up nicely!

Darkside Motorsports is pleased to annouce that we will once again be a sponsor of the FOCAR series for the upcoming season.

Darkside Motorsports is pleased to annouce that we will once again be a sponsor of the FOCAR series for the upcoming season.

Eric. as a racer in the series it's good to have someone as yourself with your fine product line sponsoring the series again. It's a shame you live so far north as our mosquito's down here would love to get at those ever present shorts of yours. We are racing at outdoor tracks this year in the summer, In Florida.

these guys make life easy on me, and make the series great!

So far north??? The elevation doesn't even keep them away in Colorado. We'll most likely be donating one of the new 1/10 scale cars. We'll have some big name drivers wheeling those new rides when they come out.

kat you got mail.

BIGDON

ok the schedule as follows

saturday april 16th TQ hobbies
saturday may 7th hobby world
saturday june 4th superior hobbies
saturday july 9th strickland r/c park
speedline october 15th saturday year end awards presented as well!
MARBLE PARK TBA: i spoke with mike and we are working out a date..

On 12th scale oval bodies can the back be cut out for the series?

Steve, yes...just leave the "tail lights". Cut the back of those things out. ;)

yes like travy stated. you must leave the tail lights in that goes for all the classes.

someone hacked into my web site and updated the damn thing! lol please go check it out. www.focars.net it will be updated with class rules and the like very soon.

i can announce the series has added slick zero products as a sponsor this year. please check them out as well. http://www.slickzero.com

Hey katf1sh check out the J'ville thread...talk about indoor carpet track...LOL

Hey Katf1sh do you know if TQ Hobbies is going to have a race before the state race

we are talking about a one day warm up race at TQ but nothing written in stone yet. were working on it.

hey bill, is the 200 mm conversion allowed in the touring oval class

the sedan oval class is for electric touring cars? as long as it's 10th scale has 4 wheel drive hooked up and the tires fit inside the body i don't see why not? oh and make sure it's electric with a oval body.

hey bill its a tc3,

your in!


also i'm happy to report i have a race packet to hand out at the speedway race. anyone not attending and would like a copy shoot me an email. katf1sh@earthlink.net

sweet, by they way this pontiac 418

MORE GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!

FUSION BATTERIES HAS AGREED TO COME ON BOARD WITH THE OVAL HEADS AND WILL BE HELPING SUPPLY SOME QUALITY 4 CELL PACKS FOR THE RAFFLES! several of our racers have been using there packs for the last 6 or so months with great results!rich baran just set a new track record at mtr park in the tampa bay area. there local here in the state of florida and john malin can be found at most of the states on road races and rich baran can be found at most of the oval races. good news for us!