where? TQ hobbies longwood florida
when? saturday april 16th

racing to start at 1 pm

hotel room will not be required

1 day race

will the racing be as close as the speedway race?
it's not very often all the oval heads get together to race. but when they do the racing is awesome!

any questions katf1sh@earthlink.net

TQ hobbies web site for directions and hotel info:

www.tqhobbies.com/ (http://www.tqhobbies.com/)

also the battery ballot is 22 against allowing any new cells in the series for 2005 and 7 for allowing them in the pro classes only. the ballot counting will end friday.

thanks bill

Allrightey then racers. The next big race for all of us to congregate at is this one. Who's gonna show up for it? If the racing is as close as Daytona was it'll be anybody's race to win.

Anybody have an idea of how big or small the track will be and if it'll be smooth or bumpy?

Last year there were several racers that said gimme asphalt. Well guess what? You got it. every race this year is outdoors on asphalt. Yippeeeeee.

Cant wait to see everyone again.

No more typing until you tell us how much paragon you have had this week?

i'm there along with a few others from jax.

No more typing until you tell us how much paragon you have had this week?

I'm paragon free for two weeks now. Withdrawls were a beotch:rolleyes:

Aren and I will be there...breakout for Aren, 1/12 for me and either stock or Nastruck...can't decided yet...TQ compared to our track tiny LOL compared to Strickland a little bit smaller. I believe it a sealed asphault. They like to spray the track for grip. I haven't raced on it yet but I seen it twice.

yup if the racing is half of what it was it will be awesome!

TQ hobbies is about the size of race rock it will be our bristol race for the year. they have lots of power but don't be affraid to bring your own.. oh and bring them long cords to reach the power as well!

I'll be there for pro stock/12th scale with my 3700 trinity Batts....lol get to voting it's going the wrong way . Kat I need to be a member before fri. so I can vote :(

I'll be there. :thumbsup:

Kat if the races start at 1300 hrs when can we arrive and start test and tune???

Bill,
How early can one arrive to get set up and some practice? JP and I will be there.

Henry

7 am the track should be ready or at the very least you can start getting set-up at day light. they do have power but you will need a extension cord. we will have at least 4 hours of practice, plus everyone will have the same amount of practice.

also i have been getting interest in brushless.....i will be allowing a brushless class to run as a promotional class in 2005..entry is 15.00 as long as 3 or more show up they can run. i haven't heard or seen any at our local tracks here in northern florida or heard about any in the tampa area. but more than a few from down south have shown a interest. this may work out well because i'm not sure how many hot rods are going to show up?

T Q hobbies

541 E SR 434
Longwood, Fl 32750
407-339-1899

....also i have been getting interest in brushless.....i will be allowing a brushless class to run as a promotional class in 2005..entry is 15.00 as long as 3 or more show up they can run. i haven't heard or seen any at our local tracks here in northern florida or heard about any in the tampa area. but more than a few from down south have shown a interest. this may work out well because i'm not sure how many hot rods are going to show up?

Kool... :) I think I just found my second class to run. I've run brushless a couple times at HW in trucks until someone didn't like it and in my touring car for breakout. Count me in for one brushless....two more to go....I know there's more out there... :rolleyes:

rcgen there are 5 guys coming from down south to run brushless with you! you may have something like 7 cars...

Kat I just got done painting a new Dodge Body for a friend. I noticed that this body has no mold lines for the tail lights. it actualy has a cut line to cut the entire back out. Is FOCAR going to make you run tail lights? if so how big must they be? because the dodge tail lights are like 3 of the monte carlo ones.

Thanks

I would like to run hot rod............anyone else up for it? :thumbsup:

By the way is Scarecrow going to be at this race?

Kat I just got done painting a new Dodge Body for a friend. I noticed that this body has no mold lines for the tail lights. it actualy has a cut line to cut the entire back out. Is FOCAR going to make you run tail lights? if so how big must they be? because the dodge tail lights are like 3 of the monte carlo ones.

Thanks

Yeppers. I left mine in there to the size of the included decals. They are huge and I noticed that even the Nascar guys run what looks like an abbreviated version as compared to the real street cars. Thats strange since they dont cut the back of their cars out. Maybe it has something to do with the trunk lid size and spoiler brackets they have. When I get to that last .010 second of lap time that I just cant seem to find, Out come the scissors baby. Them puppies are history. They do give the back of the body some support.

dave for 2005 the tail lights can be cut out. those who went to the speedway race were handed a packet with all that info. those who did not attend can have them sent to them via email. they should also be up on the web site very soon. thanks bill

thanks Kat. there getting cut out. but i'll keep mine on my monte carlo i like the look.

kenny holmes (scare crow) will be at halo hobbies for the oval nats...we will have a guest announcer.

Hey Bill,
How do we sign up to be a FOCAR member and do we preregister for the April race or sign up that day?

Katf1sh can you email the info to rcgen@aol.com?

you can sign up race day, that is when i have the t-shirts with me also.

ok sunday april 10th TQ will have the OVAL track set-up for us to practice/race on all day!

saturday april 16th 7am TQ will be ready for the oval heads to invade.

practice will be open from 7 am until 12:30 pm
racing to start at 1 pm 3 rounds and a main!


ok pitting: trailers,pit tables and tents are more than welcome in the parking lot area beyong the 2 stop signs.

please drop your trailer off and move your car to the adjacent parking lot. DO NOT LEAVE ANY CAR IN THE TQ PARKING LOT. YOU WILL BE TAKING UP PRIME PITTING AREA FOR THE OTHER RACERS.

THERE IS POWER FOR ALL!!! BRING YOUR POWER CORDS .....

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING TRACK RELATED CALL 407-339-1899 ask for tim he is the man!

saturday the 9th is strickland oval and sunday the 10th is TQ oval make plans now for both. THANKS BILL

ok less than 2 weeks away!

remember there will be a warm up race this sunday at TQ hobbies. wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooo

What is the cost per class to enter? Will there be any other fees we should know about? I signed up as a member last year do I need to re up??? how much are motors? and who has them?

kat
i sure hope nobody shows up only to pack up and leave because the track does not meet their approval. sorry you weren't good enough to run with us!
we all had fun on the slick track
willis.

b.t.w. i was talking about pooler

willis.

willis that is the very reason i am going over to TQ sunday. the traction must meet normal operating standards. the first race of the year, and if the track is not up to par it would be the last race as well,lol. driving 6 hours and only to find out we couldn't practice at a indoor track because it was wet kinda put a dampner on things for us.

if TQ for some crazy reason is not up to par i would warn all the members ahead of time.i do not want anyone traveling and burning fuel only to find the racing is horrible.first impressions are very important, and doubly so with a series.


once you become a focar member you are a member for life!
motors are available race day stocks 25.00 and 19 turns are 30.00 thanks to big dog r/c for the motors.

your first class is 25.00 second and so on are 15.00
practice is free all day race day up until race time.
it looks like tim davis will be our guest announcer race day
it looks like i will be the tech god,i'm shady so don't try and slip anything past me! lol
if we get to run at TQ sunday i will pass on what works (tire sauce,compounds,gearing etc...) i'm not racing this year so anything i learn i will pass on if it helps? lol

TQ is the only track on the schedule that has not run a oval race in the past or present. this is why we are having a warm up race this sunday. i want it to be a good experience for everyone on the 16th.

now billy bruce and mike bean have run there oval cars at TQ months back and have reported that the track is killer and the racing should be awesome. i need to run on it myself so i can see for myself. check back here sunday night for a report..set-up help and other info......i will see a few of you saturday night at strickland,can't wait!

thanks bill any questions katf1sh@earthlink.net

speedy-kat
practice & qualifing was on sat, not fri. nite.
track was fine sat morning, only got better as time went on. must be fun to run on perfect tracks. i my self have never seen one! i sure wish i can t.q. and win at a perfect track. IT COULD HAPPEN UH UH UH UH.
bytw i took your advice and got the spektrum for my hy-tec
love it. later willis.

speedy-kat
practice & qualifing was on sat, not fri. nite.
track was fine sat morning, only got better as time went on. must be fun to run on perfect tracks. i my self have never seen one! i sure wish i can t.q. and win at a perfect track. IT COULD HAPPEN UH UH UH UH.
bytw i took your advice and got the spektrum for my hy-tec
love it. later willis.


you should go to the strickland race and hobby world race those two track are perfect.

glad the spektrum worked out for you,i'm not going to discuss the pooler track anymore. i have/had nothing negative to say,because i know most of it was not there fault. i hate rain as much as the next racer.

ok track update:

i tested there all day with both stock and 19 turn motors.
what i found that worked the best for me:

pargon,nif tech and gripper did not work nearly as well as RED DOT,STICK ET AND TANGERINE TACK.

i ran rc4less pink lr magenta lf purple rf and magenta rr with tangerine tack

19 turn roll out was 2.14 stock roll out was 2.26 this should get you close

lap times were 3.9s in 19 turn and 4.5s in stock those were my best times...

traction was good,surface is smooth and free of bumps..drivers stand is super high up. a/c bathrooms indoors. tons of power please bring a 25 foot cord or longer.

TRACK WILL BE RADY TO PRACTICE ON SATURDAY THE 16TH AT 8 AM
YOU CAN BEGIN TO SET UP TRAILERS AND PITS BEFORE THAN!
FRIDAY IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE THEY ARE RACING THAT NIGHT.
THEY HAVE AWESOME LIGHTING, SO WE WILL NOT BE IN A RUSH..WE WILL ALL GET PLENTY OF PRACTICE ON THE TRACK.

CAR SET-UP should be alot like race rock or mtr park..the lanes are about 20 feet wide maybe wider. ifmar start for all 3 rounds and a main for all classes.

i had fun on the track,it's not a super speedway so give and take is a must.
i hope to see you all there, the track is ready for us to take over,lol. see you all saturday the 16th of april.... bill

SATURDAYS RACE SCHEDULE:
track will be ready for cars at 8 am
drivers meeting at noon
first round at 12:30
with a little skill and alot of luck we should all get out of there and home at a decent hour.

concourse: we will have a concourse award at all the even numbered races. race 2 race 4 and race 6

dave pull has decided to donate a gift certificate for each of the raffles. dave will custom paint a body that you provide him. check out paint by focker , see david for further details.

all hot rod bodies CAN use a max of 2 inches for a rear spoiler,no wings.

Is it TRUE that Padano,is NOT coming ????
Because he thinks he can't win!!!!!!lololololol
If this is true,that's sad!!!!!!!!!!
He will only race on Huge tracks??????
How can you get any better,if you don't race !!!???? :wave:

I talked to him today. he said that his car has issues on short tracks that can't be fixed with set up changes. So his is going to skip this one and cut all new graphite for a short track car.

uh oh rich invaded hobby talk!

i'm not going to kick a sleeping bear,lol. knowing tom he will make himself a short track car and sweep race rock with it,lol. it's all in the glitter he he

Here's a link to Paint BY Focker to give guys and idea of what I can do.


http://www.angelfire.com/sk3/paintbyfocker/index.html

The worst part about Tom Pedano and his brother Stephen not showing up at TQ this saturday is there will be no cookies. What? NO cookies?:confused: Oh yeah, That and Stephens portable generating station will not be available when the power goes out.:tongue:

no power outages! but man those cookies are damn good! did you know he uses graphite powder in them? ahahhaah

So after Tom hands you your a$$ he offers you a cookie....lol "Damn Tom I had nothing for you man!!" Tom: I know.Here have a cookie...... LOL

I requested Tom bring cookies ...... whether he wins or loses...... if he shows up......I get a cookie, its a sweet deal.....:lol: ....... maybe paint by focker can get Tom a nice cookie monster car ?:devil:

Is it TRUE that Padano,is NOT coming ????
Because he thinks he can't win!!!!!!lololololol
If this is true,that's sad!!!!!!!!!!
He will only race on Huge tracks??????
How can you get any better,if you don't race !!!???? :wave:

Win or lose, I LOVE TO RACE!!!
At this time my car has issues that I can not correct before this weekend.
I have found out that the car that I have now does not like the short tracks.
(I love racing on short tracks)
I was having the same problem at the last Race Rock in 19t.
The car is just undrivable with any set-up at small tracks. I don't like to be the cause of all the wrecks and have several people mad at me.
So I will correct it!

I requested Tom bring cookies ...... whether he wins or loses...... if he shows up......I get a cookie, its a sweet deal.....:lol: ....... maybe paint by focker can get Tom a nice cookie monster car ?:devil:
Cdog don't you have a car to build????



Win or lose, I LOVE TO RACE!!!
At this time my car has issues that I can not correct before this weekend.
I have found out that the car that I have now does not like the short tracks.
(I love racing on short tracks)
I was having the same problem at the last Race Rock in 19t.
The car is just undrivable with any set-up at small tracks. I don't like to be the cause of all the wrecks and have several people mad at me.
So I will correct it!


yah yah yah I know what you really want to say is "I kick your guys butt @ daytona so I'll give someone else a chance." lol lol going to miss you guys

Cdog don't you have a car to build????


hey focker! (as in paint by) ... its done! ...... :thumbsup:

cool hey how is the fantasy nascar stuff on yahoo?? I forgot how to log in.

i own them all! wooooooooo go kyle petty!

I will have to sit this one out. I need 4 races I know I will make Hw , stricklands and Superior . Now I need to figure out where I can make this race up...lol Wife normally is pretty cool about letting me do whatever but the timing this week sucks. Oh well See ya at the next one.

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follow link for hotel info. i am using the same hotel as i did for the RPM races..