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OvalmanPA 06-23-2002, 03:30 PM Bruce......I'm really glad you and your sister had a good time. It's nice to have some new faces at our races to get more people involved. I think your little sis did pretty well for her first time on the track and you did great. With a little practice you'll both be turning laps right up there with the best of them. :thumbsup:
scooby_cakes 06-23-2002, 06:10 PM hey, i was just wondering if you ever post the results for all the classes, i was just curious as to who races what and how well they did for laps and times... i was thinking about going into stock for next week, i ran mod on our carpet track, but i have a few stock motors that i would like to try out, who knows though, i have a week to think about it :D cause i think my GF and my sis will be alot better of a match then her and i were.. one more thing, where is the hobbie shop at? i never noticed it when i was there saturday. thanks, scooby:wave: :thumbsup:
OvalmanPA 06-24-2002, 11:50 AM Yes I always post the main results on our website. You can have a looksee later in the day and I should have them up. With the lightning the way it was the other day I didn't take time to get them on a disk so I have to still do that. I usually try to update the site on Mondays.
Did you happen to see the addition on the back of that trailer right in front of the track? The entrance to the shop is right up the brown colored stairs in the back. You'll have to have a look at it while you're here next week. My partner can help you with anything you might want since it's much easier for her to go up there than me. :) We don't have a lot of inventory yet (compared to some places) but we are always working on it.
james1vx 06-25-2002, 08:12 PM sounds like you had a good turn out for first race.i hope that next sat i make it out. cot me some new cells and some pins for my 1/8 buggy. Don it wasnt me at craftworld you see my truck youll know its me, i have a isuzu vehicross hence the (jamesvx).hope they have gears at the shop i have just one. been out of racing for a while so might take some time.
Hey, that's a good idea, Rick. You could post the race results right here on the Racer's Edge forum on Hobby Talk!:p
In the meantime, maybe a link to the tracks race result page?:
http://www.racersedgerc.com/races.html
Ovalman: I ran an old 14t in the XX-4 last week, but I can put a stocker in it, N.P. I like the Mod, but I don't know how long it'll run.
scooby_cakes 06-26-2002, 07:06 PM hey, whats the weather looking like for saturday? just curious cause it has rained here a few times this week, nothing bad though.. i got and new body for my sis and i, that black one was from an old rustler i had and it didn't really suit her very well lol well, see you all soon :wave: :thumbsup: btw, how many posts do i need to become a member? just curious, thanks, scooby :thumbsup:
kanesurfguru 06-26-2002, 11:03 PM Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs near 80.
That is what it looks like so far.......
Scooby- as far as becoming a member, you need to have 75 posts.
OvalmanPA 06-27-2002, 01:16 PM Ahh.........I see the weatherman has acometh! :) Last I heard once we hit Friday it's good to go until at least Monday so it sounds like we're safe this weekend. You figure out what went wrong with your maxx Saturday KSG? Hope it wasn't something terminal....
K1M.....I thought about doing that but then didn't. I think from now on I'll post the weekly results here so everyone can see how our racers are doing. Of course it won't hurt to see yourselves up in the spotlight either will it? :D I'll throw my mod motor in my buggy this week if you wanna run yours?
james1vx.........sorry but if it's 1/8 scale we don't stock anything for it. :( I'm afraid there just isn't enough call for 1/8 scale items for us to stock them. Nitro items themselves are something I have to work on actually because the only items we have right now are those common items between electric and nitro and we had 6 nitro guys last week.
kanesurfguru 06-27-2002, 01:49 PM Ovalman--(alias Rick),
My bearing in my slipper blew apart uhhhhh!
Replace it and now it seems to be OK, that is for NOW anyhow.:thumbsup:
OvalmanPA 06-27-2002, 05:39 PM Man how about that for luck huh? :(
Just got a pretty good rainstorm here and I'm not sure it is over yet. I just hope it doesn't make any more ditches we have to fix before racing Saturday! Hopefully it comes out nice tomorrow like they say because if it does we "shouldn't" have to water as much Saturday.
KSG has a bearing in the spur gear blow after very few runs, I mutate a spur after 5 runs. Robinson Racing's EMaxx slipper isn't looking very durable to me. Maybe it's chance or ignorance but I don't like having to file the input shaft down so their bearing will fit either. That's the tolerance issue I mentioned earlier. It does have more adjustment to it than the stock slipper. I also think it's weird that my spur gear bolts rub on the stock gear cover if assembled according to instructions. I've been running the gear flipped over so it didn't rub. Maybe I've got something wrong, but I can't see what. "Damn Jap junk!! DON"T GET ME GOING!" :eek:
kanesurfguru 06-27-2002, 10:27 PM I agree with you on the tolerance issue, I think that is very disturbing, I also believe that is why my bearing blew apart. I think I left a jagged edge on the shaft and that is what it caught and broke it, or that happened after it blew apart. Who knows? Damn JAP junk, now don't get me started....:rolleyes:
OvalmanPA 06-28-2002, 08:00 PM Ya'all don't dare do that on the BuRP thread do ya? :p See you in the morning. Gotta get some eats and go flood the track!
Not sure what happened in either case KSG, but maybe we should be looking at our pinions. Lets suppose they weren't center drilled, that could cause not really a wobble, but lateral movement. (tightening & loosening of the gear mesh)I can borrow a dial indicator to check it. That would cause spur gear meltdown or bearing failure, depending on if you set your gear mesh when it was tight or loose. Just another idea.
Don had a good idea last week..... he had himself a pair of Mechanics' gloves that he wore while corner marshalling. When the nitro trucks flip they tend to pump the throttle to keep their fire from going out, the gloves aren't a bad idea for any class really. We use a Kevlar knit glove where I work that's good for sharp things or heat that we can try out this week. Not nearly as high tech looking as Mechanic's gloves, but I can get us a couple of pair if anyone wants to use them.
Ovalman: Johna & I talked about measuring the track for Autoscore MPH, I can get measuring wheel from work if it's not lost or stolen - let me know. Also, how long did the nitro trucks run? I see they're turning almost 20 laps????
Don: I think I may have hit on something with the MaXX's - we'll see this week - 10 laps????:lol:
I'm alright now, I ran the Maxx around the neighborhood a couple of times and I love it again!!!:rolleyes:
scooby_cakes 06-30-2002, 01:05 AM Another great day of racing! i think my sis said it best on the way home when she said "we should race sundays too":roll: My GF had a blast, i was impressed how well she did for her first time. Me on the other hand, didn't do as well as i would of liked, but it's all in good fun right? NOT lol hey, rick, do you remember me buying that matched battery off of you at the swap meet? i was wondering if you still had those other two? if so, what do you want for them? cause i think thats where i get hurt the most is on the power part, the one i got from you rocks, but the rest of my packs, are "par" at best. hope to see you all again next saturday, it seemed to me like we had a better turn out this week:p i even got some good video :thumbsup:
OvalmanPA 06-30-2002, 02:36 PM First of all, here are the final main results for our second week of racing. We did have a better turnout this week with I believe 22 people. I'm real pleased with how things went (sorry about the start delay though!) and hope we continue to get a crowd like this. Thanks for the support guys!
Racers Edge R/C Racing & Hobbies - JUNE 29, 2002
-- Production - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id
1 1 6 4:21.62 Angie Highhouse 16
2 2 5 4:02.48 Nicole VanEpps 25
-- Stock truck - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id
1 7 11 4:14.97 Adam Hamilton 4
2 2 10 4:11.76 Kim Fortner 15
3 1 10 4:16.02 Bart Blum 3
4 9 10 4:29.50 Jason Okerlund 7
5 4 8 4:08.86 Bruce VanEpps 24
6 3 2 1:04.42 Bryan Simar 8
-- 1/10 Nitro truck - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id
1 1 16 6:21.42 Dean Hushon 6
2 5 15 6:19.93 Doug Rose 23
3 4 14 6:08.83 Shane Hushon 20
4 3 5 2:07.97 Mike Shine 18
5 2 3 2:00.51 Jason Ableidinger 12
-- Modified truck - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id
1 3 11 4:03.03 Justin Johnson 11
2 4 11 4:04.43 Tom Himes 10
3 2 11 4:16.63 Courtney Morse 17
4 1 10 4:20.27 Chris Burrows 1
5 5 9 4:22.03 Jason Rimer 19
-- Modified buggy - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id
1 2 11 4:02.70 Courtney Morse 26
2 5 11 4:17.97 Rick Morgan 21
3 1 8 4:16.47 Tim Mackey 22
-- Nitro Maxx - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id
1 1 19 8:16.49 Tom Himes 9
2 7 14 6:13.73 Adam Hamilton 5
-- Electric Maxx - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id
1 2 10 4:27.03 Don Weimer 13
2 3 9 4:28.80 Kim Fortner 14
3 1 8 4:19.39 John Rezzelle 2
OvalmanPA 06-30-2002, 02:50 PM K1M.....thought we pretty much decided on doing that last week (measure wheel)? :) Nitro maxx ran 6/6/8. I forgot to change it to the 6/6/6 that the 1/10 nitro trucks were running.
Bruce......haha, I'd like to race Sundays too but don't think my body could handle two days in a row of it, hence the no race on July 20th when we are going to be in Kane on July 21st. :) Your girlfriend did do pretty well for her first time. Is that the first time for her driving/racing? Nicole improved a little also. Yes I do remember you getting one of those packs from me at the swap but unfortunatly they are all gone.
Maxx guys...........what pinions (size/material) you wanna see in the shop? I'm gonna order tomorrow so let me know before 10am.
Ovalman: I'll stop over some night this week and we'll measure the track. Looks like 11-12 laps/4min is gonna be the magic number for now anyway, huh? The mod truck & buggy seem to run about the same, as does the nitro classes. Know what that means, Rick? I'd say it means the track is a challange to ALL the classes - and that's GOOD!! I had an awful time with my Maxx this week on the jumps because I changed my gearing. I had to try it though! I'm pretty well set for pinion gears, but I'd say 15t -18t and HARD with the EMaxx's size I wouldn't worry much about light pinions, but titanium is hard to beat.
Don: I predicted 10 laps, but not for you!!!! Good Race! I watched the video (please thank you wife for me) and it was great!! The best part was, you landed on the pipe after the 2nd double, and I was right behind you and I landed right on the pipe behind you! My big break, and I blew it!!:thumbsup: That, and the end.....I crossed the finish line, over the jump and rolled it!! The End!
KSG: More gearbox troubles?? I heard someone say you broke, but you finished, right?
OvalmanPA 06-30-2002, 09:41 PM K1M...sounds good to me. The spur you wanted should be here Tuesday so if you'd like to wait and pick that up at the same time I'm game. I'm glad it seems to be a challenge for everyone even without the whoops we had planned but didn't pan out. I'll look into the pinions. I'll see what Robinson has to offer in steel and titanium.
KSG....where are you? I need your opinion on this too since you were the one to mention it.
scooby_cakes 06-30-2002, 10:24 PM that stinks about the packs:( lol but oh well, anyone else have some used matched packs they want to get rid of? and one more thing, my friend, the guy who comes with me on saturdays wants to try racing himself, so does anyone have an old rtr truck that they would like to sell? or even rent to him for next weekend so he could try it out? that would be swell if someone did, so i don't have to go the "ebay way". and ya, rick, that was my girlfriends first time racing and my sis has only raced twice on carpet, but i think they will both improve as the season goes on.. so if anyone has a matched pack for sale or a rtr truck that they want to get rid of or rent out for next saturday, you can email me at scooby_cakes@yahoo.com or just let me know on here, thanks, scooby :wave: :thumbsup:
kanesurfguru 07-01-2002, 01:12 AM Ovalman- I agree with Kim on the pinions, HARD, not aluminum. 15 - 19 maybe?
Kim- Yes I did break again, I think my center drive shaft snapped, not shure, I haven't had time to take it apart and check it. If I would have bought an Emaxx for my first vehilce to race and had this many problems, I probably would not have dug into R/C as much as I have. JUNK.......
OvalmanPA 07-01-2002, 11:19 AM Now you know, it seems the guys that don't have all the mods on theirs aren't having that many problems. (OOOOOO......SLAMMM!) :p
You had to know that was coming KSG? :D
15-19 it is then......
Bruce.....we have a truck but no off road tires for it. A Losi XXT that has a 540 motor right in it that we kept around in case someone showed up during winter for Production and nobody else did.
kanesurfguru 07-01-2002, 04:54 PM Originally posted by OvalmanPA
Now you know, it seems the guys that don't have all the mods on theirs aren't having that many problems. (OOOOOO......SLAMMM!) :p
You had to know that was coming KSG? :D
Yes I agree, but... aftermarket hopups are suppose to be faster, stronger, and make the vehicle more agile. Not this one.....slower, weaker, bad tolerances, and throwing the pinions off at every run. Like I said before JUNK..........
And I wouldn't be so fast to say that the stock ones aren't having as many problems either, blowing shocks, melting gears, blowing diffs, and of course idler gears disintegrating. Of course we have come to accept the practice of these in our JAP cars, and we shouldn't.....DON'T GET ME STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:devil:
OvalmanPA 07-01-2002, 06:58 PM Of course there are a lot of those "aftermarket hopups" that are pure eyecandy too (purple wheels perhaps? and I know, it came with them :)) and then there are others that are just downright not designed to do what they are supposed to (manufacturer error or lack of "true testing"). You may have phrazed that post a little better to suggest that the "hopups" are JUNK and not the stock truck? Just a suggestion on yours (since I don't have one, it's only a suggestion!), you might want to find out why it is bouncing around like a beachball and not soaking jumps/bumps like K1Ms and Dons. That can't be doing the driveline any good. ;) Do you have the shocks limited or something? We aint racin' onroad here big guy. ;) I've heard of the blown shocks but melting gears, blowing diffs, and of course idler gears disintegrating is news to me.
BTW guys.....Robinson steel alloy pinions in 15-19 teeth are on the way. I got enough for two trucks of each size for right now although a couple are on backorder.
scooby_cakes 07-01-2002, 07:51 PM that would be great, i might be able to get some tires for it.. would you want to sell it or rent it out for the weekend? thanks, scooby
OvalmanPA 07-01-2002, 08:15 PM Not really interested in selling it but we'd probably loan it out to somebody that might want to get started so they can "try before they buy". You will have to find some tires though.
scooby_cakes 07-01-2002, 11:45 PM Hey, ovalman, thanks a ton, ya, my friend just wants to try it out and see if he likes it, but i think he will fall in love like i did :roll: i have a set of tires, they aren't the best, but they will do for him lol one more thing, does the esc have deans plugs? cause thats what i have on my batteries, i would have him bring his own radio batteries, so we don't have to use yours.. thanks again, though!!! i owe ya one ;) c - ya all saturday :wave: :thumbsup:
kanesurfguru 07-02-2002, 11:57 AM Originally posted by OvalmanPA
You may have phrazed that post a little better to suggest that the "hopups" are JUNK and not the stock truck?
I have to disagree with you again ovalman, STOCK EMAXX truck....Kim blows shocks, and melts his spur gear.......Don Blows diff and then takes apart tranny and finds white powder, disintergrating idler gears, Don also found an artile and mailed it to Kim and I showing that the idler gears tend to do this.(sorry you didn't get you copy it's in the mail.) So that is what I meant by JUNK and oh yes the hopups are too. I never had this many problems with my LOSI. Heck I never had this many problems with my Rad.
Anyhow, I took the truck apart this time to find out the idler gears are disintergrating (stock ones), I'm gonna run it til it pukes. Then replace them. Plus my center drives CVD's MIP's the fit nice and snug when I put them on, now round off the end of the shaft, that is what happened to me in the main this past week.
Now weather.........
Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Friday Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.
Saturday Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s and highs in the lower 80s.
OvalmanPA 07-02-2002, 12:42 PM KSG, you do know K1M is just sitting by watching this discussion between us having a good ol' laugh right? :) He didn't even start this one I don't think? LOL
Ok I give.............it's all junk. Though I didn't think K1M toasted a stock gear. :D You know, Jap junk............but don't get me started! LOL
I'm liking all the weather I've heard for another good weekend of racing. Let's hope the trend continues toward the good weather. I could REALLY do without this humidity though!
Scooby....the ESC has powerpole connectors on it so that might be a problem. We do have 4 packs for it but only one of them is really a fairly good pack if he'd like to try them. They are about whooped and only take about a 10 minute charge. Not sure if they will make 4 minutes or not. The radio already has batteries in it though so that's no problem.
kanesurfguru 07-02-2002, 04:44 PM Well it is about time you agree with me on something.......:p
OK K1m give us your input, we're waiting.....but I won't get you started....
Well I got the EMAXX back together and it still sounds like crap, I believe it is the idler gears. WFO until she pukes :eek:
Weather.... I want to mow my lawn but it is too hot and sticky, and I don't want the lawn to burn up. That's my weather forcast ;)
Everyone have a good 4th of July (Independence Day)
scooby_cakes 07-02-2002, 05:57 PM well, maybe i can rig something up so i can charger them on my charger... he would run production, so he might make the 4 minutes on a charge... or if you could, you could charge them for me, either way, i could probably rig something up;) he just wants to try it out, so nothing has to be tip top lol he would of gotten smoked either way lol thanks again, bruce
OvalmanPA 07-02-2002, 07:40 PM Scooby.....while I was digging around looking for a 540 motor that a neighbor boy might race this weekend I came across some tires so your friend is all set there too! I'll give those batteries a charge and see how they'll work. Hey maybe I'll have to charge them up and give the little truck a try before Saturday, just to make sure it will go. :devil:
scooby_cakes 07-02-2002, 08:13 PM hey, ovalman, thanks a ton:roll: your the best :thumbsup: hey, i have an extra sport tuned 540 that kid can barrow if you need it ;)
OvalmanPA 07-02-2002, 08:42 PM Thanks. As a matter of fact I found the motor about the same time I found the tires. :)
OvalmanPA 07-03-2002, 05:39 PM I'm a little hot under the collar right now guys (in more ways than one) so I just have to vent a little. Ok so about a month ago now we were turned down by Great Planes to become a dealer so now we can't "easily" get the exclusively distributed items they have such as Duratrax, etc. Their reasoning.....we have our shop on "residential" property, in other words, our track and shop are on my property rather than in the middle of a frickin city! You would have thought I told the lady on the phone I had crabs when she asked about our location! I guess the $250 a month minimum order, pictures of our track, inventory, and everything else just isn't enough!
Now today I finally get a reply from Horizon Hobby. As many of you know they have exclusive distributorship rights to those items such as Team Losi (part owners actually), Dynamite, etc.. Guess what..............DENIED AGAIN! At least they gave us a closer look than GP did. I actually sent 27 different pictures to the guy of our facility, shop, trailer (to prove it was not a living space, just storage), everything but my first born. They say that they will still consider us but we have to make our track look more "professional" (nothing like kicking a guy in the nuts :mad: ), our shop look more like a "retail environment", develop more of a shop than just parts, and further prove that the trailer is not a living courters. I guess all the pictures, a $5000 minimum inventory, and $500 a month minimum order aren't enough for these guys to take us seriously. I'm waiting to cool off just a little before I reply to the guy.
Please guys, tell me why I even try to do this crap? Am I just stupid or what? :confused: Try to provide a fun place for people to come and enjoy themselves and can't get any cooperation from the guys that are "supposed" to be selling you the items to do this. They say to support your local hobby shop....well what happens when your local hobby shop can't get you the parts because the fools supplying them won't set you up with an account??
scooby_cakes 07-03-2002, 08:28 PM ovalman, that is the biggest crock of @*&# i have ever heard.. they act like you are asking for the world... and i think there isn't a thing wrong with your track, "more professional" what do they expect? Talk about keeping the good guy down!!! i wish there was a way we could help, what if we all email them about it? kind of like the 100 signature thing that they do to get people out of office and stuff. cause i know everyone would back you on this, and it's crazy cause the "hobbie people" should understand.. cause if it wasn't for people like you they wouldn't be in business... now i'm mad lol hope there is somthing we can do:mad: :thumbsup:
kanesurfguru 07-04-2002, 12:21 AM That is what you have to do, especially with jerks like that. I have an awesome set of tools on my PC, they want pictures, we can give them pictures hehehehe!!;) What do you want in your shop, we can add it, $100,000.00 inventory no problem, want to put a neon sign ontop of the shop, again no problem. Track more professional, want to turn your barn into a Holiday Inn noooooooooo problem. Let's make some pics, they will never come to see it anyhow, the person that even makes the decision is probably on the golf course all the time anyhow. Us small business's have to stick together......
Plus I could send a couple of guys over to talk to them for you if you like ? You know Louie and Guido. They will make them an offer they can't refuse. I shall do this for you because you are a friend, and someday, but this day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me ( you know like get me good batteries, a nice color paint, maybe some tires ) Just say the word........that's not the word.....
I'm behind you all the way Rick, whatever you need.
OvalmanPA 07-04-2002, 01:12 PM Thanks guys, you're alright. I felt much better after I took about a half hour-forty five minutes and replied to each of the items he brought up in the email. I don't really think I got particulary nasty (even though I wanted to) but I believe they will see my point. :)
We have been doing fine to this point without them I guess so if GP and HH don't see the need to have our money then I don't see the need to give it to them. I'm checking into other "means" of getting needed parts besides the already good distributor we have in HRP.
KSG........I'm thinking about waiting about six months and taking a picture of the (former) Jubilee store down town, doing my own doctoring, and send it to them with a big pppphhhhhttttt attached to it! :D Ever seen the movie Good Will Hunting? How'd they like them apples?! LOL
BTW.........let's keep Louie and Guido caged for now. :lol:
Sorry to hear that Horizon is giving you a hard time, Rick. You'd think they'd be glad to provide this area with an outlet to sell their products. On the other hand, they probably get dozens of requests from would be hobby shop wanna be's. They don't understand that there are people in this area who drive 50+ miles to play with their R/C's and buy parts. All they know are the 3 most important rules of running a business. (location, location, location)
Don't give up, maybe some pix of the track DURING a race might help. Customers are what makes a business and you're getting more and more, that's what's important.
I don't think I'd lie to them, but show them what they want to see. They probably see a kid in the hills of Pa. with a track in his back yard. Were the banners in the track pix? The track is plently professional enough....maybe we should send them some "action" video!
We could all line up with our vehicles and a parts hungry look in our eyes too, talk about a retail environment! ;)
You know darn well why you do it......same reason we do it.
:thumbsup:
OvalmanPA 07-07-2002, 01:43 PM Not as big a crowd this week (holiday weekend must be) but we had a couple new faces. Seems like Scoobys friend Dan had a good time and I'm sure he'll have to have a truck of his own soon. :) My neighbor had a bit of hard luck for his first raceday. His connectors came apart to the motor in the first race, he finished the second, and then he practiced a little before the main and tore out his servo gears again. One more week of off road before we take a week of that off to go parking lot racing for a week.
Racers Edge R/C Racing & Hobbies - JULY 6, 2002
-- Production - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id avg.mph
1 3 7 4:18.13 Dan Dunbar 11 5.95
2 4 6 4:06.07 Angie Highhouse 10 5.35
3 1 5 4:15.30 Nicole VanEpps 9 4.29
-- Stock truck - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id avg.mph
1 7 11 4:14.71 Adam Hamilton 1 9.48
2 6 10 4:12.75 Donald Weimer 4 8.68
3 3 9 4:15.05 Bryan Simar 6 7.74
4 4 8 4:00.54 Johna Simar 7 7.30
5 5 4 1:43.75 Bruce VanEpps 8 8.46
-- 1 --- DNS --- Cody Gideon 3
-- 1/10 Nitro truck - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id avg.mph
1 5 16 6:12.90 Dean Hushon 13 9.41
2 4 15 6:09.72 Doug Rose 15 8.90
3 3 10 5:04.25 Gary Rose 14 7.21
4 1 2 0:38.08 Jason Ableidinger 2 11.52
-- Modified buggy - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id avg.mph
1 5 11 4:22.29 Rick Morgan 12 9.20
2 1 10 4:07.78 Donald Weimer 5 8.86
Thanks to K1M we also have the average speeds this week because he measured our track for us. Thanks man! :)
scooby_cakes 07-07-2002, 06:19 PM Ya, my friend had a blast,(thanks again ovalman) i think he is going to get a truck soon :D talk about luck lol i go pay 80 bucks for a battery and my "not so good" soldering, came apart when i landed on a jump, i guess i should of gotten the battery jig to match it, but silly me, i go without, i think she will hold for next weekend though, i was doing good too :confused: but oh well.... ya, it was a small group this week, but i think everyone will be back for the next one ;) talk to you guys soon, scooby :thumbsup: 2 more ?'s.. 1, do you have anymore of them racers edge shirts? and 2, are you going to have a trophy day for off road this year? thanks, scooby :thumbsup:
OvalmanPA 07-08-2002, 02:28 PM We don't have any more t-shirts, hats, or sweatshirts right now. What we usually do is take orders and then when we get enough, have them made up. Maybe we'll have to try that again because there have been a couple others ask about hats.
Our last race of the year will be a trophy race and we may even try to have a little picnic type thing too. (I can hear KSGs stomach clear over here :D)
scooby_cakes 07-08-2002, 06:43 PM ok, just let me know if you get some of the t shirts.. 2 large ones and a small one.. and about the trophy day... i'll even pay you for it, whenever you need the money, but i just want to make sure my sis gets one, it would just mean the world to her. even if you said it was for "most improved newbie" or something like that.. thanks and let me know what they cost.. scooby
WHAT?? No Elephant races???
How about Adam's stock truck run.... 11 laps - 4:14:17 is even faster than Rick's mod buggy at 11 - 4:22:29. Just had to bring that up!!:devil:
Put me down for a BIG sweatshirt if you're going to get more "Racer's Edge Wear" I'm thinking about one of those Futaba hats too, just to make your Dad jealous.
Scooby: That's a great idea! That would be a big boost to her confidence and interest. When my wife first started racing several years ago, one of the race directors announced that "she was going to be a force to be reckoned with" and believe me, she was. Joy will lean on you in the turns and she's tough to pass on the straights!:lol:
She may race with you guys in stock next week.....doesn't care much for dirt racing, she's more of a parkinglot/carpet racer. She really gave the 1/18 BRP racers in Ohio a run in June.
I have a few trophys up in my attic - I'd be glad to donate!!
I think I can hear KSG's belly rumbling too - but maybe it's mine!
scooby_cakes 07-08-2002, 10:28 PM thanks kim, that would be awsome.. ya, she is just young, but i give her a few years and she will be kicking my butt lol it would mean the world to her... thanks alot, :wave: :thumbsup: hope to see you next week.. ya, i think that kid is cheating lol 11 laps lol i could run 5 minutes and not get 11 laps lol see you all this weekend :thumbsup: scooby
Donalbain 07-09-2002, 09:00 AM Heck, my stock truck time was faster than my mod buggy!! And the buggy was handling well.
No Maxxes, where was everyone? Check your bellcrank to drag link screws, had one fall out. Was going to take a few laps durring intermission but was stopped short of entering the track. No steering! Looking into a Ti link so I could put some locktite on the screw.
What? No certificates for track records?
Don
OvalmanPA 07-09-2002, 01:27 PM We'll have a sheet for everyone to sign with sizes they want this weekend since there seems to be interest again. Can't remember how much they were last time we got them though.
K1M....that time sucks huh.............well maybe it was just my driving? :) I believe it is a combination of that and overpowering the track though. :devil:
No certificate for this years track records. We're gonna get them set in stone for this year and start doing the "record breakers" next season, kind of along the same lines as no points this year outdoors.
Don.......was looking at Hardcores site. You can buy all them draglinks you want man............let me buy stock in the company first though. $28! :eek:
kanesurfguru 07-09-2002, 11:04 PM IT's meeee................
scooby_cakes 07-12-2002, 01:57 AM it's not gonna be a good week of racing for myself, cause my sis can't go for one & i'll have to leave by 4 since my girlfriend has to work here in warren at 5. i'll still be there though, cause i couldn't go 2 weeks in a row without raing a bit, even if i can't stay for the main. i was just wondering of you could email me or post our best lap times and laps for the races that we can stay for, if it's a pain no worries, it would be good practice time anyways, thanks & see you all saturday, scooby :wave: :thumbsup:
OvalmanPA 07-12-2002, 01:20 PM Are you talking complete lap results or just what we call after the race is done? You'll be able to get that right after you get done racing if you want.
KSG...........what, no weather report this week? :) From what I hear it's supposed to be beautiful racing weather.
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