Week four in the books and we have a new record holder in the Production class. We also got to see the first RC18Ts and I'm pretty impressed. If you ask me Assoc. did what the Mini-T should have been from the beginning. I guess that's what you get for sitting back and watching what the competition is making huh? :) A couple new faces around this week which is always nice and dangit all, I'm gonna win an A-main yet!! :lol:

Records
Production - Amanda Himes 71/5:02.71


Racers Edge R/C Racing & Hobbies 12-26-2004

-- Production - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 4 70 5:04.09 Randy Coon 5 15.38
2 3 67 5:02.91 Amanda Himes 4 14.78
3 1 66 5:01.88 Jeff Covert 28 14.61
4 2 39 3:33.10 Jeff Kinney 8 12.23

-- Production - B Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 7 62 5:00.07 Jim Cook 6 13.81
2 9 33 3:23.78 Mark Tilley 19 10.82

-- Stock truck - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 2 84 5:02.08 Tom Himes 22 18.58
2 5 82 5:01.76 Rick Morgan 2 18.16
3 4 79 5:02.88 Courtney Morse 16 17.43
4 3 75 5:01.30 Don Weimer 14 16.63

-- Stock truck - B Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 6 79 5:02.61 Dennis Himes 26 17.44
2 9 70 5:02.08 Chris Burrows 20 15.48
3 7 68 5:00.58 Andy Eaton 7 15.12
-- 8 --- DNS --- Brad Woodward 17 0.00

-- 2wd stock - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 8 83 5:02.37 Chris Burrows 21 18.34
2 9 56 3:37.65 Don Weimer 15 17.19
3 6 52 3:14.21 Brad Woodward 18 17.89

-- 1/12 scale - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
-- 7 --- DNS --- Dennis Himes 27 0.00
-- 1 --- DNS --- Tom Himes 24 0.00

-- Fun BuRP - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 2 28 5:04.60 Tom Himes 23 8.46
2 0 28 5:04.69 Rick Morgan 1 8.46
3 6 21 5:07.49 Ronda Himes 25 6.29
4 4 17 5:10.82 Jeffery Kinney 9 5.03
5 1 9 4:20.76 Drew Teclaw 10 3.18
6 9 3 0:52.21 Barb Morgan 3 5.29
-- 3 --- DNS --- Mark Tilley 11 0.00

rick amanda is running a 81 26..if i geared that high i think it would make my motor run even hotter..if my diff was to tight would it make it run hotter in my car..it seemed a little tight..let me know..thanks Randy

Well right now you are running an 7.85 overall ratio and Amandas is a 8.13. Higher the ratio, the slower you go or more appropriately, the more punch you have available. An 87/26 would put you right at the same ratio as her's but without an 87 the closest you are going to get is an 84/25 (8.16). If you have the gears available, give that a try and see what happens. I wouldn't really say a to tight diff would make the motor heat up more, it will just not allow the truck to go through turns as well. Try running the diff as loose as possible WITHOUT it actually slipping. Don't pull a Cook and have your diff squaking all the time. :lol: Like I told knoxville though........make sure everything is spinning free in your tranny and the wheel nuts aren't to tight. Any binding in the tranny will slow you down and heat the motor up more. Want to know one of the MAIN reasons Toms truck is SO fast? Have him spin over the wheels on his truck some time without a pinion on it. Smooth as silk. Mine isn't as smooth as his but I'm working on it! :thumbsup:

i will try that then..i have the 84 26 in it now..i will loosen it and let you feel the diff sunday and see what you think..thanks rick..see ya sunday..

Randy (gumby??): gearing and setup are an important part of going fast, but beyond that especially in production is a good tight, steady line and clean race. If you can avoid having to be marshalled on a small track like ours, it's almost like getting an extra lap. Don't be afraid to use your brakes when you have to, to stay out of trouble. Another thing that will help is having only enough steering dialed in to get you through the turns. When the turns are almost as long as the straights you don't want to loose any more speed turning than you have to. If all else fails, ask Amanda for a few pointers! :D

Besides, you guys are having too much fun "bumping & rubbing" to spoil it by getting too serious.

thanks kim..i need to hear that..actually i been doing good in hitting people..it the other people hitting me..puddin his on the back burner now..have to come up with a new one ..besides rubbing fenders cost to much money..ask covert..parts is parts..break them if you have them..thats what the production class saying... we hope to see ya sunday

So Randy, didn't get to ask you. How did the gearing work?

Week five over and done with and 4 new records to report. Amanda continues to show the way in the Production class. Who says girls can't race? A few new faces again this week. Still waiting for the 90 lap run. And after two weeks of broken truck, my luck finally changes. :)

New records
1/12 scale - Tom Himes 75/8:02.94
2wd stock - Courtney Morse 88/5:01.57
Stock truck - Rick Morgan 86/5:02.05
Fun BuRP - Tom Himes 32/5:10.29


Racers Edge R/C Racing & Hobbies 01-02-2005

-- Production - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 6 70 5:04.10 Amanda Himes 5 15.38
2 8 69 5:00.48 Jeff Knox 4 15.34
3 9 33 2:40.12 Jeff Covert 13 13.77
4 7 10 0:50.14 Jim Cook 7 13.33

-- Production - B Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 2 66 5:01.68 Matt Fitzsimmons 8 14.62
2 3 65 5:01.07 Jeff Kinney 1 14.43
3 1 45 3:37.32 Randy Coon 6 13.84
4 4 33 2:40.40 Brandon Covert 12 13.75

-- Stock truck - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 5 86 5:02.05 Rick Morgan 34 19.02
2 7 85 5:02.16 Courtney Morse 17 18.80
3 6 85 5:03.34 Don Weimer 15 18.72
4 9 82 5:00.02 Tom Himes 20 18.26

-- Stock truck - B Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 4 80 5:03.33 Dennis Himes 28 17.62
2 1 75 5:03.02 Mike Button 23 16.54
3 2 74 5:01.14 Chris Burrows 19 16.42
4 3 73 5:00.55 Andy Eaton 11 16.23

-- 2wd stock - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 6 87 5:01.17 Courtney Morse 16 19.30
2 7 85 5:01.09 Chris Burrows 18 18.86
3 3 82 5:01.51 Kim Fortner 30 18.17

-- 2wd stock - B Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 8 79 5:02.60 Don Weimer 14 17.44
2 2 68 5:01.04 Jeff Brown 25 15.09
3 1 6 0:25.07 Luke Reisinger 26 15.99

-- Stock TC - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 6 36 5:04.69 Andy Eaton 10 10.88
2 7 35 5:07.88 Mike Button 24 10.46

-- 1/12 scale - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 2 73 8:00.73 Justin Johnson 9 13.98
2 3 67 8:00.64 Dennis Himes 27 12.83
3 1 41 4:41.08 Tom Himes 21 13.43

-- Fun BuRP - A Main --
Pos Car Laps time name id avg.mph
1 0 30 5:05.77 Rick Morgan 33 9.03
2 7 29 5:05.26 Kim Fortner 31 8.74
3 2 28 5:02.21 Tom Himes 22 8.53
4 3 21 5:08.01 Joy Fortner 32 6.28
5 9 16 5:10.82 Barb Morgan 35 4.74
6 1 7 5:15.62 Jenna Anderson 3 2.04
7 4 2 1:26.30 Jeffery Kinney 2 2.13
-- 6 --- DNS --- Dennis Himes 29 0.00

hey rick, just found the site after a year or so. looks like it's going pretty good over that way,well just wanted to say hi :wave:

Since 2004 is over it might be a good time to start a new thread

Dennis...........Hmmmm......Asel?

Started a new thread as per Hanks request guys. Let's fill it up with good info and questions. Find it HERE (http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?p=959139#post959139).

rick brings some tires down with youy sunday..i need new back ones for my car..that xxt was running good..better than the xxx..we will see if this sunday can do any better..talk to you sunday Randy

Please use the other thread titled Racers Edge R/C 2005 guys.

Since it's a new year now is a good time to start a new thread.

Here is a link to the 2005 thread

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=100302