Check the list on:

http://www.roarracing.com/approvals/brushlessmotors.php

The ESC does not have to be ROAR approved but the motor does.
Hey Fish, I know your going to be around this weekend but are you racing at all?

I guess my Losi motor is not on the list, not very many mod motors on there. I don't see any Fantom motors on there.

Hey Fish, I know your going to be around this weekend but are you racing at all?

Yep, will be there Friday as well. Running only one clas.

Just stopped by the track. Looks really good!!! Looking forward to Friday.

Just stopped by the track. Looks really good!!! Looking forward to Friday.

Thanks!!!!! Everybody has been working really hard on it the last couple of weeks.

John

Just an FYI. The amount of the general give aways has more then doubled! If some guys are on the fence about coming, I'm all but certain they'll leave with something.

I believe all the stops have been pulled for this event!

Livlrge
Uncle E

Just an FYI. The amount of the general give aways has more then doubled! If some guys are on the fence about coming, I'm all but certain they'll leave with something.

I believe all the stops have been pulled for this event!

Livlrge
Uncle E
I will be conservative here, but I think we are around $4,000+ worth of gifts to give away at this event. I might be mistaken, but it should be around 100+ items to give out ranging from $5 - $300 each. Do the math, if we have 100 people and 100 gifts......thats like 10 gifts for each person or something like that right? Ok just kidding, there is a nice stash of gifts and chances are real good that your going to end up bringing something home with you. :thumbsup:

Sounds like it will be a lot of fun, to bad I cannot race since I do not have the right lipos and I do not have the right motor.

Will you guys be selling raffle tickes for some of the stuff? I might show up just to check things out.

Sounds like it will be a lot of fun, to bad I cannot race since I do not have the right lipos and I do not have the right motor.

Will you guys be selling raffle tickes for some of the stuff? I might show up just to check things out.
Show up and bring your racing equipment, we might be able to find someone with extra equipment for you to run for the event. Motors and batteries are easy to find. :thumbsup:

Show up and bring your racing equipment, we might be able to find someone with extra equipment for you to run for the event. Motors and batteries are easy to find. :thumbsup:

I would not be able to make it on time anyway, mmy son has a soccer game in morning. I still might show up to check things out.

I did not see any Mamba motors on the list. I thought they had been approved.Looks like I will just have to show up and watch.

I did not see any Mamba motors on the list. I thought they had been approved.Looks like I will just have to show up and watch.

Come, like Revo said their are always motors available and such. Maybe it will be laid back enough if your not in contention??

Hey everyone I will be taking Video and Pictures at the race,I would appreciate
If anyone that takes pictures, to e-mail them to me so I can update my BATTLE FRONT youtube site, THANKS! my e-mail is one2learn_from@mac.com
or ask for Issaac at the track and i can down load the video and pictures there!
I plan to do one on one interviews so smile for the camera!

I did not see any Mamba motors on the list. I thought they had been approved.Looks like I will just have to show up and watch.
Ya, I thought mamba's were roar approved also. Now they aren't on the list!:cry:

Ya, I thought mamba's were roar approved also. Now they aren't on the list!:cry:
Dont sweat it, if you want to race, just show up. We will make sure your race ready. :thumbsup:

Hey everyone I will be taking Video and Pictures at the race,I would appreciate
If anyone that takes pictures, to e-mail them to me so I can update my BATTLE FRONT youtube site, THANKS! my e-mail is one2learn_from@mac.com
or ask for Issaac at the track and i can down load the video and pictures there!
I plan to do one on one interviews so smile for the camera!
Hey Issaac, I would like to get a copy of the videos when your done editing them. I will find you at the track over this weekend and give you my contact info.

All right guys and gals, tomorrow is almost here.....going to be a blast. Things you should know:

There will be a mobile food wagon here all weekend for food at the track

There will also be food and beverages available at the counter in the pit area

Most of the normal racers will be pitting outside, so we are trying to leave the pit area free for all of you from out of town

Each pit table inside holds 4 people and has power, please bring a comfortable chair with you, some of these steel chairs in the pit area can get uncomfortable after a few hours of sitting in them

If you plan on pitting outside please bring a generator for power, tables and chairs and a pop up if you have one

A large variety of spare parts will be available for sale in the pit area for AE and Losi products

Many wheels and rims will also be for sale in the pit area

Fantom Racing LiPos and motors will be for sale outside in the pit area (quantities limited)

Door open at noon on Friday and 7:00AM on Saturday

Bring bug spray, if we are racing after dark the bugs come out from the lake the track sits on

Temperatures are going to be between 75 - 80 degrees this weekend and in the 50's at night bring clothing for both conditions

Have fun, good luck and have a safe trip over!

Is the track going to be ready to run on at noon tomarrow?
thanks

Is the track going to be ready to run on at noon tomarrow?
thanks

It will be ready to go at Noon.

It's time no more smack talk just put it on the track and get er done. Welcome To BFG region 5 roar off road race. We hope you have fun this weekend and that you enjoy yourself at our track if there is anything we can do to help you out just ask a member of Fatal impact racing club.

Its here guys! Have fun and enjoy the event!

Uncle E "Virus Racing" ...the addiction spreads

We have had between 40 - 60 guys at the track for practice all day long. Pits were full baby, but its looking like tent city outside now to. I think the last I heard we are around 100 entries or so already today. Got some stiff competition out here, bring your A-game guys.

What time does the nitro race start? :devil:

What time does the nitro race start? :devil:
Nitro wouldn't be able to keep up with these guys Brent. :wave:

Real fun day out there. Tons of people laying laps down, good turn out for the Friday Night Under the Lights race. Tons of out of towners. The Wisconsin crew was out in full force, Ohio was represented real well, good group of Indiana guys. Tomorrow I hope to see Michigan represented well! Detroit boy pack up and get on the road early. West Michigan and Lansing are guys, what else are you going to do on a perfect Saturday?

Fish, I have three words for you....2009 MORL BFG. Ok true some of those are not words, but you get it. :thumbsup:

Looking forward to a great day or racing tomorrow, thanks for all of those who showed up today, only going to get bigger tomorrow.

Welcome Everyone!

Uncle E
Virus Racing... the addiction spreads

80 entries in the computer as of right now.

Slash - 2
Stock Truck - 2
Super Stock Truck - 12
Mod Truck - 17
4WD - 15
Stock Buggy - 2
Super Stock Buggy - 6
Mod Buggy - 20
Novice - 5

We could use more Stock Truck, Stock Buggy and Slash.

John

Great time today...... Track was in great condition. Round 3 was a bit slick but it was better for the mains. Great job everyone. Especially you Rolo... Great job with the track today. Only beef was on the trophies, kind of cheap for a region 5 race. My 3 year old still loved it thou. Oh yea, Uncle E thanks for keeping me hydrated all day. Terry Rott your my Hero! and I will take you up on that pro 10.

Thanks to everyone for a great event. Everyone that attended, raced, worked the event. We ended up with 120 entries and 16 heats.

We will be racing tomorrow (Sunday). We will be moving the start time up to allow some of the racers from the ROAR event to join us and still get a good start home.

Racing will start at 10:00. 3 heats and a main. Discounted race fee of $10 for first class and $5 for additional classes.

If you didn't get your fill of racing or weren't able to join us Friday or Saturday, come on out.

John

Here are the total results for the ROAR region 5 Races. Thanks again from BFG to everyone that came out and raced or helped run the event.

http://battlefrontgaming.com/images/2008ROARresults.JPG

Now I'm going to go pass out on the couch... :drunk:

Great job by everyone who worked to put this together. Gotta give props to Chuck Berg for keeping this hobby of ours in perspective and finishing the game.......unlike one sissy in particular. You know who you are. *cough*swint*cough*

Congratulations to all the winners! Really wish we could have made it.

Congratulations to all the winners! Really wish we could have made it.

We had a beautiful day of racing yesterday... Wish you guys could have been there too... Maybe you can make it sometimes out here in the winter to run on the indoor track? We are extending it 15 feet. I can't wait to have the new layout ready...

The event went really well, and the crew here did a great job all weekend long... So thank you all for this successful event in West MI.

The best main was definitely the 2wd mod buggy. Boatman and Kai were at it the all race, tenth of a sec apart every lap until 2 laps before the end... It was simply awesome...

I'll see you next week.
Mike Champ

Great job by everyone who worked to put this together. Gotta give props to Chuck Berg for keeping this hobby of ours in perspective and finishing the game.......unlike one sissy in particular. You know who you are. *cough*swint*cough*

Yeah, Chuck had a tough day of racing I think... We all know he's an awesome driver and fair racer, but I think it wasn't really his day... But, you are right, he is a great guy and keep the spirit of racing at its best... Just do the best you can and give it all, whatever happens, even if it is not your best day...

As far as Swint leaving before the end, he did it for his wife and new baby I'm sure... So it's OK to have your own life or family as your 1st priority...

Hope we are going to have more of these big events in West MI in the next few years. It was a blast to be 15min from home for an event like that!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

I want to make sure Jason (my son) gets recognition for all the work he did all weekend long keeping the computer/timing system up and running. Every time there was the least little issue he was there to take care of it and keep things running smoothly. He is also the reason results were posted in such a timely manner. Additionally, we had a few of what I call nuisance break downs: blown fuse box, Out of Order Restroom stalls, Water pump malfunctions, .... Thankfully Jason dealt with all of these as well. We've had our issues from time to time, but the weekend would not have been what it was without his efforts.

John

I had a great time yest. SS buggy was a blast.
Big thanx to the BFG crew and all the sponsers for a great day.

To John LoGiudice
Thanx for going out of your way for us there in the end. Your a great Panther rep! Josh and I were really apprectiated that.

David Perez

Lets hear some of the stories of what happened at the race. Did anyone win anything good? I did see a lot of nice stuff that was being given away. To bad I showed up to late and all the 13.5 Fantom motors were gone, looks like everyone wanted something of theres, Revo tols mw the Fantom stuff went very fast.

Lets hear some of the stories of what happened at the race. Did anyone win anything good? I did see a lot of nice stuff that was being given away. To bad I showed up to late and all the 13.5 Fantom motors were gone, looks like everyone wanted something of theres, Revo tols mw the Fantom stuff went very fast.

Yes, I was pitting next to Revo and he had a steady stream of people all day looking to purchase Fantom motors and get in on those killer battery deals.

The "loot" given out included two complete RTR trucks, Lipo batteries, brushless motors, tires, a dremel, other tools, and a ton of other stuff. I'd list all of the sponsors, but I'm sure I'd miss someone. It was all top notch stuff too.

Just wanted to give out some props here.

Roy and Flipse, great job on the track. I didnt hear anyone complain hardly at all during the weekend. I think you guys made the right calls and by Saturday knew what the right track maintenance was. I know when I was doing all sorts of the blowing and watering on the track Friday I was beat, I am sure you both were dead tired come Saturday night. Great job though you two.

Our region 5 director, Terry and the BFG announcer Beef. Nice job on keeping the racing flowing. It was a constant stream of racers on and off the track with little interruption. What could have taken us 14 hours or more didnt even take us 12. Great job to the both of you for keeping the event rolling. Terry, you made good calls on any issues that came up, I think anytime something needed your attention you were not only right on top of it but you made the right decisions.

John, Jason and family, a well deserved pat on the back to all of you. Computer worked great, heats were posted promptly, register was always maned, ROAR memberships were taken and entries were processed and entered into the computer correctly and quickly. All in all many of the things you guys did might have gone on behind the scenes but if you had not done such a good job of things we would surely have had issues during the event. Thanks for doing such a good job that no one even noticed everything you were responsible for, I never heard a single complaint from anyone on the things you guys were handling.

Uncle E, your the man with a plan when it comes to throwing around free gifts and promotional BS. You made a bunch of fellow racers over the weekend very happy. What more can be said? Isnt that whats its all about?

To our many fellow R/C addicts, some of whom traveled over 9 hours to get here. A heartfelt thank you to all of you. This was our first large event of this kind we have ever held at BFG, but rest assured, after all the positive comments we heard at the track from all of you this will not be our last. Keep an eye out for more events of this kind in the not so distant future. We hope to see all of you again real soon!

I know I did not race this time but you can bet that you'll all see me at the next event BFG and Roar puts on. From what I saw it was one heack of a show good hard racing and a great bunch of people. To the owners of BFg and the members of fatal impact to all of you that made this a premire event thank you it just showes the high caliber of people we have. Way to go guys and gals. You done it be proud of the fact that you don't always have to have the biggest nor the best for the cream to rise to the top

I put up the video Battlefront on you tube my screen name is toohoodrich4you my e-mail is one2learn_from@mac.com

Hey, just wanna say thanks a lot to everyone at the Roar Region 5 Champs. It was a blast and the prizes and free drinks(Full Throttle) were amazing. Thanks to all the racers, it was a lot of fun driving with such sportsman like drivers. Thanks Roy for helping me out. I would also like to add a big thank you to Fantom Racing, the batteries are great and your team is amazing. Also, thanks to Virus Racing. Thanks Battlefront Gaming and RC with John and Jason!
Noah PreFontaine, Grand Rapids, MI:woohoo:

I put up the video Battlefront on you tube my screen name is toohoodrich4you my e-mail is one2learn_from@mac.com

Is it just me or is the vidoe a little blurry?

I guess I don't come out and race with the bigger group but what is Virus racing? I thought it was called Fatal Impact racing, what did I miss?

Fatal Impact racing, what did I miss?

hahahahahahahah hell i race there more than majority of VIRUS racin and i also missed it :confused:

I see:

"Fatal Impact" is a club that betters the local establishment, (beyond what John & Jason can do on there own at BFG) to make it what the racers want. Individual input, etc.

"Virus Racing" is for racers who want to help other racers, to share ideas (no secrets) take a racers truck or buggy home and hook it up. Same thing Uncle E and myself have been doing since January of this year, we now have Bob with his Losi to help us understand ours better and we can help KzooLou, Josh and others out from what we have learned. The growing pains are frustrating unless you have a mentor, money can't buy you a set-up (as far as I know)

Speaking of setups Heffae, where is the one Uncle E said you need to send me? I dont see that in my email box yet. Share or I will beat it out of you!

Speaking of setups Heffae, where is the one Uncle E said you need to send me? I dont see that in my email box yet. Share or I will beat it out of you!

He's "Goof #2" why didn't he put your e/mail on it with mine??? I haven't tried this one yet but Dave has it this way on the pink truck, gained two laps in qualifier on the indoor.

Check your e/mail

Speaking of setups Heffae, where is the one Uncle E said you need to send me? I dont see that in my email box yet. Share or I will beat it out of you!

YES, A LOVING GROUP!

I see:

"Fatal Impact" is a club that betters the local establishment, (beyond what John & Jason can do on there own at BFG) to make it what the racers want. Individual input, etc.

"Virus Racing" is for racers who want to help other racers, to share ideas (no secrets) take a racers truck or buggy home and hook it up. Same thing Uncle E and myself have been doing since January of this year, we now have Bob with his Losi to help us understand ours better and we can help KzooLou, Josh and others out from what we have learned. The growing pains are frustrating unless you have a mentor, money can't buy you a set-up (as far as I know)

however VIRUS is only for a select few not just anyone can be part of it rite guys??:dude:

however VIRUS is only for a select few not just anyone can be part of it rite guys??:dude:


Define "select" since we haven't turned anyone down yet. Example: Uncle E is part of it.

I want to make sure Jason (my son) gets recognition for all the work he did all weekend long keeping the computer/timing system up and running. Every time there was the least little issue he was there to take care of it and keep things running smoothly. He is also the reason results were posted in such a timely manner. Additionally, we had a few of what I call nuisance break downs: blown fuse box, Out of Order Restroom stalls, Water pump malfunctions, .... Thankfully Jason dealt with all of these as well. We've had our issues from time to time, but the weekend would not have been what it was without his efforts.

John

Everything was smooth as anyone could hope. This guy was definately hard at work all weekend. Here he is doin' his thing...

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/383530803_agBmL-M.jpg