Master Hobbies & Putnam Propulsion Present the 1at Annual
Small Block Nationals

Sat Oct 18, 2008
With no driver restrictions this should be an outdoor, oval shoot-out with the best of the best going head to toe.

The Master Hobbies banked oval has been the site of three of the best WDRA races this summer, and the action promises to keep going into the early fall with this event.

This Special Event will feature several uniquenesses:
2 Lap Time Trail Seeding into your heat
3 Rounds of IFMAR Heats, re-sorted after round two.
Tech after each run; no "hot" motors to make the show then get legal
Mains run by laps
Two flights of mains: The top 1/3 to the A-Flight, the balance to the B-Flight
A-Flight mains will have bump-ups
B-Fights do not have bump-ups
Two B-Flight mains will be run between each A-Flight main for bump-up prep time

Cash prizes to each and every Main Winner.:woohoo:

Trophies :cool:

More Details to follow, but save the date NOW!

See Ya ..................... At The Track:thumbsup:

Kirt

www.wdraseries.com (http://www.wdraseries.com/) for body & battery rules, Lipos under consideration, but no determination has been made at this time.

Can't wait to be there!

I'll be there :dude: The Dude prevails

I am really excited to share some of the initial sponsors for the Smallblock Nationals.

The following sponsors have already committed to some great door prizes. There’s even rumors that several manufacturers will be putting up a bounty for any car that wins using their stuff!

Thanks to the following Sponsors who will be supporting our race:

Putnam Propulsion
www.putnampropulsion.com
Putnam Pro-Car and motors won both of the WDRA smallblock races at this track this year! Can they make it a sweep?

RC4Less
www.rc4less.com
Top Quality RC Products and Awesome tires that have won multiple divisions and both WDRA races at Masters Hobbies too!

Extreme Grafix
PM “BarryWallace” on Dirt Oval.
Barry’s Graphics packages make your car look great!

WDRA
http://www.wdraseries.com
Paul Brauer and the WDRA have put up a free entry to the WDRA Summer Nats 09

T.M. R/C Racing Tires
http://www.tm-rc-racingcomponents.com/
Tony and the TMR team have a new line of Dirt tires for your EDM. Who’s going to take the TM tires to a win at this track?

Kipps Hobbies
http://www.kippshobbies.com/
Specializing in Dirt Oval Stuff – Kipp has a big stock and ships fast! He’s also building the new I-81 RC speedway. Check out the pictures!

More sponsors to come. I’ll post them as they come in.

If you would like to be a sponsor or put up a winners bounty – then please PM me with your thoughts.

Pre-registration pages should be up soon.
- Bob

WOW - I can't believe that I heard that some guys don't want to come to the Smallblock Nationals because they think they cannot win.

Well pack up your stuff and mark off the calendar because we've got sponsor prizes and cash that will be given out to EVERY main winner. Win the F'in Main and you bring home the bacon.

Can't spill all the details yet - but wouldn't it be cool if the better sponsor prizes go to the lower Mains?

Quote:
Originally Posted by RobRacer
WOW - I can't believe that I heard that some guys don't want to come to the Smallblock Nationals because they think they cannot win.

Well pack up your stuff and mark off the calendar because we've got sponsor prizes and cash that will be given out to EVERY main winner. Win the F'in Main and you bring home the bacon. Can't spill all the details yet - but wouldn't it be cool if the better sponsor prizes go to the lower Mains?
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Winning has nothing to do with this race. It's having a chance to race the best of the best in your own class. You get to see how you stack up. It's a chance of a life time, and you don't have to drive to N.C. to do that. I'm getting guys that have not even run dirt oval this year to show up. Who ever is on the fence, get off and show up!
Romo

I can not wait for the small block nationals it should be great fun racing the best of the best on dirt. I hope all are local CDRC members come and enjoy the racing and if they are worried about there caliber of the equipment the best thing to do is get track time and learn from the top guns. I look at it this way I know there will be guys with top of the line batteries and motors the only way to find out how you stack up is come out and try. As long as the weather is good to us it should be a great day of racing. Both Rogers team cars will be there racing.

Been getting questions about both.

Regarding the track, those that have raced there before are familiar with the blacktop infield which has been used to a racers advantage in the past to cut the track short. By the time this event goes off there will be road rail, or its equivalent running from the center drain to a foot in from the apex, ending with a dot. Then in each corner there will be "spokes of RTV built up about 1/2" wide and 3/8" high (rumble strips) that will slow you down and upset the car. Problem addressed.

Payout
To further address the attitude "if I can't win the A Main why should I come!" Let me tell you. The payoff structure is such that after you are seeded into your main you will be racing with 5 to 7 other drivers that are within a lap of each other and when you win that race, you'll make more than your entry and have the best time of the year. Plus there will be all kinds of contingency prizes thanks to all the fantastic sponsors!

Based on at least 100 entries, here is the anticipated payout:

Please see revised flier, Rev D for current info



See Ya...on the 18th..................At The Track:thumbsup:
Kirt

New Sponsors Sign up for the Smallblock Nationals

Ultraline
www.UltralineMotorsports.com
Dan Filbert from Ultraline is one of the new sponsors to Dirt Oval and supplier of Lipos and other RC Racing stuff. Dan let me know that they will be sending us some premium sponsorship prizes. We are very excited to have them on board!

Putnam Propulsion - Well, in addition to some door prizes, Todd set down the gauntlet with a Gift Certificate Bounty for top finishing Putnam Pro-cars.

Not to be outdone both GFRP (www.TeamGFRP.com) and JRC (www.jefferyracingconcepts.com ) have committed to Gift Certificate bounties for their their top finishing drivers. More details to come.

Atomic Sign Works - And the Wrap Master - Dan Gill from Atomic Sign Works has also committed to support the Smallblock Nationals with a great sponsorship package too!.
www.atomicsignworks.com

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Already Participating:

Putnam Propulsion
www.putnampropulsion.com
Putnam Pro-Car and motors won both of the WDRA smallblock races at this track this year! Can they make it a sweep?

RC4Less
www.rc4less.com
Top Quality RC Products and Awesome tires that have won multiple divisions and both WDRA races at Masters Hobbies too!

Extreme Grafix
PM “BarryWallace” on Dirt Oval.
Barry’s Graphics packages make your car look great!

WDRA
http://www.wdraseries.com
Paul Brauer and the WDRA have put up a free entry to the WDRA Summer Nats 09

T.M. R/C Racing Tires
http://www.tm-rc-racingcomponents.com/
Tony and the TMR team have a new line of Dirt tires for your EDM. Who’s going to take the TM tires to a win at this track?

Kipps Hobbies
http://www.kippshobbies.com/
Specializing in Dirt Oval Stuff – Kipp has a big stock and ships fast! He’s also building the new I-81 RC speedway. Check out the pictures!

Well, it is just 30 short days until the Smallblock Nationals and I have several more sponsors to announce.

CustomWorks: Just heard from Rob and he let me know that CustomWorks has joined in with a sponsorship program for the Smallblock Nats. Hopefully I'll have more details soon. Their cool new flash animation says that they drive in winners circles - Check it out at www.customworksrc.com

Lefthander RC - One of the premier web sites with a store stocked with RC Parts for the dirt oval racer, will be sending us some great race prizes. IF you need some stuff before the race check out their site at http://www.lefthander-rc.com/

WindTunnel: I am also excited to let you know that WindTunnel has signed up to send us some race prizes. So if you need Bodies, Tires, RC Lube and precision parts like their great springs, look them up at http://www.windtunnelracingproducts.com/

And finally, the largest retail and wholesale distributor of radio-control hobby products in the world, Hobbico - Great Planes, let us know that someone will go home with a great Team Checkpoint charger.
Check out their great Fall Rebate at:
http://downloads.hobbico.com/rebates/3058921-form-fall-rebate.pdf

And here's a news flash - yesterday we ran a warm-up club race at Masters where several smallblockers ran against big top big blockers with smallblock motors. Judging from the lap times - all I can say is that the Big-blockers may be in for a surprise. This is going to be one close shootout and we may very well see a few smallblock drivers in top mains!

Early Bird Signups coming in the next few days...

- BG

PARMA/PSE: Right after I finished the last sponsor post - I was plesantly surprised to get a nice email from Parma/PSE - the guys who make all those great paint supplies, Decals, RC Cars and Trucks. They too will be sending us some generous Race Prizes...
Check them out at: http://www.parmapse.com/

Does Masters have a website, or Lap times posted some where?

Here you go Racers

Special thanks to all the Sponsors!!!!!!

Master Hobbies (http://www.masterhobbiesny.com/) Putnam Propulsion (http://www.putnampropulsion.com/)
RC 4 Less (http://www.rc4less.com/) - Extreme Grafix - WDRA (http://www.wdraseries.com/) - T.M. R/C Racing Tires (http://www.tm-rc-racingcomponents.com/) - Kipps Hobbies (http://www.kippshobbies.com/) - - Atomic Sign Works (http://www.atomicsignworks.com/) - Ultraline (http://www.ultralinemotorsports.com/) - Team GFRP (http://www.eamgfrp.com/) - JRC (http://www.jefferyracingconcepts.com/) - Putnam Pro Pulsion (http://www.putnampropulsion.com/) - - CustomWorks (http://www.customworksrc.com/) - Lefthander RC (http://www.lefthander-rc.com/) - WindTunnel (http://www.windtunnelracingproducts.com/) - Hobbico (http://www.hobbico.com/) - Parma (http://www.parmapse.com/) -
Rules and Payout are listed in the flier.

My apologies to anyone that received a flier at LA Speedway as it has the wrong payout; please disregard and use this one.

Updated flier and Registration is up and operating at www.cdrcracers.com (http://www.dirtoval.com/forums/www.cdrcracers.com)


Even though this is in the flier I've getting a lot of questions on the mains; here is a reprint of how the day will work:


•Race Day Itinerary:
–Practice
–Two lap time trials, the fastest being used to seed you into your heat
–Two rounds of heats, 6 cars, 4 minutes
–Re-shuffle for round 3 of Heats
–Main Set-up
•Top 1/3 into the “A-Flight”, 6 cars qualify with 2 bump-ups
•Remainder of the Field into the “B-Flight”, 6 cars, no bump-ups
•Mains run from lowest to highest; one A-Flight then two or three B-Flights (This will allow adequate time for the bump-ups to prepare their cars for the next race.
–Based on 100 entries the main running order will be:
•E
•P
•O
•D
•N
•M
•L
•C
•K
•J
•I
•B
•H
•G
•F
•A

See Ya.................At The Track:thumbsup:
Kirt

Here you go Racers

Special thanks to all the Sponsors!!!!!!

Master Hobbies (http://www.masterhobbiesny.com/) Putnam Propulsion (http://www.putnampropulsion.com/)
RC 4 Less (http://www.rc4less.com/) - Extreme Grafix - WDRA (http://www.wdraseries.com/) - T.M. R/C Racing Tires (http://www.tm-rc-racingcomponents.com/) - Kipps Hobbies (http://www.kippshobbies.com/) - - Atomic Sign Works (http://www.atomicsignworks.com/) - Ultraline (http://www.ultralinemotorsports.com/) - Team GFRP (http://www.eamgfrp.com/) - JRC (http://www.jefferyracingconcepts.com/) - Putnam Pro Pulsion (http://www.putnampropulsion.com/) - - CustomWorks (http://www.customworksrc.com/) - Lefthander RC (http://www.lefthander-rc.com/) - WindTunnel (http://www.windtunnelracingproducts.com/) - Hobbico (http://www.hobbico.com/) - Parma (http://www.parmapse.com/) -
Rules and Payout are listed in the flier.

My apologies to anyone that received a flier at LA Speedway as it has the wrong payout; please disregard and use this one.

Updated flier and Registration is up and operating at www.cdrcracers.com (http://www.dirtoval.com/forums/www.cdrcracers.com)


Even though this is in the flier I've getting a lot of questions on the mains; here is a reprint of how the day will work:


•Race Day Itinerary:
–Practice
–Two lap time trials, the fastest being used to seed you into your heat
–Two rounds of heats, 6 cars, 4 minutes
–Re-shuffle for round 3 of Heats
–Main Set-up
•Top 1/3 into the “A-Flight”, 6 cars qualify with 2 bump-ups
•Remainder of the Field into the “B-Flight”, 6 cars, no bump-ups
•Mains run from lowest to highest; one A-Flight then two or three B-Flights (This will allow adequate time for the bump-ups to prepare their cars for the next race.
–Based on 100 entries the main running order will be:
•E
•P
•O
•D
•N
•M
•L
•C
•K
•J
•I
•B
•H
•G
•F
•A

See Ya.................At The Track:thumbsup:
Kirt
stl nottn kirt

If you go to the attacted file on the 4th or 5th page it will make sense.

To Register - use this link:

http://www.cdrcracer.com/Pages/EDMSmallBlockNationals_08.php

It will be helpful to have your personal transponder number ready if you have one.

You can pay by paypal or by sending us a check. You will receive an email with the address if paying by check.

If you are going to enter 2 cars - there is a bug in the email it sends back (which we should fix shortly) so you need to send $50 for two cars.

Let me know if you are still having problems.

PLease tell 3 Friends about the race and have them register too!

ONLY PREREGISTRATIONS ARE ELIGABLE FOR PREMIUM RACE PRIZES FROM SPONSORS

- Bob

How about this cool prize:

The World Racing Group and Dirtcar is sending us some DVD Copies of the of the past few Super Dirt Week small block and big block races. Special thanks to RC Racer Brian D, their Director of Broadcast.

- B

Don't Forget 2 more weeks to go!

More Great Smallblock National Sponsors to Announce:

BSR Racing: John at BSR Racing, the guys who make the awesome Pink and Silver Dot Tires we use on Dirt, let me know that they are sending some great door prizes.
www.bsr-racing.com

JRC Racing: Jeff send some great JRC parts as race prizes and committed to a few Gift Certificates as a bountiy for the Top Finishing JRC Cars...
http://www.jefferyracingconcepts.com/

Bounties for JRC, GRFP and Putnam Drivers! Did you sign up yet???




- Bob

We are counting down the days. This is going to be the best Dirt oval race yet.:thumbsup:

Wait till you guys see the trophy I have for the winner! It is sooooo cool!

Lots of race prizes. I am so pleased with the support all the sponsors gave us. They have been very generous.

Next: All pre-registrations will be eligable for some premium prize drawings so SIGN UP NOW. You can pay us the day of the race but still get your early bird discount.

Here's a performance tip for the guys worried about batteries:

I cycled my batteries to get a baseline and then discharged them. Using the Zero-thirty, I trayed them for 30 mins to essentially bring the pack under 1 volt. Then I dead shorted them overnight. The next day I cycled all 4 batteries on my GFX and they were almost as good as new. Significantly better than the first cycle.

- BG

Being covered the surface will be great on Sat, but we are canceling practice on Friday night to give us the extra time for drying and prep. The track time would not have been representative of the race day conditions and would have of little benefit anyway.

See YA...........Saturday............At The Track
Kirt

Thread continues here for comments on the race.

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=228372&page=8

When Kirt and I started kicking around the idea of a big race in the Northeast, we wanted it to be different than a standard show. Cool ideas like time trials, brackets and cash prizes to every main winner seemed kind of crazy – but in the end I think it worked out great. Best of all, the Sponsors were very generous and EVERY RACER walked away with prizes for finishing in their feature. And there were some great door prizes too for all pre-registrants.

We would certainly like your feedback to do it again next year.

But we could not have done it without our great sponsors. Please take the time to read down the entire list as each and every one of them sent a nice set of prizes. They were awesome.

Smallblock Nationals 2008
Special Thanks To All Of Our Sponsors:

Putnam Propulsion
www.putnampropulsion.com
What can you say. Todd not only builds great product – but he goes out on the track and backs it up with a WIN in the first Smallblock Nationals. Thanks Todd for the gift certs you provided.

RC4Less
www.rc4less.com
Top Quality RC Products and Awesome tires. RC4Less tires were on Todd’s Winning Car. Thanks to RC4Less sponsorship, one of the racers went home with a new set of RC4Less tires too!

WDRA
http://www.wdraseries.com
Paul Brauer and WDRA put up a free entry to the WDRA Summer Nats 09.

Capital Region RC Racers Club
Our Club gave out several free race entries to club races at our indoor track this winter! What a great idea to promote the new dirt oval track in Albany!

T.M. R/C Racing Tires
http://www.tm-rc-racingcomponents.com/
Tony and the TMR team have a new line of Dirt tires for your EDM. They sent us a variety of their new TM tires as prizes! We’ll certainly see them on the track this winter.

Ultraline
www.UltralineMotorsports.com
Dan Filbert from Team Ultraline is one of the new sponsors to Dirt Oval and supplier of Lipos and other RC Racing stuff. Dan sent us some great shocks and other goodies that we gave away as premium door prizes. Shocks had the best chrome “Bling” packaging I’ve seen on RC stuff!

Atomic Sign Works - The Wrap Master - Dan Gill from Atomic Sign Works put up a wrap BOUNTY: First Driver with one of his wraps – wins a new Wrap! And Todd Putnam won that too!
www.atomicsignworks.com

GFRP– Dustin from Go Fast Race Parts, sent us some great gift Certificates for GFRP products.
www.TeamGFRP.com

PARMA/PSE: The guys who make all those great paint supplies, Decals, RC Cars and Trucks sent us a bunch of generous Race Prizes...
Check them out at: http://www.parmapse.com/

WindTunnel: WindTunnel sent us some great race prizes including lots of springs. So if you need molded Bodies, Tires, RC Lube and precision parts like their great springs, look them up at http://www.windtunnelracingproducts.com/

JRC Racing: Jeff send some great JRC parts as race prizes... Check out their web site for Dirt Oval EDM and Sprint Car Kits and Parts
http://www.jefferyracingconcepts.com

The World Racing Group and Dirtcar sent us some DVD Copies of the of the past few Super Dirt Week small block and big block races. Special thanks to RC Racer Brian D, their Director of Broadcast.

Extreme Graphics: Barry Wallace from Extreme Graphics was very generous – giving out multiple gift certs for Vinyl packages. He makes your car look great.
PM “BarryWallace” on Dirt Oval.

CustomWorks: CW sent us a generous box of logoware and parts. Thanks to Rob for all he does tirelessly working for dirt oval racers. Next year we hope to see a few guys with the new CW EDM chassis!
www.customworksrc.com

Lefthander RC: One of the premier RC web sites with a store stocked with RC Parts for the dirt oval racer, sent us some t-shirts and other great race prizes. http://www.lefthander-rc.com/

The big door prize came from Hobbico - Great Planes who sent us a Team Checkpoint charger. See their fall Rebates at: http://downloads.hobbico.com/rebates...all-rebate.pdf

Thanks again to all of our sponsors for supporting the First Smallblock Nationals. I personally want to say that it was a pleasure working with all of you.

- Bob G

Thanks to the Guys at Master Hobbys, to Bob and Kirt, to the great Food, and to all the Great Sponsors. It was a great weekend.
To all the Guys that didn't go. You missed out on the dancing Girls. that was worth the price of admission.
To all the Guys I ran over, from now on call me Kyle Bush.
Thanks again Romo