Yes he can run the same crawler. Rumble on the rocks will hopefully be a laid back club event aimed at having fun for kids and adults.

No... No fun for you. :tongue:

I also agree. I don't see any reason why not. Heck I tried to convince my dad to run my crawler in the stock class... but he is afraid of Nates mad driving skills. :thumbsup:

I hope maintenance is still on for tonight. I am loading my gear up now.

Jim

Quote: WyldWeasel :Heck I tried to convince my dad to run my crawler in the stock class... but he is afraid of Nates mad driving skills. :thumbsup:[/QUOTE]

He's got nothing to fear from me....I haven't driven in more than a week. Just for fun I'm thinking about not practicing and jumping right in tomorrow. ?Bad Idea?

Well at least your well rested. I stripped my servo mounts Wednesday night. Bought new ones tonight... stripped them in 10 minutes. Now I spent all night making aluminum ones. Should be fun tomorrow. The rocks look great tonight.


Good job Andy and Schane! :thumbsup:

At the "Rumble on the Rocks" there was some discussion about visiting Camp Twisted for one of there competitions. I collected these competition dates from Camp Twisted's website. Take a look at these dates, so we can discuss carpool opportunities and availability.

I know that I am definitely planning on going to the State Comp on the 19th. Road trips are always fun! :thumbsup:

May 2nd. @ Dirtburner Racing
May 17th @ Camp Twisted (Point Series)

June 6th @ Camp Twisted (PS)
June 28th @ Camp Twisted

July 11th @ TBA
July 26th @ Camp Twisted (PS)

August 1st @ Camp Twisted (PS)
August 23rd @ Camp Twisted

September 5th @ Camp Twisted
September 13th Free warmup for state @ Camp Twisted
September 19th State Comp @ Camp Twisted (20th if 19th rains)

October 3rd @ Camp Twisted
October 18th @ Camp Twisted (PS)
October 24th @ Camp Twisted (Night Crawl)

Plus various GTG through out the year.


Please note: some of these dates are on Sunday (same day we do comps) and some are on Saturday.

Have a good one!

Jim

Got A New Speedo In My Rig Was Wondering Who Can Do Some Fine Soldering The Dude I Got It From Ripped The Switch Off The Speedo And Now The On/off Has To Be Soldered Onto The Board Anyone Help A Brotha Out?

Got A New Speedo In My Rig Was Wondering Who Can Do Some Fine Soldering The Dude I Got It From Ripped The Switch Off The Speedo And Now The On/off Has To Be Soldered Onto The Board Anyone Help A Brotha Out?

I can do it for you Keith. I will be at BFG this Sunday.

SPEEDOS? Are we dressing our crawlers AGAIN? Hasselhoff....Where you at?!

Was going to post this up, but time got away from me. Today is the first Sunday of the month. That means club meeting.

See everybody this afternoon!!!!

I wish I could be there, but I am home with a very sick little boy. See you later

Jim S.

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The transformed Losi mini crawler. Integy cage with lexan panels.

She looks mean&nasty. I like it.:cool:

This Sunday is mothers day. I will not be there for the comp. I will see everyone next Sunday.

Yep. I won't be there either.

Everyone give there mom a big hug, and make her feel special...


... and no... giving her first turn with the Crawler is not considered a gift. :thumbsup:

Jim

We probably should have talked about this last week. Honestly, I forget all about holidays until the day or two before.

We could have rescheduled the comp for today.

Anyway, we will be here if anybody wants to show up today or tomorrow.

At the track, rock pile is washed and waiting for anyone that can make it out today.

I'm not going to make it either...:drunk:

Ooooh - Looky!

Unfortunately these are only pics of one that one of the team drivers posted on RCCrawler and not mine :(

And Roy was right - Ship date now end of May. I probably won't be around this month at all with the weekend plans I have. So the next time you see me I may have one of my own, wohoo!

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It really does exist!!! I am sure everyone is looking forward to seeing one in person.

Hi I have a rock corse that I think you guys would like to check out hope this does not offend anyone Im just looking for opinons on how to make it better..
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=87268294&albumId=2504562

How about a roll call for Sunday. Who is going to be there? Let's keep things going strong even though the weather is nice enough to do other things.

Trophy plates came today. Will get them in the mail to Brian and Lonnie and have the rest at the store on Sunday.

Trophy plates came today. Will get them in the mail to Brian and Lonnie and have the rest at the store on Sunday.

Hey John

I will not be there this Sunday. My wife planned my weekend away for me. And backed it up with some pretty mean looking stink eye. (AKA you better do it or else)

I will for sure be there next Sunday. My wife will be out of town!!! :wave: :thumbsup:

I'll be there for nitro or rock crawling ether way.:cool:

Hi I have a rock corse that I think you guys would like to check out hope this does not offend anyone Im just looking for opinons on how to make it better..
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=87268294&albumId=2504562

I like your course. We are going to build an outdoor course as well. We should get together soon and have a comp at your place. And when we get our outdoor course done you can come over and do a comp with us.

Hey John

Were you ever able to find a place to get some rocks from, for the outdoor course?

I did not make it today for crawling, cause John posted this mourning
on the sun. nitro thread that no one showed for nitro and there where
2 crawlers there. I didn't feel like making the trip for a 3rd day in a row
just to find out there we're not anough people to play.:thumbsup:

Dame M.O.R.L race.

Hey John

Were you ever able to find a place to get some rocks from, for the outdoor course?

Disclaimer: The following comments are not directed toward any particular individual or individuals. Please don't take offense, I am only stating the facts as I see them.

Attendance since the trophy comp (Not enough to run a comp on the last 2 Sundays and a very small turnout the week after the trophy comp.) has been down. People have stopped coming out to practice.

I understand that everyone can not be there every week. The problem is we are at the point where if 2 or 3 of the group can't make it, we don't have enough to run a comp. We have what happened to Erv. You can't blame him for not coming out when the chances of no comp are better than the chances that there will be enough of a turnout to have one. It is a downward spiral. People only have to show up a couple of times to find that there is no program before they stop coming out at all.

The cost of the indoor course was minimal and the effort to create it was not back breaking. We could be looking at a cost of $600 to $1000 for the outdoor course if done as planned and would require significant labor. I am not sure we have enough active members to make this happen.

The next regularly scheduled meeting would be June 7, 3 weeks away. We could wait until then or schedule a meeting sooner to discuss the current situation and plans for the outdoor track.

I am really enjoying the rock crawling myself and would like nothing better than to have a top notch outdoor course (maybe it would draw more people) but I am not in a position to risk investing money that will not generate a return.

So to answer the initial question, no I have not made it a point to find rock for the outdoor course based on the above concerns.

Disclaimer: The following comments are not directed toward any particular individual or individuals. Please don't take offense, I am only stating the facts as I see them.

Attendance since the trophy comp (Not enough to run a comp on the last 2 Sundays and a very small turnout the week after the trophy comp.) has been down. People have stopped coming out to practice.

I understand that everyone can not be there every week. The problem is we are at the point where if 2 or 3 of the group can't make it, we don't have enough to run a comp. We have what happened to Erv. You can't blame him for not coming out when the chances of no comp are better than the chances that there will be enough of a turnout to have one. It is a downward spiral. People only have to show up a couple of times to find that there is no program before they stop coming out at all.

The cost of the indoor course was minimal and the effort to create it was not back breaking. We could be looking at a cost of $600 to $1000 for the outdoor course if done as planned and would require significant labor. I am not sure we have enough active members to make this happen.

The next regularly scheduled meeting would be June 7, 3 weeks away. We could wait until then or schedule a meeting sooner to discuss the current situation and plans for the outdoor track.

I am really enjoying the rock crawling myself and would like nothing better than to have a top notch outdoor course (maybe it would draw more people) but I am not in a position to risk investing money that will not generate a return.

So to answer the initial question, no I have not made it a point to find rock for the outdoor course based on the above concerns.

Disclaimer: The following comments are not intended to provoke anger or offend anyone.

I had already talked to Erv on the phone before I posted my question. I am well aware of the situation over the past few weeks. I was attempting to regain everyone's interest again, by talking about construction of an outdoor course.

I plan on going on Wednesday for some practice. Is there any plans for competing this Sunday. It is Memorial day weekend and I hear most people go camping. I will be around so let me know.

Jim S.

I plan on going on Wednesday for some practice. Is there any plans for competing this Sunday. It is Memorial day weekend and I hear most people go camping. I will be around so let me know.

Jim S.

The store will be open and the pile available for competition. I will leave it up to the club as to whether there is a competition or not this Sunday. I would ask that a decision be made prior to the weekend so I know what to tell people if they ask.

As for the outdoor course I would suggest the club schedule a work day specifically to come up with a final layout, mark out the area and do any prep work needed before the rock is brought in. This could be done on a weeknight when folks might not be camping, etc. I would think attendance at such an activity would pretty much indicate the level of interest and willingess to get it done.

There is broken concrete behind Grand Rapids Gravel that we are welcome to for free. I have not looked at it and it sounded like a haul it ourselves proposition.

Again, I am not trying to be pessimistic, controversial or stir things up, but I am beginning to experience some physical limitations that keep me from doing the kind of physical labor I have been doing over the last couple of years. If an outdoor course is going to be built, it is going to have to be done by the members of the club. I can scrounge up the money, but I would like to see some increased support and participation before I do so.

That said, I am 100% in favor of an outdoor course and really want to see it happen. Let's get 'er done!!!!!

FYI...I am now working most weekends through the summer, I will be running bike demos at various tours throughout the summer. I may make a work day or two, cause that's how I roll, but as far as comming out just for fun...probably not for the next few months.

Jim, If you still want those wheels, they are yours...PM me if you still want them.

Thanks Nate!!!

I certainly understand that many people have activities in the summer that take priority. Problem for the store is that we are looking for steady of streams of income to help pay the rent and the summer is especially difficult for the above reason. Bottom line is we need a larger pool of crawlers so that when there are some that can not participate (even though they really would like to) there are still enough to run a program.

Hopefully we can schedule those work days so you are able to make it out. Really appreciate that offer.

I plan on going on Wednesday for some practice. Is there any plans for competing this Sunday. It is Memorial day weekend and I hear most people go camping. I will be around so let me know.

Jim S.

Hey Jim

Erv and myself are planning on doing a comp this Sunday. I finally got my CVD's so I will come down and practice with you on WED. I will give Evr a call and see if he wants to come down as well.

Im open to that anytime after next week...just let me know

Im open to that anytime after next week...just let me know

Sounds good, I will talk to the guys tonight and see what works for them.

I will be doing some crawling tonight at BFG around 5:00pm tonight if anyone is interested.

Sorry I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off last night. (that is what I get for running two classes and Jason running a Slash as well, but it was fun) Didn't get a chance to hang much with the guys who came out for practice.

Sorry I never did make it to the car to get your trophy plate before you left, Schane. It will be there waiting for you on Sunday.:thumbsup:

Sorry I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off last night. (that is what I get for running two classes and Jason running a Slash as well, but it was fun) Didn't get a chance to hang much with the guys who came out for practice.

Sorry I never did make it to the car to get your trophy plate before you left, Schane. It will be there waiting for you on Sunday.:thumbsup:

No problem John, I will be there Sunday. I will pick it up then.

I will be there today. Rugrats and all.

After some discussion at the Sunday comp a decision was made to go from a scheduled comp every week to every other week for the summer months. It was also decided to move the comps from 1:00 Sunday to 3:00 on Saturdays. This will allow us to run outdoors beyond the heat of the day and into the evening when it is cooler. We can always schedule other comps or have impromptu practices in between if there is interest.

Next scheduled comp will be Saturday, June 6 at 3:00

Some discussion about the outdoor course took place as well and we have a pretty firm idea of what needs to be done. I will be checking on materials and we hope to have somthing in place as soon as the June 6 comp.

Spread the word. Get some folks out that we haven't seen for awhile and find someone to introduce to the hobby.

Thanks everyone!!!!

Any discussion about membership cards? It's been almost 6 months now and still no cards.:confused:

Any discussion about membership cards? It's been almost 6 months now and still no cards.:confused:

Yup, some discussion about that situation, indirectly. I will be working on it.:thumbsup:

Trophy plates came today. Will get them in the mail to Brian and Lonnie and have the rest at the store on Sunday.

Just checking to see if they were mailed

:wave:

Sorry, have had trouble getting to the post office. They are sealed up and will go out tomorrow.

Very sorry for the delay.

Just got the call from Rider's and My Losi Crawler is waiting for me at the store! WOOOHOOO!

Just got the call from Rider's and My Losi Crawler is waiting for me at the store! WOOOHOOO!

Grats Andy! I look forward to seeing it!

Jim

That means mine is too!

Denney, I have your Losi Comp Crawler at the Hobby Shop.

Also I have one on the shelf to sell.