Hey Dan,

I hear you and Gibson need to join lap-tops anonymous:cool:

Gibson hates when I'm on any computer . He feels that it steals his attention !!! :cool:

Not going to get any fuel through it today Toby to cold . Still should have it done by this weekend . :cool:

no worries mate. Thanks as always for your help.

Gibson hates when I'm on any computer . He feels that it steals his attention !!! :cool:

Dude, you don't want to hear what my cat "Monty" has done when I am on my laptop, and obviously ignoring him... :freak:

You should have come down to Zepplin with JT:cool:

You should have come down to Zepplin with JT:cool: Was going to come down around 8:00 wife was taking a nap .When I went to leave Gibson started wigging out he wanted to go then Shotzie gave me the look only a dog and small child can . Making me feel guilty because I wasn't bringing him too . So I took the easy way out and didn't go . The two of them are worse then kids . :cool:

Anyone cruize past the track lately? Was wondering how bad old man winter hammered it?

Anyone cruize past the track lately? Was wondering how bad old man winter hammered it?
I'm going to take a ride there today to see if the snow is gone so we can get our dirt delivered . I'll post here later what kind of shape it is in . :wave::cool:

I'm going to take a ride there today to see if the snow is gone so we can get our dirt delivered . I'll post here later what kind of shape it is in . :wave::cool:
I hope you're bringing a boat...:eek:

I'm going to take a ride there today to see if the snow is gone so we can get our dirt delivered . I'll post here later what kind of shape it is in . :wave::cool:

If you went to the track today, I'm sure it brought back fond memories of the "09" season. :):cool:

If you went to the track today, I'm sure it brought back fond memories of the "09" season. :):cool:

The track is in great shape ........ For hydroplanes . :rolleyes::cool: I am sure we will get it great shape after the work days . :thumbsup::cool:

Jim,

I you want a copy of the L8 rules, PM me your email address.

Bob Foley
thanks for the offer bob but we are a dealer for c&m bodies so we are up to date on the DLMRA rules we just didnt know they were the rules you guys were using
thanks
jim

thanks for the offer bob but we are a dealer for c&m bodies so we are up to date on the DLMRA rules we just didnt know they were the rules you guys were using
thanks
jim

Anytime. :thumbsup:

Here's hoping all you folks are on high ground. It's a mess out there.

Luckily for me we are . How bad is it by you ?

I'm on high ground, but 23 is closed in Pomton Plains. They are getting ready to close the bridge by the Pompton Falls. The water is actually splashing over it like surf. Some houses off of Black Oakridge road are half under water.

It's pretty ugly and not due to crest till tonight.

I'm on high ground, but 23 is closed in Pomton Plains. They are getting ready to close the bridge by the Pompton Falls. The water is actually splashing over it like surf. Some houses off of Black Oakridge road are half under water.

It's pretty ugly and not due to crest till tonight.

I am not missing living in Lincoln Park right now. I am sure Beaver Brook is under water, and we would be evacuated to up here anyways. There is some stuff up here I have never seen such a high water level in. crazy.

Im on a mountain, high and dry, except for a few springs that have popped up letting the mountin relieve pressure. Nothing in the house though. In Somerset County Manville and Boundbrook are under water................again for about the 5th time in the past 11 years. I have to go through Manville to get to work. Dont know if I will be able to get in tomorrow?

My basement's been wet since yesterday afternoon. Luckily the regrading I did in the backyard last year alleviated some of the groundwater infiltration near the foundation, and the sump pumps are doing their job. So I have only had about 1/4" max. water in the puddles, there are even a few dry spots. I really need to get my hands on a generator or a battery backup pump in case the power quits though...

I bet we could run jet boats on the offroad track today:freak:.

Paul - You still in Jersey or take the winter off in Texas? Havent seen you on here lately? Hows it going? Will you be at the first work day?

hey Steve, no still in jersey, just been going crazy just went back to work see how long that last yes i will be at the first work day, starting to get every thing ready, this year i will also be running 1/10 4wd buggy along with open monster,e 1/8,maybe the slash, have to see how every thing goes,( was thinking about going back to texas lol)

hey Steve, no still in jersey, just been going crazy just went back to work see how long that last yes i will be at the first work day, starting to get every thing ready, this year i will also be running 1/10 4wd buggy along with open monster,e 1/8,maybe the slash, have to see how every thing goes,( was thinking about going back to texas lol)

Good to hear from you Paul. see you at the work days. Stay away from Texas. You know whats down in Texas right? Nothing but steers and .......LOL

Good to hear from you Paul. see you at the work days. Stay away from Texas. You know whats down in Texas right? Nothing but steers and .......LOL

......Ex-Presidents???!!!! Oh no!:freak:;)

BTW, I finally got around to transposing the track sketches I made up during the snow day last month into Autocad......then printed it to photoshop so the layout would show better on the web. So, here's my four track layout concepts. The driver's stand is at the top of each schematic plan.
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr312/buzzbomberv1/dirtrunners-offroad.jpg
They could be adjusted to be a bit more space efficient, but I was trying for nice, graceful curves;)...

Got the rest of my parts to re do my Vspec yesterday . Rebuilt it last night new P/S/R , bearings , and insulator she's next in line for the breakin stand . Nice day today hoping to get some fuel through Toby's engine today . The wife is home otherwise I would get them both done ( can only make so much noise for so long or she'll get nasty). :cool:

Got the rest of my parts to re do my Vspec yesterday . Rebuilt it last night new P/S/R , bearings , and insulator she's next in line for the breakin stand . Nice day today hoping to get some fuel through Toby's engine today . The wife is home otherwise I would get them both done ( can only make so much noise for so long or she'll get nasty). :cool:

Thanks buddy :thumbsup:

Got the rest of my parts to re do my Vspec yesterday . Rebuilt it last night new P/S/R , bearings , and insulator she's next in line for the breakin stand . Nice day today hoping to get some fuel through Toby's engine today . The wife is home otherwise I would get them both done ( can only make so much noise for so long or she'll get nasty). :cool:

Take a ride and break them in at the track. The only thing you could annoy there is maybe the bear.:lol: :cool:

BTW, I finally got around to transposing the track sketches I made up during the snow day last month into Autocad......then printed it to photoshop so the layout would show better on the web. So, here's my four track layout concepts. The driver's stand is at the top of each schematic plan.
http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/rr312/buzzbomberv1/dirtrunners-offroad.jpg
They could be adjusted to be a bit more space efficient, but I was trying for nice, graceful curves;)...

nice track layouts my vote is either 1or2 ...

Thanks buddy :thumbsup:

NP Toby . Weather looks good for a while hoping to have it done for this weekends race meeting . :wave::cool:

Take a ride and break them in at the track. The only thing you could annoy there is maybe the bear.:lol: :cool: F the bear Gibson would protect me . I do need electrical power to run my heat gun to regulate the temps though . So I guess I'm stuck doing it here . :thumbsup::wave::cool:

Toby got two more tanks through it today . Would have gotten more through but my heat gun took a sh*t . Going to pick up a new one tonight on the way to my Union meeting . Should have her done tomorrow . :thumbsup::cool:

Toby got two more tanks through it today . Would have gotten more through but my heat gun took a sh*t . Going to pick up a new one tonight on the way to my Union meeting . Should have her done tomorrow . :thumbsup::cool:

Sweet. Thanks again....What a perfect day..shame I spent it in a training room with a bunch geeks...But was nice for the 30mins of bright sunlight on the way home. Cheers!

Matt - Nice track designs. Might I suggest flipping them all 180 degrees so the long stretch is on the drivers stand side. This way the pit men can stand infront of their drivers and communicate. Nitro vehicles can pit on a straight instead of a corner. Just my thoughts. They are nice.

Matt - Nice track designs. Might I suggest flipping them all 180 degrees so the long stretch is on the drivers stand side. This way the pit men can stand infront of their drivers and communicate. Nitro vehicles can pit on a straight instead of a corner. Just my thoughts. They are nice.
I plotted the drain (white square) onto the drawings for a reference point to myself so that I laid out the tracks in a manner where, if desired, they could be either flipped around the longitudinal axis 180° or rotated 180° without the drain interfering too much with the general layout. Of note, the placement of straights and curves has a relationship with viewing angles and distances. I come at this from a background of parks and recreation/site design where spatial relationships are important (and having less than perfect distance vision is also a factor TBH.;) ) To me, it makes a great deal of sense to place the straights where "less critical" driver input is required further away from the driver's stand, and the more technical parts of the track close to the stand where the driver's view is more top-down and close-up. Also, I fear that putting pitmen between the driver's stand and the front straight would cause a visual obstruction - I seem to remember a lot of folks yelling, "MARHALL, can you lean down!? I can't see the corner!" This is not to say that it's the only consideration; other factors may be more important to the majority of the club - like pitting as mentioned.

Hey, maybe I'm overthinking it. I certainly haven't considered everything, and it ain't MY track to design anyway, it's the club's, so any input is welcome. As I said, the designs can be flipped over if desired, and we won't be deciding on a track layout until the first work day anyway.

So youre telling me you have a little distance vs control issue? LOL Its all good. Like you said, it will be decided upon on work day #1...........which is just around the corner. YEEEEEEES!

it will be decided upon on work day #1...........which is just around the corner. YEEEEEEES!

Yeah I'm gonna miss the first work weekend, so pick a good layout boys.:thumbsup:

Audi is sending me to Germany for training on the new A8 the following week and I have to leave that Saturday.:cry:

Yeah I'm gonna miss the first work weekend, so pick a good layout boys.:thumbsup:

Audi is sending me to Germany for training on the new A8 the following week and I have to leave that Saturday.:cry:

Can you get a ride in the new R8 Spyder. :)

Can you get a ride in the new R8 Spyder. :)

Believe it or not, we just had one of the three V10 Spyders in the country here this afternoon. Did not get to drive though:cry:

What a sweeeeet ride.:thumbsup:

So youre telling me you have a little distance vs control issue? LOL Its all good.

Nah, when wearing contacts it's not really an issue for me more than anyone else, but I just generally find that most people's depth perception is better close up, so that's where I tried to put the tight parts of the track.;)

Maybe I'll get around to showing some terrain on those layouts before the work day......right now it's too nice out to mess around with computers (well, as soon as I'm done with work anyway...)

Believe it or not, we just had one of the three V10 Spyders in the country here this afternoon. Did not get to drive though:cry:

What a sweeeeet ride.:thumbsup:

Hope you took pics. What a nice day to take that car out. :)

Hope you took pics. What a nice day to take that car out. :)

Oh boy, I knew Alvin would chime in once you mentioned Audi. Let me guess who owns the 3? Bill Gates, Jay Leno,and some rap star on his way to prison? LOL

Toby I have got about 750cc of fuel through her . I am going to run the rest of the quart through her tomorrow . You will have her Saturday . I am interested in how this engine lasts . There is still a lot of mechanical pinch left in it . More then usual ( not a bad thing so don't worry ) . It sounds good on the stand . :thumbsup::cool:

Gary I tried on of cylinder cozy on this breakin cool product . :thumbsup: Used to use a sweatband .

Oh boy, I knew Alvin would chime in once you mentioned Audi. Let me guess who owns the 3? Bill Gates, Jay Leno,and some rap star on his way to prison? LOL

No, they are all corporate cars owned by Audi.

Toby I have got about 750cc of fuel through her . I am going to run the rest of the quart through her tomorrow . You will have her Saturday . I am interested in how this engine lasts . There is still a lot of mechanical pinch left in it . More then usual ( not a bad thing so don't worry ) . It sounds good on the stand . :thumbsup::cool:

Nice Dan. Thankyou again. Looking forward to Saturday. I'll have to checkout that break-in stand some time.

Hope to get back from the city earlier tomorrow. There is an old parking lot in the next town. Hope to take the car out and spin it up a little.

No, they are all corporate cars owned by Audi.

Just incase you guys don't know what car I am talking about

http://www.audiworld.com/news/10/audi-r8-spyder/header1.jpg

Wonder if I can get an RC version.

Getting back to RCing anybody have a look at the track after the torrent rains this past weekend. Here it suppose to be a real nice weekend. HINT HINT. :):)

went up this weekend will go tomorrow and post what it looks like .

went up this weekend will go tomorrow and post what it looks like .

i was gonna ask how the track looked..need to get some trigger time in..:hat:

If Dano gives us a favorable track report, who's in for some laps on Sunday? Alvin and I are planning on going? Randy you and I spoke about it. You in?

I know in the past the oval is pretty much wasted. The corners usually look like roller coasters. But the off road sure is a lot of fun.

If Dano gives us a favorable track report, who's in for some laps on Sunday? Alvin and I are planning on going? Randy you and I spoke about it. You in?

COUNT ME IN..