both our Brp's are runing now. how many races is the powder puff race?

hey andy now all i need is a brp and im all set like you are

After about 3 or 4 weeks I figured I'd never get passed 28 and it started out that both qualifiers 27 laps well now your talking to the Newest member of the 30 lap Club! To bad I got it the last race of the last day :(

Hey K1m We're going to have to double team chris again next season :lol:

Hey Joy,

Thank-you for the cute pin you gave us for doing the powderpuff BuRP race. It was fun ! :)
Deb

:eek: WOW! What a race! What a way to end the season!

Congrats to EvaderAndy for being the newest inductee to "The 30 lap Club" .....yeah! :thumbsup: (only took him a month of racing )

Andy made it into the A Main and at one point late in the race, found himself the meat in a Canbquick and k1m sandwich. As it turned out, I was on the inside and I "crowded" Andy alittle which caused him to "crowd" Canbquick, who ended up with his wedge - wedged under the PVC barrier! This unfortunate incident probably won me the race....I feel bad (not really)!! Hehehehehe!!!

Thats my story and I'm stickin to it!!

:lol:

To bad I was trying so hard to catch those two guys because I would have really liked to see the "incident", it sounded like it would have been quite comical. :lol: Congrats Andy on the 30 lap run. Next year your gonna be right there with us I think. What a finish to the season. I'm really gonna miss bumpin' fenders on the carpet all summer with you guys.

-- BuRP - A MAIN --
pos car laps time name id avg.mph
1 2 35 5:02.45 Kim Fortner 27 10.88
2 1 35 5:03.48 Chris Burrows 21 10.85
3 5 34 5:07.47 Rick Morgan 9 10.40
4 3 30 5:01.92 Andy Eaton 17 9.34
5 6 30 5:02.19 Tom Himes 40 9.34
6 4 29 5:02.55 Joy Fortner 28 9.01
7 7 15 3:03.57 Johna Simar 13 7.68

[QUOTE='k1m']:eek: WOW! What a race! What a way to end the season!

Congrats to EvaderAndy for being the newest inductee to "The 30 lap Club" .....yeah! :thumbsup: (only took him a month of racing )

Andy made it into the A Main and at one point late in the race, found himself the meat in a Canbquick and k1m sandwich. As it turned out, I was on the inside and I "crowded" Andy alittle which caused him to "crowd" Canbquick, who ended up with his wedge - wedged under the PVC barrier! This unfortunate incident probably won me the race....I feel bad (not really)!! Hehehehehe!!!

Thats my story and I'm stickin to it!!




That's what I saw :rolleyes:

Well K1m didn't get the truck that we bought of you mom got it besides can't jump for or over joy very easily with the truck so bring on the track ! :lol:

son you need to slow down and type READABLE material! :jest:

Another successful carpet season of BuRP racing here in Pa. draws to an end again. We've had alot of good times and good racing this year with Bud's cool little racers. The season started out with 11 cars at a 31 lap pace and peaked with 14 cars at a 38 lap pace the week Bud and his crew came out to race with us. We ended up the season with 11 cars at a 35 lap pace with the fewest racers (6) one week and the slowest pace (30 laps) another week. We picked up about 6 new BuRP racers this year and topped off the season with the first ever Powderpuff (all ladies) Race.

The Driver Profile Webpage (http://pennswoods.net/~fortner/burprofiles.html) seemed to be a hit.

This seasons race results at Racers Edge (http://www.racersedgerc.com/races.html)

Here's another statistic I think is worth mentioning: Number of parts broken on our two BuRPs during the 21 week season of racing - 1 body post.
Don't get me wrong, we replaced gears, motors, tires, batterys, and bodys, but that was due to wear and tear, and then only one each.

My point?

You can have just as much (or more) fun with Bud's cars without spending alot of money, and still enjoy good R/C racing with your friends.

Thank You Rick and Johna for giving us a place to play on Sunday
Thanks Snookie for all the cheezeburgers
Thanks Bud for the wonderful toys
And thanks to all the BuRP racers for all the excitement & FUN!

I'll let you guys know when we get together for a play day and hope to see you at "Da Track" May 10th at BRP World Headquarters in Elyria, Ohio.


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hope to see you at "Da Track" May 10th at BRP World Headquarters in Elyria, Ohio.
Looking forward to it!

son you need to slow down and type READABLE material! :jest:

So, how many times did you re-read that post to make sure you spelled everything right so I didn't have a reason to rag on you? :jest:

k1m......I couldn't agree more. We had one heck of a good time this year racing the little cars. If you didn't notice, the last day during the second qualifier I parked my 2wd stocker. It was frustrating me badly and I just wasn't having fun with it so I just stuck with the fun class the rest of the day. No sense in elevating my blood presure. :thumbsup: We'll definitly have to do a day at the Vo-Tech this summer.

Kinda short notice, but it happens that way.

Looks like Sunday will be nice, anybody wanna play?

Sunday.....VoTech parkinglot. Don't know for sure what shape it's in, come up and see.....Around noon??

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sounds good see ya there :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I'll see what's goin' on, may be over to get a little playtime in. I'll have to charge a few packs for the 'pede since it still has dirt on it from last fall and of course bring the BuRPs. :D

I'll have to charge a few packs for the 'pede since it still has dirt on it from last fall and of course bring the BuRPs. :D

what is a or your pede? :confused:

Andy: Stampede....too bad he didn't make it, that pede woulda looked cool rollin down off the hill climb!

Beautiful day to race, alittle windy but lots of laughs. I'm always amazed how well our little racers hook up on that blacktop. We used a leaf blower and broom to try and get all those little stones left from winter, but there will still afew. Besides being hard on the foam tires, they put weird looking teeth on the spur gear. Several times I hit one and it would pitch my car 90 deg. I said Hello to the cement inner curb several times, but no real damage. Canbquick looks like he can be quick and he's ready for Ohio. We'll have to do that again real soon.

that was a blast! :thumbsup: Thank you Kim for helping me find the inside retaining wall :D I'm very interested to see your little project after running my burp on Sunday, I bet she'll scream! As far as the hill climb I'll be adding weight to the front end to keep the wheels alittle closer to earth. All in all it was a good day, the street weapon hookedup nicely, the 2wd didn't, the burp was awesome, and the maxx..... well that's all that needs to be said, " THE MAXX" :cool:

Ready for the hill clime now can't wait for the next sesion :thumbsup:

Nine racers from Racers Edge made the 240 mile trip to Elyria, Ohio to compete in Bud's first summer race of the 2003 season this weekend. We all stayed at a beautiful Country Inn hotel only minutes from the track. It's pretty hard to beat racing BuRPs all day, pigging out at the Red Lobster, and then relaxing in the hot tub and pool at the hotel!
I think we did pretty well racing too. The official results haven't posted yet, and I don't know the exact numbers, but I think I can safely say we all had a good time. (My stomach hurts from laughing for 2 days)

Thanks Chris for the aero help...your side dam and wing really helped make my Mod PRO fly. By the end of the day I had the throttle turned all the way up and was wishing that little airplane motor had more!

Congrats to Johna....she had 3 tough qualifiers but still managed to get it together and win her main with a good strong run.

Thanks also to KaneSurfGuru, for all your help and entertainment :lol:
John would have beat me in the 10 minute Mod main if I hadn't got into him trying to get one of my laps back... I AM Sorry! Who'd have thought that little bump would break you after all that rubbing you were doing with Bud though? :lol:

Left to right, front to back:
Sandy, Joy, Laura, Johna, Jerry, Chris, Kim, John

Boy is that ever a motley looking crew! :jest: Sounds like you guys had a real good time out there. Sounds like you put in a good showing too. Can't wait to see the final results!

I was great having all of you PA racers come out to DA TRACK!
All that wishing did keep the rain away :)
Hope to see some of you at one of the other races :thumbsup:

nice to see you all made it over, I didn't really get to talk to
anybody but Joy. Hope you can make it back again.

Ovalman: Motley...?? We looked pretty good in our airbrushed RACERS EDGE shirts. Thanx again Chris. Someone took pix of them. We were quite a group the whole weekend! They even managed to make ME turn red at the Red Lobster, can you imagine that? It doest get any better man - good racing, good food, good friends, you gotta go too one of these times.
Warbird: we'll be back.... you should come race with us sometime too, we try to keep it fun...if it's not fun you're doing something very wrong!

Thanks also to KaneSurfGuru, for all your help and entertainment :lol:
John would have beat me in the 10 minute Mod main if I hadn't got into him trying to get one of my laps back... I AM Sorry! Who'd have thought that little bump would break you after all that rubbing you were doing with Bud though? :lol:

K1m,

It was a great time all around, what a blast, everytime you'd turn around someone was crackin a joke. Thanks for letting me be the third wheel. And you can count on my help anytime you need it. I know I learned alot from you during the weekend also. Even the fulcrum? thing :jest:

And it takes a BIG MAN to say he rubbed me. So all is forgiven, of course it was the minute after happened.

Now of course we need a mod. BuRP oval race at the Racers Edge track now :eek:

And to top it all off, I'll say it again, "I missed Don not being there."

I watched and dubbed the video tape tonite, still trying to put some of the names to faces. It sure makes a difference being able to watch the action all over again after the heat of battle. Not only do you get to see all those wrecks you were in on or just missed, you can see where your car's weak and strong spots are on the track. The audio picks up some interesting conversations as well!

We missed Donalbain too, maybe we should plan another road trip and kidnap him?

really no point in that, the economy is so bad we'd just be stuck with no ransom collected and a guy wanting to race BuRP in Ohio!!!! :jest:

Hoping to make the September 13th Oval race. Any takers? Would like to make reservations now, plan on bringing the family with me. Will bring my own table, maybe I could scoot under someones canope?

Hey if we get enough sprint cars I will hold a class for them!!!!

Three coming from Sugar Grove

:rolleyes: Sounds like fun, we'd like to go!
I feel another road trip coming on.

:cool: Hey, it looks like there will be 5 BuRPs from Pa. going to the last summer race at Da Track in Elyria, OH. September 13th. We've had a great time at Bud's track this summer and I'm sure this one's gonna be a good time too.
KaneSurfGuru is coming out of R/C retirement since May... Big Dog Racing returns!
Donalbain has been tearing it up on dirt this summer, but would really like to burn up some foam rubber on some Ohio asphalt.
Joy will be there also, she's been VERY strong on the local offroad this summer, and she's anxious to put a few more scuffs on "Da Bug".
canBquick will be bringing his sprinter and giving mod a try too. He's gonna love the power of that Big Block!
I'll be bringing a SC18sc and LTO Pro to play with and it looks like the weather is going to cooperate. We're all going to hook up at the hotel, then it's off to DA Track for some practice and then to a nice place to eat. We're only staying 5-10 minutes from the track so we should be there fairly early Sat. See you guys then! :cool:

Just thought I'd bring this back up to the top so we can start getting some good ol' BuRP smack talk going before the season starts. :D

That and I need feedback on this new oval class you guys want. Stock motors, modified motors, anything goes, whadda ya want to run? Let's talk about it. I'd kind of like it to be an open class but then there are the ones like Mom that I think are going to want to run oval and a stocker just aint gonna cut it with an open class.

No comments huh? Guess we don't need an oval class afterall? :confused:

Maybe they snuck out of PA to go to Classic Hobbies raceway to run on the high banked carpet oval in Akron? The Cleveland area BRP crowd was planning on racing there tonight.
Oops, I mean Saturday night...can't keep the days of the week straight.

Keep it stock, that way everyone will be equal and it will depend on luck and driver ability!! That was what the class was designed for FUN Only rule should be a body type typical to oval racing, wedge, sprinters, mc stock cars, mudbus that way it stands out. :wave:

I'm ready to get back into some BuRP racing on the carpet. The racing we enjoyed this summer was some of the best ever. With regular off road racing in the dirt, alittle Monster truck racing, and occasional trip to BRP World Headquarters made for quite a summer season for us.

Looks like we may be running another small scale class this year besides the BuRP class. So far, the BuRPs have been run on the road course and it's been pretty much a run for fun class with stock motors, etc. to keep the costs down. It's proved to be an exciting and relaxing way to race and I really hope nothing changes that.

Maybe we should vary the track setup for the BuRP class between oval & road course. See how everyone likes both. But still try to keep the class as is, a class everyone can enjoy...whether they're fast or not.

I'd also like to see an open/oval class for sure. We've had some great times racing mod oval at Bud's and I also think some of us would enjoy an open class where we can see how much speed we can squeeze out of these mini racers.

Oval would be cool! Need a bridge for the counting loop or thin wire so the 1/18th BRP's can run alittle smoother!
We have several guys that want to make the trip out to PA Just have to find a gap in the racing schedule. Maybe DEC.
I will let you know so the kitchen can be well stocked :wave:
K1M>> You need those hubs? I will try to get them out this week.

Ok guys, keep them coming.

So far: Probably stock class.......would need to have it any body though so people don't have to buy new bodies. Mod/open class if there is enough interest. Have had another suggestion. Run points and trophies for the BuRPs. This would put the BuRPs into the "regular" price category however. It will also probably make one person in this household sit out the racing. :( Keep the suggestions coming guys.

Bud I'd like to go alone with the bridge loop but as small as our track is I think it would make for a marshalling nightmare. :) That and we have a few "bumps" in that area anyway. LOL

Ok!! Hope to get out there soon.

Hi Ovalman, Just thought I'd throw in my vote. Why not keep the Burp Fun Class as is and just add an oval mod or open class. That way everyone is covered. The oval mod /open class would be regular entry fee. We already have a stock class. It would be a shame to mess with something that everyone already enjoys. Oval or roadcourse? I don't really care. Whatever everyone else wants is fine but we need a class for those who want more speed and power.

Bud: Maybe you should try a modified Fun Won. They take those wrinkles way better. I know this guy in Ohio that makes them and I could probably get you a really good deal. :D

Joy>>> Maybe one of those PA Mud Bus cars :thumbsup:

I'm starting to think this is going to be more complicated than I originally thought. :( I like your idea Joy, I really do but....... I'd like to keep the "fun class" road course and then there are those that don't like road course. Man, this aint gonna be easy to iron out! :rolleyes:

Maybe stock road course and oval and mod/open oval since it's pretty much cut and dried that those guys wanna go fast in circles? ;) Now I don't know if there would be enough interest in road course to do it though? Maybe to many classes?????

sounds like a decent plan :roll: but with a open class for oval that would include ALL , stock and modified, the people would be able to see where they finished by who runs what. Just like LeMans, sportsman, Trans-am, GTA,........ if the first two were mod. guys ,than the third place STOCK would win the stock class ( understand) that way whatever you choose to run won't matter, and you still keep the FUN in it for everyone. There are so few MOD that I really don't see the need for two classes. Everyone knows what everyone else is running so that should make it even easier. Even in the mains you would still know the TQ by the line up. MOD guys up top, and STOCK on the bottom, that way when you start all the STOCK is in front and the MOD guys have to try to get through to the front. Actually, I think that this would be really fun to run this way, kind of evens everything out :thumbsup: LMK what you guys think??????????????????????????

I was thinking... Road course for fun... Oval for points... This way there is a choice... if people don't like road course they can run oval and vice versa... Depending on cost they can choose that way too. For instance, if some one doesn't want to pay full price, they can choose the other class... And everyone ran road course when there was no oval, so that throws my vote to keeping road course as just fun. :thumbsup:
However you do the oval is up to everyone... I don't care if we all run together... I got beat in road course, I'll get beat in oval... whether they are all stock, or open. :p
For me it is just going to be fun to race with everyone and have such a good time... win or no win... $2 or $8... I just love the burps!!! :wave:

oh, yeah... and let's not forget that it has been a while since Rick has flipped my bug up on it's side!

Hhhmmmm........interesting idea Chris but I'm trying to simplify my job as much as possible. :) To keep everyone straight throughout the year might be interesting from a points standpoint, or it might not? I guess everyone would have to notify the race director what you were running, stock or modified for that to work. On second thought, maybe it won't be to bad............ It seems everyone is pretty much in favor of keeping the road course as the "fun" class though, correct?

The only problem that would arise would be the lap difference, and that my not be that much either. The mod's take a bit to wind out , so if your in traffic and dodging others and just dicing for position, a mod my equal out to stock, or be beat, in a heat. The points would be tricky cuz you would have to keep two seperate standings. The only way to really tell is to run it the first week and make adjustments from that race performance. Who knows, might all come out in the wash.... :roll: Definitely, keep the road course as a fun class, and that will give all the choice as to their preference of competion, or FUN!!!!!! :thumbsup: