Hey John is there gonna be practice tonight? If not, when does it start?

Originally posted by Rainn2378
Hey John is there gonna be practice tonight? If not, when does it start? Yes, practice nights start tonight. Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Open at 5:30 close at 9:30?

Originally posted by John Warner
Yes, practice nights start tonight. Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Open at 5:30 close at 9:30?

Ok just wondering because we may stop up there and show you the new car...but not quite sure yet......

Hey KawadaKid.....

The Ressurection of KAWADA
Over the past few months the new SV-10 program has been improving and i am satisfied, so now all i need is to find parts. It won't matter how i get them, rolling chassis or components in good shape and inexpensive. So if you guys have anything, dust it off and e-mail me @ merlin@ameritech.net or post it here.

I copied that from the CRL thread.

You guys have it made over there, with your new location. R/C racing and Disco, all in the same building. You guys have it made!

It's pretty nice, but not perfect. We still have to get some lights fixed, and one more pit table wired up. Speaking of that, when was that lift going to show up so we can get the lights fixed J-Rod?? And don't forget to bring the wire so we can have a zip line for the results like Hooter's has for orders.:p

Oh yeah thanks for the reminder Andy.

Thanx john. I gave him an E-mail.

John - I saw a post a few dozen pages ago (you guys spend WAAAY too much time in here) about an outdoor race at Riders on the 19th. Does this mean no indoor program this saturday? Or are you doing double-duty? Also, what if it rains (or snows, based on the thurday/friday forecast)?

Originally posted by 9x2
As if we are going to what to run are little cars until you show up ya right:devil: :p

Well I guess 9x2 if running against me does it for you:rolleyes:


I really don't care who runs it, I am gonna run 12th anyways. I just want to get alot of people in the class.

Originally posted by psycho02
Well I guess 9x2 if running against me does it for you:rolleyes:


I really don't care who runs it, I am gonna run 12th anyways. I just want to get alot of people in the class.

Hey Ken Eric should be running his 12th scale this week. If it is in at Riders that is. It's supposed to be in Wednesday or Thursday.

Originally posted by Rainn2378
Hey Ken Eric should be running his 12th scale this week. If it is in at Riders that is. It's supposed to be in Wednesday or Thursday. Newsflash for ya.... it's already in. It came in yesterday!

Originally posted by John Warner
Newsflash for ya.... it's already in. It came in yesterday! I was down there yesterday..it wasn't in..but i am going down there tomorrow anyhow.

Originally posted by DamageIncRacing
I was down there yesterday..it wasn't in..but i am going down there tomorrow anyhow. From what I understand, they came in yesterday but nobody checked them in. But.... my sources may be wrong?

Originally posted by kevinm
John - I saw a post a few dozen pages ago (you guys spend WAAAY too much time in here) about an outdoor race at Riders on the 19th. Does this mean no indoor program this saturday? Or are you doing double-duty? Also, what if it rains (or snows, based on the thurday/friday forecast)?

Yes Kevin, we will be running our usual schedule this weekend indoors as well as the outdoor races for the Grand Re-opening of Riders. I'll be tending the Big House and running the indoor program while John and everyone else who chooses to run outside will be freezing their butts off. I'll be there to open the doors at 9:30. See you this weekend.

Bad Andy

Can anybody give me some help what is the best way to discharge my 3000hv is it with the lights or with an integy discharger or anything else.:) :roll:

This is what I do with my 3000 based batteries.

During the race day after I run them I will discharge them at 20 amps down to 5.4V.

After my last race of the day, I don't discharge them. I pull them out of my car and pack them up. If for some reason they ended up getting dumped in the main, I'll put about 300 seconds of charge back into them before I pack them up. I've heard it is good to keep some charge in them so I've followed that.

The next weekend when I race them, I'll charge them up for practice, run them, discharge them down to 5.4V, and then let them sit before I charge them for qualifiers.

I haven't had any problems with the batteries so far following that method.

btw: It won't matter much if you use the integy discharger or the bulbs _as long as_ they both cut off at 5.4V.

-Rich

THanks rich for the help:thumbsup:

I tested this all last year, then got smart and just asked Danny at SMC. DO NOT discharge 3000 HVs all the way to 0.0!!! It is also not recommended to charge above 6.0 amps, even for stock. These two things make the packs really flat - no punch.

The SMC team guys charge between 5.0 and 6.0 amps. If you have a newer charger with the adjustable peak cut-off, set it at .03 or .04. To discharge, don't take each cell down past 0.9. Integy has a new tray for around $40 that discharges each cell individually, down to 0.9. They also make one that discharges full 6-cell packs down to 5.40 (0.9 per cell). Or, you can use a turbo 30 or turbo 35 and set the cut-off at 5.40 for 6 cells, or 3.6 for 4 cells.

Trust me, I saw a big difference in my 3000HV's performance when I started using this method.

That's very interesting on the charge amps. After Cleveland last year Danny (SMC) was telling everyone how they were charging their HVs at 10 amps. He recommended for the everyday racer to charge them at 8 amps.

I'm wondering when he changed his mind...

That's some good advice concerning our 3000hv's. I will give that a shot too since I've noticed my HV's have lost some punch that they did have.:thumbsup:

Here is SMCs battery maintenance page:

http://www.smc-racing.com/maintenance.htm

They mention that for the HVs, if you need more power, charge at a higher amperage.

That's some very usefull information.

Thanks Rich for posting that link!

THANKS for all the battery help AND now for my next question has anybody tried cutting down the brush too .140 on the mvp motors. If so what did you gain low end torque or high rpm .:eek: :roll:

You should gain more low-end torque with a narrowed brush. I'll let you know by this weekend when I put a set in my MVP.

Denney

Mine did the same as Denny mentoned and ran cooler as well.

Has anyone seen page D-3 of todays Grand Rapids Press? We made the Paper for the race we are having this weekend. Anyone know what kind of car we are giving away?

Originally posted by John Warner
From what I understand, they came in yesterday but nobody checked them in. But.... my sources may be wrong?


I think the sources are wrong, Johnny Boy. I was in there Monday, Tuesday, twice today... Tom said they WILL be in tomorrow... We'll swing by the track after I get out of work. Should be there about the time the track opens cuz I need to bend an exhaust pipe for the Laser at work and then swing into Riders. Sandy likes the "new" car... :devil:

Now all u need is for protoform to come out with a lazer body!:p

Originally posted by nitrorod
Has anyone seen page D-3 of todays Grand Rapids Press? We made the Paper for the race we are having this weekend. Anyone know what kind of car we are giving away? Gee.... I wonder if were giving away a nitro or electric car?? Don't forget about all the other prizes that we'll also be giving away!!!

Your giving a car away?

Originally posted by psycho02
Your giving a car away? Yes sir we are. Didn't you read the ad in todays Grand Rapids Press?? It's not a real car if thats what your thinking. It would be an RC car.

Well being that I live in Spring Lake which is closer to Muskegon than it is to Grand Rapids, there are alot more Muskegon chronicles on the newstand than there is Grand Rapids Free press papers.


Yes everybody I will drive 44 miles to race at the new indoor place. Shocking is'nt it.:eek: :lol:

Originally posted by psycho02
Yes everybody I will drive 44 miles to race at the new indoor place. Shocking is'nt it.:eek: :lol: Shocking??? And how many years is it now that I drive that distance to the track every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.... hummmmmmm!!!

John thats because your the MAN pure and simple,now quit jacking up the entry fees:lol: just kidding.

John are you going to be at the parking lot race? or will you be having a game that day.

Originally posted by psycho02
John are you going to be at the parking lot race? or will you be having a game that day. yes

ummmm yes to which one you turkey?:roll:

Okay, so you won't respond. Thought I could get your goat but guess it didn't work! I'll be at both places because we have an early-early game. So... I'll be at the parking lot by 11:00.

BTW: it's our last game and IF we manage
to win we'll go undefeated for the season.

Hopefully somebody else will be there
before I am to help get things setup!

Sweeet we played one helluva game on monday night up in montague all offense. for some reason my defense which was only giving up 6 points a game gave up 28 but we responded with 32 my boy ran for 203 and our other emerging star ran for 298 and heck our fullback even added 112. I think there team must practice all on offense because they had the best mini-mite(5 to 8 year old)offense I have ever seen. But they could not stop us either. we drove down with less than a minute to go in the game for the winning score, and our mini-mites operate on a running clock. Also earlier in the 3rd quarter my boys came up big with a goal line stand that ended on the 1 inch line. Just a great game all around.

Wished I could say we had a great game but it was pretty boring to watch. The final score was.... Delton-40 them-0

we had one on saturday that was like that we had 20 and fremont had 6 we played all the younger kids for the whole second half. otherwise it probably would have been 40 to 0.



oh p.s. you need to come out of invisible mode i never know when your on anymore. And I don't care if that is the point.

p.s.s. when does your shiny silver yokomo arrive?

john, you should get a Kawada 12th scale! lol, they actualy have an english site now too.

What's the URL?

Could someone post directions to the indoor track? I'm planning on being there Saturday and don't know where it is. From Lansing.

Originally posted by davz
Could someone post directions to the indoor track? I'm planning on being there Saturday and don't know where it is. From Lansing.

Take I96 all the way till you hit 28th st. Go East on 28th st until you hit Thornhills dr. Take a right and it is the building that says comedy den and cadillac jacks.

Hey if anyone is interested here are some spy shots of the Fast and the Furious 2

Fast And The Furious 2 (http://pub38.ezboard.com/fsweetcarzfrm1.showMessage?topicID=98.topic)

Look about half-way down and take a look at what they did to a poor Dodge Dakota in there , it just makes me sad:( :( :(

Originally posted by Rich Chang
What's the URL?

http://www.kawadamodel.co.jp then click english.

Originally posted by Phat Dakota
Hey if anyone is interested here are some spy shots of the Fast and the Furious 2

Fast And The Furiuos 2 (http://pub38.ezboard.com/fsweetcarzfrm1.showMessage?topicID=98.topic)

Look about half-way down and take a look at what they did to a poor Dodge Dakota in there , it just makes me sad:( :( :(

They killed the thing!