try this setup for this weekend

RF- red spring pre load 20thou. , black tire, 2 deg castor one shim in front one in the back, 40 thou shim behind wheel
LF- red spring, grey tire, 0 deg castor 2 shims in front,40 thou shim behind wheel

center- steel tbar with a 20 thou. shim under the front pivot ball in the tbar
silva gold center spring 40 wt. #2 piston enuff preload to take up chassis
droop

RR- grey tire, 20 wt. assoc. blue spring move the rr tire out 30-40 thou. behind spur
LR- white if loose pink tire 20wt. assoc blue spring start with LR tire even with chassis make sure you have some weight on the LR

slide your battery tray up about 3/8th's

try it and lmk how it goes ,.

frank p.

if the car is tight move your LF out 20 thou and your RR out 20 thou
if its loose move your LR out 20 thou and your RF out 20 thou

see ya
frank p.

Jake, what is the estimated release date of the new maverick ride ? ...... when do we get to see your latest creation ? ...... is it being hidden in some secret test location ?:p

Rich

anyone who runs a maverick on carpet and it's flat realy needs to take a hard look at jakes posted carpet set-up..it realy works well..90% of your speed will be found in your tires if all else is the same. the correct tires make a world of difference!

i got my 05 today! i just cant show anyone til january! he hehehehehe

Rich...joining the Mavs? Get the roof fixed yet?

Maybe Tinman, ya never know , Jake said I could have your spot ... whats that mean ? ..ha ha ha...:p j/k .......... The roof should get replaced in the next couple weeks, its patched up ........ what happened was i had the siding ripped off around the attic and the gable end of the house. I'll bring some pics to the next race.

Rich: Late Dec, early January .... Things are on schedule at the moment! Yes, there's a secret test location, but I can't tell ya where ... Or it wouldn't be a secret! I'll give you a hint though ... It might be in Northern California or Indiana?

Katfish: You weren't supposed to tell anyone about your '05!

Tinman: Did ya make it through all the storms ok?

I smell a Purple HAYZ , good luck Jake with the new ride ...SRM

I ran my 04 maverick for the first time this weekend. All I can say is that I really like the car. I have a question about the mini mav. Are there plans to produce the car.

Lee

Totalrc-Yes the carbon fiber is being cut right now,contact Jake for release date..

i'm just trying to get my '03' together.lol.....waitimg for parts.
Katfish when you come to indy let me know. You can here jason crist, and i argue all night.lol...... :wave:

Rick: Don't start rumors of seat swapping, the silly season hasn't even started yet!

Rocket: You're a funny guy! Smart, too! See ya at the 'Birds!

Lee: Glad to hear you're liking your '04! I'm sure as you get some runs in on it, you'll be liking it even more. As for the Mini Mav, like KOZ said, the graphite parts should be here late next week. And, motor mounts about the same time. Then we're ready to sell them!

Blue: Build it and race it, you'll like it!

is the O5 gonna be available as a complete kit..........Shocks..Front end.....Cator blocks..ect. or is this another upgrade for an L3/L4...

Bud: We had hoped to do a full kit this time, but it's looking like it will be a conversion kit. The costs are huge for a small company to purchase the products in the proper quantities needed to build up kits. There's still a small chance it may happen, depends on bids coming back from a few sources ....

Jake

Is jake's flat track setup posted on here or at the website?

It's posted on our site www.jphracing.com (http://www.jphracing.com) Or, send me an e-mail and I'll e-mail the set-up to you!

Jake
JPHRacing001@aol.com

Oh my! After owning it since Da'birds my 04 OPC finally has a painted body on it. I think its about time it gets dirty. Dont worry Jake, It doesnt have a BUTTS body on it. Wouldnt want to bring down the respect level your fine company has. :eek: Yet! ???? I think I have this stuff figured out. If people wont pay you to run their stuff, Do so bad they'll pay you to stop running it. Weeeeeeee

Mr Butts: That's another new concept from Butts Racing ... One I hope doesn't catch on! Let me know how things go with the OPC, it's about time it gets scuffed on the track!

Dateline 10/02/04 Middleburg(Where there are less tree's standing than there were six weeks ago)Florida. The OPC now has the newest spare componenets I own in it. Are you ready for this? A Novak 410 M1C speed control, A Novak NER2X micro rx(A.M. to boot, Hey it'll work with the Futaba Magnum AM transmitter OK), And a Futaba S9401 servo. Most of that stuff was obsolete when the new crop of r/c 'ers was born. But I'll use nothing but the best for my cars.? Ah but it's all good stuff to those of us that can't remember the seventies, Pass the Dorito's man!. There's nothing like the growl created by the lowspeed hum of low frequency speed controllers. Was that a traffic song? I digress? I cant wait to get this thing on the track and as soon as I do If I can remember to I'll post on here how it did. :jest:

:lol: That Butts ( tm ) is a hoot :lol:

Mr Butts: Thanks for putting in all the new, hi-tech parts, thus giving the OPC the BEST chance to do well for you! Man-o-man, where do I send the check?? Maybe I can buy it before it even gets to the track? Maybe before you even take a picture of it? LOL

Let me know how it goes!

Jake

i'm suprised dave hasn't tried to put all that old school shiznit in a radio flyer instead?


i see the haze on the horizon! spell check

i see the haze on the horizon! spell check
Hey Kat, I thought you spelled it with a "y" ..........:p

Jake, where's the spy photos of the new ride ?:p

Well the OPC made it's first appearance at a track today. Not my normal asphalt foam tire track but like the title line says, I should've known better than to try and run a good/great/the best car(shameless plug) with old am radio equipment and cap tires of equal vintage.

Yeah thats right not only did I try to run old stuff but took the car to a track I've only run at twice before also. The ancient am radio worked great in practice but failed miserably in the first qualifier so In went the good but equally as old PCM stuff and voilla no more radio problems.

Took till the third round of qualifying before I finally made the "A" main but I did. Finished third and had a great day of fun to boot. The car worked great and I plan on running it at my local track, Hobby world next friday for a real comparison test. Try as I may to jinx it the car worked almost flawlessly and I expect it to be fast anywhere. Now about me? I just have fun, wish more people looked at it that way too. Now about that "BUTTS" body???????:wave:

Mr Butts: Having fun is rule #1. Glad you could get things sorted out with all you janky equipment in that fine race car! Your post made me laugh! Keep us posted on your Hobbyworld race this weekend.

Rich: Sooooooon Man, sooooooon! Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!

Jake, I just got one of your 03' Maverick slider chassis off the swap & sell, and I was really surprised, it is a nice detailed piece, I am now looking forward to seeing the 05' Maverick, whats the latest on its release?

Do any of you guys have a good setup for classic hobbies for the OPC kit??? i saw a classic setup on the site, but it looks like an asphalt setup... ill prolly be running stock or 19 depending... im hopefully going in the next few weeks.. also i run for tm tires...if u are familiar with them please list the compounds.. if not.. maybe a shore rating.. of the others.. thanks

Burbs I used to run for TM...what class are you gonna run when you come down?
His tires were too soft for me when I ran for him for Classic but I think he came out with a Double black, so if you run stock you will need:
LF - Double black (45-50)
RF - Double blue (60+)
LR - Standard black (32-34)
RR - Double Black (45-50)

Frank P can help you with a setup for the Mav, a Hyperdrive setup should get you close if not.

thanks erock.. damn lol.. i have to get diff tires... we dont run any of them on the flat tracks...hmmmm

Bandit: Welcome aboard! I'm sure you'll be liking your '03 even more once you get it on the track. We're still on schedule with the '05. Expect more detailed info soon! Send me an e-mail when you get a chance, so I can keep you updated. JPHRacing001@aol.com

Burbs: Carpet will need a different set of tires than asphalt. Although, you can try purples and pinks, or double pinks, on carpet as well. It all depends on the set-up and your style of driving.

ir an pruples and pinks last week.. the track was green as can be.. they hooked up good for the day....

the best tires if foind for flat tracks is green rears, green left front and either a blue or purple right front.... i got a ton of tires this year, so im going to try everything....

i also found the g series rears to work well.. all of them seemed to work mostly the same.. and they dont wear hardly at all..

erock.. what kind of body works good.. i had heard taurus works well.. what about a bolink 99 taurus....i have some lying around..thought id ask.. thqnks

Well, gang I ran my 04 OPC at my local track friday night(10-8) and I must say that for the first time it touched that track it was dialed. I never touched a thing and it was glued. Slow(motorwise)but glued. Phil Owen can attest to that. I guess I'll update it to co-primary car status and put a better speed control in it and spend some not so spare dollars on a few new stock motors or atleast one and really give it a go. I've yakked up that car so much around here that I had several other racers looking at it too. Wheres my flourescent paint now?

Mr Butts: That's fantastic news! And it only took you a whole year, plus two race days to figure this out! LOL
Now, I have a suggestion, and I'm going out on a limb here ... Maybe make the OPC your #1 car, put all your really good equipment in it, and then see how she does??

Keep up posted!

Jake

attached is a link to my 04 photos...

i ran it in indiana this past weekend in 19t... i race stock, but they did not have a stock class.. so since i drove 5.5 hours, i decided to run 19t.. they had two heats... i did alot better then i thought, and the car was awesome... this car is so planted ... i went 59 4:01 in my best qual.. now take away the two traction rolls the first two lasp, and the wrecks, ida been near the 61 mark... this would have put me top 5... the car was great.... can wait to do some more with it...
http://www.msnusers.com/burbs/shoebox.msnw

Mr Butts: That's fantastic news!
Now, I have a suggestion, and I'm going out on a limb here ... Maybe make the OPC your #1 car, put all your really good equipment in it, and then see how she does?? Keep up posted!
Jake
Ok Jake you're on. I'll put the good stuff(as far as my stuff goes) in the car and run it in 19t at the next FOCARS race in Orlando. I already have the laptimes and memory of how the L4 worked there the last two times. If I better my times I'll announce to the world via hobbytalk that the car rocks. I'm already impressed after looking closer at the side shock mounting options and such that you have apparently done your homework and the materials are top notch. Thats some stiff stuff. Heh heh heh, He said stiff stuff? Maybe I can get some Maverick decals out of the deal huh? Hey then I can say I have a decal sponsor.

Cool photos Mike! Can I pull a few and add them to the website? Wow, 5.5 hour drive to race? You are hard-core man!! Traction rolls are wicked on the carpet, aren't they, especially the snap rolls were it jumps up on the nose and tries to corkscrew itself into the carpet. A little harder right front tire should cure it.

Mr Butts: I'll be looking forward to the announcement :) In the meantime, e-mail me your street address and I'll send some stickers your way. Gotta have the Maverick logos on a new fluorescent paint job.

yeah jake i sent u the original photos... yeah this track had tons of bite.. unfortunatley all i had was purple right fronts with me... cant borrow a bsr, when i run for tm he he....

Burbs, I was running at New Castle last Saturday night too. In practice I started with a Jaco black right front, and it had too much bite. Then I changed to a double black that was just a little harder, and it made the car way better. This was with an '04 Maverick Slider. So as Jake said, something a little harder than your purple on the right front should help out. I also ended up going stiffer on the front springs to take a little bite out of the front end. Let me know when you are coming back to New Castle. I hope to run there on a somewhat regular basis, and would be glad to share some Maverick setup info with you.

Yeah ill be back for the november 5th or 6th race.. whatever day it is... I have never had to use harder then a purple for flat tracks, so i didnt bring any.. i could have borrowed a tire, but i like to stick with tm's.... i dont thinkthe tire was to soft.. i just think the first few laps it had to much bite... after two or three laps, it was right on.. But u can bet ill have some harder stuff when i come next time...... If u are there ill look u up.. or around for u ..LOL... thanks for the info


i really didnt have a lot of front end bite... the car went in good, but was sightly lazy out... i tried stiffer right front springs, and it made it worse.... i had to lift the whole run.. some guys said after two minute u could keep it pinned,, not me... just had a slight burp.. .. but some guys said they do it the whole run to.. it was my first time, so i was happy with the results... i had never run 19t before, so it was a learning expirience

well. i raced my o4 again today... the car was alot better then two weeks ago at our home track.. last time i went 43 laps.. it was however the first week and the track was green.... this week i managed to qual 2nd going 45 laps.. the car still isnt where i want it, but getting a ton closer... last year at this time i was on 44 lapos.. we didnt see 45 till later in the season..Tq was set by terry warner.. if u have seen him run you would be amazed,, he is our track record holder in stock... but anyway.. the car is great so far.. i love it...

hmmmmmmm the chassis guru himself with a maverick? things are getting interesting around here? he he

:) ................

Hey Burbs, you know Kat, always got 2 cents worth about something!!! LOL

Kat..see you this Sunday at the Focar final race of the year.

Tin Man

figad it ouwt

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daddy whats up? yeah i'll see you sunday for sure!

burby my brother from another mother...brad is da man when it comes to oval chassis. 3 letters A D X me thinks 05 is going to be a banner year for team maverick drivers! just a hunch muahhahahahahh

i know who he is and what he has done with adx... i was not aware he was working for the mad a@# maverick boys....the 05 should be killa.. had i read the previous posts closer LOL ida picked up on it.. you know how sundays go.. there revovery days from the hel@# of the week... i keep my brain on 45% for one day/... he he

Brad,..YG PM

well with jake behind the wheel and brad on the ones and two's i think 2005 will be a nice year for us? would be nice to see a picture of the car and actually be able to buy it the same year,lol. my eyes were big as a swimming pool waiting on that last adx car.......it never came...errrrrrr

Burbs: Awesome! 2 laps ahead of schedule at that track! Very nice!

Kat: Good luck this weekend with the final FOCAR race! (Pics and car in the same year? what a concept! LOL)

Tinman: You too!! Show them "what's up!" this weekend! Say hello to everyone for me, please.

Everyone: 2005 will be a great year for the Maverick Crew. More info coming very soon! You guys are all playing detective very well.