congrats to jflack on his win!!! this guy is a veteran of oval racing that i've known for years and deserves what he got. my hat is off to ya!!!

Thanks, It was very cool to win a Nats. I've been close a few times, just didn't get it done.

The towel was cool, gotta love it!

congrats to jflack on his win!!! this guy is a veteran of oval racing that i've known for years and deserves what he got. my hat is off to ya!!!

Jimmy and Burbs had the cars to beat for sure.

Hey Guys,

Mark Steiner here......
I just got my Maverick '05 OPC the other day, and decieded to check out this thread. Look forward to reading and posting on this thread alot.

Saw the car for the first time at the Nats in Toledo this spring. After moving over for Mr. Hayes several times each heat, I decieded to go check out what he was running. Brad was real cool about letting me check out the car & ansewering my questions. I really liked alot of what the Maverick had to offer. After checkin out the the Swift Site, and talking with Burbs on how he was having great success right out of the box....It was a no brainer and I made my purchase.

Cant wait to get the car done and go racing this fall!!
:cool: Mark :cool:

Welcome to the next level mark... I can almost guarentee a improvement over you old car.... If you need any carpet tips, i have a few already.. the car is fast on the rug.. and caps as well...

Mark,

Glad you picked up a Maverick. Just let us know if you ever have questions or need any setup help. The Maverick group is one of the friendliest and helpful group of guys you will find.

Check out the new piece in my stable. It took me awhile to complete it but it was well worth it. Hopefully I'll be able race it with the current speedo/motor combo LOL...and with a little help with mother nature I'll make my first FOCAR event.

What do you think Katfish...can we get a bl class for Strickland. As you can see mine is ready :p

is that a lunch box or a speedo? lol 3 guys from naples have them..why not?

Its both Kat.. didnt you know .. thats why brushless is better.. you can grab a snack in between rounds... and the best part is you never need to leave your pit space..

It's the big one for now, but I'll be getting the GTB soon

Rich: A spectator sport? With those two it should be an awesome spectacle!

Tinman: BBQ sauce for tire traction? What brand??

Mark: Welcome to the Maverick Crew!

rcgen: That's a good looking ride! The ESC is a little big, where did you put the t-plate? :)
How is the speed on the brushless systems?

Kat: How did the 1/12 scale run??

"Smoke" BBQ Sauce of course!!!!! LOL

T-Plate? What's that...J/K. I was surprise it was able to go between the t-plate and battery brace. The speeds are awesome. I was running the 4300 motor unlimited in a 19t truck class in Hobby World for a while. I was able to keep up. Straight away speeds are fast and the corners smooth. I have the SS+ with the 5800 motor in the OPC. I ran one pack yesterday in the "stock" setting. It was my first time running that motor and in a "stock" setting and I couldn't seem to put it full speed :rolleyes: It's not fun when you run at 3/4 the throttle. I geared it like a stock motor so it looks like I have to go down a couple. LOL...We got rained out so I wasn't able to really test the car in race situation.

This car was really planted when I first put it on the track very happy with it.

1/12 scale hmm...I might have to convert my 1/12 hyperdrive now....

Well Gentlemen, who raced last weekend? Anyone do any good? Anyone have some fun? I skipped the track this time, had family in town ....

I posted up Jimmy's Nats setup and a few new pics on the site.

Rain Out in the middle of the second qualifier. Darn Florida Storms!! and the weatherman actually said no rain till late afternoon, silly man!!!!!

dayum!!!!!!!! Rained up here too.. 3 velo shows so far this year and all 3 rained out!!!! Dayum Florida storms!!!! :p

jake 3 weeks in a row...RAIN! sucks

Race? whats that? Rain drops keep fallin on my head, Just like the man who's feet are too big for his bed. Wow! That reminds me. Ali McGraw was realy hot back then.

Hey guys, just picked up a slightly used 05. I'm going to run it in either stock or brushless. I took the car apart to sand the edges and I'm putting it back together now.
Just a few questions:
All for the carpet.
On the rear pod, what holes( top, bottom plates) are you using on axle carriers?
What t-plate for stock? Brushless?
How close are the body mounting holes to the KSG?

Hey Mark#10, we be team mates now? :)

Thanks.

Hey guys, just picked up a slightly used 05. I'm going to run it in either stock or brushless. I took the car apart to sand the edges and I'm putting it back together now.
Just a few questions:
All for the carpet.
On the rear pod, what holes( top, bottom plates) are you using on axle carriers?
What t-plate for stock? Brushless?
How close are the body mounting holes to the KSG?

Hey Mark#10, we be team mates now? :)

Thanks.


My setup for a 138ft carpet is posted on the web page, its pretty good for a short track, medium bite tracks.....

4 cell Stock, Flat Carpet-Medium bite



MY CARPET SETUP FOR THE 05’.





TIRES: R/C 4LESS RF-HARD BLACK, RR-BLACK, LR- GRAY(TRIMMED 1/8IN ON OUT SIDE), LF-BLACK.

CASTER: HYPERDRIVE CASTER BLOCKS- .080 IN REAR, .030 FRONT- BOTH SIDES….LEFT- 2ND HOLE FROM TOP, RIGHT- 4TH HOLE FROM TOP…
FRONT SPRINGS: RED PROGRESSIVE BOTH SIDES.

SIDE SHOCK: IRS 1/12TH DAMPENING TUBES, PURPLE NON-PROGRESSIVE SPRINGS, BOTH SIDES.

SIDE SHOCK LOCATION: CENTER HOLES

CENTER SHOCK: TC3 SHOCK, ASSOCIATED TC3 GREEN SPRING, 50 WT OIL.

CENTER SHOCK LOCATION: 1 HOLE BACK FROM FRONT, 3RD HOLE DOWN.

T-PLATE: FINISHLINE FIRM STEEL

T-PLATE LOCATION: OFF-SET T-PLATE ONLY

POD LENGTH: SHORTEST POSSIBLE

FRONTEND LENGTH: SET TO 10 INCH WHEEL BASE, BOTH SIDES.

BODY: BANDIT TAURUS SHORT TRACK

REAR WHEEL WIDTH: 7 7/8 INCH

REAR STEER: 0 OR AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET IT.

BATTERY PLACEMENT: FRONT HOLE ON CHASSIS, 3RD HOLE FROM BACK, 4 FRONT BATTERY SLOTS…SPEED CONTROL ON REAR OF BATTERY TRAY, RECIEVER ON FRONT OF TRAY….

WING: NONE

TRACK: LITTLE TALLADEGA CARPET TRACK, 138FT RUNNING LINE, HENDERSON, TN











JIMMY FLACK

If you use side shocks, I would run 30 wt oil and softest springs you got.......

This is for the Slider Chassis.........

WOW, thanks for the info.

If you need to turn harder out, move the batteries back a hole or two....

mk.. i would recomend blue springs as a start.. any sofer will not work.... it may get around the track, but it wont be fast... we start with blue, and go as high as red or gold..... center spring id go green or silver... 30 wt in sides, and 50-70 in center.. 1/4 steer in it

i also have my full setup on the swift site... it is for med to high bite..

you were pretty fast last time i ran with ya,.. i would use you setup off your old car as a baseline...offset the t plate tho.... then make slight changes from there... i used a setup off my prev car as a base... i knew that setup worked... most good setups will transfer enough to get you close.. its the little extra fine tuning that makes it better... this car turns like an animal...

Thanks Burbs, that setup is pretty close to the setup I ran on my KSG. I did have the side springs at red and gold.

MK Race....Howz it goin Team mate? :eek: :thumbsup:

I forgot to ask MK.. who in there right mind would sell an 05>> im glad you have one now, but i think a little tar and feather job is needed for the previous owner.. he he

Well, maybe I shouldn't mention his name because his loss is my gain, but he is now a team driver for Raptor.
Isn't a Raptor a Dinosaur???:D

Hey Mark, you going to run the points series at AJ's again?

Well, maybe I shouldn't mention his name because his loss is my gain, but he is now a team driver for Raptor.
Isn't a Raptor a Dinosaur???:D

Why yes, yes it is......But it is also, "a bird of prey".

Kenny@RAPTOR

You mean you're a Klingon. :) Live long and prosper.

Wait, I mean go fast turn left.:thumbsup:

hey Jake you wouldn't happen to have any 2000 hd grand prix bodies would yah.

Sorry to hear you guys were all rained out over the weekend .... Most of all for Katfish and crew, three weekends in a row!?! Let me guess, Tuesday and Wednesday are sunny and beautiful?

JFlack: You seem to favor a softer side to side setup. On carpet I tend to run golds, or gold and red ... I'm wondering what your thoughts are behind the soft setup? And, do you tend to run stiffer front springs to compensate?

Way back in the day, I used to run much softer side springs than anyone else on the carpet. But, I ran purples in the front. The car turned really well this way ... Your post just reminded me of that.

MK: Ex '05 owners initials are MB? He seems to be a great guy and I'm sure he'll have good luck with whatever he's running. And, I'm glad to have you join the Maverick Crew!

Dave: Sorry man, I've got two left and I'm keeping them!!! :)

MK: Ex '05 owners initials are MB? He seems to be a great guy and I'm sure he'll have good luck with whatever he's running.


Hey my initials are MB.. Rest assured i have an 05 on my bench ..

You bet Mike!! But my stock days are done :cry: ......Making the jump to just 19turn. I have a brushless system as well though....maybe we can trade some paint in that class this year!!

-Mark

hey jake thanks for nothin!!!!!!!! lol see yah

Yep, MB. Both are good guys.:thumbsup:

Well Mark, maybe we can trade paint in brushless.:D

I saw Kevin Perry's car and really liked it, then Matt made his car available, so I jumped on it.

Add one more to the list. I'm going to run the 2 cars I've got this summer for cap racing, but I'm going 100% Maverick come carpet season this year.

:thumbsup:

AWESOME Jeff.. you wont be disapointed with the car..

Burbs: Didn't mean you MB! I know you're stickin' with your '05's for a while!

Dave: :)

MK: How's Kevin been doing?

Teamgoodwrench: 100% Maverick's a good place to be! When does carpet season start for you?

Just a note for anyone who has picked up a used Maverick of any vintage, please send me an e-mail and let me know. I like to stay in touch with the Maverick Crew and if I have your e-mail address it makes it much easier to do so!

AWESOME Jeff.. you wont be disapointed with the car..

Hey Burbs -- which one did you like better on the rug ? solid or slider ??

Thx.

Kevin's doing fine. Just let him beat me on there asphalt track last Sunday. I was checking out his car when I went down to Springfield to race. Nice car. We can compare notes now.

Hey Jeff, I think he likes the faster one.:D

Whew, finally got the OPC going the right direction. For some reason the battery brace was causing interference and or shorting. We could get roughly half a lap before the Spektrum cut out and went to failsafe. Well, I noticed that the nut for the brace could actually contact the battery bar which could cause a short. Only problem is that if I ran the batt's back one spot that problem should have been fixed so I'm not sure if it was just the nut or what.
Either way, I took the brace off, didn't have any problems all night, finally got to run a full pack through the car and got a TQ and an A Main win out of her. About 2 seconds off the track record. Not a whole lot of folks coming out for asphalt racing here (Fastlane) though, but those that have been out the past month aren't slouches, so it counts for something.

Hey Burbs -- which one did you like better on the rug ? solid or slider ??

Thx.

i would say the slider is prolly your best bet on the rug.. However for tracks with the new high grip ozite, id say the solid would work better....Ive noticed with all the tracks i went to last year, the solid cars in general seemed to be faster on the new ozite...

Burbs: Didn't mean you MB! I know you're stickin' with your '05's for a while!

!

Im only going to run it till the 06 comes out.. HE HE

Whew, finally got the OPC going the right direction. For some reason the battery brace was causing interference and or shorting. We could get roughly half a lap before the Spektrum cut out and went to failsafe. Well, I noticed that the nut for the brace could actually contact the battery bar which could cause a short. Only problem is that if I ran the batt's back one spot that problem should have been fixed so I'm not sure if it was just the nut or what.
Either way, I took the brace off, didn't have any problems all night, finally got to run a full pack through the car and got a TQ and an A Main win out of her. About 2 seconds off the track record. Not a whole lot of folks coming out for asphalt racing here (Fastlane) though, but those that have been out the past month aren't slouches, so it counts for something.

I dont run the brace either... I choose not to run it for chassis flex... the car seemed to work better without it... But It might just be me LOL..

Im only going to run it till the 06 comes out.. HE HE

Heh heh... yeah when is that ? I'm not going to buy mine until like Sept. or Oct. Looks like they have a new one every year -- when's their "new model year" ?

Heh heh... yeah when is that ? I'm not going to buy mine until like Sept. or Oct. Looks like they have a new one every year -- when's their "new model year" ?


I meant it as a joke jeff LOL... the way this car works, id bet there going to run the 05 for a while...

I meant it as a joke jeff LOL... the way this car works, id bet there going to run the 05 for a while...

Cool Burbs.

Hey -- the black anodized shocks they have on the JPH site -- are those Associated VCS bodies or are those Silva ? No pics and it doesn't say. Just wondered.

Thx.

vcs.....

Heh heh... yeah when is that ? I'm not going to buy mine until like Sept. or Oct. Looks like they have a new one every year -- when's their "new model year" ?

We only come out with new stuff when we know that it can be done better. Right now the new car seems to be on fire. It was a big step forward and in the right direction.

BTW congrats to Jake for his TQ and win at Racers Haven in Bakersfield Ca at the Southwest Tour Race. We have never been to that track ever before and he rolled in and cleaned house in the 19t class. TQ-Win case closed. I got 3rd qual in mod but had an unfortunate accident of being to tired to re-trim the car for the main. But still had one of the better cars there.

It was a good day of racing with some of the fastest guys on the west coast.

DW