I honestly dont know!! I am sure it woudnt hurt. I think the people missing laps is random and all with varying equipment (i.e. KO Servo, JR servo, GM and NOvak ESC's, etc.). We are devoting a bit of our time the next two weeks on Jlap.

If you have any Ideas, let me know. Honestly, that was the very first lap I ever missed with my PT.

Hey, not to keep hounding you guys, but I would LOVE to see heats and lap times posted on our web site as well. Not sure how much space Al has, but I am sure it wouldn't take up that much space.
I'd be happy to help pull that info off if you are having trouble. I could get you extra disks as well.

Just let me know what I can do.

Later,
Pete

Ray.. What time will racing start on that Thursday so I can figure out when opening 1.5 hours earlier is. lol

Ray.. What time will racing start on that Thursday so I can figure out when opening 1.5 hours earlier is. lol

4pm sir!!

4pm sir!!

Does racing start at 4:00, or is that when the doors open.

Does racing start at 4:00, or is that when the doors open.

Doors open at 4:00.

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4pm sir!!

Pete...the transponder cannot count a lap that did not happen....now stop trying to steal a lap from Ray and go work on your paintjob. :lol:

The F'n blue car

Sweet.. Thanks guys! See ya then!

If you have any Ideas, let me know. Honestly, that was the very first lap I ever missed with my PT.
Later,
Pete

Pete, Are you getting any radio interference on the track that you can tell?
When we went to Durham,NC for the ROAR nats. and when we race last winter at the fairgrounds, we had the same problem with laps missed.
I tried different cars with different electronics and everything.
And I wasn't the only one with the problem.
In NC, I talked to a driver from Cali. that knew alot about the problems and how to fix them.
Mark Dawson is the guy's name. Ray Huang may know who I'm talking about. He is sponsored from JR radios.
Mark had JR send some RF Filters (choke) to the track to see if that would correct the problem.
He put one on 7 different drivers cars that were having the problem.
It fixed all 7. John Torterice from Pittsburgh, Pa is one of them.
He has been racing at the Gate. Check with him to see one.
I have one on my Losi and Jason Markovich has one for his 12th for the same reason at the Gate.
Ray should be able to get them from JR if he orders direct or has a JR distributor.
It may add a little weight but the gain may be worth it.
Check the JR site if you want to check it out yourself.
It's under radio equipment.

Hope this helps.
Tracy :cool:

DOORMAN and PETE,

I did put the "Chock" or whatamachigee on my car Sunday as I kept getting hits on the far left side of track. Worse with some motors than others!!! The chock worked. I had a slight glitch there on lap one of Main, but that motor was not really broken in and batteries were at there highest volatge. After two laps it went away.


I cannot get those for everyone-but you might have some luck by contacting JR directly or using there online shopping service.

Ray

I think they had them on the wall at Capstone Hobbies in Columbus. Maybe Mo or RB Love would be in there and pick some up for you guys. There are two in a pack. We saw them cure allot of problems last year. Seems to be more frequent in Losi vehicles with JR radio systems. Must be the composition of the graphite.

I think they had them on the wall at Capstone Hobbies in Columbus. Maybe Mo or RB Love would be in there and pick some up for you guys. There are two in a pack. We saw them cure allot of problems last year. Seems to be more frequent in Losi vehicles with JR radio systems. Must be the composition of the graphite.


I put 4 rounds of the ESC wire through the chock (shunt, etc.)-then taped and shoe gooed it to my receiver side. O top of the servo will work as well. If i had my car here I'd take a pic.

You should try moving your PT away from your receiver I seen that be the problem also. :dude:

Heyall,

Still more changes to the entry list. This time from people dropping out and others taking there place. Check it all out on page one.

Ray

Ray.....you have "Jennifer Barnes" listed twice on the Stock TC list....just a heads up.

Ray.....you have "Jennifer Barnes" listed twice on the Stock TC list....just a heads up.


Yup-keep the corrections coming my way. I have looked at the darn entry list so many times I dont know what I am seeing anymore.

There may be some names left on the list that need to be deleted-again due to dropping out, switching classes or not paying or bounced checks., etc.....

Ray

Ray,

Mark Unrath dropped mod tc for me to jump in. Aaron has the details.

RB

Hmm... maybe because I sent a check in for Mike Dibb too. But his name is still on there.

Cripes, I can barely finish ONE race entry... two? I don't think so... lol

Get ready. It is going to be awsome! The "Gate Keepers", Aaron, Jimmy and Ray have been making excellent changes.

Rearranging the table lay out and power

Tire truing station, and compressor area to blow off the cars

Plus a host of other goodies are in the works.

OKay-I screwed up the power by making wrong assumptions on what outlets were on what breakers. I had over 30 guys on one 20 amp circuit. DOH!!!

Its always more of a problem right at 8am as everyone in the building is charging 2 batteries and cutting motors, etc..... ots of voltage spikes.

I rearranged the power and put those 30 guys on two circuits.

After re-arranging the power grid-did anybody have any other problems?

Also-if you own a dyno-it must be run off a sealed car battery!! DO NOT RUN A DYNO off of a power supply!!!

Ray,

We'll let it slide this time :D

Good point about the batteries. They NEED to be in a sealed container, correct?

OKay-take a look at our stealth photo of the new layout!!! Come-out on the 19th and run as well as the 23rd Club Race!!!

Ray

Looks good! 3/4 oval, into some hairpin turns and a cool looking reverse "S" section in the middle.

Lots of turns!!! I like it!!!

OKay-take a look at our stealth photo of the new layout!!! Come-out on the 19th and run as well as the 23rd Club Race!!!

Ray


YEAH BABY!!! Layout looks dialled!!!!! :devil:

Do the doors open at 8 am on the friday before the classic?

Its to bad you had to set up the track so early!!! Not to fair for the out-of-towners!!!!

I agree with Walter, last year at the USTC race in Taunton, Mass. none was allowed on the layout till that Friday.... That's the way it should be...

Walt - is this going to be the layout in Lansing for this week's practice? Maybe we could even get Larry's to set it up for next weekend?

Ya i have a key, that can be arranged!!!!

YEAH BABY!!! Layout looks dialled!!!!! :devil:


And youve got the best seat in the house!!!

novak1-I'l get back to you on that. Practice starts at 10am. Not one minute early!!! I will see when I open the doors. Probably not 8, maybe 9am.

walter and Greg-in the 20th century they invented the car and super highway system!!! One goes from MI right to OH!!! j/k dont blow a gasket guys!!!

Also-wasnt it cool of us to post a pic? Heres more-the tracks 88' x 52' and the back straight uses every sq. inch of that 88'. Have fun!!!

walter-again-you dont post, you dont post-when you do your always complaining-whats up with that??? :lol:

Would that be a...


head gasket?


HAR HAR HAR HAR!!!! yeah yeah, corny joke.


I'm just jealous because I won't be at the race.

-Rich


j/k dont blow a gasket guys!!!

Pear!!

Great, now Greg using it!!! I thought it was only a Lansing thing!!!!


PEAR!!!!!!

OKay-take a look at our stealth photo of the new layout!!! Come-out on the 19th and run as well as the 23rd Club Race!!!

Ray

I think I better order some larger pinions. :lol:

Great, now Greg using it!!! I thought it was only a Lansing thing!!!!


PEAR!!!!!!

Once it hits mainstream, it's no longer cool.

What are the weight and ride height limits for 12th and sedan? Is sedan roof height being teched?

Mike D

What are the weight and ride height limits for 12th and sedan? Is sedan roof height being teched?

Mike D


MikeD

Car weighed WITH transponder:

Sedan 51oz.

12th Scale 29oz.

Sedan roof height min. 4.375"

Roof height WILL be enforced. We have a profesional Tech Box that measures dimensions very accurately and roof height is one.

Ride heights are:

Sedan 4mm

12th scale 0.125" (1/8")

MikeD

Car weighed WITH transponder:

Sedan 51oz.

12th Scale 29oz.

Sedan roof height min. 4.375"

Roof height WILL be enforced. We have a profesional Tech Box that measures dimensions very accurately and roof height is one.

Thanks. It's never as simple as saying ROAR rules anymore.... :rolleyes:

I agree with Walt and Greg. The past practice at all USTC races is to let everyone have an even chance. I am really disappointed in the usually classy NORCAR bunch. I think you are taking the low road here. It is too much of a financial burden for out of towners to make the trip.

Here is my take on the track........

It would be best not to put it down, BUT everyone will get to run on it Thursday and Friday. The guys that are racing there Sunday will be a little more comfortable come Thursday. Think of it this way. The bite will be up Thursday immediately...... By Friday evening everyone will be as comfortable as the next guy.

Bottom line is the same group of guys are going to be fast. No matter what race we all go to the same guys are running at the top. So I see it as no big deal.

The NORCAR group is great. Do not think down on them for making this decision. It is not that big of a deal. This isn't the Worlds.... Just a bunch of good guys/gals getting together to race for bowling trophies....

RB

Just came back from putting the track down and it looks nice.

The following opinion is that of a racer that has no shot of winning the A or making it for that matter. I am not sure of the big deal about the track being down a week early. The best racers will still win. If they cant learn the track on Thursday and Friday then they probably dont have a shot to begin with. A hand full of regulars will get a half dozen battery packs through it on Sunday, I dont think that is too much of an advantage. The first few runs will be throw aways anyways because of the lack of traction. The layout was published here a few days ago so there should be no surprises. I have heard that the indoor champs track is run a couple of weeks before the champs and nobody else knows what the layout will be....I have not heard anyone bring this up in the past (I could be wrong).

Like I said, in the world of RC I am a nobody and the above is just my opinion but lets not get carried away with the comments...."the usually classy NORCAR bunch" is not any less classy because of this decision. It looks like this is going to be a great race with some great competition and my guess is that this is not going to impact the outcome.

Joneser and fleetwood-thanks. That comment really stings about taking the low road. Doesn't everybody appreciate how fricken hard we have worked on our track? How hard I have worked on this race? Its in the hundreds of hours mark now and its gonna be even greater this next two weeks. This race didnt hit 200+ entries because I sat on my tuckus and waited for people to enter!!! I asked and asked the best racers in the country to come and I marketed and marketed. And get this-I own the track and I am NOT going to be their for the race on the 19th!!


This race is gonna be awesome. You wont care about anything but making the A when you step into the track and see the facility!!!


Lets get back to positive!!! YAAAHOOOO!!!! 9 days!!!!

The race is going to be awesome...


Mike D., You know ROAR rules suck:)~ Kid'n. It's going to be a good time as long as you do not kick all of our aces:)~ Take care and we'll see you in a week. Smack Lufaso right in the head for me this weekend if you guys are racing....



RB Love

Wow I did not know RC was still this live and kickin *ss. I miss it. Every year about this time I get this hunger for it, but alas I get stuck working every Sunday. I might try to get to the classic one day. I'm looking for some used equipment. I bought one of those EX-1 digital display radios and cannot get it to work with any of my recievers. I will bring it along if someone can tell me if it is a dud or not. I'm looking for a Corally, but interested in a Calandra. Anyone have any ideas email me at loudneon1@yahoo.com thanks.
PS the pics of the track look great finally a permanent home.

Ray,

Check your e-mail. I will call you later this evening.........


RB

Ray,
Not a personal attack on you or the club. Just an opinion. You know I have always spoken highly of you and the club. Just voicing disappointment. I am sorry I spoke up. It is not that big of a deal and I'm sure we'll run fine there. We usually do. Didn't think my comment was as bad as it seemed the next morning. Sorry.

Dean

Mike D., You know ROAR rules suck:)~ Kid'n. It's going to be a good time as long as you do not kick all of our aces:)~ Take care and we'll see you in a week. Smack Lufaso right in the head for me this weekend if you guys are racing....

RB Love


Hey, a smack in the head is the last thing I need, but who knows - maybe it would help lower my laptimes by knocking the cobwebs loose?

Ray,
Not a personal attack on you or the club. Just an opinion. You know I have always spoken highly of you and the club. Just voicing disappointment. I am sorry I spoke up. It is not that big of a deal and I'm sure we'll run fine there. We usually do. Didn't think my comment was as bad as it seemed the next morning. Sorry.

Dean

Hey dean,

Like I said-lets all get positive!! Lets all get PUMPED_UP!!!

I am thinking these are going to be the hardest A-Mains to make since the Champs in 2002!!!

Any predictions on TQ's???

STOCK Touring-will it be Dunnigan, Lonegran................

MOD 12th Scale-Josh Cyrul???????????

Man-this race is gonna be amazing!!!

Yea, I'm looking at the sign-up sheet and saying to myself "just who are we gonna be able to beat to make the A?". List is pretty short if anybody. We are gonna come have a good time and do our best. Thanks again for all your effort to give the guys a great place to race. In the grand scheme of things it wasn't really that important.

BTW, Did you get the package I sent you? Hope it was ok. If not we can work it out.