thats cause i kept them out of my trailer so they couldnt loosen up my wheel nuts.haha bear

yah I need tire warmers

yah I need tire warmers Nope we just need a permanant indoor track thats open 6 days a week, And races about 3.

I'll vote YES! on the indoor track.

i'll work for free on the week nights


I was thinking about getting tire warmers but after looking at the calender it looks like this friday night will be my last outdoor race till 12th of march.

there is the perfect place for it on casset ave by san jaun it is a old rollerskating rink. I think it is closed down now.

I vote for an indoor track!!

Actually doesnt the city still owe you guys from Arlington a track? When they closed that one down before the lease was up there was talk they were going to donate the land or something to set another one up. I am all for another off road track in the area but why cant they build an off road and an on road one?

If we all put our money together that we spend on lottery tickets, we could probably build one. :jest:

dave,tire warmers are really aren't needed.you have never needed them in the past.you will figure that car out again.i learn alot last night at the track.we'll see how it works friday. bear

Bear...are you going to be at the track before Friday? Or possibly what time will you be there Friday?

Rook told me to ask you for some insight on my motor (hood alignment) I dont want to take any of your time spent on your stuff, but if you have a few extra minutes would you mind looking at it?

--Eugene

i probally wont be there the rest of this week but i will be there about 5 on friday.dont worry about bothering me,my door is always on for any questions.i dont know everything but ill try my best. bear

yah bear leaver that door open so I can loosen those wheel nuts. May be I just can't drive a car with a spool in it. what was weird is my car was fine in practice and the first qual but then the sun went down and it got cold my car became the spinning tc3 ask brad we were going throw the turns and it would just spin out. didn't matter which way i was turning either. that car is evil I can't believe I am going to bring that wicked thing to the birds. My cars new name is WANDA because it wandas all over the place lol we will see friday night.

took my tc out for a test drive on the franklin road coarse( street in front of the house) :lol: ,,,,man the thing handled go even with the setup davep gave me for the carpet,, i had a ball doing some powersliding with it and all...... man i think i found something i will like ,,,it look so fun my wife even had to get a the wheel for a minute,,

first thing i told her dont go in the dirt on the side of the road,,,,well,, that didnt work,, she started to get the feel of it alittle bit (doing good) and then it was balls to the wall ,,,,car over the curb in the dirt up into the yard :eek: ,, what holly melting snowballs are you doing,, this isnt the fast and furious 3,, but she thoght it was with a big old smile on here face and about to pass out laughing.. all and all it was pretty cool,, now i got to go clean bearings,,,

hope to see all of yall next saturday at the carpet race,, david butts and i plan on drafting on the roadcoarse to keep up.. by the way how much stagger do you run in this cars :D oh yeah david i found the wedge bolts they are on the a arms,,,just kidding.

BIGDON

lol man that is funny

Hey Don I look forward to rubbing, uh racing you this saturday. My computer has been on the blink till just now(sunday night at 10:50)from last thursday and I've really missed reading all this stuff.

David,
my cpu missed uped with me the other,, keep locking and freezen up and you have to shut it down manually and keep doing it over and over,,,until i got mad,, and kick the the thing and she has been working fine ever since.

yeah i look forward to this weekend,, hope my bearings come in ,, the ones i got with the car are in bad shape,,

BIGDON

Hey it was really good to put some faces with you river city sport truck guys saturday. Now if I can just remember who you all are. Did you guys get the push out of Val's(I think that was his name) car? See y'all at the track soon. If I dont break my car on the carpet saturday maybe I'll race with you guys in stock just to add one to the class.

Saturday Val ended up going in and buying the TC3 lol.... the we went back out yesterday with Matt, Chris and me and Chris bought his TC3 lol.

Looks like a stock class is coming soon....most are wanting to this Sunday but it may have to be next Friday....it will be fun though

I was avoiding traffic and totalled the front of the shumacher(right in to the pipe) :confused: . So I decided not to go through the hassel of ordering the old parts and just get a new ride. Couldn't bring myself to buy a Losi. So I ended up with the TC3 put it togather in a day and now just tring to set the droop and camber and all that crap . Hope to be ready for sun.
-Chris

I just bought a TC3 what is good set up for it

I just bought a TC3 what is good set up for it If you bought a new kit, the kit setup is actually pretty good for hobby world. It's a good baseline to get you started. if not then go to www.rc10.com and download one of the tc3 setup sheets from one of the asphalt races and go from there. Its very important to build everything to the measurements given. If you do the car will work well and track straight. Pay real close attention to the shocks when filling them and make sure that each pair front or rear are exactly the same side to side. Also the droop screws are very touchy and close is not good enough, They must be dead on.

here is my set up

use rear tower
4 deg castor
f-0 block
0 toe
5mm ride height
shocks and camber links
40 wt #2 pistion blue spring 6 mm droop
camber link up and in mount shock in middle hole and outer hole on arm
.055 bar 1 deg camber

rear
2+2 block
5.5 ride height
.055 bar
short wheel base
shocks
40wt #2 pistion silver spring 4 mm droop
camber links up and in mount shocks in middle hole and outer hole on arm

I ran cs 22 or 27's takeoffs a c2 motor with 98 spur 37 pin

used trinity death grip tire cleaner and rubber tire only traction put it on
after each race and let sit as per instuctions on bottle

protoform stratus 2.0 body

Does anyone have a good setup for the Losi XXX-s for hobby world? Also at around what temperature outside should you switch from takeoff's 27's to 22's?

Jason

Well I can't help you with the Losi. But use 27's in the cold 22's in the heat. Exact Temp.??? If your in shorts use 22's If you have on a coat and want to go home because your hands are num use 27's :thumbsup:

Thanks for the set up tips. I will try that.

Come race some stock TC with us..It'll be fun. The more the marrier. We'll Let you know Fri. night if we'll make it Sun or next Fri. Will you be at the track fri. night doing left turns ONLY??

Well I can't help you with the Losi. But use 27's in the cold 22's in the heat. Exact Temp.??? If your in shorts use 22's If you have on a coat and want to go home because your hands are num use 27's :thumbsup:
Actually you have that backwards. The tires are rated in firmness or shore rates and the lower the number the softer the tire. So you would want to use the 22's in the cold and the 27's in warm weather and the 30whatevers in the hot. Theres no rule that says you have run all four tires of the same shore rating either. If you are using up the front tires faster than the rears try a harder front tire but you may induce a push then. Hmm? More tuning options. Arent the tc's fun?

Oh yeah Crap!! Sorry that was backasswards..lol

Come race some stock TC with us..It'll be fun. The more the marrier. We'll Let you know Fri. night if we'll make it Sun or next Fri. Will you be at the track fri. night doing left turns ONLY??

I doubt that I'll race friday night. Oops make that I know I wont be racing friday night. I'm helping with the carpet races on friday night setup(if I get off work early enough) and saturdays program. Its looking like rain sunday so there probably wont be any racing at the big track then. You guys should come check out the carpet saturday. Indoors with heat and a/c, electric and plenty of chairs too. You gotta have roar to race anywhere in jax now so theres nothing stopping anyone from enjoying multiple racing types. Oh yeah there is the tire differences from asphalt to carpet but everyone could use some more tires right?

I can't get the the #'s right on the tires I'm using at HW. Lets not throw more tires in the mix. I still can't belive I put the #'s on backwards ..lol. Yeah we will come check out the carpet though.

Hey guys thanks for the tire input. Now I just have to find out what Bear or Rook is running.

Jason

Faster than most :eek: :mad:

Does anyone know what the weather is supposed to be like on Sunday? I hope it warm.

When and where do you race on the carpet?

When and where do you race on the carpet?
Its at the churches of argyle on argyle forrest blvd accross from the ball fields. They're using the auditorium thats in the rear of the church. Racing starts at noon this saturday and racers start getting there around 08:00 a.m. Come check it out. They have their own thread in the oval tracks section on here.

Does anyone know what the weather is supposed to be like on Sunday? I hope it warm.
Its supposed to be in the 70's sunday but with thunder showers and heavy winds. Yuck.

I Always Run 27's Or 22's Depending On The Outside Temp.cold Night 22's,sunday Race 27's.hope That Helps.dont Waste Your Money On Any Other Rubber Tires.those Are The Best By Far. Bear

When and where do you race on the carpet?

www.fccarpetracing.com

Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day for racing at the big track today. Who's gonna be there and who if anyone will be able to beat Bear?

I will be there. However I wont be racing against bear. TC stock for me.......

Jason

Ok, I am hooked lol. Even though I was slow and broke in the Main I had a blast. Cannot wait for the next one. Doubt (but maybe) it will be this Friday but the next friday and Sunday for sure.
I learned alot and met alot of people that really help out. I actually could see myself getting better on lap to lap.

Eugene

It looks as if most of you guys had a good time today. I did just watching y'all. turn marshalling is rough on an older out of shape guy like me but it was still fun. I think that David's car still knows the line from when Earl drove it. :devil:

Welcome to the addiction! I just got my new Mazda 6 body painted and mounted on my TC3. Can't wait to get it on the track tomorrow for some practice. I hope I don't scratch it up too bad on the pipes! LOL

Hey Eugene you did great for you first race. Hell you did better than me. Today was a blast and the weather couldnt have been any better. I will hopefully see a couple of you out there during the week for practice.

Jason

I had a blast! Got in to someone or they got in to me on the first Qual. broke a rear a-arm. Other than that I had a great time. Me and C. Mason had a real good race for 2nd behind Brad. I came in second with my brushless motor..lol. Got home pulled the brushes out and they were toast.Car felt real flat half way through the main.,guess that's why. :) I ran half 17's/18's in the 2nd Qual. Only one 17.6 in the main. All and all it's nice to be back. :dude:

yeah... today was a blast! most of the day was trial and error but i had a great time. and i agree with you (david b) earls old car still knows the line he had it sit up perfect. i guess we have some what of the same driving style i havent had to make any changes to the setup :thumbsup:

Well you made a bad gear change . right before the main . oops :freak:

Hey what setup are you running on earls old car? I just got another xxx-s this time its the graphite plus kit. I could use some setup help. This sunday was fun But I am still struggling with gearing.....

Jason

attention to all xxx-s owners your cars are slow lol just kidding the the march 2004 issue of R/C CAR has a excellent artical about the xxx-s by losi's todd hodge. I think that you can buy it at Books a million.

hehehe...SLOW!