Mine too.... :confused:

mine too

I think when i come back in april i'll run stock. I think that the competion was alot closer with stock motors. plus c2's suck

well crap, lol.

Oh well, I have more fun following than leading anyway :p

-Eugene

I think racing stock unstead of 19 turn is the way to go. Fun factor...

exactly the current layout with as 19t isn't fun. I think a layout change would help alot.

I vote for that and told Rob I would be there to help out whenever they needed people to move it...I really dont like the layout..I break too much lol.

1st thing you did wrong was tell Rob. lol I think that me Bear and Rook are going to get together and reset the oval then set a cool road course with some turns in it. when it happens all the help we can get is appreciated.

I am in for helping change the layout. Just let me know. I also agree that a stock class would allow for closer races.

Jason

I will help just say when... Right now?, Today?, Yesterday?...lol

Count me in too

Eugene

what you guys think for tonight?

-Eugene

not looking good. We'll have to see what happens. Weather.com shows a pretty big batch of showers heading our way from the west.

What none of you guys have rain tires? Tsk tsk tsk. Oh yeah, Neither do I. Did you guys know that we americans are the only country as a whole thats stops r/c racing when the weather turns bad? In all other countries the weather is just considered a track condition. Seach for some of the european racing sites and you'll see races in the rain. And we thought we had it bad with bumps in turn three, How'd you like to avoid the puddles in the infield? Oh yeah, One more thing.We need an indoor track bad! :eek:

We need an indoor track bad!


agree wholeheartedly!!!!!

i second that,,,,,,man i miss fccr :( ,,,, but they is always hope :D

hey guys at hobby world ,,, is it stock or nineteen turn yall run in touring, and what gear area i need to be in,,, also i got some c27 takeoffs ,, will they be ok if its not too cold again.

hope they run sunday the 22nd ,,, a few guys up here in ga, like to come and run,,, mostly oval guys but i like to run my tc3.

BIGDON

If this rain keeps up, I'll have to waterproof my electronics and give it a try. I was at the Rolex 24 (for the first 12 hours) and watched some good racing in the rain this year.

Anyone got any tips for waterproofing the car's electronics? Do you need to waterproof the motor too or can you just get by with making it spray-resistant?

The water and grit would probable cause huge problems with the steering rack on a TC3.

You can put the speed control and reciever and servo in a balloon. We used to do this up north in off road racing. Its an oldie but a goodie.

Jason

nice weather today...Daytona is today too mmm?? Going to be a little windy but around 70 and sunny. Will try to get to HW with some friends after the race. Get in some laps and get my race fix for the month..(stupid rain) . Any one else thinking of going to HW for a lttle practice??

I plan on going to HW today!! I need my fix.

Jason

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hey guys at hobby world ,,, is it stock or nineteen turn yall run in touring, and what gear area i need to be in,,, also i got some c27 takeoffs ,, will they be ok if its not too cold again.


Don both 19t and stock classes have run the last couple of racedays/nights. The cs27's will be fine and with a stock motor about a 7.00 gear is a good starting point. The TC3 has a 2.5 tranny ratio so dont forget to figure that in.

I'm planning to be out there too w/stock if the weather holds up. I picked up a set of 22's last week...guess I'll have get more tires bummer...

Went to the track today. It was a lot of fun. No touring guys until almost 5pm. Track was really loose. There was pollen all over the place. Finally got the car geared right. It was fast. To bad I have to get underway for 33 days on tuesday.

Jason

Great weather today. Finally got a chance to put some track time on this losi. The car handled smooth but the rear end was getting away from me. Not sure if it was the car or the pollen on the track. Now to figure how to get some track time in between now and Friday.

Eugene

Track was real slick by the time we got there.

Oh yeah, I think I am going to buy some stock in Associated...heck the dividends can pay for the suspension arms then :(

lol

-Eugene

Eugene has changed A-arms on that tc3 so many times he could do it blind folded..lol.

thanks butts,
for the info,, i think i might take another swing at running touring again sunday 22nd race ,, maybe i want tear up the pipes too bad :lol:

BIGDON

eugene ,
any chance you can make it sundays race

BIGDON

Yea, I should/will be there. :)

eugene ,
any chance you can make it sundays race

BIGDON

I won't be able to make it...it's my reserve weekend duty...it looks like the other Eugene will

Eugene B

whoops hehe my bad

-Eugene G

Ok, I have a question. I am starting to figure things out more on teh set up end of things, but some I am still in the dark on. I am going to basically rebuild most of my car this week and am looking at gearing right now.

What exactly is roll out used for and what numbers should I be looking for at HW with a TC3?

I have the stock 72 spur...(thinking about swapping to a 100 soon). and have been running either a 26 or 25 pinion. I am currently using an Epic Binary but am putting a Monster back in this week.

I am stilll needing alot of practice but I figure I need to make sure the car is setup as well as possible so that the practice means something.

Thanks for any info and I am sure I will be asking more later today....(reading info on sites between teaching classes and during planning periods lol)

-Eugene

eugene i think you are on the money with that gear ratio.i think that what everyone else is running.bear in mind a car that has more corner speed can carry a taller gear ratio and go faster down the straightaway.hope this helps........bear

I am running a 6.6 over all (96/36 2.5 internal). It's a little tall I am going to go to a 35 pinion which will put me at a 6.8. On a TC3 . I think for what I'm running that is a good gear for me. The track is fast and not alot of turns (which sucks) so you can run a pretty good gear- 2 cents

when I ran stock I ran a 98 /38 and that was a perfect balance between the straightaway and the infield.

so shumacher go up a tooth and try it.

who alls planning on running touring sunday? kinda like to get a ideal on how many are goining to be running.

BIGDON

I am running Friday and Sunday.

stock.

-Eugene

I'll be running Touring Stock, Sunday.

both for me

I swear if it rains on friday I'm goin' postal on the weathermen in J-ville. I know it's not technicaly their fault, but in leiu of punishing the responsible (and unavailable) parties I choose to shoot the messenger. I have to trade Fridays nights with the old ball and chain, er loving wife, and Ive been rained out for a month!!! :mad: Let's see, the Q2 is waterproof, so a ballon on the receiver, a silcone greased o ring on the servo's output shaft and some treaded hpi tires collecting dust on the shelf and I'm racing Friday. If I gotta spend another race night buying nuts and bolts so i can have an excuse to fiddle with my car I'm, well I'm just gonna SNAP!!!!! :freak:

i'll be out on friday and sunday just to say hi. i also have some black and white monster cells gp 3300's for sale 20 bucks a pack. these are my race packs. and 1 used 4 times at the snowbirds smc pack for 50.00 bucks

Schumacer says he will take a 3300 pack for 20.00

Just Friday for me...stock

yeah i'll take a pack for 20

yeah i'll take a pack for 20
I'm not sure but I believe Dave has four cell packs for sale, not six. Correct Dave?

The weather for friday night is looking really good. Maybe the old TC3 will come out of it's hiding place for a little competition. Stock that is :eek: It worked pretty good at Robert Livingston International raceway(my street) tueday night without changing anything but the tires since I ran it on the rug last time. My supply of spare arms and hinge pins is down to nada now though so maybe it's not a good idea to race when the shop is closed. :roll:

If they are 4 cell then I don't want them ...Need six cells. Stock up on a-arms and hinge pins If you have a tc3 ..lol

Yeah really

they are 6 cells.

the new saying for the next touring car from associated is " the new tc4 don't hit nothin, I mean nothin" lol see yah tonight