I don't care about the speed as much, I was just pointing stuff out. I don't care what we run, AS LONG AS WE RUN! :D :wave:
Jake

I know sometimes I jump the gun sorry:rolleyes:

4 cell is what is saving oval.More and more people that have quit racing oval are getting back into it.Jake as for your point about motors and batteries it will always be that way in equally prepared cars cars the better motor and batteries will always win it doesn't matter if your running 4,6,7 or 20 cells or if its touring cars 1/12th scales or E-Maxxes thats just the way it is.4 cell will bring the group closer together also many times with 8-10 cars on the same lap in qualifing.In my opinion oval racing is the most difficult form of racing to excel at.It takes more set-up knowledge and time to do maintaince on the car because everything has to be perfect to win especially at a big event.Any how I've marked my calender for the Soo Oval Trophy race hope to be able to run 4 cell oval there if you decide to make that an available class.Remember chassis is the way to go fast in oval the killer pack and motors just help a little.Also I have an X-15 if you need and set-up help.

Hey Hock you will have 1 more for sure in 4 cell Pan I am going to run my new car in it. If you don't mind I do need to pick your brain on what stuff to get for it. IE front end pieces I know you run the IR castor thingies I will need to get a set of those so If you have an extra or Perry does LMK

Thanks and shot me an e-mail about the stuff I need
Casey

Originally posted by hock I know sometimes I jump the gun sorry:rolleyes: Perry, I didn't mean anything towards you, because sometimes I jump the gun too. Anyone that knows me very well soons finds that I don't keep my opinions to my self. Most of that time that is a good thing, people know what I think. Sometimes I piss people off with my opinion, but thats life. :)

Bob, between you and MEL helping me with my car (yeah, I just roped you in too Mel!) hopefuly I will be doing ok. :) I just put a new front end, rear pod and *new* Delta shocks on the X-15 chassis I got from Mel last winter. So Hopefully I can make that do something instead of always trying to get my old shocks to work. :eek:

Thanks everyone, hope I didn't tick anyone off too bad with that post, it was NOT intended for anyone particular. And yeah, I will run 4-cell if that is what majority wants.
Jake

Hey Jake Hock is not Perry Hock is Hock
Perry is the other guy


BTW Hock and Perry if you now anybody that has a Dyno they want to get rid of LMK and a tire truer that will do truck and TC


LMK
Casey

Don't know of anyone at this time with any for sale.

if you get confused as to what I look like. I'm Perry's MIni me:roll:

WHere in the world is eveyone racing this weekend? I want to go somewhere but have no idea. John Sparks and I are thinking about going back to Elkart Indiana friday night just so we can race. just LMK about this weekend. I thought there was a race in the U.P. but who knows.

Copy post from other site from Trackside in Milwaukee.

Hi Everyone, I am back from my trips and ready for some awsome racing this fall. The track has turned out great and the new transponder system is working out fine. We have made a change in the schedual for the Region 5 oval race. We are going to run it as a 2 day race. Friday practice from 10am - 6pm, then a club race at 7pm. Then Saturday we will have practice in the AM and then run 4 rounds of qualifing and mains. I think this will best rather than running it over the entire weekend. Mainly to keep the cost down for the racers attending. The club race on Friday night will only be $10 for entry. Entry for the Region race will be $25, and 15 for the second class. It will be a bring your own motor race. We will inspect and engrave up to 3 motors you present to tech for use in the event. We will be running 4 cell stock, 4 cell mod. 4 cell "ARCOR" 19 turn and Trackside cup cars. I am extremly excited for our oval program this season. Oval is back and strong. As most of you know, We also applied for the nationals this year. I am hoping we get it and that will make this years racing the best ever. Keep your fingers crossed. The flyers for the Regionals is complete and will be at the track and on our website this week. If anyone has any questions, just let me know. Take care.
Scotty


http://www.trackside.com

Originally posted by James Hanson
WHere in the world is eveyone racing this weekend? I want to go somewhere but have no idea. John Sparks and I are thinking about going back to Elkart Indiana friday night just so we can race. just LMK about this weekend. I thought there was a race in the U.P. but who knows.

Hey, Rotten Hanson Kid - I plan on going to Grand Rapids this weekend. I'm not sure if Nick (a.k.a. "NTwigs") has a new building lined up yet for Lansing, but if you're in Big Rapids then G.R. is closer to you anyway. Oval racing is saturday noonish, Road Course is sunday. I don't know what Mel, Greg & Keith plan to do.

Guess I skipped a few posts. After reading some of those sounds like there will be enough of us to run the 4-cell class in december. I can't make the warm up race By will be there for the oval trophy race

4-cell sounds like

1. hock
2. perry
3. casey
4. Bob
5. Maybe a few more coming form GB
(still pusing the issue with a few peoplewho should go)

Casey, I have never met these guys, I didn't mess them up on purpose..... :D

4 cell or 6 cell, I will race what people tell to me, I have enough classes to race in the Soo anyway. This just means less decision making. Well the ballot is out, what do people want me to run? LoL
Jake

run what you want to run, or are prepaired to run.:)

Wigman said if we had enough we could run that's all. If you don't want to run 4-cell I understand. I plan on being prepaired to run 6-cell if I have to. :D Gotta CYA once and a while

How many classes you run jake. I find it to hard to run more than two

When I want to be seriously competitive? Only 2, when I am in the soo and wanna run the 12th scale the touring car the pan car and the E-Maxx? 4. :D It's casey's fault, he makes me do it! ;)
Jake

Wholey WAA. Dat Der it a Whole bunch of work!:thumbsup:

last time I ran two classes was when we ran Dirt oval. I ran Sprint car and Direct drive stock class. I was exhuasted at the end of thre day

I type way to fast :lol:

Well Jake I guess since casey makes you do it then i'll have to have casey make you give me your touring car....not that it's a good one, but atleast it will eliminate the junk from the best.. :lol: J/K I am also going to be trying to run 2 classes this winter. Not sure if i will be able to keep up with it all though. So many people up here run 4 classes or more it will be hard to find TURN MARSHALS. Also when peoples races are done at the end of the day they leave. I'm not pointing fingers but it would be nice if some people stayed and helped. I marshalled so much the year before and last year when i didn't have to but they needed the help so ihelped. Just try to remember that marsheling goes along with racing. Iknow your good about that Jake. I don't know who is all going to be running what this year but i am going to be putting more time towards my car and truck this yr. I want to make a good showing. Last yr was a joke for me thanks to work. This yr however....look out Jake. =) CHat laters y'all.
:wave:

Well Russell I respect that fact that you want to improve and get better, but beat me? You gotta get past Casey first... hahahahahaha :D
Jake

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GR is basicly too far for me to drive on any kind of a regular basis, so I won't be comming there this weekend. Looks like Nick has not yet gotten the green light on the next site for racing in Lansing, so that isn't a option at this point...

I think I'm going to stay home this weekend and work on my new RC10L3O... anyone got any consturction tips for me ??? I have not yet pruchased a Factory Team chassis for it, so I'll be stuck with the standard oval chassis for now...

Well Glenn, I've been running Woods for the last 2 years, so I don't have any experience with the L30. I will leave this one to Hock, Casey, Joel and the rest of the guys that have L3O's. Congrats on your purchase of a purpose built oval car. :)
Jake

Alot of us guys here on the Western side of the lake are going to the Terminator Pro Kits (upgrade for the 10l3) It's a lot like the ADX was but I like this kit better. First night out in four cell it smashed out local track record by 3 laps. Solid and sturdy.

You can find them here: http://www.hometown.aol.com/wrewin/page1.html

These upgrades work well. They also have battery tracks for 6-cell and stick packs. as far as a setup WE run this setup

Try this setup on you car You Can do this same setup on the 10L3


LF green
RF blue (try double blue if to aggressive into turn) no stagger
LR white
RR green +.020 stagger

Springs
LF red prog.
RF green prog.
LR silver 35 WT
RR blue 35 WT
Center HPI orange ( if you don't have an orange HPI try an Associated green
TC3 spring, it is pretty close or a red truck spring cut down) 40 WT # 1
piston, shock mount was the stock associated plastic one raised .125 in the
front holes

Wheelbase 10"

Chassis rake .040

Castor
LF 2 degrees.....pin in top hole
RF 4 degrees..... pin in stock hole
Camber
LF + 1
RF -2
Battery position
All the way left and all the way back
Body
Protoform Intrepid

I ran the car centered and square on the left. On the right I used the
short hub shimmed out .060. I also used the .063 stock Associated t-bar with
only 2 screws with 1/2 degree rear steer.:roll:

Well Jake if my touring car racs is anything like the last race on the Mars series it will be me out in front and casey crashing all the way behind me hehehe. Looks like your next to take out buddy :D I'm gun'n for you dude. hehe laters:wave:

Man get the bugs out of your ears I thnk they are effecting your sense of reality Russ.
I was just having a bad day . My pit guy wanted some attention form his old lady and went home. I know he wil be there on the 19th so I will be able to kick some but again
Take that
Later
Casey

Well Well Well, Casey finally realized what makes him fast. Some one "in the know" spinning the wrenches on his cars.... :thumbsup:
Jake

Hey casey glad to know that your still on here hehehe :thumbsup: Everyone has there bad days but when i'm the only traffic there is.... come on hehehe Thats more then just a bad day LoL :lol: See you at the races. PS Jake is going to bypass St. Ignance and come up to the Soo and hang out with me. hehehe :D Laters

Originally posted by 1Metric Ton Jake is going to bypass St. Ignance and come up to the Soo and hang out with me. hehehe :D I haven't made my decision yet... Casey claims that he will get out of work and be ready to go by 130, I want to be in the Soo between 2 and 3pm. I haven't heard anything else on sleeping arrangements, so Russell can I still crash on your floor? Thanks! :D
Jake

anyone going to make Reg 5 carpet oval in milwaukee? Nov8,9

Nope, won't be there... :(
Jake

Jake we are staying at Joels unless we get kicked out befoe we go up there.
Joels wife (Brenda) just had to put that in there seems weird to say.
Kinda like me saying that I am working on my cars and acuatlly do it.
J/K

Brenda Says we have to fight over the room with the bed.

Jake I will be done with work so you and Rob can jut plan on riding up with me.
I am scheduled to get done @ 1 so I shouldn't be to much longer than that
Later I am leaving now so Jake I wont be home till 9 ish

Casey

Hey Jake yea not a problem you can stay here, i can put one person up for the night here. Need to make reservations in advance LoL. Not a problem. I told roomie about my racing and he said thats fine. just 1 person though, he doesn't like alot of people here and alot of noise. Chat at you laters. :roll:

WHERE ARE YOU ALL GOING TO RACE?

Hock, the Soo's first race on the 19th. ;) It's not a points race, I just need to run carpet!

Mel are you planing on going up to the Soo anytime this year?
Thanks
Jake

Jeese :rolleyes: I forgot! i can't get there til dec 7. I'm going to regional in November. soo in Dec. Busy end of year;)

Casey, it isn't that I don't want to stay with you guys, I'd like to try my hand at that EVIL black and green box of yours, but Russell asked me a week or so ago if I could take a look at his system for him. He needs to update the virus scan and I was gonna give it a genreral "tune-up" like I did to yours when you went to Benton Harbor. ;) You need a new virus scan as well right? LMK :D

FYI: YGM :wave:

Jake

Hey Hock Jake posted all of the Saults races on the calander on here i think. He is cool and i am wishing i had all my weekends off. I would be racing almost everyweekend. Dang i wish i was rich and didn't have to work....mroe race time for me hehehe. If you need directions to get to the Big bear (where we race at) I or casey and Joel can give you directions to it. I don't know if you have raced here before? Still not sure of everyones names on here and who they are in RL hehehe. Off to work for me now laters Y'all :wave:

I know I have it under my favorites. It just slipped my mind. Was up til after midnight last night getting my car just the way i wanted it. Total rebuild of 3 shocks with new kits and cut motors. Discharged my 3000's moved my battery tray a bit more outside.

We race on Wednesday nights

Hock, sounds like a good start to winter. :thumbsup: ROAR just doesn't seem like a big deal over here in MI. In all honesty I would probably only join it if there was a big race in the AREA. You do realize that the area I am talking about it Jackson/Lansing/Grand Rapids all the way to the Soo? LoL It just seems like there aren't any events here in MI, or I just plain don't know about them. :(

I hope you liked the flyer, and I hope it is useful for you, was glad to do it. The advantages of PDF are that they look the same to everyone, MAC, Windows, Linux/Unix. They are pretty cool, and no matter WHAT printer they are printed on they will always look the same. Plus your club looks much cooler if your flyer is in PDF format.... :D LoL
Jake

Some states roar does well. some it doesn't. Your not far from Milwaukee, I know your not planning on it but you can get a single event membership for regionals for $15 instead of a full membership for $30.00 That is what I think Chuck did when he came down to west bend from the Great White North. Actually I am going to the Soo this weekend but to the other side of the bridge to go on some train ride.:rolleyes: Wifes Idea. figure maybe she won't give me so much grief then for racing. Flyer looked great! All I have is the reader for PDF format. (for now Xmas is comming)

I have a hell of time getting our web guy to get things on sometimes but in his defense he does have a real job too.

Originally posted by hock
All I have is the reader for PDF format. (for now Xmas is comming) The beauty of the MAC shines through again.... with my lap top I can save ANY document to PDF with no extra (read:expensive!) software..... :devil:

Yeah I agree on the ROAR thing, it seems like Wisconsin gets all the cool events and michigan is just the red-headed step child of region 5. Maybe its because of the Yoopers, and there 7 year residency program. :)

A train ride huh? Is is that Agwa Canyon one? I think my grandparents went on it once, they liked it. :D LoL All kidding aside, have fun!
Jake

YUP THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE RIDE THING. Pretty easy to get a ROAR event (except nationals) pretty much all you have to do is ask for it. These are all the events that were/are available (from WWW.roarregion5.com


Event Date Host Track Race Level Telephone Website
Region 5 Dirt Oval Championship TBD Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Region (3)

State Dirt Oval Championship TBD Illinois State (2)
State Dirt Oval Championship TBD Indiana State (2)
State Dirt Oval Championship TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Dirt Oval Championship TBD Michigan State (2)
State Dirt Oval Championship TBD Ohio State (2)
State Dirt Oval Championship TBD Wisconsin State (2)
State Carpet Oval Championship TBD Illinois State (2)
State Carpet Oval Championship TBD Indiana State (2)
State Carpet Oval Championship TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Carpet Oval Championship TBD Michigan State (2)
State Carpet Oval Championship TBD Ohio State (2)
State Carpet Oval Championship TBD Wisconsin State (2)
State Paved Oval Championship TBD Illinois State (2)
State Paved Oval Championship TBD Indiana State (2)
State Paved Oval Championship TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Paved Oval Championship TBD Michigan State (2)
State Paved Oval Championship TBD Ohio State (2)
State Paved Oval Championship TBD Wisconsin State (2)
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On-Road Events (electric and fuel)

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Awarded Events


Event Date Host Track Race Level Telephone Website
2002 Midwest Series Varies Varies Series (2) www.myrcworld.net/midwestseries
1/10th Fuel On-Road (Sedan) Nationals June 27-30 Tri-State R/C Auto Racers, Hamilton, OH Nationals (4) www.tri-statercautoracers.com

Great Lakes Challenge July 26-28 1/8th Scale Racers of Toledo
Toledo, OH Region (3)
IFMAR 1/10th Fuel On-Road (Sedans) Worlds September 11-22 Tri-State R/C Auto Racers, Hamilton, OH Worlds www.tri-statercautoracers.com


Potential Remaining Races


Event Date Host Track Race Level Telephone Website

Region 5 Fuel On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Region (3)
Region 5 Electric On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Region (3)
Region 5 Electric On-Road Championship (carpet) TBD Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Region (3)
State Fuel On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Illinois State (2)
State Fuel On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Indiana State (2)
State Fuel On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Fuel On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Michigan State (2)
State Fuel On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Ohio State (2)
State Fuel On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Wisconsin State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Illinois State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Indiana State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Michigan State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Ohio State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (asphalt) TBD Wisconsin State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (carpet) TBD Illinois State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (carpet) TBD Indiana State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (carpet) TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (carpet) TBD Michigan State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (carpet) TBD Ohio State (2)
State Electric On-Road Championship (carpet) TBD Wisconsin State (2)
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Off-Road Events (electric and fuel)
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Awarded Events


Event Date Host Track Contact Telephone Website
Region 5 Electric Off-Road Championship August 23 -25 Leisure Hours Region (3) 815-439-1477
www.lesiurehours.com


Potential Remaining Races


Event Date Host Track Race Level Telephone Website
Region 5 Fuel Off-Road Championship TBD Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin Region (3)
State Electric Off-Road Championship TBD Illinois State (2)
State Electric Off-Road Championship TBD Indiana State (2)
State Electric Off-Road Championship TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Electric Off-Road Championship TBD Michigan State (2)
State Electric Off-Road Championship TBD Ohio State (2)
State Electric Off-Road Championship TBD Wisconsin State (2)
State Fuel Off-Road Championship TBD Illinois State (2)
State Fuel Off-Road Championship TBD Indiana State (2)
State Fuel Off-Road Championship TBD Kentucky State (2)
State Fuel Off-Road Championship TBD Michigan State (2)
State Fuel Off-Road Championship TBD Ohio State (2)
State Fuel Off-Road Championship TBD Wisconsin State (2)

Hey Jake you know if there are any close races in say Ohio.. that isn't to bad to go to. Just ask Casey and Joel. The only thing i hated about going to a Roar race was track time.....like there was none. I spent an hour and a half at mod nats when me and casey and Joel travleed down in Ohio. Yea that was my first time racing mod truck for me...any guesses on how i did? But anyways for that 1.5 hrs i watched all the team drivers tand up there and yell to there peeps to change there tires and what not and batteries and what not. It was not something that i wanted to relive. Not sure if state races are the same or not? Only fun i had was when they put Brian Kinwald in the same qualifying heat as me once. I got toasted to say the least but still it was cool to be up on the stand with those drivers. Ohh and Hock i think my grandparents went on the ride also they liked it too. Just funny to think that it seems only OLD people go on that ride hehehe J/K Have fun on the train ride. I am going to look over those dates and see if i can possibly make any. Thanks Hock and jake if you want to try and go to any i will try and go to. Hey it's racing right and that means practice and getting better. Laters Y'all :wave:

Last night i tried to talk my way out of the Train ride and into racing while she and the kids went on the ride. Went over the cliff like a balloon made out of lead. :lol: Went to (2) oval nats and it was a blast both times. Even one did there own work (except for the ocassional shock tweak). Plenty of track practice time and the team guys which were there were more than helpful. Even had a few Adlut beverages with a couple of them when perry and I ran into them at the Local tavern.:D Roar regional have also been a very enjoyable time for me. I've never been to a ROAR off-Road event so I have no idea what that is like. But I always have fun at the Region 5 events.

Scotty at trackside runs a awesome event oval, offroad or on-road.

That sounds way cool Hock. I might have to get better with my touring car hehe and try to make it to one of those races? Not sure if they run truck? That would be cool too. Ohh yea as for my placing at Nats. I placed dead last. yea my name was easy top find at the very bottom. But i did get wooped on by some of the best. Jake if your interested in any then lets try and go to 1. Hock if you make it to 1 of our races, find me LoL Like to know who i am chatting with. :thumbsup: Won't be to hard to find me, if you know casey then he will be able to point me out. I might have met you already just not sure of it hehe i'm bad with names and faces. :rolleyes: chat laters.

Cool Perry and i are heading to the soo on dec 7. I got regionals in nov and if I'd try to hit the soo twice and regionals in 2 months the wife would kill me. Trackside doesn't Run truck on carpet but they do have a indoor off-road track which is really nice. some nice pictures of there shop

http://www.trackside.com/Photos.htm

sweet looking tracks. Man wish i lived closer to that. Would be nice to run off road indoor. Both tracks look sweet. Might have to get better (alot better) at touring car hehe.

I heard that on sundays they have well over 15 heats of TC at times. I've not seen it, just been told that.

OMG!:eek:

Hmm.... 15 heats huh? Russell when are we going to Wisconsin? :D
Jake

How many races you want to try and go to Jake? I have to be careful though...Not sure how many races i will be able to go to? Just have to ask i guess? CHat soon. Russell