Anyone still here and reading?
Jake

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by rowle1jt:
Anyone still here and reading?
Jake</font>

Yea I am here Jake. As for my pan car I don't know what was up with it I had a new motor and a new pack. The pack was 1.14+ and was charged too. The only thing I didn't change was the ESC. I know it wasn't because of us Running 4 cell either. I just should have practiced with it instead of screwing around but that is what I normally do. I will try and make it down and race with you soon.

I am not sure what i wil be doing anytime soon. I called my wife on the cell Phone when I left and found out that her mother got ran over by one of teh tractors on her farm and got messed up pretty bad. I have been going to Petoskey Hospital most of this week and will have to help out at her house with the chores and stuff like that. She is doing as well as expected she is taking morphine and other pain medicence and it is not helping that much. Shew will be in for 3 weeks atleast.
After another week I will know more but till than take it easy and hope to see everybody soon

Wow, well our thoughts are with you and hoping she makes a fast recovery!

As for the 4-cell thing, I will be honest. I didn't like it. Mostly becasue I'm not used to it. I can't wait to try and run 6-cell pan car, should be much more fun!

Hope everything else is going good.
Jake

Mel,
Here is the scoop. I picked up a 115 tooh spur and a 26 tooh pinion in 64 pitch today. With a tuned MVP will that be a good place to start? I will be running full size (not cut down) tires on the track here in Mount Pleasant. Told Jon that I saw you guys and he wanted me to make sure that you know Mount Pleasants dates. I told him that you would not be at the first race the 27th is this still correct?

As for the gearing, is this a good place to start or not? I can take the pinion back and go bigger or smaller. I don't know if you know Jay Mowl or not, but he said to go with a 115/24 or 25. But hedoesn't run an MVP either. It will be a Pro Match MVP, with some of Big Jims new tribo drops which are supposed to help w/ torque and run cooler, which is why I went one tooth higher than Jay said. Whats your opinion? Thanks!
Jake

PS Do Keith or Greg ever come here to the boards?

Hey Guys Casey hope things are looking up for your family. Not alot to do at the Petosky Hospital. I spent a few days there with my brother inlaw back in July. We were comming back from your neck of the woods and he had a heart attack and that is where he ended up. They do have a computer that you can use and get on the internet with. You can set up a hotmail account that allows you to e-mail. I think the computer is on the 1st floor but I do know it is in a lounge.
Hey jake I would go with the 115-25. Even with the MVP. Most of us at Mt.Pleasant would run at 1.70 ratio. Get your self a cheap pair of calipers so you can measure the tire. Then you can use a calculator to figure your gearing.
Example - 2.50 tire size X Pi or 3.14 X 25 your pinion divided by 115 your spur = 1.70.
The smaller the tire gets the larger the pinion will have to be to keep at 1.70. Think you got it or did I do a good job of confusing you? 2.50 X 3.14 X 25 / 115 = 1.70
No Keith and Greg don't use the internet they're better with there cars than with the internet. It is hard to beat them two.
As the speed goes up what was a good car will start to go to pot. They say loose is fast if you can drive it. You want to get that car to turn with as little of dual rate as possible.
Jackson this weekend and Larry's the next two Sat. after that. Four cell stock and Busch. Later Boys

With as little dual rate as possible, so you mean more wheel travel on the tx = less wheel travel in car right? I do need to turn the dr's down, I think that would help.

As for gearing, yeah, I do understand the role out formula, might wirte a program for my calculator so I can input the specs and have it spit out gear ratio! Wow, I really am lazy!
Thanks Mel!
Jake

Jake You want both. Low dual rate and front wheel steering. The less steering you have to get around the corner the faster you will be.

That makes sense. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif Looking forward to racing in mount Pleasant in november.....too long ot wait!

Scott are you still lurking around here?

Jake

Joel.....or anyone who race in the Soo.

I lost my sheet on race dates, put on up in the LHS, but mine? Who knows! When are the race dates up there? Thanks!
Jake

Hey jake
our next race is this weekend the 27th after that they will be nov. 10th and 24th, dec. 8th and 22nd, jan 5th and 19th, feb 2nd and 16th, march 2nd and 16th, and our last race will be on april 13th. it will be a trophy race , we will run pancars on an oval and everything else on a road course for all of our remaining races. we run stock trucks, 19t touring cars, 12th scale(4-cell mod), e-maxxes on the road course, hope to see ya soon

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by rowle1jt:
Joel.....or anyone who race in the Soo.

I lost my sheet on race dates, put on up in the LHS, but mine? Who knows! When are the race dates up there? Thanks!
Jake

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Thanks Joel, I would like to make it back up again this year if possible!

Mel, took the car out for a drive with 6 cells, wow, it had punch! Guess that I'm just not used to running 4 cell. I'd like to try and make it back up to the Soo again this winter, race stock truck, maybe pan car or Legend if I can find enough people.

Later guys!
Jake

Casey, any word on the condition of your wife's mother? How is she doing, hopefully recovering quickly! http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif

Jake

Hi Jake.Yes im still here.Just kind of at a stand still until we get our carpet put down.Offroad is done at our track and we are waiting word on a building for the winter.Hope to make it up your way soon.See ya then. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif

Scott(t3rc1)and KEEP ON RACING

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by t3rc1:
Hi Jake.Yes im still here.Just kind of at a stand still until we get our carpet put down.Offroad is done at our track and we are waiting word on a building for the winter.Hope to make it up your way soon.See ya then. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif

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Hey scott, you guys comin this way this weekend? Just wondering if we will be running pancars or not this weekend.
Hope you can make it up again Jake. sorry you don't like the four cell thing but from what I've been told mt. pleasant traverse city and escanaba is the only places in the state that still run six cell. much cheaper in all aspects of oval racing to run 4-cell.
Tire wear is practically nothing not to mention the motors hardly heat up with only 4 cells pushing them around the track.
hope to see everyone back soon take care and good luck at your race this weekend jake.
later Joel

Joel,
I don't mean to bad-mouth 4 cell by any means. I was just getting frustrated because I had no experience with it. I agree, it is cheaper and easier on equipment, but I missed the punch of 6 cell. That or maybe I just need some better batteries. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif
Jake

Hey Guys.Cant make it this weekend Joel.Maybe the next one if money permits.The 4 cell isn't bad if you can figure out the gearing or like me who didn't have gears big enough.In six cell we never needed pinions in the high thirties.With the right gearing on hand it would have been easier to keep up to you faster guys.I do have to admit that my car was so easy to control with four cells that it seemed like a whole different car.All in all we had a GREAT time in the soo and we look forward to doing four cell there again.See you guys soon.

Scott(t3rc1)and KEEP ON RACING http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif

Hey Guys.Cant make it this weekend Joel.Maybe the next one if money permits.The 4 cell isn't bad if you can figure out the gearing or like me who didn't have gears big enough.In six cell we never needed pinions in the high thirties.With the right gearing on hand it would have been easier to keep up to you faster guys.I do have to admit that my car was so easy to control with four cells that it seemed like a whole different car.All in all we had a GREAT time in the soo and we look forward to doing four cell there again.See you guys soon.

Scott(t3rc1)and KEEP ON RACING http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif

WOOPS.DIDNT MEAN TO POST TWICE.MUST BE THE PARAGON AGAIN. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif

:CONFUSED:

I thought that you had broken your habit of sniffing Paragon?

Anyone race this weekend? If so where? Mount Pleasant had their first race this weekend, I wasn't there wondering if anyone knew how it went?

Jake

I raced at Larry's this past Sat. They ran 4 cell stock and Busch.
They are having a big money race on Nov.3.
You can still race without paying the extra money. There will be some pretty hot racers there. Some from out of state.
I will be racing there this Sat.
Larry's is located in Sterling Heights off M59.
I Plan on going to Mt.Pleasant in Nov.
Later Mel

Hey Mel, good to here from you. Whats this that I hear you go fishing up near Georges on the Titabawsee??? My parents have a cabin about a mile from his! One of my buddies lives in about 10 mins away from Larry's. Wish I could make it......

Good to know that you plan on coming up to the big MP.....see you soon.

Jake

Jake A good friend of mine has a cottage on a channel off the main river. Leaving from Lost Arrow going toward the main river you would turn right on to the river then turn right at the next channel. The cottage is on Hillis Dr. Been going up there off and on for over twenty years. Later

Mel (and other woods drivers) I got a question for you. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif

I have a chance to pick an X-13 up from George, he is giving me a very fair price, just wondering how much harder they are to drive and set up? It appears to be in very good condition. I don't really know that much about Woods cars except that they are fast and that is what a lot of people drive. Are they dificult to set up? How is parts availbilty? There are a few photos at my photopoint account.

More Pics (http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1734656&a=13935460&f=)

Thanks Mel,
Jake
jakerowley@yahoo.com

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Hey Jake A woods car is no different in setting up than a L30. The t-bar on the X13 is its weak spot. You can still pick them up at a decent price. The car was designed for flat tracks so hang them batteries out all tha way. Also just about everything from an L30 can be used on the X13 except for some of the graphite. Later Mel

Thanks Mel,

Where can I get parts? And does woods have a website? If so do you know the addy?
Thanks!
Jake

Hey Jake I will get you the number. He has moved and I don't have his new number. Put a thread on the swap and sell that you want X-13 parts.
We had a good time at Larry's. There were some tough racers from four states and I ended up fourth in the B-main. Man them guys were fast. Well going to take a week off from racing and get ready for Jackson College. See Ya!

PS Joel when you going to ship the 15?

Thanks Mel, I do appreciate it, I feel like I am badgering you though. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif

Do you run an X-13 or do you have the new one? There is one newer model correct?
Thanks
Jake

Actually Jake they have 2 newer ones out
the x-15 and the extreme. the extreme is the newest one. i have had an x-15 it was fast but i didn't like not being able to order parts. now it is mels, well it will be as soon as i mail it. sorry mel, it will go out by the end of the week. it is boxed up and everything i just need to find time to get to the post office.
l;ater, Joel

Thanks Joel! http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif

Jake

For those of you going to JCC this weekend:


Is it just one day or do they race both days or what? I think the flyer said both weekend days (or am I wrong?) I would like to go, anyone have the address of the building that it is in?
Thanks
Jake

Jake Jackson College is a one day race on Sunday. They have an open practice on Sat.
Doors open at 7:00am on Sunday and the doors open at 5:00pm on Sat. unless you want to help setup the track then you can get in around 2:00pm. Wood Racing may be there this weekend. If you have directions then turn left into College parking lot then left at the first drive then right into a huge parking lot and the field house will be at the end of the lot. Its expressway almost all the way.
Hey Joel Are you going to Jackson College? I will be there Sat. night and Sun. Later Guys

Hi Mel, I plan on being there, Saturday between 7 and 8. Depends on how hard it is drag my sleepy butt outta bed on sunday morning, I will have to leave her about 5AM. YUCK! How long do the races usually last?
Thanks
Jake

Jake We got out of there around 5:30pm on Sun. Practice on Sat. night gets over around 9:30pm. If I don't go down on Sat. I will leave my house around 5:30am on Sun. morning.

Cool, thanks Mel!
Jake

Looking forward to my first race in Jackson. How big is the oval? Legend a big class down there?

I'm going to race in pan car stock oval, if I race a roadcourse at all it will be in Legend.
Thanks
Jake


Looking forward to seeing everyone and a good race! http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif

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There will be a Legend class and the track is bigger than the track at the Soo. So it is fairly big.

What time does racing start? Track flyer says like 1pm or something, I thought it started at 9am.
Thanks
Jake

Jake The doors will open at 7:00am Sun. morn and racing starts at 9:00am.

Hey Guys, How was the Jackson Race?
wish I could have been there. I will hopefully make it to one of them sooner or later this year/
Mel did you get the x-15, I was going to e-mail you and ask but there was a glich with my computer and i sort of accidentally deleted everything in my outlook express, oh well i guess, hope it got to you o.k
Later, Joel

Hey Joel Got the 15. There were 14 heats at Jackson College and everyone was on the road by 4:30pm. Attendance is down some but all the classes were able to run.
I ran Busch and six cell stock finishing second in both. They give out hand towels to the first (blue) second (red) and third (white) which I think is a nice touch and different. These aren't towels you would want to use as tire towels.
A few of us are talking about going to Traverse City on the first of Dec. We will be at Mt.Pleasant this Sat.

Mel, I thought the towel idea was pretty cool too. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif Going to a race like Jackson really shows me how small of a "race track" I am from. Scales, tech, more than $10 entry fee.....all that was new to me! Oh well, I enjoyed it. Hopefully I'll get the TC3 that I want for christmas, from Santa of course, and will be able to race touring car down there. Don't get me wrong, pan car is fun, but it is more fun when your competitive, and at this point, I need practice before I could even think of running with all you guys! http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/wink.gif

Joel, What are you doing this weekend? You should come on down to Mount Pleasant for the race on Saturday. Usually 8-10 heats, and people are packed up gone about 5-530. You could be home way before 10! You should come down, and bring the rest of them Yoopers with ya!

Jake
jakerowley@yahoo.com

Where is Scott (T3RC) been? Haven't heard from him in a while. Casey or Joel, you guys heard from him?
Jake

Well guys I got some bad news. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/frown.gif

Wednsday night I was in my appartment, cutting a frozen bagel (I don't want to hear it!) I had it on the counter, well the knife slipped and I cut the palm of my hand. Not real deep, but bad enough to do some damage none-the-less. Doctors think I may have cut a tendon or a muscle, which has caused me to lose some strength in my pinkie finger (left hand. thank god I am right handed!) and almost all of my lateral strength in that finger, the ability to pull my pinkie back in next to the rest of my fingers. Not good. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/frown.gif I have already re-gained a slight amount of the strength back, which is good. I have an appointment monday to see another doctor about it, they said that most of the strength should come back as it heals. Only time will tell though. If he thinks I need it, I may need some surgery to get the tendons/muscle fixed. I'm trying to keep in good spirits about it, it is in a splint to keep me from doing anything with it. Two BIG nasty looking stitches and an hour later I went home.

George, I will be in your neck of the woods tonight till sunday, sorry I wont be racing. I really did want to show you what an old Woods car could do!

Mel, good luck to you and your crew in MP saturday, I really wish I could be there, looks like I will be done racing for about 4 weeks, six plus if I need surgery. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/mad.gif

It's fairly nasty looking, but if you shoot me an e-mail, I'll send ya pic of it. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif

Jake Rowley
jakerowley@yahoo.com

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Dang Jake Good thing you are in College. Maybe you will make a little more money and move up to softer bagel's or maybe even get a wife who will do those kind of things for you cause I see that you are not very good at it. Oh well S^%& happens we learn from it and move on. Hope it heals well and maybe see you at Jackson College next month.

Just so you a know, I'm still alive, and back to using two hands. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif No surgery, Doctor almost laughed at me, he said the ER doctor made it out to be nuch worse then it really was, and sent me to this specialist to cover his own @$$. Do you know what the #1 cause of hand lacerations (read: cuts) in America is? CUTTING BAGELS!!! So enough jokes George! LoL I already know that I am getting about 3 bagel cutters for Christmas. Should be racing in two weeks, that makes me happy. I don't have full use of pinky yet. Still have very little strength, and almost no side-to-side yet, but the specialist said that all of that will come back as it heals.

And Mel, what is the date of the race in Jackson again? I have a TC3 coming and would like to try touring car. It's an early X-Mas present (from santa!) that I have to give back to him the 23rd (day after MP race) so he can wrap and get it under the tree. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif

Thanks for all your support and e-mails guys!

Jake
jakerowley@yahoo.com

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Don't want this thread to "slip into oblivian"......

-Jake

Hey Jake.I'm still here.My puter has been down for some time and i just got it back up.They do sell fresh bagels in the store you know(LOL).I suppose you were using your hobby knife to cut it too(LOL).We finally got our track layed down and we plan on starting racing next week.We dont have 198 feet like we did before.We now have a bullring like MT Pleasant.We are quite happy with it and now when we come down there we will be setup for a smaller track instead of a big one.I will post the dates for the trophy races when we get tham scheduled.As for club races,we race on thursday nites at 7.00 pm.This works out for 5 of our members who work out of town and have to travel.Trying to get to Traverse in december if it is at all possible and to MT Pleasant hopefully in january.Just bought a newer car sp i can travel more if money permits.Well,gotta run so you take care and i hope to see you all soon.OH,and get some UNFROZEN bagels.(LOL) http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif

Hey Jackson College is next weekend.
Scott You got snow there? We were at Mt. Pleasant a week ago. The place was full. Later mel

Just in case you forgot, DODGE RULES! (IMHO)
http://www.helmsfuneralhome.com/rc/num9.jpg

Even though I'm still gimp, doesn't mean I can't paint. I'm happy with it, not perfect but my best one to date. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/biggrin.gif

Another View
Click (http://www.helmsfuneralhome.com/rc/num9_top.jpg)

This is a Pro-Line GMC Sierra Body that Tim Weber painted for me, if you need a nice body, get in contact with him!

Click (http://www.helmsfuneralhome.com/rc/xxxt_pass_side.jpg)

Click (http://www.helmsfuneralhome.com/rc/num9_xxxt.jpg)

I have one week left of regular class and then a week of exams, and then done till Mid-January! Yeah! :P I plan on hitting Jackson (and Mount Pleasant) and you just never know where else I might show up!

You know Mel, now that I can use a real body, a DODGE, instead of the Taurus body that I was using maybe I will be able to beat you. Yeah right but a guy can dream can't he? http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/wink.gif

Doesn't look like the X-13 you sold me does it George?

Well thats it, I had a pic of the whole collection of my cars/trucks on my bed, there wasn't any room left for me to sleep on it (its a queen!) so I had to move them, and now I can't find the picture! If/when I do I'll toss a link up so you can see the whole collection. I'd need to update it anyway, I just built my Team TC3 this weekend. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/smile.gif
Jake
jakerowley@yahoo.com

I found it, keep in mind that this is missing my Legend, my TC3 AND my old school RC-10 Graphite and my Original RC-10T which I don't drive anymore.
1/2 of the collection (http://www.helmsfuneralhome.com/rc/all.jpg)

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