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wreckscuba
06-25-2004, 10:28 PM
That was a fast delete there johny boy

Fred Knapp
06-25-2004, 10:29 PM
That was a fast delete there johny boyDamn, I missed it.

John Warner
06-25-2004, 10:29 PM
yep!~!

John Warner
06-25-2004, 10:33 PM
Must be the dsl I guess!

J FAST
06-25-2004, 10:34 PM
well if he was thinking of what i am thinking were wondering why fred is seeing some one dumping lol hahaha

Fred Knapp
06-25-2004, 10:38 PM
well if he was thinking of what i am thinking were wondering why fred is seeing some one dumping lol hahahaHa ha, must be my transition lenses.

John Warner
06-25-2004, 10:39 PM
well if he was thinking of what i am thinking we're wondering why fred is seeing someone dumping lol hahaha

Jesse, you've hit the nail on the head exactly!!!!!!
Musta been in the description........ LoL!

J FAST
06-25-2004, 11:03 PM
lol sure is funny what ya can read into post's
wreck shelly would like to run but ill have to see if tony would be willing to let her use his nice t4 again lol i have been looking for one for her. also you could bring that car up maybe we could get it fixed i had a couple pull starts go out on me and was able to fix them once or twice see ya jesse :thumbsup:

S.Stew
06-26-2004, 02:41 AM
:tongue:

U guys are nuts.

I love this Hobby.

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 07:04 AM
Aren't we though......!

John Warner
06-26-2004, 08:39 PM
Steven, yes we are. And stop talking about our........ oh, never mind!

Where's today's results?????????????????????????????????????

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 08:49 PM
Tony should have them up sometime soon.

J FAST
06-26-2004, 08:53 PM
hey is anyone going to nicks track in lansing tomarrow i think shelly and i are gong to go i had a fun day besides braking my rear belt i wish i could of ran the main my car felt fast today! Fred was wickidly fast with his brushless today he put 26 laps down he would of qualified second in the a main nitro class good job fred you hold the tq for elec on that layout. i think i better put my nitro away if im going to try and keep up with you on our wed points race. talk to yall later. :thumbsup:

kevinm
06-26-2004, 08:55 PM
Gee - I wonder why Fred's so interested in today's results?


Great job driving Freddie! :thumbsup:

And John, if you REEEALY wanted to know, you could try coming to the track. :devil:

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 08:56 PM
Thanks Jesse, I had a heck of time. Kevin was right there also, we where really going at it.

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 09:03 PM
Kevin, I'd like to say lets go for 27 laps next week but I think we're getting all that we can get out of these brushless systems.

kevinm
06-26-2004, 09:12 PM
Fred - I agree. I thought my 25/5:00 3rd heat has nearly perfect (except for a couple of laps spent behind a bright orange car :tongue: ), but you squeezed a bit more out of it in the main. Maybe if we added an air conditioner for the ESC??

Jesse - I meant to ask you if you'd changed that rear belt after I saw you have trouble with it a couple of times last week.

J FAST
06-26-2004, 09:16 PM
Kevin, I'd like to say lets go for 27 laps next week but I think we're getting all that we can get out of these brushless systems.
dude i think 26 laps is crazy with your brushless systems i have a 400 dollar 1.52hp 42,000 rpm motor redlining around the hole track lol and all i can do is beat you by a peice of the hair of my head WOW and just think im going three times as fast as you down the straight. so that must mean your going three times as fast in the infeild lol. if you could strap some noise on your car you wouldnt know a difference hahah :thumbsup:

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 09:18 PM
Thats an idea, maybe a little cube of dry ice straped to the ESC with a fan blowing on it.

kevinm
06-26-2004, 09:19 PM
We've usually got some battery left over at the end of the race. Maybe we could add a sound effects module?

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 09:22 PM
We've usually got some battery left over at the end of the race. Maybe we could add a sound effects module?Yeah, we could say, check out the awesome sound system....!

John Warner
06-26-2004, 09:24 PM
Yeah, one could sound like a Ferrari, one like a Lotus and so on!

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 09:39 PM
Heck, with a paper clip and some thin cardboard I could probably rig something up in the spokes of my nitro shoes.

tonyw
06-26-2004, 10:13 PM
We had a great time today. Fred showed what he can do today. Wow!

"B" Main Electric Mod Foam
Jason Dudda 21@5m05s
Ed Lamberson 20@5m06s
Marty Whitehead 19@4m18s
Charles Woltman 16@5m17s
Tony Whitehead Jr 6@1m28s
Michel Minnie No Time


"A" Main Electric Mod Foam
Fred Knapp 26@5m08s
Kevin Marcy 25@5m06s
Tony Whitehead 23@5m02s
Jesse Holman 23@5m16s
Andrew Knapp 23@5m25s
Roy Dallier 12@2m28s

"A" Main Nitro Foam
Alp-hed 77@15m07s
Tim Binks 73@15m07s
Brad Baker 55@15m02s
Damon Convser 12@2m23s
Tom Heys no time
Jerry Collman no time
Ken Van Dam no time

Stock Truck Main
Mike Howe 20@5m04s
Eric Simpson 19@5m09s
Jeremy Eason 18@5m11s
Ken Simpson 17@5m03s
Collin Vandenbosh 13@5m10s
Tom Van Dam 3@2m25s
Tony Whitehead Jr no time

Powder Puff Main
Shelly Mickel 14@5m08s
Myra Whitehead 12@5m22s
Chasity Whitehead 10@5m02s
Michelle Cobb 9@3m41s

John Warner
06-26-2004, 10:32 PM
Fred........ where'd all that come from?????
And you beat Kevin by an entire lap!!!!
I think you must have the first electric car with nitrous!!

Fred Knapp
06-26-2004, 10:46 PM
Fred........ where'd all that come from?????
And you beat Kevin by an entire lap!!!!
I think you must have the first electric car with nitrous!!Nitrous, Nah. A real good setup and hitting my marks every time.

John Warner
06-26-2004, 11:11 PM
That's awesome......... congratulations! :thumbsup:

danbracing
06-27-2004, 08:49 AM
Great Job Fred,, Hey the OLD guys can still drive.:)


dbr

Blueskid
06-27-2004, 09:07 AM
I just wana say that fred really did a hell of a job yesterday! I was pitting with him the whole day, and things were looking pretty good in the first heat with 25 laps, but in the 2nd heat he had a little trouble with a big crash down the straight and almost wasn't able to go back out.. I really admired his bounce back, no matter how bad it got he still went out and did his best.. Great job Fred!!

wreckscuba
06-27-2004, 11:04 AM
Would like to say thankyou Jesse for helping with my car setup :thumbsup: It made a big difference for the better;) Had a great time yesterday didnt break anyparts. Thats much better then last week as I went though 50bucks of stuff.Well of to go diving today.Ed

Fred Knapp
06-27-2004, 11:47 AM
Thank you,
Tony, Jesse, Mike, Kevin, Dan and John.
I did have an unbelievably good day and I even amazed myself.

mxatv151
06-28-2004, 09:36 AM
:wave: :wave: :wave:

wreckscuba
06-28-2004, 10:33 AM
Where ya been Mr.Clean:confused:

John Warner
06-28-2004, 06:26 PM
He's been doing what I've been doing...... fishing, bowling, movies and so forth!

(at least that's what the rumor mill has to say)

Omega Pi
06-28-2004, 07:23 PM
He's been doing what I've been doing...... fishing, bowling, movies and so forth!

(at least that's what the rumor mill has to say)
No bowling or movies, but yes to the fishing and we've been camping the last 2 weekends...you may see us around the track this coming Saturday...:thumbsup:

Fred Knapp
06-28-2004, 07:34 PM
No bowling or movies, but yes to the fishing and we've been camping the last 2 weekends...you may see us around the track this coming Saturday...:thumbsup:Um, John can't see you unless He's their. Does this mean you'll be at the track this week John?

Omega Pi
06-28-2004, 08:14 PM
That could be taken a couple of different ways Fred...the "may" could have referred to Ton and I maybe being there, OR to John maybe being there...and "you" could have been John individually, OR the whole group. :D

Just thought I'd clear up any confusion.

John Warner
06-28-2004, 08:22 PM
:freak: I wasn't confused until I read all of that!! :freak:

tonyw
06-28-2004, 08:40 PM
That could be taken a couple of different ways Fred...the "may" could have referred to Ton and I maybe being there, OR to John maybe being there...and "you" could have been John individually, OR the whole group. :D

Just thought I'd clear up any confusion.
What?

John Warner
06-28-2004, 10:19 PM
Wow, you wrote all that??????

Fred Knapp
06-28-2004, 10:25 PM
Wow, you wrote all that??????I typed it all.
I Think the question should be, Do You Believe it?

John Warner
06-28-2004, 11:08 PM
I typed it all.
I Think the question should be, Do You Believe it?
That would have taken me two or three days to type. I'm amazed!
Oh, and do I believe it??....... I think so.

Fred Knapp
06-29-2004, 08:35 PM
After last weekend and how well my car was running, I took the time to try and anyalize the final drive and rollout that I'd been using for that day. It seemed when I concentrated more on the final drive numbers, for instance I was looking to get somewhere around 6.5:1 my car seemed faster than if I tried to achieve a roll out of lets say 1.14, any thoughts?

Blueskid
06-29-2004, 09:12 PM
Woot!! I got a brand new Factory Team RC10 TC3 and a Mozda 6 Body on the way... Now all I need is something to hook up with the ashpalt and to put this beast together... Only one problem tho... Now I'm broke as hell... :mad:

Looks like I wont be able to make it there this weekend tho.. I have and gig this saturday afternoon and at night I believe... But I should be there with my new sedan the weekend after...

Fred Knapp
06-29-2004, 09:26 PM
Woot!! I got a brand new Factory Team RC10 TC3 and a Mozda 6 Body on the way... Now all I need is something to hook up with the ashpalt and to put this beast together... Only one problem tho... Now I'm broke as hell... :mad:

Looks like I wont be able to make it there this weekend tho.. I have and gig this saturday afternoon and at night I believe... But I should be there with my new sedan the weekend after...
Mike you'll like the TC3, if you need any help with it just let me know.

Blueskid
06-29-2004, 09:42 PM
Mike you'll like the TC3, if you need any help with it just let me know.

Oh i'm sure I will need help with the TC3, I have only driven a sedan once... and that was Andrew's.. and I have never touched one with a wrench.. I won't even know where to begin with setup.. You will get awefuly sick of me hehe :devil:

Blueskid
06-29-2004, 09:59 PM
Does anyone out there know how to get ahold of Brad Baker? Like maybe his e-mail addy or something..

wreckscuba
06-30-2004, 09:14 AM
What shore foams are you guys runing outside?I am ordering some new foams.I was think 40shore for outside?I used up the last of my indoor tires last weekend they where jaco purple rears and dbl purple fronts.What shore rating would they have been? Also what ruber tire is working?Was thinking of trying the sorex32 or 36 with the red hpi insert.Ed

kevinm
06-30-2004, 06:31 PM
Ed - I've been running purples front and rear. As for rubber tires, I used Sorex 28's with red inserts and the car handled well, but I've got cords showing through after 2-1/2 race days. Maybe 32's would be better with some suspension tweaks to get them to work.


Blueskid - 2 important option parts for the TC-3: the RPM wide front bumper, and the complete set of springs Associated sells.

kevinm
06-30-2004, 06:39 PM
Fred - I was at 25:72 with big tires, which worked out to 1.08 rollout.