I just got some new Sorex tires. Now all I have to do is learn to read Japanese to see what the "Setting Advice" sheet says. :D It is nice of them to put the durometer number on the side of the tire.

Is there any general agreement on what class electric will be running?

I just got some new Sorex tires. Now all I have to do is learn to read Japanese to see what the "Setting Advice" sheet says. :D It is nice of them to put the durometer number on the side of the tire.

Is there any general agreement on what class electric will be running?Kevin, I believe there will most likely be 19 turn rubber and mod foam.
You could bring your oval car, there sould be a class of those tomorrow.
I do'nt know much about sorex tires so I can't help you there.

Stew. you still work at Riders?,, If so where's my CEN Genesis,,Is T keepin on top of it... Im sick of waitin.....:(


dbr

Dunno Dan, dont have mine yet either.

The Nitro TC3 is a fast car, I'll agree to that only. A few of us over on this side of town had them and then went back to our old cars. They are a pain to get setup to handle like we wanted them. I had a Mugen, a Serpent, a Reflex and a TC3 at the time. I stuck with the reflex for the end of the season. With a centax clutch and a richey mt12, I was able to run down TC3's on command. There were a couple of faster ones still out there, but the drivers could wheel anything around and still be fast.
TimI really like this post that Tim made.http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/images/icons/icon10.gif

I will say this it was entertaining today out there.:freak:

I will say this it was entertaining today out there.:freak:Unfortunately some take it to seriously, after all we are talking about toys here. Things are going to happen on the track and in most cases it can't be helped. Everyone needs to keep in mind that the name of the game is fun.
To achieve that, everyone needs to be more courteous while running their heat, main or what have you. Other than that Ed, I hope you had some fun and look forward to seeing you run onroad again. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/images/icons/icon14.gif

Ill be sure to throw some boxing gloves in my pit bag. haha. sounds like a missed alot.

[QUOTE=knapster]Unfortunately some take it to seriously, after all we are talking about toys here. Things are going to happen on the track and in most cases it can't be helped. Everyone needs to keep in mind that the name of the game is fun.
To achieve that, everyone needs to be more courteous while running their heat, main or what have you. Other than that Ed, I hope you had some fun and look forward to seeing you run onroad again. http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/images/icons/icon14.gif Knapster,Yes I did have fun for the most part and I will be back there agian to play with my toys.:thumbsup: I just hope everyone can remeber its for fun like you said.for the most part every one is doing just that. Will you be runing next weekend?That hit your car took was nasty.I dont know what I would do if that happen to me .I hope my buggy never runs away.Ed

Ill be sure to throw some boxing gloves in my pit bag. haha. sounds like a missed alot.Yeah, it was a hoot! It's just a shame that one person would encourage their son to cheat and cuss at people, and then have the nerve to bad mouth everyone else when they try to do the right thing, or yell at Marty b/c he thought the computer cheated him out of a win. It almost makes me wish I would have stayed at work longer Sat. afternoon b/c now I have no desire to race as long as he's out there. It's a shame too b/c I had fun even though I was way off on the gearing of my car and it glitched like crazy in the two races I was able to get in after working for a few hours.

Boy from the sounds of thing I am glad I had to work 12 hours yesterday, and the week before. Now I am wondering how bad i really want to come out and play. I don't miss to much racing unless I have got to work, but maybe this year it might have to be different this year. I have to many kids who like to come and watch, but I'm not going to have them sit and listen to that kind of crap. (cusing/swearing)

i had a GREAT time i cant wait until next sat!!!! there will always be people that bump heads at events no one should have to miss out on the fun or not come because of it their is not much you can do about it. their will always be someone with no manors and thats their problem. if your a good person then just be one and that will prevail. Thanks Tony and Marty for a FUN day I think your doing a good job and appreciate you guys giving your time to run the show. And Fred i hope you get your car fixed I feel bad for ya. I hope you dont have to miss next sat if ya need help rebuilding your car call me. see ya soon

Jesse

Wow! I'm affraid to ask to ask what happened.. Guys this kind of confusion makes this hobby not fun. Hopefully you guys can work it out.

J Fast,Thats is very true :thumbsup: And I hope everyone will still come out to race.As I know I will .Ed

Do you guys sugar water the track??? Anyone up for some mod rubber TC, or mod 1/12th this weekend?

I just got some new Sorex tires. Now all I have to do is learn to read Japanese to see what the "Setting Advice" sheet says. :D It is nice of them to put the durometer number on the side of the tire.

Is there any general agreement on what class electric will be running?
Kevin,

What do you want to know about the sorex tire? I know the US Distrubutor personally and can findout for you if i don't already know...

Hey Greg, I think there might be a crew of us coming up from Lansing this weekend. Walter wants some track time before the Reedy Race. Also, I hear Marky Mark might be interested as well.

Sounds like a plan, e-mail me or give me a call and let me know what's up...

Oh, and congrats on being the race director on one of the smoothest MARS Races I've ever been to!!! Only like, what, 2 computer screwups?? lol :thumbsup:

Do you guys sugar water the track??? Anyone up for some mod rubber TC, or mod 1/12th this weekend?
No, we just blow it off with a leaf blower. I couldn't imagine the insane amount of traction there would be if we put anything down on the track. And I finally have a servo, just have to pick up my motor and I'd be game for some mod 1/12th.

Dave Walton, check your PM's.

Kevin,

What do you want to know about the sorex tire? I know the US Distrubutor personally and can findout for you if i don't already know...
I was just joking about the "instructions" being in Japanese. But they did make sure to put the words "Setting advice" in English. Something must have gotten rost in the transration.

Last weekend we basically ran "run whut ya brung" in mod class, most ran foam tires, some rubber. Some mod, some 19-turn, some brushless. Kinda like the old days of IMSA with GTP, Camel Lights, GTO & GTU all on the track at the same time. If we have enough racers, we could divide them up into specific classes.

Sounds like party night in GR....and I will be in town to cool...



Hey Greg, I think there might be a crew of us coming up from Lansing this weekend. Walter wants some track time before the Reedy Race. Also, I hear Marky Mark might be interested as well.

Fred i hope you get your car fixed I feel bad for ya. I hope you dont have to miss next sat if ya need help rebuilding your car call me. see ya soon

JesseThanks Jesse, I appreciate your concern. No big deal, things like that are bound to happen. I'll figure something out. Maybe i'll try talking Alex out of his ride. Heck its like new yet, I think he only ran it one day last year.

After that wreck, I figured you'd be running electric this week!

On a related note - Advice for the race director:
4 words - "Mandatory Throttle Return Springs"

good idea. Dont think anything will be pulling my servo back thow, i need a digital.

I do have some refreshed horsepower for next week thow. Look out, GS power ;-)

Yeah, I heard it was one that would have
made the highlite reel on the 11:00 news!!

Steven, you could also use a rubber O-ring (found in the plumbing dept)
instead of a wimpy little spring. (works best on the slide type of carb)
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thats what ive got, but ive got a pretty beefy throttle servo.

After that wreck, I figured you'd be running electric this week!

On a related note - Advice for the race director:
4 words - "Mandatory Throttle Return Springs"I agree Kevin, I have a rubber O-ring on it. Its like I had a frequency conflict. In fact I had a conflict with Tony earlier in the day and He was good enough to change.

Yeah, I heard it was one that would have
made the highlite reel on the 11:00 news!!Yeah, it was nasty thats for sure. I think if things like that keep happening we might have to have a radio impound.

I agree Kevin, I have a rubber O-ring on it. Its like I had a frequency conflict. In fact I had a conflict with Tony earlier in the day and He was good enough to change.




Fred,

Any chance the crystals may have gone bad?

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Fred,

Any chance the crystals may have gone bad?

.No, believe it or not I put a new one in saturday. (68) and you know that I allways run 61.

On the bright side, I still got $3.00 for my effort.

On the bright side, I still got $3.00 for my effort.
That's funny! But you know what they say...........
"There's a silver lining on every cloud"

I guess it just must have been a real small cloud!

WooHooo! What a blast. Tom down at Rider's did the PVC tyre thing for his sedan. All I say is WOW! What a freakin' blast that is. So hopefully my drift tyres will be here sometime next week! We gotta get a whole class of these little buggers going.

At last, something to excited about racing again....!

Hmm, that could be a use for my Kawada.....

I'm tellin' ya, it's so kewl drifting around the corner. And you really don't need a super car. It's all about control. Now if I can just lose the 'grip it and rip it' deal. This is gonna be interesting....

Drifting?...... for years everybody complained there wasn't enough traction....
buying different tires every other week trying to find better bite....
now your excited about racing with zero traction?....
And they say this hobby never changes!

WooHooo! What a blast. Tom down at Rider's did the PVC tyre thing for his sedan. All I say is WOW! What a freakin' blast that is. So hopefully my drift tyres will be here sometime next week! We gotta get a whole class of these little buggers going.

At last, something to excited about racing again....!I'm gonna have to get down there and see that. I saw the video and that looked slick as ****.

Hmm, that could be a use for my Kawada.....
I was thinking the same thing for my HPI Rally. Would be kinda cool to see a handful of Rally cars sliding around the track...

I'll be moving into the new house next week...should make it to the track the 29th...I hope.

Denney

What time do Y'all normally finish up on Saturdays??

Good luck with the new digs Denney.

So what is electric T C runing this saturday?Will it be run whatever you want like last week? Trying to set the car back up just would like to know for what Mod,Stock,rubber or foam. Last week was fun ! Hopefully I can finsh every heat this week.(maybe if I can learn to drive)LOL.Ed

What time do Y'all normally finish up on Saturdays?? Last week it was around 6pm

What time do Y'all normally finish up on Saturdays??It really depends on turn out, so far between 5:00 and 6:00

So what is electric T C runing this saturday?Will it be run whatever you want like last week? Trying to set the car back up just would like to know for what Mod,Stock,rubber or foam. Last week was fun ! Hopefully I can finsh every heat this week.(maybe if I can learn to drive)LOL.EdEd, I'd run what you like. I'm going to run mod foam with a brushless.

Hope this is wrong, but...........

Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Warm.
High around 80F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Saturday (24 hours): Scattered thunderstorms.
Highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.
Sunday (24 hours): Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Well the car is ready to go now if it wont rain will be all set for a great day of racing :thumbsup:

I guess the classes will depend on turnout, hopefully we'll get a few more than usual if the guys from Lansing show up. I have everything ready for 1/12th mod, so let's Grip it and Rip it! I think I figured out what was really wrong w/ my TC as well. I think the belt was too loose and once it got enough revs in the drivetrain it skipped. So I may be up for some RUBBER 19T or mod, but no foams for me. I don't even want to put myself in a situation like last weekend w/ the cheater and his dad.

Just came in from runing the t c I am set up to run Mod. with foam tires.I think I will bring my rubber with me.As for 19turn I have one thats been in the box for a year now.If we can get a class of 19turn rubber going .I would be in for that.Have a new arm for it also.Maybe I will pull the 11turn out and but the 19 in and see how she runs today.

Andy - I found out during my limited testing with the new belt that you can't run it full-loose like the old ones...guess you found that out too. Remind me to show you my latest tune-up for the new Quad Mag 19T also, same power as my contest motor, 2K more RPM!

I intend to run 19T rubber tires when I finally get my priorities re-aligned.

Denney