I almost forgot .....

Chris I would be happy to send you some money for the bike ride. However, I do not want to put my name on a ALA donation list. Send me your mailing address again via a PM or e-mail.

Pretty sad that none of us have anythign constructive to add to this deadspace for two days.

I sure don't.

Pretty sad that none of us have anythign constructive to add to this deadspace for two days.

I sure don't.
i checked some local micro racing!?!?!
meet some guys from the micro forums. pretty cool guys. i helped one guy setup his car(forgot how much fun it was!). may race in 2 weeks. no stampede progress. scott's tlt-1 is now long anuff to run a parma '50"s panel truck:)
may sell off the pede parts off for some custom tlt crawler projects:(


i hope evryone on the east coast has done well with the bad weather so far, and are as ready as you can get for the next one!


have nice/safe weekend!
peter
:)

Up north here, the weekend will be fine. We jsut got done with the remnants of Francis with tons of rain. I am real worried about NEXT weekend though. Who knows where Ivan will be for my three-day ride...

Boy could we use the rain. Just been hot these days.

Well I didn't make the "Top Contributors List" but I donated. I expect at least one cramp for my money.:)

I've been reading, a new for me, site about combat wing flying and have learned alot. Very slow site though not like this fast paced Hobby Talk site.

Take Care

Thank you very much Bill! I am pretty sure I can promise at LEAST one cramp! i wont fall for you though. I save that for the real big hitters. Still looking real close at Ivan. Current LONG range forcasts are for rain. Gee, what a surprise. Anything for the cause!!!!

After this morning's game, i hope to get some truck time in. Oh, and a 50 miler since I really should train SOME for this ride.

Howdy gents, back from a 3 day R/C demo at a community fair, What a workout! made couple hunnert though!

made couple hunnert though!
Say what? Educate me.

Ummnn..... Money?

Wow, so you don't need so much for your XXX4 then eh?

What a non-r/c weekend I have had. I had great hope but nothing came of it. I did get some work on Jess's clod but no driving time at all. *sigh*.

Now I get it. I was asleep at the wheel.

Kevin drove his Emaxx yesterday.....................
All I do these days is work.

I got a little wheel time doing demo's during the slow periods, My oldest son broke my E-Maxx, Both rear bulkheads! Never ran the 2wd buggy, but ran the Maxx, 'pede, and XXX4. all ran great. The 'pede was fast and with race tires (not the chevrons!) handled like a dream, even a couple of buddies drove it and commented on how well it handled and how fast it was. Only has a Reedy MVP in it.

Oh, and no, it doesn't mean I need less for the XXX4! :lol: Silly!

Boy I thought I was asleep at the wheel. Check out this quote

''We don't believe an eruption is right around the corner, but every day that goes by is one day closer to that event,'' said Paul Okubo, a seismologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the Big Island.

Daa:rolleyes:

Hhmmnnn... Not around the corner but everyday brings it closer...... Sound's like someone is practicing their political doubletalk!

I guess he could have said: "well, we don't think it will happen real soon, but it WILL happen". Much more fun to put all the extra words in though. :)

I tried to get Jess involved with the rebuilding of his Clod but that hasn't happened yet. He is too busy being 12. Hopefully we can sell it before he gets over that.:rolleyes:. It is convenient that he chose to sell it though as it is now giving me the chance to strip goodies off his and put them on mine! It will still be a real nice truck when it goes, just a tad less durable. Jess had some nice hop-ups!

I guess he could have said: "well, we don't think it will happen real soon, but it WILL happen". Much more fun to put all the extra words in though. :)

I tried to get Jess involved with the rebuilding of his Clod but that hasn't happened yet. He is too busy being 12. Hopefully we can sell it before he gets over that.:rolleyes:. It is convenient that he chose to sell it though as it is now giving me the chance to strip goodies off his and put them on mine! It will still be a real nice truck when it goes, just a tad less durable. Jess had some nice hop-ups!
are you sure you don't want it? one racer one crawler????
i'd be temted, but you know if i show up with another RC , i'm getting a divorce:)

have a good week and here comes IVAN, for you folks back east.... good luck

here is a update from "Q"

"i've missed the Hobbytalk boards a lot.. i finally got my hobbyroom reconstructed after being turned into a wedding room for the past 6 months. so i have my space back and even drove my TL01 with the Beetlecup body on it at a VW bbq yesterday. it was a big hit :)

being married has been really awesome. the one thing i didnt realize was how busy things are AFTER the wedding. i thought they would slow down and get back to normal. i'm now realizing that there is a new normal speed to life and its much faster than before.

i need some RC Help and i'll be back on the boards soon to solicit some help from the 'guys'..

thats interesting that your friend knows my bug, flattering actually. its come a long way since i've gotten it on the road. this weekend we installed some big valve heads with heavy springs, ported and polished. its still a small motor but packs a little punch. its fun to drive. this weekend we're driving to Yakima for an all weekend VW Show. it'll be the furthest i've driven the car but there will be a caravan of other aircooled vw's to help out if anything goes wrong :)"

hope you guys enjoy the update.
peter
:)

are you sure you don't want it? one racer one crawler????
i'd be temted, but you know if i show up with another RC , i'm getting a divorce:)

have a good week and here comes IVAN, for you folks back east.... good luck
I already have one racer, one crawler. Jess's was the third Clod!

Yup, here comes Ivan. Just in time for my three-day bike ride. It could be ugly! That's what the tequila is for.

tequila makes me really tired! and kinda mean... like i need help being mean;)
oh, chris have your feet webed from all the tropical rain?:)

peter
:)

No webs but I have a snorkle! And, if we are really lucky, a sail! Why do I expect headwinds? :p

Hay, thank's Peter for the "Q" Update. Maybe every so often one of us just needs to e-mail him to find out whats going on with him. Tom, Chris one of you are next.

Never did have any luck with RCMT. Oh well.

Hope your doing well, ya all.

ya all?? What's that? a Yankee way of tryin' to sound Southern? :lol:

It's Y'all!! as in "Y'all come back now, ya he-ah!"---- Silly island dweller! :freak:

I got on to RCMT with no problem using my Hotmail address, Maybe they don't like Catilinians??

(I hope you took that with the humor intended!)

Well no matter how you say or spell it - I hope your all doing very well.

:lol: :thumbsup: I'm doing well, and you?

How 'bout the rest of you?

So Bill, You doing more flying or driving these days?

Greetings all!

Just finished prepping my bike for this weekends swim. should be a good time regardless of the weather. Now all I need to do is gather clothes and stuff. That is for tomorrow night I guess.

Tom- the check is going out tomorrow! Thanks! jess is chomping at the bit. heck, he might even get the sucker together before I get back if he shows ANY initiative... :rolleyes:

good luck chris and stay safe!

peter;)

Thaanks! As I always say, 'rubber side down".

Chris, Hasn't the weather forcast changed for the better for you this weekend? Hope so.

As for the car, shouldn't be much to "get together" on it. Put the tires on & electronics in it, set the ESC and center the servo & GO! The instruction manual is in the box as well.

Yes, the forecast is improving. We are expecting rain on Saturday, perhaps for the duration of that day's ride but it should be nice for the evening's festivities! Lobster!:o Ah , New England...

Instructions? Always appreciated. I know there wont be that much to do to get it all together. It is simply a question of whether a 12 year old can find the energy to do it. He wants this real bad so I suspect it will get done. I told his Mom that a package might well arrive while I am away and that Jess DOES have permission to tear into it.

will need motor screws. I forgot them, it normally comes with button heads but regular ones will work.

the XXX4 got here today. looks like it works fine. :thumbsup:
i would have tested it, but my esc is not quite right... thanks a lot!

Not quite right... fried? Yeah, that might be closer. And he was going to sell it to me. :p

Tom, what sort of gearing would you recommend for this beast? Jess found some basic guide lines in the manual. I think he went with a 23T for the Chameleon he tried to put in. That was the biggest we have and that was pretty beat. That is what hobbytown is for.

He was saying that the hardest thing was opening the box! Apparently you like tape. Or don't, and were trying to rid your household of it! :lol:

I am going to give him/sell him an intellipeak 8T reversing to toss in. I hope he gets it going tonight so I can see it before my trek!

Tape.... Yeah I like tape... :freak: It keeps things nice and secure... Keeps all the stuff inside, I use my pocket knife to open packages like that!

Go by the manual suggestions at first then modify from there, I always ran 12 or lower turn motors in it, mostly 10 turn and used a 17 tooth pinion. a 23 should be OK to start & get used to it.

You probably noticed it needs a new wing..... & the body is the original that came with the car & has my special paint job on it! Nice huh??:p

Feel free to ask any questions about it (like the doubled up rear shock tower?).

Hi Guys,

Not much time to type at the moment. Just wanted to wish you good luck on your ride Chris. Let us know how it goes.

Nice of ya to stop in and say Hi.

I try and do what I can.:)

The weather photo this morning showed a big wet spot right over Chris's head.

Well, depending, that could be a good thing...... But I bet it's not.

Well it looks like the rain has passed by the bike riders. Maybe he will find the time today to let us know how things went.

Tom, your motor bike. Is it a weekend rider or do you use it for general transportation? It looks like a fair weather rider, it's in such good condition. I miss my motorcycle. Some of the most enjoyable times were spent in the garage working on it.

ATV's are the big thing over here. My son talkes about getting one almost daily.

I ride the motorcycle back & forth to work as much as possible, got just over 9000 miles on it now. The wife and I are riding it to Frankenmuth today (its our 24th anniversary!).

ATVs are cool, I'd love to have one up north.

I ride the motorcycle back & forth to work as much as possible, got just over 9000 miles on it now. The wife and I are riding it to Frankenmuth today (its our 24th anniversary!).

ATVs are cool, I'd love to have one up north.
congrats on the aniversary!

and have a fun safe ride.

peter
")

eh, it was only 140 miles round trip. Chris probably did more than that on his bicycle this weekend!

Thanks for the good wishes! & it was a nice ride & a beautiful day!

The weather photo this morning showed a big wet spot right over Chris's head.

Well, the weather map was correct. It just didn't show the 20-50 mph winds that accompanied that damn wet spot.

The weekend was great but the riding was probably among the hardest conditions I have ever suffered through. Friday was fine but windy. Not nasty winds, jsut enough to make the 60 miles seem quite a bit longer.

We awoke saturday at 4:20AM to monsoonal rains. It was really scary thinking of riding in it it was so hard. When we got up it wasn't raining so we were feeling a bit better. Then it started. i think tthere was about an hour in the morning when it wasn't absolutely POURING! Huge drops coming horizontally because of the wind. Rivers running down the roads as you tried to ride up the hills. We felt like salmon going upstream but they would have been drier. :rolleyes: And then it got worse. Luckily I kept the pace up (although I died completely in the last 15 miles and sort of miserably crept in). Lots of my teammates were out on the road for another hour or so as it just got windier and rained harder. It finally did stop after dinner so we got in our bonfire, though not down on the beach! We chose a more sheltered spot.

Today, we woke up to roaring winds but patches of blue sky! Oh, and it was about 50 degrees. I had raingear but no warm riding clothes. We spent the entire day today fighting a 20+ mph headwind, just grinding it out as best we could. I bummed some tights so my legs were warm but I had to keep moving and working to stay warm. The rest stops were hell. I had to wait over an hour at the last one for the entire team to get there to regroup. Luckily I had plenty of people to huddle with so I lived through it. By the end of the ride, the skys were mostly clear with bright warm sun, maybe 60 degrees, and the wind still making trees bend over and flags fly straight out.. We just lay on the grass in the sun, out of the wind and enjoyed it!

I had been worried about my conditioning but I held up real well against my teammates. Not anywhere near as strong as I would have liked but enough to let them know who was boss! Even won a final sprint up the hill to the finish today! :D

I am beat. I don't think i will ride to work tomorrow.

Still haven't gotton the XXX4 up Tom. Jess couldn't free up the other ESC. Maybe tomorrow night!

Yikes! Well, at least you survived! And like you said, showed the rest of the team who's boss........

By the way, isn't this your team.....

:lol: Sorry Chris, couldn't resist! :lol:

No, those guys are way too fast to be on my team!

:roll:

Just got my crawler into the RCMT ride-of-the-month contest! It is usually impossible to get in as there are only 5 entries. Who knows what is up this month- there is still one slot open!

I think you guys have seen this shot but I love it!
http://www.stipart.com/rc_pics/Chris/Charris.jpg

so get on RCMT and vote for me! So far, there are 5 votes. one for each truck. ya think people voted for their own stuff? yeah, me too.

tom, jess got the XXX4 going today! he said is flies! he has, so far, resisted stealing my brushless. A good thing too as I would miss him after he died. slowly. :devil:

Sounds like your weekend will be remembered, Chris. Good job.

Could you walk on Monday?