Jesse he must not be in enough trouble because he just went out and buy a starterbox. LOL Jesse, hint, hint, wink, wink, sell him more stuff. LOL

Charity Races this weekend at Mid Mo Rc Track.LINK BELOW FOR THE FLYER....
http://www.mmrcc.com/charity_race_handout.pdf

Hey Jesse,

BIG THANK YOU for the tip on AJ's Automotive for my AC problem ... super service at a very fair price!!! An just in time for the return of hot weather too! :thumbsup:

-Apron Boy

I'm up for racing at the charity race. I just got my radio back from Hitec today so I'm up and running again... for now. Of course I still have to find whatever sweet problem that caused my 1/8 to go haywire. According to the work form, my synthesized module in my transmitter (not the transmitter itself) was "out of tune". Wonder how often that happens that would force me to send it in? Oh well, I probably won't wait for it to go bad again. Anyways, if anyone is interested in racing off-road on sunday, post here. Don't want to drive all the way down for nothing! :)

Well guys the boating is done think god cause I am a little sore. I hit the water at about 65mph or so and fell off of a tube and hit a 2 foot wave. Then Jerry couldnt hang on and hit me. So thats that. I guess I will ready for racing under the lights wed. See eveyone then.

Dustin

Anyone planning on racing up at Joe's this weekend??? I know Jesse, Kyle, and I are, anyone else going to join in on all the fun???

Dustin

I'm "in" for Hallsville tonight. Anyone else??

Ryan I know Jesse, Kyle, Austin, and I are in for tonight racing under the lights. I am sure Tom and Gary will be there as well. See everyone tonight.

AKA: Superman

Well -- I didn't get to Hallsville in time to put some water down before the night's racing action started, and it showed! The track was dry/slick, and then the loose dirt from the track "patches" (done to fill holes) got on top of that dry/slick dirt, adding to the.... uh... "Challenge"...:D

Good racing action though, since it was the same track for everyone...

"R/C RaceTrak"(tm) Professional Race Management Software
RC TRAX -- Columbia, MO -- 08/04/04


Class: NOVIE OFFROAD BUGGY
QUALIFYING HEATS
Car Finish Best Flg Best
Pos No Last Name First Laps Time Round Chan Clr LapTime AveMPH
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- --- ------- ------
1 0 TODD ,AUSTIN 21 05:01.23 2 5 RD 00:11.33 116.45
2 0 CUNNINGHAM ,ANDREW 16 05:05.57 1 2 WH 00:01.69 87.47

A MAIN- NOVIE OFFROAD BUGGY
Finish
Pos Qua Last Name First Laps Time Car Type
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----------
1 1 TODD ,AUSTIN 20 05:01.53 T3
2 2 CUNNINGHAM ,ANDREW 17 05:15.45


Class: SPORTSMAN STK BUGGY
QUALIFYING HEATS
Car Finish Best Flg Best
Pos No Last Name First Laps Time Round Chan Clr LapTime AveMPH
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- --- ------- ------
1 0 CRAIG ,KYLE 25 05:00.09 1 80 WH 00:10.91 139.16
2 0 CUNNINGHAM ,AUSTIN 23 05:10.00 1 6 RD 00:10.83 123.94

A MAIN- SPORTSMAN STK BUGGY
Finish
Pos Qua Last Name First Laps Time Car Type
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----------
1 1 CRAIG ,KYLE 26 05:08.75 mini t
2 2 CUNNINGHAM ,AUSTIN 24 05:09.11


Class: EXPERT STOCK BUGGY
QUALIFYING HEATS
Car Finish Best Flg Best
Pos No Last Name First Laps Time Round Chan Clr LapTime AveMPH
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- --- ------- ------
1 2 HODGES ,DUSTIN 27 05:01.00 2 76 GR 00:09.53 149.84
2 0 PHILLIPPE ,GARY 27 05:02.88 1 62 RD 00:09.87 148.91
3 4 FRAHM ,TOM 27 05:09.88 2 5 BL 00:09.67 145.55
4 3 PHILLIPPE ,JARED 25 05:12.39 2 84 WH 00:02.48 133.69

A MAIN- EXPERT STOCK BUGGY
Finish
Pos Qua Last Name First Laps Time Car Type
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----------
1 2 PHILLIPPE ,GARY 27 05:01.79 XXX BK2
2 1 HODGES ,DUSTIN 27 05:02.61 XXXT
3 3 FRAHM ,TOM 27 05:03.48 XXX
4 4 PHILLIPPE ,JARED 22 05:06.37 XXX


Class: EXPERT STOCK TRUCK
QUALIFYING HEATS
Car Finish Best Flg Best
Pos No Last Name First Laps Time Round Chan Clr LapTime AveMPH
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- --- ------- ------
1 0 TRASK ,RYAN 29 05:04.10 2 1 WH 00:10.00 159.30
2 0 CRAIG ,JESSE 29 05:09.75 2 80 BL 00:09.61 156.40
3 0 CUNNINGHAM ,BRAD 28 05:03.67 1 6 RD 00:09.58 154.02
4 0 FRAHM ,TOM 27 05:07.89 2 5 GR 00:10.53 146.49

A MAIN- EXPERT STOCK TRUCK
Finish
Pos Qua Last Name First Laps Time Car Type
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----------
1 1 TRASK ,RYAN 28 05:01.53 RC-10 T4
2 2 CRAIG ,JESSE 28 05:02.37 old xx
3 3 CUNNINGHAM ,BRAD 27 05:05.08 T4
4 4 FRAHM ,TOM 26 05:07.46 XXXTMFE

Just wanted to throw this out there. If someone would go through the race reports and put together a list of "who has ran X number of laps" I would finish the race board on the web page. I updated the race results and made a couple of other changes the other day but I do not have time to go through and get the rest of the info for the race board. Also, I'm still open to changes if anyone has something they want added or changes.

On another note, does "dirt city" have a webpage? If anyone talks to him let him know that I would be happy to help set it up if he doesn't already have one.

Anyway,

See everyone this weekend.

Phil+

Wow Tom, that was a good race between Gary, you, and myself. I didnt know that it was that close of a race.
It was a pretty good night besides of a few corner marshall problems here and there but I guess it is your falt if you wreak so.......
Is anyone planning on going up to Joe's besides Jesse, Kyle, Brad and his kids, and myself???? You know Tom, you have a GAS truck now, say we try that losi offroad????LOL See everyone sunday as well.

Dustin

Phil, Joe said he was in the middle of gettin a web site together

Cool, thanks for the info...

Phil

Well sry guys that I could not make it up to home depot today, I couldnt get a ride to get there so I didnt go but I hope everyone had fun.

Dustin

Pics from Aug. 8th races posted...

http://www.ColumbiaThunder.org

Kelly

Sunday (8th) was a long day but, fun. I hope to have the tire issues on my TC3 worked out so I can get back to racing that car. A lot of races were close and fun to watch. Personally I liked the fact that the brushless Stampede's finished behind the brushed monster trucks :p (Iwas running a Mag Meyhem out of a USA-1). Its all about driving. (And I guess Brian Beaty's USA-1 was helped by twin mod motors running on 8 cells) I might miss next week, but I'll be there the next week for sure.

John (newbe to the forum)

Yep, fun day. For those who might be interested, my NTC3, Mini-T, and both Hyper7's are up for sale on eBay. eBay id is "spacialnet".


Thanks to all who came and raced, we are drawing quite a crowd!

Dang, I'll watch the auction. I'm looking for a Mini-T!

Email me, Kelly, I'll be happy to end it for you.

FUN hardly covers it! I had a ton of fun in sedan! I ran 3 straight 32 lap runs, got faster every run, TQ'd the class, ran a 32/5:01 in the main, and LOST! Ryan crossed the line about 15' and two seconds ahead of me, taking the win with 33/5:08... Congratulations, Ryan! Expert Touring had 7 entries, and there was a nice Sportsman class too!

I had a horrible electric truck main (TQ'd, finished around 4th -- I don't know my exact finishing spot because a lap was missed, so the results are 'unofficial')... I cleaned my slicks for the main, and for some reason the rears really hooked up, but the fronts just "plowed" like a snow plow... Then, once the tires got nice and hot, I got over into pit lane, picked up a bunch of debris on the tires and just had NO traction for the rest of the race! (Darn stuff was still imbedded in the rubber buildup on my tires after the race!) Big turnout -- 12 entries, split into two heats of 6 each, then an 'A' and 'B' main!

Hey! NITRO is fun! Qualified 2nd (Mitch TQ'd), and Mitch beat me in the main, but I did hold on for second, even after getting tagged and flipped onto my lid by a lap truck (16 second lap!) -- Marvin was 3rd! COOL! Especially cool, since there was a total of 7 "GORT's" entered!

Quick, Carl Edwards spotted in the Columbia, MO area!


http://www.columbiathunder.org, go to the last race pics (aug. 8) and page 13!

Yep...

http://www.columbiathunder.org/Pics/08-08-04_hd_Raceday/DSC05204.jpg

Well, it sounds like everyone is having a blast there every weekend. :mad: I try to keep myself from reading this forum until I can get my feet on the ground here in St. Louis, but of course I can't help myself. I will however be in town this coming weekend. I gotta help my girlfriend move into her new apartment on Saturday, but I'll be free Sunday. I was considering racing on-road at home depot, but I've been hearing Bo will be changing the layout for this weekend's racing in Jeff? Any of you heading down there on Sunday to see the new layout?

Well,

I'm going to try and drive down to Jeff on friday and see if I can help with the track. Saturday, I'm going to the trophy race a Novelty and I'm hoping to race at Home Depot on Sunday..... Whew....big weekend...LOL...

Phil

All the REAL "R/C Racers" will be at Hallsville tonight!

Racing "on top of the dirt, under the lights"...

(I just hope I get there early enough to sprinkle a little water on the track so it will hold up better through the night...?)

Tom I dont know about the real racers thing but I will be there to drive my car. LOL. Im in for buggy as ushall. Man I have had the same cars for ever but I do have a nitro tc up for sell. If anyone is just getting into gas and LOVES touring car, hint, hint, cough, cough, Tom. LOL
See everyone tonight

Dustin

yep track changes starts Friday at JC track,need help on saturday to get it ready for the races sunday,if anyone is lookin for something to do saturday, and trophy races at end of the month....Be Glad to see ya come down and race with us.......

Well, I'd love to help, but I'm going to Novelty....I seem to remember something about this on another forum, too. :) Maybe next time!

LIGHT turnout, tricky track, but some good, FUN racing action last night!

I had one of those nights were keeping 'Captain Bonehead' away from the transmitter was a full time job... Then in the Truck main, 2-3 times, my truck developed "mental problems" -- it was sort of a 'glitch', but it was more like it just shut off or lost the signal totally and it would just roll in the direction of it's momentum until it hit something and stopped... I'd get marshalled and it would be OK for a while... Then for the last half of the main, it seemed fine, but I was afraid to trust it... Weird -- guess I've got some work ahead of me to check this our... Bummer!

The Cunningham boys had some good races, and both improved on their previous best runs! Good Job!

Ryan was 'killer' strong in truck all night long (no surprise), and Brad was distracted by trying to 'crew cheif' 3 vehicles for 3 people... Didn't help ME any, but it gave me hope!

The Expert Buggy main was another really good race, as I finally got my act together, and all 3 of us stayed on the same lap for the full 5 minutes. Gary and Dustin swapped the lead several times, and I kept waiting for them to have a big tangle, but it never happened, so I had to settle for 3rd...

All night long, we were short on corner marshalls, causing delays -- made for a long night! For the final race of the night (Expert Stock Truck), we had only two marshalls -- Austin and Andrew Cunningham! The key to that race (more than EVER) was to avoid wrecking at all costs... That really compounded my radio problems, but since Ryan NEVER wrecks, it was no problem for him! LOL! :D

"R/C RaceTrak"(tm) Professional Race Management Software
RC TRAX -- Columbia, MO -- 08/11/04


Class: SPORTSMAN STK TRUCK
QUALIFYING HEATS
Car Finish Best Flg Best
Pos No Last Name First Laps Time Round Chan Clr LapTime AveMPH
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- --- ------- ------
1 0 CUNNINGHAM ,AUSTIN 23 05:08.61 2 6 RD 00:11.19 124.49
2 0 CUNNINGHAM ,ANDREW 17 05:11.99 2 2 WH 00:14.39 91.02

A MAIN- SPORTSMAN STK TRUCK
Finish
Pos Qua Last Name First Laps Time Car Type
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----------
1 1 CUNNINGHAM ,AUSTIN 22 05:09.59
2 2 CUNNINGHAM ,ANDREW 17 05:12.08


Class: EXPERT STOCK BUGGY
QUALIFYING HEATS
Car Finish Best Flg Best
Pos No Last Name First Laps Time Round Chan Clr LapTime AveMPH
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- --- ------- ------
1 2 HODGES ,DUSTIN 28 05:07.14 1 76 BL 00:05.78 152.28
2 0 PHILLIPPE ,GARY 28 05:10.85 1 62 RD 00:07.82 150.47
3 4 FRAHM ,TOM 27 05:11.56 1 5 WH 00:07.80 144.76

A MAIN- EXPERT STOCK BUGGY
Finish
Pos Qua Last Name First Laps Time Car Type
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----------
1 2 PHILLIPPE ,GARY 28 05:07.42 XXX BK2
2 1 HODGES ,DUSTIN 28 05:08.75 XXXT
3 3 FRAHM ,TOM 28 05:10.72 XXX


Class: EXPERT STOCK TRUCK
QUALIFYING HEATS
Car Finish Best Flg Best
Pos No Last Name First Laps Time Round Chan Clr LapTime AveMPH
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- --- ------- ------
1 0 TRASK ,RYAN 29 05:08.68 2 1 WH 00:09.57 156.94
2 0 CUNNINGHAM ,BRAD 28 05:02.73 2 6 RD 00:09.63 154.50
3 0 FRAHM ,TOM 27 05:09.00 2 5 BL 00:10.31 145.96

A MAIN- EXPERT STOCK TRUCK
Finish
Pos Qua Last Name First Laps Time Car Type
--- --- ------------ ------- ---- -------- ----------
1 1 TRASK ,RYAN 29 05:08.40 RC-10 T4
2 2 CUNNINGHAM ,BRAD 28 05:07.80 T4
3 3 FRAHM ,TOM 25 05:01.75 XXXTMFE

Tom, its time you came to the same realization I have for glitches: Novak XXtra receivers are junk. All three of mine have broken and Novak's lame excuse is "vibration damage". Now, they were cool enough to give me 3 brand new ones (didn't even have all the reciepts) but I'm sorry, these cars are going to "vibrate" while you drive. I figure those receivers are probably your problem because that is what mine were doing when they were giving out on me. Anywho, no more synthesized operation for me. I got rid of my radio as well. All crystals for me until the synthesized systems become more reliable.

Nick -- good guess... The MF2 has an XXtra synthesized receiver -- the concept is so good (fewer crystals needed, etc.), but their design leaves something to be desired... It's not the theory of synthesizing the frequency, that should actually be LESS sensitive to vibration than a delicate crystal... NOVAK designed their XXtra receivers with a main circuit board and then a "daughter" board that stacks on top of the main board. The 'dials' are on the daughter board. The problem is that the two boards are NOT solidly joined -- instead of solder joints, there are small 'sockets' on the daughter board that simply slide onto 'pins' sticking up out of the main board. The fit is purely a friction fit, prone to vibration and loss of continuity. To make matters worse, the daughter board is roughly square, but is only attached at 3 corners, creating an unstable platform which tends to "rock" under vibration -- causing deterioration of the pin to socket contact due to wear and allowing the gold (?) plating to become damaged, allowing corrosion to occur. All of this could have been eliminated by using a fourth pin and/or joining the two boards by soldering the pins to thru-plated holes on the daughter board... Guess that's too complex a concept for them?

To me it's hard to justify the cost of synthesized when there crystal sets for 15.99....I do kinda like the new XS3pro... We might get that and then just use standard receivers. Only buying the rx crystal would be kinda nice. Anyway....see everyone this weekend...

Phil

Since my XXtra is out of warranty, I've wondered about taking the step of soldering the two boards together...

Anyone tried it?


Phil -- those $15.99 crystals... Are those the 'generic' ones that Bo can get? (Airtronics crystals go for around $30.00 a set!)...???? Have you tried them in Airtronics gear?

lol. Tom, its tough being between a rock and hard place. I used to love the MX3 I used to have 1 1/2 years ago, but 30$ per set of crystals is outragous. Just another one of those things that the R/C industry jacks up the price on. Who knows how cheap it is to make those little things. Airtronics crystals was the reason I went synthesized in the first place. I can handle 100$ per receiver knowing I get all 30 channels (or 6 in your place). It is definitely a money saver.... except when 100$ receivers go bad in 2-4 weeks. funny, I didn't have problems until this year's gas season started. All winter I ran with no problems... but all winter I ran on a very small course going very slow with an electric vehicle. Vibration could only be minimized further by driving an electric touring car. All three of my XXtras couldn't hack the outdoor season in gas cars (one however in my BK2) getting vibrated around on larger tracks going at higher speeds. Cartwheels are going to happen. It is unavoidable, but I expect a solidly mounted receiver DESIGNED for use in cars should be able to handle the abuse! I wouldn't worry about your warranty from Novak. Mine was out as well but they still replaced it for free with one brand new in the box. Just write them a long letter about how you were disappointed, discouraged, been using their stuff for years, yada yada yada. They'll replace it. Or, get one of your receipts that is still within warranty even if it doesn't match up with your receiver that broke. I've done that one as well. Lastly, for them to fix it is only 32$... small price compared to 100$. If you think my first two tactics are dishonest, and I know some people won't do that, I understand. However, I think Novak is screwing us by charging too much for a receiver that cannot perform like it was designed to do.
Just wondering Tom, can you fix the receiver yourself? that would be pretty cool... then you'll secure down the two boards better I'm assuming? The test would be putting it into your XXXNT!

Phil -- those $15.99 crystals... Are those the 'generic' ones that Bo can get? (Airtronics crystals go for around $30.00 a set!)...???? Have you tried them in Airtronics gear?
http://www.performancedevices.com/

Here ya go...I believe this is where he gets them. I can attest to them working. I bought a set for my futaba FM and they work great. They have a page listed with all the radios they support, but I know for a fact that the crystals worked fine in Ron's 3PK and its not listed. There are lots of airtronics radios, futaba, hitec etc.... They also will replace them for life, even if they break as a result of a crash! You can read all this on there website...I know that Bo had some in for most of the popular radios so he should be able to keep them in stock.

Happy hunting...

Phil

I just saw over on the Nascar site that our own Carl Edwards is taking over the 99 Nextel Cup car for the rest of the year. Jeff Burton is going to be driving the 30 for RCR.

Yep -- Here's a link to the story:

http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/cup/08/12/cedwards_roush/index.html

Small Town R/C racer makes it BIG!

And to think, we taught him everything we know...



(and he succeeded in spite of all that junk... LOL!) :D

Finally, someone (Carl) listened to me and actually paid attention. LOL

HOLY COW, SPORTS FANS!!! Wow, that is some piece of news!

I hadn't heard the rumors of Burton's possible departure to the Dark Side; like others I thought Carl would move up to the #6 car when Martin retires in a couple of years. What a great break for Carl ... racing truck and Nextel he's gonna be a very busy man. OMG, that is SO AWESOME!

:thumbsup: :hat: :thumbsup:

Hope to see a bunch of you at Novelty tomorrow! I'll have my Serpent ready for Home Depot on Sunday, too!

would love to make Mitch, but unfortunately I gotta help out the girlfriend move into her new apartment. Besides, both my 1/10 truck and 1/8 engine are blown. No gas, no race. I'll stop by on sunday at home depot though.

Jc Track Change Is Completed And Ready To Run On Tomarrow......

Columbia Thunder race pics for August 15th posted.

Also, for those that missed the 2004 Show & Shine, The truck Eddie and I entered can be seen here:
http://www.ColumbiaThunder.org/FastThunder

Kelly

Guys i went to hallsville tonight,ran a couple batteries down and watered the track afterwards should be great tracktion for wednsday night. see everyone there.

Bummer... Got sick Saturday and it hasn't gone away yet...? Started like sinus or allergies, got worse, missed two days of work (not ALL bad, right?), but there's no way I'll make it Wednesday night...

Maybe Sunday at Home Depot, Hallsville next week...?

Oh man, no Tom, does this mean we will still be racing??? LOL If we are I will see everyone there.

Dustin

Don't worry Dustin -- there should be enough to race! Of course, without me there, there may not be anyone to yell at the marshalls, but maybe you could do that for me this time?

Just for you, just for you Tom, I wont let you down. LOL

See everyone tonight!!!

Superdustin

Well Tom I was right, we didnt have enought to race. The only people who showed were myself, Jesse, Austin, Kyle, and Brad with his 2 boys. Not enough. Tom you are just the heart and sole of this race track. LOL

Big D

you hear that Tom? You are the sole of the track? From where I come from, I believe them were fightin' words!