Yes, I do. :mad:

Alright, I am gonna end this right now. Stop poking your nose around here. It is obvious to me, that you and I will ever race against each other. Infact, I am 100% certain that this will never happen.

So let's continue on with some positive talk.

Some people... :freak:

Chris Goetz:

Hi,

This is TimXLB from Cleveland race on Thanksgiving. Just thought I'd stop by and say Hi.
I see you have somebody who must've spilled over the the Grand Rapids threads. too bad :( anyway I see Ray is here and Paul C. GrizzlyA, Rob L, sg1 and possibly others I might know). Mini (Jason)says Hi also. too bad we live so far away as we would like to race with you guys again soon. maybe a road trip might pop up soon.

Thanks

Hey boys and girls,

A small team went into the Gate tonight on a mission to build the sweetest layout the Gate has seen in a long time. The team was a success and I am sure you will all be pleased when you show up Thursday and/or Sunday to run!!! Not only does it look sweet-its built like a brick house. NO loose boards flopping around and lanes changing width every lap. OH-yeah-this ones gonna rock!!

I should be there in a few weeks...
-Buddy

Chris,

How many personalities do you have rolling in your head? You crazy nut.:freak:

I would guess at least four.

need some help from one of you guys
Does anyone have a picture of tony w or eric's pit boxes i was wanting to build one like it
thanks for any help
Rob

Practice-pRactice-Practice ToNighT!!!!!!! New layout-it rocks!!! Great for beginners and experienced racers alike!!

Ray

Heres a NOT TO SCALE pic of the general layout. But you get the drift!!

Jimmy-when your days are days again-can you find out if they have a pre-order list yet for the Losi JRXS sedan or any part numbers for spares and springs......

HOw was the flight-I get to do it in May-but with Audrey-arrrgggghhhhh-ughhhh!! I hope the flight attendants like loquacious, super high energy toddlers on board.....NO wife-just me and her for 18 hours on a plane... :lol: :cry:

Hey Ray - I was looking forward to racing Masters soon so that I could stop having my rear-end kicked by all these young-ins, but now that you are cleaning house in that class I think I am just going to get out of the hobby! :D

Glad to hear Dave Morrow is doing well. Sounds like a full-recovery?

-Rich

Hey Rich-can you race the 18th at Halo? I am trying to see if I can go that day. Only problem is wife is working a lot of holiday hours (retail) right now-and I bet she gets scheduled for that day.

JonesER - I plan to be at The Gate this Sunday. Please bring me one of those rollout charts that we talked about. (100 spur)

Hi Ray,

I'll have to see. It all depends on work. I have some of my guys going on vacation starting then so it depends on how crazy the work load is.

-Rich


Hey Rich-can you race the 18th at Halo? I am trying to see if I can go that day. Only problem is wife is working a lot of holiday hours (retail) right now-and I bet she gets scheduled for that day.

No problem-and no worries-I am still chasing you-always will I suppose. Its funny-we put a new layout at the Gate-its slippery as we vacuumed it to death to get the tire rubber out-so its LOWER than low grip-I am hitting everything, cannot hit a line, cars pushing to the wall on power, twitchy low speed......... Man-I LOVE high bite!! GIve me a 500 entry race anyday!!

Ray

Nah, you are getting faster and faster! I seem to be getting slower and slower (as evidenced at this year's Champs). :) Oh well, at least I finally had a cool paint job on my cars (thanks, Fred!). LOL! Maybe that is why I was so slow...

-Rich

Yeah-your cars did look cool-for once-hhahaha!! anyways-Mod 12th at Halo on the 18th would be killer. bet we could get bean and Chicky and other Gaters to go for a 12th scale Mod mini championship. LIke Hammer used to do at Toledo. Hey-Even Shields is making a 12th scale comeback after playing in the dirt all summer long.

I'll be there!!

Paul


Yeah-your cars did look cool-for once-hhahaha!! anyways-Mod 12th at Halo on the 18th would be killer. bet we could get bean and Chicky and other Gaters to go for a 12th scale Mod mini championship. LIke Hammer used to do at Toledo. Hey-Even Shields is making a 12th scale comeback after playing in the dirt all summer long.

Then I'm definitely not going. ;)

If that Shields guy is going, then maybe, just maybe, I'll go. LOL!

-Rich

I'll be there!! Paul

Then I'm definitely not going. ;)

If that Shields guy is going, then maybe, just maybe, I'll go. LOL!

-Rich
I might be able to make it. However, I'll need to paint up a yellow and black body!!! :p

I'll bring a big bag to carry my rear home in.

Do they make bags that big?:p

Do they make bags that big?:pLOL! I know you wont be able to make it. You'll be too busy playing with your hair! :freak:

By the way, how's that pump working for ya that you had in Michigan? Do you really think it will make you bigger? ;)

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Hey-can we get back to talking about the Asians here??? Darn americans-always talking about themselves.........

Ray..

Stock or mod Sunday?? If the track doesn't have much bite mod could be tuff!!!

Wayne

I am now thinking stock 12th!!! my Sedan all but spins out in one corner-so me thinks-no mod 12th!! Bean, Shields were planning on running stock 12th I know for sure.

Chubsrugby-did you solve the glitching issue with the 19t yet?

You shouldnt even ask that question to Mike, you know he is too dumb to figure anything out....anyone with a car that pushes and has a 1 foot circle knows nothing....hahaha:)
-Buddy

I don't plan on being there this Sunday. I have some Christmas shopping which needs to get done.

Since I can't get the the NORCAR home page, does anyone have a schedule they can post?

Have a great race,

Pete

Hey all,

Small turnout today-but some of us got to turn it up a notch today and run Modified and 19t-which I thought was a blast. I was having a ball all day long. Lots of set-up changes to run mod though. And Zach Adams was A-Main TQ of stock-way to go Zach "the Bulldozer-jr".

I also had fun in 12th scale battling with Bean and Lee in qualifying. Bummer I kept crashing in the Main-or we could have had a great race.

Well, I've got to say the highlight of today was welcoming Dave Morrow back to The Gate. It was great to see both Mr. and Mrs. Morrow back so soon. Let's start the comeback, Dave. :thumbsup:

Yup, I'll agree, I too had a blast running with some more power underneath it all. It's amazing how exploited mistakes get by adding a little more speed. Just what we need to sharpen our game.

We are working to get our website back up. For now you can count on Thursday practice, and racing on Sunday this week.

See you.

- Craig Wohlczek

Just got back from North Carolina speedway, I won 10 solo laps in a cup car.
all I can say is WOW!!! I wish I had more that 10 laps to run just started feeling comfortable about then. (speedtech.com)

dan

Just got back from North Carolina speedway, I won 10 solo laps in a cup car.
all I can say is WOW!!! I wish I had more that 10 laps to run just started feeling comfortable about then. (speedtech.com)

dan
Did you get to rub any fenders or put a nice wheelie mark on Dale Jarrets car?? :lol: What an awesome experience that must have been.

No donuts or rub marks, yes what an experience. One of the guys running the racing races carts (shifter type) another races gas cars! How cool is that!
Some of the guys I work with want to go ther in the spring to try it themselves.
It took about 7-9 laps just to get the feel of the car, if I had more laps I know I would have gone faster than I did. I only got up to 92mph.
But next time.

dan

What are the plans for The Gate this coming Sunday? 1/12 mod, 1/12 stock? Will it be open?

David-I wont be there-so I cannot comment. Sorry.

Jimmy-can you please order for me.

Novak on/off switches
Novak short harness for GTX

Also-can you get the delrin balls that go with the grey ballcups for the 12th scale suspension? I could probably sell every one of them for you if you can get the balls-to-do-it. huh??

Ray,

I know I don't have the short harness. I think Joneser might have an extra because I remember giving my long one to him. I think his short one was too short for his likeing. Boy is this going to sound great when people read this:wave: !

Jim

Pervert

Ray,

I know I don't have the short harness. I think Joneser might have an extra because I remember giving my long one to him. I think his short one was too short for his likeing. Boy is this going to sound great when people read this:wave: !

Jim

:lol: LOve it!!! No rush on the delrin pivot balls. Next week will be fine. I just want to have a Receiver pack in my 12th scale to run mod this weekend. I soldered the pack-up-just need a switch and harness to plug it in.

Ray

Ray and Jimmy...

The delrin balls you are looking for are not the same from PRM... I have some that work and some that don't... I called them and they said they have a pile of balls at different sizes???? I wouldn't order them!!

Wayne

JIm Pate-are you buddies with the guy who is running the XRay T1R? If yes-PLease let him know I have spare arms and misc parts out the ying ynag for that car. LIke 10 or 15 or more arms. I'll sell them to him dirt cheap. I can drop by Thursday night.

Team Balls is lurking :devil:

Jimmy-need something else too!! Associated part number 448 replacement fan.

Thanks,
Ray

Hey all,

Dont mean to jump the gun here-but -hey I am bored.......ummm-really bored... ok who cares :)

I just traded for a Tamiya F201!! I expect its gonna be about the coolest car to go around the Gate in a long time. If its cool-and others choose to come out and play-lets all get together and do a pow-wow. It seems you can get downright ridiculous hopping thse things up and make them dramatically faster than a stock car. And invest $600 or more and piss everyone off in the process. And that would suck. I have done some readin (yeah-I can read) and it seems the best series around the country for these cars sadly have a LOT of rules. What you can run-what you cannot. This hop-up is good (Breaks less-doesnt warp....), this hop-up costs too much and makes car way faster-so its a big no-no!!!

Anyways-I'll try and have the little bugger on the track in January and then we can decide if we FINALLY want to have a new and different class at the Gate (first since BRP and Tamiya Mini Coopers). YOu know-a class that draws a crowd and is fun to watch the cars-just because they are cool!!

I would even be willing to talk to my friends and sponsors about having spec batteries, motors and brushes at a very reduced costs to level the playing field. I dont think "all-out-speed" should be the #1 goal with these-just great , tight racing. Best driver wins sort of deal. Make the cars fast-yes-but not stupid-uncontrollable fast. If everyone ran the same motor/pinion/brushes/battery-well-cars are gonna be about the same speed!!

Ray

Alls i know is that Team Balls might make an apperance Thursday night to do some motor work and help my friend with his XXX-S.
-Buddy

Well-I got approval from a manufacturer on spec batteries already :lol: :lol: Man-I cannot wait till next year when that 40' container comes in full of generators.....Yaaawnnn.....till then I guess your stuck with my babbling.

YOU all are lucky Jimmy and Chris wont give me a key to the Gate-cause if they did-I'd be running about 3 packs a day at lunch........hahaha!!!

Hahaha. Let's run 1/12th Sedan. OK, I'm kidding.

I would like to run the Tamiya Coopers for fun. The F-1 is too costly for me, and really might be a little gay indoors. Open wheel racing on one of Jimmy's tracks? :freak: There is still something to be said for asphalt, and F-1. We can all get Mtroniks esc's and run in the rain. Now that would be awesome, for real.

Ray - I am anxious to see that beast. They are cool, but maybe cooler outdoors. And are there any other companies that make a true competitor to the Tamiya offering?

I suggest you all buy the graphite chassis and put foams on the F1s. Down with the sickness!!

JIm Pate-are you buddies with the guy who is running the XRay T1R? If yes-PLease let him know I have spare arms and misc parts out the ying ynag for that car. LIke 10 or 15 or more arms. I'll sell them to him dirt cheap. I can drop by Thursday night.

ill let him know. dont think he will be around much longer, hes more of a basher than a racer.(no patience)

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint it goes like this:-

What makes 100%?

What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about these people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been to these meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%

How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these question.

If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H A R D W O R K

8+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

K N O W L E D G E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But:

A T T I T U D E

1+20+20++9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And:

B U L L S H I T

2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 =103%

AND, Look how far ass kissing will take you.

A S S K I S S I N G

1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 =118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that whilst hard work and knowledge will get you close, and attitude will get you there, it's the bullshit and ass kissing that will put you over the top.