OK went out to help tonight.....we need some more help to get things ready for Friday. If anyone is avaliable....we will be at the track at 6pm...the drivers stand still needs to be built, the boards still need to be fixed and the track needs to be laid out....tonight the carpet is down....if you can help PLEASE DO!

Hey Micro,
Is that every night at 6pm or is that just tonight??????

Till we finnish.....our goal is to have everything done by Friday....

I can't help but I hope to be there Friday. What time do doors open if they open that is?

5:30 it will be open

Micro: Please offer my apologies to Steve (and likely Grizzly). I'm embroiled in my own project and can't get over there to help. BTW, while cleaning up the attic, I came across the "Legend of Lake Whipoorwill" issue of RC Car Action! That should give you some idea of how busy I am.

WOW bring that mag to the next race. Unless you put it on e bay that issue would draw huge bid's :thumbsup:

OK went out to help tonight.....we need some more help to get things ready for Friday. If anyone is avaliable....we will be at the track at 6pm...the drivers stand still needs to be built, the boards still need to be fixed and the track needs to be laid out....tonight the carpet is down....if you can help PLEASE DO!
Ugghhh-bad memories-track/facility building is fun business isnt it!!! YOu helped build the Gate-now the Hobbytown track-very nice of you!!

OH-yeah-any pics when its done will be great!

Ray -- ya track building is sooooo much FUN! -- NOT -- Alot of work goes into our little hobby.....

P.S. -- I know you have a BRP ..... bring it out!!!!

I should be there Friday

I plan on racing.

:cool:
What are the classes that you will be running in the BRP series? E-mail me or give directions to a site that might have the info.
Thanks, Dale

:cool:
Should have looked around before asking. Went to Buds site and got the info I needed. Thanks anyway racers. Hope to make it to a couple of the tracks.
Are the Hobby Town and The Gate road course only tracks?
Thanks, Dale

The Gate is road Classic's is oval and HobbyTown is road but THINKING of an oval or Tri-oval set up...but that is still in development...

Micro: Please offer my apologies to Steve (and likely Grizzly). I'm embroiled in my own project and can't get over there to help. BTW, while cleaning up the attic, I came across the "Legend of Lake Whipoorwill" issue of RC Car Action! That should give you some idea of how busy I am.
Hey Nil: What issue is that? I've got a BUNCH of old Car Action mags around here somewhere. I'll bet I have that one too. They're alot of fun to look at after a few years.

Ray -- ya track building is sooooo much FUN! -- NOT -- Alot of work goes into our little hobby.....

P.S. -- I know you have a BRP ..... bring it out!!!!

Yeah-and its had the NASA touch!! Good idea!!

Ray

Ok guys, except for some final cleanup and computer hook up track track is pretty much done. It might be a little rough around the edges, but it is only a semi-permant track. Steve, my brother Don and I would like to thank everyone that helped, Joe and Joey Carrol (hope I spelled it right) Don Smolik ( DonS), Gary (sorry Gary I can't remember your last name), Theo Williams and particularly Michael Elwood (Micro Racer) whose expertise in track laying was, I feel, invaluable to us getting finished on time.

Robert, will we be able to leave our tables and chairs set up at the track?

The track is at the old DMV so it has counter space...if you bring a bar stool you are good to go. I don't see any problem with leaving a table, if you don't mide someone using it when you are not at the track....

I like the bar stool idea.

At the race or at a bar ?????????? See you guys Friday night :)

Great night of racing! It's going to be a tough series -- lots of good drivers and cars. In the end it was:


Bud 22 laps
Micro_Racer 21 Laps
Don S 20 Laps


:thumbsup:

The V2 is a good solid chassis. Once I worked out the stering problem (Thanks Tang), it was very smooth. I also used for the first time the Team Scream matched 2/3 A's...they were OUTSTANDING!

I will see everyone for the first BRP race next Friday!

:roll: :roll:

Would have been fun to have been there. Hope things work out and I see everyone next Friday night at the races.
Glad it was a good night of racing.

RAFster

some pic's of the track

Yes good first night of racing with 13 BRP cars and one Micro!!!!! We should have at least 20 for the first points race next friday. I think Steve is going to move the drivers stand to the other side what a difference in driving without the poles hiding spots.

Yes good first night of racing with 13 BRP cars and one Micro!!!!! We should have at least 20 for the first points race next friday. I think Steve is going to move the drivers stand to the other side what a difference in driving without the poles hiding spots.
Thanks for the compliment. Yeah the drivers stand turned out to be a problem. When we put it up we were unsure of it and went with a lets try it and see attitude. Well didn't work. Sunday we are going to go and move the drivers stand drivers to the opposite wall and move it towards the front of the building a little. It's going to be a little tight and definitly a one way street for drivers on, drivers off. We couldn't put the track down much further towards the current drivers stand side because, we felt it would limit the walkway too much but, ya gotta work with what ya got. New stand location will be in place for Tuesday practice.

Great it was much better from that side.

Practice on Tuesday 5:30pm. $5.00 per driver.

Ok, We moved the drivers stand and reduced the height of all the plastic flappers. We should be good to go on Tuesday.

Anyone go to practice Tuesday????????????

Anyone go to practice Tuesday????????????
We had 3 TC's, 2 BRP's and 2 Mini-T's.

How late did people stay? Did you run heats or just let people run on the track?

How late did people stay? Did you run heats or just let people run on the track?
We left at 8:30. If we had a bigger turn out I probably would have stayed open longer. We didn't run heats but did have the computer set up in practice mode. You can get lap time print outs. With a bigger turn out we will run controlled practices so TC's aren't crushing BRP's or Mini-T's. If there is enough interest we probably can run heats.

I heard a rumor TANGTESTER will NOT be there tonight.... He has an upset TUMMY... Plus he said Bud wouldn't send him the parts he needs to finish his car.... I believe he is afraid to loose to TEAM ZOOOOM and RAFSTER!! I also heard TEAM ZOOOOM made a special trip back to NASA with the componants for TANGTESTER, but he couldn't get his car ready because of his LITTLE TUMMY being upset. I think he was stuck in his BIG FLUFFY chair in front of his MARC'S big screen t.v., which he went to Youngstown to get, watching A particular channel which doesn't come on till late at night....

Come on Tangtester, s#*t or get off the pot. It's time to race. Don't let RafSter intimodate you.

Wonder if that is the same show I watch late at night????

Thanks Steve and everyone who help out! This is a AWSOME place to race!

Yes good job Bob, Don ,Steve and any other that help. The drivers stand was much better on that side also.
Now we need to get some jumps ready for the Mini T I know there are some that want to flat track them but I think there are more that need some small jumps. They are made for jumps, not pan cars after all.
See you all next time :wave:

Thank you!


BTW the two others that help out are Joe Carroll and his son Joey.

Hobbytown staff and assistants;

Top notch and fantastic place to race. Kudos to everyone who worked getting it together.

Hoping to enjoy some more fun with the BRPs there. It was incredible to see 24 BuRPs racing. Always fun to have full fields of cars on a big track. Looks like the V2 will be a huge hit locally.

RAFster
David

Next HobbyTown BRP race is Friday November 5th.

I was glad too see Rafster!!! He was there semi on time too!! Sorry I missed out on the food afterwards.. I woulda liked to sit by you and TANG :)

They were well behaved !!!!!!!

Who is going to run BRP this Friday night????????????????

I am for jumps for mini T!

Who is going to run BRP this Friday night????????????????

me and my gang (4 total -stock)

btw....got the batteries, thanks BUD

I will be out but may not race. If anyone needs setup help come and see Me after I get the radio installed in Steve's car. Thats right HT owner Steve will be running the BRP class :)
I will also have a new bottom plate for those that have V2 chassis. N/C of course.
See You all Friday!!!!!!!!!!

Bud, what's up with the re-designed bottom plate?

The pod plate will be 3/32 thick and the spacer 1/16 th this will give a better counter sink so pod plate lines up better. The pod screw holes are also reccesed but still use the regular screws. I will also be putting the larger damper disks in the kit. I will send you the new stuff.
Coming down for the first oval race????? It is this Sat.