I would like to welcome all who enjoy rc racing and fun to the 2012 NMRCC season thread. This will be our third season at our new facility, located 4 miles west of M-32 on Old Alba Rd, just West of Gaylord, MI. Even though this is ou rthird season at this location, we had formerly been located at the Otsego Co. Fairground for some 20 or so year prior. We have snacks and pop and water availeable on premise. The track has approximatly 840ft race-line, with a 10ft drivers stand 20ft long. We have scoring pro computer lap timer and we offer house transponders on site to rent(novice no charge), or you can use your own personal transponders, with a complete race pit ramp, that you drive on and off the race track. We are racers, but formost we are friends and we strive to keep the atmospher family friendly. Normal classes consist of 8th scale, Truggy and Buggy. 10th scale stadium truck,stock SC, mod SC and have had some interest in 2wd buggy. A good size begginners race also.
Thank you, for your interest in NMRCC (Northern Michigan Radio Control Club)
Tipp, you might want to post something about the july7th MSCS race, as this race will not be a normal race day with all normal classes running. Or will it?
just noticed you have the mscs race as a night race..we are planning it to be a day race as all the others but if it goes into the night thats ok cuz you have lights..if we have a big turnout like race one theres no way we could get away with having a night race..we would have to be there until 9 am the next morning..no one wants to do that...
ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A DATE CHANGE FOR THE FINAL RACE,.. we changed it from sept 8th to sept 15th..we did this because there were 2 other major events going on in michigan on sept 8th..even though we scheduled first we decided to change it out of respect for the older series races goin on that day..please make a note on your calanders
Just an FYI, night race only means that we will be running the Mains under the lights. Start time is 1pm instead of 11am and we will usually run 3 heats and a main for night races, regardless of how many entries there are.
A little early to get into too much info about changes for this years racing, but the focus will be on trimming the time schedule a bit buy running the races more effeciently and beter marshalling.
SIZE="6"]BETTER MARSHALLING!!!!!![/SIZE]
Sorry for yelling, just wanted to make sure everyone heard that one.....LOL!
Tipp not sure I heard you right was that better driving?
No just joking. I agree better marshaling.
Moving the race along will be good also.
I think we set the timer and when it goes off its race time ready or not, no exceptions.
Also one step further with marshaling, if you don't marshal you don't race! No exceptions, no docked laps, just your done racing that day, no refunds.
We set # cones 1-10 and your car # is your marshal location. Less confusion, 10 racers 10 marshals, simple to know who's not there.
We would move throu the races much faster.
Gaurentee people would only miss their marshaling once and they wouldn't do it again.
I think a good start is to have a place to put your car down on the side of the track and go back out to marshall without going back to your pit. Set the race time for 3 min between electric rounds and 4 min for nitro, run the race. If your not there to marshall you don't race the next race, repeat offenders would not race mains. Hate to send anyone home if we don't have too. A little less drastic, but still get the point across. 2012 we will not have a marshalling problem, period.
I'm with ya!
But 2 min elec. 3 min nitro.
And yes a good post race pit table would be good.
You make a example once and others will follow. Be stout, but be fair.
Maybe you could start planing where to put it and how to build it. Make sure it will fit a min. of 10 vehicles and take up as little space as possible.
First we should do something for the fine women who cook for us to move them from pit row and we would have a little more room there.
I think the cooks kinda like being close enough to see the action, but also think they could use a little dust relief. Maybe move them to the other side of the timing shack?
Building it will be simple,
1 4x8x1/2 treated plywood for top= 2- 2x8 table tops
6 2x4x8 or 3 2x4x16 for table frames
2 4x4x16 treated for legs.
Stevie M, headin your way tomorrow, im bringing the con rod for ya, but dont have any wrist pin clips, i ordered some and will get some to you when i get them, or just be careful when you take yours out..LOL
This is a pretty vague list of things, they are still trying to figur out what all is missing.
Traxxas 2 & 4wd Trucks
E-Maxx
Losi Slider
SC18
Venum Creeper
Some Clear bodies
Clay SC Suburb tires
Panther Rattlers tires
Venom Speed Charger
Many Lipo batteries
Spektrum Radios
Laptop computer with B&B race program installed
Thanks to everyone for keeping an eye out for any of these things.
This is a pretty vague list of things, they are still trying to figur out what all is missing.
Traxxas 2 & 4wd Trucks
E-Maxx
Losi Slider
SC18
Venum Creeper
Some Clear bodies
Clay SC Suburb tires
Panther Rattlers tires
Venom Speed Charger
Many Lipo batteries
Spektrum Radios
Laptop computer with B&B race program installed
Thanks to everyone for keeping an eye out for any of these things.
Ron, I found another video - this one is a "video schedule " of all the races in the "Michigan State Championship Series" including the "July 7, 2012" race in "Gaylord, Michigan" - check it out!
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