since i just ran the 4300 class this year i had alot of time to watch the racing and chat with alot of the manufacturers this year. so for those who were not there this is my perspective on things related to oval and the birds.
1) 4200 IB cells alot of racers were having problems with cells venting or one cell in a pack taking a dump while racing. have we reached the end in nimh technology?
2) the hyper drive car seemed to be the car to have at the birds.
3)the hot new center shock is the tamiya shock hyper drive sells.
4)i saw rc4less,tm,bsr,murdock and jaco tires in the A mains.
5)the new HD(proto form) toyota body may be the new HD monte body. i got to look at it and it's sweet. they hit the shelves as early as this thursday.
6) i did not see or hear about a tekin brushless speedo at the birds?noone from tekin that i know of was in attendance either? i wanted to see that speedo in action or on pit row. i hope very soon
7) i did not see one thermal shutdown at the birds either. way to go novak!
8)the latest edtion 4300 motor will come with solder tabs,the ribbed can and bearing and rotor as one package! sweet!
9)rumors of the fast guys in 4300 with 1,000 chips in there speedos? i think it's just rumor they can just set up a car and wheel it better than we can!
10) darkside motor sports will have some oval set-up wheels out in the future and they are sweet!
11)I got to see the new IRS 10th scale axle..it's hollow and lite weight! must have item for 2007
12)rc4less has some new springs coming out! side center and front end..wooooo
13)IRS also has a new lower A arm for 10th and 12th coming out. looks nice.
14) hyper drive will have a complete front end coming out very soon with all the goodies included. not cheap but very nice!
15) the added practice was a welcome idea and the B main bump up's were awesome!
16)larry ruby makes the big show in 19 turn! nice job ruby
17)the D main in 4300 was the best race all day...ok well maybe 6 cell mod was better,lol. cyrul is the man!
18)the new losi micro T fits in a xmas stocking! must have 2007 item!
19) the tech dept checked alot harder and did not allow any shady brushes this year...the racing in 19 turn seemed alot tighter this year? hmmmmm
20)the track was fast all week!
21) the guy in stock 19 turn and 4 cell mod with the yellow body needs to read hobby talk more often. no wing and the rear of his body was not cut out! holy smokes it was bad!
22)rocket miller can still wheel a r/c car
23)tony mofre takes the win in touring oval! bout damn time!i had to give him my car for him to do it! he he he
23A)brooks derting stays more than 5 hours and makes the A main to boot! nice job brooks!
24)the 2007 bird shirts were the best yet! good job dusty.
25)we were done racing by 7 pm on sunday! and ran on schedule most of the week! sometimes ahead of schedule!
26)the A/C in my room worked!
27)power push batteries wins a couple A mains in oval! nice job tony!
28)local boy troy meredith who has just started back racing oval here in florida(just over a year of racing under his belt) makes the A main in pro 19 turn and pro 4 cell mod! noce job troy!
29)frank ulbrik wrenched on 60% of all the cars at the birds...or close to it! wow!
30)last but not least...there was a racer at the birds in 4 cell stock oval who was in a wheel chair..i'm sorry i don't know his name...he was handicapped ....and i know if most of us were dealt the hand in life he was we would be sitting at home feeling sorry for ourselves and mad at the world....NOT THIS GUY! he ran 4 cell stock with maybe over 80 entries...he finished in the top 20!!!! he did all his own work on his cars and got 0 help from anyone! we all can/should learn a lesson from him..i watched him race and i know anyone can do anything they want in life..you just have to go out and do it. i didn't want to offend him in any way....i just want to say he is an amazing person!we should all be half the man he is.
please if you were at the birds add to the list!
congrats top all the winners !
BIG THANKS TO THE THUNDER CREW
MIKE BOYLAN
JULIE BOYLAN
MIKES FAMILY
BEAN
CURT
MEL
SPICER
TONY PADILLA (PICS)
ALL THE SPONSORS
I THINK 2007 WAS ONE OF THE BEST BIRDS YET!
THE TV COVERAGE IN THE ROOMS WAS A NICE TOUCH.
2008 PREDICTIONS
THE 4300 CLASS DWARFS ALL OTHER OVAL CLASSES
13.5 CLASS WILL BE ADDED
19 TURN WILL BE JUST ONE CLASS NO PRO OR SPORTSMAN
STOCK CLASS SHRINKS
SPRINTS,TOURING OVAL AND 6 CELL MOD WILL HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT..LESS THAN 50 ENTRIES WITH ALL 3 ADDED TOGETHER.
TWO ROUNDS OF PRACTICE WAS A BIT MUCH MAYBE ONE ROUND AND THE REST CONTROLLED PRACTICE?
will we all be using lipo by than?
thanks mike for a great birds
william sell
1) 4200 IB cells alot of racers were having problems with cells venting or one cell in a pack taking a dump while racing. have we reached the end in nimh technology?
2) the hyper drive car seemed to be the car to have at the birds.
3)the hot new center shock is the tamiya shock hyper drive sells.
4)i saw rc4less,tm,bsr,murdock and jaco tires in the A mains.
5)the new HD(proto form) toyota body may be the new HD monte body. i got to look at it and it's sweet. they hit the shelves as early as this thursday.
6) i did not see or hear about a tekin brushless speedo at the birds?noone from tekin that i know of was in attendance either? i wanted to see that speedo in action or on pit row. i hope very soon
7) i did not see one thermal shutdown at the birds either. way to go novak!
8)the latest edtion 4300 motor will come with solder tabs,the ribbed can and bearing and rotor as one package! sweet!
9)rumors of the fast guys in 4300 with 1,000 chips in there speedos? i think it's just rumor they can just set up a car and wheel it better than we can!
10) darkside motor sports will have some oval set-up wheels out in the future and they are sweet!
11)I got to see the new IRS 10th scale axle..it's hollow and lite weight! must have item for 2007
12)rc4less has some new springs coming out! side center and front end..wooooo
13)IRS also has a new lower A arm for 10th and 12th coming out. looks nice.
14) hyper drive will have a complete front end coming out very soon with all the goodies included. not cheap but very nice!
15) the added practice was a welcome idea and the B main bump up's were awesome!
16)larry ruby makes the big show in 19 turn! nice job ruby
17)the D main in 4300 was the best race all day...ok well maybe 6 cell mod was better,lol. cyrul is the man!
18)the new losi micro T fits in a xmas stocking! must have 2007 item!
19) the tech dept checked alot harder and did not allow any shady brushes this year...the racing in 19 turn seemed alot tighter this year? hmmmmm
20)the track was fast all week!
21) the guy in stock 19 turn and 4 cell mod with the yellow body needs to read hobby talk more often. no wing and the rear of his body was not cut out! holy smokes it was bad!
22)rocket miller can still wheel a r/c car
23)tony mofre takes the win in touring oval! bout damn time!i had to give him my car for him to do it! he he he
23A)brooks derting stays more than 5 hours and makes the A main to boot! nice job brooks!
24)the 2007 bird shirts were the best yet! good job dusty.
25)we were done racing by 7 pm on sunday! and ran on schedule most of the week! sometimes ahead of schedule!
26)the A/C in my room worked!
27)power push batteries wins a couple A mains in oval! nice job tony!
28)local boy troy meredith who has just started back racing oval here in florida(just over a year of racing under his belt) makes the A main in pro 19 turn and pro 4 cell mod! noce job troy!
29)frank ulbrik wrenched on 60% of all the cars at the birds...or close to it! wow!
30)last but not least...there was a racer at the birds in 4 cell stock oval who was in a wheel chair..i'm sorry i don't know his name...he was handicapped ....and i know if most of us were dealt the hand in life he was we would be sitting at home feeling sorry for ourselves and mad at the world....NOT THIS GUY! he ran 4 cell stock with maybe over 80 entries...he finished in the top 20!!!! he did all his own work on his cars and got 0 help from anyone! we all can/should learn a lesson from him..i watched him race and i know anyone can do anything they want in life..you just have to go out and do it. i didn't want to offend him in any way....i just want to say he is an amazing person!we should all be half the man he is.
please if you were at the birds add to the list!
congrats top all the winners !
BIG THANKS TO THE THUNDER CREW
MIKE BOYLAN
JULIE BOYLAN
MIKES FAMILY
BEAN
CURT
MEL
SPICER
TONY PADILLA (PICS)
ALL THE SPONSORS
I THINK 2007 WAS ONE OF THE BEST BIRDS YET!
THE TV COVERAGE IN THE ROOMS WAS A NICE TOUCH.
2008 PREDICTIONS
THE 4300 CLASS DWARFS ALL OTHER OVAL CLASSES
13.5 CLASS WILL BE ADDED
19 TURN WILL BE JUST ONE CLASS NO PRO OR SPORTSMAN
STOCK CLASS SHRINKS
SPRINTS,TOURING OVAL AND 6 CELL MOD WILL HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT..LESS THAN 50 ENTRIES WITH ALL 3 ADDED TOGETHER.
TWO ROUNDS OF PRACTICE WAS A BIT MUCH MAYBE ONE ROUND AND THE REST CONTROLLED PRACTICE?
will we all be using lipo by than?
thanks mike for a great birds
william sell
I hope we will be running Lipo's. I don't want to buy a Battery Nurse. 
