Triad, Kernersville, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point outdoor track. [Archive] - Page 2

BrianCio

12-13-2004, 12:10 PM

12/12 We had about 10 people out there today tops. Some good laps, mostly electric ones.

2 issues coming up... I don't think that they will race during the winter, I just don't see it happening with the 1/18 track up in the shop and we all know that the building is sold and we will probably have to move into the parking lot of the hobby store. That's not really a bad thing, I don't think. Parts will always be available and more people will be driving by the hobby store than the Kmart lot. Until then.

mch

12-13-2004, 06:48 PM

I talked to Mike Sunday and going forward, if you go out on Sunday and the Kmart track is not set up go to the shop and check the parking lot in the back. For those that do not know, the shop is at 113 N. Main St. in Kernersville. It is a few doors north of Mountain st. Phone is 336-992-2411
call if you get lost or are wondering if we are running.

As things change I will try to get them posted here as fast as possible.

Right now Saturdays is the day we are running micros at the shop, though you are welcome to come and run whenever the shop is open, $5 a day is the going rate. In case of inclement weather on Sundays they may be running micros at the shop.

matt

brandon4

12-14-2004, 08:15 PM

hi everyone, i live in madison and have been trying to find a on road track near me, i have been mostly into off road but i want to switch to on road, so you guys have a track somewhere? and what cars do you race?

BrianCio

01-02-2005, 07:00 PM

1/2/2005 We Are Now Racing At The Hobby Shop In Kernersville. The Parking Lot In The Back Of The Shop At 113n Main Street. We Are Only Racing Electrics Since We Want To Be Respectful To The Residential Areas Surrounding It. During The Winter There Will Be No Sunday Racing If The Weather Is Not At Least 50 Degrees. I Also Want To Invite You To Our Saturday Racing Inside The Shop For All 1/18 Scale Cars Throughout The Winter And All Year !!

BrianCio

01-02-2005, 07:02 PM

1/2 We had 60 degree weather and about 7 racers total. All electric now but it shouldn't be a big adjustment for those who just can't get enough.

Christianracer

01-02-2005, 09:14 PM

I am new to R/C racing and I went out to the shop with my wife today after church. I was really impressed by the track set up and more importantly by the way the other racers and the shop owner Mike welcomed me. I have decided that when I finish building my car that I will run the K-ville track on sundays. I enjoyed meeting everyone there this afternoon and I look forward to coming out to join in on the fun soon. Thanks again to everyone there this afternoon for answering my questions about R/C cars.

nomac

01-02-2005, 10:37 PM

hey bro! welcome aboard! you were the brother with the CEN right? jerry/greg...(darn memory!) my name's pete (donnie - by law). i had the white car with the castrol red/green decals. the track was to my liking/loving (as always) mike and i seem to have the same taste in layouts. got a chance to break-in the pro4. (thanks mike). not bad...even tho it has a semi-carpet set-up on it with a one way. a few scratches on the chassis from the bumps, but still awesome. (it's a RACE car right?). once i put those nickels on the car it flew! i almost hate i didn't bring enough batteries. but i didn't want to push my luck. (gotta save it for carpet). you guys have fun out there! i'll be in ever-so-often to trade some paint!!

Christianracer

01-06-2005, 04:36 PM

Since I'm very new to the RC hobby I wanted to ask all of you if you know of any tracks within the region. I've heard of concrete or asphalt oval tracks down in Biscoe and Badin Shores Resorts. I've also heard there was one several years back in the Tyro area. Does anyone know of these tracks? I do know the track in King that resembled Charlotte Motor Speedway closed down a few years ago. I'm interested in asphalt or concrete road courses but I do love the challenge of a good on-road oval too. If anyone can help out on finding other tracks in the region, please let me know.

BrianCio

01-11-2005, 06:33 PM

1/9 I don't know if they raced. I actually had something come up after church and couldn't make it to the Saturday or Sunday races.

Christianracer, We would love to have you. I was out there the Sunday you were. My TC3 is a purple and silver car. My other body is the stock tc3 with a church punks sticker on it. King has some good races. Someone races at a grocery store in Greensboro that I heard of and if you check out KC Hobby in Archdale, they usually have information on tracks. I love racing with Mike and the guys. Have been doing it since about week 3.

Christianracer

01-11-2005, 09:17 PM

Thanks for the welcome. I just got my car finished tonight after waiting a couple of weeks for repair parts. My front suspension on my GX1 racer broke, sending it into the wheel of a parked car. I got it put back together, complete with a Chevy Monte Carlo body and a set of HPI racing slicks. If the weather holds up, I'll be at the track Sunday, looking forward to run with you guys. I think for now, I'm going to run exclusively at K-ville just to hone my skills because to be honest, I'm an untested rookie at this hobby. I've enjoyed the limited exposure I've had so far. Anyway, see you Sunday if weather permits.

nomac

01-11-2005, 09:25 PM

k'ville is my 2nd favorite track in NC. (right behind my home track in durham). for some reason i just like to push hard there. so far i've only run 12 turns there and it seems like the track wants more!!! you'll definately get better!!!

BrianCio

01-16-2005, 09:09 PM

1/16 No racing today. It was too cold and they ran the 1/18's inside becuase of it.

Christianracer

01-22-2005, 11:04 PM

Hey guys, it's me again. Another part broke on my CEN GX1 racer tonight. To tell the truth, it's a decent car but not very durable or well built. After discussing this with my wife, I've decided to trade the thing in for a different brand of RC Car. I want to stay electric 1/10 scale 4WD On-Road but since I'm new to this hobby I don't know what brand to go with. I am wanting to get as far away from CEN if possible. I want something that I can find parts for in hobby shops locally, instead of having to order them on line. I also want something that can be serviced within the area as well. I know some of you can help me on this. Thanks.

nomac

01-23-2005, 08:32 AM

racer...i'm sorry for the frustations you've been having with your car...as far as electrics go i can only think of two cars: tc3 and T1r from x-ray.

the tc3 is a popular car. very easy to go fast quick. also...if you walk in just about any hobby shop around, you'll find parts. so to me that's a plus. on the down-side, it's a bit brittle. the c-hubs and a-arms can't take too much of a beating. especially the graphite parts.(shaft-drive)

the x-ray T1r is a very good car too. high qaulity, durability and completeness are it's high points. parts are not as readily available but easy to get. (B & D hobbies in burlington is your best bet. they have x-ray stuff on the wall at all times). the car is double tough and can take a hit. so it's almost perfect for a racer getting his/her driving and tuning skills up. the only down-side i see to this car is batteries. it uses a saddle-pack configuration. so sport pacs and pre-assembled pacs are more difficult to use with this car. happy hunting!!! Pete.

npresme

01-23-2005, 09:23 AM

Or you can buy a REAL FAST LOSI XXX-S G+!!!!!

nomac

01-23-2005, 09:49 AM

Lol!!!

BrianCio

01-23-2005, 04:34 PM

1/23 No racing. 30 degrees. They raced 1/18 inside today.

I agree with Nomac! The TC3 does rock but I always have at least one broken arm or piece on it. I just glue it until it can't be glued anymore. Come and buy a 1/18th car and race with us on Saturdays. I love my 1/18 car and it was $80 new in box. All I did to it was $17 of foam tires and I finished second place this Saturday in the Stock class.

Christianracer

01-26-2005, 05:48 PM

I might keep my CEN Racing car just to practice up on my skills and then buy a better one later on. The 1/18 scale cars sound good to my ears. What is the format of the racing on Saturday nights?

nomac

01-26-2005, 07:02 PM

do they just race saturdays and not show up sunday? or is the track open both sat...& sun?

Christianracer

01-26-2005, 08:31 PM

I spoke to Mike on the phone and he said that they will race outside on Sundays only if the weather is 50 degrees or above. The Saturday races go on rain or shine.

BrianCio

01-30-2005, 05:07 PM

1/30 No racing. Icy and 40.

nomac

03-04-2005, 09:49 PM

will there be racing this week? i'm soooo ready to get outdoors! hope the weather's nice this sunday.

baddtwodeebone

03-05-2005, 04:18 PM

So Pete...you're doing the off-road thing this Sunday 3/6 instead of TRF? If so, good luck my friend!!!!! :-).

If you don't mind, just let me know your plans....that will determine whether I work on the Mission tonite or on my T-3 truck!!!

Take Care,

Dave

nomac

03-05-2005, 09:06 PM

bad... i did the off-road thing tonite in charlotte. had a blast! 4wd mod is tha' shizzle! i definately gotta go back next week! car felt better every heat.(even tho i kept getting slower. had to do tha drift thing for the kids.hee hee) bad batteries kept me outta tha main though. but k'ville is asphalt. i run with the nitro vehicles there too. brain and his guys are top notch.
i like the track cause it's close by. only 25 minutes to get there. plus it really lets me stretch out my legs with this MINDBLOWN power i've been using. ;). if you'd like to come, i'll be more than happy to give you directions. as far as the mission is conscerned. my bro hooked up with a fella here in high point. (once again close by) i thought he would be happy with the arrangement....but his joy was watching that xxx-4 jumping OVER an 8th scale nitro!!lol

brad.....remember the rinky-dinky 12/3 EPIC arm you gave me last year? well, i set it up lay-down style, threw in some OLD putnam green/red brushes, tossed in some reedy copper springs, and de-cogged the brushes a bit and set out to practice. and i kid you not dude....that thing was KILLER!!! people keep tellin me the car was fast. i thuoght.. "REALLY??!!..this motor is barely good for 19 turn practice!" i guess it was the smooooth powerband it put out. if the buggy was "raceable" to me , i would have put in that FLATWIRE* 10/1. THAT WOULD HAVE REALLY COOKED THEIR GOOSE!!! some have never seem a 4wd buggy run before. at least 4 people were so stoked that they said they'd bring one next week-end. two i think want to buy new ones! i don't see why...my driving totally sucked!! it was like having the pro4 a cary for the first time(ugh!!). i just gotta get the extra dough to buy 3 more good packs. that should get me through to the end of the points chase. (which i entered in pro 4WD mod- wish me luck!) and yes i lost another pack of 3300's. so i'm out. all i got is two pacs of 6 year old 2400's. lol keep in tough ok?

cash...i don't know about you...but i've been bit by the dirtiest dirt-bug in the land!!!! flying 8 ft in the air izzzzzz...su-weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!! can't wait til we can hook-up at RC Speed for some dirt thrashing.

kartrun

03-06-2005, 09:01 PM

Pete, lol, Glad you had an awesome time my friend. Sounds like maybe a few of those nitro guys might of scratched their heads after seeing you run :D I believe you about the 12x3. I found one of the craziest setups you've ever seen using one of my 12's. If I told you to gear it like it was stocker after I tuned it and set it up you would probably tell me I'm crazy huh? :eek: I'll have to show you one of these days. It's unreal. I want to meet up with you when you run dirt again. Just let me know when and I'll be there. ;) I'll see if I can drag Ca$h out of the house and bring him with me. lol Anyways, glad you had a great time yesterday. I'll catch up with you asap. Later!

nomac

03-06-2005, 09:52 PM

brad...had a blast! i took the modar apart today and checked for wear. from the looks of it....i could have run it another 12 times or so! that EPIC wind was sooo efficient! i geared it 92/21 on a xxx-4. there was NO burning at all! when i get the car right, i'll bring out that FLATWIRE*. i plan on going down again this week-end. if you can get cash( and a few other electric guys) we could have our own race. nitro trucks and 1/8th scale is the "thing" down there. but just like doo-ham...we ask other racers what they wanna vote on - and we do it. trust..they'd rather see you race than go home.lol
i could only hope i sparked enough intrest for more electrics to come out. king don't run for another month so i HOPE more electrics will show. if not then i guess i can run with the nitro guys. but it'd be a real shame to go out at this time...it's too early! I AINT GOT MY FUSION POWER YET.. LOL!!!!! ;)

Mr. Cash

03-07-2005, 05:00 PM

Just listening to you recap the dirt race has me itchin'. I am not sure if I will be able to run the 4 race Carolina points series. I am probably going to concentrate on Sandhills and run some King for extra practice. I have typed up a schedule on what is running around the area and reces I would like to attend. I am e mailing it to you as we speak. I also placed my order for a MF2 today. Oh Losi,Losi,Losi.

nomac

03-07-2005, 09:23 PM

cash...cool deal! my bro bought him a MF2 saturday in charlotte. so guess what......that means the xxx-t iz mine! all mine!! and we WILL race the precious!! i got the list in good order. i forgot all about sandhills. (thanx for reminding me). if no-one wants to run 4WD Mod, then i can bring out the truck. :). from what i hear, sandhills is awesome! MAN!!! it feels weird to have competitive gear again! i'm almost beside my-self! hooking up with you, brad, and my bro makes me feel like Ms.Teen USA or somethin!!! LOL :D we'll be in touch.

NCSpeedRacer

03-08-2005, 12:06 PM

Miss Teen USA ???????? :D
Glad your having fun Pete. - Billy

Mr. Cash

03-08-2005, 05:08 PM

Yeah, I have a friend who is a good driver who will be sporting my XXX-T. You might have met him before, Pete. Tall skinny guy. I hope Sandhills has a good buggy turnout. I would hate for the XXX to sit on my shelf. By the way, Ms. Teen USA? I don't get that one and not sure if I want to. JK Bud.

Hey Axrayed. You are the Sandhills vet right. You will have to come out to show us all how to drive in the brown stuff. Do you still have the Losi MF?

nomac

03-08-2005, 06:53 PM

i think he still does. i beleive he has a 4WD too. hope so...we just got another entry in the 4WD class. 4 more and we can have a chase for the title. since i have a truck now, i think i'll pre-register for stock(yuk..lol) truck too. i'm beginning to realize i make a mistake by using the teen usa thing as an example. but all of you be warned!!! the first person to give me flowers at the track is liable to get in trouble with my wife!!!LOL

baddtwodeebone

03-08-2005, 11:54 PM

Hey Pete....just checkin' in. So you're gonna get all dirty for a while, huh??? LOL! Hey you shoulda seen the after race shenanigans at TRF on Sunday. Ask Mark P. what happens with an 8-2 Mindblown Mod when the tires go away!!! Take Care, Bud and talk to you soon...

Ziggy

axrayed1

03-09-2005, 08:34 PM

I'll go to sand hills and run when ever I just got to get me a new elec truck Lost my ride with the other one. Pete where are you getting your xxx4 parts from I need to get a body and some tires so I can get the thing going.
And pete if you talk to Mike Archer tell him that the new track time is 38 laps at cary.

yokozuna4x2

04-02-2005, 05:45 AM

hey pete...its me...mike(gravedigger).. :D
ive been dragracing steady for about a year and a haff..
we are having our season opener at 311 this sun..(3rd)..
you outa come by and check me out if ya can..my email is savage316@juno.com
gimme a holla and wish me luck bro..cya.. :cool:

nomac

04-06-2005, 10:21 PM

hey mike...things looked pretty nasty last sunday...did y'all race? if so, how'd you do? if not then when's the make-up day? i've been steady in this touring car thing. but now that i've got off-road vehicles again... i plan to do more of that. besides..the tracks are closer. lol . real shame CCRC has more nitro than electric...that place seems taylor-made for mod!!
well, good luck in drag dude!!! (and i don't mean women's clothes HA HA). be in touch!

TEAM YO MAMA ~ OUWT!!!!

SHINTON

04-11-2005, 03:20 PM

Hey guys, wanted to say hello! I just picked up a Duratrax Evader ST (electric) on ebay and got it working last evening!

(Motor was cutting out on it...good whack with a wrench and it would run, heh!)

I went by Kville r/c after seeing an ad in Bill/Leahs but they had a sign on the door, closed until Wednesday!

I am hoping to hook up with some local folks for a little mild 'racing' until I learn the ropes! The guys at the Custom Hobby shop on High Pt rd seemed to be more into nitro than electric...

Anyway, will be lurking and looking for places to play/practice in the triad area! I work in Greensboro, live in Kernersville! (Anyone know if hobby park has tracks for us or mostly r/c plane stuff?)

Sam Hinton

Craps

04-13-2005, 05:32 AM

You guys in the Triad area, Monkey Bottom Raceway in Lexington, NC is racing Saturday. More info here: http://www.carolinasrc.com/

If my schedule does not change, I am going to be there too!

mackmixer

04-26-2005, 10:28 AM

does anyone know of a r/c dragstrip in the state of maryland

justchill

05-17-2005, 02:11 AM

Im glad there are some people racing close by. Let me know when the next time you guys are going to get out there? I really want to come out and see some action.

BrianCio

05-22-2005, 10:33 PM

5/22 Just checking in. No racing today and the store is closed until further notice. Looks like all the Traxxas and TA stuff has been cleared off the shelfs. Looks like this might be the end. The little store fought hard and we got to enjoy it for 2.5 years!!

BrianCio

05-26-2005, 09:33 AM

5/26 We drove by the shop and it is cleared out. They got out of there pretty fast. Anyone with any information??

AaronBall

06-24-2005, 08:35 AM

Hey guys, wanted to say hello! I just picked up a Duratrax Evader ST (electric) on ebay and got it working last evening!
I hope you are still interested in RC!?
My experience with Duratrax is that it is really low end quality and can discourage anyone who doesn't know what they are getting into.
Anyway, will be lurking and looking for places to play/practice in the triad area! I work in Greensboro, live in Kernersville! (Anyone know if hobby park has tracks for us or mostly r/c plane stuff?) Hobby Park needs a lot of work if it is to be an offroad track, but it is a good place to go and bash. A few more months and I will be hanging out there occasionally. It is about 45 miles for me :( since I live east of Greensboro, west of Burlington.

axrayed1

07-17-2005, 05:39 PM

Hay Guys if any of you are looking a place to race the rc speedway runs every other sunday. the web sight is www.thercspeedway.com if any of you want to check it out.

mch

07-17-2005, 10:16 PM

I was pretty bummed when we had to stop running outdoors in k-ville and now the shop is closed and we can't even run the micros anymore so I I went down and checked it out last week. I should have done this a long time ago! Broke my car during the second qualifier heat, but I had a great time doing it! It's a great facility and a great bunch of guys.
I have my car back together and am heading back next weekend to have another go at it. I've even dragged my nitro cars out and might bring them with me though I think I'll stick to one class a day for the time being. I'm all fired up again thanks to the folks in Durham. Now if only I can make it through an entire day without breaking....
see you this sunday!

Matt

axrayed1

07-17-2005, 10:32 PM

You'll be OK Matt I hope you have just as much fun next time :)
Mark

GAR

07-28-2005, 06:57 AM

If you like touring car racing you might also try racing with us in Rosewood, we race every Sat.

www.glennshobbycorner.com

George

BrianCio

08-04-2005, 09:43 AM

Matt. Good to see you posting on the old board. I sure do miss the hobby shop. With King and KC there wasn't room for another one. Mike hung in there for so long. Sorry to see them go. We are actually moving next week. We bought a house outside of Welcome and I just bought another TC3 so that I can have my own races. I am done with competitve racing for a while. I have the 2 tc3's, Stampede and 3 airplanes and the Streetforce. Too much fun stuff to stop totally. I have seen Jeff (who really misses the store) and Justin (at a little league game) he is now racing at King.

Take Care.